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OT: If you went to jail for 5 months like Martha, what would you do with your time?

Okay, aside from the obvious remarks about not picking up soap, etc, and let's assume you had no computer access. Here's my top 5:

Learn to speak aonther language
Memorize deisgn patterns
Lift weights to try to get as big as this guy
Study fractal math
Most importantly, I'd learn to beatbox

What would you do?

Published Jul 16 2004, 10:40 AM by Brendan Tompkins

Comments

Darrell said:

Ha, calling me "big". :)

I would:
1. Also study design patterns
2. Read all the software development books on my desk that don't really involve code
3. Do a thousand situps a day and eat almost nothing so I can go free with chiseled six-pack abs
4. Write a business plan
5. Write a book

# July 16, 2004 6:56 AM

Tommy said:

Five months? Surely you jest! Martha will be lucky to get through classification and into general population where she’ll have access to anything other than; pencil, paper, envelope, 5 stamps per week, Gideon’s Bible, and a bunch of withdrawing junkies. Her room mate is likely to be a groupie against whom she’d prefer to have an restraining order.

# July 16, 2004 7:18 AM

Brendan Tompkins said:

Tommy, you sound like you have some experience with this.... Tell us more?

# July 16, 2004 7:28 AM

Mark said:

I'd try to figure out how to use Microsoft.ApplicationBlocksExceptionManagment. :)

--Mark

# July 16, 2004 8:28 AM

Brendan Tompkins said:

I see Mr. Silanza... Don't you have something better to do than spam my blog?

# July 16, 2004 8:35 AM

Mark said:

I'm sorry Brendan. I thought my last comment was comical. I thought you might appreciate a bit of humor.

# July 16, 2004 8:38 AM

Mark said:

Yea. I thought that was hilarious! I didn’t expect you to get mad. I came across the books by accident. Being the comedian that I am, I thought you would think it was funny too. And yes, I did think you would figure out it was me. If you didn’t, I would have had to find a “Figuring out who is really commenting on your blog for Dummies.” :) No hard feelings.

I’ll tell you what; we’re going to Bush Gardens Tuesday for dinner. Why don’t you guys come? I’ll buy you a diet Pepsi.

--Mark

# July 16, 2004 8:57 AM

Brendan Tompkins said:

Um... No hard feelings, but when I figured out it was you telling me to read the "Dummies" books, it did kinda hurt... Didn't you see my book suggestion?

http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/bsblog/archive/2004/07/14/19271.aspx#19324

# July 16, 2004 8:58 AM

Mark said:

Well, you’re certainly not a Dummy. I'm sorry that I implied that you were.

# July 16, 2004 9:05 AM

Brendan Tompkins said:

Apology accepted... And sorry to bore for all you reading this strange private blog conversation. Just a little lover's quarrell. Nothing to see here. Move along now, okay?

# July 16, 2004 9:52 AM

Brendan Tompkins said:

Mark. I can't come to Bush Gardens for dinner, it turns out that we're meeting some rellies at Epcot Center for drinks. How about next weekend for brunch at the Mall of America?

See, that's humor. Get it straight.

# July 16, 2004 10:00 AM

Mark said:

Sounds good.

I'll book a flight from http://www.skyjet.com and meet you there.

--Mark

# July 16, 2004 3:23 PM

Brendan Tompkins said:

He he.. See ya there.

# July 17, 2004 4:25 AM

Scott said:

I'd concentrate on making sure the old poop hole stays unviolated for the 5 months I'm in there.

# July 17, 2004 5:57 AM

Rakesh said:

id make a prisoner management system in .net and sell it to the jailer when i get out.

# July 17, 2004 8:03 AM

Dr. Death said:

I'd friggin' be pumpin iron so I wouldn't be gettin pumped in the pooper.

# July 19, 2004 10:28 AM

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About Brendan Tompkins

Brendan has been programming with .NET since the first public beta and is owner and operator of Port Technology Services, a consultancy company providing .NET application development services to the Maritime industry. In July, 2007, he was awarded the Microsoft MVP award for ASP.NET. He's also a proud co-founder of failed .COM startup Intrinsigo, and has had a hand in the failure of numerous other businesses. He currently runs CodeBetter.Com and Devlicio.us, and lives in Norfolk, Virgina with his wife Tiara and son Ian.