By Chad on 1/13/2002
Really, really tired, and can’t sleep. I’ve been suffering from insomnia for about 5 or 6 weeks now. I was exhausted and ready to sleep at about midnight, but I haven’t been able to make myself drop off. I decided to get up and have a glass or two of milk and try to make [...]
Posted in Personal | Tagged Denver, depression, Jennie, Oklahoma, work
By Chad on 11/11/2001
It wasn’t until a couple of different e-mails drew my attention to it that I realized my diary was so badly out of date. I guess I’ve just been paying attention to other modifications/additions/improvements to the site, such as the navigation links (only visible if you’re using Mozilla 0.9.5+ or a couple other browsers), the [...]
Posted in Personal | Tagged family, Mozilla, website, work
By Chad on 10/18/2001
I haven’t even gotten a nibble. I’m sure everyone’s a bit nervous about hiring right now with the economic uncertainty that’s looming, but knowing that doesn’t really make me feel much better. I could really use at least an interview, to get my hopes up.
Posted in Personal | Tagged Denver, depression, family, Jennie, work
By Chad on 9/17/2001
Mine have been swollen and painful since June, making it difficult to swallow, sing, and sometimes talk. The only bigger pain in the ass is getting them taken out, which I had done today. The surgery itself was a breeze, but the recovery is already hurting like crazy, and from what I understand it’s likely [...]
Posted in Personal | Tagged Jennie, patriotism, work
By Chad on 9/8/2001
I had asked David if he wanted to have lunch on Thursday, and he said he didn’t think he’d have time. So I was a little surprised when he called me Thursday morning and said, “You still want to have lunch? I have all afternoon.” Turned out, they laid off all of Mirim. I was [...]
Posted in Personal | Tagged Jennie, Mirim, Quark, work
By Chad on 8/24/2001
So, just when you think life’s starting to really go well again, you get thrown a massive curveball. My one year anniversary at Mirim was supposed to be this Tuesday, but I got called into Linda’s office yesterday afternoon and was unceremoniously laid off. Three months ago they told me I was up for a [...]
Posted in Personal | Tagged depression, Jennie, layoffs, Mirim, Quark, work
By Chad on 7/16/2001
I really, really hate getting blindsided. For six months, we have been gearing up at Mirim to change directions from a Microsoft-only solution to a truly cross-platform product using J2EE and JFC/Swing, partly at my urging. All of a sudden at our lunch meeting today, our bosses tell us that they made a “business decision” [...]
Posted in Personal | Tagged Java, work
By Chad on 4/27/2001
(yeah) Some call me the gangster of love… I have no idea why I wrote that. It was just kind of running through my head. I don’t think I should go up to Greeley on weeknights anymore. I’ve been a zombie pretty much all day. I went up to watch the Kings-Avalanche game (the Avs [...]
Posted in Personal | Tagged Avalanche, church, Greeley, hockey, Mirim, Quark, work
