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| Saturday, November 1st, 2008 | | 1:58 pm |
Contact info
My e-mail is the same as it has been for years, the one attached to my LJ account here works, and a few of you have my gmail addy. As far as phone number, the last 4 digits are 9659. it is the same cell number I have had since 2003, so if you have that one it's still good. if you would like my cell number or g-mail addy just shoot me a line through my LJ linked e-mail and Ill give it to you. For obvious reasons I'm not just going to post it... heh ;-P | | 3:32 am |
Well, it's been another year.
For those of you that don’t know (if anyone ever actually reads this thing) last December I quit working at the US State Department and took a job as a contractor for the DOD. I am a “Network Penetration Tester” though that title doesn’t accurately describe what I do. I have heard the things my team does described as ‘Tiger Teaming,’ ‘Red Teaming,’ and ‘Full Scope Penetration Testing.’ We have people that physically break into buildings (fake ID badges, picking locks, sneaking in at night and taking doors off their hinges, etc), we have people that do electronic warfare (802.11, cellular, radio, etc), and then there is my section. My section is the “Computer Exploitation Team.” Our job is to conduct OSINT, establish left and right boundaries (what computers does the customer not want us to touch, everything else is in play), footprint the network, enumerate, find vulnerabilities, launch attacks, and other such activities. I was recently made a team lead, and so now I also have to meet with the customer and go to planning conferences and such. Well, I have been at my new job for just shy of 11 months now. It is still as awesome as the day I signed up for this. Since last December I have earned 31,399 United Airlines frequent flier miles. I would have a few more except the trip to Ohio and part of the trip to Texas was on American Airlines, and the trip to Gitmo (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) was on a military chartered flight, so no miles there. Lets see, where have I been… My home is in Virginia, but I also do missions here so I will list places I have had missions and just assume that between every mission I am back home: Virginia, New York, Germany, Nebraska, Gitmo, Hawaii, Ohio/Texas (one week each, no trip home in the middle), Texas (again, separate trip), and now another mission in Virginia. All in all it was a light year for me. They said they went easy on me for my first year. But next year they are already planning me for many more missions, wish me luck! Is it bad that the ticket agents and the TSA guys are starting to know me at Dulles? On other news, I have been living in my ‘new’ apartment for the last year and I still love it. Big floor to ceiling bay windows that look out over the Potomac and Old Town Alexandria (if you squint you can make out the Washington monument on a clear day). The windows are literally the entire wall of my living room. I put up a two story cat tree for my cats in the big window, they love it. I have now had my ‘new’ car for a year. Every time I get home from a trip I remember why I love my car so much. After driving the rentals (the latest being a Chevy Malibu) my car just feels so much… nicer. I feel like such a snob saying that. But there a reason why ‘nice cars’ are considered ‘nice’. In case you are curious my car is a 2004 Volvo S60 R. The R model has 300bhp, all wheel drive, electronically controlled suspension, and all kinds of other goodies. I feel like such a yuppie. I am 30, drive a Volvo, have a retirement plan… what else do I need to make this image complete? Well, it is 3:30 am here so I guess this is enough musing about my life for the moment. I have a few friends that keep blogs and I have started enjoying reading theirs again after ignoring the blogosphere for so long. I suppose I really should start keeping a journal of some sort. With all the traveling I have been doing recently I have had a lot of thoughts on all the places. I really should write them down. Maybe With my new found ‘responsibility’ I might just try and keep this up to date. Who’s taking the odds? I have $5 to put down! | | Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 | | 12:16 pm |
| | 12:13 pm |
Fitting a square peg into a round hole.
Well…. It looks like I am going to be starting a new job on December 10th. I just accepted an offer letter for a job as a ‘Network Security and Penetration Tester’. The job really excited me and I already know several of the people working there so it should be fun. There is a lot of travel involved, and already they are telling me that I will have to travel to four or five places over the next few months spending about 2 weeks at each location. Time to find a cat sitter I guess. I am really excited about this change. The hardest part is dealing with the company I work for now. They are upset that I am leaving and already tried bribery and threats to get me to stay. It’s nice to feel wanted but my current job just feels like I am going no where and really is pretty uninteresting. The new job is in a field that I really find interesting. I am already working on a project that they mentioned to me and I don’t even start work there for another 2 weeks. | | Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 | | 4:26 pm |
| | Thursday, November 15th, 2007 | | 2:43 pm |
| | Thursday, November 8th, 2007 | | 12:09 pm |
| | Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 | | 9:38 am |
| | Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 | | 5:07 pm |
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| | Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 | | 12:57 pm |
Fight for Kisses
I think this is a french site for some sort of mens Razor, but not really sure. I just know that the flash video trailer that loads when you go to the site is absolutely hilarious. http://www.ffk-wilkinson.com/ | | Monday, October 1st, 2007 | | 11:41 am |
| | Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 | | 9:41 am |
| | Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 | | 10:01 am |
Well, it was worth a shot.
Damn those MiB Thats "Microsoft in Black". Really, for a free market we don't do a good job of encouraging open and fair competition between vedors for thos government contracts. | | Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 | | 3:21 pm |
Superfriends Part Deux?
Assemble a super team from your favorite films, TV shows, books etc. Your team must consist of the following: Team Leader Warrior Smartypants Hottie Comic Relief All your superteam members must be from DIFFERENT sources. Team Leader – Colnel Jack O'Niel. That much Spec Ops experience demands respect. Also, every leader needs some snark. Warrior – Wolverine. Sorry, I know this is just totaly obvious, but you can't get past the coolness that is Wolverine / Logan. I'd take him as the group 'Tank' any day of the week. Smartypants – Seamus Harper. Yes, totaly revealing my inner (or not so inner) geek here, but Seamus, from the sci-fi TV show Andromeda, can literaly fix anything. He got bored and invented the "Teleporter" (think Star Trek Transporter) only it went through time as well as space... He's also a caffine addict, so I can relate to him. Hottie – This is a hard catagory. Do you go for the But Kicking Chick in tight leather, or do you go for an 'everyday cutie, girl next door' or do you go for the worthless piece of fluff? Well, I would have to go for Chloe, from Smallville. Not only is she a cute blond, but shes a kickass reporter who can always get you the dirt you need. And she's something of an acomplished computer hacker. Yeah, I would ask her to marry me if I ever met her. Comic Relief – Xander. Do you even need to ask why? | | Wednesday, February 21st, 2007 | | 9:40 am |
| | Friday, February 16th, 2007 | | 3:57 pm |
Am I a Hero?
, you're now logged in! Below you'll find your test result. After, continue on to your homescreen to discover what we're about.
Isaac Mendez
You scored 29 Idealism, 54 Nonconformity, 70 Nerdiness |
I need painting supplies. Congratulations, you're Isaac Mendez! You're a talented, creative, artistic soul with a few demons you've been working to overcome. You are really passionate person and you are not afraid to express yourself or your emotions. Your best quality: Creativity and artistic talent. Your worst quality: A possibly addictive or indulgent personality |
 | The Heroes Personality Test | | Friday, February 2nd, 2007 | | 10:21 am |
| | Friday, January 19th, 2007 | | 12:47 pm |
Update to Unfinished Buisness
I changed a bit and edited what I had posted before as well as adding some new stuff. I am not sure how much I like what I wrote after the conversation with the General. I need to get throught he training and initial parts of becoming a warrior and I need to introduce the conflict that is going to grow in the Warriors mind. I have a few ideas for some future conversations with people and angels but how to get from here to there is still stumping me. The conversation I have in my head with Lucifer is great, but how do I work that into the story? bah, well, if you are bored go read what I posted so far. | | Thursday, January 18th, 2007 | | 5:33 pm |
Unfinished Buisness
I have had some story ideas percolating in my head for a while. Generaly I don't do much with these, I day dream about them for a while and then let them pass on. Today at work I got bored and sat here daydreaming for a bit. Then a revelation struck me. I am sitting in front of a computer while I day dream. Why don't I try typing up whatever it is I am pondering while I sit here beeing useless. So thats what I did and this is what I came up with. In my mind the story goes on for a bit longer but this seemed like a good cut off point for now. I'll see if it generates any kind of buzz that would make this worthwhile to pursue. And if you are incredibly unlucky I might just strat posting these plot bunnies more often. Just so you know this is all original characters though I am not above admitting that a lot of my ideas are rip-offs of other fiction I have read over the years. This story is a Spwawn rip-off but from the other side. When I was dreaming this story in my head I didn't even think of Spawn, it wasn't until I was trying to come up with a description of the story that I thought of that. A man upon his death is charged with battling for the forces of heaven. In my mind it is more along the lines of Preacher (a comic book) or Constantine (I am more familiar with the movie than the comics, but stealing a bit from both). This first portion of a chapter is just the story of him dieing and talking to the Angel that will end up giving him his powers. ( I guess that brings us to the Story; Unfinished Buisness ) |
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