I’m having a no good very bad day.

Amuse me.

It’s been awhile since I had a vacation.

I took of time over winter break, but that always ends up being just as busy as staying at work, only without the having to get up early bits.

Last vacation was October when I went with Michael to Florida for his conference. I did nothing, and it was good.

I’m tired.

I’ve got a vacation coming up (two actually) and people keep asking, “what are you going to do while you’re there?”

Um. Nothing? I don’t want plans. I don’t want a time table. I don’t want a to do list.

I want to wake up, and then roll back over and go back to sleep. I want to eat good food and read good books. I want to play with my camera and see if I can learn to take landscape pictures.

Of course I have things to do. After all,I’m going there to be in a wedding (Yes, yes. I’ll make sure Michael gets at least one decent picture of me in a dress. And I’ll post it. So you can witness this rare occasion for yourself.). And I totally want meet Janiece and Anne. Because they’re like totally cool (and I’m hoping some of their coolness will rub off on me!).

But beyond that? If we do something cool, that’s fine. If we do nothing, that’s also fine.

Mostly, I just can’t wait to sleep in.

For Tania

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odd things
Yup. I got ’em .

computers internet blog
Yeah, that’s pretty much what you need to have a blog. Without either a computer or the internet, you won’t be getting much action

random is not random
That’s my theme. But I guess you were really looking for the fact that computers don’t really generate random numbers

gruntle
Yes, I do love the word gruntle. It’s even fun to say! Gruntle! Gruntle! Gruntle!

reasons why science is fun
When else do you get to blow things up or set them on fire in the name of education?

erudite latin sayings
As opposed to what?

hillbillies sports bras
I… Well… Damn. I have no idea.

odd things to find in a picture
Depends upon what the picture is supposed to be of in the first place, don’t you think?

kissing beautiful brusts
I’m sure that Steven Brust will be pleased.

alaska with beer
Jim or Tania – you wanna flip for this?

types of stressors
Work. Family. Does that about cover it?

(more…)

For Nathan (and anyone else having a cranky day.)

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rhyme

Which Discworld Character are you like (with pics) created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as The Librarian You’re the Librarian! Once a wizard, now an Orang-utan (due to an unfortunate magical accident), you refuse to be turned back for a few reasons: In this form, it’s easier to reach the shelves and hold more books; having the strength of five men makes people return their books on time; life’s great philosophical questions boil down to “when do I get my next banana?” You say “ook” but are usually understood well enough. The Librarian 81% Death 69% Carrot Ironfounderson 69% Lord Havelock Vetinari 56% Gytha (Nanny) Ogg 56% Greebo 56% Rincewind 50% Esmerelda (Granny) Weatherwax 44% Cohen The Barbarian 31% Commander Samuel Vimes 31%

For Nathan

I’m cranky.

I had a rotten day.

The back of my neck hurts from stress.

I hate the first week of classes.

So in college my friends and I had a running joke that we were going to invent Shetland Cows. These cows would live in the window boxes of Eat ‘N’ park, and we would never have to wait for a waitress to bring us cream for our coffee ever again.

Well, the future is here.

Miniature Cows.

That’s right, someone has gone and made our dream of Shetland Cows come true.

This means it is only a matter of time before our next crazy idea comes true: talking cows.

Imagine driving down the highway, yelling “MOO!” out the window at passing cows, and having the cow respond to you, “Moo, mother fucker, moo.”

I can hardly wait!

First, you can tell Michael is married, because he did not wear this shirt to work today to deal with the overwrought parents of freshmen.

Second, as I was cleaning the house this morning, I discovered Michael and I have a distinct division of labor.

Which is why I didn’t know where the power switch was on the vacuum.

In my defense we have a single rug upstairs, everything else is hardwood and linoleum. So we don’t vacuum a lot.

But still.

hello
1883, alt. of hallo (1840), itself an alt. of holla, hollo, a shout to attract attention, first recorded 1588. Perhaps from holla! “stop, cease.” Popularity as a greeting coincides with use of the telephone, where it won out over Alexander Graham Bell’s suggestion, ahoy. Central telephone exchange operators were known as hello-girls (1889).

“Hello, formerly an Americanism, is now nearly as common as hullo in Britain (Say who you are; do not just say ‘hello’ is the warning given in our telephone directories) and the Englishman cannot be expected to give up the right to say hello if he likes it better than his native hullo. [H.W. Fowler, “A Dictionary of Modern English Usage,” 1926]

Why am I sharing this?

Because Shawn somehow managed to remind me of this:

‘Heaveno’ has received one heck of a response

KINGSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A South Texas man who campaigned to replace ”hello” with ”heaveno” has had plenty of opportunities to use his new greeting.

Kingsville resident Leonso Canales Jr. has been inundated with telephone calls since he successfully lobbied Kleberg County commissioners last month to designate ”heaveno” as the county’s official greeting.
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Still, Matthews said, he wants recognition as a pioneer in taking ”hell” out of ”hello.”

Which led to the discovery of this.

Which lead to this comment by Shawn:

I’m like, “I already read this, HeavenO…”

Here are some more answers to the questions various and sundry asked of me. I’ll think I’ll keep taking questions through the week, so feel free to ask other questions in the comments.

matt asked:
Of all the images and quotes that pop up in your banner, which are your favorites?

Of all the quotes, my favorites are the ones that end up in my sig files, like this one: “I believe in coincidence. Coincidences happen every day. But I don’t trust coincidences.” –Garak (Deep Space Nine)

But I’m also fond of the political quotes, and of course this is another favorite: “Always keep a song in your heart; it’s like karaoke for the voices in your head.”

As far as the banner images, it really depends on my mood, but I think my current favorites are my brother taking a picture of me taking a picture of him, the oreos (That picture turned out so well! Yum!), and the Crushing Hazard.

As much as I like the flowers, I like things that make me laugh, better. But banners are a good place to show off my flower pr0n.

Jeri asked:
Didn’t the toaster hole up and eventually evolve into Blink?

I think the major issues with the Toaster were post Blink and Not-Blink.

Though as the Toaster manifested in Nathan’s apartment on its own, it may well be directly related to the key Jim had taken away from him.

Or, it may well be Blink.

matt asked:
It’s terribly cliched, but what three albums would you want if you were on a desert island that somehow had a working stereo system but no other electronics?

Well, first and foremost would be Bob Mould’s Workbook. That is hands down my all time favorite album.

The next two are harder. Maybe a Wynton Marasalis album–something without lyrics. Last fall we saw him on tour with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and that was fantastic. Nice variety. Of course I don’t actually possess one of those albums right now, and what I’d really probably want is a recording of one of his many radio shows.

The third album would probably be an Aaron Copland compilation album.

Why the emphasis on lyric free music? Because I’ve got enough music with lyrics running around my head I can easily sing whatever I want. But if I really want to listen to music, that’s what I think I want.

Though what I’d really rather have is the Real Jazz channel on XM. :)