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fridayfiver1. Describe where you grew up:
St. Nyack? LOL, well that's what everyone called it in college. I loved talking about my town. Nyack is this lovely little town right on the Hudson River. My house was up a hill and surrounded by forest. So it was so peaceful and lovely (well up until I saw Blair Witch Project). Nyack, the town, was a two road center filled with cute shops including M&M comics where I spent much of my allowance. Koblin's Pharmacy was the only place to get perscriptions filled. And a perfect dinner was a slice of Tureillo's pizza and a scoop of Temptations Ice Cream. You could lose an hour meandering around Liberty Crafts and my favorite place is all of Nyack was the library. Every summer they had a summer reading camp and every time you read a book, you got to pick up a circle of paper to place on the board. They also had some great crafting classes for kids. Unfortunately a lot of the places have closed since I grew up but I still love Nyack.
2. Do you wear any jewelery?
A wedding ring but that's it. If I'm going to church, it's fifty-fifty whether I remember to pick up my necklace with the cross and Athena's owl on it. I occasionally decide I should wear earrings more often but that doesn't last too long.
3. What do you have too much of?
Books. Manga specifically. There are some series like Maison Ikkoku and Ranma that I can read over and over again. But a lot of the stuff is kind of meh. I should probably go through and purge a lot of it.
4. Who is a fool?
Anyone who believe he is an expert in something.
5. What's your nickname?
In the online world, I'm pretty much istoria across the bird. In real life, I've been known to answer to Birdie (but not since middle school), Chloe (is it that hard to get it right?) and Cle from my BC friends who abbreviated everyone's name to the first syllable.
- Location:Cubicle
- Mood:
working - Music:DJ Shadow - You Can't Go Home Again
So I'm sure a couple of your read about our misadventures at Trenton Computer Fair via
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sablknight 's post (he's now convinced that he caught his current virus from there too). Anyway, we went there on Saturday and I tried not to buy too much (two years ago was a laptop, last year was... assorted stuff). I almost got a Blackberry for around $50 but since work doesn't allow cell phones in the building it seems a bit excessive (even though mhmmm gadget).I was pretty good at the flea market, avoiding a majority of the things that were being sold (though I'm sure I could have found a use for that ancient oscilloscope) but succumbing to the braid pretzel they had. Inside is the real dilemma where the gym of the college is packed wall to wall with shiny gadgets. A shiny new case for my computer? Eh... probably not worth pulling everything out to do to do that. A new tablet laptop? Tempting... but my next laptop will most likely replace my current one and my desktop so I'll need a huge rig. Windows Vista Ultimate for $199?? ... ah... no. No even for $0.99.
But finally after touring the floor for an hour, watching everyone else pick up something else, my eyes settled on something I've always wanted, something anyone who's driven with me knows I need. My cat might be named Ryoga but I definitely acquired a few of his traits myself.
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- Mood:
bouncy - Music:N*E*R*D - Brain
- Location:Cubicle
- Mood:
silly - Music:Robbie Williams - By All Means Necessary
*crosses legs and taps toes and glares at clock and phone*
EDIT: Yay for mute button and bathroom close to cube and ability of coworkers to go on non-software related tangents.
- Location:Cubicle
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uncomfortable - Music:Telecon
So another Easter has come and gone. I spent the last week fasting. Fasting is interesting, at least to me. I don't do it because I think I'm going to burn if I don't. It's just a simple way to keep my spirituality foremost on my mind for a week (or a day as it is during most of the year).
That said, I highly enjoying the tradition I started for our family of going to White Castle right after midnight mass. Nothing like breaking fast with hamburgers steamed on onions topped with cheese.
Mhmmm cheese.
Anyway, the next day was dinner at my parents. The Henrys and Mrs. DeFrancis (with her new beau) were there. I've officially passed the age of being sheltered from all the parents secrets. It wasn't so bad, I laughed a lot and enjoyed myself. And there was a ridiculous amount of food.
Lamb, dolmades, spanakopitas, potatoes, Russian salad, Greek salad, taromasalata, spinach feta dip, tzatziki... mhmmmmm.
...
goes to poke in her fridge
- Location:Home
- Mood:
full - Music:Bones
From thefridayfive
1. Whats harder to live without, chocolate or alcohol?Alcohol. I have a hard chocolate limit, about two pieces. But thinking of living without wine and beer and... well, it's just a sad sad thing.
2. Does the colour yellow remind you of anything?My bedroom as a child. All my furniture was yellow and white and the carpet was yellow for a while. When I was in middle school, my dad wallpapered my room with flower prints on a white base but some of the walls were still yellow. When I moved out, my mom turned everything green.
3. Who most annoyed you last week?Myself. I hate not being able to express myself well and I've been reviewing everything I said in meetings last week and feeling more and more like a moron. I did make a few good points but I need to find my "I'm in charge" voice.
4. Do you have a cutesy romantic nickname for your partner (or previous partners)?Mom and I called Martin "Blondie" for a while before we started dating. This made talking about him very easy. Now I have a habit of calling him 'Honey' but I call other people that too.
5. What is your favourite Stephen King movie?Pet Semetary. That was my second horror movie (Child's Play was the first) and I never recovered. Even saying the name, I have to grab my Achilles heel in pain. And when the kid died shudder Ugh, okay I need to go watch something fluffy and fun.
- Location:Home
- Mood:
relaxed - Music:Fake? - Hedfuc
So I'm attempting to use Microsoft's Live Writer just as a test. I've heard relatively good things about it and it seems to be okay. The real question is how well I can do things like insert maps and video. But as I have neither maps nor video right now... that will have to wait.
Other then that things are okay. Work is a bit stressful. I haven't been vocal enough and as a result, people didn't think to ask me things before decisions were made. So new resolution is to be louder.
Trenton Computer Fair this weekend. I'm thinking of buying a second monitor because nothing is as evil as an engineer with two monitors.
Or maybe not. I'm trying to save my money. I've decided that my next computer will mostly likely be a high end laptop with a docking station.
Other then that, it's Easter on Sunday so mom has been cooking since Monday to prepare. Lamb, cheese pies, dolmades, mhmmm so much good food.
Anyway, I should wrap up. I think I like the Live Writer... might not have everything I need but the image drop looks pretty good. I've actually been remote desktop-ing into my desktop from my Ubuntu laptop, currently running the beta of Heron. It's pretty good, just a bit laggy in parts.
Okay time to publish *crosses fingers*
- Mood:
amused - Music:Mythbusters - Alaskan edition
- Location:Home
- Mood:
tired - Music:Ninja Warrior
- Location:Cubicle
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contemplative - Music:Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah
fridayfiver 1. When were you born?
Late seventies in October. My parents tell me there was a state wide black out that winter and as a result, lots of babies were born in October in Rockland County. On the day I was born, they signed the Camp Davies Accords. I know this because like most children I was forced to do a "What happened on the day you were born" report.
2. What's your favorite photograph?
Picking a favorite family one would be hard. There are a lot of them that are perfect moments we've managed to capture on film. Professional photography is easy. I had this in my room freshman year at Boston College. I loved it the moment I saw it though I can't really explain why.
3. What's the longest distance you've run?
800 meters. I'm talking about full all out run, no stopping and no slowing down. I know this because I did this at the G.O.Y.A (Greek Orthodox Youth Association) Olympics. I started running, paced myself a bit and then around one of the last turns just took off. My parents freaked out and were cheering me along with the rest of the church group as I plowed through the finish line and won the bronze medal. It was a great moment.
4. What is familiar?
Nyack. I dream of it regularly in all of its incarnations, including the two high schools, the Field Club and every place I've been or haven't been. It's the familiarity that keeps me tied to Rockland County. Most people left and I understand the desire to see other things. I've been all over the world and I can do that knowing that there's some place I can always call home.
5. What do you count on?
Family. There has not been a moment in my life where my family hasn't been there when I really needed it. I mean, sure we fight and pick at each other and whatever but in the end, they're always there. And yes honey, that includes you know... sucker... XOXO.
- Location:Cubicle
- Mood:
busy - Music:David Usher - Black, Black Heart
As this was the first sunny warm day in a long time, we decided to go on an impromptu picnic. A quick trip to the local deli and we were basking in the sun as we traversed the local park to the gazebo nestled in its center. It was definitely a nice break from our lovely office with no windows and the moment I was done eating, I stood in the sun to get as much as I could before heading back.
There was really only one thing that could complete this and so we headed to Starbucks to get a frappucino. Ricky also picked up a armful of books to prepare for his new job. As computer books are hella expensive he decided to get his own Barnes and Noble membership card. It paid for itself with what he saved on the textbooks but he came over to me to bemoan that fact that he was really white now (on a normal day he's our token Hispanic, just as I am the token girl so the term is done only out of love and jest).
"Kind of," I replied, smiling as I took in another sip of Coffee Light Frappucino happiness. "But to really be white you need one of these."
So deciding that if you're going to go off the cliff, it might as well be the long way down, he (who has refused to order anything from Starbucks but a medium coffee, something which confuses the baristas every time) got a frothe, icy drink of WASPy goodness.
"There now I'm white," he said as he headed out the door. The alarm sounded as he crossed its path and he froze and then ran a bit before laughing. "Can't take the blood out of me completely," he admitted.
Sigh... I'm going to miss him.
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- Mood: tired
- Music:Lacuna Coil - Self Deception
In other news *points to icon* That sums up my March. And it's look to be my April, May and June too :D
I will try to write an actual post when I'm not in meetings every waking second of the day and I'm actually home.
- Location:Home
- Mood: tired
- Music:The cat... being quiet... what's he done now?
First off... happy birthday Ziri! May you be showered with happy sunshine and sparkles for the day.
Also to anyone who wants to make it as a fan artist, webcomic, freelance writer, etc...this is a very interesting article on how to make a career of it
In other news... PIE :D
[EDIT] Eeesh birthday overload today. Have a happy one
gossamerrain! Hope all your WoW drops are plentiful :P- Location:Cubicle
- Mood: silly
- Music:Come Clarity - In Flames
In other news, mornings still suck. A lot. But I'm plodding on though not today as I passed out while waiting for Martin and the guys to finish their gaming session last night.
We're going home tonight, yay :D I plan to either rot my mind on video games, bad horror movies or something equally bad for me. The weekend looks relatively calm, minus the run to Woodbury Commons tomorrow. I need new work shoes and mom's eyes lit up.
Also, tomorrow you can get Starbuck's coffee for free. Not the tasty, frou-frou stuff but the nasty, bitter stuff. Still, some people enjoy it.
- Location:Cubicle
- Mood:
geeky - Music:Leeches - In Flames
So yeah, this morning does not rank on my happy fun time morning list at all. After I got home, I immediately looked up sunrise times and found that I'll be stuck with this darkness until at least the end of March. While this depressed me momentarily, I realized that if I continue on this crazy trend of getting up every morning to go to the gym, sometime in December I will be faced with months of starry skies to welcome me on the way to gym.
This is clearly unnatural. Even today, I felt somewhat disoriented and mildly nausea as my brain tried to wrap itself around the idea that it was 6:20am and not 6:20pm. Still, I soldier on because I feel so great during the day that it is worth the hour or so of misery in the morning made all together more miserable by the fact that when the alarm goes off the cat is usually purring next to me and Martin reacts to noise by deciding to hug me closer (thanks hon, nothing makes it harder to get out of bed then making it even more comfortable).
The side effect of all this is trying to explain to my husband that I really do need to start getting ready for bed at 10:30pm. This clearly screws up are already miserable TV watching habits as we spend more time on computer games these days then trying to catch up on our series. I would most definitely feel sympathetic to the fact that the DVR has 32 shows unwatched (but is only using 18% of the hard drive space despite HD recordings, yay My DVR Expander from Western Digitial) if I had recently begun to wonder why I should worry about these series any more. I'm just apathetic to a majority of the shows that I used to HAVE to watch.
In any case, I am off to use my new found energy to attempt to do work. Or at least slink off to the lab to see if I can't get caught up on my reading from class while I'm waiting for things to compile and/or load.
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- Location:Cubicle
- Mood: bouncy
- Music:Typity Typity Type
It's true, only you can prevent forest fires... no wait... that's not what I wanted to say.
Right, right.
Only you can help me with my Ultimate Workout Mix, AKA Operation Coffee Remix or the Why the %$@# am I up at 6am Track List.
Suggest songs, link me to songs, give me ideas people. I get up an hour before Martin and have to leave my warm, toasty bed to get into the car and make the drive to the gym where I get on an elliptical machine and hate the world. I need something fun and energetic to get me moving!
Won't SOMEBODY please think of my poor, chubby cat who gets growled at rather then petted when I first get up??!?!?
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sore - Music:Nothing ;_;
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- Mood:
giggly - Music:Mom on the phone with me
But in other news... holy crap has it been busy. I'm hoping that with the midterm out of the way, I can get a bit of breathing room before the other sixty pages of the paper are due. I have a piece for
imaginarybeasts due soon and while that has been a bit of creative release... well... I have this strange thing where if I don't write for a while, my dreams get extremely screwed up. which has been happening for the past two to three weeks, maybe more, my memory is kind of shot.Some of the best stuff I've ever written has come from things that got requested. So I'm begging you, BEGGING, to help me get my creative mind under control so it stops spewing out borderline horror movie dreams. I would put up the 'lost virginity' drabble meme but... I couldn't reply with a straight face. Plus, a majority of my days are spent around guys so my mind gutter jumps way too often as it is.
Okay, here it is. The resurrection of the drabble meme. If you wish, you may request of me a drabble for your fandom/pairing of choice, as long as I'm familiar enough with the series to write it. I would list all of the series I've seen or seen part of, but that would take forever. So if you don't know me well enough to know what series I've seen/haven't seen, just ask. I don't bite.
So hit me withyour best shot. I'll keep this thread open for a week or two -- or until people stop requesting -- but I'll start fulfilling your requests right away.
- Location:Home
- Mood:
exhausted - Music:Velvet Revolver - Fall To Pieces
I had a good time out here. Got to meet some great new people as well as get to know some of the Fort Wayne folk a bit better. I sent my final report back to my boss so I'm hoping that it will be a good enough start. Still not entirely sure what my job will be with this program but... it was a good learning experience regardless.
I couldn't take the camera with me (obviously for security reasons). So all I've got are my hotel room :D Still kind of a nice way to remember my first business trip.
( Pictures below! )
Anyway, I still have to pack. And then collapse. Preferrably in that order. While I truly enjoyed the warm weather (we ate outside for dinner a couple of times!) I will definitely look forward to being home with my reliable internet and loving husband and cat!
Thanks again for all the well wishes :)
- Mood: exhausted
- Music:CNN on the hotel's TV
Made it to Phoenix (
lexkixass you must have called while I was still in the air but thanks <3)Connection here is kind of wonky so... we'll see. Thanks for all the well wishes! I'm off to try to find a laptop cover for my laptop as it is covered with geeky stickers and is probably not 'professional'.
- Mood: busy
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