A Tale of One Flying Rat:
Two nights ago I noticed deposits of sticky residue by the carpet in front of the stairs. It resembled melted sugar or the pulp of those red berries we used to have in our garden . At first I thought someone dropped some fly paper and tried picking it up. Turns out to be worse. Seems a bat has been flying into the house and resting up the really-hard-to-reach ceiling of the second floor. My father and I must've startled it trying to get rid of it last night because while flying away it dropped a dung bomb and almost hit Dad. Ugh. (Well, at least we know it's on a high fruit diet.)
First a giant rat eating through the screen windows, now this.
Sep 27, 2001
Sep 26, 2001
In the middle of lunchtime our CEO approaches my officemate Lala and asks, "Hi. Could you find out for me when the full moon is? The moon is waxing right now and I'd like to find out when it's full."
Now I know we're the research team, but come on.... If that doesn't make you raise an eyebrow or even chuckle I don't know what will.
Now I know we're the research team, but come on.... If that doesn't make you raise an eyebrow or even chuckle I don't know what will.
Sep 20, 2001
While things are starting to calm down in the States, here in the office it's s bit of a wreck, thanks to the Nimda virus (or worm, w/c-ever's more accurate). It invaded the PCs via email (origin still unknown), worked its way into the network of both the 19th and 26th floors and *#@$ed up my WinWord. Howard and Dan started initiating "patchwork" this afternoon but I'm still weary of bringing files home.
Speaking of which, my boss said our Touch Mobile clients also want weekend news upadates and offered to up my talent fee by 3Gs if I agreed to do it. I did. Seeing as how I hardly go out on weekends anyway I could use the extra cash.
Speaking of which, my boss said our Touch Mobile clients also want weekend news upadates and offered to up my talent fee by 3Gs if I agreed to do it. I did. Seeing as how I hardly go out on weekends anyway I could use the extra cash.
Sep 12, 2001
From ABCNEWS.COM:
Sept. 11 — In the worst terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil, hijackers crashed passenger planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, toppling the 110-story twin towers, killing all aboard the jets and an unknown number on the ground.
Another passenger plane was crashed into the Pentagon outside Washington, leaving a gaping gash in the nation's hub of military power, killing all on board the plane and more on the ground. Within the hour, a fourth airliner went down near Pittsburgh, killing everyone aboard.
There were no immediate details available on casualties, but thousands of people work in the affected buildings — 50,000 in the World Trade Center alone. Hundreds of people were in local hospitals. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said the casualties would be "more than we can bear."
I've never heard words like cowardly, barbaric and evil thrown around by the media as much as I did today. On the Warren Ellis Forum someone mentioned "Manhattan Barbeque" and was kicked out.
Could this be WWIII? So much for visting Chicago next month with Emark.
Sept. 11 — In the worst terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil, hijackers crashed passenger planes into the World Trade Center in New York City, toppling the 110-story twin towers, killing all aboard the jets and an unknown number on the ground.
Another passenger plane was crashed into the Pentagon outside Washington, leaving a gaping gash in the nation's hub of military power, killing all on board the plane and more on the ground. Within the hour, a fourth airliner went down near Pittsburgh, killing everyone aboard.
There were no immediate details available on casualties, but thousands of people work in the affected buildings — 50,000 in the World Trade Center alone. Hundreds of people were in local hospitals. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said the casualties would be "more than we can bear."
I've never heard words like cowardly, barbaric and evil thrown around by the media as much as I did today. On the Warren Ellis Forum someone mentioned "Manhattan Barbeque" and was kicked out.
Could this be WWIII? So much for visting Chicago next month with Emark.
Sep 8, 2001
A Tale of One Slow Mouse:
While surfing online a mouse (usually it's a lizard) climbed up the wires sticking out of the air conditioner (you'd have to see it to understand why). While in between the wooden frame and the wall I managed to squish it, its tail and hind legs still sticking out. I assumed it was still alive with it twitching and all. Where's a pair of pliers when you need 'em? Tweezers at least.
Anyway after enough frame-to-wall presses the mouse was out. Managed to place it in a CD envelope and wrapped it in two sheets of paper and lots of scotch tape. Now I now what a mobster cleaner feels like. Sort of.
While surfing online a mouse (usually it's a lizard) climbed up the wires sticking out of the air conditioner (you'd have to see it to understand why). While in between the wooden frame and the wall I managed to squish it, its tail and hind legs still sticking out. I assumed it was still alive with it twitching and all. Where's a pair of pliers when you need 'em? Tweezers at least.
Anyway after enough frame-to-wall presses the mouse was out. Managed to place it in a CD envelope and wrapped it in two sheets of paper and lots of scotch tape. Now I now what a mobster cleaner feels like. Sort of.
Sep 5, 2001
A Tale of One Rat Bastard, Part 2:
Two days ago we caught a rat with the newly purchased Japanese brand flypaper. It wasn't the rat. Hell it was barely half its size, which was still bloody big. Now I know when to listen for scratching noises in the bodega.
This morning someone moved one of the three sheets of flypaper I set for "Big Brother" Rat. Must ask the maids later if that meant something was caught last night.
Two days ago we caught a rat with the newly purchased Japanese brand flypaper. It wasn't the rat. Hell it was barely half its size, which was still bloody big. Now I know when to listen for scratching noises in the bodega.
This morning someone moved one of the three sheets of flypaper I set for "Big Brother" Rat. Must ask the maids later if that meant something was caught last night.