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!!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
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
Monday, November 10, 2008
Strange happenings...
Did my mother just call me and ask me how many skeins to buy so I could make her a scarf? Yes, I do believe that she did.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Thursdays are Weird
Today has been just an up and down day all morning long. I mean, started off with a smile because I got a nice good morning e-mail, hit a hitch when walking-on-eggshells drama hits with the roommate and it made me realize that I'm going back down that same path I went with the ex-roommate-who-shall-not-be-named when I lived with her. I'm beginning to wonder if I can even stop it at all anymore... Anyway, I left after he left and was waiting at the bus-stop feeling kind of down about this realization, and wouldn't you know it a complete stranger came up to me and shook my hand!! I could tell she was disabled, but you know what, it was still nice that a simple act like a handshake was all I really needed to bounce back from what could have been a murky mood.
And now I'm enjoying shenanigans in my Object-Oriented class. Gotta love the idea of turning tetris from something simple and fun into horribly graphic and comedic (well, I guess it depends on your style of humor) but still simple and fun. :D
And now I'm enjoying shenanigans in my Object-Oriented class. Gotta love the idea of turning tetris from something simple and fun into horribly graphic and comedic (well, I guess it depends on your style of humor) but still simple and fun. :D
Monday, October 27, 2008
Quote-worthy
" 'What does my grandson do? He's a magician. ' " - Guy, referring to the profession of computer science :D
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Best Analogies for Coding
clean cat wash the cat(dirty cat) // a procedure for washing the cat
{
turn on the shower.
find the cat.
grab the cat.
put cat under shower.
wait 3 minutes. // wait for cat to get clean.
release cat.
}
{
turn on the shower.
find the cat.
grab the cat.
put cat under shower.
wait 3 minutes. // wait for cat to get clean.
release cat.
}
Friday, October 24, 2008
It's a Friday Night and I'm Blogging
Big yawns from a long week and the busiest day of them all!!!! The list of things to be done this week was rather long: study for midterm, throw together a framework presentation, come up with good questions for Google guest lecturers, finalize and submit paper, find time to pair program a bit, find time to do animation homework, find time to work on the framework paper, take midterm, do lab that involved teams of four and crazy bridge pattern, switch to new workstation at work, meet with the maternal one to obtain mail-in ballot, make time for sponsor meeting and team meetings while concurrently working on papers, attend the WICS event at the tea house, finish up framework paper and check out the hard work done on the other paper's revision, and all the while finding enough time to give Faye the runt fancy mouse her medicine twice a day. I was so busy I had to skip this week's bellydancing class, which would have been great to attend but realistically wasn't feasible given all these last minute deadlines.
But now all that's left is the medicine for Faye tonight and then I can finally sleep. However, the WICS event was worth the 3 hours I spent with the group - 3 of the 7 of us were actually, in fact, male, so it isn't like we were biased towards the women of computer science... But the tea house is always a delight to go to, as their tea is always delicious and varied and their house chai is the best in Boulder, and the conversations were plentiful and enriching; we discussed classes, professors, TAs, majors, tracks, the art program versus an illustrator's need for techniques, mentioned the Denver Art Museum, cognitive science, programming languages and what we learned about them based upon who taught PoPL, and the purpose of Fortran. It finally became 5 minutes to 9pm and I had a paper to finish, so we all parted ways and four of us walked back to campus to respective cars/transportation so that we might return to our respective homes and finish whatever we needed to finish.
I wonder what the next WICS event will be like....
But now all that's left is the medicine for Faye tonight and then I can finally sleep. However, the WICS event was worth the 3 hours I spent with the group - 3 of the 7 of us were actually, in fact, male, so it isn't like we were biased towards the women of computer science... But the tea house is always a delight to go to, as their tea is always delicious and varied and their house chai is the best in Boulder, and the conversations were plentiful and enriching; we discussed classes, professors, TAs, majors, tracks, the art program versus an illustrator's need for techniques, mentioned the Denver Art Museum, cognitive science, programming languages and what we learned about them based upon who taught PoPL, and the purpose of Fortran. It finally became 5 minutes to 9pm and I had a paper to finish, so we all parted ways and four of us walked back to campus to respective cars/transportation so that we might return to our respective homes and finish whatever we needed to finish.
I wonder what the next WICS event will be like....
Sunday, October 19, 2008
A Thought Occurs
A lot of things have been going on lately - but I will not be put too far off my stride for it!! After all, I've already been through so much in my life, that this potentially seems somewhat minor, even if it is still a challenge to get through.
Anyway, I had a very educational and enlightening conversation with Daniel the Guru this evening, which really helped me see where I am in terms of my plans for education in the future (aka grad school), and, you know, it's funny because it really does seem like my current job is pretty much like already being a grad student. So I guess that means I already have the practice for it so it wouldn't be a terribly different stretch than what I've already done or have been doing. Even if I'm still somewhat skeptical of my ability to successfully complete the process of getting into grad school, I still very much want that master's degree - and I've turned a good new leaf this semester and I hope it continues to be a successful one - I'd really like to do a smooth transition between getting my bachelor's degree and starting grad school to get my master's.
Realistically, however, I still think I intend to spend a little bit of time working while I'm trying to pull my things together for grad school, and build up what I already have saved for when it comes time to actually start living on my own - the goal was always to live by myself roommate-free after college in a nicer apartment/condo than what I currently have and adopt a golden retriever from GRRR (Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies), which requires that I am earning enough to support a larger single-bedroom apartment and all the needs and responsibilities of a dog. I don't know how things will end up right now, it's still too soon to tell, but I have faith that I'm doing the right thing, and, so long as I keep working hard like I have been, I can give myself a better opportunity to succeed.
Also, on an strangely related note (somehow???), October Project + Moody Blues == wonderful Sunday evening music. :D Make a note of it.
Anyway, I had a very educational and enlightening conversation with Daniel the Guru this evening, which really helped me see where I am in terms of my plans for education in the future (aka grad school), and, you know, it's funny because it really does seem like my current job is pretty much like already being a grad student. So I guess that means I already have the practice for it so it wouldn't be a terribly different stretch than what I've already done or have been doing. Even if I'm still somewhat skeptical of my ability to successfully complete the process of getting into grad school, I still very much want that master's degree - and I've turned a good new leaf this semester and I hope it continues to be a successful one - I'd really like to do a smooth transition between getting my bachelor's degree and starting grad school to get my master's.
Realistically, however, I still think I intend to spend a little bit of time working while I'm trying to pull my things together for grad school, and build up what I already have saved for when it comes time to actually start living on my own - the goal was always to live by myself roommate-free after college in a nicer apartment/condo than what I currently have and adopt a golden retriever from GRRR (Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies), which requires that I am earning enough to support a larger single-bedroom apartment and all the needs and responsibilities of a dog. I don't know how things will end up right now, it's still too soon to tell, but I have faith that I'm doing the right thing, and, so long as I keep working hard like I have been, I can give myself a better opportunity to succeed.
Also, on an strangely related note (somehow???), October Project + Moody Blues == wonderful Sunday evening music. :D Make a note of it.
Friday, October 17, 2008
I dream of Apple, not "I dream of Genie"
This morning I was reading through a few blogs (catching up on everything I have in Google Reader), came across one that mentioned Apple Inc. and the new MacBook, and decided to go check it out. Looks just like the MacBook Pro but smaller and not quite as expensive, but it was the older version of the MacBook that caught my eye - the prices have been cut on them severely enough that I might just be able to afford one come time for my graduation (assuming that they don't drop that version from the line before then).
Starting at $999, I played around with the basic setup of fancy specs I might need: 4GB Memory (the best of the 3 options given), an adapter to plug into projectors, iWork '08, and an AppleCare Protection Plan. All of this added in bumped the total up to $1423**, which was right around what I paid for this refurbished Dell Inspiron 600m I bought 4 years ago when I was first starting out in college. I think that's somewhat good for that MacBook, but bad for this Dell, because Apple products have always cost a little more than most Dell products (or so that's the observation), and I'm sure in 4 years if I got that MacBook now it wouldn't be held together by duct tape and the insistence that it can still hold out just a little bit longer (after all it only has 3 pixelated lines that pop up on the screen randomly, with only 1 on the screen at all times and the other 2 come and go).
Well, here's to hoping I get lucky and the price drops on that MacBook just a little more but they don't drop the line of them before I have a chance to buy one - it'd be nice to finally own a Mac and devote it to all of my graphical and artistic projects and leave the poor PCs I have to do the heavy-duty stuff like programming or perhaps even gaming (haha doubtful but you never know, you know?).
** Price determined from the Apple Education site including the student discount.
Starting at $999, I played around with the basic setup of fancy specs I might need: 4GB Memory (the best of the 3 options given), an adapter to plug into projectors, iWork '08, and an AppleCare Protection Plan. All of this added in bumped the total up to $1423**, which was right around what I paid for this refurbished Dell Inspiron 600m I bought 4 years ago when I was first starting out in college. I think that's somewhat good for that MacBook, but bad for this Dell, because Apple products have always cost a little more than most Dell products (or so that's the observation), and I'm sure in 4 years if I got that MacBook now it wouldn't be held together by duct tape and the insistence that it can still hold out just a little bit longer (after all it only has 3 pixelated lines that pop up on the screen randomly, with only 1 on the screen at all times and the other 2 come and go).
Well, here's to hoping I get lucky and the price drops on that MacBook just a little more but they don't drop the line of them before I have a chance to buy one - it'd be nice to finally own a Mac and devote it to all of my graphical and artistic projects and leave the poor PCs I have to do the heavy-duty stuff like programming or perhaps even gaming (haha doubtful but you never know, you know?).
** Price determined from the Apple Education site including the student discount.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Crocheting is my Craft... Pt. 2
I must have underestimated the time it would take to make this newsboy cap, because I started it almost a week ago and I've just finished the first of several wedges that make up the top of it (it's what gives it that mushroomy look). This is probably due to the fact that most of my time this past week has been spent studying for the midterm I took this afternoon, writing up part of another documentation paper for my project, visiting home to celebrate the Fall Family Birthday Bash (4 birthdays of the 6 family members span the months of September, October, and November and it's always easiest to gather us up once during fall semester to celebrate rather than try and do it 4 times), and assisting in the creation of an Excel macro for an educational study.
Oh, well, just means I have nine more parts to complete, not including stitching it all together, to finish it. Hooray for progress!!
Oh, well, just means I have nine more parts to complete, not including stitching it all together, to finish it. Hooray for progress!!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Crocheting is my Craft
I have finally finished my special crocheting project, so I take the time out of my evening before I start getting ready for bed to post the specs of this latest scarf I've made:
-- length without tassles included is 8 feet 4 inches.
-- length with tassles included is 9 feet 8 inches.
-- width is 4.5 inches.
-- pattern is alternating windows with 3 dc-sc row sets on each end.
-- used approximately 340 yards of Vanna's Choice 100% Acrylic yarn (color: Sapphire) - this is just under 2 skeins (unless I forgot I threaded in an extra skein and didn't save the wrap for it, in which case it's just under 510 yards) with a net weight of 7oz/200g (if it's 3 skeins it's 10.5oz/300g).
-- designed to wrap around the neck twice with plenty of hanging length down the sides.
I wish my camera weren't broken again so I could document this one before I give it away... but I think I'll find a workaround to that later. But I'm still in the process of blocking it out, so its length may decrease by a small amount, but not much.
Coming up next in my crocheting projects:
-- newsboy cap (new pattern, gotta try it out)
-- leggings (new pattern, have the perfect yarn for it)
-- Jessa's scarf (still need to obtain the colors and textures for it - aka materials)
-- any more projects lying around at the parents' house - afghans that need finishing mostly
-- teaching anyone else who may be interesting in learning
That's all for now!!
-- length without tassles included is 8 feet 4 inches.
-- length with tassles included is 9 feet 8 inches.
-- width is 4.5 inches.
-- pattern is alternating windows with 3 dc-sc row sets on each end.
-- used approximately 340 yards of Vanna's Choice 100% Acrylic yarn (color: Sapphire) - this is just under 2 skeins (unless I forgot I threaded in an extra skein and didn't save the wrap for it, in which case it's just under 510 yards) with a net weight of 7oz/200g (if it's 3 skeins it's 10.5oz/300g).
-- designed to wrap around the neck twice with plenty of hanging length down the sides.
I wish my camera weren't broken again so I could document this one before I give it away... but I think I'll find a workaround to that later. But I'm still in the process of blocking it out, so its length may decrease by a small amount, but not much.
Coming up next in my crocheting projects:
-- newsboy cap (new pattern, gotta try it out)
-- leggings (new pattern, have the perfect yarn for it)
-- Jessa's scarf (still need to obtain the colors and textures for it - aka materials)
-- any more projects lying around at the parents' house - afghans that need finishing mostly
-- teaching anyone else who may be interesting in learning
That's all for now!!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
A lil white and...
Wow, I'm sitting here snickering at the number of times I have started my blog entries with the word "so"... anyways, I was flipping through my e-mail this morning (like I do whenever I get updates in Thunderbird for the numerous accounts I have to sit and maintain because the University gave me one, work gave me one, atop a couple of accounts I made in various locations across several well known e-mail servers, etc), and as usual we get the student bulletin (which most people toss before reading) in a group of 3 e-mails on a Tuesday morning. I, being unlike most people, at least open them and flip through the "In this issue" part to see if there is anything interesting to me in them. What do I find? "Free Planet Earth at the Planetarium! Ice Worlds".
First thing that came to mind was "oooh goodie goodie goodie goodie!!", and then I remembered.... "oh wait, I already own the Planet Earth series on dvd... I could just watch it here..." and then thought "but it would be way cooler if I saw it on the ceiling of the planetarium!"... and it was at this point I realized just how much of a nerd I can be. Oh, sigh. I still might go, but I'd be more inclined to feel less like a nerd/dork if I could snag some people to come with (it's always more fun to go with friends anyway). And, as usual, it also depends on how much work I have to get done that evening (curse you, knowledge, your laws be a harsh mistress!!) and if I can be even pulled away from the lab. Which reminds me... gotta go finish getting ready for class!! Gah!!!!
First thing that came to mind was "oooh goodie goodie goodie goodie!!", and then I remembered.... "oh wait, I already own the Planet Earth series on dvd... I could just watch it here..." and then thought "but it would be way cooler if I saw it on the ceiling of the planetarium!"... and it was at this point I realized just how much of a nerd I can be. Oh, sigh. I still might go, but I'd be more inclined to feel less like a nerd/dork if I could snag some people to come with (it's always more fun to go with friends anyway). And, as usual, it also depends on how much work I have to get done that evening (curse you, knowledge, your laws be a harsh mistress!!) and if I can be even pulled away from the lab. Which reminds me... gotta go finish getting ready for class!! Gah!!!!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Sunday walks are the best
So as I mentioned in an earlier blog, I was planning on participating in Race for the Cure - so, come 7:15 this morning (approximately) Jessa and I made our way down to Table Mesa PnR to meet the rest of the gang so we could all ride the bus down to the Pepsi Center.
The morning started off rather caffeine-deprived and tense (I still can't stand being stuck in large crowds like the one at the Pepsi Center), but after we started walking and navigated towards the edge of the crowd, I settled into the walking pace and started taking photos... and now they're posted in my Photo Gallery.
Needless to say, I anticipate next year's Race for the Cure, and it was absolutely worth the 4.5 hours of sleep I got last night. :)
The morning started off rather caffeine-deprived and tense (I still can't stand being stuck in large crowds like the one at the Pepsi Center), but after we started walking and navigated towards the edge of the crowd, I settled into the walking pace and started taking photos... and now they're posted in my Photo Gallery.
Needless to say, I anticipate next year's Race for the Cure, and it was absolutely worth the 4.5 hours of sleep I got last night. :)
Friday, October 3, 2008
T. G. I. F.
So it's Friday, one of the better days of the week for me since I can actually sleep in until 10:30 and catch up on all that lack of sleep I get during the week. Plus, it's always the morning after a long relaxing evening of bellydancing class, and since that always leaves me in a rather pleasant mood where I spend most of my commute home practicing dance moves and finding the rhythm in my music, I wake up on Friday mornings refreshed and mostly awake, rather than accidentally falling back asleep on my bed when I'm trying to pull my hair back with a hair-tie (this actually happened on Tuesday... my roommate had to prod me back awake) or scuttling around the kitchen ever-so-slowly putting together my morning coffee so that I might be able to function like a normal human being with a full night's rest. So thank you, Fridays, for being the sigh of relief of my week.
What I have to look forward to for the weekend:
-- lots of readings to do - catching up on my OOA&D, DSS, Animation, and doing my usual readings for SoftEngMeth and maybe, just maybe, if I have enough time, continue reading the book I borrowed from Jessa so that I might be able to read Snow Crash with the rest of the group for this month's book-to-read.
-- homework!! I finally got one of the two papers I am supposed to critique, so I intend to tackle that as soon as I get done with work, sponsor meetings, and finishing up the iteration release today. And, of course, my Sunday afternoons are dedicated to Steph and SoftEngMeth assignments.
-- chores - need to clean my animals' tank/cages, stock up on groceries, getting some laundry done, and clean my bathroom since everyone keeps using mine and dirties it up much faster.
-- SFFU!!! My saturday late afternoon-evenings are set aside to SFFU - the movies/shows watched are pleasantly entertaining (as well as the people you meet in SFFU), it gives me some time to work on my sister's scarf, and possibly even teach other members of SFFU how to crochet (I've been considering offering lessons to as many people who want them during that time, but I currently do not have the supplies to do more than one-on-one lessons right now).
-- Sunday, the Race for the Cure gathering of the girls - Jessa asked me, I asked her more about it, and decided it is something I don't want to miss. After all, it's easily within my range of walking tolerance for any given day (~3 miles), and I would be doing it for my grandmother (stage 4 lymphoma, started her first chemo session this week) and Lauren's mother (breast cancer, in remission again but this chemo session this past summer was the first time she lost all of her hair), and I would be doing it with people I know (since Denver scares me like most big cities and wouldn't dare do it alone - I'm a small town suburban girl, and Boulder is about the extent of big city tolerance that makes me comfortable).
-- somewhere eating and sleeping is involved, I hope...
Well, that about wraps up that list - now it's time for me to go hunt down some breakfast... I think there might still be some leftover lamb in the fridge (huzzah to Bryan's dad for outdoing himself this year on Rosh Hashanah and supplying us with a fair portion of the leftovers!!) but I may just make a standard breakfast involving a frying pan and eggs-over-medium. :P
What I have to look forward to for the weekend:
-- lots of readings to do - catching up on my OOA&D, DSS, Animation, and doing my usual readings for SoftEngMeth and maybe, just maybe, if I have enough time, continue reading the book I borrowed from Jessa so that I might be able to read Snow Crash with the rest of the group for this month's book-to-read.
-- homework!! I finally got one of the two papers I am supposed to critique, so I intend to tackle that as soon as I get done with work, sponsor meetings, and finishing up the iteration release today. And, of course, my Sunday afternoons are dedicated to Steph and SoftEngMeth assignments.
-- chores - need to clean my animals' tank/cages, stock up on groceries, getting some laundry done, and clean my bathroom since everyone keeps using mine and dirties it up much faster.
-- SFFU!!! My saturday late afternoon-evenings are set aside to SFFU - the movies/shows watched are pleasantly entertaining (as well as the people you meet in SFFU), it gives me some time to work on my sister's scarf, and possibly even teach other members of SFFU how to crochet (I've been considering offering lessons to as many people who want them during that time, but I currently do not have the supplies to do more than one-on-one lessons right now).
-- Sunday, the Race for the Cure gathering of the girls - Jessa asked me, I asked her more about it, and decided it is something I don't want to miss. After all, it's easily within my range of walking tolerance for any given day (~3 miles), and I would be doing it for my grandmother (stage 4 lymphoma, started her first chemo session this week) and Lauren's mother (breast cancer, in remission again but this chemo session this past summer was the first time she lost all of her hair), and I would be doing it with people I know (since Denver scares me like most big cities and wouldn't dare do it alone - I'm a small town suburban girl, and Boulder is about the extent of big city tolerance that makes me comfortable).
-- somewhere eating and sleeping is involved, I hope...
Well, that about wraps up that list - now it's time for me to go hunt down some breakfast... I think there might still be some leftover lamb in the fridge (huzzah to Bryan's dad for outdoing himself this year on Rosh Hashanah and supplying us with a fair portion of the leftovers!!) but I may just make a standard breakfast involving a frying pan and eggs-over-medium. :P
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Praise to Hulu
So in an attempt to be somewhat kept up with politics in the news, I've been trying to catch a couple of videos of interviews and the debates online (I'm not around enough at home to watch this stuff and I only have rabbit ears to get reception on the TV anyway) - only to find the parodies done by SNL (Saturday Night Live for those of you playing the home game) really are better viewed after just watching what it was parodied off of (as opposed to simply watching the parody). This led to much surfing of Hulu, and many, many SNL skits. Skits like the interview that Sarah Palin had with Katie Couric (I still can't believe that one... honestly!) or the Clinton Halloween Party... but this all led into other skits that SNL has done over the years. Some of my favorites, be it of all-time or simply the evening, are:
--- any and all of the Celebrity Jeopardy skits - Sean Connery :D
--- MySpace skit - wow... there are no words
--- Sarah Palin skits
--- Of Mice and Men alternate ending skit - my god, if you've read this book, you need to see this!!
--- Shia LaBeouf in a blonde woman's wig and a green dress - priceless
Clearly I am easily side-tracked from just about anything and everything... And on that note, I think I shall throw together a happy little gallery on Picassa or someplace to refer photography to.
--- any and all of the Celebrity Jeopardy skits - Sean Connery :D
--- MySpace skit - wow... there are no words
--- Sarah Palin skits
--- Of Mice and Men alternate ending skit - my god, if you've read this book, you need to see this!!
--- Shia LaBeouf in a blonde woman's wig and a green dress - priceless
Clearly I am easily side-tracked from just about anything and everything... And on that note, I think I shall throw together a happy little gallery on Picassa or someplace to refer photography to.
Friday, June 27, 2008
I think...
.... that I may have just died momentarily from laughing so hard. Really, it's calls like these which is why I don't want to go into the IT field anymore.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Countdown to Summer!
The countdown to summer is a time when I can start counting down how many class days I have left until finals, when to start prepping for what, and ultimately seeing if my sneaky schedule can finish before my grandmother gets back from Florida (because if you've ever met her, you'd understand why I like going home more often when she's there). Two weeks or so after I finish this semester we are expecting at least one arrival from California and maybe three (because my aunt will always come visit, but my cousins might just too), and that's when family insanity breaks loose; we all gather together for my grandmother's birthday every year (now that 3 of her 4 children live within an hour or so of her) and since it's also Memorial Day, it's sure to make things... interesting, to say the least. But it will be nice to see my cousins again (if they even show) since the last time I saw them I was just around middle school age (so if I ventured a guess... I would say about 7-8 years); but the competition is on between me and my sister for a nice slim-down, ever since she started losing weight these past few months (seriously, I love her and she looks great, but I don't want to be the fat girl of the family now!) so there are plans brewing about me and my roommate/best friend/practically brother doing this thing where we ride around Boulder all summer long (since it'll empty out significantly when spring semester ends) and playing grill-master with just about all of our food (with exception to water, I should hope, but you never know what we'll cook up next), so the best of luck to all of us health-aware-nuts!
In other news, I need to go finish getting ready before I'm late for class, and that wouldn't be worth the coding from scratch I did for two days if I miss it!
So au revoire my readers, and may all of your stories intrigue those who hear them.
In other news, I need to go finish getting ready before I'm late for class, and that wouldn't be worth the coding from scratch I did for two days if I miss it!
So au revoire my readers, and may all of your stories intrigue those who hear them.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Ah, Joy...
So four, maybe five weeks ago, I bought a little spastastically wonderful male Beta and named him Lumiere. But today I bought two more pets: Tabitha and Faye. They are two female fancy mice, and they are also high-energy pets. I love them all to death, but it makes me wonder... at what point does it stop being healthy to own pets?
My roommate tells me it's my way of showing affection to living things, as it is the ongoing joke that I am incapable of showing affection to guys (it's possibly true, but who knows because I tend not to really date...). I also think it could be a way to work one's way up to being able to care for a human child for those of us who are obsessive-compulsive neat freaks; think of it this way: you have to clean tanks and cages every once and a while, keep them fed and happy and healthy. This usually implies you have to get your hands dirty to care for your pets, and adjust to having to yield pristine cleanliness for your pets.
So if you have any stories or additions to this topic, by all means share them. I am an animal lover (in case you couldn't tell) and would be interested in hearing another's opinion on how many pets would be considered too many.
My roommate tells me it's my way of showing affection to living things, as it is the ongoing joke that I am incapable of showing affection to guys (it's possibly true, but who knows because I tend not to really date...). I also think it could be a way to work one's way up to being able to care for a human child for those of us who are obsessive-compulsive neat freaks; think of it this way: you have to clean tanks and cages every once and a while, keep them fed and happy and healthy. This usually implies you have to get your hands dirty to care for your pets, and adjust to having to yield pristine cleanliness for your pets.
So if you have any stories or additions to this topic, by all means share them. I am an animal lover (in case you couldn't tell) and would be interested in hearing another's opinion on how many pets would be considered too many.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Back Again to Do More Damage!
So, it has clearly been a while since I have posted anything of interest... partially because I lost the link to my own blog, but partially because people tend not to read what I have to say. It's not really a problem, but I find that if people aren't interested in something, they forget it's there, and apparently I forgot this was here long enough to lose track of it.
Now that's about to change, as I have it bookmarked once again on Lucivar, the infamous desktop (which now runs on Linux and not on Windows)!! So I suppose a few updates are to be had...
--- Picture of the Day is rotated and changed whenever I feel like changing it, as I am a busy woman and haven't time or creativity enough to flip through all the photos I have taken to put one up every day... eventually I would run out!
--- I'm going to start changing the lists of favorites and links every so often so that diversity starts jumping up around here.
--- The pink stays. I like it well enough, but perhaps I'll update the background eventually...
Now that's about to change, as I have it bookmarked once again on Lucivar, the infamous desktop (which now runs on Linux and not on Windows)!! So I suppose a few updates are to be had...
--- Picture of the Day is rotated and changed whenever I feel like changing it, as I am a busy woman and haven't time or creativity enough to flip through all the photos I have taken to put one up every day... eventually I would run out!
--- I'm going to start changing the lists of favorites and links every so often so that diversity starts jumping up around here.
--- The pink stays. I like it well enough, but perhaps I'll update the background eventually...
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