Amazing how a small change is one routine machine can galvanize an office. Take, for instance, a coffee machine. What could be more pedestrian than a coffee machine? Well, to my amazement, a new Cuisinart coffee grinder + coffee machine has occupied our floor for most of the morning:
Here's a pic of what we got:
12 cup, glass carafe, grinder + permanent flter brewer.
Plus, we got some quality coffee beans and we've been enjoying all day.
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On a personal note, I got a new 3/4 lb bag of Sumatran beans from Coffee Express in Georgetown, plus a 16oz ToGo mug of Kenyan pure (God, I sound like a Cocaine addict...."Columbian Pure man....one kilo!"). I'll enjoy having a full thermos of that come tomorrow.
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It may just be the coffee talking, but I'm insanely happy today. I'm working like a dog, but I feel confident in the work and the results I'm seeing, and I'm really inside our sourcecode rooting around finding and fixing problems. I've been doing the strict TODO list thing: Write down what you intend to do and check-off each thing as you do it, never allowing one TODO to carry-over to the next day. That brings with it a good sense of accomplishment, something I've been sorely lacking in the last few months.
Also, India has been (largely) taking care of itself for the past week, and I haven't had any field issues to deal with, which allows me to work on my own stuff. Also, Dave's given me a task to oversee and I'm trying to do a good job of shepherding it through....
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And SCCA season's about to start! Many regions around us are having their first 'Cobweb shaker' autocrosses this Sunday, and our region is hosting a RoadRally school. It's not as balls-out fun as Autocross, but it's just as intense, and it's a team event.
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Here's a pic of what we got:
12 cup, glass carafe, grinder + permanent flter brewer.
Plus, we got some quality coffee beans and we've been enjoying all day.
* * *
On a personal note, I got a new 3/4 lb bag of Sumatran beans from Coffee Express in Georgetown, plus a 16oz ToGo mug of Kenyan pure (God, I sound like a Cocaine addict...."Columbian Pure man....one kilo!"). I'll enjoy having a full thermos of that come tomorrow.
* * *
It may just be the coffee talking, but I'm insanely happy today. I'm working like a dog, but I feel confident in the work and the results I'm seeing, and I'm really inside our sourcecode rooting around finding and fixing problems. I've been doing the strict TODO list thing: Write down what you intend to do and check-off each thing as you do it, never allowing one TODO to carry-over to the next day. That brings with it a good sense of accomplishment, something I've been sorely lacking in the last few months.
Also, India has been (largely) taking care of itself for the past week, and I haven't had any field issues to deal with, which allows me to work on my own stuff. Also, Dave's given me a task to oversee and I'm trying to do a good job of shepherding it through....
* * *
And SCCA season's about to start! Many regions around us are having their first 'Cobweb shaker' autocrosses this Sunday, and our region is hosting a RoadRally school. It's not as balls-out fun as Autocross, but it's just as intense, and it's a team event.
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