Sometimes I’m stupid. Sometimes I make myself feel stupid. Today was one of those days. Over the years I’ve collected a fair number of custom templates for Microsoft Word. I have a screenplay template, for instance. I’ve created a few specialized letter templates. I have some templates I’d put together for EB Games. And I’veContinue reading “On Organizing Templates”
Category Archives: Work
On Frequent Mis-Types
I tend to mistype the same words in the same way. Manga, for example. I generally type “mange.” As in, “Anime and mange are popular Japanese art styles.” Or for LiveJournal? I usually type “LiverJournal.” Liver Journal. Umm, yeah. Fingers go so fast! I do like mange, though. Put it down, because it’s rabid. 😆
On Weekend Plans
I’ll be at the Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend. Work was offering free passes, so how could I resist? 🙂 I’ve never been to a comic convention before, so this will be a new experience. Two things strike me as odd. First, programming seems really light. And second, it’s over at six?!? Sorry, I’m used toContinue reading “On Weekend Plans”
On Being a Real Boy
Like Pinocchio, I’m a real boy! Today, just a few moments ago, I received my name plate at work. Now, my cubicle states proudly that I am… Allyn Gibson 🙂 And it’s not in Times New Roman! No Times New Roman! Now, back to writing the special Chrismahanukwanzakah catalog…
On the Inevitable
I should have known things wouldn’t be this easy. The Collectibles section had come through. Lots of products. Interesting products, like a whole line of things based on A Christmas Story — a film I’ve never, ever seen. The Nightmare Before Christmas, the bane of existence? Nary an item in sight. Oh, there were someContinue reading “On the Inevitable”
On New Levels of Fannishness
I had to write up a product description for something Doctor Who-ish — Creation is doing some Who shotglasses with the TARDIS and the series logo. I needed something catchy. Something the Doctor would drink. It came to me. I typed it up, giggling all the way. Something along the lines of “If you’re goingContinue reading “On New Levels of Fannishness”
On Engrish
Reading Engrish makes my head hurt. Writing product descriptions for hentai video game strategy guides weirds me out. Beyond that, my day was mostly good.
On Macro Naming Conventions
Let’s suppose you needed a macro for Microsoft Word that went through a document, found everything that was colored red, and turned it black. What would you name such a macro? A sensible person might called it “RedToBlack.” A less sensible, more poetic soul might call it “PaintItBlack.” Said less sensible, more poetic soul mightContinue reading “On Macro Naming Conventions”
On Needing an Energy Pick-Up
Quarter after five I needed another cup of coffee. No. Scratch that. I needed another cup of coffee. I generally don’t drink coffee that late in the day. But jeez, sometimes you need that caffeine jolt.
More on Ink and Paper
At work on Friday someone left a stack of a new magazine — Comic Foundry — at the magazine and comic rack. I picked one up, flipped through it, and shoved it in my bag to take home and look at over the weekend. The thing I noticed on Friday, though? The smell. Yes, theContinue reading “More on Ink and Paper”