Thrusday Musings

You can tell its finals and dead week coming up. The old blog is dead.

Kansas City, here we come. Can't wait to sit out in a football game for 4 hours in 20-degree temperatures. Weather forecast right now is for 8-12 incehs of snow between no and midnight down there. It may be a fun drive.

My two stupid, waste of time, classes will be meeting for the last time on Monday and Tuesday next week. I have pepers due in both, and then a tkae home test due next Friday, then I am done. Whee. Two more semesters.

Is it possible to have Senior-itis if you are a grad student?

I wish other graduate majors were like the medical majors. I'd much rather be out there "doing things" for class instead of studying theory in a classroom.

I got a new cell phone. I think I am in love again.

Here is an SAT analogy for you. Shoes are to girls as _______ are to boys.
a) socks
b) technology toys
c) BBQ ribs
d) sports on tv
e) beer
f) all of the above

Don't you hate it when you sleep on your neck funny? It throws off my whole day.

Why are cats so scared of vacuums? I vacuum and the cat hides under the couch for two hours following. Why?

For Julie:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20061128/sc_livescience/newadvicedontsitupstraight

Speaking of shoes ...

beautiful, isn't it?

Funny DUI

There you go Julie.

http://www.bestwebatlanta.com/humor/humor_dui_stop_of_champion_dancer.shtml

Thursday Musings

Sorry I didn't get to this earlier...had a grandparent in the hospital briefly, a load of homework and a bad headache last night. Also writing from class. Wireless internet rules. I am a bad role model

• Shoes. I don't get women in shoes. Guys just don't get into these things. We just want something that doesn't look stupid and is comfortable. We don't get shoes as a fashion statement, accessory or highlight of an outfit. Don't try to explain it to us. Don't expect us to eventually "get it" because we won't.
• That said, oh my god -- I just got the most comfortable pair of shoes. They are
  my first pair of Sketchers called "comfort walkers" and I am in love. If I am to marry my new dishwasher, then these shoes will be the maid of honor. So soft, so comfortable, and in a style that looks OK for work and for casual. I am in love.
• No bitching about classes this week. Too many papers. Glad I only have two semesters of this crap after this month.
• Markets are looking good for an end of year rally. Buckle, A&F and a few others all beat estimates, so that's super going into the holiday season as long as oil stays down. European emerging markets took a bath, though.
• Sesame seeds -- how worthless they are until you get one stuck in your teeth and then it cracks open. Talk about a flavor explosion
• If I were a senator, I woul dformulate a bill that makes it illegal for relatives and friends to ask for Christmas ideas before thanksgiving. I woudl also make it illegal to play Christmas music before this date, have store decorations or hang lights at homes. I have spoken.

Hope you enjoy!

I found these posters at www.despair.com. There are some good ones, so check it out!

Movie Magic

Just reminding everyone that on November 17th the new James Bond film comes out. I'm really excited to see how this one turns out.

Trailer:
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/mf/frame?theme=minfo&lid=wmv-300-p.1481640-172499,wmv-700-p.1481641-172499,wmv-1000-p.1481642-172499,wmv-56-p.1481638-172499,wmv-100-p.1481639-172499,wmv-28-p.1481638-172499&id=1808476050&f=1808476050&mspid=0&type=t

an excellent procrastination webpage

jackson pollock

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guess what?

i learned about ear wax today.

A Strange YouTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS6xcmwFU2w

Chefs' opinions needed

What are your thoughts about rice cookers? Essential, or just another appliance that takes up precious storage space?

I'm trying to decide whether to put it on my Christmas list ...

travels?

I'm suddenly in the mood again to go to Paris. Hayley, come with me? Someday at least? We'll go in the summer when Paris people travel and put they're apartments up for rent for a couple weeks - we'd be in the center of life and have an AMAZING time. My summer nanny employers have all the info we'd need to go. What year do you graduate? If we could graduate the same year, we could not start working until after a trip. Yay for quality time plans...

Paul's take on the midterm elections?

I'm jazzed that I doubled the number of registered Independant candidates in the House!

From the Daily Show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FcZJqqA2AI

Monday Musings

Sorry, double post.

Monday Musings

- Salad is not lunch. I had a lunch meeting today where they served a salad. Like two small chunks of chicken and artichoke hearts. I ate those, but that is NOT a meal.

- Why do toenails get so thick?

- Grad school still sucks, but in the "do-nothing" marketing class, the professor jsut gave up. Yeah....she was supposed to have a guest speaker nesxt week and forgot, so no class. The next week, we have a take home test and don't have to show for class. The following week is "optional group meeting time." Then we are into presentations and finals week. Whee -- jump through hoops and learn nothing new. Grad school. Boooo.

- I love trail mix.

- I make a very good Zach Morris.

- Ok, so doctors, nurses and pharmacists -- what makes ear wax? Seriously, what is that stuff?

- So I got a new parking pass as part of a promotion. I get to park right outside our building. Well, today was the secodn day I could use it and both times, I've walked three blocks to the old lot after work before I remember I get to park at my building now. Old habits are heard to kill I guess.

Peace out players.

To quote Stephanie Judith Tanner ...

How rude!

Is it just me, or are people becoming increasingly rude and inconsiderate? Earlier this week, Andy's aunt asked him if he could get her football tickets for Saturday. Thinking he was doing her a favor, he agreed. Today he found out that his aunt didn't want them, her friend did. A little annoying, but no big whoop.

Auntie said her friend would come by this evening to pick up the tickets since he lives in Lincoln and she doesn't. Andy has homecoming events all this week, so I agreed to stay home and play ticketbroker.

This dude and his 3-year-old daughter didn't show up until 9:50. Is it just me, or is really cheeky to assume it's okay to show up at a stranger's house that late? I wouldn't think of inconveniencing someone I don't even know that late in the evening. At 9:50 on a weeknight, I want to be showered, pajama-ed, and watching a Scrubs re-run, not running a collection service. Don't even get me started on the fact that the 3-year-old was toddling around with Daddy instead of sleeping. What the hell happened to bedtime? At her age, we were probably in bed by 7:30.

Thanks to e-mail and cell phones and instant messaging, there's this assumption that everyone should be accessible 24/7. It's made people lazy, rude, and irresponsible, which doesn't bode well for our future.