Sunday, July 01, 2007

Come, Mr. Tally-Man

I ate three whole bites of banana today! Mom said "two bites" but I got one whole extra bite down.
It wasn't great, but I didn't throw up, spontaneously combust, or die.
Maybe next time I'll make it to four!

Monday, June 25, 2007

Muttering 229

I haven't done one of these for awhile. I'm having difficulty finding inspiration lately. Any advice?

1. Compulsion
2. Spiritual
3. Spray
4. Compatibility
5. Pursuit
6. Fake
7. Mobile
8. Ceremony
9. Ribbons
10. Mozart


1. Compulsion - propulsion
2. Spiritual - journey
3. Spray - air
4. Compatibility - profile
5. Pursuit - of Happyness (why haven't I seen this movie yet?)
6. Fake - mustache
7. Mobile - phone
8. Ceremony - burial
9. Ribbons - knots
10. Mozart - requiem

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Monday, June 11, 2007

Yay, Royals!

My softball team played our first games yesterday - a double header.
We lost the first game 4-2, but won the second 10-1. Yay!!

I played second base, and did OK.
Offensively, I got to base all three times I was up to bat, but two of those times I was walked.

It was a great day to be outside, and I had a lot of fun!
Thanks, mom and dad, for coming out! (And for the post-game ice cream!) :)

Friday, June 01, 2007

Three Word Answers

1. Where is your cell phone?
Charging beside me

2. Boyfriend/girlfriend?
telephone. pencil. wheel.

3. Hair?
growing, growing, gone

4. Your mother?
wise, beautiful, supportive

5. Your father?
wise, funny, strong

6. Your favorite item(s)?
bed, fresh air

7. Your dream last night?
bookstore then theatre

8. Your favorite drink?
What’s the occasion?

9. Your dream guy/girl?
tolerant, funny, relaxed

10. The room you are in?
infectious disease lab

11. Your fear?
changes pretty often

12. What do you want to be in 10 years?
a decade wiser

13. Who did you hang out with last night?
Softball team, Becca

14. What are you not?
skinny, Hawaiian, avocado

15. Are you in love?
with myself? Yes!

16. One of your wish list items?
trip to beach

17. What time is it?
eleven seventeen, yo

18. The last thing you did?
scratched my foot

19. What are you wearing?
slacks, shirt, jacket

20. Your favorite book?
The Enchanted Wood

21. The last thing you ate?
bowl of cereal

22. Your life?
often in transition

23. Your mood?
ebbs and flows

24. Your friends?
loyal, low key

25. What are you thinking about right now?
need to pee

26. Your car?
not really mine

27. What are you doing at this moment?
this meme – duh!

28. Your summer?
Missouri bike trip?

29. Your relationship status?
I have relationships.

30. What is on your TV screen?
Could be anything

31. When is the last time you laughed?
probably at Blake

32. Last time you cried?
grocery store Wednesday

33. School?
writing personal statement

34. Why did this end so abruptly?
That was abrupt?

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

What I Accomplished Today

Locations west of the Greenwich Meridian will experience a blue moon this year in May. Locations on and east of the GM* will experience it in June.
*Auckland, New Zealand, as well as other locations on GMT +12, though east of the Greenwich Meridian, will experience it in July.

For more information, you may consult this table, courtesy of Obliquity:

City Time zone Full Moon 1 Full Moon 2 Full Moon 3 Full Moon 4
Places East of Greenwich
Auckland GMT + 12 hours May 2
22:09
June 1
13:04
July 1
01:49
July 30
12:48
Sydney GMT + 10 hours May 2
20:09
June 1
11:04
June 30
23:49
July 30
10:48
Tokyo GMT + 9 hours May 2
19:09
June 1
10:04
June 30
22:49
July 30
09:48
Moscow¹ GMT + 4 hours May 2
14:09
June 1
05:04
June 30
17:49
July 30
04:48
Riyadh GMT + 3 hours May 2
13:09
June 1
04:04
June 30
16:49
July 30
03:48
The Greenwich Meridian
London¹ GMT + 1 hour May 2
11:09
June 1
02:04
June 30
14:49
July 30
01:48
Places West of Greenwich
New York¹ GMT - 4 hours May 2
06:09
May 31
21:04
June 30
09:49
July 29
20:48
Chicago¹ GMT - 5 hours May 2
05:09
May 31
20:04
June 30
08:49
July 29
19:48
Los Angeles¹ GMT - 7 hours May 2
03:09
May 31
18:04
June 30
06:49
July 29
17:48
Anchorage, Alaska¹ GMT - 8 hours May 2
02:09
May 31
17:04
June 30
05:49
July 29
16:48
Hawaii GMT - 10 hours May 2
00:09
May 31
15:04
June 30
03:49
July 29
14:48
¹ These places observe daylight saving time in May, June and July.


Bonus points if you knew there was a blue moon this/next/next-next month.
Super extra bonus points if you remember the astronomical definition of obliquity.
Get Out Of My Head if, when you see "Greenwich", you think "sandwich" . . . . . . . . . (or "sammich").

Thursday, May 03, 2007

New Report Strategy

My most productive meeting yesterday was an impromptu brainstorming/bitching-and-venting session that arose between myself, D, and N, who heads the Build A Compliant Database project.

We concluded that we can gain significant speed and completion, while forfeiting an acceptable loss in accuracy, by running our summary numbers using numerology dice. Awesome!