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• 18:08 Working hard on about 3 different things... #

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Funny things my family said on a trip down to Salt Lake night before last:

(we were talking about psychics)
Younger sister: I don't think people would listen to psychics if they told people that their dead relatives told them that they were going to be meeting them soon.

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• 09:51 At #utosc2009 - first talk hasn't started yet, and they had some venue coordination problems, but things are solved. #

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• 14:29 Heading to the 2009 Utah Open Source Conference tomorrow. 2009.utosc.com/pages/home/ #

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Well, they announced who's getting the Perl Foundation grants for this application period.

http://news.perlfoundation.org/2009/09/

As you can imagine, I'm positively ecstatic!

Yes, I'm one of the three who got their grants.  Now I've got to get a bank account to put the money in, and then look up what kind of computer I want to get with the first part of the money. (I'm aiming for $800.)

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• 19:35 Having a stressful life at the moment. Hoping for good news next week. #

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I know I've been busy the past few months with a major project, so I haven't been posting much - and it's almost bearing fruit. This was posted 6 days ago: http://use.perl.org/~Alias/journal/39305 (no, not by me, "Alias" is Adam Kennedy. My user name on that site is "DiamondInTheRough" - appropriate considering my last name.)

It's really been only 6 months, not 9, that I've been working on it. It's felt like 9 months or longer sometimes, however.

I've done the "trivial rebuild" and it's available at the same links. Adam Kennedy and I will be uploading the two main files to the Google Code servers and updating the web site ( http://strawberryperl.com/ )within the next few days.

Other fruit it could bear is actual money. I'm applying for a grant from the Perl Foundation. It's at http://csjewell.comyr.com/perl/windows-perl-grant.html (I formatted the pod that will actually be submitted as a web page, and edited a few quirks out of it.)

I have to admit, I wasn't planning on getting actual money for this project when I started back in January - I did it because it scratched an itch. But money is good! And it's also a nice thing to put on my resume - not many Perl programmers can say that they've gotten a grant from the Perl Foundation, so it's something that can only help get me hired at any job that requires Perl programming.

Well, things are getting busy - Mom broke her arm a few days ago. So we're all having to help out here more.

That and I'm close to releasing Strawberry Perl - should be within the next few weeks. There's a few other projects happening, too.

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• 12:16 Wow! @msofficeus is breaking HTML email by using Word to display emails in Outlook 2010. See fixoutlook.org and RT #

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• 09:13 Maybe a few more days... ran into some bugs. Have possible good news, but can't say much yet. #

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• 08:41 Long days the last few - but will be getting out a Strawberry Perl release candidate within the next few days. Got the room clean, too! #

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There's 4 things that need said about the last few weeks, so if this entry seems scattershot, that's why.

1. Well, my Dad found some work for the next 3 months - and hopefully we'll hear about Japan by then! Unfortunately, it's in Kennett, Missouri! In fact, it's the job Dad quit in order to go to Japan in the first place! He left last night to go there, so the last few days were busy with packing. We'll live - and now I can start looking for jobs more seriously.

2. We just got back from stake conference down in Garland - the "general adult" session was at my building last night, and I had gotten asked last Sunday to give the opening prayer for that session. A little scary for the first time having to do something like that at the stake level, but I lived. The talks were good.

3. My sister went on Trek last Thursday and Friday (for those who aren't in Utah, it's an event put on by the different stakes of the Church here that has the youth acting like the handcart pioneers of the late 1850's and pushing handcarts for 3 days and doing other activities (square dancing, etc.)

She had a little too much fun dancing and pushing - her legs are still sore and it's 3 days later.

4. I've been working on different things in Perl - submitted a patch to the local::lib maintainers to make that module work on a Windows system at all and another patch to the DBD::mysql maintainers to make building that module much easier using Strawberry Perl so that we can include an up-to-date version of it in Strawberry, and releasing Beta 2 of STrawberry. (The goal date for "out-of-beta" is July 13th.)

I'm going to have to write an article on how to build CPAN modules under Strawberry Perl...

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• 22:40 Things have been busy the last few weeks - everybody is looking for work. I see a few possibilities, however. #

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• 18:55 Whoa! Rain! Just as we were taking down said garage sale. I wasn't expecting a gullywasher right now! #

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• 18:10 Busy with garage sale today. Tomorrow, too. #

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• 20:37 The right person won #idol, IMO. #AI #

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• 21:16 Wow! I hope AFN picks up #Glee if I end up moving to Japan. It's that good. #
• 21:22 The #idol phone nos are hot for Kris! (I'm on call number 410 on DialIdol and only 60 have not been busy in MDT !) #americanidol #teamkris #

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• 05:53 Been doing a garage sale yestercay - and will do more today - very busy. #

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• 22:15 It's been a while, I'm working on a few more new Perl modules. #

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• 21:08 RT @ChicagoBungalow: Years ago the argument was made that mainstream Christianity must go liberal to stay viable. Which churches are dying? #
• 21:23 Just joined a twibe. Visit twibes.com/LDS to join #
• 23:39 I remember being sick with the flu two years ago (was in the hospital when I caught it) - wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy! #

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• 22:47 Well, first release of Strawberry Perl with .msi's will be the next few days... been keeping busy. #

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• 23:09 I joined twitter 45 days ago - whendidyoujointwitter.com ? #

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• 20:09 Been busy... things happen. #

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• 20:50 Happy Birthday, @SomethingGirl #
• 20:54 Starting to feel better, but still coughing. #

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• 21:49 Time to take my nyquil and go to bed. #

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• 14:42 RT @i140: My land's governance proclaimed me free from birth, therefor I have the spiritual and legal right to behave as a free man. #
• 14:51 I've been busy, sick, or both the last few days. #

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• 16:31 Snow!*&*&^%(^&+*(&*( (It's snowing again. And more this time.) #
• 16:32 [I didn't end up getting to the Tremonton, UT #teaparty because of it] #

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• 22:50 Grrr. Not happy. Received some bad news tonight. #
• 12:44 Snow? Snow? (It was snowing an hour ago!) #

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Heard some bad news today. No, can't say anything more about it.

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• 23:24 Heading to bed pretty quickly. tweet dreams! #
• 10:36 RT @JimFoss: Dont U luv how liberals R against requiring an ID 2 vote, but in favor of requiring an ID to use yr 2nd Amendment rights? #tcot #
• 10:39 Would wear purple if I had anything purple today for #maddie #
• 10:42 Heading back to the house - need to clean today! #

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• 21:34 Amazon should have just made the list of ranks pages say "Adult Book", rather than deleting the rankings completely. #amazonfail #
• 21:35 That, and try to find out what other books are "adult", and make adult searches an opt-in. Bad job implementing good thing. #amazonfail #
• 22:41 Been a long but fun day - first church, then my cousin's house, then helping my sister with homework... time to go to bed. #
• 09:21 OK. Heading home to finish helping sister with homework. #
• 10:37 RT @PerlStalker ... Happy Birthday, Thomas Jefferson! | I second that! | The birthday has been moved and 2nd'ed all in favor? #

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• 23:16 At dance - Having fun but time to go home for the night & check on Strawberry tests. Sleep tight! #
• 08:38 Hello everybody, and Happy Easter! #

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• 20:03 What was that masked trojan that hit my computer this morning? #
• 21:01 I had a rough day fixing that trojan - think of the board game "Operation" - that's what it felt like. #
• 23:13 Working on the author tests for Perl::Dist::WiX 0.170. #Perl #

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• 19:33 retweet @SouthParkCon: The idea that the federal guvment is going to save us money on healthcare by being more EFFICIENT is lunatic.... #
• 22:28 Long day, doing a lot of programming, but it's almost done. Just gotta hurry up and wait now. #

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• 20:49 Well, looks like Allison did well enough on American Idol that she's safe for this week. Adam Lambert has NO worries, too! #

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• 15:57 Wiped out... Tomorrow will be better, or I'll turn it in for malfeasance! #

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• 09:39 Just listed myself in the localtweeps.com local Twitter directory in ZIP 84311 #
• 09:40 Busy... #
• 12:48 RT @byualumni Please RT "Twitter Stake" census bit.ly/2HRwFK Results bit.ly/AJWjL #ldsconf #
• 13:55 RT @kconatymd: "Most bad government has grown out of too much government." - Thomas Jefferson #optea #tcot #teaparty #freedom #

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Well, it looks like we took over the Internet yesterday!

http://www.urimandthummim.com/when-the-mormons-took-over-the-web-1000175.htm

http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090405/NEWS01/90405005

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=299&sid=6074101

Hey, we get it 4 days a year, you can have the other 361!

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• 21:55 Very good conference. Hopefully I'll be completely awake for the last two sessions tomorrow. (the trip takes a lot out of me) #
• 21:58 Liked Elder Uchtdorf's Priesthood talk, however. #ldsconf #
• 23:26 Time to sleep for tomorrow. #
• 08:29 retweet @rinkjustice: Today I'm watching General Conference at www.LDS.org. It's like downloading wisdom into the brain, Neo style.... #
• 09:56 Is Watching Music and the Spoken Word and typing up notes on Saturday - curtis.livejournal.com/170042.html #
• 12:32 RT: @SomethingGirl: It's like an orgasm, Non-Mormons. You can't know it's power until you experience it. It's not too late. Tune in, in... #
• 12:38 Very good talks by President Monson and President Uchtdorf, btw! #ldsconf #

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Typing up my conference notes for Saturday...

There were some portions of the conference that I was just too fuzzy to get anything out of, especially in the evening, and then my dad had me help wash the cars, so I missed the second half of the afternoon session.

Sat. Morning: (I was in Salt Lake for this one. Had to get up early. My dad tweaked a protested on the way in - asked him if he wore deodorant. What he got back was "You'll go to hell, you smart-aleck man!")

Pres. Monson: Elder Neil Lynsen Andersen is the newest Apostle... "The longest walk you'll ever take — I know from experience!"

Elder Hales: provident living, addictions can never be satisfied.

Sister Lippert (1st counselor, Primary Pres.): They are not only watching the media, they are watching us! Reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Reverence invites revelation

Elder ??? (2nd counselor, Young Men): D&C 38 - Virtue... be students of the life and time of Christ.

Elder Packer (1st quorum of the 70): How we receive revelation is something each person learns for himself.

Elder Christofferson: We need strong Christians... who can make things happen by their faith. Covenants produce the faith necessary to endure. Divine covenants make strong Christians.

Pres. Eyring: He knows from experience how to heal and help us. D&C 121

Sat. Afternoon:

Elder Ballard: Build testimonies on a solid foundation of obedience, faith, and the witness of the spirit. ... You can't Google a testimony.

Elder Cook: (Unique Doctrines of the Restoration) The Savior has made it clear that we are not to judge each other.

Elder Pearson, Q70: (Faith)
Do your children know that you know? ... If we desire more faith, we must be more obedient. ... Is my own net faith positive or negative? ... The 6 destructive D's: Doubt, discouragement, distraction, (lack of ) Dilligence, Disobedience, Disbelief.

Priesthood session:

Pres. Packer: (Advice to youth) [was fuzzy]

Bishop Edgley: Priesthood quorums helping one another.

Elder Costa: Lead out! Serve!

Pres. Uchtdorf: (Focus) The crew lost sight of what was most important. ... Nehemiah refused to allow distractions to keep him from the work that the Lord wanted him to do (6:3) ... "A mind to work"

Pres. Eyring: Change your path, and help others to change theirs.

Pres. Monson: quote from Pres. Harold B. Lee: The Priesthood is the Lord's troops against the forces of evil.

Study (the scriptures) dilligently, pray fervently, live righteously.