Poker and Programming

While I'm on this contract, I don't have much to do at night. So, I play poker. A lot of poker. I'm finally starting to get good at it. The other day I won a small tourney where the 1st place winner got a free entry into a 4-week mentoring program in PSO. I'm excited for that.

Life is still good in Artechaland. (That's the name of the amusement park we'll open someday. It'll have rides with names like "The Non-Deterministic Form_Load Event of Horror". I expect it to be a real hit with the kids.) The client has rented me an apartment in OKC, so I'm able to bring more clothes/computers/etc up. I'll drive up tomorrow morning with that stuff, so I'll even have my own car with me.

I'm still working on putting some structure in the code. Most of the app has a lot of repeated in-line business logic in the events on the form (the way VB encouraged you to write code, in other words). All the forms share some common DNA (via copy and paste) that has propagated a poor form_load pattern and some awful error handling through the whole app. I've got some help now (a full-time permanent employee and an intern) so I think we'll really be able to work some magic over the next 6 weeks. I'll try to get some smart container objects and a DAL in there, as well as some "real" error handling. Should be "exciting".

Botox

There are ads on the radio now for Botox injections to control excessive underarm sweating. Apparently, Botox can make something that works "too well" in your body stop. So, here's my idea... mandatory penile botox injections for sex offenders. Have a patent attorney call me.