I figured since I put all that time into it, I might as well repost my answers to Erins Meme thing. Get ready to do some readin'!
1. What is your occupation?
Analytical Supervisor / Research Assistant
2. What color is your underwear?
White (and blue).
3. What are you listening to right now?
My typing.
4. What was the last thing you ate?
Oatmeal.
5. Do you wish on stars?
Nope.
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Green.
7. How is the weather right now?
Flippin' cold and cloudy
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Hey, I'm just visiting. And yeah.
9. What happened to question 9?
It was written.
10. How old are you?
32, and happy birthday erin!
11. Favorite drink?
Non-alc: OJ, Alc: Beer
12. Favorite sport to watch?
Hockey and baseball.
13. Have you ever dyed your hair?
What?! Am I a chick (no offense)!
14. Do you wear contacts or glasses?
Contacts out and about, glasses at home.
15. Pets?
Dags-Chihuahuas: Baby, Chiquita, Gorda, Pee-wee, Princess (in that order)
16. Favorite month?
June (not birthday month like some people).
17. Favorite food?
Chicken w/rice.
18. What was the last movie you watched?
High Tension (gory and fun).
19. Favorite day of the year?
July 4th!
20.What do you do to vent anger?
Draw, read and walk (not in that order)
21.What was your favorite toy as a child?
Believe it or not, my imagination!
22. Fall or Spring?
Spring!
23. Hugs or kisses?
Too touchy feely!
24. Cherry or Blueberry?
Cherry.
25. Do you want your friends to email you back?
Sometimes, if necessary.
26. Who is least likely to respond?
My mother, she'll call.
27. Who is most likely to respond?
My brother, always online (Birthday today - 10/27).
28. Living arrangements?
House, rent.
29. When was the last time you cried?
???
30. What is on the floor of your closet?
Boxes of books.
31. Who is the friend you have had the longest?
Huerta, since high school.
32. What did you do last night?
Hung out with little bro'.
34. What inspires you?
Too much.
35. What are you afraid of?
Pain.
36. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?
All of the above.
37. Favorite car?
Maclaren SLR!
38. Favorite dog breed? Irish wolfhound (agreed!)
39. Number of keys on your key ring?
Several keyrings, max of 4 on one.
40. How many years at your current job?
8 years.
41. Favorite day of the week?
Duh, Friday.
42. How many states have you lived in?
Two
43. How many cities have you lived in?
Two
44. Song that lifts your spirits?
Lots!
45. Alternate career choice?
Writer for Cartoon Network!
46. Who made you laugh 'hard' recently?
My brother.
47. Sunrise or sunset?
Sunset.
48. What book are you reading now, or what was the last book you read?
Brimstone by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
49. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Doing my bosses job!
50. What is the most surprising answer above?
The Irish Wolfhound.
Formerly of experiences of Ubuntu n00bism. Now random postings on learning barefoot form.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
It's almost Friday!
\Bike update
I can't seem to get the geometry right on the frame I'm building. Everything works out great until I'm about 3/4 of the way through. I've gotta figure out what's wrong. It's a good thing I haven't started on the expensive material yet. I've been using spare bike frames and such. The last frame I almost finished, then it went horribly wrong. It was just a small little error that seemed to multiply exponentially. The next frame should be completed now that I know where all the little problem areas are. Wish me luck.
\Bike update
A couple of weeks ago I picked up a new cell phone. My two year contract with Verizon was up and I needed to upgrade my plan and phone. I liked my Motorola C343 but it was beginning to crap out on me. After doing some research to find the best phone available that I could play with (i.e. hack) and not break the bank, I decided on the Motorola e815.
The e815 through Verizon is hobbled. You have Bluetooth, but you can only use for wireless headsets. You can transfer files to your computer, as long as it's only contacts and dates. I wanted it to be completely open to me, so I found some websites and links to get the software I needed to break the e815 and make it whole again.
After some nervous hacking, I am now able to transfer files wirelessly, play my music and videos on it and store files on it. The amazing thing to me is that it comes with 40mb of onboard memory. And you can pick up a transflash card to expand it's storage capacity. By January of '06, you'll be able to intall 1gb of memory into the phone. I've got a 256mb card in it right now, I'll be picking up the 1giger early next year.
Luv my phone!
GD
I can't seem to get the geometry right on the frame I'm building. Everything works out great until I'm about 3/4 of the way through. I've gotta figure out what's wrong. It's a good thing I haven't started on the expensive material yet. I've been using spare bike frames and such. The last frame I almost finished, then it went horribly wrong. It was just a small little error that seemed to multiply exponentially. The next frame should be completed now that I know where all the little problem areas are. Wish me luck.
\Bike update
A couple of weeks ago I picked up a new cell phone. My two year contract with Verizon was up and I needed to upgrade my plan and phone. I liked my Motorola C343 but it was beginning to crap out on me. After doing some research to find the best phone available that I could play with (i.e. hack) and not break the bank, I decided on the Motorola e815.
The e815 through Verizon is hobbled. You have Bluetooth, but you can only use for wireless headsets. You can transfer files to your computer, as long as it's only contacts and dates. I wanted it to be completely open to me, so I found some websites and links to get the software I needed to break the e815 and make it whole again.
After some nervous hacking, I am now able to transfer files wirelessly, play my music and videos on it and store files on it. The amazing thing to me is that it comes with 40mb of onboard memory. And you can pick up a transflash card to expand it's storage capacity. By January of '06, you'll be able to intall 1gb of memory into the phone. I've got a 256mb card in it right now, I'll be picking up the 1giger early next year.
Luv my phone!
GD
Friday, October 14, 2005
It's Friday!
I am outta here in 25 minutes! I am planning to enjoy a couple of beers and take care of my yard this weekend.
Maybe have a small barbecue.
I just want to rest. Get some sleep.
I'll probably finish building my work table tomorrow. Not much left to it. Just the legs.
My first prototype bike looks ok. It appears solid. I need to improve my welds a bit. Otherwise the bike is solid. It won't be coming apart on me any time soon. I may post pictures up Monday. We'll see.
Everyone, have a good weekend. I may post from home.
GD
p.s.
you may be seeing a better looking portabello mushroom in stores pretty soon. all from monterey mushrooms.
Maybe have a small barbecue.
I just want to rest. Get some sleep.
I'll probably finish building my work table tomorrow. Not much left to it. Just the legs.
My first prototype bike looks ok. It appears solid. I need to improve my welds a bit. Otherwise the bike is solid. It won't be coming apart on me any time soon. I may post pictures up Monday. We'll see.
Everyone, have a good weekend. I may post from home.
GD
p.s.
you may be seeing a better looking portabello mushroom in stores pretty soon. all from monterey mushrooms.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Smurfs . . .
This morning while getting ready for work, I was watching the Daily Buzz. The Daily Buzz is a morning show that's actually funny at times. Anyway, one of the topics was . . . Smurfageddon!
Yeah, exactly!
Apparently Unicef has a commercial in Belgium where the Smurfs are bombed. Read the article.
So while trying to find the download for the commercial, I found some other things as well.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm tolerant of other peoples beliefs. I didn't write this up, but I've heard of similar things from other JW's. I remember hearing about this when I was a kid. The Smurf tie-in is in the last five or six paragraphs of the 'rant'.
JW/Smurf Rant
Let me know what you think. Have you heard of this too?
GD
Yeah, exactly!
Apparently Unicef has a commercial in Belgium where the Smurfs are bombed. Read the article.
So while trying to find the download for the commercial, I found some other things as well.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm tolerant of other peoples beliefs. I didn't write this up, but I've heard of similar things from other JW's. I remember hearing about this when I was a kid. The Smurf tie-in is in the last five or six paragraphs of the 'rant'.
JW/Smurf Rant
Let me know what you think. Have you heard of this too?
GD
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
. . .
So! For the second time in as many weeks, I've burnt my index finger and thumb. And by the same instrument even! You see, I manage and supervise a compost analysis lab. One of the instruments that we use analyzes nitrogen. Basically there is oven that is at 950 degrees C.
I didn't get burned by that. I got burnt by another part of the machine that uses a catalyst tube that is usually at 750 degrees C. Fortunately for me it had been removed about 5 minutes prior to me grabbing it to clean it out.
The tube was "cool" enough to just get the skin to near blistering. Because of my many experiences with major burns ( I used to work in a pizza place) I immediately doused my fingers in cold water. As luck would have it, the water was near freezing. Painful, but not as painful if I'd just left it alone.
After about four or five minutes in the freezing running water, I turned it off and checked out the damage. You couldn't see the damage yet, but I could feel it.
The pain was excruciating for about 15 seconds, and then it was fine. I applied some burn ointment and bandaged them up. I'm typed this up with the burnt digits, no problem. Just a slight ache. By tonight, the damage will become visible. I won't be able to feel things too well with them for a while, but that's not too bad.
Like I said earlier, this was the second burn in as many weeks. A couple of weeks ago, I burnt the same digits with the same type of tube. That time though it was completely my fault. And it was a stupid way of doing it.
Not to get into specifics, but I knew what I was doing, knew what was going to happen if I didn't stop my hand from grabbing the tube. But my hand was possessed and it was insistent on finding out if a cold looking piece of quartz tubing was really hot. That burn hurt a lot more.
GD
I didn't get burned by that. I got burnt by another part of the machine that uses a catalyst tube that is usually at 750 degrees C. Fortunately for me it had been removed about 5 minutes prior to me grabbing it to clean it out.
The tube was "cool" enough to just get the skin to near blistering. Because of my many experiences with major burns ( I used to work in a pizza place) I immediately doused my fingers in cold water. As luck would have it, the water was near freezing. Painful, but not as painful if I'd just left it alone.
After about four or five minutes in the freezing running water, I turned it off and checked out the damage. You couldn't see the damage yet, but I could feel it.
The pain was excruciating for about 15 seconds, and then it was fine. I applied some burn ointment and bandaged them up. I'm typed this up with the burnt digits, no problem. Just a slight ache. By tonight, the damage will become visible. I won't be able to feel things too well with them for a while, but that's not too bad.
Like I said earlier, this was the second burn in as many weeks. A couple of weeks ago, I burnt the same digits with the same type of tube. That time though it was completely my fault. And it was a stupid way of doing it.
Not to get into specifics, but I knew what I was doing, knew what was going to happen if I didn't stop my hand from grabbing the tube. But my hand was possessed and it was insistent on finding out if a cold looking piece of quartz tubing was really hot. That burn hurt a lot more.
GD
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