So I'm back...

Got back on the 16th. And it's been insanely busy at work. They want my technical workload to decrease and me to start moving more towards managing the team. It'll be nice when we get to that and it looks like we'll be hiring more headcount to help distribute the load more evenly.

In other news, I may be making a trip to India to train our Indian support group (no, they aren't replacing us, just covering their 12 hours of the clock). No firm details, and if one of the other guys steps up to do it, they might end up going. I'm not sure how I feel about flying to Bangalore. It's a 36 hour trip (!!!!!!).

The TiVo got updated on Friday - finally I have TiVoToGo. And I managed to get the .tivo decryption document working so I can watch the files on my Mac. Pretty neat. Now to see what 802.11g adapters work with the TiVo. 802.11b for huge files just ain't cuttin' it.

Hrm, what else is new - worked a 14 hour day on Friday. On purpose. I managed to get a major document done, much to the benefit of the group. Got some testing done, too. It was pretty nice but I got home at the same time Nicole did (around 10).

Watched Dakar and Monte Carlo rallies this weekend, played around with iMovie HD and iDVD 5, and relaxed. Got quite a bit done.

Ah, warmth.

I'm sitting here in wonderful, warm Honolulu today. Spent a bunch of time at Waikiki beach today and watched the sunset. Then walked through the International market with Nicole and her friend she's here with. This is a welcome 5 day rest from life in Seattle, where the current temperature is 30 degrees F. Brr.

In Honolulu, it's breezy and 75.

Free wifi at Kimo Bean Coffee's outdoor stand. Otherwise, I have to use GPRS with my cell phone, which is dog slow and not always 100% functional.

Going to rent a car tomorrow and drive around the island, and try to catch sunrise on Sunday morning. I'll be back in Seattle late Sunday night and Nicole will be back on Monday night.

Alooooooha. Maholo, that is all.

Netflix friends list is da boom!

http://www.hackingnetflix.com/netflix/2005/01/friends_list_fe.html

If you're a Netflix subscriber, invite me to be on your friend's list (my email address isn't listed, but it shouldn't be hard to guess from my homepage URL). I've already got a few friends up there, and it's interesting to see what they're watching. It's giving me some good ideas of new movies to add to my 265-movie strong queue.