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01/24/2003 Archived Entry: "More so and more so!"

Ah ha! Finally a little tiny nibble on the job market. Nothing confirmed, but at least I have an interview on this coming Thursday. Through a funny set of coincidences, I may have worked for this company years ago when it was something else entirely (back then it was an internet provider - now it is an applications hosting company, it appears). I'm actually looking forward to being back to work, though the unpaid honeymoon with Jen has been awfully nice. I have a few self-doubts though...partly brought on by the incredibly needy job ads I've seen posted this time around (see previous blog entry).

Sundry:

• Is it wrong to promote my !/. page as part of my signature on Slashdot? Maybe some moderators on the site think so, as I've recently gotten some negative moderations that were obvious enough to garner support from other readers (without me saying a thing about it). Wouldn't be the first karma point I've lost over there though. :)
  
• Been talking with Wil Wheaton over email recently about his possible filming in Vancouver (if he gets the part in "I, Robot" he auditioned for). Hope he does...the guy is decent, likable and definitely not Wesley Crusher.
  
• Did you know the CompTIA A+ certification is said to be "vendor neutral" on their website, but a whole half of the exams are about Microsoft Windows. It's not really a hardware certification at all, more about installation of vendor-specific OSs on similar hardware. Very uncool, and if you ever had to think that MS was a monopoly, here is the proof.
  
• I went and saw Die Another Day at the theatre the other day with Rich and Jen. Pierce Brosnan is getting old...his chest is sagging, he looks a bit paunchy. The movie was not NEAR as bad as people made it out to be, though the invisible car and the kite sailing bits were way over the top, even for James Bond movies. Halle Berry is not the best actress...no Oscars in her future, I think. Rosamund Pike was wonderful as the beautiful double-crossing spy. The final sword-fighting scene she had with Halle Berry before Pike was killed was a bit silly (Olympic fencing champion beaten in a swordfight with a rank amateur), but she looked pretty amazing. Here's hoping we see her in some dramatic roles.