Category: Personal

The final project for one of my summer courses is due this week. Today, I need to put the pedal to the metal and turn the notes, ideas, and pieces of data I’ve been collecting into something a lot more organized.

What do I do instead? Decide that today is the perfect day to throw out old bags and scrub down the tea kettle.

Back when I was an undergraduate, inevitable my dorm room would be the cleanest right around finals, because when it came to crunch time, cleaning looked a lot better than studying.

All these years later, I’m still using the same techniques to avoid getting my schoolwork done. Some things don’t change. Although these days, I can now add to my work avoidance by not only avoiding the work, but also blogging about the fact that I should be doing schoolwork but I’m not.

With that said, now I really am going to go get something done. I promise. Just as soon as I finish brewing the pot of tea made in the newly-cleaned kettle.

1) It’s hot as heck, and our A/C isn’t working. I’m too drained to go anywhere cooler & get work done.

2) The MT-Blacklist spam filter I rely on to make managing comment spam seems to be kaput. No response from the hosting company as to why.

An old friend from high school and his lovely wife have started a travel blog. Given their upcoming travel plans, it should develop into a good read.

Welcome!

When we moved to San Mateo, one of the things we liked about this apartment complex is the fact that out back, there’s a pool and a hot tub for the residents. Today it was finally warm enough for us to pull out the bathing suits and go down to the pool for a dip.

Mmmmmm. Hanging out in the hot tub under a sunny sky – and without having to go to some pricey resort. That’s California living. And to think, we spent 5+ years ensconced in the Fog Belt, where you need a jacket 11 months out of the year.

Yes, global warming may well trash the earth within our lifetimes, but it’s nice to enjoy a bit of the good life before it does.

Apparently the new music meme is to post your iTunes list of “most played” rather than a randomized list or the list of things you consider your favorites. So here’s what my home PC thinks are my most-played tunes:

1) Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
2) Where Is the Love? – Black Eyed Peas & Justin Timberlake
3) Pavement Cracks – Annie Lennox
4) Desperado – Eagles
5) In the Shadows – The Rasmus
6) Shape of My Heart – Backstreet Boys
7) Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley
8) Banu Hoshch Legaresh – Subliminal
9) Vertigo – U2
10) Peaceful Easy Feeling – Eagles
11) Sky Blue – Peter Gabriel
12) If I Had a Hammer – Peter, Paul & Mary
13) Send Your Love (Dave Aude Remix) – Sting
14) The Journey Home – Bombay Dreams (London Cast)
15) Chimes of Freedom (live) – Bruce Springsteen

I’m a bit embarrassed by having not one, but two, Justin Timberlake appearences on the list. As for the rest, I’m not really surprised by the rest of the artists (although what The Rasmus is doing there I’m not sure). I’d have though different tracks would be on the list, though.