[Jessa's Status Message]: Hearing Nesquick commercials makes me feel oddly homicidal
[My response]: I find it interesting that Nesquik triggers the murder impulse in you - it means that you can claim temporary insanity by way of chocolate milk.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Summer has me banging my head...
... against my desk. :P
Yeah, this summer has been slower than usual - probably because money is somewhat scarce and aside from the week-long trip to Florida at the end of June, I haven't really taken the time to try and enjoy my time off like most other Boulderites do. So instead I hide out in my little hole of an apartment until the sun goes down (because despite popular belief I do not enjoy the heat) and try to keep myself entertained with books and internet streaming videos.
Of course, there is one book that I do not have that I must acquire and assimilate into my collection. I came across this beauty one evening when I trekked to the bookstore to obtain more reading material to keep myself entertained. At the time, I figured I would buy a book on php/mySQL to start putting more effort into making my live-but-still-not-ready site looking more professional, but when it came down to it, I had to decide between this book or three other cheaper books of non-computer detail. Guess which I chose.
This just reminds me of the good days last fall when I was sitting on the second floor of the Engineering Center listening to my favorite professor talk about design patterns and refactoring techniques. It was one of the rare classes I've taken since I began college a little over four years ago in which I actually asked questions and answered others, and actually sat in the front of a giant lecture hall (thanks a lot, Steph, you always know to sit in front of the good classes!) to top it all off. I almost wish that professor wasn't on sabbatical this semester (I promised him if he offered a Text Processing course that I would take it, and I had registered for it before it was canceled) because it would have been a nice excuse to take one more Comp-Sci course, but I'm glad he's spending the semester working at Google. And besides, I really don't mind finishing my last semester with mind-numbing humanities requirements with a bunch of uppity little freshmen. After all, I was one once, and I'm sure that despite the majority of them grating my nerves, I will find a select few that don't make me feel nearly as old as I'm getting - after all, there's a little bit of snooty prestige to being a fifth-year senior (instead of thinking of it as taking five years to get the four-year degree).
Well, I don't remember if I mentioned it previously or not, but here's the regularly scheduled line-up that starts two weeks from today:
This schedule naturally left my weekdays more open than a hooker on Colfax, which suited me perfectly since I wanted to invest more hours in at work (especially now with the Tech Writer training and the extra data processing they've thrown my way). So with my 12-credits and working 20 hours a week, I am shocked that I still start my days as early as 9:30 and end my days as late as 6:00 in the evening, with plenty of time to grab lunch at home or elsewhere in between. They say being a senior has its perks (usually having 1-3 days a week off from classes), and although I don't have those kinds of perks, I prefer having something to do every day. Because otherwise I sit at home, twiddling my typing little fingers, trying to figure out what to do with my extra time. Oh, and working more hours means getting a bigger paycheck to work with to pay my part of the rent and utilities every month.
But today was a nice calm day - I worked from home (because the University is awesome and has a VPN that connects me through a terminal session remotely to my computer in my office) and got to take a nap as soon as I finished (it's been a really long weekend with next to no sleep involved, and those of you who know me really well know that I get cranky and/or start losing my motor function as the hours of sleep remain unbalanced with the hours of awake). But, of course, tomorrow I will go into the office and work like the rest of the cubicle-folk.
Yeah, this summer has been slower than usual - probably because money is somewhat scarce and aside from the week-long trip to Florida at the end of June, I haven't really taken the time to try and enjoy my time off like most other Boulderites do. So instead I hide out in my little hole of an apartment until the sun goes down (because despite popular belief I do not enjoy the heat) and try to keep myself entertained with books and internet streaming videos.
Of course, there is one book that I do not have that I must acquire and assimilate into my collection. I came across this beauty one evening when I trekked to the bookstore to obtain more reading material to keep myself entertained. At the time, I figured I would buy a book on php/mySQL to start putting more effort into making my live-but-still-not-ready site looking more professional, but when it came down to it, I had to decide between this book or three other cheaper books of non-computer detail. Guess which I chose.
This just reminds me of the good days last fall when I was sitting on the second floor of the Engineering Center listening to my favorite professor talk about design patterns and refactoring techniques. It was one of the rare classes I've taken since I began college a little over four years ago in which I actually asked questions and answered others, and actually sat in the front of a giant lecture hall (thanks a lot, Steph, you always know to sit in front of the good classes!) to top it all off. I almost wish that professor wasn't on sabbatical this semester (I promised him if he offered a Text Processing course that I would take it, and I had registered for it before it was canceled) because it would have been a nice excuse to take one more Comp-Sci course, but I'm glad he's spending the semester working at Google. And besides, I really don't mind finishing my last semester with mind-numbing humanities requirements with a bunch of uppity little freshmen. After all, I was one once, and I'm sure that despite the majority of them grating my nerves, I will find a select few that don't make me feel nearly as old as I'm getting - after all, there's a little bit of snooty prestige to being a fifth-year senior (instead of thinking of it as taking five years to get the four-year degree).
Well, I don't remember if I mentioned it previously or not, but here's the regularly scheduled line-up that starts two weeks from today:
- Greek Mythology - because I don't need another reason to love the Greek!
- Roman Art & Architecture - it's upper division and it's a small Art History course, and honestly, it shouldn't be as painful as the first two intro Art History classes (studying for those tests was always rough on my brain)
- Perspectives on Human Communication - after spending a year working with a consistent group of seniors, and two groups of graduate students and various undergraduates, I became fascinated with how groups communicate, and this course happened to explain the human behavior of conveying messages, so I thought it might be fun to try
- Weather & the Atmosphere - because I needed a 3-credit excuse to be called a full-time student, and it fit the bill and let me make it a Pass/Fail course
This schedule naturally left my weekdays more open than a hooker on Colfax, which suited me perfectly since I wanted to invest more hours in at work (especially now with the Tech Writer training and the extra data processing they've thrown my way). So with my 12-credits and working 20 hours a week, I am shocked that I still start my days as early as 9:30 and end my days as late as 6:00 in the evening, with plenty of time to grab lunch at home or elsewhere in between. They say being a senior has its perks (usually having 1-3 days a week off from classes), and although I don't have those kinds of perks, I prefer having something to do every day. Because otherwise I sit at home, twiddling my typing little fingers, trying to figure out what to do with my extra time. Oh, and working more hours means getting a bigger paycheck to work with to pay my part of the rent and utilities every month.
But today was a nice calm day - I worked from home (because the University is awesome and has a VPN that connects me through a terminal session remotely to my computer in my office) and got to take a nap as soon as I finished (it's been a really long weekend with next to no sleep involved, and those of you who know me really well know that I get cranky and/or start losing my motor function as the hours of sleep remain unbalanced with the hours of awake). But, of course, tomorrow I will go into the office and work like the rest of the cubicle-folk.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Just a Random Thought
It's very easy to make me squeal like a little schoolgirl or very feminine queen - surprise me with a trip to the aquarium. :D Since I've already been to Denver's Downtown Aquarium, it has become my goal to expand my reach outward to explore other aquariums until I have visited all of the ones on the country. Then... the world!! Well, we'll see how feasible that is first.
But yeah, the night way back when the-best-boyfriend-in-the-world surprised me with that trip I couldn't stop bouncing - I was jumping around and chasing after the animals in the larger tanks... which I suppose sounds childish, but if you are as nuts about sharks as I am and it's your first time seeing one up close and personal (even if a tank wall is keeping you from the shark), you would go nuts too. Don't worry, I'll go back again soon enough (maybe during Shark Week this year) - maybe during the daylight hours this time.
Oh, and the Downtown Aquarium's restaurant has the best food I've ever had, seafood or not - it was really superb quality. If you are willing to spend a pretty penny on a night out there, it's absolutely worthwhile to do so.
... Oh right, I have homework to do. Damn.
But yeah, the night way back when the-best-boyfriend-in-the-world surprised me with that trip I couldn't stop bouncing - I was jumping around and chasing after the animals in the larger tanks... which I suppose sounds childish, but if you are as nuts about sharks as I am and it's your first time seeing one up close and personal (even if a tank wall is keeping you from the shark), you would go nuts too. Don't worry, I'll go back again soon enough (maybe during Shark Week this year) - maybe during the daylight hours this time.
Oh, and the Downtown Aquarium's restaurant has the best food I've ever had, seafood or not - it was really superb quality. If you are willing to spend a pretty penny on a night out there, it's absolutely worthwhile to do so.
... Oh right, I have homework to do. Damn.
Friday, January 16, 2009
FAIL Blog at its finest
I think they were going for "Extra Fresh Spearmint"...
see more pwn and owned pictures
see more pwn and owned pictures
see more pwn and owned pictures
see more pwn and owned pictures
see more pwn and owned pictures
see more pwn and owned pictures
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Omg food art!!
Since I am still recovering from my nasty bout with mono, I've had some time to come across new entertainments (when I'm not sleeping, of course!!) like this one!
Fruit and Veggie Art
That's all for now... hope everyone else is enjoying their break!!
Fruit and Veggie Art
That's all for now... hope everyone else is enjoying their break!!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Quote-worthy
"Telling dialysis patients about their sodium/fluid intake in a PDA application: 'it's like a game: you have THIS much life left!'" - Katie S, guest lecture
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