For 10 years I've been the "senior" developer in virtual title only at my company, mainly because we only had one developer! Well, last month we finally hired a second, so along with officially becoming Senior Developer I also got a bump in pay. Yay!

Ha! There's a SQL conference in Atlanta in March and several of its roomblocks are at the same hotels as FWA's, including the Marriott! That's probably the closest I'd ever get to FWA (have no desire to go to that massive con).

I had this super awesome dream last night! I was in the checkout line at a grocery store. That's it.

Not gonna say it this year. Not gonna say it. Not gonna say it. #Animalympics

THIS!! So much this! Best interactions I get are ones like, "Hey it's Andy Fox! Where is Slappy? Can you help me get into the toon acting business???"

"Hi. My name is Andy and I'm an addict." I'm not an addict; I just can't see throwing out light bulbs that are still good. Also about a decade ago I got into those "Edison bulbs" which were a rebellion to the ordered discontinuation of the sale of incandescent bulbs. Also I like E12 bulbs.

Well, that's it, then. Finished re-watching the horrid Watership Down series..... *cries for Silverweed* "Don't sorrow--not for me. I'm content." ..... *goes off to cry somewhere*

Happy Imbolc, everyone! Winter is half over!!

Here in Albuquerque we're on the extreme west tip of the storm. We got 1.5 inches of light fluffy stuff. Our lows will be 17 degrees for the next few nights.

Finished re-reading Watership Down, now re-reading Dune, a novel I only read once way back around 1990. I had seen the movie first and remember being very angry/disappointed that the book was so different, but reading it now I don't have any problem with it. Not really that different.

Just saw Heavy Metal for the first time. I must say the animation is splended. Also, boobies.

Show a moment from tv/film that broke your heart

Also Him...

Went to the cinema Friday for the first time in 5 years just to see Zootopia 2. It was... o.k. Didn't care for the story that much.

Visited this with a friend earlier this week. Trains. Also old things. Also old town. Also beer was $0.25 in the 1900's. www.harveyhousemuseum.org

1. Sees interesting-looking group on Facebook and wonders, "Why haven't I joined this group before?" 2. Joins group 3. Facebook feed gets inundated with 20+ mediocre group posts/day 4. "Oh yeah, this is probably why I'm not part of this group." 5. Leaves group 6. Repeat 5 years later

Used some contact cement to fix part of the trim on my office desk so I guess I'm done working for the day--that or be asphyxiated.

Things that are soft. #Bonkers #DisneyAfternoon

Growing up I couldn't stand Yakky Doodle's voice (still can't) and would change the channel when he came on, hence I forgot all about Fibber Fox. Now that I have MeTvToons though and can watch those cartoons, I really like Fibber and his really good one-liners! Groucho Marx if he were a fox.

Meloxicam is definitely my new friend for arthritis pain. Works 10x better than ibuprofen.

Now that I pay my insurance company directly it's clear they've never taken direct payments before and are ill-equipped for it. First they send me an email with a missing link, then when I get the link there is no tie to any invoice. Next week I get an invoice in the mail but no mailback envelope!

The spice must flow.

My 2025 was just. ACL surgery dominated the first half of the year, a feline friend dominated the middle half, and once that was all over I had time to reflect on my own solitude in the last half. Did try to attend a fur con but missed out on the 5-minute hotel room window.

Just received a Tilde Pro noise-cancelling headset from my boss for Christmas. Kind-of for work but also for when I am traveling or just when I need to hear/listen to music in a public place.

You know you're getting old when you think about putting more interesting things in your bathroom to keep you busy while you're in there.

Ugh. I'm 3 episodes in to the Watership Down series and ugh. I guess when I was 31 I let a lot of things slide, but re-watching this at 51... it's repugnant what it does to the original story. I'll watch the whole lot, but then I'm afraid this whole DVD set will be tossed (unless someone wants it?)

Decided to re-read Watership Down as it's been over 15 years since last I read it, never realizing this year is the 20th anniversary of me visiting the actual Watership Down with @dairishgoat.bsky.social. I'm purposefully taking my time with it and am 3/4 of the way through.

Selling all my stinker stocks this month. It will show as a 5-figure loss on my taxes which is actually a good thing for me. Still, wish those companies would have gotten their shit together and not tanked.

Aaaand 8 hours later, Christmas day menudo is ready!

I asked for a rock tumbler for Christmas to replace my old one. Received two. Smallest one is more than twice as big as my old one. Guess I better find some rocks! Or maybe some brass heehee.

I just caught part of an episode of To Tell The Truth, a game show where 1 of 3 people being questioned is the real person. This one was for the real Sherri Stoner (Slappy Squirrel). The episode was from 1990 or '91. I'm pleasantly pleased with myself I knew which one was the real Sherri.

It seems I am forever fated to spend one night during the week before Christmas in the bathroom due to consumption of fat/grease.

Why doesn't MeTV show the linking footage to Freeze Frame when they show Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales?? If they do I've never seen it.

I miss the days when you could get Looney Tunes wall calendars.

So I guess Trading Places is a Christmas movie now? Just as much as Lethal Weapon is IMO.

Fun fact: growing up I did not like coyote & road runner cartoons at all. You had to read stuff on the screen which I couldn't due to my vision. I thought the coyote's snout was really ugly and the shine on his nose very off-putting. I didn't really get the humor either. Well, that's all changed.

New organization shelf things for the chem lab. Suee they are plastic but who cares! The cabinet they are sitting on that holds all my glassware is plastic too!

It only took, what, a year for Comcast to hook me up with MeTV Toons? Anyhow... Wow I forgot about Herman and Catnip. I like Catnip. Herman is mean.

Lab work... Combine 1 cup sugar with 1 2/3 cup 100 proof vodka...

Looks like it's finally time to replace my work backpack. Served me well but on this last trip the front pocket zipper disassembled, and it's getting kinda old. Gives me an excuse to invest in a proper business backpack...and a new remote battery bank...yeah. Happy executive upgrades.

McDonald's chicken nuggets is a good breakfast, right? Since I ate everything in my house before my trip (so it wouldn't go bad) that's all I have until I go shopping later today.

Over the past couple of weeks my Facebook feed contains an ever increasing amount of AI-generated cat videos. Don't know what the fixation is with AI cat videos. Someone's cranking them out.

90 Minute delay at MSP due to broken plane in front of us, 60 minute delay at DFW due to ground grew deciding to wander off, and final delay at ABQ when baggage carousel decided to fail, but finally back home.

I love coming up to Mlps for work and collaborating, but after 4 days of being around people all day my social faux-pas start to build up and I just wanna be done with it and go back hom to be solitary.

My boss is convinced there was a fur con at the hotel I am staying at (Marriott Southwest) in 2023 but no local furs I've asked know anything about one so wondering if it was a sports mascot convention?

Hello good old, wonderful little LED Timex alarm clock w/analog radio that I've not had in a MN hotel in the 10 years I've been coming back here! I love you!

Ugh. Remind me why I'm here again? Oh yeah. I love my job. I love my job. I love my job...

Oh, Minneapolis, WHY YOU SO COLD!! All you're doing is reminding me why I moved away from you!

Dang. The titanium in my knee didn't set off the metal detector at the airport. ☹️

While thousands of furries attend a fur con I am packing for a business trip to Minneapolis.