I dreamed about editing all night long. Aaarrrggghhh! I had a noon-ish workout today, and it being Easter Sunday, the gym was pretty empty. I listened to a podcast of this week’s This American Life, an episode called The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar, which was most interesting in two ways: This family story is actually … Read more
Today, I celebrate 6 complete years with no television in my home. Yay! A gem from indexed blog: Price check! I worked from home today doing guess what—editing. I ran into Planet Fitness today to meet Rachel @ 11:00, who took me through the Lower Body machines. I didn’t have time to stay and do the … Read more
Today was the deadline to complete the judging of the entries I had for the STC Newsletter Competition. I’ve had them since the end of January, and the fact that I spent several hours completing them on the day of the deadline says all I need to say about the task. Done with it. I … Read more
Straight men beware! Oh yeah, and you “straight-acting” gay men? You too! Where no man’s hand should wander An Italian court is trying to overturn human nature—or at least male nature, said Simon Hattenstone in the London Guardian. In a case that should cause men everywhere to shudder, Italy’s highest appeals court has ruled that … Read more
I logged in to work this morning, and did a quick 3-page edit. From 11:00–12:00, I connected in to the Tivoli Editors Council meeting, and “in the background” had a quick instant message discussion with the writer of that 3-page edit I had returned to him right before the call. He had questions about two … Read more
So, just today, I realized that this year is a Leap Year. How? Through my checking account draft reminder for my Mastercard—it said that the draft is going to take place on February 29th. I didn’t make too much progress on those newsletters I’m judging, but they’re from: Utah State University (Student Chapter, Logan, UT) … Read more
I fell asleep with the heating pad on last night, which means it warmed my back all night long. To my astonishment, my back felt pretty much back to normal this morning. Yay! I met Kevin (av8rdude) at Fred Anderson Toyota this morning, where he dropped off his car for service at 7:30. We had planned to … Read more
I worked from home today. Uneventful. At about 10:00, I turned on my phone, and had two messages. One from Joe, and one from my cousin in Atlanta, asking me if I had the names of any of my uncle’s (her father’s) other kids or family—that she’d received a message from one of them that … Read more
I was off from IBM today, and just had a very relaxing day. Yay me! I did manage to get to the gym, but I only did a 30-minute workout, since it’s a dance night, and I’d get some cardio in doing that. Today’s statistics: Machine Type Minute Duration Calories Burned Elliptical 30 545 While … Read more
I met Joe today for my workout, and after discussing the subject of the formula to calculate calories burned on the elliptical machine with him, I was more curious than ever about it. As it turns out, of course, it’s a little involved, which is probably why most people don’t know it, and it’s hard … Read more