My day started off with a very funny telephone survey conversation. The survey was about video- and movie-watching habits, and after asking me how many movies anyone in my household had seen in the last 30 days (1, on 03/08/08) and how many movies from a video rental store anyone in my household has seen … Read more
I did absolutely no work on anything today. While that should feel good, it really doesn’t. Gracious! The sales technique I used on myself—in terms of the plethora of reasons to skip my workout today—could have sold some ice cubes to an Eskimo. Fortunately for me (I guess), I’m not an Eskimo and my ice … Read more
I had slices of watermelon, cantaloupe, and banana for breakfast this morning, along with two turkey sausage patties. And coffee, of course. With an undergraduate degree in Math and Computer Science, I am always wondering what algorithms are used in the exercising machines to calculate how many calories I’m burning, specifically in the treadmills and … Read more
Ah, the irony. Looks like she finally said, “Yes, yes, yes,” and “went, went, went.” From the Gossip feature of the 02/08/08 edition of The Week… Singer Amy Winehouse checked into rehab last week after a 20-minute video surfaced showing her apparently smoking crack and snorting cocaine and Ecstasy. “Amy decided to enter the facility … Read more
For the record, please note that I am in compliance: A friend sent me this advertisement about an upcoming screening that benefits Equality NC. I saw a “short” about this couple a few years ago at the NC Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and it was quite engaging. SPECIAL FILM EVENT TO BENEFIT EQUALITY NC: … Read more
I forgot to mention this yesterday, but this struck me as odd and I wanted to capture it: Last night while watching Queens, which was in Spanish with English subtitles, I turned up the volume at one point. I can’t fathom why I felt the need to do that, since I was “reading” the dialog … Read more
89 words Touchtyping online Joe and I checked out of the Charlotte Sheraton Four Points on E. Woodland at about 12:30, stopped at a nearby Drunkin [sic] Donuts for breakfast and then got on the highway home. It was a beautiful weather day today, so the ride back was ever more pleasant than the ride up … Read more
I met Joe at his house at 8AM, and before leaving for the airport, we exchanged gifts. As usual, he went over the top in gifts, so much so that I insisted that he take back one of his $25 iTunes gift cards! I dropped him off at the airport at just after 8:30 for his … Read more
I was up at 8:30, and I made coffee, cheddar scrambled eggs, sausage, and toast for Robert and me. I read the first of three articles for Rhetoric of Science and Technology, and then spent over an hour devising a response to the message board questions about this reading. Too long—both the time spent writing … Read more
I met with Jason to discuss the segmenting and coding of his research data. I feel a lot more “on board” after the talk. We spent a little time afterwards talking about the class, and I asked him for some advice about talking to Susan about my “grade point average goals and objectives.” I found … Read more