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Tuesday, December 30, 2003
In Dreams
Last night was odd. I remembered it as I was coming back from lunch and driving past the new American Red Cross center being built.
I was at some person's house with a young person. I was going to donate blood as a "See, it's okay and doesn't hurt" type example. Only, I remember being terrified. So much, that I left the room where I was waiting for the nurse and went into the garage. I picked up a broomstick, broke the bottom off so as to just leave the stick part, and went into an attack stance. Funny enough, the nurse came creeping through the door with a broomstick missing the broom part. She saw me, and launched into an attack. We battled a bit, but I was clearly superior, and thwarted her. I disarmed her in combat and whacked her once on the head. She fell unconscious, and I awoke from the dream.
Very bizarre.
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Monday, December 29, 2003
Two Random Photos...
Cleaning up some stuff on my desk and desktop, and found these pics worth sharing:
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Wednesday, December 24, 2003
MS goes after Spam Ring:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/12/19/spam.suit.ap/index.html
Cool.
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Bo-ring....
Not much to do at work today.
And on top of it, the Dayquil I took about an hour and a half ago is leaving me feeling VERY spacey. Making it hard to concentrate on much of anything.
I was told I could leave at 3 pm. Have to look busy for an hour more, in the least.
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Meme via Moonspiralz via Djinn
1. What did you do in 2003 that you'd never done before?
Indian Food, Zingermans, Getting a huge debt AKA buying a home!
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't make them. I make goals throughout the year and try and stick to them. It's close, really. With the exception of a can or two, I've pretty much abandoned carbonated non-alcoholic beverages. And funny, I get horrible indigestion from coke now.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Nope.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Nope.
5. What countries did you visit?
Hm. Canada. Hardly counts, though ;)
6. What would you like to have in 2004 that you lacked in 2003?
MORE FREE TIME!
7. What date from 2003 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 16th. I signed my credit away with the one I love and we bought our first home.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
See (7). Home purchase!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not putting as much effort into school as I should have.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Illness of the minor sort - cold last spring and this week.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Heh. 4580 Pearl Ct, of course ;)
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Sharon. Took a lot of courage to plunge into her Rolfing endeavor and to basically change her life over a goal (wanting to be free from the ex-hubby).
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
King George II of the United States.
14. Where did most of your money go?
The House.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
The House ;)
16. What song will always remind you of 2003?
"Oh what a world" -- Rufus Wainwright
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier!
ii. thinner or fatter? Thinner - 10 lbs with abstaining from Coke and Sprite.
iii. richer or poorer? Assets -- richer. Cash on hand -- poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Relaxing. Video gaming. Seeing movies.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
SCHOOL
20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Last sunday with my immediate family, Christmas Eve (tonight) with my mom's extended family, Christmas day with the sweetie in the morning and his family in the afternoon.
22. Did you fall in love in 2003?
Yup.
23. How many one-night stands?
Zero. Like Moon, I was offered. Men are, in general, pigs. :D
24. What was your favorite TV program?
Oo! Carnivāle.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I can think of one person I'm not really fond of because of the year. Online acquaintence.
26. What was the best book you read?
I was fond of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. It's a play, not really a book, though.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Rufus Wainwright.
28. What did you want and get?
The House! (Do I sound like a broken record yet?)
29. What did you want and not get?
A Deck. Gr.
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Celebrated with friends.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Finishing SCHOOL.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2003?
Expanding. Button up shirts of solid colors, flat fronted slacks, checker-print button up shirt. I'm trying new stuff :) Tired of looking like a college student.
34. What kept you sane?
Jarrod, Matthew, and Sharon.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Sean Astin. Samwise. Hmmm....
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The current Administration's treatment of the world's other nations.
37. Who did you miss?
Hm. Krackel.
38. Who was the best new person you met?
New person, huh? Probably Carla and James. Yes yes, they're not one person, but they're almost one person ;)
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2003.
Sometimes, you have to make a stand for what you want or believe in.
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Oh What World" -- Rufus Wainwright.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Yay!
Grades posted. A and A-. Woo hoo! My GPA has successfully recovered above the 3.25 mark, now: 3.262.
Two more classes to go!
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Funny
Sign at the entrance to the building at work today: Due to heightened security, photo ID is required to enter the building...
Funnier
...No one stopped me as I came in the door. No one was checking for photo IDs. Just a normal day.
We call that "Secure".
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Monday, December 22, 2003
The Steward of Gondor
Home is behind, the world ahead
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadow to the edge of night
Until the stars are all alight
Mist and shadow, cloud and shade
All shall fade; All shall fade....
©2003, New Line Tunes (ASCAP)
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Friday, December 19, 2003
One more semseter down....
My thumb
is numb
from barfing.
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Thursday, December 18, 2003
I survived...
Two hours of writing. My eyes are kinda blury (even though I used my glasses), and my middle finger hurts like hell. I set my pen on the place between the two knuckles on that finger, and since I really TYPE everything else, I only write a lot at exam-time.
Two more hours of writing, and I'm done with this semester.
Yay.
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A Nefarious Plot....
Go here: http://www.afa.net/petitions/marriagepoll.asp. Vote for it.
Watch the A "F" A's poll get high-jacked.
Tee hee.
From an e-mail suggestion...
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Exam 1
...today at 1:30. I'm somewhat ready. I hope.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Lord of the Roots....
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Rain, Rain, go away...
The snow was pretty. The rain is not.
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Monday, December 15, 2003
Political Stuffs
A friend sent this to me a few weeks back. It's still an interesting read today.
http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2003_11_23_dneiwert_archive.html
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Friday, December 12, 2003
Heaven...
...must be full of Chocolate from Zingermans.
They had top-notch stuff. We tried this chocolate from Italy - Coeur de something (I've a sheet at home that will tell me the name). 85% cacao, but not overly bitter. Yummy.
The company was fun, the chocolate was yummy, and we were given a 20% off coupon to get chocolate.
Like I needed the incentive to buy good chocolate .... ;)
Oh, and dinner was awesome, too. I had a sandwich: sliced rosemary encrusted ham, large and thick slices of fresh mozzarella, and tomato slices on sesame semolina bread grilled with light olive oil.
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Thursday, December 11, 2003
Random Stats
Bored Now.
Thus:
I've taken classes in college for 15 different semesters, spanning 8 years.
Average number of classes taken per semester: 2.74
Average credit hours per semester: 7.46
Grade Counts:
No Grade: 4 (Current 2 classes plus next semester's classes)
A+ 1 (Eng 367, Shakespeare's plays)
A 11
A- 8
B+ 2
B 3
B- 1
C+ 2
D 2
E 1 (EECS* 280, "Intro" to Object Oriented Programming *hisssssss* scare quotes added by me)
Pass 1
Withdraw 2 (EECS* 280 and Physics 141)
Lowest English Grade (My major): B+ (Eng 323 - Creative Writing; Eng 317 - Topics in Lit: How to be Gay, Culture and Initiation)
Class Counts (Completed classes only):
English 13
Math 3
Chemistry 2
Classic Civilization 2
EECS* 2
American Culture 2
History 2
Psychology 2
Women Studies 1
Physics 1
Economics 1
Spanish 1
Band 1
Astronomy 1
Engineering 1
Time:
Projected days to degree completion: 143 days.
*EECS = Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Ack! I've been shot!
I arrived shortly after 10 am yesterday at the UM Visiting Nurses Flu Clinic. There was a line wrapped around the building. I stood there for abotu 20 minutes, with little to no movement, when someone emerged from the interior with pink pieces of paper. She handed everyone in line a number.
I waited for about 55 minutes more, and had to jet to class. I hadn't even made it into the building yet, and the way it was set up meant it was about a 45 minute line once you GOT THROUGH the dang door. Oi. I arrived in time to hear the final statements from lecture (which weren't all that exciting). I had lunch and proceeded with my day.
The last class of the day let out 40 minutes early. Figuring that was my sign, I headed BACK to the clinic. This time, the line was right at the front door. Cool. I stood in line, hoping I'd make it through in time to make it back to work at 4:30 -- which is when I'm supposed to be back at work.
It took about an hour to get to the front. *Deep Breath*. The nurse was very nice, and it was over before I knew it. I didn't really feel anything. It's always worse than we imagine.
So - I'm immunized. Yay. If I get that ONE STRAIN of flu that isn't included in the vaccination, that'd be my luck. :D But! I'm protected against the other 3 strains.
They have one more clinic day, if anyone needs or wants vaccinated. Holler, and I'll shoot you the contact info.
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tee hee
Holiday Snow Globe....
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Monday, December 08, 2003
Dentist, please?
I'm unhappy with mine, at the moment. Well, unhappy may be too harsh of a term. They're inconvenient. They're snippy when I'm 10 minutes late (Um. Parking sucks on campus, thanks...). No matter what time I leave from work to get to my appointment, I'm always 5 to 10 minutes late. I push back the time to leave, and I'm still a few minutes late. And they're pissy about it. I think I've bad karma associated with the place.
So. I'm looking for a new dentist. I'd love one out on the east side of town -- closer to work or home, but I'm mostly looking for someone:
1. Gentle -- I hate needles and poking as it is, and rough-and-tumble types just make me want to NOT go -- thus, prefereably female. Though I had a really great dentist back when I lived with my folks who was male and gentle. Go figure ;)
2. Convenient -- location, location, location.
3. Kind. Again, rough-and-gruffs are just annoying. Sometimes, this stuff hurts. And it's nice to have a dentist who knows that, accomodates that, but can still get the tough stuff done.
4. SMALL HANDS. Gosh. I know I shouldn't really care about this, but when someone's shoving their hands in your mouth, big hands are NOT good. I'm not snake - my jaw has a limit, thanks.
So, if you know someone that meets most of that, I'd appreciate a name ;) I'm a few months overdue on a cleaning.
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Weekend...
Was great. I've come to realize that I've an awesome group of friends. I knew this before -- the thought just occured to me in those terms this weekend.
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Friday, December 05, 2003
*grumble*
I didn't get the freakin' shot. There were about 100 students in line. I stood in line for about 20 minutes before I bailed -- I wasn't even half-way through the line yet, and I wasn't supposed to take long from work since I technically have no lunch-period during school.
So.
I called my doctor, who referred me to the Michigan Visiting Nurses (734-677-1515). $17.00 for a vaccination, and they're right around the corner from work (On S Industrial). They have a clinic next Tuesday, starting at 9:30am. I'll be there. Boss already approved it. It means I'll have to make up the time, but I think I need to get this silly thing.
Something just keeps telling me I need to get this...
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Thursday, December 04, 2003
Which Peanuts Character Are You?
Via Form Follows Function via Nuadha
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Wednesday, December 03, 2003
OH The Possibilities....
http://www.gameconsoleskins.com/
I could have a Final Fantasy PS2. :D
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I didn't go...
They're holding another clinic on Friday. I read on a health website that the vaccination can cause you to get a slight case of the flu. I'm going to get it on Friday, in case I get a reaction.
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Shot Today....
At least, I plan on being shot today.
Flu Vaccinations through UHS today at the Union. I'm going to go get one.
I haven't had a shot in ... in ... years. I hate needles. I think I'd hate being out of work and school for a week worse, though.
*shudder*
But I HATE needles.
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Tuesday, December 02, 2003
Signal detected. Locking on...
Transceiver picked up another broadcast among the friends. Added to links on the left.
All Your Blog Are Belong to Us.
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Monday, December 01, 2003
Low Hum to Dull Roar....
The Return of the King reigns over The Lord of the Rings trilogy
16 days and counting....
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A lovely 'weekend'
J's folks for turkey-day, which was quiet. Just them and us. We helped them reorganize their newly finished basement, which sorely needed it. They had everything cramped into one tiny corner. It really is okay to float a couch in the middle of the room. It just needs to make sense in the space, really.
Friday was much Diablo. I meant to polish off my paper, but my finger kept clicking on that "hit" button. Ah well. We went out for dinner and saw a movie. The company was fun, the movie was blase. I figured how it'd end about 30 minutes in. I wanted to see Master and Commander. I think I might have to drag people there the next Buffy-game, since neither J or M want to see it.
Saturday was Xmas tree shopping (always a lengthy affair), more paper (Hm), and movies at our place. I sort of caught Tomb Raider whilst I typed, and caught most of Bulletproof monk. I liked the latter, the former wasn't distracting enough to deter me from the paper. Good ;)
Sunday was lighting and decorating the tree, after we helped K & J decorate theirs. They came over and helped with ours -- which was fun. I made a pasta thing, which I think needs some slight alteration to be really yummy. The paper is ...mostly finished. I'll toss out a conclusion today and turn it in.
So can't wait for April.
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