Years ago, in college, I used to do what I called “binge reads.” One semester, I’d pick an author, and I’d read as much of that author’s work as I possibly could. One semester, it might be Orson Scott Card. Another semester, Larry Niven. I was young, just twenty or so, and I had theContinue reading “On Chinese Divination Methods”
Tag Archives: Excel
On Coding Hijinks
Ever have one of those moments where you do something, and you think it’s brilliant, and then forty-eight hours later or so you crinkle the nose and say, “Wait, why did I do that again?” I spent part of last week in Code-land. I had some VBA macros to write. I’d had meetings in DecemberContinue reading “On Coding Hijinks”
On Writing Macro Code For Work
Last week the publications at work went to press. I’ve always referred to this week as “Hell Week,” though for the most part it’s really not that bad. Maybe I have to stay late on Wednesday, but that’s not such a bad thing; I unplug the headphones on the computer speakers, crank up the subwoofer,Continue reading “On Writing Macro Code For Work”
On an Excel Accident
That sound you hear? That is the sound of my head beating up against the desk in my cubicle. And the primal screams that are still reverberating off the buildings in this little corner of Maryland. The reason? I wrote a macro in Excel. And I didn’t save it! From hell’s heart I stab atContinue reading “On an Excel Accident”
On Things Accomplished
I stopped at Big Lots last night. There was no particular reason, I just hadn’t been to Big Lots in a while. Ultimately, I bought a DVD — La Femme Musketeer, which was a made-for-television sequel to The Three Musketeers, centered on the daughter of d’Artagnan. (d’Artagnan is played by Michael York, reprising his roleContinue reading “On Things Accomplished”
On Misplacing Files
I need a better filing system. I’ve lost and/or misplaced two things on my computer in the past forty-eight hours. Or rather, I’ve discovered the two missing things in the past forty-eight hours. One. The macro I coded Friday night? I had it saved in a text file, and in cleaning off my desktop yesterdayContinue reading “On Misplacing Files”
On Mad Macro Coding Skillz
At work on Fridays, we have a weekly production meeting for the department. It’s a “Who’s working on what” sort of meeting, as the managing editor of each publication goes over what topics and/or articles their publications are covering in the next week or two, or updates are given as to the status in theContinue reading “On Mad Macro Coding Skillz”
On Achieving Victory
I am a fucking god. There is a reason people come to me with Excel problems at work. It’s because I know how to use it. And I use it very well. Today, on the train, I knew. Things were either going to go extremely right, or they would go horribly wrong. We were wellContinue reading “On Achieving Victory”
On Godhood and Other Random Hits
I am no mere Excel guru. I am an Excel god. Look upon ye mighty spreadsheet in despair! ‘Tis nobler to reign in Excel than serve in heaven! Excel! I had a project dropped in my lap today. A project that should have been done weeks ago. A project that involved taking a very largeContinue reading “On Godhood and Other Random Hits”
On the Two-Week Round-Up
I think a biweekly recap makes more sense than a weekly recap. At least, until I change my mind again. 😆 Let’s step back two weeks, to the day before St. Patrick’s Day. There, I mused on The Return of the King, which I watched the night previous. Specifically, I talked about the original endingContinue reading “On the Two-Week Round-Up”