Testing Day is Upon Me

Testing Day is Upon Me

One bright Monday morning, I went down to CSTCC to take my pre-admission math test. I entered the cramped & hot (the air conditioner wasn’t working) testing lab and signed in at the front desk, and was told that I’d have to wait a little…

UNPLANNED System Downtime

UNPLANNED System Downtime

We came back from vacation (stories & pictures to follow) to find that our network had been zapped. Probably by lightning. Our ADSL modem was fried and the keyboard & PS2 port on the webserver — the new motherboard — has been fried. Now every…

Getting Registered

Getting Registered

I had only two classes for which I needed to register: Cooking Skills and Methods and Theory of Cooking. I logged into the CSTCC website to register for classes and was thrilled to discover that finally, finally, finally… everything in my application was complete and…

The Bill Arrives

The Bill Arrives

Thinking that everything was all right, I eagerly opened the envelope that arrived from CSTCC. Tearing it open, I found my class schedule and a bill. A bill? I thought this was free. Hrm. More calls… I found out that the form I filled out…

HAPPY MOUTH — August 2003

HAPPY MOUTH — August 2003

This evening was HAPPY MOUTH — our monthly supper club outing, and what a special one it was! It was Holly’s month to plan, and she planned the first-ever Happy Mouth Road Trip! Ed, Holly, Ted, Tracy, Jay, Chuck, Kristy, Doug, Meg, Wendy, and Drew…

Drew's Miata — HIT!

Drew's Miata — HIT!

An amazingly busy day for Drew today — picking up my buddy Paul because he needed a ride to work; lots of appointments and training of a new individual at work; a run down to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College to get the instructor’s…

More System Wonkyness

More System Wonkyness

I’ve noticed that this week my site has been unavailable a lot. As it turns out, the issue is with TZO, the service that connects my dynamically-assigned IP address with my domain name. TZO has been dumping my connection, which makes my site unavailable. I’ve…