Category Archives: Work
The Circle of Life
The hot topic right now: How can we optimize our resources? I shit you not.
All right so here’s the thing…
I’m at this conference in Washington this week. Which means that my life has been pretty boring at this point, hence the lack of greatness around these parts of the Inter-webs. Seriously, it’s get up and get ready – shower … Continue reading
Oh look, I didn’t blog
Did you miss me this morning? When I finally got back to my hotel room yesterday, I was so tired that I went straight to bed without blogging. Sure enough, after about 10 minutes a spontaneous party erupted in the … Continue reading
I can walk 500 miles…
But I couldn’t walk 500 more. Actually, Google Maps says it’s only 5.7, but who’s counting. You can see my Washington pictures on my Flickr page. So after a day that started at 4:15, in which I walked for 3 … Continue reading
I’m on my way!
From 6:50 to 8:18 my time, I’m flying to Washington DC for a week-long Blackboard conference. I’ll be tweeting, live-blogging and reporting from the event. You can follow my adventures on my alternate webthings if you want – I didn’t want … Continue reading
Sine of the times
Work is this sine wave of excitement. I have intense periods of all kinds of stuff to do, followed by moments where nothing happens. Now, if you believed that, I got a bridge to sell you. Truth is ever since … Continue reading
Why we don’t rob banks together
I already mentionned how freakingly tall my assistant is. On top of being tall, he’s also in extremely good shape. And no, I’m not just saying that because I’m scared he’ll kick the crap out of me. We actually have … Continue reading
RIP Angel
Blackboard assimilated Angel. You can read the full story here. I posted the previous picture to the mailing lists. Let’s just say I’m now fairly popular on the Blackboard mailing lists. Blackboard CEO, Michael Chasen – Borgified. And yes, Michael Chasen … Continue reading
2nd Rate Citizen
Nothing makes me feel more like a second rate citizen then summer rolling around at my workplace. This is a map of the places to get food or coffee on campus from September to the end of April. Click to … Continue reading
Les Misérables
I try not to. I really really do. I really try to rely on no one and be totally independent. Ever so often, I’m forced to rely on some other people, and it’s rarely a positive experience. For example over the … Continue reading
A recap?
Hi everyone! I’d like to start by apologising for the recent slew of Batman strips around here… But I won’t. On Friday April 24th I knew I had a long week ahead of me at work, and as Delmer put it, … Continue reading
Out of sync
I had a craptrastic day, so I thought I’d toss some ELO out. This is inspired by Delmer, of course. (Not the crappy day, the ELO reference)
Spring is in the air!
Here are a few sure signs that spring is here! Oh boy! HotDogDude is back There’s playoff talk in the air But most importantly: The Africa Project is done!!!
Job description
Wouldn’t that be the worst possible job description? On the plus side, it would fit on one page…
The reason I’m tired
You might have noticed a definite decline in words on this blog for the past few days. The reason is pretty simple: We’re moving our offices to a new building, so I’ve been putting stuff in boxes, dismantling computers and all kinds of … Continue reading





