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Tim

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

my name is tim.
i'm a network geek.
i work at a software company that makes options trading software. i do network stuff, write the occasional app, and sometimes deal with FIX issues that arise.
um... yeah, aside from that there's not much to say. dream theater rules. as does marillion.style

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Alan Alda, James Labrie, and Henry Rollins.

Music:

Dream Theater, Marillion, Iron Maiden, Danzig, Dark Tranquility, Dimmu Borgir, Dwarves, Edguy, Iced Earth, Iron Butterfly, Jean-Luc Ponty, King Crimson, King Diamond, Lost Horizon, Misfits, Rasputina, Ratt, Rhapsody, Savatage, The Sisters of Mercy, Stratovarius, Symphony X

Movies:

Dirty Work, Stripes, Cabin Boy, Taxi Driver to name a few.

Television:

Arrested Development, Scrubs, House, Law and Order, The Office (original version), Simpsons, South Park, Cheers, MASH, Seinfeld

My Blog

router ospf 100

this week, i am taking a cisco class.  all routing, all week long. good times.. this will prepare me for the second of the four ccnp exams.  once i get this, there will be little trouble in ...
Posted by Tim on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:51:00 PST

flowers on the razor wire

for those of you who hadn't heard, i am back in wheaton for a while.  looking for a new apartment, but there'a no real time frame.you should read 'snow crash'.i have more to say but that is all i...
Posted by Tim on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:39:00 PST

if my heart were a ball it would roll uphill

'the office' season finale was on tonight. well done, jim..  well done.
Posted by Tim on Fri, 12 May 2006 07:56:00 PST

what will you do? make a stone of your heart?

And Easter here againA time for the blind to seeEasterSurely now can all of your hearts be free     -Marillion easter doesn't really hold any significance to me, but these are some...
Posted by Tim on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:54:00 PST

abandoning the relics in my playground of yesterday

dream theater- last night at the congress theater.  an excellent show, as always.  they played at least one song from each album, including one from when they were still known as 'majesty'.&...
Posted by Tim on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 03:58:00 PST

overdosed on sentiment and pride

this turned out to be quite lengthy, so heres an index for easy reference:I) linux; or how i learned to stop worrying and love the penguinII) pop art; or why society is doomed I.like any computer ner...
Posted by Tim on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:57:00 PST

one more experience, one more entry, in a diary self-penned

saw sonata arctica last week.  great show.coming in march: dream theater.  also coming in march: sisters of mercy.  honestly, i think i'm more excited about the sisters show.  drea...
Posted by Tim on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 06:06:00 PST

so here i am once more

this weekend i bought a mouse and a keyboard.  the mouse is wireless and optical, the keyboard is a 76 key casio. see what i did there? i said 'mouse and keyboard', and because i said mouse first...
Posted by Tim on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:37:00 PST

blog entry the tenth: thoughts on Marillion

i can't say enough good things about Marillion.  their first 4 albums are works of art, specifically "misplaced childhood" and "script for a jester's tear". this is not music for people with shor...
Posted by Tim on Sat, 15 Oct 2005 06:49:00 PST

blog entry the ninth: by special request

  Nothing of much importance will be said here.  You have been warned.   I got a new computer.  Its pretty cool.  XP pro, 160 gig hard drive, and a gig of ram.  Only pro...
Posted by Tim on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 06:54:00 PST