I didn’t get 18k steps today because I was running all over creation at work.

Nope, today I got the upper body workout, as I took the break before classes start to organize and rearrange our stock room. (My boss has been promising to do this for three weeks, but hasn’t had the time. I decided to take a GA and get it done before break is over.)

We moved cases of paper (around 20) from one room to another and stacked them about six high against the wall, moved about 20 boxes of toner (much lighter!) from one room to another, moved metal cabinets around, piled (insanely heavy and awkward to move) keyboard trays atop an empty cabinet, and hauled about 15 computers and monitors from one room to another.

If nothing else, my job has plenty of variety to keep my healthy. (Tomorrow’s goal? Sitting at my desk with my feet up.)

Anyone around here write ’em?

I added ’em to my sidebar, but I have things in my sidebar that are not fodder for widgets, and need to change this.

Likelihood of you being FEMALE is 47%
Likelihood of you being MALE is 53%

Site Male-Female Ratio
google.com 0.98
facebook.com 0.83
cnn.com 1.35
imdb.com 1.06
merriam-webster.com 0.89
usaa.com 1.08

Okay, it really thinks I’m a hermaphrodite.

I don’t think that’s better.

Using your browser URL history to estimate gender

I want to note it does not check frequency of visits or duration of visits, because my most frequently visited site is http://www.wunderground.com/US/WV/Morgantown.html

Here are the stats for my home laptop:
Likelihood of you being FEMALE is 60%
Likelihood of you being MALE is 40%

Site Male-Female Ratio
amazon.com 0.9
imdb.com 1.06
flickr.com 1.15
nytimes.com 1.13
gmail.com 0.9
gardeners.com 0.6

Apparently men don’t shop at Gardener’s. Too bad I had to order more compost bags and filters–they ruined my stats!

But if I delete Garderner’s from my history:

Likelihood of you being FEMALE is 47%
Likelihood of you being MALE is 53%

Site Male-Female Ratio
amazon.com 0.9
imdb.com 1.06
flickr.com 1.15
nytimes.com 1.13
gmail.com 0.9

I get the exact same ratio I had on my work computer.

Why that would be ME!

I just got to tell some woman her baby (NOT crying) was too loud and disturbing people.

(sigh)

By the way, if you’ve missed a poll, you can go to the Polls Archive and take older polls there.

You can also comment on polls there, and the comment will appear in the comment list.

Also, I’m willing to take suggestions for polls–I’m sure I’ll eventually run low on subjects. So if there is something out there you really want to know, suggest it either here or in e-mail–but it’s gotta be PG-13. (No tentacles Tania.)

This has been running through my head for weeks now:

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Stick a fork in me, I’m done.

Here it is way past my bedtime, and I’m still awake and on the computer. I had a long day today, and have an even longer day tomorrow, so I really do need to get to sleep. I mean, tomorrow I get to do a presentation before some of the Pharmacy faculty, and then teach any of that group who show up in the afternoon, how to use the software I’m presenting.

Really should be asleep.

Yup. I’m tired and worn out.

Not sleeping yet.

(sigh)

I hate computers.

That is all, please carry on with the rest of your day.

Keyboard commands for shutting down Vista.

Windows key, Right arrow, Right arrow, Right arrow, Enter key.

HA!

And since I modified the first button, on my computer I should be able to use Windows Key, Right arrow, Enter.

HA! HA!

Yes, it’s time for some hot bee on flower action!
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I installed a polling plugin on the sidebar.

Polls will change randomly and without notice, as I placed the thing there solely for my entertainment.

Kinda like this website.

This US gas “temperature” map shows you gas prices around the country by color.

Sorry Alaska and Hawaii, apparently you’re not US states.

Really? Where?

I think we’ve been on the go for the past three weeks, and this week doesn’t look any better. I’d hoped to spend today relaxing, but ended up taking my grandmother shopping.

This is always an exercise in patience for me, because I like to get in and get out, and when I walk through most stores (excluding Jungle Jim’s of course) I tend to go at warp speed, grabbing what I need, finding the shortest line, and getting the hell out.

That doesn’t happen with my grandmother. She doesn’t move quickly, she has to look for what she wants, and she doesn’t move quickly. This is by far the hardest thing for me to deal with. I hate clothes shopping, and my feet hurt if I stand still for long. (I can walk forever, but as soon as I have to stand still, my feet start to ache.)

Of all the things I thought would be most difficult when my grandmother moved in, this is not what I expected.

On other fronts, I bought myself a photo printer for my birthday, and have had the chance to print one (1) picture since it arrived. I’ve also managed to read one eighth of a book in the past several weeks, which is a shocking lapse for me. I’ve got stacks of photo paper for different projects sitting here, but no idea when I’m going to try them out.

And this week, at least at work, looks to be just as insanely busy, as I’m scheduled to teach every single day this week. On the off chance I simply come home and collapse after work, I’ve got a couple scheduled posts set already. But if things get quiet, you know where I am.

Hiding under my bed with a flashlight and a book.