I was getting pretty fed up with fanfiction.net; mostly because they’ve been using their TOS for their own nefarious means, including the ability to take what you write and use it however they wish. So, I went looking for some LAMP setup where I could house my stuff and not pay them to host it …
Tag: writing
Aug 28 2007
CCNA
Yeah, I broke down and decided to get certified in something. I’ve been working in NOCs for forever (8 years next April), and I think I’ve hit the ceiling on the pay scale for NOC work right now. Networking seems like the next logical step in training and I do enjoy network design and maintenance …
Jun 19 2007
Thirty-One
Oh, holy crap… I can’t believe it’s June 19th already. And I squandered the opportunity to needle about his turning 31 three weeks ahead of me. Let’s get to the Year in Review: One Year Ago Today: Turning 30 sucked ass. Mostly because hardly anyone remembered that I was turning thirty in the first place. …
Jun 16 2007
Shock
I know, it’s been ages since I’ve posted. Rest assured, I’ve been reading LJ when I get a chance to, but if you ask around, you’ll know I’ve been pretty much tied up with work. So, for those of you who dare, feel free to click on the cut link below. Where to begin? I …
Mar 06 2007
Last Friday…
… some of you might recall that I didn’t have a really good night at work. Unfortunately, this morning, it came to head with the result of my no longer holding employment there, anymore. Yeah, I got fired for gross incompetence and the only thing I can say about it is that I had to …
Dec 24 2006
Meme Alert: End of Year Meme (ganked from <lj user=”sleepysluggo”>)
1.) Where did you ring in 2006? At ‘s dad’s apartment. 2.) What was your status by Valentine’s Day? Employed and Engaged. 3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? Briefly. 4.) How did you earn your keep? I was the only operations engineer at a podunk communications firm that couldn’t figure out what they …
Dec 19 2006
R. A. Michaels: Now Reading
I did an update to my writing blog; adding in a Now Reading section using a well-written WordPress plugin: http://blog.hopestation.net/index.php?now_reading_library=true I replaced the horrid Amusements plugin that was there to begin with, and I hacked the php to pull images from Amazon as coded, but to use my Barnes & Noble affiliate information because I …
Dec 06 2006
Santa & Me or The Case of the Magical Invisible Fat Man
Today’s Holidailies prompt is: Today is St. Nicholas’ Day: Did you believe in Santa Claus/Father Christmas? How did you find out the truth? Would you tell your kids about Santa? I’m pretty sure my parents went out of their way to preserve the fantasy-as-reality of Santa Claus. Up until the age of ten or eleven, …
Dec 01 2006
Holidailies #1: Who am I?
This is prompt #1 of 31 prompts this month for Holidailies. Today’s prompt is: Introduce yourself and your website to Holidailies readers. Here we go… Hi, my name is Michael Garcia and this is my first time participating in Holidailies. My website isn’t really all that much more than a Livejournal site where I normally …
Nov 29 2006
Tales Update: Hardcover now available
I put up a hardcover edition of the book, for those who prefer it. It’s a bit more expensive since it has a dust cover, but I’m picking one up for my mom, who’s been wanting one for a long time. Tales From A Parallel Universe by Michael D. Garcia $25.00 Hardcover book Also, any …
