I was thinking who the patron saint of Database Administrators might be. I mean, I know that St Isadore of Seville has been proposed as the patron saint of the Internet (though I don't think that he's been officially confirmed in that role), but that's a bit broader than what I was thinking. There are a group of three saints that are associated with libraries, librarians and archives - St Lawrence, St Jerome and St Catherine of Alexandria. It's a hard call - St Lawrence is also the patron of cooks, owing to his method of matyrdom, and St Jerome is the one who was meant to have removed the thorn from the lion's foot, but St Catherine of Alexandria has the advantage of being apocryphal. :)
(This is why I don't think I could maintain a regular blog, BTW - I spent a good half-hour looking for information one way or the other about whether St Isadore of Seville was an official patron saint yet. :)
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My plans to arrive at 8am and leave at 4pm continue to be stymied - which isn't so bad as it might be, since I hardly ever get to use the word 'stymie'. Little things like meetings that people schedule and expect me to attend at 5pm mean that my plans for 40-hour weeks are as ephemeral as ever. I did manage to do only 45 hours or so last week, so I am making some progress.
Arriving at 8am is working fairly well. While there is still some traffic at that time of the morning, it is considerably lighter than half an hour later, and there still tends to be plenty of parking around work. However, I do feel a bit weird, hauling such a large car back and forth with only me in it. Maybe I should look into how much a scooter would cost - parking would certainly become a lot more straightforward. (A quick question to those in my office reveals that they're 3k new, two and a half k fairly newish.)
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Birthday, birthday, birthday. I'm having something on the Saturday after next at the flat - if you know me, you'll probably know where I live, or be able to find out fairly easily. Jenni thought it would be a good idea if I had a Wiki page of presents for those who felt inclined to gift at me, a la Jenni's page of presents. I may get to that tonight or tomorrow.
Gotta go do some actual work.
Posted by svend at September 14, 2004 4:48 PMI am actually the one who first said it might be a good idea for you. Jenni Might have said it as well. I recall saying it to you also.
Yay for continuing (sp??) blogging!
Posted by: giffy at September 15, 2004 10:19 AMIf you're seriously consider a scooter, have a look at ones in the 125cc class as well. They're less convenient - you have to have a bike license and pay registration - but they're significantly safer for commutes that include 70 km/h zones, since you can stay with the traffice and avoid being monstered by impatient drivers.
Posted by: Rodger at September 19, 2004 11:50 AM