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
Less than 12 hours after leaving the gym, I was back. I met Kevin (av8rdude) at 7:30 at Planet Fitness, where it was Free Bagel Tuesday. I did an hour of cardio, while Kevin did an hour of weights. I need to work on my “negative speak” when I’m working out. Not being a morning person … Read more
I worked from home today, and edited pretty much all day and all night. At E-Ching and David’s Chinese New Year party yesterday, I had a conversation with another of their friends named John, about how in Disney World in January, we were asked to put our finger in one scanner while our ticket was being scanned in another. I … 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
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
I really like how this is done, purely from a creative perspective. I listened to several more chapters of In Cold Blood during my one-hour workout. General Hospital was on one of the television sets. I can’t believe that Bobbie and Luke are still on that show; surely (don’t call me Shirley!) it’s been about … 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
Quick definitions (happiness) noun: emotions experienced when in a state of well-being noun: state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy Every once in a while, I see an article on “The Happiest Person in the World” or “The Happiest People in the World” and it always grabs my attention for two reasons: … Read more
I worked from home today, and I actually didn’t edit at all today. Rather, I: Devised the meeting minutes from last Friday’s Editing Council meeting, using a combination of the slides, my notes taken during the meeting, and the audio tape I made on an analog tape recorder. Pause. Rewind. Replay. Pause. Play. Pause. Rewind. … Read more