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Let the Olympics Begin!

So here we go – NBC Universal’s VAST coverage of the Olympics is beginning now and now is the time for our systems to prove themselves and show that they can handle any amount of craziness.  But no pressure.  Happily, this is my third and last night shift but at least on this one, there is a lot to watch, […]

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OS: Second Night – It is 4:27 and it’s also 8/8/08!

I remember last year when it was 7/7/07!  And next year, it’ll be 9/9/09!  How exciting for all of us, truly. As you may infer, I am dreadfully sleepy and tired, as it is 4:27am and I’ve been at work since 7pm.  Nothing of note has happened, and that is  not a bad thing.  But […]

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OS: First Night – 2:41AM

This shit sucks.  It’s nearly 3 AM and I all I want to do is sleep.  Which I may do soon.  My boss has a couch in his office, and I do believe I will need to take a nap soon as there is just nothing to do and absolutely nothing is going on in […]

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OS: Stayed up Late, Got Up Not So Late

I have discovered first-hand that even in the peaceful little ‘hamlet’ of West New York, it’s damn near impossible to try to sleep through the middle of a weekday.  I was actually doing pretty good, thanks partially to a prescription for Nasonex I’m on now as well as having stayed up till 4am last night […]

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OLYMPICS SHIFT: Staying Up Late

So I was at work today (Tuesday) but I start my first night-shift on Wednesday night, so in order to try to make my body make it through 12 hours from 7pm – 7am, I am staying up late tonight.  I already played enough Guitar Hero III to make my hands cramp up (but playing […]