Lots of Monkeys

I have moved into new digs at work for the next two weeks, and I’m up to my knees in various computer parts, cords, accessories, peripherals, boxes, software and detritus from my old office.

I feel like I’m lowering property values on the second floor. I would say that the only thing missing is a gutted computer up on blocks in the front yard, but I already have one out there on the floor. They have moved me to an open air cubicle which in theory, would make it less private, but I’ve made privacy screens out of secondary and tertiary computers that I’ve been working on. Thank god for kvm switches.

The upside of this is that I get to order new furniture, since my old desk was bolted to the wall, and they had to junk it to install the new flooring. The other upside is that it’s only for two weeks.

Now it’s time to play my music loud and start inviting my friends over for parties. Since IT folks are generally considered “undesirables,” I figure that the additional annoyances should get me my old office back post haste.

I like the music games, but this is a bit much.

I can’t even type that fast.

Summer reading list:

• Artemis Fowl
• The Blind Assassin
• Digital Fortress
• Stardust
• Poisonwood Bible

A lot of fluff, I know, but it’s summer. I highly recommend Dan Brown, as he’s quite entertaining. I read Angels and Demons and loved it. Now I’m on to Digital Fortress, with Deception Point and The Da Vinci Code not long behind.

I can be found reading any one of these at any moment I have free time. I’m usually carrying at least two of the lighter books in my bag at all times, in case I finish one on the road. I’m reading them three at a time, which is an arbitrary number I picked because it sounded like a good idea.

Wow. That was one hell of a weekend. I’ll update with pictures and such at a later date.

Today is WarCraft III: The Frozen Throne release day. I’m probably not going to be able to pick it up today, as I haven’t preordered, but I’ll try. Ah, just another way to waste the time.