tales of an ordinary girl

1. Tell me 1 piece of information about yourself that I really should never know:
I like to have secrets.

2. Tell me 2 colors that you would never ever ever wear:
buttercup yellow and pumpkin orange

3. Tell me 3 things that you love to eat:
Homeade macaroni & cheese, chocolate, and steak

4. Tell me 4 things that you would never ever serve to a guest at your dinner table:
Roadkill, veal, undercooked chicken, and dirt
There are a lot of foods I don't like, but I don't mind cooking them for other people, within reason.

5. Tell me 5 things that you keep forgetting to buy from the supermarket:
Dishwashing detergent, garbage bags, paper towels, floss, and light bulbs

6. Tell me 6 things about the Autumn that you love:
cooler weather, standing outside and watching the stars, stepping on fallen leaves, feeling the sense of change, more paid holidays from work around the corner, and taking pictures of the trees at peak color

7. Tell me 7 things that you value about your family:
laughter, familiarity, compassion, affection, craziness, distance, and respect

8. Tell me 8 things that you like to watch on TV:
Dexter, Battlestar Galactica, The Office, Heroes, Big Brother, Survivor, American Idol, and Good Eats

9. Tell me 9 things that you loved about school:
history, friendships, writing, watching the sunset while drinking wine (in college), learning, debating, not having a serious job, structure, and freedom

10. Tell me 10 of the little things that you love about life:
listening to music, watching sunsets, looking at clouds, friendships, conversations, playing computer games, watching movies, taking naps, reading, and writing

Stolen from PBS.

I just finished reading Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson. In the end it was a pretty good story, but it was a bit of a slog for a while. Even as much as I enjoy the history of ancient religions, it had me yawning a few times. And the programmer bits didn't seem realistic (not Swordfish unrealistic, but still unrealistic). The characters were also a bit one-dimensional (though I really liked Hiro).

But overall, I think the author pulled it off and the story came together in the end. I wouldn't recommend the book to everyone though. If you liked Neuromancer you will either like it or find it a copycat. It's updated and has some interesting ideas, but Stephenson doesn't do it as well as Gibson.

My next couple of books are books I received for Christmas. Though this one I received last Christmas. I'm a bit behind. And I still have 4-5 borrowed books to finish too. Time flies too fast in the evenings.

I had a great new year's eve and new year's day. I thank Second Life for the entertainment and good friends in general for letting a dork like me hang out with them. A big "screw you" to the weather on Sunday for being so crappy, but I guess it did give a nice atmosphere for staying in. Monday was beautiful, so I can't be too upset.

I've been thinking about resolutions, but I don't know if I'll do any this year. Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. It feels a bit odd and embarrassing to post a bunch of resolutions that I may or may not accomplish. I have to think about it some more.

Work is going pretty well today and I've given myself a project. Hopefully playing around with Visio today won't be too frustrating. I've lost access to chat because it's blocked here at work. So for those of you I used to chat with pretty regularly, I'm sorry. I'll try to drop a line to let you know if you don't read here (um, yeah, that made no sense).