category: status
This Lolcat Hosed? Link (Sat 4 July 2009, 12:12AM)
Almost bought a Canon EOS Rebel S 35mm camera at the thrift for $25, until I looked it up on eBay. Never mind. Cheap plastic jobbie. Meh. (Fri 3 July 2009, 3:08PM)
In the comic shop with @schnuth. This is a genre of geekitude with which I am much less familiar. (Fri 3 July 2009, 2:16PM)
Why am I watching The Matrix on cable, edited and with commercials, when we have it on DVD? Hell, we even have it on HD-DVD. (Thu 2 July 2009, 11:02PM)
Dale Labs has processed and printed my medium format film and is shipping it today. Guessing I should have the prints in hand by Monday? (Thu 2 July 2009, 3:12PM)
A salad and half a buffalo chicken flatbread sandwich was almost too much food. Full and headachy now. (Thu 2 July 2009, 1:33PM)
Just solved a MicroStrategy issue for the intern! I always feel so accomplished when I successfully troubleshoot things. Maybe too much so. (Thu 2 July 2009, 11:04AM)
Preparing to unwind with a cup of barley tea. If not for the Korean restaurant, I'd've never known about this tea. Link (Wed 1 July 2009, 10:32PM)
Accomplished what I wanted this evening. Posted the Zen podcast, worked out, ate reasonably, washed the dishes. Bedtime soon. Go me! (Wed 1 July 2009, 10:06PM)
Dear Food Network: Your new programming schedule makes me sad. Please return Good Eats to 8pm M-Th. I shouldn't stay up after 11pm to watch. (Wed 1 July 2009, 7:32PM)
I *knew* there was no way my Amazon pkg would take that long to get here. Griffin AirCurve arrived a few days early, w/ some camera stuff. (Wed 1 July 2009, 6:27PM)
I'm wagering that if and when Twitterfon integrates flickr2twitter, it'll be in the Pro version. Undecided whether I'd pay $4.99 for that. (Wed 1 July 2009, 9:48AM)
From CNN: "Minnesota's Supreme Court has declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state's disputed U.S. Senate race." About time. (Tue 30 June 2009, 2:45PM)
Moving in the right direction! #weightwatchers weigh-in shows me down one full pound. Feeling more optimistic because I have a battle plan. (Tue 30 June 2009, 12:05PM)
If I'd had a sick day to use today, I'd have called in (well, emailed from my iPhone) and be asleep in my bed, instead of asleep at my desk. (Tue 30 June 2009, 10:22AM)
Dear web devs: if your mobile site throws an error, don't autoforward to it when I try to view the full site. Looking at you, Men's Health. (Mon 29 June 2009, 6:10PM)
Just heard a co-worker talking about this shirt he got as a gift. Now I totally want it, too. [ThinkGeek :: SQL query] Link (Mon 29 June 2009, 2:19PM)
Note to self: Be sure to eat something before you go on your lunch walk. Waiting to eat lunch afterward just makes Diana tired and shaky. (Mon 29 June 2009, 1:04PM)
It's going to take over a week for my Amazon order to travel from KY to OH via USPS? Really? Over a week? That's disappointing. (Mon 29 June 2009, 11:33AM)
Oh, no! The Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps are minus their volunteer bus, thanks to an accident on Friday. #drumcorps Link (Mon 29 June 2009, 8:57AM)
At Bubble Island in Ann Arbor, enjoying my first real bubble tea. Link (Sat 27 June 2009, 5:57PM)
In Ann Arbor with @schnuth, drinking Frappuccino and checking out my 1872 book on religions of the world. Link (Sat 27 June 2009, 4:03PM)
Productivity was at a minimum tonight, thx to throbbing gums and a headache. Don't want to go to bed yet, but can't properly concentrate. (Fri 26 June 2009, 11:02PM)
World News = Michael Jackson + "some of the day's other news." Not sure whether this is honor or overkill. (Fri 26 June 2009, 6:50PM)
Friday night! Time for dinner, some Xbox 360, and some productiveness. Oh, and some throbbing gums and sensitive teeth. Awesome! (Fri 26 June 2009, 6:26PM)
Cleaning: about an hour. Consistently owie, but worth it. Fillings: about 10 mins. One little stuck for numbing. Overall, happy teeth now. (Fri 26 June 2009, 4:18PM)
Appt was scheduled for 2:20. I arrived a few mins early. Now 15 mins later and I'm still in the waiting room. Sucks. (Fri 26 June 2009, 2:34PM)
Good news: another half-day off of work! Bad news: it's for another dentist appt. Finishing my deep cleaning and filling 2 small cavities. (Fri 26 June 2009, 12:04PM)
Michael Jackson's death just confirmed by local 6:00 news (@13abc). Awaiting more coverage from ABC World News. (Thu 25 June 2009, 6:29PM)
Having trouble keeping on task at work. My mind keeps straying to what I want to get accomplished once I get home. Center... focus... sigh. (Thu 25 June 2009, 2:51PM)
I should mention that, not only was it a singing telegram, it was also a Rickroll. :-D Link (Thu 25 June 2009, 9:29AM)
Singing telegram fundraiser at work FTW! That was hilarious. Link (Thu 25 June 2009, 9:10AM)
Sending 2 rolls of two and three-year-old 120 film (Ilford 100) to Dale Labs for processing. Both from my Holga, I think. It's been a while. (Wed 24 June 2009, 9:11PM)
Used copy-paste on my iPhone for the 1st time today: pasted a recipe link from iGoogle to Safari. Felt oddly liberating, yet mundane. (Wed 24 June 2009, 8:35PM)
Note to self: throw away your food trash in the pantry, not at your desk. Banana peel + frozen meal container = stinky trash can at my desk. (Wed 24 June 2009, 1:23PM)
Looks like @msofficeus is using MS Word to render emails in Outlook 2010. fixoutlook.org has examples. Looks like hell. (Wed 24 June 2009, 9:45AM)
Episode 2 of the Schnuthcast is live! @schnuth and I discuss our geeky exploits in Akihabara, Japan. Maid cafe! Link (Wed 24 June 2009, 9:14AM)
No big surprise: up one pound at #weightwatchers. Told my leader I ate too much sushi and drank too much sake. Truth is I'm just not trying. (Tue 23 June 2009, 12:06PM)
Sounds like lots of my Tweeps are also running late this AM. I'm now stuck in my driveway, waiting for the garbage truck to do its thing. (Tue 23 June 2009, 8:37AM)
I got a Twitter Grade of 92/100. What it means:"When you tweet, what kind of an impact does it have?" Link (Mon 22 June 2009, 10:42PM)
No big surprise that Jon & Kate are separating; just from the promos, it was obvious (to me at least) that Kate treats Jon like total shit. (Mon 22 June 2009, 9:48PM)
I can hear the faintest dripping sound coming from the refrigerator, but I can't for the life of me find what's dripping. This concerns me. (Mon 22 June 2009, 6:26PM)
Oh, damn. I forgot that I was going to bring my walking shoes to work, since I bought a pair of Keen sandals for weekend walking. (Mon 22 June 2009, 11:32AM)
Enjoying the iScrobbler app for #iPhone 3.0. Now I can scrobble tracks to last.fm in real time, instead of waiting until I sync my iPhone. (Mon 22 June 2009, 11:24AM)
Recorded the 2nd episode of the Schnuthcast yesterday with @schnuth. Geeking out about Japan! Should be posted later this week. (Mon 22 June 2009, 8:36AM)
Sitting at Taruman Sushi, waiting for our sushi party platter. Great deal! Hope the sushi here is delicious; we've never tried it before. (Sat 20 June 2009, 2:04PM)
Today's agenda: maybe get photos printed (or maybe not), buy mochi ice cream and veggie sushi, throw Super Crazy Japan Party 2009! w00t! (Sat 20 June 2009, 10:37AM)
PC won't recognize iPhone, Snapfish and Walgreens are both epic failing on photo uploads, and I'm highly irritated. Why the conspiracy? Grr. (Fri 19 June 2009, 10:14PM)
Need a second pair of GOOD walking shoes to keep at work. My flats, though sensible, aren't suitable for walking three miles over lunch. (Fri 19 June 2009, 12:42PM)
The private handicapable bathroom at my last job was almost perfect for deuce-dropping by either gender. (Except it had no exhaust fan.) (Fri 19 June 2009, 9:59AM)
Not as excited about tomorrow's party as I should be, I guess. Feeling kinda meh. Going through the motions. It's Friday? Don't really care. (Fri 19 June 2009, 8:54AM)
Dear commercial greenhouse next door: it's after 10pm. Time to put your noisy backhoes and other hoeing equipment away. (Thu 18 June 2009, 10:27PM)
Massive DIET FAIL today, after being so motivated to get back on the wagon. I think I'll hit the PUSH.tv DVDs tonight for exercise. (Thu 18 June 2009, 3:18PM)
Seriously? I don't have "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" on my iPod? Damn. For shame. I'll have to eradicate the earworm some other way... (Thu 18 June 2009, 9:38AM)
Considering that the five-minute Nikko video segment is taking me 2 hours to perfect, I don't think our vacation vid will be done by Sat. (Wed 17 June 2009, 9:12PM)
What I should do: clean, exercise, edit vacation video. What I want to do: sit out front and watch the wind kick up and the darkness fall. (Wed 17 June 2009, 7:02PM)
Spring rolls for dinner. Three for me, and four for @schnuth when he gets home from work. Link (Wed 17 June 2009, 6:43PM)
I would be totally content if all I did all day was twiddle with the presentation layer of reports and dashboards. I must be weird. (Wed 17 June 2009, 4:31PM)
I wish I could enter custom colors once in MicroStrategy and have them be usable for all objects. Entering RGB vals 5x makes me a sad panda. (Wed 17 June 2009, 2:42PM)
Who knew an overcast, humid day could be so beautiful? Perfect breeze, with the occasional ray of sun. Trees, flags, river all in motion. (Wed 17 June 2009, 12:55PM)
Really digging into MicroStrategy 9 for the first time. Some definite but subtle UI improvements. Anxious to test performance with cubes. (Wed 17 June 2009, 10:24AM)
New Twitter user icon courtesy of @alexheberling - @schnuth and I commissioned it from her as album art for our Schnuthcast, and I love it! (Tue 16 June 2009, 12:58PM)
My #weightwatchers leader says I'm in a "little holding pattern." I'm up one lb in 2 wks. Up 6 lbs total since my Feb all-time low. Hmph. (Tue 16 June 2009, 12:03PM)
There's definitely a marked family resemblance between Mom and me: Link (Mon 15 June 2009, 10:49PM)
Man. I forgot how much I love my Mom. I wish she lived closer; I'd get to talk with her and spend time with her more often. I miss my Mom. (Mon 15 June 2009, 9:47PM)
Just bid Mom and Gary farewell; they're off to their hotel room, and heading back to TX tomorrow. Wish I had more time with my Mom. :-( (Mon 15 June 2009, 9:31PM)
Afternoon with Mom and Step-Gary has been filled with Apples-to-Apples goodness. After @schnuth heads to work, we 3 will do dinner... where? (Mon 15 June 2009, 5:02PM)
I cannot tell a lie: I took the entire day off of work instead of just the PM. Slept in till 10. Will later be having lunch w/the parentals. (Mon 15 June 2009, 12:07PM)
No luck finding frozen takoyaki for next week's party. And our favorite sushiya is closed for remodeling, so we'll have to try Kroger's. :-( (Sat 13 June 2009, 5:53PM)
Testing the new Flickr to Twitter thingie: Gojira in Ginza, as taken with my new Blackbird Fly TLR toy camera. Link (Fri 12 June 2009, 9:37PM)
I don't know WTF the cat was doing, but she ran like she was in trouble. So I gave chase. I finally quit when she hissed from under the bed. (Fri 12 June 2009, 7:01PM)
You can always tell what side of the abortion issue someone is on if they use terms like pro-abortion or anti-abortion for the other side. (Fri 12 June 2009, 3:53PM)
Hmm. Hadn't realized there was a new Dinosaur Jr. album due out until @TheCultureClash mentioned it. June 22, original lineup. Lou FTW! (Fri 12 June 2009, 2:44PM)
I shouldn't be enjoying J-pop that sounds like your typical boy band, only in Japanese. Should I? Cause I'm digging on Tohoshinki. *sigh* (Fri 12 June 2009, 10:42AM)
This is going to be a long, long Friday. Wrapping up projects for this week, getting ready to start something new next week. Slow day. (Fri 12 June 2009, 9:25AM)
Feeling that 5lbs I've put back on. Clothes feel tighter. And there's no one to blame but myself. And only I can turn it around. (Fri 12 June 2009, 8:51AM)
En route to Jing Chuan for lunch with the dept. Funny how I'm all, "I look fat in pics and videos. --Mmm, General Tso!" Diet fail. (Thu 11 June 2009, 11:57AM)
Blackbird Fly test = success! The f-stop is small enough that my forgetful focus wasn't disastrous. Detailed blog post w/ photos tonight. (Thu 11 June 2009, 10:52AM)
My Blackbird Fly test roll has been received by @snapfishbyhp. I just updated my credit card info. Anxiously awaiting scans for Photo Thurs! (Thu 11 June 2009, 9:21AM)
How about that? I went an entire evening w/o booting up my computer. Of course, that also means I didn't get any more vacation pix posted. (Wed 10 June 2009, 10:27PM)
The inaugural episode of the Schnuthcast has been posted! This episode, @schnuth and I get geeky about Star Trek. Link (Wed 10 June 2009, 3:21PM)
Something in the work fridge smells suspect. Not surprising, considering that it's rarely cleaned out. None of it's mine, that much I know. (Wed 10 June 2009, 1:33PM)
The audiobook of Little Brother by Cory @doctorow finally got to The Part I've Been Waiting For. Wish I didn't have to go back to work now! (Wed 10 June 2009, 12:47PM)
Slightly tedious report-formatting ahead: screwing in the iPod earbuds and getting down to business. (Wed 10 June 2009, 9:36AM)
Realizing that, despite my hopes, I can't edit more than 2 podcast eps in one evening. I was hoping to make it 3, to have the week covered. (Tue 9 June 2009, 8:50PM)
Time to start sitting zazen again, after weeks and weeks of not. I can take 15 or 20 minutes for myself before I start on today's tasks. (Tue 9 June 2009, 6:14PM)
Got to use my mad HTML skillz at work. Too bad the target tag is deprecated; opening in a new window with "target=_blank" feels dirty now. (Tue 9 June 2009, 2:44PM)
Mediterranean at Ranya's for lunch. Soup, rice, gyro. Delicious, but with a surprisingly high amt of #weightwatchers points. Full & sleepy. (Tue 9 June 2009, 1:29PM)
Seriously contemplating skipping this week's #weightwatchers meeting in favor of lunch w/ coworkers. I've lost that lovin' feeling re: diet. (Tue 9 June 2009, 9:58AM)
Finished test roll for my new Blackbird Fly twin lens toy camera yesterday. Today: dim sum, errands, and recording the 1st Schnuthcast! (Sun 7 June 2009, 9:49AM)
Plans for today include hitting yard sales at the #Toledo Old West End Festival and finishing the test roll on my new Japanese toy camera. (Sat 6 June 2009, 11:29AM)
"All of life's big problems include the words 'indictment' or 'inoperable.' Everything else is small stuff." --Alton Brown #qotd (Fri 5 June 2009, 7:33PM)
Shocked by five-year-old news of someone's death. He was just a little kid when we went to the same church. Link (Fri 5 June 2009, 2:02PM)
Took a 40min lunch walk. Am now back at work. Would rather be back outside, with a tall water and a hammock, and maybe my iPod. (Fri 5 June 2009, 1:27PM)
Food I Wish I Could Get In The States: Azuki Bean (aka red bean) Haagen Dasz. Complete with little whole beans. Link (Fri 5 June 2009, 11:56AM)
New rule: I can only watch TV if I'm sitting on my swiss ball. Been doing this for the last two days. The soreness is fascinating. (Fri 5 June 2009, 11:33AM)
Fine-tuning some reports I've been developing for a while now. Having trouble deciding which issue to tackle first. They're all kinda WTF. (Fri 5 June 2009, 9:56AM)
I still have lots of stuff to do tonight. It's not going to get done. Damn, damn, damn. Need to get better at time mgmt. *shakes head* (Thu 4 June 2009, 8:57PM)
Uh-oh. Got sucked into logging vacation video and watching Good Eats and forgot that I wanted to be done computering at 9pm every night. (Thu 4 June 2009, 8:55PM)
Just logged videotape 1 of 3 of our Japan vacation. Gonna be a fun challenge to edit 2.5 hrs down to a 30min video to show our friends. (Thu 4 June 2009, 8:09PM)
Just heard on ABC World News that David Carradine hanged himself in hotel room. It's saddening. (Thu 4 June 2009, 7:00PM)
Dear complexion: I am 33 years old, not 13. For the love of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, PLEASE quit with the pimples. Love-n-snarks, Diana (Thu 4 June 2009, 3:52PM)
Actor David Carradine found dead in a Thailand hotel. He was 72. #cnn - Link (Thu 4 June 2009, 10:33AM)
Discovered this morning that disc 1 of Peter Gabriel in Milan (Growing Up tour) is missing. Bummer! It could be in any number of places. (Thu 4 June 2009, 8:52AM)
Weighing my promises to others against my promises to myself. One more week away from the zendo to get things done. A little disappointing. (Wed 3 June 2009, 6:33PM)
Damn... My copy of PageMaker 7.0 doesn't support Japanese fonts. Guess the invites for Japan Party 2009 will be created in Word. Bah. (Tue 2 June 2009, 7:22PM)
WW scale says I lost one pound of my vacation gain this week. Still 5lbs above my all-time low from 3 months ago. Irritated w/ myself. (Tue 2 June 2009, 12:05PM)
Having a rough time concentrating today. Need a full night of GOOD sleep, and need to eat a proper breakfast, even on a weigh-in day. (Tue 2 June 2009, 11:53AM)
Seems that @JayWeik has finally puzzled out the use of Twitter... *happydance* (Tue 2 June 2009, 9:14AM)
I liked my early-morning jet-laggy schedule better than this tired, running-late "normal" schedule I've fallen back into. Need to fix that. (Tue 2 June 2009, 8:38AM)
I've always loved rain. It's a sensory experience. The first poem I ever wrote (3rd grade) was about rain. Wish I had a porch right now. (Mon 1 June 2009, 8:12PM)
Trying to balance what I need to do tonight with what I want to do instead. Maybe I'll do a little of both. (Mon 1 June 2009, 7:05PM)
Yet another reason to practice Zen (or any meditation practice), via CNN: "Mindfulness training busts stress" Link (Mon 1 June 2009, 11:04AM)
Picked up a couple of skirts at the Goodwill in BG this afternoon. I think I've discovered a new fashion style for myself this summer. (Sat 30 May 2009, 5:14PM)
Going to premiere my sailor fuku at Garasunoshicon later today. In the meantime, I'm sporting a Tezuka tee instead of the fuku blouse. (Sat 30 May 2009, 12:30PM)
Waiting in Walgreen's for my antibiotic(?) tooth/gum rinse to use between now and June 26, when I get the second half of my deep cleaning. (Fri 29 May 2009, 3:29PM)
Well, now, that wasn't so bad. Off to Walgreen's to get my prescription mouth rinse for next time. (Fri 29 May 2009, 3:17PM)
Sitting in the waiting room at Corner Dental. Shouldn't be this shaky-nervous. It's just a cleaning! (Fri 29 May 2009, 1:56PM)
I'd actually been wondering about this recently: US Airways Flight 1549 passengers did get their belongings back. Link (Fri 29 May 2009, 8:06AM)
Good news: half day of work today! Bad news: I have a dental appt this afternoon. First one in 10 yrs, and I wish I were exaggerating. (Fri 29 May 2009, 7:20AM)
Zen Podcast posted, more vacation photos posted to Flickr, Photo Thursday posted to my blog. Feeling accomplished this evening, finally. (Thu 28 May 2009, 9:15PM)
I think it's the older daughter next door, not the mom, and from everyone's expressions, I'll bet she'll be OK. Wonder what happened? (Thu 28 May 2009, 6:46PM)
Fire truck and EMS are nextdoor. I don't know our neighbors well, but I do hope they're OK. The paramedics didn't look to be in a big hurry. (Thu 28 May 2009, 6:38PM)
I need to not cheat so much on the diet on Team Lunch Day. I ate so much that I'm still uncomfortable more than two hours later. (Thu 28 May 2009, 3:20PM)
Strategy for actually getting stuff done this evening: if I don't turn on the TV, even for the news, I can't fall asleep in front of it. (Thu 28 May 2009, 7:19AM)
Gonna be a mighty early night tonight. Wednesday's podcast will have to be posted on Thursday instead. Not used to these sleepy evenings. (Wed 27 May 2009, 9:21PM)
Made for Portside during a lull on the downpour. Heading back via the sheltered walkways, despite the fact that the rain has now stopped. (Wed 27 May 2009, 12:17PM)
Umbrella-less walk was perhaps a Bad Decision. Wind is rendering my shelter less effective than I'd like. Link (Wed 27 May 2009, 12:12PM)
Tut, tut. It looks like rain (as Pooh would say). I love thunder. Going for an umbrella-less walk, anyway... but staying near shelter. (Wed 27 May 2009, 12:02PM)
Awake before 7am (and before my alarm) two days in a row! Will wonders never cease? (Wed 27 May 2009, 7:28AM)
The WW Scale says I gained 4lbs over vacation + the long wknd. Could be worse. Time to get back on the wagon. (Tue 26 May 2009, 12:16PM)
Red Lobster for 6th anniversary dinner tonight was delish, but I just can't eat like that anymore. I was full before the entrée was served. (Sun 24 May 2009, 8:27PM)
I suppose I should be glad that my body thinks that 6am is a good time to wake up. But on a Sunday? During my vacation? Ah, well. So be it. (Sun 24 May 2009, 6:03AM)
Sitting next to about the loudest patrons of a Mexican restaurant ever. The boss lady has had one too many margaritas, IMO. Cut her off plz. (Sat 23 May 2009, 8:02PM)
Trying to get my vacation photos ready to post (if not our video, too) before tackling responsibilities to others (freelance web, podcast). (Sat 23 May 2009, 9:20AM)
Back home again, sprawled out on the couch and jet-laggy as hell. Cat is glad to see us. Mad props to Fries for the ride home from DTW. (Thu 21 May 2009, 4:14PM)
Just got selected for a random security check while boarding our flight. WTF? The lady was nice enough about it, but still. (Thu 21 May 2009, 1:36AM)
Sitting at Gate 27, preparing to bid farewell to Japan, aisu kyarameru makiatto in hand. Link (Thu 21 May 2009, 12:58AM)
Enjoying one final MOS Burger breakfast: Link (Wed 20 May 2009, 8:45PM)
Last morning in Japan. Yesterday included a trip to the Godzilla statue, buying myself a seifuku, and eating okonomiyaki. Fantastic trip. (Wed 20 May 2009, 7:48PM)
Preparing for our last full day in Japan. Wrapping up all the things we've been meaning to do, like finding the Gojira statue in Ginza. (Tue 19 May 2009, 8:21PM)
It's fun to watch @schnuth get more proficient and comfortable with his Japanese. He can say thank you and ask where the toilet is. Sugoi! (Tue 19 May 2009, 5:37AM)
Watching the rice paddies go by from the train. This is such a different experience than the busy-ness of Tokyo! Link (Mon 18 May 2009, 9:20PM)
On a limited express train bound for Asakusa from Nikko. Today's agenda: lunch and shopping in Asakusa, then otaku shopping in Akihabara. (Mon 18 May 2009, 9:07PM)
Just got back from a soak with @schnuth in the private onsen at the Turtle Inn Hotori-An in Nikko. So relaxing! (Mon 18 May 2009, 6:31AM)
MOS Burger for breakfast? Why not? Their music-box versions of 70s tunes are tripping me out, tho. (My feet are feeling better today, BTW.) (Sun 17 May 2009, 8:16PM)
Soaking my feet in the tub at the hotel. I feel like I'm screwing up our awesome vacation. Guess walking ten miles a day is too much for me. (Sun 17 May 2009, 7:00AM)
No Akiba this eve after all. I let my sore feet get the best of me. Now we're both in for the night and both cranky. Go me. (Sun 17 May 2009, 6:05AM)
Jam-packed day of otaku shopping goodness. Ikebukuro followed by Nakano Broadway (indoors, to escape the winds). Up next: Akihabara (again)! (Sun 17 May 2009, 3:10AM)
Raining pretty heavily in Tokyo this morning. Sounds like a good day to hit Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, being that it's enclosed and all. (Sat 16 May 2009, 7:30PM)
Italian food in Japan is delicious, as Hitomi promised. My spaghetti carbonara had a raw (or lightly poached?) egg on it. Delicious! (Sat 16 May 2009, 2:37AM)
My second encounter with a Japanese toilet was much less successful than my first, and that's all I'm saying on the subject. (Fri 15 May 2009, 9:23AM)
Edo Tokyo Museum this morning? Awesome. Odaiba this afternoon fell short of expectations. Also, JR stations FAIL vs Tokyo Metro. (Fri 15 May 2009, 5:25AM)
On today's agenda: combini (7-11) breakfast, Mt. Fuji / Hakone tour with return trip via bullet train (Shinkansen). Maybe Akiba again later. (Wed 13 May 2009, 5:39PM)
Is 14 miles too far to walk in one day?My feet and lower back seem to think so. Good thing tomorrow is a bus tour of Hakone. (Wed 13 May 2009, 7:09AM)
Japanese Starbucks is remarkably like American Starbucks -- except they have cool charms, too: Link (Tue 12 May 2009, 11:35PM)
We've been sitting on this plane for TWO HOURS. WTF, Japan? I have my OK. Let me off. #swineflu (Tue 12 May 2009, 3:40AM)
We've successfully passed inspection; we're plague-free! Japan awaits... as soon as we can get off the damn plane. (Tue 12 May 2009, 2:10AM)
Don't be fooled by the directory: there is no PizzaPapalis at the Detroit airport. Not yet. Dammit. (Mon 11 May 2009, 10:35AM)
Re: Star Trek. ZOMG, they did it right. Holy fucking shit, that was good. It's the only way they could have done it and done it well, IMO. (Sat 9 May 2009, 5:38PM)
Noticed that Starbucks changed up their menu signage. Does that make me a Starbucks regular or a typography nerd? Or both? (Fri 8 May 2009, 7:05PM)
Even if I could find my size, would it really be worth $100 to buy a maid costume or sailor fuku in Japan? When/where would I wear it? (Fri 8 May 2009, 12:09PM)
Yep, it's official: I've mentally checked out for vacation. Today will be a chill wrap-up of stuff I can't completely finish today. (Fri 8 May 2009, 10:03AM)
Finally thought to look for a Pandora-to-LastFM solution. Now I have the LastFM Firefox extension, and can try Pandora (and log my findings) (Thu 7 May 2009, 11:13PM)
Watching a band called The Hold Steady on PBS. At first blush, they sound kind of like Husker Du and Springsteen got together. I like it. (Thu 7 May 2009, 10:15PM)
SciFi is showing First Contact and AMC is showing Nemesis. Everyone's gearing up for the new Trek movie this weekend, eh? (Thu 7 May 2009, 9:18PM)
Why can't I concentrate today? Gah. Will more caffeine help? Also, hi to all my co-workers who now know my blog URL! *waves* (Thu 7 May 2009, 2:01PM)
Stayed up too late last night messing with my blog. Am feeling tired and overwhelmed at all the work I'm not going to get done this week. (Thu 7 May 2009, 10:46AM)
Surprisingly enough, I've actually discovered some new artists I like via the @starbucks Pick of the Week. @greglaswell and @chrisbathgate. (Wed 6 May 2009, 10:38PM)
In five days, I'll be on my way to Schnuth Japan Vacation 2009. Never thought I'd be going back to Tokyo; it's kind of surreal. Sugoi! (Wed 6 May 2009, 9:30PM)
Plenty of things I could be getting done this evening, but all I feel like doing is lazing around. Maybe play some Xbox. Who knows. (Wed 6 May 2009, 6:59PM)
Just walked past two young suits on Segways in Promenade Park. Where the heck do you rent a Segway in downtown #Toledo? (Wed 6 May 2009, 1:01PM)
I'll take that back: Micfo's customer service has come through quickly and professionally. We'll see if their fix worked this time... (Wed 6 May 2009, 10:27AM)
I think my webhost, Micfo, may be servicing my acct from their India or UK offices; my 8am EDT emails are answered just before midnight. (Wed 6 May 2009, 10:03AM)
Blog is even more broken than before. My webhost supposedly fixed mod_security, but now I can't even access my MT installation at all. (Wed 6 May 2009, 8:58AM)
Survey says: didn't lose, but didn't gain. I'm OK with that. If the scale is the same after vacation, I'll be very OK with that. #weightloss (Tue 5 May 2009, 12:06PM)
Learning about maintenance of my new 'do the hard way. Air-dry = good. Air-dry using car vents en route to work = not so good. (Tue 5 May 2009, 10:48AM)
Co-workers keep asking me if I'm mentally on vacation already. Um, no?I have too much to finish; I can't be checking out yet. (Tue 5 May 2009, 10:28AM)
Four more ants down: three squished, one down the drain. Guess it's time for another bathroom deep-clean and some bug spray. (Mon 4 May 2009, 8:07PM)
Just killed six giant ants in the bathroom. A 7th somehow escaped my wrath. Good thing I'm not squeamish about bugs. (Mon 4 May 2009, 7:06PM)
Exactly one week to beat this funky cold I've contracted, or I'll be held upon arrival in Japan. Go, immune system, go! Link (Mon 4 May 2009, 4:26PM)
Not feeling particularly well. I'm thinking that a dinner of soup and grilled cheese may be in my future. And, no, it's not the #swineflu. (Mon 4 May 2009, 2:41PM)
Beginning the last-week-before-vacation wrapup at work. Stressful and liberating all at once. (Mon 4 May 2009, 1:17PM)
Sitting in the waiting area of Great Clips while @schnuth gets a haircut. He has better luck here than I ever did. Hence my fancy haircuts. (Sun 3 May 2009, 2:39PM)
It's absolutely beautiful outside today. Loving my lunch walk. Wish I didn't have to go back inside. Link (Fri 1 May 2009, 12:59PM)
iPod shuffled to A Letter To Elise. New hairdo, work to be done. Weather is springy-cool and sunny. Feeling good, like a Friday should. (Fri 1 May 2009, 9:50AM)
Hanging out under the Color Machine at the salon, my hair wrapped in foil. Feel like some 1950s pop-culture stereotype. (Thu 30 April 2009, 3:29PM)
Realized today that I've been driving on an expired license for a week. BMV trip only took 20mins! It's a new local speed record. (Thu 30 April 2009, 2:22PM)
Contemplating what time to bail for my half-day off of work. Technically still have one hour to go, but not much to do in said hour. (Thu 30 April 2009, 11:47AM)
I still have a lot of organizing of "stuff" to do, but having a plan and a system makes me feel a lot more at ease about my to-do's. #gtd (Wed 29 April 2009, 10:21PM)
I know I'm doing well in my job when I can speak intelligently to co-workers and supervisors about reporting issues and potential solutions. (Wed 29 April 2009, 11:17AM)
Yesterday's sinus drainage is today's sore throat. It's the circle of life. Awesome. (Wed 29 April 2009, 9:02AM)
It's gonna be an early night. A very early night. I'm going to do the dishes, get my lunch together, and see if I can't get to bed soon. (Tue 28 April 2009, 9:29PM)
WW Weigh-in: lost two of the four lbs I gained last week. Feeling sick is affecting my mood; should probably be gladder than I am. (Tue 28 April 2009, 12:03PM)
Ugh. Sickly-sweet cookie cake on top of sinus drainage makes Diana's tummy unhappy. Trying to gear up for WW mtg in a half hour. Meh. (Tue 28 April 2009, 11:31AM)
Why was there just an Oprah commercial on my Food Network? (Mon 27 April 2009, 8:19PM)
Today's lunch walk: sweaty and invigorating. New shoes will take some getting used to; I'm walking differently and using different muscles. (Mon 27 April 2009, 1:09PM)
RT @reasonable_diet: Healthy diet is a sacrament, not a prison. (Mon 27 April 2009, 12:58PM)
Two weeks till vacation + minimal Monday work load = distracted and underproductive Diana. I'll try to turn that around shortly. (Mon 27 April 2009, 9:23AM)
Outside on the front step in jeans and a halter, checking my tweets and enjoying the 72° weather. This is why I love technology. (Sat 25 April 2009, 9:39AM)
Taking a half day of personal time next week so I can get my hair cut and highlighted before vacation. Yeah, I've got my priorities. (Fri 24 April 2009, 12:24PM)
Planning a blog entry: Twitter Is What You Make It. Also, one person's idea of an interesting twitterer is not necessarily another's. (Fri 24 April 2009, 11:40AM)
Reconnecting with old friends from church (15 years ago) is surprisingly fulfilling. They used to be such an important part of my life. (Fri 24 April 2009, 9:15AM)
Forgot to order my Mocha Caramel with no whip. Added two WW Points to my drink, and added a wicked buzz to my Friday morning. (Fri 24 April 2009, 9:10AM)
Belated birthday present from @relysh! Awesome! Thanks! Link (Thu 23 April 2009, 9:20AM)
Thanks to everyone who's wished me a happy birthday today, whether on Twitter, Facebook, by e-mail, txt, or phone. I really appreciate it! (Wed 22 April 2009, 10:23PM)
Jehovahs interrupted my bday phone convo with my Mom. First visit in the 5 yrs we've lived here. I told you I'm not a believer! Now go away. (Wed 22 April 2009, 7:02PM)
OMG, ppls. Apple Computers do not run Oh Ess Ecks. They run OS X, where "X" is the Roman Numeral for ten. Last time I checked, anyway. (Wed 22 April 2009, 3:12PM)
Nine birthday wishes on Facebook already, and one via Twitter. Makes me feel better that my work doesn't do bday cards like my old work did. (Wed 22 April 2009, 10:38AM)
Pre-journaled my food for today. Banana bkfst at 8:50am is not lasting until my Smart Ones frozen lunch as expected. But I can make it. (Wed 22 April 2009, 10:35AM)
TARTA is running all buses on biodiesel today in honor of Earth Day (via @cwilliams13abc) #Toledo (Wed 22 April 2009, 9:52AM)
Woke up on time today. Yay! Took a quick five-minute couch nap that became a 20 min nap, making me my usual level of late again. Boo. (Wed 22 April 2009, 8:47AM)
Just surfed past Dancing With the Stars. Can't believe people voluntarily watch this stuff. (Tue 21 April 2009, 9:40PM)
Up 4 lbs in 2 weeks. Ouch! Last night was the big kicker; couldn't stop eating. So much for 185 by my birthday. Excuse me while I mope. (Tue 21 April 2009, 12:04PM)
Morning of meetings finally over. Could go for a Biggby's coffee, but I'm too lazy to go out and across the street without an entourage. (Tue 21 April 2009, 10:35AM)
Target doesn't have seats outside their fitting rooms. Am therefore popping a squat on the floor in a corner. Customer service fail. (Sun 19 April 2009, 2:12PM)
The way some people wake up and read the paper is the way I wake up and check Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader, & USA Today on my iPhone. (Sun 19 April 2009, 11:52AM)
Early bday presents from my honey! Also going to see the Trek exhibit in Detroit and having dinner in Ann Arbor. Link (Sat 18 April 2009, 11:34AM)
RT @microstrategy: We're thrilled to announce the new FREE MicroStrategy Reporting Suite: Link (Fri 17 April 2009, 2:53PM)
Solved a problem with a report I knew nothing about, while my BI guru was out sick. Co-workers and problem-solving skillz FTW. Wisdom +1! (Fri 17 April 2009, 2:48PM)
Everyone's out enjoying the *ii otenki*, so it's hard to find an isolated spot to recite my Pimsleur Japanese lesson w/o looking *baka*. (Fri 17 April 2009, 12:28PM)
It's shaping up to be a long and busy Friday. The two seldom go hand-in-hand, but today may be the exception. (Fri 17 April 2009, 10:59AM)
Forgot I'd wanted to wear a cami under this shirt. A quick check in the ladies' confirms that the shirt isn't as sheer as I'd thought. Whew. (Fri 17 April 2009, 9:26AM)
While cleaning, I found some old music books that I'd borrowed from my high school teachers 15 yrs ago. Do I ship them back or thrift them? (Thu 16 April 2009, 8:51PM)
Someone nearby has their conference call on speakerphone; the hold music sounds like someone playing their iPhone ocarina badly. (Thu 16 April 2009, 3:10PM)
PizzaPapalis in downtown #Toledo gets a big thumbs-up from me. FYI, the "thin crust" is delicious and takes 20mins, vs the 40min deep dish. (Thu 16 April 2009, 1:24PM)
[To the tune of Dona Nobis Pacem] Donuts... Coffee... I need some breakfast / Do - o - nuts, coffee, I need some food. (Thu 16 April 2009, 8:32AM)
I srsly did wear these very glasses in high school. Wish I were kidding. After 15+ yrs, they're off to the thrift. Link (Wed 15 April 2009, 8:34PM)
Mudhens home opener tomorrow at 5:30pm. That means that my exodus from work at 4:45 will likely be effing insane, as I work one block away. (Wed 15 April 2009, 6:27PM)
Memaw always said, "It doesn't matter if you're just a dishwasher; you be the best damn dishwasher you can be!" I need to work toward that. (Wed 15 April 2009, 6:18PM)
Called off work today, citing use of a personal day. Why? It's personal. (Wed 15 April 2009, 12:01PM)
Boss liked my MSTR presentation, even though it was really just a tag-team presentation with me driving. Nothing special, but it went well. (Tue 14 April 2009, 3:08PM)
Presentation in 40 mins. Showing the web dev team how MicroStrategy works. Basic report creation. Piece of cake... so why am I nervous? (Tue 14 April 2009, 12:19PM)
Clean dresser FTW! Slowly, ever so slowly, I'm getting my disorganized mess under control. Link (Mon 13 April 2009, 9:55PM)
Listening to music in my bedroom via the internal speaker on my iPhone reminds me of listening to my clock radio when I was ten years old. (Mon 13 April 2009, 8:34PM)
Ate so much yesterday that I didn't get hungry for breakfast today. Or lunch. Finally ate a banana at 1:30pm. (Mon 13 April 2009, 3:06PM)
Ate too much dinner, then ate too much dessert. Snapped at the bro-in-law. Otherwise, very much enjoying the Easter gathering. (Sun 12 April 2009, 6:02PM)
Happy Zombie Jesus Day! To celebrate the legend of the undead social activist, we're going to hang out w/family and eat kielbasa & pierogies (Sun 12 April 2009, 11:22AM)
Who watches the Watchcat? Link (Sat 11 April 2009, 2:22PM)
I find it difficult to believe that none of the 50 people I follow have posted a tweet in the last three hours. (Fri 10 April 2009, 6:45PM)
There. I did it. I scheduled my first dentist's appt in nigh on 10 years. Some Saturday morning in the near future, I'll have a clean mouth. (Fri 10 April 2009, 3:43PM)
Damn, it's quiet in here. Half the people in my cube row are gone for the day. Someone's playing music elsewhere in the office. It's Friday. (Fri 10 April 2009, 2:24PM)
Pimsleur Japanese I Lesson 1 is very much a review. That's good, though; relistening is good for improving my accent and pronunciation. (Fri 10 April 2009, 12:41PM)
I met my husband just over 13 years ago, during my college heyday. We were young and poor and silly. Doesn't seem so long ago, really. (Fri 10 April 2009, 10:41AM)
Quiet and somewhat deserted around the office this Good Friday morning. I'm thinking this is going to be a long one. (Fri 10 April 2009, 9:48AM)
Been playing Civ (& napping) instead of doing the things I need to do. Been pwned 3 times now. Fighting the urge to start yet another game. (Thu 9 April 2009, 10:32PM)
Diner: "Is your meat halal? Is it kosher?" Waitress: "No, all of our meat is cooked." Wow. Talk about religious ignorance. (Thu 9 April 2009, 2:38PM)
Lunch at Ranya's was delicious and well-priced, but those two tasty nuggets of falafel just aren't sitting quite right. (Thu 9 April 2009, 1:16PM)
When you specify that you have "impeccable communication skills," I will look that much harder for grammatical errors. And I will find them. (Thu 9 April 2009, 11:09AM)
Making mango chicken recipe found on wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com. Looks like a winner; may make this for the hubby this weekend! (Wed 8 April 2009, 6:23PM)
Co-worker to college-age daughter: "Well, it's just a ride home. You don't have to be best friends or anything." Been there, done that. (Wed 8 April 2009, 1:15PM)
Still one hour away from my self-imposed "quiet time," but I'm starting to wind down. Must take advantage of this development. More sleep! (Tue 7 April 2009, 8:56PM)
I hate it when I outwit myself. I put my cheapo iPod speakers away; don't remember where. Blasting tunes from the stereo downstairs instead. (Tue 7 April 2009, 7:06PM)
Self-medicating my continued fatigue with caffeine (Diet Mtn Dew) and chocolate. FAIL. (Tue 7 April 2009, 1:52PM)
Stayed steady at my 10% weight this week. Was expecting something more, but I can deal with just not regaining. Slow & steady wins the race? (Tue 7 April 2009, 12:09PM)
Dreamed that our first meal in Nihon was a fried bologna sandwich, bubble gum flavor, with sides of unagi and ebi. And it was actually good. (Tue 7 April 2009, 11:02AM)
Just listed myself in the http://localtweeps.com local Twitter directory in ZIP 43615 (Mon 6 April 2009, 2:40PM)
"N. Korea launches rocket despite international concern" The U.S. military says nothing made it into orbit, though. Link (Sun 5 April 2009, 2:19PM)
Purchased capris, bermudas, and short shorts at Fashion Bug today. I haven't gotten to shop on the misses' side of FB for 13 years. Damn. (Sat 4 April 2009, 9:12PM)
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I want to sit down and conjugate some Japanese verbs like I had to for Latin. I think it would help. (Fri 3 April 2009, 11:44PM)
Oh, smart.fm, you are so tricky. You're teaching me multiple vocabulary words in the same sentence without letting on. Tricksty! (Fri 3 April 2009, 11:32PM)
Tried to fight it off, but ended up taking a 90 min nap. Had a weird dream about a high school choir concert thanking God for technology. ?? (Fri 3 April 2009, 8:12PM)
Can't get excited about my lunch walk today. Going to skip it. Feeling pretty meh today. Where did yesterday's good mood go? (Fri 3 April 2009, 12:24PM)
Fashion-conscious ladeez: I need new shorts. Still not un-plus-size enough to wear Buckle shorts, though I <3 their jeans. Suggestions? (Fri 3 April 2009, 10:17AM)
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness FTW! I guess Wednesday's arm workout did something, after all. (Fri 3 April 2009, 9:14AM)
One of the evening's tasks is complete. Now on to the next, and the next, until I decide I'm done for the night, as Alanis keeps me company. (Thu 2 April 2009, 6:59PM)
Dear WW Cust Srvc: When changing your eTools renewal process, plz mention the change in your return email, or I'll end up emailing u again. (Thu 2 April 2009, 3:15PM)
Ventured out on my walk sans coat. Could use a light jacket, but my heavy winter coat would have been overkill. (Thu 2 April 2009, 12:42PM)
This morning's random thought: How long until someone remakes / massacres the movie "Pete's Dragon"? May as well ruin another memory... (Thu 2 April 2009, 8:42AM)
It's official: I need to start plowing through some of these 1oz fragrance oil samples. Soy candles, anyone? Link (Wed 1 April 2009, 10:28PM)
Willpower won out tonight when I convinced myself to do my upper body workout instead of stuffing my face. Victory is mine! (Wed 1 April 2009, 8:38PM)
I wish this were an April Fool's joke. Hit and run accident in TX; the driver had the gall to leave an apology note: Link (Wed 1 April 2009, 11:47AM)
Found an easier way to bookmark Japanese locations on my iPhone: email Google directions to myself, open on the iPhone, then save location. (Tue 31 March 2009, 4:00PM)
This week, I lost the one pound I gained last week. Officially back in the 180's. (Being 5'10" and a size 16, that's really not so bad.) (Tue 31 March 2009, 12:06PM)
If I'd had a sick day to blow today, I would've been sorely tempted to use it. I'm totally exhausted this morning, even after 7 hours sleep. (Tue 31 March 2009, 9:06AM)
Well, this was an unproductive evening. I'll take care of business tomorrow. Tonight, I'll just be washing the dishes and going to bed soon. (Mon 30 March 2009, 10:26PM)
Freaking starving this afternoon. Might have to have a snackie before I make dinner tonight (fried brown rice with veggies and egg beaters). (Mon 30 March 2009, 4:28PM)
It takes some creative searching to get a Japanese address into Google Maps for iPhone. I also can't read the kanji for which train to take. (Mon 30 March 2009, 2:30PM)
You know what I could really go for? A Romanburger from Mr. Hero. A big, oily, toasty Romanburger (Don't worry, I won't really eat one.) (Mon 30 March 2009, 11:46AM)
Dear Kashi: The instructions on your GoLean hot cereal are flawed. 30 secs would have been sufficient. 1 min made my cereal explode. Thanks. (Mon 30 March 2009, 8:42AM)
Chicken feet are surprisingly yummy. Glad @schnuth and I tried them, but not sure if we'll get them again. Link (Sun 29 March 2009, 3:02PM)
I love the smell of Grounds For Thought. Coffee, cinnamon, baked goods, and a touch of something else I can't place. I love it here. (Sat 28 March 2009, 4:36PM)
Trying to decide if it's time to break out the girly tees that were too small last year. Link (Sat 28 March 2009, 12:35PM)
Up and about early for a Saturday. Plans: reading, website stuff, lunch, Animarathon (hi, @alexheberling!), do BG, dinner, Starbucks. Yup. (Sat 28 March 2009, 10:07AM)
Where are these recruiters getting my work number? I'm happily employed, people. And definitely not qualified to be VP of Data Warehousing. (Fri 27 March 2009, 12:50PM)
Why does IE keep crashing? Is it CNN or iGoogle that's killing it? Meh, whatever. I'll just use my iPhone instead. Stupid work 'puter. (Fri 27 March 2009, 11:49AM)
Totoro says, "Kyou wa kinyoubi desu! (Today is Friday!)" Link (Fri 27 March 2009, 10:12AM)
Consensus on last night's leg workout: Quads, check. Hams, need more work. Glutes, calves, and shins: woefully ignored. Must tweak workout. (Fri 27 March 2009, 9:32AM)
Apparently, although I've lost enough weight to buy jeans from Buckle, I need to be skinnier before they'll let me wear their shorts. Hmph. (Thu 26 March 2009, 10:30PM)
The line for the elevators after our staff mtg is like the line for the Raptor, but without the payoff at the end. (Thu 26 March 2009, 3:13PM)
Still, $13 for six 1oz fragrances isn't bad. And the customer service rep was polite and prompt. CandleScience.com FTW! #reviews (Thu 26 March 2009, 10:57AM)
Thought I got lucky last night when I didn't get charged shipping. Alas, was charged for it today. UPS site must have been down, per vendor. (Thu 26 March 2009, 10:39AM)
DL'ed some iPhone apps last night. Human Japanese (instructional), Kotoba! (Japanese dictionary), and iFitness (for workouts). Looking good. (Thu 26 March 2009, 9:26AM)
The latest Drinking Gourd Podcast from the Toledo Zen Center: Shih-Tou's Identity of Relative and Absolute. Link (Wed 25 March 2009, 10:39PM)
Good to know that I can write a decent-sized blog entry from my iPhone. Doubtful that I'll have 30mins to spare on my vacation to blog, tho. (Wed 25 March 2009, 1:19PM)
Time for the state-wide tornado drill. I probably should have warned @schnuth. He's probably in bed listening to the sirens like, WTF? (Wed 25 March 2009, 9:51AM)
Note to my Google Reader friends: When you share 17 things over the course of two minutes, I'm very disinclined to read any of them. (Wed 25 March 2009, 9:31AM)
Sometimes I wonder if packagers intentionally leave more dirt on the organic mushrooms to make them look more organic. (Tue 24 March 2009, 6:07PM)
Up one pound from last week's weigh-in. No big surprise, really. Ate too much dim sum on Sunday. I'll get back on track this week. (Tue 24 March 2009, 12:08PM)
"Legalize Drugs to Stop Violence." I am wholeheartedly in support of this. Link (Tue 24 March 2009, 11:37AM)
Trying to decide whether to keep using Twitter as a microblog, or try to post less personal and more informational and helpful tweets. (Tue 24 March 2009, 10:59AM)
My development work has come to a grinding halt because the data isn't available to work with. Time to find creative ways to keep busy. (Tue 24 March 2009, 9:36AM)
Alas, 90 minutes of gaming did indeed derail me. Now I'm beached in front of Animal Planet, watching a show about cat breeds. Hmph. (Mon 23 March 2009, 9:15PM)
There are things I want to get done this evening, but I just can't resist the pull of the xbox 360. 90 minutes won't totally derail me. (Mon 23 March 2009, 6:34PM)
I can string together sentences like a Japanese 3-year-old, but I wish I could manage the subtlety I can in English. Not gonna happen. (Mon 23 March 2009, 4:15PM)
A helpful Japanese phrase I should learn: "I didn't understand *anything* of what you just said." Preferably with lighthearted undertone. (Mon 23 March 2009, 4:13PM)
Just added myself to the wefollow.com twitter directory under: #toledo #blogger #blogs Link (Mon 23 March 2009, 3:13PM)
Southwyck Mall demolition starts today. Been vacant for two years. #Toledo Link (Mon 23 March 2009, 9:44AM)
Seven weeks until our vacation. I sound like a broken record, but I am SO looking forward to this. (Mon 23 March 2009, 8:43AM)
Hanging out while @schnuth gets his hair cut. He got the surly chick; hope his haircut goes well. (Sun 22 March 2009, 2:45PM)
Listening to @schnuth talk to his dad on the phone. They don't talk very often, so I won't complain that we haven't had lunch yet... :-) (Sat 21 March 2009, 1:51PM)
Just had a 2-hour phone call with my bestest friend Amy. I think we both needed that. (She is well, BTW, for anyone who knows her.) (Fri 20 March 2009, 10:22PM)
Dinner = grilled cheese and tomato soup. I think this may be the first time I've actually made my own grilled cheese sandwich. Yes, I'm 32. (Fri 20 March 2009, 6:10PM)
Just met Dick Buchholz while walking in downtown Toledo. Old Newsboys past president, retired teacher, speaker. Great guy, good ideas. (Fri 20 March 2009, 12:44PM)
RT @cameronmoll: At 10K followers, one to be randomly selected for choice of signed letterpress poster ($100 value) or $100 Amazon gift cert (Fri 20 March 2009, 11:02AM)
It's been over a decade, and it's long over, but I still can't listen to this song without thinking of that week. Bad memories, great song. (Fri 20 March 2009, 9:31AM)
It's Friday, and the first day of Spring. Not interested in working today, but I'll do it anyway. And listen to the Gandharvas' one song. (Fri 20 March 2009, 9:21AM)
It's funny how I can tweet about something once (cleavage, walk score, candlemaking) and get followers afterward, presumably from a search. (Thu 19 March 2009, 7:16PM)
Need to get over my weirdness about asking questions. This is ridiculous. Why do I have to gear myself up to ask about stuff I need to know? (Thu 19 March 2009, 9:33AM)
Why am I still awake and staring at my computer? I was exhausted two hours ago. Silly Diana. (Wed 18 March 2009, 11:15PM)
Dear Banner Mattress: Your TV commercial voiceover guy has absolute worst fake Irish accent I've ever heard. That was painful. (Wed 18 March 2009, 8:51PM)
Oh, good. It looks like my 401(k) rollover check arrived at its new home, safe and sound. (Wed 18 March 2009, 10:58AM)
This week just won't end. I need a Friday. More immediately, though, I need a nap. (Wed 18 March 2009, 9:32AM)
I'm very much enjoying @wilw's account of DMing for his son and friends. I've never played D&D myself, and it's giving me a taste of it. (Tue 17 March 2009, 1:33PM)
Finally met my 10% goal! Lost a full pound this week. 21.4 lbs down, less than 20 to go. Link (Tue 17 March 2009, 12:51PM)
Realizing that I feel sexier when I show collarbone than when I show cleavage. Is that weird? (Tue 17 March 2009, 11:33AM)
Enjoying having jazz on my iPod. Michel Petrucciani, Nicola Conte, a few others in the mix. ...And then the iPod randoms to disco. Hmm. (Tue 17 March 2009, 11:00AM)
I wrote a brief primer on St. Patrick on my blog back in 2005. Like Wikipedia Cliff Notes. Link (Tue 17 March 2009, 10:36AM)
I'm much more staticky today than the last time I wore this skirt. It's the hosiery, I know. I wish I had my anti-static spray with me. (Tue 17 March 2009, 9:06AM)
My home's Walk Score is 37/100 (Car-Dependent). What's yours? Link (Mon 16 March 2009, 1:57PM)
Easily distracted today. This is bad, as I need to be working on some SQL logic (which is SO not my forte). (Mon 16 March 2009, 1:48PM)
Wondering if I should've tried on a smaller size of pants this weekend. Bought size 16's (in Lane Bryant parlance, a size 2 Red). (Mon 16 March 2009, 11:56AM)
Grateful that the weather is finally inching toward Spring. Still below freezing overnight, but during the day it's no longer painful cold. (Mon 16 March 2009, 11:22AM)
Having trouble getting focused on work this morning, especially since I'm at a point where I need to ask questions to move forward. (Mon 16 March 2009, 9:42AM)
Beware the Ides of March! (Three years of Latin in high school and two semesters in college left some weird imprints on my brain...) (Sun 15 March 2009, 6:05PM)
Airing out the house for the first time this "spring." Getting cooler outside as the evening progresses: this won't last long. (Sun 15 March 2009, 4:52PM)
Informed potential candle buyer that I'm not equipped to supply 140 candles. Directed her to Etsy. Maybe missing out on a $500 candle order. (Fri 13 March 2009, 9:55PM)
Toledoans: know any jobhunters with mad SQL skillz and some ETL experience (DTS, SSIS)? Send them my way! (Fri 13 March 2009, 3:29PM)
Someone in NY wants to order over 100 soy candles from me for a party. This could either be really awesome or really suck. (Fri 13 March 2009, 2:03PM)
Skipping my lunch walk in favor of Getting Things Done. Have a last-minute tweak that needs done ASAP. (Fri 13 March 2009, 12:08PM)
Friday. Need to Get Things Done without caffeine today, as I'm out of cash money for vending and don't want to drink the free coffee swill. (Fri 13 March 2009, 9:02AM)
Long team lunch FTW! Too bad Kotobuki doesn't have any decent sushi lunch specials. Spent (and ate) too much for lunch. (Thu 12 March 2009, 2:15PM)
Sometimes, it's really unfun being a girl. Like today. Just popped some ibuprofen and now I'm going back to bed. (Wed 11 March 2009, 8:01AM)
I thought for sure I'd been stood up by the UPS Man. But, no -- he arrived with my (unexpectedly large) delivery at 7:00pm. Yay! (Tue 10 March 2009, 7:03PM)
Supposed to get a UPS delivery today. Hesitant to start my evening workout until the brown truck shows up. Kickboxing DVD will have to wait. (Tue 10 March 2009, 6:20PM)
Mid-afternoon mtg kinda wrecked my flow. Now I have 45mins to get back into the groove before my next mtg. Let's get something accomplished. (Tue 10 March 2009, 3:17PM)
Official WW weigh-in: down 2.2 lbs this week. Lost last week's gain plus some. Only 0.6 away from my 10% goal. Should be more excited. (Tue 10 March 2009, 12:07PM)
The lavender candles I made last night may be bordering on TOO strong, for once. A 2oz mini tin is smelling up my desk at work quite well. (Tue 10 March 2009, 9:54AM)
CNN: "America becoming less Christian, survey finds." AMEN. Link (Tue 10 March 2009, 9:01AM)
The Trekkie in me is really going to have to let go of everything I've read in ST novels. They're not canon, no matter how I wish they were. (Mon 9 March 2009, 7:21PM)
Weekly 1-on-1 mtg with supervisor lasted over an hour. It was a good talk, though. I'm lucky to have a boss I can talk with openly. (Mon 9 March 2009, 3:53PM)
CNN quotable from a Barbie collector: "Look, we're not as bad as the Star Trek convention people." I take offense to that. Seriously. (Mon 9 March 2009, 11:55AM)
Hmm. My employer 401k matching isn't fully vested until I've been working here for 6 years. (Mon 9 March 2009, 10:41AM)
Helpful list of Japanese onomatopoeia (sound effect words): Link (Sun 8 March 2009, 10:09PM)
A few of my Valentine's Day carnations are still alive and kicking. I might have to make a habit of purchasing flowers for around the house. (Sun 8 March 2009, 4:59PM)
Getting ready to head out to the ranch to teach @jayweik about using his iMac for audio editing, and perhaps exporting video for iPod. (Sun 8 March 2009, 1:23PM)
My verdict on Watchmen: loved it. I've never read the comics. From what @schnuth has explained, they distilled the plotlines down well. (Sat 7 March 2009, 7:12PM)
Buds! There's tiny leaf buds on the maple tree in our back yard. Not on the ones in the front yet. Still, spring is on the horizon. Yay! (Sat 7 March 2009, 10:23AM)
It's been yet another Friday night with Civ Rev and a couple of drinks. Seriously contemplating playing another game in hopes that I'll win. (Fri 6 March 2009, 10:18PM)
#myfirstconcert (rock concert, anyway) was the Violent Femmes at BGSU in 1996, I think it was. I had the flu BAD but went anyway. (Fri 6 March 2009, 3:40PM)
Old 401k lost 38% of its value in the past quarter. Finally been distributed for rollover to my new 401k, where I can keep an eye on it. (Fri 6 March 2009, 3:29PM)
After such a brutal winter, I'll gladly take 61°F, even with it being windy and overcast. This is fantastic. (Fri 6 March 2009, 12:42PM)
Oh, shit. @jonathancoulton is in Ann Arbor tonight, and I think we forgot to buy tickets in advance. It's sold out now, of course. (Fri 6 March 2009, 10:09AM)
It's relatively warm out, and I'm wearing a cute outfit. This is not conducive to concentration on work. Time to caffeinate and prioritize. (Fri 6 March 2009, 9:18AM)
Looking thru the Japan '07 Bag of Awesomeness. I'd forgotten I bought half this stuff! Totoro stamps, stickers... Link (Thu 5 March 2009, 10:19PM)
Holy shit. I can almost read Japanese. I sound like a damn preschooler sounding it out, but I can recognize and remember most hiragana. ^_^ (Thu 5 March 2009, 9:48PM)
My Outlook Calendar at work now syncs to my Google Calendar, and my Google Calendar syncs with my iPhone Calendar. I feel all connected now. (Thu 5 March 2009, 3:36PM)
What a day. Meetings and busy-ness all around. Need to wrangle some approvals for a change going into production today. Have one hour. o.O (Thu 5 March 2009, 3:00PM)
Getting really sick of BeTwittered losing my tweets. Also just getting sick in general. Will likely space out during my Day o' Meetings. (Thu 5 March 2009, 10:55AM)
These rare sinus headaches are a relatively new development for me. A few years ago, I didn't know what a sinus headache even felt like. (Wed 4 March 2009, 3:42PM)
Hey, self? Eating refined sugars will NOT make you feel better physically. Just stick with the fruit you brought to work with you. (Wed 4 March 2009, 12:30PM)
I think I might be coming down with something. Damn. Contemplating staying home from Zen tonight (but still running one necessary errand). (Wed 4 March 2009, 12:07PM)
The iPod function on the iPhone is difficult to pause quickly. Listening to podcasts at my desk becomes an exercise in frustration. (Wed 4 March 2009, 10:37AM)
Everything on today's to-do list is DONE. Well, except zazen. I'll sit before bed, then I will have accomplished all I set out to do today. (Tue 3 March 2009, 10:13PM)
Letter to grandparents is written. Mentioned the Toledo Zen Center. Hope that doesn't get me written out of the will. (They're Mormon.) (Tue 3 March 2009, 7:52PM)
Getting ready to write a letter to my grandparents. I could call them, I suppose, but letter-writing is the more traditional means. (Tue 3 March 2009, 7:11PM)
RT @AdamHansen via @laser: Jazz lovers... Just saw this sign in front of the new downtown Toledo arena being built. Link (Tue 3 March 2009, 1:04PM)
Official WW weigh-in: up 2 lbs. Disappointing, but not unexpected. Need to formulate a battle plan to keep me on program in the evenings. (Tue 3 March 2009, 12:07PM)
I'm so OCD about tracking the music I listen to that I haven't used Pandora b/c it won't log to my last.fm profile. I think I'm lame. (Tue 3 March 2009, 10:21AM)
This morning's preview weigh-in was disappointingly high. I attribute it to my muscles retaining water, and not last night's 8 Fig Newtons. (Tue 3 March 2009, 8:43AM)
Charlie Gibson has subpar lighting and/or makeup and/or soft focus filter today on World News. Looking his age in a big way. (Mon 2 March 2009, 6:38PM)
Three ibuprofen and two hours of sleep later, I'm feeling closer to normal. Should actually be able to spend time at work typing & clicking. (Mon 2 March 2009, 10:19AM)
Have decided I need to take the names of other gods in vain. Instead of shit, I think I'll start saying Shiva. Instead of Goddamn, Ganesh. (Mon 2 March 2009, 10:05AM)
Even more muscles are sore this morning. Taking a half day of sick time. Ibuprofen and vitamins and back to bed for a couple of hours. (Mon 2 March 2009, 7:55AM)
My arms are still sore from moving that damn sofa, my hands have no grip, and my fingers don't straighten. Functional fitness FAIL. (Sun 1 March 2009, 10:57PM)
Just got pwned by a giant sofa. My fucking forearms and hands are stiff like a motherfucker. Embarrassed and feeling like a girl. (Sun 1 March 2009, 1:52PM)
Tall skinny Caramel Macchiato FTW! Can't believe I've never had one of these before. (Sat 28 February 2009, 8:40PM)
Slept in too long, even for a Saturday. Again. That's what I get for having three drinks last night and staying up past 2am, I suppose. (Sat 28 February 2009, 12:37PM)
Playing Civ Rev on 360 and indulging in some mixed drinks. So goes my Friday night. Solitary, yet enjoyable in that geeky sort of way. (Fri 27 February 2009, 10:05PM)
Back at my desk with a tuna sandwich. Ran the gauntlet of vending unscathed and stuck with the real food. A step in the right direction. (Fri 27 February 2009, 11:47AM)
My frozen meal didn't satisfy my lunch hungry. Contemplating going down to the 6th floor and gawking into the vending machines. (Fri 27 February 2009, 11:32AM)
OMFG. Is IE7 supposed to take 20 mins to install? That was ridiculous. (Fri 27 February 2009, 10:59AM)
Hmm. That didn't work. Try this: Link (Fri 27 February 2009, 10:23AM)
Toledo peeps: Need to know when your trash will be picked up? Check the calendar! Link (Fri 27 February 2009, 9:56AM)
Waiting for the garbage truck to finish picking up on my little dead end street so I can get out and get to work. I'm already late. (Fri 27 February 2009, 8:15AM)
Thanks to the patience and assistance of my co-worker, I think my SQL-fu increased +1 today. Feeling good about myself. (Thu 26 February 2009, 4:13PM)
comment on my blog to expound on some points in a post. do i put it in the comments, add to the post itself, or write a new post? thoughts? (Thu 26 February 2009, 9:22AM)
Unexpected onramp closure forced a scenic tour of Cleveland. Holy shit, the map app on my iPhone actually came in handy for once! (Wed 25 February 2009, 1:15PM)
Out lunch = our lunch. Fat fingers. (Wed 25 February 2009, 1:04PM)
Done with out lunch at Tower City. Heading back to Toledo. Link (Wed 25 February 2009, 1:00PM)
Whew! That was a lot of information. Looks like MicroStrategy 9 is going to be bad-ass. Looking forward to playing with it sometime soon. (Wed 25 February 2009, 11:50AM)
Not very good at using the "back channel" during presentations. Have lots of notes for a later blog post, tho. In brief, MSTR9 looks SWEET. (Wed 25 February 2009, 10:59AM)
At the Hyatt, ready to learn about MicroStrategy 9. Curious about what 9 has to offer. Link (Wed 25 February 2009, 9:00AM)
Up early in preparation for the Cleveland trip. My cat thinks I'm up early just for her, and is snuggling and getting my lap all hairy. (Wed 25 February 2009, 6:08AM)
The woman who choreographed the OK Go video with the treadmills? She's on Deliver Me on Discovery Health tonight. (Tue 24 February 2009, 10:12PM)
Getting up much earlier than usual tomorrow. Must surrender to the sleepy... (Tue 24 February 2009, 9:30PM)
Sometimes I wonder how many of my Twitter followers actually find my tweets interesting and how many follow me hoping I'll follow them back. (Tue 24 February 2009, 7:21PM)
Less than one pound to go until my 10% goal! Lost nearly a pound this week. There was a time when losing 0.8 lbs would not have been enough. (Tue 24 February 2009, 12:13PM)
Truly caffeinated for the first time in weeks. Boy howdy, am I strung out. Jittery and wide-eyed all the way. And cold. Did I mention cold? (Tue 24 February 2009, 11:12AM)
Feeling a little discombobulated this morning. Tackling several different things at once, after taking a personal day yesterday. (Tue 24 February 2009, 10:04AM)
I'm so looking forward to the time change. My energy and productivity in the evenings is much higher when it's still light out. (Mon 23 February 2009, 6:46PM)
Rollover form for my old 401k is finally signed, notarized, and ready to mail! After over a year. Whew. (Mon 23 February 2009, 3:35PM)
Bonus of taking the day off to run weekday errands: having lunch with the hubby. Too bad our favorite sushiya is closed on Mondays. *pout* (Mon 23 February 2009, 1:22PM)
Planned to take half a personal day off of work today. Decided to make it a whole day at the last minute this morning. Maybe not wise. Meh. (Mon 23 February 2009, 7:35AM)
Plenty of things I could be accomplishing on a Sunday evening in tandem with laundry and dinner, but I can't get motivated to do much else. (Sun 22 February 2009, 6:46PM)
Never thought I'd look back on high school and actually remember the fun times. Next week, I'll be scanning in some band pics from the '90s. (Fri 20 February 2009, 11:55PM)
Wow. @dooce must get a shit-ton of e-mail and spam: I sent her a msg and had to reply to a return msg to whitelist myself as a real person. (Fri 20 February 2009, 9:17PM)
Editing the Drinking Gourd Podcast for this week. Environmental noise is rough in this one; I hope the Levelator is up to the challenge! (Fri 20 February 2009, 7:56PM)
You know the song that plays in Star Trek when Spock gets emotions and falls in love? Yeah, it's playing in the dead mall where I'm walking. (Fri 20 February 2009, 12:29PM)
Sitting in the lunchroom awaiting a call. Why is there music piped in here? Sounds like Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett. Yeesh. (Fri 20 February 2009, 11:50AM)
Looking through my photos category on my blog and realizing that getting my Lomo marked a huge increase in the number of photos I took. (Thu 19 February 2009, 10:59PM)
Today feels like Friday. Work feels quieter than usual; plus, I'm really looking forward to getting home and playing with my new lens. (Thu 19 February 2009, 1:17PM)
Really wish Meetup.com had a mobile site. Starting to get spoiled by all the awesome mobile sites out there. (Thu 19 February 2009, 11:22AM)
Great. Now I'm talking to my iPod like @wilw talks to iTunes. Me: Shuffle me some good working tunes! iPod: Theme to Ice Castles? Me: FAIL. (Thu 19 February 2009, 10:27AM)
All IS supervisors are out at a management 360° review session offsite today. While the cat's away... (Just kidding. I have work to do.) (Thu 19 February 2009, 8:25AM)
It's too late to be hungry, and I've used up all my Points. Giant glass of water, then my evening tea - that should fix my little wagon. (Wed 18 February 2009, 11:04PM)
Lensbaby 3G arrived today! Minus three aperture rings. :( Still, I'll have a shit-ton of fun taking photos for my blog tomorrow evening. (Wed 18 February 2009, 6:42PM)
Arrived at my desk today at 8:07 instead of my usual 8:40. That wasn't so bad, now, was it? Now to tweak for that last 10 minutes. (Wed 18 February 2009, 8:15AM)
Dear self: What did the Wii Fit yoga trainer ever do to you? It's not nice to tell her to fuck off when she tells you the obvious. (Tue 17 February 2009, 6:28PM)
Building-wide email from HR re: morning tardiness = I need to make it to work about 40mins earlier for a while, despite being salaried. (Tue 17 February 2009, 4:13PM)
I get more depressed with each WW mtg that I stay in this same range I've been in. This week, I vow not to eat ANY flex points. (Tue 17 February 2009, 12:50PM)
I like my mini Moleskine notebook better than iGoogle's sticky notes for writing down blog ideas. iGoogle tends to forget to save my stuff. (Tue 17 February 2009, 11:03AM)
Mentally and physically exhausted. Had a strange and uncomfortable dream after I turned off my alarm this morning. (Tue 17 February 2009, 9:27AM)
A giant, Panera-sized chai latte is a great way to relax and wind down before bed. Warm milk and tea in Pier 1 crockery; can't go wrong. (Tue 17 February 2009, 12:13AM)
Ow. When the hell did I get this paper cut on the tip of my index finger? How inconvenient. And painful. (Mon 16 February 2009, 8:12PM)
This headache makes me sad. It also makes me not able to concentrate anymore. I'm done for the day. (Mon 16 February 2009, 4:28PM)
What kind of ballsy a-hole steals @lancearmstrong's one-of-a-kind bike? Lame. (Mon 16 February 2009, 11:44AM)
How is it that the preset retirement fund portion of my 401k is doing worse than my individual investments? I'm not a financial expert. (Mon 16 February 2009, 10:36AM)
Reading Domino magazine, feeling overwhelmed at the amount of interior decorating I haven't done in the five years we've owned our house. (Sun 15 February 2009, 11:50AM)
I think my friend Amy would have gotten more out of PZ's talk than I did, but it was still maybe not interesting, but at least educational. (Sat 14 February 2009, 9:27PM)
At the Darwin Day Banquet in Columbus. Hors d'oeurves, jazz piano, and a roomful of strangers. PZ Myers is speaking later. Hope this is fun. (Sat 14 February 2009, 6:21PM)
Getting crafty ideas for displaying old calendar photos as wall art. Involves grommets and matte board. Still ironing out the details. (Fri 13 February 2009, 7:44PM)
Whew. What a day. Productive like I haven't been productive in weeks. Not quite done with everything yet, but it still feels good. (Fri 13 February 2009, 4:31PM)
Finally digging into the M&Ms my boss's boss gave me for Christmas. Boy howdy, am I a cheap date. So insanely wired right now. O_O (Fri 13 February 2009, 12:48PM)
I did it again. Left my wallet at home in the bag I took to Zen on Wednesday. NOTE TO SELF: put wallet in purse kthx. (Fri 13 February 2009, 8:51AM)
Can't believe I'm actually PURCHASING indie music online. That's what I get for listening to back episodes of old indie music podcasts. (Thu 12 February 2009, 11:01PM)
On my way to lunch. Forgot my wallet at home, so my supervisor is covering me. Sweet! (Thu 12 February 2009, 11:50AM)
Today's challenge (besides normal work stuff): Eat healthy during our monthly departmental lunch... this time, it's Chinese. (Thu 12 February 2009, 10:16AM)
Good morning, uterus! Won't you meet my friend, Advil? You two are going to get along fabulously... (Thu 12 February 2009, 9:03AM)
Holy crap. Enhanced podcasts are even more awesome on the iPhone than they were on my "old" iPod. List of chapters FTW! (Wed 11 February 2009, 1:00PM)
Trying to decide whether to walk indoors and forfeit the fresh air, or walk outdoors with an umbrella that may or may not be helpful. (Wed 11 February 2009, 11:20AM)
"This is what I think whenever I see one of the new Pepsi ads" (via @cameronmoll) Link (Wed 11 February 2009, 10:57AM)
It occurs to me that we have several items from our last Japan trip that should be on display in our home. Totoro mug, Hello Kitty coin.. (Tue 10 February 2009, 11:13PM)
Getting despondent about my three-month weight loss plateau. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Maybe I'll go veggie or something. (Tue 10 February 2009, 1:07PM)
As much as I love Next Gen, I'll be glad when SciFi gets out of the first season. And, yes, I suppose I could just watch the DVDs. (Mon 9 February 2009, 10:25PM)
Cursebird Report: @dianaschnuth swears like a Scottish Comedian. Ranked: 15,614th worldwide. - Link (Mon 9 February 2009, 9:00PM)
Disappointed that the @Microstrategy Roadshow in Cleveland appears to already be full. My boss really wanted to check out ver9 in action. (Mon 9 February 2009, 3:20PM)
Feeling very frustrated with my work right now. Going to ask for help shortly. Brain is fried and immensely irritated. (Mon 9 February 2009, 1:42PM)
When the neighbor's dog woke me up an hour before my alarm today, I remember wanting to tweet, "I don't wish harm on any animal, but..." (Mon 9 February 2009, 10:38AM)
Need to get up earlier so I can spend the same morning quality time with the cat on the weekdays as I do on the weekends. She craves it. (Mon 9 February 2009, 9:24AM)
Tweaking my standard web design contract for a freelance food photography gig. Feels neat to change my title from Designer to Photographer. (Fri 6 February 2009, 10:37PM)
OMG. Thanks for the Marilyn Manson, last.fm! I wouldn't have realized that's just what I needed today. *slow thrashing* (Fri 6 February 2009, 2:12PM)
Oh, there we go. The Guest wifi network *will* let me stream last.fm. Awesome. (Fri 6 February 2009, 2:02PM)
Both iPod and iPhone are low on juice. Can't play iPod while charging. Means I'm at the mercy of the cellular network to stream my last.fm. (Fri 6 February 2009, 2:00PM)
I'm a published photographer! Read the blog post: Link (Fri 6 February 2009, 1:35PM)
Trying to decide if 24°F is "warm" enough for a walk outside. (Fri 6 February 2009, 12:01PM)
Just researched food photography rates and quoted an insanely low price to a potential client. We'll see if she bites or balks. (Fri 6 February 2009, 9:58AM)
I'm a little concerned about the coughing and sniffling I'm hearing around me. Breaking out the hand sanitizer. (Thu 5 February 2009, 12:14PM)
Note to companies on Twitter: if you beg me to retweet your posts, I will refuse. I only retweet links for a good cause, or for teh funnies. (Thu 5 February 2009, 10:28AM)
May have studied too much Japanese before bed last night. I'm positive I dreamed of hiragana. (Thu 5 February 2009, 9:07AM)
Whoa. Gmail went and prettied up their buttons. That took me by surprise just now. (Wed 4 February 2009, 10:14PM)
Have a list of nouns and adjectives in Nihongo: husband, shirt, shorts, jeans, and colors. Now to string them together and add some verbs. (Wed 4 February 2009, 4:23PM)
Just back from a walk with @relysh. Weekly Japanese flash card quizzing with Sheryl-chan FTW! (Wed 4 February 2009, 12:44PM)
Helping put out fires at work makes it challenging to focus on my normal tasks (which are confuddling me already). (Wed 4 February 2009, 10:17AM)
One of the downsides of having a backlog of talks to podcast? When entire days go missing, or out of order, and confusion sets in. (Tue 3 February 2009, 9:13PM)
Trying the tactic of "closing the kitchen" to keep me from evening eating. Dishes are washed, counter is clean. Only water & tea from here. (Tue 3 February 2009, 7:51PM)
Hmm. Co-worker in another dept has discovered my Twitter. *waves* Hi, [redacted]! (Tue 3 February 2009, 2:18PM)
Sleep has been had. I have showered. Just emailed the boss that I will be in at 1:00. Before that: zazen and some lunch. (Tue 3 February 2009, 11:02AM)
WTF is up with my sleep these days?It felt like I was awake once an hour last night. I caved and used my sick day today. Freaking exhausted. (Tue 3 February 2009, 7:58AM)
Time for Wesley to save the ship again. This wasn't nearly as obvious and annoying when I was 13. (Mon 2 February 2009, 9:56PM)
Also? Sorry about the writing in those first couple of seasons of ST:TNG, @wilw. Not that it was my fault or anything, of course. (Mon 2 February 2009, 8:23PM)
Watched Insurrection a few weeks ago; watching Data whistle in the holodeck now is bittersweet. Really brought him to life, @BrentSpiner. (Mon 2 February 2009, 8:20PM)
Watching the ST:TNG pilot on SciFi, even though we own all 7 seasons on DVD. Troi's rocking the 80s hair, and I love everyone's overacting. (Mon 2 February 2009, 7:41PM)
Oh, man. PZ Myers is going to be in Cbus for a Darwin Day 2009 banquet. Reservations to this would be an AWESOME Valentine: Link (Mon 2 February 2009, 1:54PM)
If I could combine the vocab from JapanesePod101 Survival Phrases with the Pimsleur Method of repeating new words at intervals, I'd be set. (Mon 2 February 2009, 12:52PM)
New month = new sick day accumulated. Was so tempted to use it today, just because I had it. Alas, reason prevailed, and here I am. (Mon 2 February 2009, 9:04AM)
Oh, fuck. The Saigon Bistro is closed. For good. Now there's no Vietnamese restaurant in Toledo. Fuck. (Sat 31 January 2009, 1:35PM)
The History Channel is absolutely butchering these Roman names and words. As a former student of Latin, this is killing me slowly. (Fri 30 January 2009, 11:23PM)
Testing out my new Sigma 18-200mm lens. This will be a decent all-around lens, I think, but the macro capabilities are lacking. (Fri 30 January 2009, 7:26PM)
Thinking of more phrases I might need in Nihon: "Thanks for your patience; I know I speak Japanese poorly." (Fri 30 January 2009, 3:21PM)
Boss took care of time-sensitive project while I was stuck at home in the snow yesterday. Necessary, yes, but now I'm back to normalcy. Bah. (Fri 30 January 2009, 9:42AM)
OMFG. The Maps iPhone app gives directions IN TOKYO. Using public transportation. In Japanese, but still. I can ask a Nihonjin to help read. (Thu 29 January 2009, 11:43PM)
Good news: the ryokan I want to look into has a website! Bad news: it's all Nihongo de! Eh? Eigo de, onigaishimasu? Off to Google Translate. (Thu 29 January 2009, 3:36PM)
WOW! The snow plow just did not one but TWO consecutive passes down our dead-end street! That means I can go to work tomorrow! ..Yay? (Thu 29 January 2009, 2:37PM)
OK, it's official: I am not leaving the house this evening. Had to park the car 2 houses down b/c our street isn't plowed. Unacceptable. (Wed 28 January 2009, 5:48PM)
All a-flutter about the impending trip back to Tokyo. Just loaded up Google Street View to see our home away from home: Link (Wed 28 January 2009, 3:15PM)
Just got props from my boss on my new haircut. Her eyes bugged out when I told her how much it cost, though. That was fun. :-) (Wed 28 January 2009, 11:58AM)
Dear Black SUV: I'm sorry you had to follow me all the way downtown from my 'hood over snowy surface streets. Thx for not tailgating, tho! (Wed 28 January 2009, 8:59AM)
Had planned to shovel the driveway tonight, amongst other things. As it is, I'm just going to get to the basics before bed. (Tue 27 January 2009, 11:13PM)
Lost a pound somehow over the past two weeks. Not quite sure how that happened. Still 1.6 lbs to go for my 10% goal. (Tue 27 January 2009, 12:57PM)
Someone please pass the prozac. (Tue 27 January 2009, 10:42AM)
Realized last night that I am a selfish person. This realization has put me into a foul mood this morning. Would've stayed home if I could. (Tue 27 January 2009, 8:47AM)
That chai with milk I just made myself may have been a poor idea. Warm milk, late evening, but still with stuff to do. Fighting fatigue. (Mon 26 January 2009, 8:44PM)
I think @schnuth will be glad to know that AB's new rectangular, large glasses and sewn-in vest make him much less, shall we say, hittable. (Mon 26 January 2009, 8:05PM)
I can now do 14 consecutive "real" pushups! Not bad for someone who could only do 3 girlie (knee) pushups a couple months ago. (Mon 26 January 2009, 7:29PM)
Borrowing a co-worker's Lysol helped slightly, but this cube still feels a little... dingy. Tape residue on the walls, marks on the desktop. (Mon 26 January 2009, 3:15PM)
Chase card balance alert via e-mail tells me that my balance tfr is in process. Low-APR card now cleared for vacation expenses! (Mon 26 January 2009, 1:17PM)
Severely irritated that I can't locate an e-mail or form to contact Facebook directly and let them know that stuff's not loading correctly. (Sat 24 January 2009, 12:14AM)
#myfirstjob Hostess at the restaurant/bar where my mom worked. Fired b/c I was too slow, officially; really b/c they wanted my mom to quit. (Fri 23 January 2009, 6:07PM)
Hmm. Yeah, need to bring my tower over here, too. For some reason, all the gadgets on my Google portal (esp. Twitter) don't work. (Fri 23 January 2009, 3:20PM)
Moved into a new cube, in the thick of my dept and closer to the window. Need to scam my old keyboard; this one is loud and clunky. (Fri 23 January 2009, 2:43PM)
Potluck is in 90mins, and someone has their yummy crock pot goodness smelling up the 12th floor. *drool* (Fri 23 January 2009, 9:59AM)
Tonight's accomplishments: Making pudding for tomorrow's potluck, posting Photo Thursday to my blog, and researching zoom lenses. (Thu 22 January 2009, 11:19PM)
My cat apparently loves Ready Made Magazine as much as, if not more than, I do: Link (Thu 22 January 2009, 7:54PM)
Ugh... too much Indian buffet. Delicious, but irresistable. Two plates plus dessert and chai is officially too much lunch. *bloat* (Thu 22 January 2009, 1:24PM)
43min support call FTW! Yes, same problem as before. I'll give her credit, though: she's pleasant and helpful about it. Yet, it still sucks. (Wed 21 January 2009, 3:55PM)
About time to bundle up and go out for a walk. Outside. In the snow and the sun. Alone. So I can practice my Japanese without funny looks. (Wed 21 January 2009, 12:25PM)
Well, that's disappointing. I wanted to listen to the Slumdog Millionaire sdtk, but forgot to update my iPod. What I get for having 2 iPods. (Wed 21 January 2009, 10:26AM)
Would've used a sick day for mental health reasons today, if I had any sick days to use. As it is, I came in a little later than usual. (Wed 21 January 2009, 9:25AM)
The lag and rebuffering is killing me. I'll have to go back later and check out the musical numbers without the offending skips and gaps. (Tue 20 January 2009, 12:03PM)
Didn't think I'd be plugging in for the inaugural today, but here I am, with MSNBC in effect. --Oh, shit, invocation time. *eyeroll* (Tue 20 January 2009, 11:49AM)
Anyone need a helpdesk / desktop support job in Perrysburg (near Toledo)? Just got an email from a recruiter, 6 mos contract, $15-20/hr. (Tue 20 January 2009, 9:06AM)
I wish I knew why I'm so meh about everything lately. Work, exercise, food, TV, nothing interests me. Just don't care. Can't get excited. (Mon 19 January 2009, 9:44PM)
Wait. The White House has a furniture *collection*? Seems a bit extravagant, don't you think? (Mon 19 January 2009, 2:15PM)
Bank is closed today. That means my path down to the dead mall is blocked off unless I go outside. Damn. (Mon 19 January 2009, 12:14PM)
Also, I miss working for a company that gives me MLK Jr. Day off. (Mon 19 January 2009, 9:10AM)
Not a big fan of our new scale. It weighs me heavier than our old scale. :-( (Mon 19 January 2009, 8:53AM)
It's a new day. Temps are above zero, sushi is in my near future, we have tentative vacation plans for this May, and life is good. (Sat 17 January 2009, 10:58AM)
Retweet @shunn for truth: So many potholes it's like we've been bombed. Oh, wait, we have. BY WINTER. (Fri 16 January 2009, 3:20PM)
I love my iPhone. I can listen to podcasts I'm no longer subscribed to, like JapanesePod101. (Fri 16 January 2009, 1:51PM)
Seriously contemplating taking Vacation '09 in Japan again, this time with different tours and destinations. Same hotel, though. We <3 it. (Fri 16 January 2009, 12:57PM)
Survey says: -11F here in Toledo, wind chill of -31F. That explains why my fingers felt like they were going to fall off this morning. (Fri 16 January 2009, 9:24AM)
Why am I in this funky Don't Give A Shit mood? Don't care about AB, or exercise, or Photo Thursday, or where to go on vacation. Meh. (Thu 15 January 2009, 9:00PM)
Interesting. @brentspiner hasn't even twittered once, and already has 1,375 followers (as of last count). And, yes, I am now one of them. (Thu 15 January 2009, 3:43PM)
40min support call FTW! (i.e. me calling support. and not making much progress.) *headdesk* (Thu 15 January 2009, 2:40PM)
The good news: Tuesday's lunges with Wii Fit didn't mess with my knees! Bad news: my quads are still stiff and sore. Maybe that's good, too. (Thu 15 January 2009, 11:05AM)
Good lordy. It's below zero outside. Saturday is supposed to be a high of 24F, though! It's a freaking heat wave. (Thu 15 January 2009, 10:42AM)
Getting ready to sit through a two hour marathon presentation on Endeca here at work. Hope to learn something interesting. (Wed 14 January 2009, 2:08PM)
...And I just uploaded the podcast without the intro. D'oh! Recorded intro, inserted into Audition session, reuploading to Libsyn. Silly. (Tue 13 January 2009, 10:31PM)
Next time I decide to work out with my Wii Fit, I should really save the lunges until the end. Wobbly quads make for poor balance-boarding. (Tue 13 January 2009, 7:25PM)
"Depressed," for me, does not necessarily mean "sad." More like unmotivated, disinterested, couldn't care less, negative, need I go on? (Tue 13 January 2009, 2:02PM)
Avoided wetting my feet in the puddle I parked in. Then went to step over a snow bank in the parking garage and stepped in icy, dirty water. (Tue 13 January 2009, 9:01AM)
I don't care how many times they rename the Girl Scout cookies; the caramel ones are Samoas and the peanut butter ones are Tagalongs. (Mon 12 January 2009, 9:06AM)
Google Reader's system of sharing still makes my head spin. I lost @mightymur and now I have to get her back. Not sure how I lost her. Meh. (Sun 11 January 2009, 10:49PM)
Sick hubby + snowstorm = dinner of miso soup with zucchini, red onion and udon. Will make this again! Link (Sat 10 January 2009, 7:19PM)
My street. My dead-end street. It's been PLOWED. This never happens! Well, maybe sometimes, when we get 4 to 6 inches of snow in 24hrs. (Sat 10 January 2009, 12:47PM)
It's still fucking snowing. I am so not into having some kind of Norman Rockwell-esque "Let It Snow" sort of holed-in weekend. (Fri 9 January 2009, 11:27PM)
Hey! I finally won a game of Go against my iPhone. Granted, it was on a 9x9 board with a handicap of 6, but still... I won! Quite handily. (Fri 9 January 2009, 4:37PM)
Going to quit the Qwitter service. Only lost one follower, but just getting that one notification made me feel like jr. high all over again. (Fri 9 January 2009, 12:08PM)
Took a batch of macro photos this evening, featuring some miniature clay flowers. Didn't see the single cat hair on one flower until after. (Thu 8 January 2009, 9:34PM)
Seriously tired of sucking down cough drops that don't always do the trick. Might go to UrgentCare on Saturday if things don't improve. (Thu 8 January 2009, 11:24AM)
OMFG. One of my photos is going to be published in the Spring 2009 issue of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. And I'm getting paid for it! (Wed 7 January 2009, 9:53PM)
Hadn't intended to stay home sick from work. A night of coughing and phlegm-choking changed my mind. Next time I'll just go in late, though. (Wed 7 January 2009, 12:13PM)
Said to me by the woman in the parking garage elevator: "You look like I feel!" Gee, thanks, lady. That makes me feel so much better. (Tue 6 January 2009, 8:56AM)
Just realized I forgot to resync my iPhone after snagging that Go app from Aaron. So much for a 20min Go break in the lunchroom... (Mon 5 January 2009, 12:46PM)
Meijer-brand DayQuil making my coughing and stuffy nose feel great. Also making me feel kinda stoned and out of it. Whee! (Mon 5 January 2009, 10:57AM)
Last night's sleep sponsored by The Big Freakin' Q. Currently wishing I were still at home, asleep. Alas, time for a new work week. (Mon 5 January 2009, 8:47AM)
Now I'm in the game store while the boy shops for boy things. (Sat 3 January 2009, 5:41PM)
J Jill to the rescue! Six sweaters for $100 with the clearance sale and credit card app. (Sat 3 January 2009, 4:32PM)
OMFG. I an going to go POSTAL on women's clothing stores really soon. This is all crap. Rhinestones and shitty patterns and stupid cuts. (Sat 3 January 2009, 3:17PM)
Up before 10am on a Saturday, with teeth brushed and makeup on. Highly unusual, especially for a Saturday with no real plans. (Sat 3 January 2009, 9:49AM)
I think that @schnuth and I will be adopting the tradition of having dim sum on New Year's Day. So good, and good for you. Turnip cakes FTW! (Fri 2 January 2009, 11:19AM)
Looking thru @schnuth's Senior yearbook from SJ. They're all so young, with such poofy hair! Some cuter, some dorkier; still recognizable. (Thu 1 January 2009, 12:34PM)
Guess I spoke too soon! @snapfishbyhp has my photos online! I'm a big fan of their turnaround time for 35mm developing and scans. (Wed 31 December 2008, 1:23PM)
My film from Xmas Day has arrived at @snapfishbyhp. Wonder if they work on New Year's Eve, or if I'll be waiting til Friday to see my scans? (Wed 31 December 2008, 1:12PM)
30GB Zunes Killing Themselves in Droves: Link (Wed 31 December 2008, 12:32PM)
Dear ABC News: I can't believe you just misspelled Arthur C. Clarke in your 2008 memorial retrospective. How disappointing. (Tue 30 December 2008, 6:57PM)
I need more sleep. This is impacting me negatively in so many ways, yet it's so fixable. (Tue 30 December 2008, 2:40PM)
I love hearing the other geeks on my floor at work speak in internet memes. Heard just now: "Fail." (Tue 30 December 2008, 10:08AM)
Think I'm getting a cold just in time for New Year's. Come on, hold off a few more days... I want a fun get-together with friends tomorrow. (Tue 30 December 2008, 9:06AM)
I can haz new jeans from Buckle! w00t! Can't wait to get home and try them on... (Mon 29 December 2008, 4:09PM)
I really do dance around my knowledge in official communications: "We think we should be able to implement..." Like I'm afraid to be wrong. (Mon 29 December 2008, 3:03PM)
Toledo Blade: "City of Toledo prepares to start overhaul of refuse pickup" Link (Mon 29 December 2008, 9:47AM)
No lunch walk for me today; I left my ID badge / keycard at home. Dammit. (Mon 29 December 2008, 9:30AM)
Off to make some tandoori chicken and paneer tikka masala for dinner. (Sun 28 December 2008, 6:10PM)
Quote found in my saved mail from Nov 2005: "Luck favors the patient photographer." -Brooks Jensen (Sat 27 December 2008, 11:51PM)
Making some minor tweaks to the recently redesigned blog. I have a laundry list of little things that are likely bugging no one else but me. (Sat 27 December 2008, 10:00PM)
Went to put the mail out -- in short sleeves, without even a jacket. It's not December weather, but it's awesome. (Sat 27 December 2008, 12:22PM)
Merry Christmas! On our way to Cleveland for the annual festivities. (Thu 25 December 2008, 12:11PM)
Just finished opening presents with @schnuth. Toe socks, Hawaiian lotions, books, Ghostbusters DVD, and a dedicated flash for my D50. Rock! (Wed 24 December 2008, 2:48PM)
The upper floors of my parking garage are closed off. Good thing all the ParkSmart garages seem to be free today; Superior Garage FTW! (Wed 24 December 2008, 8:50AM)
After making a pit stop at my house, my friend Dan headed north to conduct Merry Tuba Christmas in Howell MI: Link (Wed 24 December 2008, 12:25AM)
Aw, Mr. Hooper! This is making me cry already. Not good. BTW, Big Bird ice skates about as well as I do. (Tue 23 December 2008, 7:08PM)
Busting out my DVD of Christmas on Sesame Street and preparing to make the annual sausage cake. Yes, there's really sausage in it. (Tue 23 December 2008, 7:02PM)
In case you didn't see it on my blog earlier, here's a 61MB zip file of Xmas music: Link (Tue 23 December 2008, 2:16PM)
I can always tell who is a programmer and who isn't by who laughs after stopping to read the limerick posted outside my cubicle. (Tue 23 December 2008, 1:28PM)
Wanted to set up my iPhone to receive work e-mail. I'd have to get myself added to our Blackberry Enterprise Server. Not gonna happen. (Tue 23 December 2008, 10:49AM)
Boss is superbusy and overloaded, while I'm admittedly disinterested in work today. I'll do it, and I'll do it well... I just won't like it. (Tue 23 December 2008, 10:34AM)
I'm so tired in the evenings anymore. What's up with that? I didn't get anything done. No baking, no podcast, no cleaning. WTF? (Mon 22 December 2008, 9:15PM)
Vacation destination now has two votes for Ireland and one for Australia. BTW, our choices for travel dates are May or August. (Mon 22 December 2008, 12:21PM)
Shoppers attacked near a Toledo mall by two women in an SUV. Be careful, wherever you shop! Link (Mon 22 December 2008, 11:46AM)
The hubby and I can't decide where to go on this year's vacation. Tokyo '07, Honolulu '08, and now...? Meh. Are we lame, or what? (Sun 21 December 2008, 10:33PM)
Cameraphones make grocery shopping a bit less guess-ful for @schnuth (who does said shopping): "Are these the right ones?" (Sun 21 December 2008, 5:44PM)
I'm sorry, but Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" really triggers my "I hate Christmas music" reaction in a big way. (Sat 20 December 2008, 3:29PM)
This evening's houseguest, en route and running late: "So, how about that schedule thing?" Sushi dinner pushed back to after 7pm. (Fri 19 December 2008, 6:12PM)
ABC News notes the death of Paul Weyrick, but not Majel Barrett? I'd never even heard of Weyrick until just now. Majel deserves recognition. (Thu 18 December 2008, 6:54PM)
Oh, no. Majel Barrett Roddenberry died today. I had no idea she'd had leukemia. (Thu 18 December 2008, 5:42PM)
Just saw @schnuth off to work. I'm still feeling like shit. It's not that impending I'm Going To Puke Soon feeling, but it's still not good. (Thu 18 December 2008, 4:39PM)
Home for the day. Stomach unsettled. Just had a lunch of soup and toast. Hope to be better for tomorrow's Christmas luncheon at work. (Thu 18 December 2008, 1:31PM)
Just created two custom ringtones from SNES sound files. My ringtone is now the Fanfare from FFIV, although I converted the Prelude, too. (Wed 17 December 2008, 7:40PM)
Toledo road maintenance fails save vs sidewalks. Orange and Superior: Link (Wed 17 December 2008, 12:51PM)
Coffee is NOT supposed to smell like cigarette butts. Just sayin'. (Wed 17 December 2008, 10:19AM)
OMG. Just because it's Christmas next week does NOT mean that Food Network should be able to pre-empt my Good Eats for the frickin' Neelys. (Tue 16 December 2008, 8:01PM)
The fat-free nog is so thick and yummy that I've been mixing it half-and-half with 1% milk, and it still tastes great! (Tue 16 December 2008, 7:35PM)
Time to pack up my desk! --Just kidding. Review went smashingly. Got the standard raise. Was told to stop underestimating myself. (Tue 16 December 2008, 3:29PM)
Annual performance review in 45mins. These things always feel like being called into the Principal's office. I think it'll go well, though. (Tue 16 December 2008, 2:16PM)
Home weigh-in this morning = no change from last week. WW weigh-in before lunch = down 0.4 lbs. After a full month of plateau, I'll take it. (Tue 16 December 2008, 12:59PM)
I can't recall a year when I hated winter as much as I do right now. I hate being painfully cold. And it's not even technically winter yet. (Tue 16 December 2008, 11:38AM)
My first game of Civ Rev in months. Supposed to be relaxing and fun. Turned into a game of Gang-bang The Queen. Now I go to bed grumpy. (Mon 15 December 2008, 10:49PM)
Actually, now that I think about it, you did have the green light. My bad. Still, though, look before you speed through the turn! Jeez. (Mon 15 December 2008, 12:26PM)
It's legal to make a right on red AFTER you come to a complete stop. Jackass. Pedestrians have the right of way. (Mon 15 December 2008, 12:20PM)
"Despite the hyperbolic tone and confused claims in Monday's story... Google remains strongly committed to the principle of net neutrality." (Mon 15 December 2008, 9:53AM)
Sprayed StaticGuard on my pant-legs this morning and realized: StaticGuard is the smell of church from my childhood. (Mon 15 December 2008, 8:33AM)
Sushi FTW! Link (Sat 13 December 2008, 9:31PM)
That's twice in two days that I've put in a DVD at the suggestion of a movie on cable. Tonight, it's The Princess Bride. Inconceivable! (Fri 12 December 2008, 10:25PM)
OH in the elevator: "I wish we'd get, like, a foot of snow. ...It may as well *look* pretty." My internal response: Are you on crack?! (Fri 12 December 2008, 1:04PM)
Just got served up a good deal of work on this Friday afternoon. Contemplating skipping my lunch walk again, though I know I shouldn't. (Fri 12 December 2008, 12:03PM)
Co-worker just sent me a fun swf time-sink: Link (Fri 12 December 2008, 9:13AM)
Oh, no. I'd forgotten how Nemesis ended. Poor Data. (It really is ST:TNG Wrath of Khan, in so many ways.) (Fri 12 December 2008, 12:29AM)
Dear AMC: Screw you and your frequent commercials. I'll just put in the DVD for the last 20 minutes of ST: Nemesis. (Fri 12 December 2008, 12:12AM)
Had to chip the car out of a heavy frost and climb in the passenger's side due to the driver's side lock being frozen. Good times. (Thu 11 December 2008, 9:12AM)
Freakin' exhausted, and I still have stuff to do. First, though, I'm going to chill with a snack and a book. (Wed 10 December 2008, 8:44PM)
Currently in Week 3 of the hundredpushups.com program. This week is going to kick my ass. Or, rather, my arms' asses. (Tue 9 December 2008, 11:20PM)
Looking forward to getting my new iPhone GelaSkin in the mail. My pretty new toy is getting hella greasy from my nasty oily skin. (Tue 9 December 2008, 4:09PM)
That's four weeks in a row that my weight's been the same. To the tenth of a pound. Maybe this new program will help me get back to losing. (Tue 9 December 2008, 12:08PM)
Listening to my Best Of Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship / Starship 2-CD set. "Miracles" is by Jefferson Starship?! Never knew that. (Tue 9 December 2008, 9:54AM)
I think it's crap that I can't even print in black ink only when the light cyan is out. I mean, really. It's just a Christmas card list. (Mon 8 December 2008, 9:56PM)
Disappointed in the tonal range of both my latest roll of pics and my Krismas cards from Snapfish. Rather dark. I'll know better next year. (Mon 8 December 2008, 6:15PM)
Taking my lunch walk and listening to ISBW. Life is good. (Mon 8 December 2008, 12:07PM)
Sitting at Starbucks, playing with MY new iPhone. New tech toy FTW! (Sun 7 December 2008, 4:16PM)
Gave Aaron his "big" present early: an 8GB iPhone. He's super stoked, and wants me to buy one for myself tomorrow. I may do that. (Sun 7 December 2008, 12:54AM)
I'm already tired? But it's Friday night! I should still have a couple hours of top-notch creative brain-time! ...No? Early bedtime? Damn. (Fri 5 December 2008, 11:11PM)
Dark outside, quiet in the office, taking care of business. This reminds me of my days in Lockbox, but without the stress. (Fri 5 December 2008, 5:29PM)
Staying after hours at work to take care of some production / maintenance issues. I don't mind - Aaron had to leave early for work, anyway. (Fri 5 December 2008, 4:46PM)
Now that MT e-mails me when comments post to my blog, I can be bummed about my lack of comments all the time, not just when I check my blog. (Fri 5 December 2008, 12:08PM)
Website redesign is pretty much in place. Still have to fix some issues with the search, and add pagination, but it's more or less done. (Thu 4 December 2008, 11:00PM)
Feel like my immune system is run down. Stayed home from work today. Tired, sick to my stomach, headachy, lethargic. Early to bed tonight. (Thu 4 December 2008, 4:55PM)
Student Loan FAIL. Total principal paid: $3,000. Total interest paid: $8,600. That's in the past five years. I have a long-ass way to go. (Wed 3 December 2008, 8:51PM)
Now that most of my photos are digital, I no longer have a physical album of recent pix. Remedying that could be a major undertaking. (Wed 3 December 2008, 12:19PM)
I want nothing more than to go back to sleep for about an hour. Alas, this is unlikely to go over well at work. (Wed 3 December 2008, 9:14AM)
Shameless plug: If you're looking for Christmas gift ideas, might I suggest candles handmade by Yours Truly? Link (Tue 2 December 2008, 9:50PM)
The Lomo LC-A is back in business! Some fantastic photos from Thanksgiving will be posted to my Flickr this evening. *happydance* (Tue 2 December 2008, 11:35AM)
Damn you, Vanilla Ice, for usurping that distinctive bassline. Whenever "Under Pressure" comes up on my iPod, it always psyches me out. (Mon 1 December 2008, 11:57AM)
Happy Birthday, Mom! (Mon 1 December 2008, 11:24AM)
Seriously contemplating designing my OWN Krismas card design and just uploading the whole damn thing to be printed. These designs all suck. (Sat 29 November 2008, 5:42PM)
Annual Krismas photo session attempt #1: disagreeable cat, funky focus, trouble with posing. Out of 81 pics, maybe 5 usable. May try again. (Sat 29 November 2008, 4:39PM)
Mmm. The Irish Coffee test candle is a success, methinks. Smells like Bailey's and Coffee/Kahlua. Scent is strong and pleasant. FTW! (Fri 28 November 2008, 10:12PM)
My stomach thinks it's hungry. Fatigue affecting leptin levels, perhaps? Doesn't matter - my brain is listening to my stomach, not reason. (Wed 26 November 2008, 10:10PM)
Oh, come on! The Anime Punch website is blocked from work? I just wanted to check out when I'd be using my personal days next year. (Wed 26 November 2008, 1:19PM)
Get to leave work at 3:30pm today. FTW! (Wed 26 November 2008, 9:57AM)
Not letting myself buy any more candle supplies (new test wicks, etc.) until I get one more candle sale. (Tue 25 November 2008, 11:09PM)
Tonight's pushup training: success. Well, to a point. Discovered that I can't even do one pushup with the fancy pushup handles Aaron bought. (Tue 25 November 2008, 11:05PM)
There's something inherently wrong about Neil Diamond singing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." He is SO Jewish. I don't think he means it... (Tue 25 November 2008, 11:39AM)
I'm not supposed to be feeling the Krismas Spirit until after Thanksgiving! WTF? Can this giddy awesomeness actually last an entire month? (Tue 25 November 2008, 10:11AM)
Hey! I sold my first Etsy candle early this morning. This gives me hope for the future of my Etsy shop. (Tue 25 November 2008, 8:51AM)
Oh, awesome. My Butternut Squash Cheesecake Cup recipe comes out to just 2 WW Points per cuppiecake. Tomorrow = baking fun! (Mon 24 November 2008, 9:44PM)
First Krismas present: purchased! Now I have to wait an entire month to experience the joy of giving... (Mon 24 November 2008, 8:15PM)
My lunchtime lomography was just interrupted by public urination. First thought: "I really hope he's pouring out a bottle of water..." (Mon 24 November 2008, 1:22PM)
Saw gas in Allen Park MI this weekend for $1.57, and I couldn't believe it. Michiganders, take note! (Mon 24 November 2008, 9:14AM)
Aw, crap. The new version of the individual entry template on my blog overwrote the original version. I renamed it and everything! Ah, well. (Sun 23 November 2008, 11:40AM)
Huh? Google is asking me if I want to promote or remove each of my search results? I wonder how this will affect search results overall. (Fri 21 November 2008, 6:48PM)
I need a better canned response to my coworkers' "Thanks, Diana!" My standard "No problem!" reply is getting irritating even to me. (Fri 21 November 2008, 1:49PM)
Dammit. There's not a lunch service on the 6th floor on Fridays. Everyone's noshing on the Michigan/OSU potluck (prepaid meal tix only). (Fri 21 November 2008, 12:13PM)
Prepackaged lunch didn't totally satisfy me, although it was tasty. Contemplating a chicken salad sandwich from the 6th floor. (Fri 21 November 2008, 12:05PM)
Since Twitter was broken last night, let me say now that YouTube is dangerous before bed. Dean Martin & Foster Brooks, Red Skelton, et al. (Fri 21 November 2008, 9:48AM)
Picasa works much better than Adobe Bridge for helping me randomly rediscover photos I'd forgotten were on my hard drive. (Thu 20 November 2008, 7:41PM)
I'm a little concerned about staying healthy, with all the sneezing around me at work and all the coughing last night at the Zen Center. (Thu 20 November 2008, 11:42AM)
Spectacular orange-sky sunset? Awesome. But at 3:40 in the afternoon? Not so awesome. (Wed 19 November 2008, 3:41PM)
Me being social with my coworkers = Like my small talk got box r0xx0red on a prior boot. (Wed 19 November 2008, 1:05PM)
Ridiculously insane day of meetings unexpectedly opened up, as the boss is at home today. Wish I were home working on my website. (Wed 19 November 2008, 10:24AM)
Annual Free Credit Reports: printed. Blog: still broken. Evening not quite as productive as I'd hoped. (Wed 19 November 2008, 12:10AM)
Guess Tyler and Giada havent watched the Feasting on Asphalt where you went to the town of Alton and discussed the pronunciation difference. (Tue 18 November 2008, 9:36PM)
I don't think Tyler Florence is really one of your "good friends," Alton. He pronounced your name wrong. (Tue 18 November 2008, 9:29PM)
Getting irritated with my Movable Type installation. I might have been able to install WP and forward my old entries with .htaccess by now. (Tue 18 November 2008, 9:06PM)
Dreamed last night that I was in the hospital with bronchitis. Took a while after waking to realize I was OK and didn't need to call off. (Tue 18 November 2008, 9:01AM)
Co-workers deeming Obama an idiot for answering an amusing and irrelevant question posed to him by 60 Minutes. Shouldn't let them get to me. (Mon 17 November 2008, 2:22PM)
Wow. Lots of supervisory folks here are younger than me. Kinda makes me wonder where I could be, had I gotten an earlier jump on my career. (Mon 17 November 2008, 12:00PM)
I don't believe it. I'm actually firing up the Holiday Cheer playlist on the iPod. Mainly to listen to Bob and Doug's 12 Days of Christmas. (Mon 17 November 2008, 9:47AM)
Afraid I'm getting dependent on caffeine again. My normal morning coffee w/cocoa isn't doing anything for me today. Feel like I need a nap. (Mon 17 November 2008, 9:14AM)
All right. What the crap's going on with my RSS feed now? The title is supposed to be the title, not the URL. *sigh* (Mon 17 November 2008, 8:51AM)
Damn you, @relysh, for showing me the awesome fit of $75 low-rise jeans. Now the $30 jeans from Old Navy just don't seem to cut it. (Sun 16 November 2008, 4:56PM)
OMG. You would think, after all this time, I'd make sure I'd declared a DOCTYPE on my web page. That would have saved me 20 mins of WTF. (Sat 15 November 2008, 12:51AM)
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot: Good Eats isn't shown on Friday nights. Dammit. It's like Food Network thinks I have a social life or something. (Fri 14 November 2008, 7:58PM)
Update: cron job not entirely b0rked. Just really, REALLY slow. Still have accomplished jack. Planning to skip lunch walk in favor of work. (Fri 14 November 2008, 11:57AM)
I've gotten jack accomplished this morning. Plus, the cron job that posts my tweets to my blog is broken. Can't fix it till I get home. :-( (Fri 14 November 2008, 10:47AM)
My eyes are so red from being tired that my supervisor just asked if I'd been crying. Ungood, and I don't think coffee can fix that. (Fri 14 November 2008, 9:06AM)
Oh. Every time I try to fix my add-on domain, stuff republishes to my RSS feed. I'll stop putzing and wait for an answer on the MT forums. (Thu 13 November 2008, 9:38PM)
Jeez oh petes. Now my iTunes has forgotten where its library is. Fan-fucking-tastic. *sigh* (Thu 13 November 2008, 7:55PM)
Just slept through both the local and national news. Time to get to work on properly configuring MT. Sorry about the b0rked RSS feed... (Thu 13 November 2008, 7:16PM)
Stayed up too late trying to troubleshoot my server migration issues. I'll just have to research Movable Type with add-on domains tomorrow. (Thu 13 November 2008, 12:29AM)
Backing up my entire blog site locally before moving it to another server. Damn, this is taking a while... (Wed 12 November 2008, 8:05PM)
A toaster! A toaster in our floor's kitchenette! Oh, happy day! My breakfast options have now expanded... (Wed 12 November 2008, 12:12PM)
Today = one year at my "new" job. Still have a long way to go before I feel truly comfortable in the position, but I'm getting there. (Wed 12 November 2008, 10:07AM)
Closet purge = purging old clothes out of the closet. Not being secretly bulimic. Just to clarify. (Tue 11 November 2008, 7:37PM)
Damn. That was a very brief and ineffective attempt at a closet purge. (Tue 11 November 2008, 7:36PM)
My new winter coat is made of awesome. Wish i had a cameraphone. (Mon 10 November 2008, 12:42PM)
Feels like winter out here. Damn. (Mon 10 November 2008, 12:25PM)
Ate too much fettuccine for dinner. Not feeling so hot. And Amy arrives in either 10 minutes or a few hours. (Fri 7 November 2008, 7:51PM)
Staying home from work today. (Fri 7 November 2008, 7:57AM)
Tonight: making candles. Tomorrow night: watching MC Frontalot in BG. Friday night: hopefully hanging out with my BFF from Dayton. (Wed 5 November 2008, 7:48PM)
Michael Crichton has died of cancer. (Wed 5 November 2008, 1:00PM)
Charlie Gibson of ABC News says that Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States. It feels surreal. (Tue 4 November 2008, 11:02PM)
ABC News predicts Ohio will go to Obama. Fucking A. *fist-pumping ensues* (Tue 4 November 2008, 9:25PM)
Are you serious, New York Times? Texas is leaning Democratic right now? *checks CNN* Yep, it's narrow, but it's a lead. (Tue 4 November 2008, 8:14PM)
Must... embrace... time change. Must not fight the sleepy. Must do dishes and get the hell to bed. Tomorrow will be a late election night. (Mon 3 November 2008, 11:04PM)
Plenty to do, but nothing sounds good. This is my definition of bored. Don't want to go to bed yet. Time to fire up the 360. (Mon 3 November 2008, 9:12PM)
Can I just publicly mention? I love my husband. A lot. Thought of it today b/c I only got 5 mins with him today instead of my usual 15. (Mon 3 November 2008, 5:53PM)
Flash Review: "Zack and Miri" is typical of Kevin Smith films: crass and vulgar on the outside, but fuzzy on the inside. Enjoyed the flick! (Sun 2 November 2008, 8:53PM)
Just got back from early voting. The 2+ hours spent in line were definitely worth it. (Sun 2 November 2008, 6:31PM)
The next Drinking Gourd podcast is queued to post tomorrow. Learn about the Zen ancestor & poet Wang Wei: Link (Fri 31 October 2008, 10:43PM)
My house is lit only with homemade cranberry-scented soy candles. And it's not for trick-or-treaters, either; my street doesn't get those. (Fri 31 October 2008, 7:03PM)
Can't believe that some people actually think that gay marriage will lead to pedophilia and bestiality. "Why can't I marry my dog?" *sigh* (Fri 31 October 2008, 6:54PM)
Remembered why I stopped podcasting: I try to fly by the seat of my pants and need a shit-ton of editing. Strike the final low-carb episode. (Thu 30 October 2008, 10:11PM)
I hate being tired at the end of the day, with dishes still to wash, and realizing that I didn't accomplish anything very meaningful today. (Wed 29 October 2008, 11:23PM)
Low of 26 tonight?! Fuck. Time to dig out the comforter... (Wed 29 October 2008, 10:13PM)
Watching "Deliver Me" on the Discovery Health Channel. Am interested and intrigued, yet uncomfortable and unsettled for a myriad of reasons. (Tue 28 October 2008, 10:32PM)
My WW leader suggested I break my plateau by eating protein & dairy w/ my Flex points. Good idea, except now I can't stop eating. Argh! (Tue 28 October 2008, 9:41PM)
Yummy pho dinner w Aaron's cousin Alex. Now waiting for Matthew Sweet's opener to go on. (Sat 25 October 2008, 8:52PM)
It's official: I can't concentrate on work while listening to MC Frontalot. Which is highly unfortunate, as he's stuck in my head, anyway. (Thu 23 October 2008, 10:21AM)
Just got back from interviewing Jay Rinsen Weik at the Toledo Zen Center. Listen to it on the Drinking Gourd Podcast this Saturday! (Wed 22 October 2008, 10:31PM)
BTW, Quizno's has their nutritional info online now! Will be doing some digging to figure out what sammiches I can eat. Link (Tue 21 October 2008, 11:45PM)
I think I officially have an addiction to Civ Rev. I feel the need to play a THIRD game before bed. And I dreamed about Civ last night. (Tue 21 October 2008, 10:17PM)
Against my adult self's better judgment, going to play a game of Civ Rev before editing this week's podcast. Link (Tue 21 October 2008, 7:01PM)
Just wrapped up a kick-ass game of Civ Rev. (Well, it turned out kick-ass, anyway.) Time to get ready for bed... then play another game. (Mon 20 October 2008, 10:04PM)
Despite the ridiculous unitard Billy Blanks is wearing, the original Tae Bo Basic VHS workout from the late '90s still kicks my ass. (Mon 20 October 2008, 7:43PM)
Trying to look up some SSIS tutorials online. Discovering that I'm just going to have to play with it at work and ask questions. (Mon 20 October 2008, 4:38PM)
Feeling better now. All things shall pass, as the saying goes. :-D Still not going in for a half-day of work, though. (Mon 20 October 2008, 11:50AM)
Had weird gas cramps all day yesterday and all last night. Slept like crap, ironically enough. Taking today off, though I really shouldn't. (Mon 20 October 2008, 8:08AM)
Aaron wins at teh internets. He discovered the meaning of the MC Frontalot lyric, "I hit L shift-O to the quote and then dollar." Dammit. (Sun 19 October 2008, 11:29PM)
Just opened a can of evaporated milk when I meant to open a can of mushrooms. "Why does this say to shake well...? Oh, shit." (Fri 17 October 2008, 5:44PM)
Getting lots of compliments on my $7 Steve and Barry's Hawaiian shirt today. (Fri 17 October 2008, 12:12PM)
Bucking the system by tweeting via txt over my lunch. Ain't I a stinker? (Fri 17 October 2008, 12:08PM)
Two games later, and a bit past my bedtime, but I at least won a Domination victory. It's been awhile since I spent an evening gaming. (Fri 17 October 2008, 12:28AM)
Damn you, Civilization Revolution. I almost won a Technology Victory on King difficulty, but I got shut out. Now I have to play again... (Thu 16 October 2008, 8:59PM)
Whoa! Between one refresh and the next, my iGoogle updated its layout! Sweet! (Thu 16 October 2008, 4:37PM)
OK, just have to sneak this in real quick: Star Trek Movie FTW. Link (Thu 16 October 2008, 9:28AM)
Damn. I went from almost-perfectly toasted pumpkin seeds to burnt-popcorn pumpkin seeds in no time. *sigh* (Wed 15 October 2008, 8:22PM)
Went to take an online survey, and the browser-sniffer detected Firefox 3 as "Netscape." I will not open your survey in IE. Also? FAIL. (Wed 15 October 2008, 7:22PM)
All I really need to watch of Entertainment Tonight (when I watch any of it) is the opening preview montage. That pretty much sums it up. (Wed 15 October 2008, 7:07PM)
I hate going to bed at night, because it means that the next thing I know, I'll have to get up for work. I've always been like that. (Tue 14 October 2008, 10:07PM)
Contemplating whether to blog about my day of FAIL at work, go take a nap, play a game, or actually be productive. (Tue 14 October 2008, 7:09PM)
Oh, snap. Just got busted for "blogging during office hours." So, guess I'm going into Twitter Lurk Mode. Bah. (Tue 14 October 2008, 9:11AM)
Dear Micfo.com: Next time, please LET ME KNOW when my web hosting account is overdue. Love and snarks, A Customer For The Last Three Years. (Mon 13 October 2008, 9:04PM)
Not sure why I'm suddenly in a happy, bouncy mood, but I'll take it. (Mon 13 October 2008, 6:47PM)
I'm such a dork, I'm contemplating after-work flowcharts. Insanely hungry? If no, exercise, then eat X. If yes, make quick healthy food Y. (Mon 13 October 2008, 1:09PM)
Had "real" Chinese food yesterday: dim sum at the New Empire in Toledo. Lots of shrimp-stuffed dumplings involved. Definitely going back. (Mon 13 October 2008, 11:53AM)
Wish I could have gotten tix to this. Obama is barely two blocks away from my work today. Link (Mon 13 October 2008, 10:41AM)
Need either a.) another hour of sleep, or b.) caffeine (and maybe sugar). While the former would be more welcome, the latter is more likely. (Mon 13 October 2008, 9:37AM)
Whenever I listen to Dashboard Confessional or Tegan & Sara, I find myself considering clipping my fingernails and picking up my guitar. (Fri 10 October 2008, 10:08PM)
Worked on a preliminary version of a project back in August, but it got deleted. Well, I did it once, right? I can do it again. (Fri 10 October 2008, 2:44PM)
Wow. My old 401k lost $4000 since the beginning of Sept. Half of that loss happened in October. Good thing I'm not retiring for awhile. (Fri 10 October 2008, 10:20AM)
YTD Rate of Return on my new 401k = -31.8%. At least I'm doing better than the stock market (down 40%). Still need to roll over my old 401k. (Fri 10 October 2008, 10:00AM)
Listening to the right-wingers talk politics first thing in the morning is NOT what I need. I'm in a dangerous mood. I could say anything. (Fri 10 October 2008, 8:44AM)
Wikipedia page on Credit Default Swaps is prefaced with: "This page is in the middle of an expansion or major revamping." Gee, wonder why... (Thu 9 October 2008, 4:29PM)
Feeling stuck in my work. I think I've done all I can with the info I have. Wondering if I'm missing something. (Thu 9 October 2008, 3:02PM)
OMG plz stop talking about NASCAR right next to my cube. kthx. (Thu 9 October 2008, 11:59AM)
Just discovered I have three versions of "Take On Me" on my iPod: Reel Big Fish, Rockapella (or another acapella group?), and A-Ha. (Thu 9 October 2008, 10:23AM)
Quads, hams, and glutes are still sore from Tuesday's PUSH workout. Guess it's been a while. Huzzah for getting back in the groove! (Thu 9 October 2008, 9:03AM)
Take On Me: The Literal Version. Actually pretty funny. Link (Wed 8 October 2008, 11:41PM)
Sometimes I forget how much I love going to Zen. Talking one-on-one with Sensei makes me happy and centered. (Wed 8 October 2008, 10:10PM)
httpwatch rocks my balls for monitoring website load times. The basic version is free! Much more awesome than watching my second hand. (Wed 8 October 2008, 4:07PM)
Time to close the web browser and focus on work. Need to master my monkey-mind. (Wed 8 October 2008, 3:11PM)
Kashi Turkey Fiesta Sandwich Pocket was full of whole grains and yummy goodness, and was totally worth all 5 WW Points. (Wed 8 October 2008, 11:44AM)
Wow. Last night's PUSH DVD gave me a kick-ass lower body workout. Butt and legs are pleasantly stiff and sore. THANKYOUSIRCANIHAVEANOTHER? (Wed 8 October 2008, 9:55AM)
Dear Sharon: I will call you back. I didn't have much free time between your 1st call at 9:30 last night and your 2nd at 7:30 this morning. (Wed 8 October 2008, 8:45AM)
ABC World News is broadcasting live from my Alma Mater, Bowling Green State University. Surreal to see Charlie in front of University Hall. (Tue 7 October 2008, 6:44PM)
Quotable from a (male) co-worker: "D'you get a haircut or something? I'm trying to figure out what's different... It's a good look!" (Tue 7 October 2008, 3:47PM)
Spent half my day trying to solve a problem that's beyond my scope, and that isn't even really my responsibility. Time to get productive. (Tue 7 October 2008, 2:12PM)
Still maintaining/slowly gaining. Up just a smidge this week: 0.2 lbs. Mtg was about eating soup. WTF? Not a soup fan, even if it's filling. (Tue 7 October 2008, 12:48PM)
People who interrupt or railroad someone else when they're both trying to explain something to one another? Completely annoying. (Tue 7 October 2008, 10:09AM)
Someone I don't know *hearts* me on Etsy! Yay! (Yay for the one person I know and the one person I bought from, too.) (Mon 6 October 2008, 10:29PM)
Giving Picasa one more try. Didn't care for it before, but maybe it'll do what I need it to do. Wait - can it see Nikon Raw (NEF) files? (Mon 6 October 2008, 10:10PM)
Why is Adobe Bridge being stupid? Forgetting all my keywords, then giving me crap when I try to put them back? And locking up entirely? Grr. (Mon 6 October 2008, 2:33PM)
OK, I lied. One more "sick" day. Last one, though, I swear! (Mon 6 October 2008, 7:44AM)
Wifi at the Providence Airport is $9.99/24hrs. No blogging for me! (Sun 5 October 2008, 3:02PM)
PAC has been great! Small but quality. One more panel this morning, then lunch and airport. (Sun 5 October 2008, 9:23AM)
Two hour flight beats 12 hour car ride hands down. Cash bar at the Conference Welcome Reception FTW. Best $7 Amaretto Sour I've ever had. (Fri 3 October 2008, 10:04PM)
Welcome to Providence! (Fri 3 October 2008, 3:47PM)
Aaron is upstairs watching the beginning of the veep debate. I'm contemplating joining him... (Thu 2 October 2008, 9:03PM)
Oh, man. My brain is totally not firing on all thrusters today. Getting asked detailed questions about my projects and blanking on answers. (Thu 2 October 2008, 12:15PM)
Finding it nigh on impossible to ignore the goings-on in the next cube. Frustrated and nervous discussion. I feel for both sides. (Thu 2 October 2008, 9:53AM)
My husband Aaron blogged about the screening of the movie Nerdcore Rising at BGSU: Link (Thu 2 October 2008, 8:59AM)
Definitely time to start wearing a jacket to work again. (Wed 1 October 2008, 4:30PM)
Feeling slightly frazzled and relatively busy, but not feeling like I'm getting much accomplished. Focus, Diana-san! (Wed 1 October 2008, 1:48PM)
Wow. That last tweet of mine came off really judgmental. DO NOT WANT. (Tue 30 September 2008, 3:07PM)
Sometimes I wonder if certain co-workers would still be friendly to me if they knew I was an atheist. Sometimes I wonder if they do know. (Tue 30 September 2008, 2:49PM)
Just got a crapton of positive hair comments at my Weight Watchers meeting. Kind of makes me feel not so bad about gaining 0.8 lbs, I guess. (Tue 30 September 2008, 1:12PM)
Having a hard time concentrating today (as usual). If I still feel all zoned out like this after lunch, I'm totally getting a Diet Dew. (Tue 30 September 2008, 11:20AM)
Extremely hungry. Wondering if I should still hold off eating until my noon weigh-in. Think I might nom on my one-point WW-brand Zinger. (Tue 30 September 2008, 10:36AM)
I really don't want to become dependent on caffeine. Then again, I really don't want to fall asleep at my desk today. (Tue 30 September 2008, 9:46AM)
Just bought a classy-looking pair of handmade dangly pearl earrings on Etsy for $6 shipped from Estonia. I love the internets. (Mon 29 September 2008, 9:23PM)
I should have my Mr. Spork tee from shirt.woot before we leave for PAC this weekend! Score! (Mon 29 September 2008, 3:55PM)
New hairstyle means earlobes are showing. Visible earlobes means I need to inventory my non-90's earrings and supplement w/Etsy purchases. (Mon 29 September 2008, 3:15PM)
Overhearing third-hand about a complete stranger's extreme life problems. Makes me realize that my life is totally awesome. (Mon 29 September 2008, 2:36PM)
OK. Actually have deadlines and goals for work projects now. Time to ramp up the focus and seriously get to work. (Does that mean caffeine?) (Mon 29 September 2008, 11:07AM)
And @relysh to the rescue with the new hair! A new side part is in order. Yeah, everything'll be all right. (Mon 29 September 2008, 9:57AM)
Today is a day to be vigilant with the handwashing and sanitizing - it's a freaking sneezefest all around me in the office today. (Mon 29 September 2008, 9:08AM)
Stylist gave me a fucking K.D. Lang haircut. Not feminine. Not cute. Not able to keep out of my eyes. It's everything I never wanted. FUCK. (Fri 26 September 2008, 6:55PM)
Since when did I start stuttering and losing my vocabulary? This happened during college, too - now how did I fix it...? (Fri 26 September 2008, 4:29PM)
Me: "So, are you going to see someone about that cough?" Co-worker: "Yeah, I did. My doctor gave me some antibiotics that I don't need." o.O (Fri 26 September 2008, 4:02PM)
Friday going SO SLOW. Hard to concentrate. Just want to go home and do what needs done (getting a haircut, cleaning my desk) (Fri 26 September 2008, 2:42PM)
Wondering if, this year, I mightn't be able to free up my November to at least ramp up my fiction writing, if not officially do NaNoWriMo. (Fri 26 September 2008, 12:53PM)
Chris Rock is a seriously intelligent guy, and was on Larry King recently: Link (Fri 26 September 2008, 11:59AM)
Contemplating getting a haircut this evening, so I can use my $6.99 coupon before it expires. Yes, THAT kind of haircut. I spare no expense. (Fri 26 September 2008, 10:47AM)
Attempt at soba noodle salad? Substitutions ungood. Instead of leaving half for the hubby, I took one for the team and ate the whole thing. (Thu 25 September 2008, 7:26PM)
retweet @wilw: The last time congress rushed through one of Bush's OMGDOITNOWORWEALLDIE bills, we got the Patriot Act. I'm just saying. (Thu 25 September 2008, 3:42PM)
I think this will be tonight's dinner... with some minor substitutions. Link (Thu 25 September 2008, 1:50PM)
iPod shuffled from Killing In The Name to Hawai'ian island music. FAIL. (Thu 25 September 2008, 1:31PM)
Someone must've called out Alton Brown on how he pronounces "panko" on his show Good Eats, b/c now he just says "Japanese bread crumbs." (Thu 25 September 2008, 11:53AM)
OMG. I work with people who hand out religious tracts. *facepalm* (Thu 25 September 2008, 10:10AM)
When I'm hungry - seriously growly-stomach hungry - yogurt almost makes me nauseous. Kind of weird. Alas, yogurt is all I have left. (Wed 24 September 2008, 4:04PM)
Happy National Punctuation Day! Link (Wed 24 September 2008, 1:14PM)
Nat City gets an A for effort, but a C for procedural knowledge. Had the banker done it right the first time, I'd have my money by now. (Wed 24 September 2008, 1:08PM)
Surprisingly, even though I haven't put out a real episode since Nov 2006, I still have 160 subscribers. All-time high was just over 200. (Wed 24 September 2008, 11:04AM)
October 25th will be the 3rd anniversary of my very first Low Carb Lifestyle Podcast. I think I'll record an epilogue for the occasion. (Wed 24 September 2008, 11:03AM)
People Mag reports that Clay Aiken has come out as gay. Um, is this actually a surprise to anyone? (Wed 24 September 2008, 8:54AM)
Ate lunch at the Tandoor. Yummy Indian buffet. Not really hungry for dinner yet, but am going to eat something anyway. (Tue 23 September 2008, 7:59PM)
I plan for today to be my last sick day of 2008. (Tue 23 September 2008, 8:04AM)
Whoa. That was an unexpectedly busy couple of hours there. (Mon 22 September 2008, 3:34PM)
Happy Autumnal Equinox! (About 20 minutes late by local time, but who's counting?) (Mon 22 September 2008, 12:09PM)
iPod just randomed to Baby Got Back. WIN. (Mon 22 September 2008, 11:28AM)
Need to lay off the subtle and backhanded negative self-talk. Seriously. (Mon 22 September 2008, 10:42AM)
Are misogynists only obviously misogynistic to women who are attractive? Because I'm not getting it myself, but someone else is. (Mon 22 September 2008, 9:59AM)
It's been 6 years since my first and only attempt at a corn maze. I think I've recovered enough to try it again. Who's game? (Mon 22 September 2008, 9:29AM)
Was tempted to call in sick today, just b/c I was so tired. Came in anyway, albeit quite late. Turns out my supervisor is out sick, instead. (Mon 22 September 2008, 9:07AM)
Looking through old 'before' weight pics (for my eyes only) and realizing that I need to take some current pics for comparison. (Sun 21 September 2008, 6:48PM)
Just put my first item up on Etsy! It's a lilac soy votive candle; not very unique. Link (Sat 20 September 2008, 10:08PM)
Starbucks tall Pumpkin Spice Latte (nonfat, no whip) FTW. (Sat 20 September 2008, 8:39PM)
Oh, gross. This girl seriously needs a cheeseburger. Look at her arms! Link (Sat 20 September 2008, 12:15AM)
Hmm. Might've gotten the rings sized a little small. That was the point, though: now they'll still fit after the next 20 pounds lost. (Fri 19 September 2008, 1:43PM)
Being pretty productive today. Am leading a training session for my team about the basics of MicroStrategy at 3:30. Basics? That I can do. (Fri 19 September 2008, 1:20PM)
In for a busy day. Not as busy as my boss, though: she literally has back-to-back meetings until 4:30 today. Yeesh. (Fri 19 September 2008, 9:23AM)
Arr! I did'n miss ye funnest day o' the year, mateys! Alas, me co-workers ('cepting one or two) would'n unnerstan', i's be sure of it. (Fri 19 September 2008, 9:01AM)
In two hours from now, I'll be blissfully shopping with @relysh and wearing my properly sized wedding / engagement rings. (Thu 18 September 2008, 4:30PM)
Yes, I'm keeping my ear to the ground for my peeps who need IT jobs in NW Ohio. Just remember that it took me 6 mos to find my current job. (Thu 18 September 2008, 3:56PM)
Note for future freelance projects: give the client specific instructions on how not to break the site. Else, hours of work are for nought. (Thu 18 September 2008, 3:14PM)
Looking forward to tonight's shopping trip with @relysh. Agenda: pants that are not black, bras and blouses that fit, resized ring pickup. (Thu 18 September 2008, 9:49AM)
Wow. I need only mention @MicroStrategy in a tweet, and they follow me! This whole Web 2.0 concept adds a new dimension to communication. (Wed 17 September 2008, 7:01PM)
O NOES. I just a a nine-point oatmeal raisin cookie from Jimmy John's! FAIL. (Wed 17 September 2008, 12:53PM)
Oh, crap. I inadvertently screwed something up, big enough that we'll have to restore from a backup. Dev projects are MIA. Crap, crap, crap. (Wed 17 September 2008, 11:22AM)
Ooh! According to @alexheberling, Starbucks is in its Pumpkin Spice season. A tall w/nonfat milk and no whipped cream is four Points. I dig. (Wed 17 September 2008, 10:25AM)
Just checked the Biggby website: no pumpkin yumminess, but a short Hot Caramel Cider with no whipped cream is only two WW Points. Hmm. (Wed 17 September 2008, 10:23AM)
I could really got for some sort of pumpkin-flavored coffee. I'll bet Bigbee's would have something like that, if I wanted to go get it. (Wed 17 September 2008, 10:18AM)
Yep, it's just about time to wipe the cat hair and the dust off of the electric baseboard heaters and pull out the comforter. (Wed 17 September 2008, 8:37AM)
Printing graphical table layout from MicroStrategy = FAIL. Bitmapped small fonts don't scale well. Legibility = SUCK. (Tue 16 September 2008, 4:22PM)
My SQL-fu is not strong enough to translate this SSIS pkg into our BI app. Meanwhile, the intern is rocking SQL in the next cube over. FAIL. (Tue 16 September 2008, 2:05PM)
This week's official weight loss: 2 lbs FTW. I was going to be happy with maintaining, but this is perfectly fine, too... (Tue 16 September 2008, 1:18PM)
Seen on the back of a purple semi truck cab in traffic this morning: "Plum Crazy Redneck." (Tue 16 September 2008, 9:50AM)
Wanted nothing more than to call in sick -- no, not really sick, just really tired -- this morning. (Tue 16 September 2008, 8:53AM)
When reporting error text to Google re Epic YouTube Fail, I get the message that my query looks like spyware. Hey, man, just trying to help. (Mon 15 September 2008, 8:28PM)
Under my Jones Soda cap: "You believe in the goodness of mankind." Thanks for the reminder. (Mon 15 September 2008, 8:24PM)
Is going to be SO AWESOME having my friend work in my same company, on my same floor. I'd forgotten how it feels to just be myself at work. (Mon 15 September 2008, 4:21PM)
Just sold a Kahlua votive and baby powder tealights. Surprisingly, baby powder seems to be a popular / well-liked scent. (Mon 15 September 2008, 3:46PM)
Just opened up a complete, real, functioning SSIS package to see how the data flows. How can something seem so basic and yet so complex? (Mon 15 September 2008, 3:26PM)
Pink Floyd keyboardist and founding member Richard Wright has died of cancer: Link (Mon 15 September 2008, 2:10PM)
The docks that were assembled this spring on the river downtown are being disassembled. Must mean that autumn is officially here. (Mon 15 September 2008, 12:45PM)
I feel like throwing an old-school kicking and screaming temper tantrum. (Sat 13 September 2008, 6:12PM)
Bob Mould (of Husker Du and Sugar) to publish his autobiography: Link (Fri 12 September 2008, 6:52PM)
Aw. Just got word that the roll of film I took with my Lomo at the fair didn't expose. Stupid Lomo. I composed some great shots, too. (Fri 12 September 2008, 3:12PM)
CNN iReport.com: Ike's rath [sic] felt four states away. This is what happens when you let us plebes report the news? Spelling goes to shit? (Fri 12 September 2008, 2:03PM)
I think I'm the only person I know who frets over punctuation usage in my blog posts. Current fret: commas, clauses, and compound sentences. (Fri 12 September 2008, 1:01PM)
Friday sucks so far. Late start, slow traffic, rerouted to another parking garage where my keycard didn't work... can I have a do-over? (Fri 12 September 2008, 8:46AM)
Was excited to see scanned photos on Snapfish. Looked at online album - just one image of the end/start of a roll. Hope my prints are OK. (Thu 11 September 2008, 2:18PM)
401(k) seems to be performing OK. Still need to roll over the funds from my previous job. Stupid paperwork. (Thu 11 September 2008, 10:55AM)
Blog post from 29 March 2004: Where Were You When...? Link (Thu 11 September 2008, 10:06AM)
This database diagram makes no goddamn sense. Primary Keys not matching up with Foreign Keys, columns missing, poorly laid out. Gah. (Thu 11 September 2008, 9:53AM)
Lots of slow, indecisive, parking-impaired people in my parking garage today. Tent downtown. Flag at half staff. Then I remembered. *sigh* (Thu 11 September 2008, 8:55AM)
I should have been in bed an hour ago. I had no idea that iTunes 8 would take so damn long to install. The new visualizer sure is trippy... (Thu 11 September 2008, 12:53AM)
Was excited about going to Zen earlier today. Now that the time is upon me, though, I've decided I'd rather take an evening to chill. (Wed 10 September 2008, 6:46PM)
My cat just ate a canned mushroom. On purpose. And liked it. WTF. (Wed 10 September 2008, 5:49PM)
Damn. I missed the Back to School sale at Threadless. (Wed 10 September 2008, 12:59PM)
Same co-worker quoted his pastor re: reactions to life. "You can get bitter, or you can get better." I like that. (Wed 10 September 2008, 11:56AM)
Co-worker, about a project: "I'm sure you could work your magic on it. I'll let you get your Wicca powers on it." Wiccan? Nope. Try atheist. (Wed 10 September 2008, 9:55AM)
New grad intern: "I feel bad because I don't like being the 'green' [new] guy, you know? I haven't felt like that since 1999." Must be nice. (Tue 9 September 2008, 3:09PM)
I'm finding my lack of concentration today to be very disturbing. I want to flip the switch and focus, but it's just not happening. (Tue 9 September 2008, 2:46PM)
Got 7 hrs sleep last night. Still finding it hella hard to concentrate on work today. Mind is not just wandering, but blanking out. WTF. (Tue 9 September 2008, 1:49PM)
Damn. I can't edit blog entries from work. The Hazelnut Coffee candle and one Kahlua are now spoken for. Still have Coconut, Lilac, more... (Tue 9 September 2008, 10:45AM)
Hey! Who wants some homemade soy candles? I'm blowing out my current inventory: Link (Tue 9 September 2008, 10:22AM)
Subjects in my Spam folder: Gain a huge cannon for love; Develop your anatomy; Join the party animals with your new instrument. Amusing. (Mon 8 September 2008, 8:13PM)
Home from work. Sick. Again. But this time, it's a regularly scheduled owie. I'm getting annoyed with being laid up for one day a month. (Mon 8 September 2008, 12:50PM)
Ring finger no longer naked while rings are being resized. Instead, I'm wearing the hubby's high school class ring from 1993. Heh. (Sun 7 September 2008, 11:16PM)
Dropped off my rings at the mall for resizing. Going to have a naked hand for nine days. When they come back, they'll be two sizes smaller. (Sun 7 September 2008, 6:16PM)
Uh-oh. Afternoon snack isn't exactly tiding me over, and I'm out of healthy work snacks. Well, I leave in 45mins, so dinner's not far off. (Fri 5 September 2008, 3:53PM)
One 16oz Drakkar candle sold to Rob Woz for $12. He even approved of the fruity sample I included. ...I miss my coworker-friends. (Fri 5 September 2008, 1:50PM)
Might have a new candle customer. Another co-worker stopped by and LOVED the Drakkar candle. I sent her my list of fragrances. w00t. (Fri 5 September 2008, 12:02PM)
Co-worker's wife makes homemade soap. He knows that my crafty candlemaking isn't hard. Somehow, I feel like I just got knocked down a notch. (Fri 5 September 2008, 11:10AM)
Selling a new "man candle" to Rob this afternoon. Currently have it open on my desk. Mmm, Drakkar. I make a good soy candle. (Fri 5 September 2008, 9:50AM)
Co-workers right by my cube discussing the man who claims to be too obese for lethal injection. Crassly naming alternative means. Go away. (Fri 5 September 2008, 8:54AM)
I don't need to have a high opinion of someone's abilities in order to like them. I also don't have to like someone who does their job well. (Thu 4 September 2008, 3:34PM)
My job uses so many acronyms. I was glad to finally puzzle out that SLA is Service Level Agreement. I know what that is, thanks to Tim King. (Thu 4 September 2008, 3:04PM)
I have two more hours to go and I am SO ready for a nap. Not self-medicating today, though - don't need sugar or caffeine messing with me. (Thu 4 September 2008, 2:43PM)
While I really want Obama to be elected, I feel like I'm mentally steeling myself for another GOP administration, with ideology not mine. (Thu 4 September 2008, 2:01PM)
Finished reading Dune by Frank Herbert for the 1st time last night. Man, fans of the book probably hated the movie. Movie deviates bigtime. (Thu 4 September 2008, 11:52AM)
Application issues at work. Got things running again, sort of, but jobs that normally run off-peak are running NOW. Slowing things way down. (Thu 4 September 2008, 10:34AM)
Provisional credit forthcoming on fraudulent bank debits. Got over 7 hours of sleep last night. Losing weight. All's right with my world. (Thu 4 September 2008, 9:09AM)
Just asked a senior team member for help with an question from another dept, and he's about to go over my contact's head. Hope this is OK. (Wed 3 September 2008, 4:10PM)
Mad props to National City Bank's fraud dept for catching THOUSANDS of dollars of internet fraud on my acct. Only $1K got through. Only. Ha. (Wed 3 September 2008, 2:05PM)
Why do I always feel crappy on Wednesdays anymore? Is the Universe conspiring to keep me away from Zen? Or is it psychosomatic somehow? (Wed 3 September 2008, 1:03PM)
Feeling kinda funky. Unsettled stomach, headachy, stuffy nose, flatulant. (Yes, TMI.) Guessing the Diet Dew isn't helping any of these. (Wed 3 September 2008, 11:43AM)
Out of storage space on my personal webhost. Keep having to delete files that I have saved locally. Need to get my site moved soon. (Wed 3 September 2008, 10:17AM)
Been logging my sleep habits lately. Weekdays, 6 to 6.5 hours of sleep; weekends, 9-12 hours. This is not healthy. Neither is my Diet Dew. (Wed 3 September 2008, 8:56AM)
Finally: Boy, howdy, is Chrome a memory hog! Six tabs = eight processes, each using between 7K and 56K of memory. Had to bail after 30 mins. (Tue 2 September 2008, 10:32PM)
Initial Chrome impressions: Middle mouse button should open link in new tab. Also, pages scroll down w/ wheel, but not back up. (Tue 2 September 2008, 10:31PM)
Wow. Google Chrome does seem mighty speedy. I'll have to test it out at length when I get home from work, but so far I'm pretty impressed. (Tue 2 September 2008, 3:14PM)
OK. Finally. A project I can dig into and spend some quality time on. Time to screw in my earbuds and go to town. (Tue 2 September 2008, 2:44PM)
Wow. Palin defends the inclusion of "under God" in the Pledge because "it was good enough for the founding fathers." Hi, fractal wrongness! (Tue 2 September 2008, 1:01PM)
Movie trailer voice-over artist Don LaFontaine has died. Great quote: "If I tried to use that voice in public, they'd be calling security." (Tue 2 September 2008, 10:59AM)
Feels like a ghost town around here. Lots of people decided to take a long-long weekend. And my supervisor is on vacation this week. (Tue 2 September 2008, 10:19AM)
Looking forward to downloading Google's new browser, Chrome. Curious about its performance. (Tue 2 September 2008, 9:04AM)
Seen in an e-mail from a local business: "Not responsible for typeographical errors." (Mon 1 September 2008, 10:02PM)
I feel like I'm defective. Mentally. (Mon 1 September 2008, 5:21PM)
Fuck it. I'm having a REAL Amaretto and (Diet) Coke. How many Points for a shot of amaretto? Two? I'll take it. (Fri 29 August 2008, 9:33PM)
Trying a fake Amaretto & Coke, with almond extract. Too bitter. Tried adding vanilla. Still too bitter. Time to chug and try something else. (Fri 29 August 2008, 8:55PM)
Enjoying a Vanilla Diet Coke, Waffle House-style (read: a REAL Vanilla Coke) while preparing for the evening's web design extravaganza. (Fri 29 August 2008, 7:20PM)
Palin as McCain's VP? Not sure I want someone with that level of political experience being second-in-command behind a geriatric president. (Fri 29 August 2008, 10:58AM)
I hate casual greetings. People just don't listen. Case in point: Her: "Hi!" Him: "Good Morning!" Her: "Good! How you doin'?" (Fri 29 August 2008, 9:17AM)
The toilet seat cover dispenser in the handicapable stall has been installed at standing eye-level. Counterintuitive, don't you think? (Fri 29 August 2008, 9:04AM)
Hit the same record low weight three days in a row. I can totally get behind a (mini) plateau like that. (Fri 29 August 2008, 8:53AM)
Oh, look how perfectly my iPod and headphones fit into my new free mini videocamera case. Thanks, Blue Arc! (Thu 28 August 2008, 4:36PM)
Just got an unsolicited package from a hardware vendor. I am so not their contact person, but I got a free case for a flip Mino video cam. (Thu 28 August 2008, 4:27PM)
Overheard in the office: "And if they say that IS possible, then my next question is, what color is the sky in the world YOU live in?" (Thu 28 August 2008, 3:24PM)
Holy crap, could today go by any slower? Doesn't help that it feels like Friday. I suspect that tomorrow will go by just as slowly. (Thu 28 August 2008, 2:33PM)
As much as I appreciate the job I have, I'd prefer one that involves "mandatory Nintendo Wii bowling tourneys." Link (Thu 28 August 2008, 10:18AM)
Deciding not to read before bed last night disrupted my normal flow, and I forgot to turn on my alarm clock. Lucky I woke up when I did. (Thu 28 August 2008, 9:18AM)
Just realized I haven't used my Lomo LC-A in three years, in favor of the Olympus XA. I should load up the Lomo with film and take it out. (Thu 28 August 2008, 12:01AM)
Yeah, I think I'll be staying home and drinking some tea and taking some cold meds tonight. I'll feel obligated to try to do some work, tho. (Wed 27 August 2008, 3:41PM)
Walk was enjoyable, but didn't make me feel better. If I keep feeling like this for the rest of the day, I might be skipping Zen tonight. (Wed 27 August 2008, 12:56PM)
Had a frozen meal for lunch. Cold medicine must be out of my system by now, so why am I queasy and lightheaded? Hope my walk does me good. (Wed 27 August 2008, 11:59AM)
Need to work on my morning punctuality. While an 8:30 arrival isn't frowned upon, I'm guessing my constant 8:40 arrival may draw attention. (Wed 27 August 2008, 8:42AM)
State of the head cold: Throat not as sore. Eyes very dry. Feeling tired and generally wiped out. Been drinking tons of decaf Earl Grey. (Tue 26 August 2008, 4:19PM)
I hate comment spam. I get SO EXCITED that I actually have comments on one of my blog entries... and it's all spam. So depressing. (Tue 26 August 2008, 2:47PM)
"Cheerleader Uniforms Violate Dress Code." They have since the dawn of time! Why the big deal? Link (Tue 26 August 2008, 9:37AM)
OK, I get it now. It really was my bad. My work didn't disappear - it just needed to be done in two places, not just one. Still irritating. (Tue 26 August 2008, 9:08AM)
Not how I wanted to start my workday: a good hour's worth of work has magically disappeared, leaving me looking like a slacker. WTF. (Tue 26 August 2008, 8:56AM)
Still feeling unwell. I suppose that being too sick to work on my freelance site means I'm also too sick to play Civ Rev on Xbox? We'll see. (Mon 25 August 2008, 8:22PM)
Stayed home from work today. Sore throat, pressure behind the eyes, generally foggy feeling. Trying to head this off at the proverbial pass. (Mon 25 August 2008, 2:33PM)
Holy fuck. I've been editing style.css and re-uploading it every time, when I can just edit the CSS right in WordPress Admin? *facepalm* (Fri 22 August 2008, 8:17PM)
iPod just randomed to a gospel song that isn't supposed to be that funny... but I find "Oh Buddha" by the Imperials to be quite amusing. (Fri 22 August 2008, 2:31PM)
"Name on government watch list threatens pilot's career." Innocent until proven guilty? Nope. Link (Fri 22 August 2008, 1:02PM)
If I still worked at Sky, among friends, this would be one of those days when I'd park myself in someone's cube and talk the morning away. (Fri 22 August 2008, 9:59AM)
Hmm. I didn't think dress pants would shrink in the wash, but a pair of my new ones is suddenly too tight in the hips, ass, and thighs. (Fri 22 August 2008, 8:48AM)
That was such a bad Kermit voice that maybe it was supposed to be Gonzo and I just couldn't tell? Damn, I miss Jim Henson. (Thu 21 August 2008, 10:54PM)
Eww. My last.fm just randomed to a weird remix of a very bad Kermit voice (read: not Jim Henson) doing "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday." (Thu 21 August 2008, 10:52PM)
Feels like it should be Friday. (Thu 21 August 2008, 3:15PM)
My part of this morning's insanity is over. Now I just have to wait for people to test reports so I can provide the links for the portal. (Thu 21 August 2008, 1:52PM)
Wow. Busy, hectic morning moving a project into production. I had to take a moment to re-establish my center and calm down once or twice. (Thu 21 August 2008, 11:51AM)
Oh, jeez. Co-workers appear to be anti-Obama fundies. This is no good. Oh, I still like them, sure... but this is a disappointment. (Thu 21 August 2008, 8:47AM)
Aww. I didn't make it into the @mightymur 's Playing For Keeps promo video. And I was so proud of my "drumming." Shoulda worn a cape. (Wed 20 August 2008, 6:31PM)
Just sent an e-mail to my supervisor admitting that I'm lost and asking for her help/tutelage. Why is that so hard for me? (Wed 20 August 2008, 9:45AM)
LeRoi Moore, saxophonist of the Dave Matthews Band, died Tuesday. Link (Wed 20 August 2008, 8:51AM)
Oh, and GoDaddy's web-based FTP client just crashed Firefox. TWICE. *headdesk* (Tue 19 August 2008, 8:09PM)
OMG. I am never using GoDaddy hosting again. Nothing broken enough to call tech support about, but man, I can't get FTP to connect! Argh. (Tue 19 August 2008, 8:04PM)
Maybe we should just get a TiVO already, and join the 21st century. But do I really need to be watching more TV? That's the question. (Tue 19 August 2008, 4:21PM)
Man. All my favorite TV shows are getting moved around. First Divine Design on HGTV, now Good Eats on Food Network. Yeah, I'm a dork. (Tue 19 August 2008, 4:16PM)
Just realized that the person I've been working with in another dept has the Web Content Admin job I applied for before this one. (Tue 19 August 2008, 1:41PM)
The daily blog post job I set up on del.icio.us no longer seems to work. Must develop my own RSS importer thingy, apparently. Gah. (Tue 19 August 2008, 8:48AM)
Downloading Fleet Foxes album, per the admonitions of @dooce and @blurb. (And after listening to clips on last.fm.) (Mon 18 August 2008, 10:32PM)
I'm always surprised when I get kudos from my supervisor for doing my job. Not that I don't like it, but it's a little unexpected. (Mon 18 August 2008, 3:44PM)
I rarely have problems with my wisdom teeth, but the gums around my one impacted tooth have been sore for a couple days. This concerns me. (Mon 18 August 2008, 10:05AM)
Back at work. Things are getting back to normal. Should be plenty to keep me busy today. Still, I'd rather be at home asleep. (Mon 18 August 2008, 9:06AM)
Watching Poppa say goodbye to Grammie just about broke my heart. (Thu 14 August 2008, 11:26PM)
Busy morning so far, and not in a good way. Boss is out, so I'm putting out fires and not getting my own work done. And I'm leaving early. (Thu 14 August 2008, 9:40AM)
BETSY H. BURA (nee Hamlen), Beloved wife of Walter. Dear mother of Tina (deceased). Loving grandmother of Aaron. Link (Wed 13 August 2008, 1:54PM)
Submitted my video clip to @mightymur last night. You still have a couple of days to send one, too! Link (Wed 13 August 2008, 10:25AM)
Oh, shit. Time to get the wedding rings resized. Just shook the dregs of a bowl into the trash, and my rings came completely loose. Ungood. (Wed 13 August 2008, 9:26AM)
Hello there, triceps. I don't think we've formally met. When did you become so defined? Neat to see where you end and my shoulder begins. (Wed 13 August 2008, 8:40AM)
With all this makeup I just put on, you'd think I was going out on the town. No, I'm just recording a video for @mightymur. (Tue 12 August 2008, 7:42PM)
Official weight loss for the week: 3.6 lbs. Just shy of 15 lb loss overall since June. I'd be happier about it if I weren't preoccupied. (Tue 12 August 2008, 1:23PM)
Just got news of a family emergency... although it's not exactly an emergency. It's not like anything can be done now but pay our respects. (Tue 12 August 2008, 11:10AM)
Back at work. All my projects are in weird phases. Mtg with my supervisor shortly to tell her where I'm at and find out what to do next. (Tue 12 August 2008, 9:15AM)
Just spent 15 minutes perusing 2008 drum corps vids on YouTube. Everything I saw made me yawn except Carolina Crown. It's a damn shame. (Mon 11 August 2008, 7:34PM)
Wrapping spring rolls takes some practice. I'm guessing that eating them will be a lot easier. (Mon 11 August 2008, 6:22PM)
Glad I went with WP for my freelance gig; not because it's necessarily easier than MT, but because I'm getting different CMS experience. (Mon 11 August 2008, 4:47PM)
Word 2000 crashed while I was doing a Find and Replace of formatting. Microsoft's suggestion? Upgrade to a newer version of Office. Thanks. (Mon 11 August 2008, 1:09PM)
Taking the day off of work. Slept like crap. Kind of need a mental health day, anyway. Just emailed my boss; am now going back to bed. (Mon 11 August 2008, 8:13AM)
The Amazon exclusive edition of The Tales of Beedle the Bard is $100? I'd been considering it, but... hrm. The standard edition is under $8. (Fri 8 August 2008, 4:37PM)
Using Outlook at work, wishing I could tag my e-mails instead of putting them in folders; some of these are relevant to multiple subjects. (Fri 8 August 2008, 4:06PM)
There are people who think that Obama is the Antichrist? Seriously? Wow. Link (Fri 8 August 2008, 11:37AM)
Got an e-mail that Sweetcron is launching on 8.28.08. Took a tweet from @SeanEtCetera to remind me what it was: Link (Fri 8 August 2008, 9:45AM)
I love the smell of a crisp, cool morning breeze. Feels like autumn outside. It almost makes me consider trying to become a morning person. (Fri 8 August 2008, 9:13AM)
Cell phone use on planes? My vote is, SMS only. No voice. But they didn't ask me. Link (Thu 7 August 2008, 3:26PM)
Dear listowner: When I unsub from your list, your job is to unsub me, NOT to send me an e-mail with the subject line of "Don't go!" (Thu 7 August 2008, 1:40PM)
Having trouble getting refocused after lunch. Time to screw in the iPod earbuds and get to business. (Thu 7 August 2008, 1:03PM)
Busy morning. Shaping up to be a busy afternoon. For now, though, it's time for a walk. (Thu 7 August 2008, 11:55AM)
Dammit. My mirror was part of my favorite picture frame, and my favorite picture frame is in shards in my trash. (Wed 6 August 2008, 1:57PM)
Listening to the track I use as bgm for The Drinking Gourd Podcast. I can hear my own voice coming in with, "The Drinking Gourd presents..." (Wed 6 August 2008, 10:30AM)
OMG. @twinkiebeyond says Google Maps has street view for Tokyo! I am so writing a blog entry with links to views of all my favorite places. (Wed 6 August 2008, 9:36AM)
Slept poorly. Irritating drive to work. Got here to find my favorite picture frame face down on my desk, broken. Can I start today over? (Wed 6 August 2008, 8:43AM)
Enjoying a track from my man Kris Heath, from his EP "Beth the Devil Saintress Maid of Ghosts." Boy needs to reveal his secret MySpace name. (Tue 5 August 2008, 4:11PM)
Being tall messes with my concept of dress sizes. I look at shorter women and say, There's NO WAY she's a size 12. But she is. And I'm not. (Tue 5 August 2008, 12:48PM)
Finally weighed in under 200 at WW. 'Bout damn time; my home scale's said 190's for a few weeks now. Now I'm official. (Tue 5 August 2008, 12:46PM)
Got my short hair trimmed up this weekend. I like my short hair even more now. Glad it's going to take a while to grow the layers out. (Tue 5 August 2008, 9:21AM)
Thanks for the Depeche Mode earworm, @wilw... *queueing up my iPod* (Mon 4 August 2008, 4:21PM)
One of the Indian folks at my work brought in Indian snacks and desserts. OMG, so good. Now I know what to order for dessert next time... (Mon 4 August 2008, 2:22PM)
Study: Most kids' fast-food meals have too many calories. You don't say! Link (Mon 4 August 2008, 1:20PM)
Someone accidentally forwarded a slightly racist joke to a group e-mail w/ hundreds of people, and tried to recall it hours later. Oops? (Mon 4 August 2008, 1:08PM)
Seems HR was trying to "close my file." Isn't it a little late to be checking references after I've had the job for 9 months? Just sayin'. (Mon 4 August 2008, 9:58AM)
Former co-worker just got a call from my employer re: a reference for me. WTF? I've been here almost 9 mos now; I wonder what that's about. (Mon 4 August 2008, 9:39AM)
Mmm. Kadhi Pakora Punjabi. I'm really digging on my new favorite Indian restaurant. (Fri 1 August 2008, 7:58PM)
I need to stop throwing away food containers at my desk. The Jell-O and yogurt containers don't smell so fresh, along with that banana peel. (Fri 1 August 2008, 2:09PM)
Days With My Father: a poignant record of one man's relationship with his nonogenarian father. A must-see. Link (Fri 1 August 2008, 1:10PM)
Everything I touch today is coming up shit. WTF. Is it 4:45 yet? Oh, wait - I'd still have to do all this on Monday. *headdesk* (Fri 1 August 2008, 11:44AM)
Vendor Audit coming up next week. My day just got a lot busier. (Fri 1 August 2008, 10:49AM)
Got distracted from my lunch walk by an Irish band called Extra Stout playing in the park. Spent my lunch sitting outside and listening. (Thu 31 July 2008, 1:02PM)
Having one of those days that's busy, but scattered. Many pieces of many small tasks are dependent on others. Many things going at once. (Thu 31 July 2008, 11:27AM)
Thanks for the URL truncation, BeTwittered. My del.icio.us links live here: Link (Thu 31 July 2008, 8:44AM)
OK, that's two days in a row that del.icio.us didn't feed my daily links back to my blog. Guess you'll just have to go see: Link (Thu 31 July 2008, 8:43AM)
OMG. I have "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" stuck in my head, and neither I nor Aaron seem to have the mp3. Must rectify the situation. (Wed 30 July 2008, 8:07PM)
Probably shouldn't skip Zen tonight, but I really just want to stay home and clean my desk and not have to be social. I'm in kind of a mood. (Wed 30 July 2008, 4:09PM)
Indian mango pickles FTW. Supervisor brought me one. The flavor is unique, and the heat doesn't sneak up on you until the end. (Wed 30 July 2008, 1:50PM)
One wrong keystroke, and my entire running status report from the past week is gone and must be recreated from memory. Is it Friday yet? (Wed 30 July 2008, 1:10PM)
Getting duplicate podcasts showing on my iPod since upgrading iTunes. According to advice I found online, I just need to Restore my iPod. (Wed 30 July 2008, 11:45AM)
I've been snippy and crabby and defensive lately, and I don't like it. Not one bit. (Wed 30 July 2008, 10:47AM)
I don't think my nectarine is supposed to be crunchy. (Tue 29 July 2008, 3:31PM)
My day is being spent trying to read up on technical things I don't understand. This is making for a seriously long and boring day. (Tue 29 July 2008, 2:23PM)
Weigh-in = up 0.2 lbs. May as well call it no change, and I'm OK with that. I'm feeling good about my progress overall. Down a size! w00t! (Tue 29 July 2008, 1:25PM)
Have until end of August to complete my freelance project AND move my blog to a new server. I'm afraid one isn't going to get done in time. (Tue 29 July 2008, 9:57AM)
Home-scale weight this morning same as home-scale weight last week before WW mtg. I refuse to be disappointed in today's WW weigh-in result. (Tue 29 July 2008, 9:02AM)
Anybody in Columbus looking for a Web Design job? I just got an unsolicited e-mail about a job in Dublin, 6mo contract w/ ext. Let me know. (Mon 28 July 2008, 1:42PM)
I seem to make the best thumbnail sketches while laying on the floor. Is this a throwback to doing my design homework on my dorm room bed? (Mon 28 July 2008, 1:38PM)
Oh, yay! My friend is back for a second interview! *squee* I miss my [name redacted]. (Mon 28 July 2008, 10:22AM)
Oh, look. I clicked on the second page of Cuil results, and the page went blank. Sorry, Cuil - no soup for you! I'll stick w/ Google. (Mon 28 July 2008, 9:07AM)
2nd note about Cuil: the thumb beside the main link to my blog is NOT of my blog. Also, half of the 1st results pg are my blog categories. (Mon 28 July 2008, 9:05AM)
First thing I notice about the new Cuil search engine: slow response time. Could be that it's getting more traffic than they'd planned, tho. (Mon 28 July 2008, 8:52AM)
Went clothes shopping today. Now have work clothes that fit. Big discovery: down two sizes. I haven't been this size for a good ten years. (Sat 26 July 2008, 11:38PM)
Wow. Everyone is in crazy-hyper get-things-done stress-out mode. It's too easy to get sucked into that frame of mind. Time to center myself. (Fri 25 July 2008, 4:26PM)
Oh, shit. Even more upheaval at work: our main ETL guru just gave his notice. Things just got a lot more interesting around here... (Fri 25 July 2008, 3:26PM)
Just overheard one IT guy telling another about the Michigan and Ohio renaissance fairs. Yep, geeks in one field are usually geeks in many. (Fri 25 July 2008, 1:19PM)
Just took ten minutes to re-organize my files here at work. Getting my desk at home to a point where I could do that? That'll take a while. (Fri 25 July 2008, 11:26AM)
Got a free hardback spiral-bound notebook at yesterday's user group mtg. Classy. Have decided I need a small one like this for my purse. (Fri 25 July 2008, 10:53AM)
Done. On my way out of Lansing. Skipping the golf scramble. (Thu 24 July 2008, 12:55PM)
Thanks for the free polo, and thx for thinking I could fit in a ladies large. Now give me my mens XL. kthx. (Thu 24 July 2008, 10:56AM)
supply chain BI. Interesting, yes, but not terribly useful to me. Next? (Thu 24 July 2008, 10:38AM)
Found it. Breakfast = free bkfst sandwich. Trying to network. Not good at small talk with strangers. (Thu 24 July 2008, 8:58AM)
Heading out to Lansing shortly. Been a long time since I was up so long before the sun. (Thu 24 July 2008, 6:27AM)
Two-hour trip with supervisor is now two-hour trip solo. Not sure if this is an improvement upon the situation or not, but I'll take it. (Wed 23 July 2008, 2:03PM)
Ah. I found what was calling my name from the vending machine. Hello, giant Rice Krispies Treat! And you're only four Points? Come to mama. (Wed 23 July 2008, 1:42PM)
Something in the vending machines is calling me. I can't tell what it is. Fig Newtons, maybe? Certainly not a fruit pie; those are evil. (Wed 23 July 2008, 1:29PM)
Also, I need to research my arguments against theism a little better. I feel like I need more grounding in fact and theory b4 I can debate. (Wed 23 July 2008, 12:41PM)
After talking to my step-bro over lunch, I realize that maybe I'm too accepting of other beliefs to be a proper atheist. (Wed 23 July 2008, 12:39PM)
I have news for you, MicroStrategy. Those "on-demand webcasts" on your site are not also "podcasts." Not if they don't have an RSS feed. (Wed 23 July 2008, 9:08AM)
This morning's experiment with waking up early = fail. I'm sure I'll manage to do it tomorrow, tho, when I have to drive 2hrs for a meeting. (Wed 23 July 2008, 8:45AM)
i'm submitting footage for Mur's book promo video! So should you! Link (Tue 22 July 2008, 4:35PM)
Freelance client wants a blog. Should I stick with what I know (Movable Type) or try a different app? Thoughts? Preferences? (Tue 22 July 2008, 3:13PM)
Totally craving a walk. I like my WW mtgs, don't get me wrong, but they take away from my lunch-walk time. (Tue 22 July 2008, 1:16PM)
Missed my Clothes-Buying mini-goal by half a pound, officially. But the mtg topic was all about buying new clothes! Is it a sign? (Tue 22 July 2008, 12:59PM)
Home scale says 1.5 lbs until my all-time low adult weight. That means today's WW weigh-in should meet my I Really Need New Clothes goal. (Tue 22 July 2008, 9:29AM)
Meeting a freelance client for an initial consultation after work today. Still working for experience, not $, but trying not to hose myself. (Mon 21 July 2008, 3:23PM)
Played Boom Blox for Wii last night with the hubby. Very fun and addictive. Also a good workout for my right arm. (Mon 21 July 2008, 9:55AM)
Oh, snap. I'll take that back. My favorite location IS closing this year. Dammit. Link (Fri 18 July 2008, 12:07PM)
Is it lame of me to be glad that neither of my local Starbucks haunts are closing? Link (Fri 18 July 2008, 12:05PM)
It's decided. In 90 minutes, I'm taking half a sick day and going home. There, I will rest and take ibuprofen and probably poo a lot. TMI. (Fri 18 July 2008, 11:06AM)
I so do not want to be here today. I'm having discomfort of the female variety, and I'd rather be home. (Fri 18 July 2008, 10:24AM)
Did i really just spend all evening reading? I seriously didnt even turn on my computer? Thats a first. (Thu 17 July 2008, 11:21PM)
Whew. Crisis averted. Guru / supervisor back early. We looked at it together, and I finally saw the problem. Solution set in motion. (Thu 17 July 2008, 1:53PM)
Damn. I have a pressing problem, and my resident guru is in meetings for another hour. Guess I keep searching the help files... (Thu 17 July 2008, 1:30PM)
I find amusement in seeing what people eat when they're "trying to eat healthier." The bagel with cream cheese? The taco salad? FAIL. (Thu 17 July 2008, 11:03AM)
Something Sensei said last night at Zen made me realize that I'm not so much an atheist as a pantheist. That's why Zen makes sense for me. (Thu 17 July 2008, 9:36AM)
Another sleepy morning, and I even got to bed before 1am last night. Just had a weird and vivid dream around wake-up time and overslept. (Thu 17 July 2008, 8:55AM)
Came back from Zen tonight with a calm demeanor, mosquito bites, and a pending freelance web design gig. May have underpriced myself again. (Wed 16 July 2008, 10:02PM)
iPod just randomed to "The Terrible Mr. Grimshaw." It's several years old now, but I still love this track. Especially at work with earbuds. (Wed 16 July 2008, 4:31PM)
Whew. Mtgs finally done for today. Wednesday has become Meetingpalooza. (Wed 16 July 2008, 3:21PM)
My engaged step-brother just asked me for marriage advice. I'm flattered! I said: be honest, have time to yourself, and keep separate accts. (Wed 16 July 2008, 12:44PM)
It's shaping up to be an interesting day. ...Yes, *that* kind of interesting. Better busy than bored, after all. (Wed 16 July 2008, 10:34AM)
I know this isn't just busywork - it really does need to be done - but it's draining my will to live, nonetheless. (Tue 15 July 2008, 2:57PM)
What's the cliched metaphor I'm looking for? Ahh: Today is progressing with all the grace of a dying man dragging himself across the desert. (Tue 15 July 2008, 2:20PM)
Studying XSL for a work project. Hope I actually get a chance to use it. Link (Tue 15 July 2008, 10:21AM)
Smashed and twisted my right index finger in a door on my way into work this morning. Hope this isn't an omen for the rest of the day. (Tue 15 July 2008, 9:22AM)
Argh! No WW At Work mtg tomorrow, due to other mtgs in the bldg. That means no weigh-in, and no eTools access for another week. *sigh* (Mon 14 July 2008, 2:11PM)
Successful 12-point lunch at Tango's. Relaxing water-taxi ride across the Maumee. Ate outside in the cool breeze. Nice mini-vacation. (Mon 14 July 2008, 1:42PM)
This morning's oatmeal is sure sticking with me. That was the plan, as my dept is going out to Mexican for lunch today. (Mon 14 July 2008, 11:24AM)
Still totally exhausted, and without enough cash/change to properly caffeinate. Not a big fan of the coffee here, but one does what one must (Mon 14 July 2008, 10:19AM)
Tossed and turned for nearly two hours last night. Got up today slightly earlier than normal. Five hours sleep = ungood. Behind the 8-ball. (Mon 14 July 2008, 9:10AM)
Just bought Brave Men Run on Amazon.com. Aaron loved the podcast novel, so I'm checking out the print version. Go do the same! (Sun 13 July 2008, 5:58PM)
Trying to convince myself that, no, I am not, in fact, hungry. Nope. Just tired. That's gotta be it. --Wait, is that the fridge calling me? (Fri 11 July 2008, 11:33PM)
I've become more a fan of dark chocolate, but Hershey's Cacao Reserve 35% cacao with hazelnuts is good, though technically milk chocolate. (Fri 11 July 2008, 10:32PM)
[Name Withheld] is STILL HERE doing her interview / test / coding thingie. That's one srsly LONG test. (Fri 11 July 2008, 4:30PM)
OMG my supar-awesome friend [Name Withheld] is interviewing two cubes over from me! *squee* (Fri 11 July 2008, 1:52PM)
Result of vending machine trip: Fig Newtons. Don't have my Points calculator on me, but the Nutrition Facts aren't abysmal. (Fri 11 July 2008, 1:20PM)
Busy morning on not enough sleep. Took my walk, ate my lunch, still exhausted. NOT going to hit the vending machine. Nope. No way... (Fri 11 July 2008, 12:56PM)
Krystal vs. White Castle: Link (Thu 10 July 2008, 1:27PM)
OMG. One of my co-workers just commented that I look like I'm losing weight. Don't know if it's the 7 lbs or the haircut, but I'll take it. (Thu 10 July 2008, 12:50PM)
Someone in the office mentioned "sliders," as in White Castle burgers, and it made me think of Krystal burgers. Wish they'd migrate north. (Thu 10 July 2008, 11:57AM)
Oh, snap! Team lunch just got moved to Monday, so we can eat at Pacific Grill. Good thing I forgot and brought my lunch. (Thu 10 July 2008, 10:24AM)
Oh, yeah! I forgot: my dept is going out to lunch today. Must start preparing myself to eat healthy, no matter where we end up. (Thu 10 July 2008, 10:20AM)
Succumbed to the need for speed. Diet Mountain Dew in da house. (Thu 10 July 2008, 10:14AM)
Got to bed excessively late last night. Zoning out bad this morning. Fighting the urge to caffeinate. (Thu 10 July 2008, 9:59AM)
Nothing like accidentally deleting Gleason Sensei from my SD card, then having to go find a good unerase tool. That got the adrenaline on. (Wed 9 July 2008, 11:30PM)
I don't know much about when to book air travel for the best price. If I'm flying to Providence in October, should I book now or later? (Wed 9 July 2008, 9:35AM)
The coffee here at work really isn't very good. Not even with a packet of No Sugar Added cocoa mixed in. (Wed 9 July 2008, 9:00AM)
The garbage truck is finally here at 10pm on trash day. On one hand, WTF for the lateness? On the other, I feel really bad for these guys. (Tue 8 July 2008, 10:08PM)
Friend from another dept, re: my soon-to-be-former supervisor: "Was his luncheon today? He still here? I'm gonna go kick him in the balls." (Tue 8 July 2008, 3:38PM)
Storm's moving through. Amusing that everyone flocked *toward* the windows when the sirens started. Assuming all is well at home. (Tue 8 July 2008, 3:04PM)
TORNADO WARNING. Oh, shit. (Tue 8 July 2008, 2:54PM)
The new version of BeTwittered lets me easily see how many followers I have. Now I'm all, "Someone unfollowed me! What did I say?" (Tue 8 July 2008, 1:15PM)
From a co-worker, about Weight Watchers: "So, how was your meeting? Is that like a support group, like AA?" Yes. Yes, it is. (Tue 8 July 2008, 12:53PM)
Skipping my supervisor's going-away lunch at Tony Packo's in favor of my Weight Watchers mtg. It's the right choice, but doesn't seem right. (Tue 8 July 2008, 11:32AM)
What do you mean, there's no jeweler within walking distance of my work? That would have made getting my ring resized so much easier. (Mon 7 July 2008, 1:49PM)
My workload seems to be either feast or famine these days. Guess I shouldn't have kicked so much tail on Thursday. (Mon 7 July 2008, 11:29AM)
One of my best friends is interviewing for a job at my place of work this week. *keeping my fingers crossed* (Mon 7 July 2008, 9:55AM)
I'm a little disappointed that I didn't get to leave sooner, but at least I'm leaving a half hour early. Yay for the long weekend! (Thu 3 July 2008, 4:12PM)
Ran into Schutze (a coworker from college) in downtown Toledo. He greeted me with a salute and a hearty "Arr!" (RCC alumni, you'll get it.) (Thu 3 July 2008, 12:57PM)
Getting ideas for blog redesign. This is dangerous; I haven't even finished moving it to its new webhost yet. (Thu 3 July 2008, 12:12PM)
It's the day before a holiday; I wonder if we'll get to leave work the usual hour or so early? 3:30, here I come... (Thu 3 July 2008, 8:48AM)
Seen on the lid of someone's coffee creamer in the break room: his last name, then, "Yes, I mind." (Thu 3 July 2008, 8:36AM)
Autoposting my tweets to my blog helps me blog more frequently, just so I don't have a whole page of one-liners next to twitter icons. (Wed 2 July 2008, 10:51PM)
Oh, great. Now XM Radio *and* OnStar are calling my phone. What yuppie had this number before me? (Wed 2 July 2008, 2:35PM)
Rcvd an email: please set these people's passwords to ___. The email was sent to 9 different IS group emails. Now everyone knows the pwds. (Wed 2 July 2008, 2:28PM)
Glanced at the calendar on the wall of my cube and realized, "I get Friday off this week!" I can't believe I forgot. (Wed 2 July 2008, 9:54AM)
Met my weight-loss mini-goal! w00t! My reward to myself: a major haircut (and donation to Locks of Love). (Tue 1 July 2008, 12:50PM)
Ate a very light breakfast and am going easy on the water before my noon weigh-in. If I reach my mini-goal today, I can get my hair cut. (Tue 1 July 2008, 10:49AM)
CNN: "Can Obama bring God back into the Democratic Party?" I'm happy with it the way it is, thank you very much. Leave your God out of it. (Tue 1 July 2008, 9:38AM)
Got an e-mail this morning asking who made the logo for my now-long-gone podcast. Not sure I want to take on a logo freelance gig right now. (Tue 1 July 2008, 9:19AM)
Sat zazen for 15mins this evening, after feeding the cat and before dinner. Wore my new black Zen gi. I feel at peace with myself. For once. (Mon 30 June 2008, 6:37PM)
Conflicted, confused / Walk, listen, breathe it all in / I feel more at ease (Mon 30 June 2008, 12:54PM)
Hey! I didn't realize I had Richard Pryor on my iPod! I should random this thing more often. (Mon 30 June 2008, 11:51AM)
Check out the hubby's report on the World Crokinole Tournament: Link (Mon 30 June 2008, 11:49AM)
iPod just randomed from REM's "Nightswimming" to Marilyn Manson's "This is the New Shit." That plus the Diet Mtn Dew should wake me up. (Mon 30 June 2008, 11:25AM)
Lost about 3 lbs this week and have leveled off. Expected to rebound after a day. We'll see if I can ride this out to Tues WW weigh-in. (Sun 29 June 2008, 3:45PM)
People like this scare me. Seriously. I definitely don't see the world the way they do. Link (Sat 28 June 2008, 12:18AM)
The Drinking Gourd Podcast from the Toledo Zen Center (produced by Yours Truly) will be posted at 8am Saturday: Link (Fri 27 June 2008, 11:40PM)
Homemade fried brown rice with shrimp and egg? Made of awesome. Will be trying this again soon, so the hubby can enjoy, too. (Fri 27 June 2008, 8:01PM)
My iPod is shuffling to awesome songs today. I was headbanging alone in the elevator to Def Leppard earlier; now Midnight Oil is rocking it. (Fri 27 June 2008, 3:40PM)
Per a Google search, it's OnStar that's been calling me. Must be an old number. WTF? Link (Fri 27 June 2008, 9:51AM)
Whoever's been calling me every single weekday on my cell phone between 9a and 10a from an 800 number REALLY needs to leave a voicemail. (Fri 27 June 2008, 9:41AM)
Shit. That's still a lot of red states. Link (Fri 27 June 2008, 9:04AM)
Damn. This is one helluva storm I'll be driving home in. (Thu 26 June 2008, 4:34PM)
Ice cream socials at work are great for REALLY getting to know your co-workers. That was fun (and sugar-free to boot). (Thu 26 June 2008, 3:58PM)
My site's down again. I've gotta get this thing moved to a different server pronto. This is BS. (Thu 26 June 2008, 2:54PM)
Was in such a hurry to go on my walk that I forgot to change into my walking shoes. They're sensible work shoes, but I won't forget again. (Thu 26 June 2008, 12:58PM)
Finally, people are stopping by my cube to shoot the breeze. I'm officially feeling more comfortable with my co-workers now. (Thu 26 June 2008, 10:54AM)
Just sent my first response to a God forward, declaring myself to the sender as a atheist. I'm tired of being "in the closet" about it. (Thu 26 June 2008, 9:10AM)
Storm is over. Birds are chirping, and the air still smells like rain. I would have enjoyed a little more storm, though. (Wed 25 June 2008, 7:53PM)
News says the severe thunderstorm will hit Johnston Corners at 7:18pm. Wait... doesn't Google Maps say I live in Johnston Corners? Oh, dear. (Wed 25 June 2008, 6:57PM)
OMG SO HUNGRY. Didn't get to eat my afternoon yogurt. There's definitely a grumbly in my tumbly right about now. (Wed 25 June 2008, 4:38PM)
http://translate.google.com is blocked from my work. How lame is that? (Wed 25 June 2008, 2:39PM)
Currently enjoying a cup of imported Chinese green tea. Slightly different than the Japanese variety, but also extremely tasty. (Wed 25 June 2008, 2:27PM)
CNN Poll: Should raping a child be punishable by death? Currently, 77% say yes. We're quite the lot of bloodthirsty MF'ers. (Wed 25 June 2008, 12:44PM)
Just got back from a walk in the rain with my step-brother. It's good to catch up with him. (Wed 25 June 2008, 12:36PM)
Why am I so hungry this morning? I slept my normal amount and ate my normal breakfast. Weird. (Wed 25 June 2008, 11:07AM)
Security asked to see my ID today for the first time - it was out of sight under my shirt tail. Guess they really do check these things... (Wed 25 June 2008, 9:05AM)
Just upgraded to Movable Type 4.1 -- successfully, I think. Time to consider next steps in moving my installation to a cheaper host. (Mon 23 June 2008, 9:28PM)
This headache's not going away after a few hours, and I don't have any ibuprofen in my purse. Only another 90 mins until I'm home.
(Mon 23 June 2008, 3:42PM)
Bum knee's bothering me on the day that I *really* need to do some cardio and work off the luau food before weekly weigh-in. Argh!
(Mon 23 June 2008, 3:30PM)
Why do I have Mormon kids' songs stuck in my head today?
(Mon 23 June 2008, 2:10PM)
Oh, no. No. George Carlin's died. CNN
(Mon 23 June 2008, 8:58AM)
Way behind on blogging about life events. Hawaii trip, Canada trip, and last night's luau. Not to mention last year's Japan trip.
(Sun 22 June 2008, 10:10PM)
Good thing I wasn't planning an actual outdoor luau tomorrow. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon & evening, 40% chance.
(Fri 20 June 2008, 4:32PM)
Random thought: Is the Hawaii Vacation DVD I edited suitable to send to my grandparents? I don't *think* we dropped any F-bombs on tape...
(Fri 20 June 2008, 10:19AM)
2008 Diana M. Schnuth.