I <3 Gmail.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Gmail Wins Again
Gmail is my all time favorite email system. And it's won even more points tonight. I can now apply a theme to my inbox. As you may have guessed I set mine to a beach theme. What's really cool though is it changes with the time of day you are checking your email. Right now the sun is down and the colors are all different. Come morning though, it will be different. It's based on where you live so it is accurate on time. How neat!
I <3 Gmail.
I <3 Gmail.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Cats
Sparky loves his new bed. It's true what they say about the third time being a charm. It's the third bed I have purchased for him and I think he finally likes this one. Hooray!Happiness is having cute kitties to distract you from the ugly world outside.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Date Night
Rob decided a few weeks ago that he was going to take me on a real date to go to dinner and to see his favorite play, Arcadia. The GT drama club was putting it on over a series of weekends. So I picked a date and he made the rest of the plans. Pretty sweet deal for me. :)
He picked a Thai food place called Spoon, for dinner. The perk was it was within walking distance of the school. The downside was it was cooler than we anticipated for walking. Oh well. We got there without trouble, although we did see two cars turn down the wrong way of a median. That was exciting.
We got to the restaurant, were seated, and had just ordered appetizers when the power went out. It flickered back on for only a moment and was out again. Thank goodness for candles at the tables! The power was not coming back on (the whole street was out) and we started discussing alternatives in case they could not provide dinner. But the staff jumped into action and were just amazing! They gave us Basil Rolls on the house because they weren't able to readily provide our pot stickers. Then they came around and took our order in the dark and we ended up with a true candle light dinner! They figured out a good enough lighting situation with flashlights in the kitchen to enable them to cook. They brought out all sorts of tea lights and put them around. Right as we were finishing, the power came back on. They kept apologizing for the power outage and we were like, no no, we had a blast. :)
We made it over to the drama theater in time to pick up our tickets. Quite possibly too early, but that's ok. We are always early. When we walked in the door, we were assulted by a slew of greetings from different people around the room. Then the man behind the candy counter says, "Ok, so I am not trying to hit on you, but you get a free concession. I was instructed by a friend to buy the next girl who walked through the door anything they want from the snack bar. He left a dollar for it." It was like being the 100th customer. I took the M&Ms and thanked the mysterious person who purchased my candy and the guy behind the counter. I soon met the person who bought my candy and thanked him as well. He ended up sitting next to us during the play. Very socialable person.
The play itself was very good. I had no idea what it was about, but I enjoyed it. The GT Drama club has very talented actors and actresses in it's midst. The last live show I saw was the opera, but before that was in high school. I really do enjoy it. :) It was a fun story and a lot of laughs. We are looking forward to maybe catching another show before Rob graduates. Hey, for student admission prices, we can afford that!
All in all it was a really fabulous night with a few odd, but fun perks that were totally unexpected. A perfect date for sure!
He picked a Thai food place called Spoon, for dinner. The perk was it was within walking distance of the school. The downside was it was cooler than we anticipated for walking. Oh well. We got there without trouble, although we did see two cars turn down the wrong way of a median. That was exciting.
We got to the restaurant, were seated, and had just ordered appetizers when the power went out. It flickered back on for only a moment and was out again. Thank goodness for candles at the tables! The power was not coming back on (the whole street was out) and we started discussing alternatives in case they could not provide dinner. But the staff jumped into action and were just amazing! They gave us Basil Rolls on the house because they weren't able to readily provide our pot stickers. Then they came around and took our order in the dark and we ended up with a true candle light dinner! They figured out a good enough lighting situation with flashlights in the kitchen to enable them to cook. They brought out all sorts of tea lights and put them around. Right as we were finishing, the power came back on. They kept apologizing for the power outage and we were like, no no, we had a blast. :)
We made it over to the drama theater in time to pick up our tickets. Quite possibly too early, but that's ok. We are always early. When we walked in the door, we were assulted by a slew of greetings from different people around the room. Then the man behind the candy counter says, "Ok, so I am not trying to hit on you, but you get a free concession. I was instructed by a friend to buy the next girl who walked through the door anything they want from the snack bar. He left a dollar for it." It was like being the 100th customer. I took the M&Ms and thanked the mysterious person who purchased my candy and the guy behind the counter. I soon met the person who bought my candy and thanked him as well. He ended up sitting next to us during the play. Very socialable person.
The play itself was very good. I had no idea what it was about, but I enjoyed it. The GT Drama club has very talented actors and actresses in it's midst. The last live show I saw was the opera, but before that was in high school. I really do enjoy it. :) It was a fun story and a lot of laughs. We are looking forward to maybe catching another show before Rob graduates. Hey, for student admission prices, we can afford that!
All in all it was a really fabulous night with a few odd, but fun perks that were totally unexpected. A perfect date for sure!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Writing Woes
I am taking a class right now called Communication for Engineers. Sounds like an oxy-moron doesn't it? These past two months I have spent working on all the busy work assignments they gave out. Now there are two graded assignments left; my paper and a final exam.
My paper is about greening the global supply chain. Sounds fancy right? Well I sure hope it is when all is said and done. I don't enjoy writing papers at all. Especially on topics that I have had to research and then produce 20 pages of coherent English on it. (Notice I am writing a blog post about the paper instead of doing the paper?) I spent 20 minutes figuring out just how to get my table of contents to work for me. The problem was trying to get one section in roman numerals and a new section to start with regular numbers. I knew Word could do it, but since I am not familiar with the tool, I felt like beating my head against a wall. Of course, Rob offered his expertise after I had it figured out. Oh well.
In grade school English was consistently my worst subject. Today not much as changed aside from having much instruction on how to do it properly. I think after every class I did a data dump and dismissed it as something that I wouldn't need. It occurs to me now that might not have been the best idea I ever had.
Some people are naturally good at things. I am naturally good at math. I enjoy it. It's probably why I am an engineer. I get excited about statistics. Paper writing is for other people. I didn't even enjoy writing lab reports. And yet here I am, about to pull out some masterpiece from thin air. This ought to be good.
My paper is about greening the global supply chain. Sounds fancy right? Well I sure hope it is when all is said and done. I don't enjoy writing papers at all. Especially on topics that I have had to research and then produce 20 pages of coherent English on it. (Notice I am writing a blog post about the paper instead of doing the paper?) I spent 20 minutes figuring out just how to get my table of contents to work for me. The problem was trying to get one section in roman numerals and a new section to start with regular numbers. I knew Word could do it, but since I am not familiar with the tool, I felt like beating my head against a wall. Of course, Rob offered his expertise after I had it figured out. Oh well.
In grade school English was consistently my worst subject. Today not much as changed aside from having much instruction on how to do it properly. I think after every class I did a data dump and dismissed it as something that I wouldn't need. It occurs to me now that might not have been the best idea I ever had.
Some people are naturally good at things. I am naturally good at math. I enjoy it. It's probably why I am an engineer. I get excited about statistics. Paper writing is for other people. I didn't even enjoy writing lab reports. And yet here I am, about to pull out some masterpiece from thin air. This ought to be good.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Let's Hear From Our Callers
Oh let's not.
The morning ride into work can be tricky for the radio since it's only takes 15 minutes. Not a whole lot of time especially with the commercial breaks they take. If I time it right, I can get weather, news, traffic, and a song in. However, if timed poorly, I get to listen to people who call in.
This morning's topic was, "Tell us about something you do that is really for kids." This also annoyed me because of what triggered them to ask this question. There is ALWAYS a story. Half the time I think they make them up. "I got a friend who is...." Sure you do. The DJ (who is presumably older ~45) bought Call of Duty 5 to play on his Xbox yesterday after it came out. He was thinking, it's the first day, I should be on the same level as all the other players and he was miffed because some players were already at level 15. He just attributed this to the fact that they are kids. Clearly, not in my generation. As I type this Rob is downstairs presumably killing something in Gears of War 2. He is almost 30 and a regular gamer. Hardly a kid, although at heart is another story. I personally think this DJ was bitter because he was not a very good player and was probably being picked on by a 12 year old.
Back to my point. So what I want to know is what prompts a person to take time out of their morning to call in and say, "Yeah, I am still childish because I...." 1 - Who has the time?? 2 - Do you really think I care? 3 - Why would you basically say, "Yup, according to you I am a tool because I..."?
Anytime they start getting people on there I turn to radio off. I don't want to hear it. It's the same thing for prank calls. I HATE prank calls. I don't find them funny. I think it's mostly because you are making someone angry on the other end of the phone to benefit you. Plain English - you are being an ass.
Silence really can be golden. :)
/end rant
The morning ride into work can be tricky for the radio since it's only takes 15 minutes. Not a whole lot of time especially with the commercial breaks they take. If I time it right, I can get weather, news, traffic, and a song in. However, if timed poorly, I get to listen to people who call in.
This morning's topic was, "Tell us about something you do that is really for kids." This also annoyed me because of what triggered them to ask this question. There is ALWAYS a story. Half the time I think they make them up. "I got a friend who is...." Sure you do. The DJ (who is presumably older ~45) bought Call of Duty 5 to play on his Xbox yesterday after it came out. He was thinking, it's the first day, I should be on the same level as all the other players and he was miffed because some players were already at level 15. He just attributed this to the fact that they are kids. Clearly, not in my generation. As I type this Rob is downstairs presumably killing something in Gears of War 2. He is almost 30 and a regular gamer. Hardly a kid, although at heart is another story. I personally think this DJ was bitter because he was not a very good player and was probably being picked on by a 12 year old.
Back to my point. So what I want to know is what prompts a person to take time out of their morning to call in and say, "Yeah, I am still childish because I...." 1 - Who has the time?? 2 - Do you really think I care? 3 - Why would you basically say, "Yup, according to you I am a tool because I..."?
Anytime they start getting people on there I turn to radio off. I don't want to hear it. It's the same thing for prank calls. I HATE prank calls. I don't find them funny. I think it's mostly because you are making someone angry on the other end of the phone to benefit you. Plain English - you are being an ass.
Silence really can be golden. :)
/end rant
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Let the Holiday Shopping Begin!
Yes I know. It's only November 9. I think the stores have gotten bolder as the years go by about how soon to put up the Christmas deals. At this point I think it's just expected to run right after Halloween. I think if it gets any earlier people might get uppity, but for now it's ok.I went Christmas shopping today. It wasn't that I had planned on starting this early. It's just that I got coupons in the mail. If you are willing to give me a $5 off coupon to use in a store I normally shop in anyway, why not? It spreads out the spending a bit and at the same time, you are getting a deal.
Also with the economy the way it is, I am curious to see how the holiday shopping pans out for businesses. I personally plan on doing things the way I did last year. I don't loose my head over the holidays and am generally on the look out for good deals, so I think it won't be a problem to do it again this year. We shall see I guess.
Here's to some holiday cheer!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Who Likes Short Shorts?
Last weekend we took a trip to DC for the annual B&B Party. It was full of visits, fun, and well, partying. We had a good time and enjoyed ourselves a lot. Since I don't have a lot of free time these days, I am not going to write much. Pictures usually tell a better story than I could anyway. :)
Mr. Diehl likes short shorts! Congratulations the third prize winners, Juno and Bleeker.
Second prize goes to Charlie for being a can of sardines. Pretty creative!
And first prize goes to Aqua Team Hunger Force! They made these costumes. I thought they bought them they looked so good. Congratulations Traci, Cassie, and Jessica!
Rob as Raziel. This is a video game character from Legacy of Kain. Lots of black hair spray and blue paint can make you look like an undead vampire mutant too! :)
And finally, my costume, Las Vegas show girl. I think I did a pretty good job. And for the record, sewing sequins is less fun that sewing leaves. The only thing I am bummed about is you can see my shoes in the picture. They were hot! :)
Mr. Diehl likes short shorts! Congratulations the third prize winners, Juno and Bleeker.
Second prize goes to Charlie for being a can of sardines. Pretty creative!
And first prize goes to Aqua Team Hunger Force! They made these costumes. I thought they bought them they looked so good. Congratulations Traci, Cassie, and Jessica!
Rob as Raziel. This is a video game character from Legacy of Kain. Lots of black hair spray and blue paint can make you look like an undead vampire mutant too! :)
And finally, my costume, Las Vegas show girl. I think I did a pretty good job. And for the record, sewing sequins is less fun that sewing leaves. The only thing I am bummed about is you can see my shoes in the picture. They were hot! :)
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