Category: programming

05/19/06 04:40 - 56ºF - ID#32615

Beautiful Errors

Well I don't officially know if they are beautiful yet as I am not officially a master of fine art - not until february. This happend as an accident. I was using surebert for an ajax front end to an applictaion and I wanted the repsonses to be in random places on the page so that it was easy to debug.

I got back into my ide but left the browser window open. When I went back, 3000 queries later, the system has drawn me this image based off the following basic colorization code, a little surebert and some error magic.











Here is the tiny simple code that made it happen

function mv(obj,x,y,z){
    if(typeof(obj)=='string'){
        obj = $(id);
    }
    obj.style.position='absolute';
    obj.style.left = x +'px';
    obj.style.top = y +'px';
    if(z!=undefined){obj.style.zIndex=z;}
}

function rand(min,max){
    min = min || 0;
    max = max || 100;
    return Math.floor(Math.random()*max+min);
}

function randColor(grey){
    if(grey == 1){
        grey = rand(0,255);
        return "rgb("+grey+","+grey+","+grey+")";    
    } else {
        return "rgb("+rand(0,255)+","+rand(0,255)+","+rand(0,255)+")";    
    }
}

Permalink: Beautiful_Errors.html
Words: 188
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: work

05/19/06 11:12 - 54ºF - ID#32614

Another fun day with formulas

I am beginning to love formulas and flow charts. Who knew an art degree would lead to logic and math problems.

Permalink: Another_fun_day_with_formulas.html
Words: 23
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: food

05/19/06 10:08 - 52ºF - ID#32613

Roswell lunches makes big legs

The Roswell Park cafeteria keeps topping itself. Yesterday was Baja Burger Bar.

I got the turkey burger with potato salad but I took a picture of (e:enknot)'s burger because it had better presentation quality.










My new well fed legs.

Permalink: Roswell_lunches_makes_big_legs.html
Words: 50
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: cancer

05/18/06 03:13 - 54ºF - ID#32612

Ride for Roswell

It's the time of the year to participate in the Ride for Roswell Cancer Fundraiser.

Some of you might be interested in riding. I remembered that (e:mrdt) said he was thinking about doing it. Are you still doing it, is anyone else riding?

Here is a video about it.

They are looking for volunteers to help out at the event, people to donate and riders.

Permalink: Ride_for_Roswell.html
Words: 85
Location: Buffalo, NY

05/17/06 12:43 - 51ºF - ID#32611

Kimya is my usersound

I keep getting questions abou twho the singer of my usersound is. It's Kimya Dawson

She is one of my favorite singers. I saw her the first time at Mohawk Place with the Butchies back in 03 and then later in 04 (e:paul,730)

Permalink: Kimya_is_my_usersound.html
Words: 46
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: linwood

05/16/06 04:22 - 59ºF - ID#32610

Mansion Pics

When looked over the house with the contractor guy today and it appears as though it is in purchaseable condition although he gave us a coupel bargaining tokens to work with on negotiating the pirce. Next step is the lawyer. Turns out (e:holly) works right next store so maybe we will see her some more.

Permalink: Mansion_Pics.html
Words: 98
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: health

05/16/06 11:31 - ID#32609

Inhaler Madness and TB Shots

I realized I have misplaced my inhaler. Today I have to be with some cats. This is a nightmare combination. The employee clinic at Roswell insisted that I get a TB shot.





The computer clears the records every year, so even though I got the shot 5 months ago, I need one again. I thought this, could work out maybe they can get me an inhaler. However, they can't. I would need to talk with my primary care physician, which I don't have yet. I should probably just go back after the cat experience and require oxygen instead, argh!

Apparently i have good blood pressure still even on my high protein diet.

Permalink: Inhaler_Madness_and_TB_Shots.html
Words: 117
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: housing

05/15/06 07:03 - 56ºF - ID#32608

please be my mansion - in good condition

Tomorrow we are having it inspected. If everything goes right you may find yourself at a party inside of it soon.

Permalink: please_be_my_mansion_in_good_condition.html
Words: 23
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: food

05/14/06 10:39 - 55ºF - ID#32607

Mother's Day Extravaganza

My mother seriously outdid the last three mother's days. While waiting for the food to be ready I caught this on TV. A show called Po vs Connie where Husband and Wife duo Maurey Povich and Connie Chung do a liberal vs conservative schtick. What is the world coming to.



There was also a variety of new reality Television shows including Shalomn in the Home and some other show about the life of a family of dwarves. You would think the reality televsion bubble has got to burst soon.

I thought last years mother's day had the most food possible (e:paul,3303) but this year she had 5 kinds of meat. I wonder when I look back at the data after world war three what I will think of the excess we have now.

(e:mike) at the dinner table































We ate a lot, then we played games





Banana minus Peel equals eel


This is supposed to be a barber.


Old anger revisited
After looking around last year May on my journal, I realized how much my life has changed for the better. I went from the most unhappy time in my life to being satisiied with just about every aspect. I hope that it makes those of you who are unhappy now realize how much your world can change. I realized I truly hated this time last year and I am so glad those days are over. Nonna died, I had no money, and I didn't get the job that I thoughtwas my dream job. Now I have a job I love so much, awesome coworkers and money to buy a house. I really hate the fact that I doubted the future then.

I blame my unhappiness on working with too many old people whose talent had either dried up or who never had any. Looking back I realize now that Canisius was really holding me back on every level. I guess that is what happens when you work with mediocracy for too long - it just makes you complacent. I truly feel sorry for students that waste their money on that lame digital media program.

Permalink: Mother_s_Day_Extravaganza.html
Words: 396
Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: on the go

05/14/06 01:26 - 61ºF - ID#32606

Ants and Gas

Ants like to eat eggs apparently. They had a kitchen full of stuff to eat including some fruit the squirrels left behind and they chose the eggs.

Gas prices are so high.

Permalink: Ants_and_Gas.html
Words: 36
Location: Buffalo, NY