Friday, September 26, 2008
Coffee
Penny brews it in her office, and the smell just drifts across the
cubicles. I can't drink it though, I'm not part of the group that pays for
that coffee, and they don't seem keen to have more people involved. So my
only other in-office option is the powder coffee that the vending machine
dispenses. It doesn't even really taste like real coffee. It tastes like
water with coffee flavor. That's not to say that it tastes weak, because
you can make a selection for "stronger" coffee. The problem is, it just
puts more coffee flavor in the water, it doesn't actually make stronger
coffee.
Getting up from my desk and walking to the break room, and then
unexpectedly being engulfed and distracted by the aroma is a nice break
from the reality on the ground.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Today's Curiousity
sprinkles.
It wouldn't have been such a shock to see if the item previously in that
slot in the vending machine wasn't the most boring and bland (at least to
look at) pop tart of all time: brown sugar.
In other news, I finally feel fully recovered from Dan's birthday party on
Tuesday night. To say that I did a lot of drinking, would only be taking
into account the drinks I bought for myself. Mark, always the gentleman,
was buying rounds for everybody as well, and I had at least 2 polar bears
and a sweet tart on his account.
I think I had a personal break-through in my struggle with laziness last
night. I wish it was a joke.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Note to Self
of the bathroom as you would normally be spending in the bathroom on an
average day.....drag yourself out of bed and go to work.
It might not even be worth taking a vacation. I can't image what two more
days would have done.
At this moment I've just gotten through Friday's emails, still have
Thursday and then Wednesday to go.
:(
Friday, September 19, 2008
Electoral Map
Thursday, September 18, 2008
I'm Sick
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Star Wars Rocks!
OK, so I am a tool
iTouch on my lunch break. It isn't as bad as I thought. It is on rails, but
it is a little more complex than just simple shape drawing.
As far as iPhone apps go, it's pretty good.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Wii. The anticipation is killing me.
Unfortunately before that happens, I'm going to get the text messages from
Brad letting me know how great it is because he's getting it as soon as he
wakes up. Which probably means he isn't going to sleep very long. I guess
there are ups and downs to working 3rd shift.
I'm not seeing much about this online, but from what I've heard about it so
far, it looks like the lightsaber on the Wii isn't going to be upgradable
and customizable like it is on the 360. My initial thoughts are that the
gratification I'll get from actually slashing at my enemies with the
Wii-mote will outweight my geeky upgrade-hungry streak, but that remains to
be seen.
I also heard that there would be an official lightsaber app for the
iPhone/Touch, but haven't seen that either. I saw the Force Unleashed game
on the app store last night (that's right, before the official launch of
the game) but it isn't anything to write home about. I'm not going to pay
$10 for a "on rails" gesture game. There isn't any action in it or tension
like in the Spore Origins game. This one just automatically walks you
through the levels using cut scenes and then you've got to draw some shapes
to kill the guys on the screen. I was looking forward to something more
representative of the full game, but maybe we'll get that as the "iPhone
platform matures" as many like to say.
To end on a positive note, I'm also looking forward to the battle mode that
I hadn't heard about until last night. Battling two (of twenty something)
Jedi's in nine completely destructable and force maleable environments?
EPIC!
Oh, and Kristen is at home with Trevor because he's sick today. So they get
to play the game before me. :(
Monday, September 15, 2008
I was in the newspaper Sunday
Finding the faith
Weaving in and out between two languages, Lane Montgomery prayed and listened during a service at Temple Beth Israel.
Wearing a head covering called the kippa and reciting the words of the ancient and lyrical Hebrew language, Montgomery seemed poised while delving into his faith.
Being Jewish is not something he takes for granted. He spent a lot of time learning the ins and outs of the religion that has a history that spans thousands of years.
After attending Temple Beth Israel for the past two years, he said he has felt like a Jew for a while. In June, he actually became Jewish.
Converting to Judaism is not something that happens often -- in fact, it's actually discouraged by the religious officials, according to Rabbi Jonathan Plaut.
``Judaism and the Jewish people are multifaceted,'' Plaut said. ``It's not just faith-based, it's also culture, history -- a 4,000- or 5,000-year-old history.''
Montgomery, 24 of Michigan Center, decided to explore other faiths once he was out of high school.
``I had been going (to church) so I continued to go and it just really didn't appeal to me,'' he said. ``Once you start making your own decisions, it's like `What does this mean to me? And do I really, I mean let's be honest, do I really appreciate going every week?'''
For Montgomery, the conversion process took two years -- however, this length of time can vary among people.
``Judaism is more of an earned conversion,'' Montgomery said.
Above all, it was the strong community that really drew Montgomery to Judaism, as well as the fact that the faith was very action-oriented.
``You keep living and you keep living it,'' he said.
Some (or most) of that stuff I never said. But in it's own way it is a good summary of the 30 minute or so interview I got, so I'm not complaining.
Oh, that's right...
Carpooling Home
Preggers?
"What?" is what most of you would say. We didn't really want to leak it out
just in case of this situation, but it was a small possibility.
Some day we'll be having more kids, but for now we're back at the current
plan....which is still top secret.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Living Out Loud
We'll see how the experiment goes.
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