Oh well. I will go on Blogging as if the publish thing was working. I think Krys and Manda are down, as my Shout Outs aren't working, and I can't access Manda's Blog. On the other hand, they can't be totally down, as we are hosted through them.
So. Yay. I'm at work. And I have lots of work to do, but i can't do any of it, because the server is down. Until NASA decides we aren't too much of a security risk. Fun.
And I'm going ot have to pack like a mad woman for the next two days... then take Thursday off... then pack some more on Friday so I can go back to school. Packing, by the way, is not my idea of a fun thing to do with my evenings. On the other hand, I think i have almost everything I need to go to school. Yay for me! I just need to pull it all together. I have most of my food packed... so tonight I'll prolly start on packing my books and stuff. And my KitchenAid mixer. *grin*
Cleaning out my desk.... it's kind of odd, I have like, three summers worth of crap in here. But that's cool, too, in that a lot of it I had forgotten about. Some of it is even stuff that goes home with me... posters, lithos, the 508 notes that I got from Karen... it's interesting.
Ok, Starkville peoples.... is this worth a weekend in Huntsville? (Look especially at the 1st Baptist/Golden Rule stage). Lemme know if we should plan for a road trip....
Hackers... you have to admire their daring and arrogance, if nothing else. I mean, who else would hack a system, and then leave a note saying how stupid the design was, and how easy it was to hack?
It has been brought to my attention that I have, of late, posted a fair amount of sexually oriented links.
In my defense, I would like to point out that all of them (except the Nerd Pr0n, which I stole from David) are news stories. And therefore, admissible to view at work. Or at school. And, also to my credit, I didn't post anything about the UK's Naked Rambler, or Turkish Prostitutes, or any of several other stories in the news lately. And there have been no explicit pictures.
But, I will try to be good from now on *sigh* At least for a few more days. *eVil grin*
And besides... I can't get much worse without posting real honest to goodness pr0n on my site. and that would be bad. *grin*
They say the oddest things on the radio... Like, this morning, on my way to work, a BlueBell Ice Cream commercial came on... and they said that BlueBell Ice Cream has "tongue licking flavor."
So my question is this: How can you lick your own tongue? I'm so confused.
*random thought* It's kind of like the first episode of Third Rock From The Sun, where the older guy is talking about how much he likes having a human body... then he gets this odd look, and says, "I just have one question... how are you supposed to lick your back?" And everyone in the car gets this panicked look. Too funny...
The web designer for this page needs to be shot. How are you supposed to read anything with those stupid clouds floating around? And what is the scroll bar doing? Grr. Web design shouldn't be about showing off your knowledge of javascript with cheap flashy tricks.
In other news, I bought my wedding veil last weekend. It's white, and fluffy, and kinda long... and it sits on the top of my head, and it has like, pearls and beads on it.
It has awful static cling at the moment, though. So at some point in the next year, I need to invest in anti-static spray.
So this is how the wedding's shaping up so far.
Groom: Check. Veil: Check. Dress pattern: Check. Fabric: Partial check. Bridesmaid dresses: ok, so this is where at all falls apart. I have my stuff picked out.... but not really much for my girls, or for the rest of the wedding. *sigh*
Maybe I'll make Chad do all the planning, and sit around and complain about his decisions. That sounds like a fun idea. *eVil grin*
Note: An entire bowl of raw brocolli is not a good idea if you're having stomach problems. Raw brocolli is not as easily digestable as, say, ham sammiches or something. PopTarts are also pushing the limit of what is acceptable on a problematic stomach.
I think I did too much last night. I sorted Mom's coupons... it took like, more than 3 hours.
It sounds stupid, to be worn out by coupons... just wait until grocery day (I think that'll be like, Wednesday or Thursday). Blah. It'll be like, "The Revenge of the 6 hour grocery shopping, part IV."
My coupons will take much much less time, as I am starting from nothing... and she was starting from a huge pile of unsorted coupons... That's tonights' project. If I can find a box.
I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.
-- P.J. O'Rourke, Holidays in hell.
There are lots of advantages and disadvantages to having your desk face a window...
Advantage: Today is a nice sunny day, and it's pretty outside, and I have something to look at when I'm not actually working...
Disadvantage: Today must be MSFC's Middle-aged-engineers-run-around-outside-with-your-shirt-off-and-get-all-hot-and-sweaty day... because I've seen about a dozen guys run by without their shirts...
Dude... you know you've been telnetting into UNIX computers for too long when you enter your password on a Windows machine and, without waiting for the OS to load, type 'pine' to check your e-mail. And then, when your OS finally loads, you get into Outlook to check your mail, type a reply to something, and try to send it by hitting ^x.
oh yeah... NASAexplores published yesterday... The Engine In The Computer, about reducing airport noise, and The Human Advantage, about why it's important to continue manned spaceflight.
History for the day: Today, in 1819, Herman Melville (the author of Moby Dick) was born. And Today, in 1876, Colorado became a state. And Today, in 1984, Sbbn was born (which is, in my opinion, the most important thing listed here).
But Sbbn doesn't get online when schools not in session... so he won't read this. *sigh* But Happy Birthday, anyway :-)
This is my brain..... in part, at least.
