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Nick Kirsch

upgraded my remote kernels

it is very nerve-racking each time i do that. i’m getting my procedure more well-defined so as to alleviate some of the unknowns, but the idea that just the right failure would cause me to need to drive to bellingham is always on the back of my mind. all the big sites seem to be up, mail works, and my qa program says everything is OK – i’m going to bed.

yippeeeee!

i was accepted into the PMP! words cannot describe the anxiety and excitement that i feel (notice i tried anyway ;)

persistence pays

i couldn’t accept being forced to pay $12 because of an honest mistake. i contacted Chase again, coincidentally talked to the same rep, and managed to convince him to waive the charge this one time. at work, I just found out that our second candidate accepted the offer. i will have two new personnel starting on March 1st. this is very exciting. i need to do reviews of my current members ASAP.

argh!

i just blew 1/3 of my earned interest from last year, $12. i scheduled a payment with chase bank and had the wrong checking account number (i was missing some extra fancy digits) and since i wasn’t notified until two days before the payment was due, i don’t have time to get it to them via regular mail. to do their check-over-the-phone service, they charge me $12. to be late would cost $35 dollars.

best valentine day's ever

i slept in, i had a good meal, and i didn’t worry or fret about love. as dad told me: ‘she loves me, and i love her.’ life is much more simple with that view. i was surprised with a package about noon, which was from Eriko. she made me a sweater. its beautiful and i really like it. its a tad big, i think it goes to my knees. hehe.

back to Japan

I just bought my tickets for Japan, Aug 22-29. Now I have to figure out when I’m going to Alaska… July 4th weekend?