http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 05:10:09 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1556 Right now I'm on the L-Taraval on my way to the sunset. Rob is in new York looking for a place to live and I'm crashing at his place while he's gone. I just finished a crazy, long day at work with network config, server upgrades, Linux active directory authentication problems relating to a windows server meltdown that also caused DNS and VPN meltowns. This infrastructure is not exactly high availability.  It started at 6am and here at 10pm it's almost over... On top of that I managed to work out the details of a landing visa for my trip to saigon next week and line up a small crew for how weird this Sunday. It's such a foreign world here in SF compared to the remote Mekong farm village where Tien grew up and is staying these days. I love technology, and I need to make money, but I have to find a balance. I need immigration to approve Tiens visa.  It's been over five months since I last saw Tien, which is a long time to go without seeing anybody, let alone your fiancé. Too long. Last weekend I went to San Jose for Sadeks birthday and caught up with a ton of folks I hadn't seen in a long time. I've managed to fit in quite a few good visits in my last few weeks here, though unfortunately a few have not come through. It's strange to consider the levels of anticipation between my trips. The first time I left I was burned out on work, going into the unknown ready for whatever. The second time I was lovestruck and impatient for things to move on freely. This time I seem exhausted and underwhelmed. I've been so focused on projects at work and dealing with the details that I feel like I've lost touch with the joys that I'm pursuing.  When I stop to think about the situation I am either emotionally swelled with missing Tien or incredibly frustrated and nearly broken over this ridiculous US immigration saga. I need a vacation, that's for sure. Maybe I'll go back to Nha Trang... It's weird to think back to a time when I cared where I slept at night.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 21:08:00 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=197 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 18:48:31 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=151 This morning I woke up at Kyung and Kat's place. Every morning I wake up and think "What do I need to do before I leave?" Buy a backpack. Get a shot. Sell my car. Find a place for my bicycle. Port my phone number onto a pay-as-you-go phone. Buy bug repellant. Roll over my 401k. I really need to make the best of this weekend. Last night I picked Lily up from her friends house and introduced her to Kyung and Kat, then we all went out for dinner at the Pruneyard. I'm trying to get my fill of American food before I leave and I think I'm nearly there. Work is going good, it's strange to think that in a week I won't have a job. Then again, I think that large change will just be overshadowed by living out of a backpack in a different country. I wonder how long I'll be able to afford these changes...]]> http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 05:10:09 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1556 Right now I'm on the L-Taraval on my way to the sunset. Rob is in new York looking for a place to live and I'm crashing at his place while he's gone. I just finished a crazy, long day at work with network config, server upgrades, Linux active directory authentication problems relating to a windows server meltdown that also caused DNS and VPN meltowns. This infrastructure is not exactly high availability.  It started at 6am and here at 10pm it's almost over... On top of that I managed to work out the details of a landing visa for my trip to saigon next week and line up a small crew for how weird this Sunday. It's such a foreign world here in SF compared to the remote Mekong farm village where Tien grew up and is staying these days. I love technology, and I need to make money, but I have to find a balance. I need immigration to approve Tiens visa.  It's been over five months since I last saw Tien, which is a long time to go without seeing anybody, let alone your fiancé. Too long. Last weekend I went to San Jose for Sadeks birthday and caught up with a ton of folks I hadn't seen in a long time. I've managed to fit in quite a few good visits in my last few weeks here, though unfortunately a few have not come through. It's strange to consider the levels of anticipation between my trips. The first time I left I was burned out on work, going into the unknown ready for whatever. The second time I was lovestruck and impatient for things to move on freely. This time I seem exhausted and underwhelmed. I've been so focused on projects at work and dealing with the details that I feel like I've lost touch with the joys that I'm pursuing.  When I stop to think about the situation I am either emotionally swelled with missing Tien or incredibly frustrated and nearly broken over this ridiculous US immigration saga. I need a vacation, that's for sure. Maybe I'll go back to Nha Trang... It's weird to think back to a time when I cared where I slept at night.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 21:08:00 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=197 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 18:48:31 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=151 This morning I woke up at Kyung and Kat's place. Every morning I wake up and think "What do I need to do before I leave?" Buy a backpack. Get a shot. Sell my car. Find a place for my bicycle. Port my phone number onto a pay-as-you-go phone. Buy bug repellant. Roll over my 401k. I really need to make the best of this weekend. Last night I picked Lily up from her friends house and introduced her to Kyung and Kat, then we all went out for dinner at the Pruneyard. I'm trying to get my fill of American food before I leave and I think I'm nearly there. Work is going good, it's strange to think that in a week I won't have a job. Then again, I think that large change will just be overshadowed by living out of a backpack in a different country. I wonder how long I'll be able to afford these changes...]]> http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 05:10:09 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1556 Right now I'm on the L-Taraval on my way to the sunset. Rob is in new York looking for a place to live and I'm crashing at his place while he's gone. I just finished a crazy, long day at work with network config, server upgrades, Linux active directory authentication problems relating to a windows server meltdown that also caused DNS and VPN meltowns. This infrastructure is not exactly high availability.  It started at 6am and here at 10pm it's almost over... On top of that I managed to work out the details of a landing visa for my trip to saigon next week and line up a small crew for how weird this Sunday. It's such a foreign world here in SF compared to the remote Mekong farm village where Tien grew up and is staying these days. I love technology, and I need to make money, but I have to find a balance. I need immigration to approve Tiens visa.  It's been over five months since I last saw Tien, which is a long time to go without seeing anybody, let alone your fiancé. Too long. Last weekend I went to San Jose for Sadeks birthday and caught up with a ton of folks I hadn't seen in a long time. I've managed to fit in quite a few good visits in my last few weeks here, though unfortunately a few have not come through. It's strange to consider the levels of anticipation between my trips. The first time I left I was burned out on work, going into the unknown ready for whatever. The second time I was lovestruck and impatient for things to move on freely. This time I seem exhausted and underwhelmed. I've been so focused on projects at work and dealing with the details that I feel like I've lost touch with the joys that I'm pursuing.  When I stop to think about the situation I am either emotionally swelled with missing Tien or incredibly frustrated and nearly broken over this ridiculous US immigration saga. I need a vacation, that's for sure. Maybe I'll go back to Nha Trang... It's weird to think back to a time when I cared where I slept at night.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 05:10:09 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1556 Right now I'm on the L-Taraval on my way to the sunset. Rob is in new York looking for a place to live and I'm crashing at his place while he's gone. I just finished a crazy, long day at work with network config, server upgrades, Linux active directory authentication problems relating to a windows server meltdown that also caused DNS and VPN meltowns. This infrastructure is not exactly high availability.  It started at 6am and here at 10pm it's almost over... On top of that I managed to work out the details of a landing visa for my trip to saigon next week and line up a small crew for how weird this Sunday. It's such a foreign world here in SF compared to the remote Mekong farm village where Tien grew up and is staying these days. I love technology, and I need to make money, but I have to find a balance. I need immigration to approve Tiens visa.  It's been over five months since I last saw Tien, which is a long time to go without seeing anybody, let alone your fiancé. Too long. Last weekend I went to San Jose for Sadeks birthday and caught up with a ton of folks I hadn't seen in a long time. I've managed to fit in quite a few good visits in my last few weeks here, though unfortunately a few have not come through. It's strange to consider the levels of anticipation between my trips. The first time I left I was burned out on work, going into the unknown ready for whatever. The second time I was lovestruck and impatient for things to move on freely. This time I seem exhausted and underwhelmed. I've been so focused on projects at work and dealing with the details that I feel like I've lost touch with the joys that I'm pursuing.  When I stop to think about the situation I am either emotionally swelled with missing Tien or incredibly frustrated and nearly broken over this ridiculous US immigration saga. I need a vacation, that's for sure. Maybe I'll go back to Nha Trang... It's weird to think back to a time when I cared where I slept at night.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 21:08:00 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=197 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 18:48:31 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=151 This morning I woke up at Kyung and Kat's place. Every morning I wake up and think "What do I need to do before I leave?" Buy a backpack. Get a shot. Sell my car. Find a place for my bicycle. Port my phone number onto a pay-as-you-go phone. Buy bug repellant. Roll over my 401k. I really need to make the best of this weekend. Last night I picked Lily up from her friends house and introduced her to Kyung and Kat, then we all went out for dinner at the Pruneyard. I'm trying to get my fill of American food before I leave and I think I'm nearly there. Work is going good, it's strange to think that in a week I won't have a job. Then again, I think that large change will just be overshadowed by living out of a backpack in a different country. I wonder how long I'll be able to afford these changes...]]> http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 21:08:00 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=197 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 05:10:09 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1556 Right now I'm on the L-Taraval on my way to the sunset. Rob is in new York looking for a place to live and I'm crashing at his place while he's gone. I just finished a crazy, long day at work with network config, server upgrades, Linux active directory authentication problems relating to a windows server meltdown that also caused DNS and VPN meltowns. This infrastructure is not exactly high availability.  It started at 6am and here at 10pm it's almost over... On top of that I managed to work out the details of a landing visa for my trip to saigon next week and line up a small crew for how weird this Sunday. It's such a foreign world here in SF compared to the remote Mekong farm village where Tien grew up and is staying these days. I love technology, and I need to make money, but I have to find a balance. I need immigration to approve Tiens visa.  It's been over five months since I last saw Tien, which is a long time to go without seeing anybody, let alone your fiancé. Too long. Last weekend I went to San Jose for Sadeks birthday and caught up with a ton of folks I hadn't seen in a long time. I've managed to fit in quite a few good visits in my last few weeks here, though unfortunately a few have not come through. It's strange to consider the levels of anticipation between my trips. The first time I left I was burned out on work, going into the unknown ready for whatever. The second time I was lovestruck and impatient for things to move on freely. This time I seem exhausted and underwhelmed. I've been so focused on projects at work and dealing with the details that I feel like I've lost touch with the joys that I'm pursuing.  When I stop to think about the situation I am either emotionally swelled with missing Tien or incredibly frustrated and nearly broken over this ridiculous US immigration saga. I need a vacation, that's for sure. Maybe I'll go back to Nha Trang... It's weird to think back to a time when I cared where I slept at night.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 21:08:00 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=197 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 18:48:31 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=151 This morning I woke up at Kyung and Kat's place. Every morning I wake up and think "What do I need to do before I leave?" Buy a backpack. Get a shot. Sell my car. Find a place for my bicycle. Port my phone number onto a pay-as-you-go phone. Buy bug repellant. Roll over my 401k. I really need to make the best of this weekend. Last night I picked Lily up from her friends house and introduced her to Kyung and Kat, then we all went out for dinner at the Pruneyard. I'm trying to get my fill of American food before I leave and I think I'm nearly there. Work is going good, it's strange to think that in a week I won't have a job. Then again, I think that large change will just be overshadowed by living out of a backpack in a different country. I wonder how long I'll be able to afford these changes...]]> http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 18:48:31 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=151 This morning I woke up at Kyung and Kat's place. Every morning I wake up and think "What do I need to do before I leave?" Buy a backpack. Get a shot. Sell my car. Find a place for my bicycle. Port my phone number onto a pay-as-you-go phone. Buy bug repellant. Roll over my 401k. I really need to make the best of this weekend. Last night I picked Lily up from her friends house and introduced her to Kyung and Kat, then we all went out for dinner at the Pruneyard. I'm trying to get my fill of American food before I leave and I think I'm nearly there. Work is going good, it's strange to think that in a week I won't have a job. Then again, I think that large change will just be overshadowed by living out of a backpack in a different country. I wonder how long I'll be able to afford these changes...]]> http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com A colorblind photoblog. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/ http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 05:10:09 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=1556 Right now I'm on the L-Taraval on my way to the sunset. Rob is in new York looking for a place to live and I'm crashing at his place while he's gone. I just finished a crazy, long day at work with network config, server upgrades, Linux active directory authentication problems relating to a windows server meltdown that also caused DNS and VPN meltowns. This infrastructure is not exactly high availability.  It started at 6am and here at 10pm it's almost over... On top of that I managed to work out the details of a landing visa for my trip to saigon next week and line up a small crew for how weird this Sunday. It's such a foreign world here in SF compared to the remote Mekong farm village where Tien grew up and is staying these days. I love technology, and I need to make money, but I have to find a balance. I need immigration to approve Tiens visa.  It's been over five months since I last saw Tien, which is a long time to go without seeing anybody, let alone your fiancé. Too long. Last weekend I went to San Jose for Sadeks birthday and caught up with a ton of folks I hadn't seen in a long time. I've managed to fit in quite a few good visits in my last few weeks here, though unfortunately a few have not come through. It's strange to consider the levels of anticipation between my trips. The first time I left I was burned out on work, going into the unknown ready for whatever. The second time I was lovestruck and impatient for things to move on freely. This time I seem exhausted and underwhelmed. I've been so focused on projects at work and dealing with the details that I feel like I've lost touch with the joys that I'm pursuing.  When I stop to think about the situation I am either emotionally swelled with missing Tien or incredibly frustrated and nearly broken over this ridiculous US immigration saga. I need a vacation, that's for sure. Maybe I'll go back to Nha Trang... It's weird to think back to a time when I cared where I slept at night.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2010/05/04/preparing-for-my-third-asia-trip/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 21:08:00 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=197 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/27/48-hours/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 18:48:31 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=151 This morning I woke up at Kyung and Kat's place. Every morning I wake up and think "What do I need to do before I leave?" Buy a backpack. Get a shot. Sell my car. Find a place for my bicycle. Port my phone number onto a pay-as-you-go phone. Buy bug repellant. Roll over my 401k. I really need to make the best of this weekend. Last night I picked Lily up from her friends house and introduced her to Kyung and Kat, then we all went out for dinner at the Pruneyard. I'm trying to get my fill of American food before I leave and I think I'm nearly there. Work is going good, it's strange to think that in a week I won't have a job. Then again, I think that large change will just be overshadowed by living out of a backpack in a different country. I wonder how long I'll be able to afford these changes...]]> http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/22/1-week-left/feed/ 0 http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/19/10-days-left/ http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/19/10-days-left/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 17:22:18 +0000 Daniel http://protanoptic.com/?p=124 After work I headed up to SF to hang out with Shannon, but she was gone by the time I got there. She was in from out of town and left early for some reason. Such is the nature of the traveler; we have to enjoy their company when they are present. I ended up going to dinner with Donna, Lily and Allison at a great Italian place near Allison's place up in North Beach, Sodini's. I have to say, their lasagna was on par with that of The Stinking Rose. It was good to catch up with Allison since she's leaving SF this Friday to move back to SoCal. When we were done the weather had turned from chilly to really really cold wind and fog, which is weird since it was 90º on Sunday. Donna and I headed back to 4211 where Brianna was nursing a boil burn on her leg and making some kind of Mexican dinner with Terresina. Somehow I drifted off to sleep on the couch, waking up several times during the night as people came and went, and woke to a foggy, wet Ocean Beach. 2 miles south in Daly City the fog was so thick you couldn't see more than 100 feet ahead. 3 miles south in Colma the sun was out and it was warm. 50 miles south in Cupertino I arrived at the office under an overcast sky. 8 more days of work.]]> http://protanoptic.com/2009/05/19/10-days-left/feed/ 0