Too much social media?

Since I have a bit more time these past few months being "unemployed" (ie. working from home for my dad), I decided to take a look at my "online presence," whatever that means. I'd say that this is part of my looking for a new job, but it's probably just procrastinating and not actually applying for jobs here.

The only significant thing, in my opinion, is my decision to be more active on GitHub. And, as a part of that, I decided to utilize the available GitHub Pages for my account as my personal website. It's still "under construction" as in I don't really know what I want to put on there just yet. But it's there and it has something in it. I also have the domain http://daphnesoegijono.com, which is still empty. I'm considering using that address for my GitHub Page, but I could just let it go and continue using the given domain.

Because my GitHub page is pretty empty (although I kinda like it quite sparse), I'm currently thinking about using it as a blog. Just so it has more... stuff in it. However, I think it might be too much for me. I mean, I already have 2 Blogger blogs (this one and this one), 2 Tumblr blogs, and 2 Twitter accounts (although I only really use one). If I do, the blog on my website would be more professional (projects I'm working on, etc). This one will stay as my personal one, and the other Blogger blog would stay as my TV/movie focused one. I might consolidate my Tumblr blogs into one, although I'm thinking of starting another one as a journal. I have a mobile app (Momento) that can act as a personal (unpublished) journal so maybe I'll just stick to that. Am I doing too much with social media?

I'm back!

Warning: long rambling post. These past few days have been quite interesting, to say the least.

My 2013

A few days late, but I'm finally writing my "what happened last year" post. I think my 2013 had been pretty eventful. I am going back to last year's blog posts, and other social media posts, to help me remember this past year. (As I'm writing this, I realize that this is going to be one very long post).

I miss you Papi

I was redditing at work and came across this video of Steve Jobs' funniest moments. I "watched" the video in the background while I went to the comments section on Reddit. There was a mention of how frail and thin Jobs looked at the end, and suddenly I found myself tearing up. It reminded me of my grandfather, who passed away in October 2009. He also looked frail and thin, and there were moments when I was actually scared of hugging him because I thought hugging him too tight might "break" him. Stupid, I know. Maybe I was just too scared of his illness. He was just so thin, so unlike him, and I think I just couldn't process that information.

i also remembered that I didn't cry when my mother called me to tell me that he was gone. I told Kim (by text message instead of phone call, idiotically) and she cried. I honestly thought there was something wrong with me. There were a few nights when I lay in bed unable to sleep, thinking that I would never be able to see him again. I don't think I actually "got" it until I went to his grave the next summer. He's gone; I would never be able to see him again; he never got the chance to see any of his grandchildren graduate college.

I don't know when it started, but now whenever I hear/read about cancer or Steve Jobs looking frail and thin, my mind goes straight to my memory of hugging Papi and feeling his bones, especially the sharp edges of his shoulders. I just remember that one hug, at home. I don't even know if it actually happened or if it's just my imagination, but it's always the same hug. I really miss you Papi!

My 2012

It was unmemorable, I think. I mean, it's definitely nothing compared to my previous year. The most significant thing is that this is the first calendar year that I didn't meet my family at all. I haven't been home to Indonesia since summer 2010 and my family was here summer 2011. I really, really miss them!

Entertainment wise, I thought it was a very Whedon year for me. Started with The Cabin in the Woods in April, The Avengers in May, and I also watched the entirety of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. It was also Firefly's 20th anniversary, and I attended their special panel/screening at NYCC.

I've started reading books again at the end of last year. I started with Richard Castle's Nikki Heat series, and  ended with Stieg Larsson's Millennium series. I am trying to read more -- I guess I can call it my new year's resolution -- and watch less TV/movies. I've started a movie/book list so I can keep track of how many I've watched and read, and see at the end of the year my watch/read ratio. I also want to write more. Hopefully I can continue posting to my blogs and to add to that, I might start writing book and movie reports for everything that I read and watch. Not sure how well that goes though since I'd probably end up not reading any books because I'd be too lazy to write the report.

In any case, looking forward to (hopefully) an exciting 2013!

I can't decide...

If I should be polite, or be "a friend" and stop someone being an annoying, ungrateful prick. :| I'd normally ignore things like this, but this time it's happening too close to me and it ruins my mornings.

Well, that was interesting

It's only about halfway through the day and it's been very interesting, to say the least. It was unexpected. I doubt I can get any work done for the rest of the day.

At around 11.30 a.m. today, our CEO Bill sent us an email saying that there's a mandatory Town Hall Meeting at 11.45 a.m. to 1.45 p.m. I've been working for this company for 9 months and we've never had a real Town Hall Meeting, which used to happen quite often, according to the more senior staff. My immediate reaction was one of worry. This must be serious. No one knows what was gonna happen. It was Bill himself that sent the email, instead of asking someone from the marketing department. At least they provided free pizza for us, which to me could mean it's either good or bad. The pizza could mean that the meeting is something fun and exciting, or it could mean that it's there to soften the blow of something terrible happening. Yes, for a moment, I did think that I was gonna lose my job.

What's actually happening is that the company I'm working for is being acquired by another company. Now, I didn't even know what our company name actually is; it's either WebApps or SaaShr.com. Andy mentioned that the company is WebApps, and that the product is called SaaShr.com. Our paycheck is from WebApps, therefore that's where we're working at. But now, I think, this means that the company name will change - something that has happened before, too - into "SaaShr, A Kronos Company" (dropped the ".com" from "SaaShr.com").

Kronos is a big company, that's about all I know so far. Keep in mind, all this happened in the past 2.5 hours (for us employees). The acquisition was finalized today, therefore we're spending the day learning about what's gonna happen to us.

Not sure what's gonna happen just yet; of course, they promise that nothing's gonna change, that they're just gonna help push SaaShr forward, etc. We do get better benefits, and more vacation days, so that's good.

It was a surprise, for sure. I'm both excited and a little worried.

My sedentary life

I've started a new blog, My Sedentary Life, which is basically where I will post anything relating to TV shows and movies that I watch. Just thought it would be nice to have a blog that has a focus and that this one would be less of a mess. Although, looking at my labels, I don't know what else I would post here...

I got a TARDIS!!!

My first ever TARDIS! (Yeah, I'm planning to have more)

Apparently, I helped John got his job. And for that he gave me a TARDIS. It's a cookie jar. The lantern can be pushed and it lights up while making the TARDIS (de)materialization noise. It also does so whenever the lid is closed.

Why I love graphic tees

[My 7th teefury shirt]

Starbucks barista: "Oh my god, you have a TARDIS on your shirt!"
Me: "Yes I do!"

We proceeded to have a short conversation about Doctor Who and t-shirts. I ordered a cafe latte with extra shot and he said, "I'll give you the extra shot for free because you like Doctor Who." Whovians and graphic tees are awesome!

And if I remember correctly, I was at the same Starbucks (different barista, though), where I got a free upsize of my caramel macchiato for wearing a Smurfs tee.

I know I've been saying that I need to stop buying graphic tees for years now but these little things make me happy. :]

Gah... (another random post; ignore me)

Back when I was in high school/college I kept saying that I couldn't wait til I "grow up" and start working and start dressing up like a grown woman. But now that I'm working and have to wear appropriate office attire, I really miss the days where I can just wear t-shirt, jeans, hoodie, and sneakers all the time!

PS – I need to get more hoodies and sneakers. And maybe some work clothes too; I've been rotating like 8 tops with 2 jeans/tights. And new boots/shoes. I just need to go shopping.

My 2011

This is just one of those end-of-the-year posts, so ignore me.

2011 has got to be one of the most eventful years of my life. There were so many firsts this year, and a few lasts. So many big life moments.

Why I'm excited this holiday season: PRESENTS!!

1. Department secret santa tomorrow at work. Would be pretty interesting to see what everyone got everyone with a limit of $15. Even though I still can't figure out what to get my giftee. But hey, still excited!
2. MY REDDIT SECRET SANTA SHIPPED TWO PACKAGES!! The first one is an order from Etsy that he/she thinks I would love. Love Etsy, and can't wait to see what it is! The second one was shipped late last night and SS didn't say anything about it but TWO SHIPMENTS!! Since I got my first message from SS, I get so excited walking in to my apartment building, in the hope of a random, mysterious package. :] So for the next week, I will anxiously wait for the package notification on my mailbox.
3.  Kim called me last night, talked about our plans for January, and told me that she found "the perfect gift" for me. And she added that it's "quite nerdy" and she hoped I'd use it. You have no idea how excited I am for this. Also excited to see her again in a couple weeks. ;)
4. Doctor Who marathons. Because David Tennant. Yeah. Not really a present. But still.

Snowtober

It actually snowed, before Halloween! Here in New Brunswick, it was basically just light snow, but non-stop from Friday night until pretty much the whole day Saturday.

[The view out of my apartment window on Saturday afternoon]

I had mixed feelings about what happened. First, I was excited, because it's the first snow of the season (even though technically it's still fall), and IT SNOWED IN OCTOBER! But then I was going to a Halloween party that night and the snow didn't seem so exciting any more. And also, it was my car's first snow!

[It was at least 2-3 inches, on Sunday afternoon]

That is all. I just thought I'd document this on the Internet. Because this happened.

Happy Programmers' Day!

I did not know that this day exists! Apparently it's celebrated on the 256th (0x100th) day of the year, which falls on September 13th on common years, and September 12th on leap years. Found out about this because today, at work, we had an event that was partly to celebrate it. They thanked us developers for what we do (which is really nice) and gave us presents:

[Just a few bug-shaped chocolates and a bug]

Their theme was making bugs sweet for us for today. Couldn't remember the exact wording but I thought it was funny.

Had the strangest dream...

OK, yeah, that might be an exaggeration because well, most dreams are strange. But it was so vivid that I remembered and could replay most of it when I woke up...

It started with me in my home town, Surabaya, driving to get back home. My grandmother was in the car with me but she was incredibly talkative, so unlike her. The traffic was insane and we weren't moving anywhere. My grandmother's non-stop questions about everything started to annoy me so I pulled over to this bus stop (which is weird cos you won't find anything like that in Surabaya) and we got out of the car. Suddenly, the car is gone and we waited for a bus that'd take me home. That would have been the first and only time I rode a bus in Surabaya! Anyways, it was a huge bus stop so most of the buses in the city stop there (apparently) and my grandmother said that she didn't want to go home; she wanted to go to this town that I've never heard of, that's (supposedly) not too far from our city. She kept saying that she could just take this one bus somewhere and transit to another at some point and eventually she'll get there. I was confused; because, for some reason, I just HAD to go home, and I can't just leave her by herself. I dragged her (gently, of course) away from the bus stop walking towards home and suddenly, she was gone....

[cut scene to an old looking building, no where near any city]

Maroon 5 at Susquehanna Bank Center

I went to a Maroon 5 concert last month [^.^] and I finally got around to checking the photos/videos on my iPhone. And yes, I do realize that I am that douche who goes to a concert and watches the show from my iPhone screen instead. Couldn't help it though!

Videos are uploaded on my YouTube channel:


Going through pictures to see if I took any good ones. Taking videos/pictures with the biggest urge to dance is not easy.

Felt my first earthquake

It was yesterday, some time in the afternoon, while I was sitting at my cubicle at work. I've never felt an earthquake before so I didn't know what it was, until someone mentioned that it might be an earthquake. Well if it is, Twitter would know! That was my immediate thought. So I checked Twitter. Sure enough, basically everyone on the east coast was talking about it! Apparently it was a 5.8 that started in Virginia and spread through the whole east coast! It was quite exciting, I have to say. May be a strange thing for someone to say experiencing an earthquake, but it was my first one and nothing bad happened, so excited I was! :P

Learning vs. Studying

I'm a big fan of learning. I love it. There are just so many interesting things that we can learn at any moment in our lives. That's why I'm so quiet, I think. Well that, and the fact that I'm incredibly (and stupidly) shy and self-conscious. Do you know how much you can learn just by listening and observing? What can I say, I'm a lurker by heart.

On the other hand, studying, not loving it as much. As many of my friends would attest, I really can't be much lazier. I just hate studying.

What's the difference between learning and studying? Well in my opinion, studying is the act of searching for information that you can learn. You know, as in sitting there reading textbooks for an exam. While learning is simply the passive act of acquiring said information. Like sitting there listening to someone talking and you learn lots of things about that person. Or I guess whatever/whoever the person's talking about.

So, yeah, love learning, hate studying. I'm just that lazy.

Realization

I am currently at work, bored out of my mind. One whole day and all I was assigned to do was play around with the HTML/CSS of the mobile app so that it looks somewhat presentable. There are only four screens total as of now and there's really not that much on them due to the screen size. So yeah. Basically, since about an hour before lunch, I've been doing nothing. Improved the look a tiny bit here and there and then just derp around.

Then I started day dreaming. Because, what else would I do? I already promised myself that I won't reddit at work!

This thought crossed my mind, that I totally buy into the "my dad is a superhero" thing. (Yes, this post is just about another random thought, but I am THAT bored!)