Wine tour of the Napa Valley yesterday was a lot of fun. The combination of food, wine, painkillers, and coffee helped to combat the headache somewhat...oh ya, and the train was cool too. More excited today though - as I DON"T have a headache today..(yay) and we went to the palace of fine arts, and soon will go see some opera in the park right near Steve's place at the Moscone Center.
I've decided I don't care much for my new haircut. :( but, it'll grow back, so oh wellers.
If anybody else chuckled when the Cubs and Sox game involved an on base push and an on base punch, I chuckled with you. ESPN is awesome for game highlights.
Speaking of sports....WORLD CUP WORLD CUP WORLD CUP...
oh yea, folks in the IC area for the weekend of June 9-11th will have to tolerate me asking for score updates, and attempting to watch games at odd hours of the day. ;) Particularly if I can find a sports bar in the area that will broadcast them....either pull up a chair, grab a beer (for breakfast??) and join me, or allow me to be oblivious to your conversations while I watch...
okay, time to go see some opera singers...(and listen to them also)
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Random
because it appears to be making the blog rounds....
Accent: Midwestern? Iowan? (Is there such an accent? It isn't as obvious as "CHI-cao-go" or anything
Booze: Had a margaritta to celebrate finishing school on a Tuesday night. that's about as wild as I get anymore. (and I'm starting to like it that way)
Chore I Hate: Is there a chore i DON'T hate? Isn't that why they are called chores
Dog or Cat: Both - and yes I'll take care of yours when you are away. I've got references :)
Essential Electronics: the laptop - with wireless, the ipod, the cellphone,
Favorite Cologne(s): Nautica Latitude Longitude ---oh man, that stuff gets my senses all tingly
Gold or Silver: I wear both
Hagiography: Very important to the study of art history
Insomnia: oh yes, I am knowledgable in this area.
Job Title: "Assistant to the Director of Marketing Susan Winkler to the world of Library Professionals." - I know I'm not even good enough to be the director yet --you've got to start somewhere
Kids: are lovely when they belong to someone else
Living arrangements: at the moment, with my folks in a 4 bedroom house in Coralville, IA...maybe an apartment somewhere if I get a full-time job...
Most admirable trait: physical or personality wise? smile and usually my positive attitude (encouragement for others)
Number of sexual partners: "What is this, a physical?" --how about a change to :Number of Partners in Crime? (of the non-harmful variety hehe) ---cause I'm looking for some recruitment here...
Overnight hospital stays: ya..had this eye thing when I was a baby
Phobias: hmm, I"m sure I've got them
Quote: I have new ones pretty often
Religion: to each his/her own
Siblings: brother
Time I wake up: depends on the day
Unusual talent or skill: not that unusual - I can tie cherry stems in knots
Vegetable I refuse to eat: haven't met one I refuse to eat - though when iw as little "turnip greens" were great --dad's codeword for getting me to eat spinach - which i wouldn't eat otherwise.
Worst habit: I'm sometimes too excited about conversations, and interrupt people - -I'm working on it guys! I'm also too negative about myself --working on that one also...
X-rays: for my teeth and when i broke my collarbone..
Yummy foods I make: I make a mean french toast.
Zodiac sign: Leo- Lion, Meee-oww
Accent: Midwestern? Iowan? (Is there such an accent? It isn't as obvious as "CHI-cao-go" or anything
Booze: Had a margaritta to celebrate finishing school on a Tuesday night. that's about as wild as I get anymore. (and I'm starting to like it that way)
Chore I Hate: Is there a chore i DON'T hate? Isn't that why they are called chores
Dog or Cat: Both - and yes I'll take care of yours when you are away. I've got references :)
Essential Electronics: the laptop - with wireless, the ipod, the cellphone,
Favorite Cologne(s): Nautica Latitude Longitude ---oh man, that stuff gets my senses all tingly
Gold or Silver: I wear both
Hagiography: Very important to the study of art history
Insomnia: oh yes, I am knowledgable in this area.
Job Title: "Assistant to the Director of Marketing Susan Winkler to the world of Library Professionals." - I know I'm not even good enough to be the director yet --you've got to start somewhere
Kids: are lovely when they belong to someone else
Living arrangements: at the moment, with my folks in a 4 bedroom house in Coralville, IA...maybe an apartment somewhere if I get a full-time job...
Most admirable trait: physical or personality wise? smile and usually my positive attitude (encouragement for others)
Number of sexual partners: "What is this, a physical?" --how about a change to :Number of Partners in Crime? (of the non-harmful variety hehe) ---cause I'm looking for some recruitment here...
Overnight hospital stays: ya..had this eye thing when I was a baby
Phobias: hmm, I"m sure I've got them
Quote: I have new ones pretty often
Religion: to each his/her own
Siblings: brother
Time I wake up: depends on the day
Unusual talent or skill: not that unusual - I can tie cherry stems in knots
Vegetable I refuse to eat: haven't met one I refuse to eat - though when iw as little "turnip greens" were great --dad's codeword for getting me to eat spinach - which i wouldn't eat otherwise.
Worst habit: I'm sometimes too excited about conversations, and interrupt people - -I'm working on it guys! I'm also too negative about myself --working on that one also...
X-rays: for my teeth and when i broke my collarbone..
Yummy foods I make: I make a mean french toast.
Zodiac sign: Leo- Lion, Meee-oww
Monday, May 22, 2006
What do I do with free time??
Greetings faithful viewers, readers, gawkers, movers and shakers. I am now back in IC, for a few days, until flying to San Fran for a few more days...then back here.
So, I've got some free time on my hands, while I search for a job (primary goal now that XML is finished.) So, much to your liking..a blog post counts as a use of free time.
I've watched alot of Wildfire. It's addictive, it's about racehorses, and it's fun to pick out what they mess up about horseracing (after all it IS a t.v. show)
I also got to visit Hilary in Waconda, IL and see the Lake County Discovery Museum (heh, kinda fun, though my health does seem to want to really co-operate these days)
did anyone else catch word that this is the highest pollen count season on record so far, in both Iowa and Indiana? (perhaps Illinois as well?) and moving from state to state hasn't helped my allergies settle down at all. Regardless, I've had a good few days visiting folks, and culturing myself up a little.
Now for the rest of my relaxation I will read some books --surprise --and download some classics on to the ipod from a casting site, to listen to on the plane.
I promised someone that I would actually try to do Alcatraz this time, so that's on the list, along with visiting the asian art museum, napa valley wine tour by train (with the rents) and hopefully enjoying a few days in California sun (do they have pollen there also??? I hope not)
Official graduation celebration starts tomorrow night - so feel free to send your congrats and such my way ---change from the sofa does count in my eyes also :)
in a related note --if anyone realizes they need to simplifiy their life of material possessions, even with sentimental value (and we know who we are) I think I shall write a book someday entitled "why don't you want to part with that croucheted blanket with the hideous orange and lime green flowers?" (the back cover of the book will then host the reply of "my grandmother made it!!") --it will be a self-help book about coming to terms with realizing that one person just cannot possibly hold on to every sentimental object/article of clothing given to them over the years --especially those of us in our mid-twenties moving around alot.
(*note to self: you probably have already defeated the purpose of your future book by continuing to possess scrapbooks full of birthday cards from ten years ago...*)
In a not so great coincidence, holding on to PHOTOGRAPHS should be paramount in all one's endeavors...especially when your laptop gets sent to the best buy service warehouse WITHOUT them backing up your files like you told them to...so those of you with CDS of images that i've made (over the last year..i.e. new years eve, misa/casey's visit...halloween, etc) might be kind enough to send me copies of those copies??/ that would be fab....because images on the computer - and slim-cased cds full of digital images take up very little space in homes of 20 somethings...:)
that is all for now...
So, I've got some free time on my hands, while I search for a job (primary goal now that XML is finished.) So, much to your liking..a blog post counts as a use of free time.
I've watched alot of Wildfire. It's addictive, it's about racehorses, and it's fun to pick out what they mess up about horseracing (after all it IS a t.v. show)
I also got to visit Hilary in Waconda, IL and see the Lake County Discovery Museum (heh, kinda fun, though my health does seem to want to really co-operate these days)
did anyone else catch word that this is the highest pollen count season on record so far, in both Iowa and Indiana? (perhaps Illinois as well?) and moving from state to state hasn't helped my allergies settle down at all. Regardless, I've had a good few days visiting folks, and culturing myself up a little.
Now for the rest of my relaxation I will read some books --surprise --and download some classics on to the ipod from a casting site, to listen to on the plane.
I promised someone that I would actually try to do Alcatraz this time, so that's on the list, along with visiting the asian art museum, napa valley wine tour by train (with the rents) and hopefully enjoying a few days in California sun (do they have pollen there also??? I hope not)
Official graduation celebration starts tomorrow night - so feel free to send your congrats and such my way ---change from the sofa does count in my eyes also :)
in a related note --if anyone realizes they need to simplifiy their life of material possessions, even with sentimental value (and we know who we are) I think I shall write a book someday entitled "why don't you want to part with that croucheted blanket with the hideous orange and lime green flowers?" (the back cover of the book will then host the reply of "my grandmother made it!!") --it will be a self-help book about coming to terms with realizing that one person just cannot possibly hold on to every sentimental object/article of clothing given to them over the years --especially those of us in our mid-twenties moving around alot.
(*note to self: you probably have already defeated the purpose of your future book by continuing to possess scrapbooks full of birthday cards from ten years ago...*)
In a not so great coincidence, holding on to PHOTOGRAPHS should be paramount in all one's endeavors...especially when your laptop gets sent to the best buy service warehouse WITHOUT them backing up your files like you told them to...so those of you with CDS of images that i've made (over the last year..i.e. new years eve, misa/casey's visit...halloween, etc) might be kind enough to send me copies of those copies??/ that would be fab....because images on the computer - and slim-cased cds full of digital images take up very little space in homes of 20 somethings...:)
that is all for now...
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Totally glad I've got internet via the apartment again. hooray!
Anyways, I must amend my previous post of the next few months adventures:
May 5th-7th (perhaps I'll be out of here on Sunday instead of Monday? (morning) ---Moving out of my apartment, and working at the FAL library
May 3rd - Rents come to B-town to help me move all of this junk home....
May 10th --driving back to B-twon for my weekend XML workshop.
May 11th --B-town/a day of reading for my workshop.
May 12-15 (morning) B-town for XML workshop
May 15 (afternoon)- May 17th --Itineret (splg?) dweller hopefully camping out in a guest bedroom in Chicagoland. :)
May17th(afternoon) --driving back to B-town for Pearl/CGI workshop. (May not actually have to take this class/workshop...awaiting word from SLIS)
May 18th-22 (morning) Pearl/CGI workshop - B-town. Or volunteering at the slide library at Indiana and helping with their new software programs etc...
may 22 (afternoon) drive back to Iowa City.
may 22-may 25 - iowa city (perhaps ---or perhaps not--haven't fully decided yet.)
may 26-may 31st -SAN FRAN to visit Steve and Victoria :)
june 1st - Iowa City
june weekend - will's party for birthdays of my AUgust bday boys. Will, Jon, Casey, Tom, (in spirit), Steve and Erik...wow, so many summer babies.
june 18th - WICKED in CHICAGO with lis and erik - woo hoo!!!
End of June - Officially graduate from Indiana University School of Library and Information Science (we hope)
july 4th ish - steve will be back in IC for a wedding - so hopefully will get to see him.
July --b-town a certain weekend for festivities
July 22nd-July 29th - family reunion at Lake Okoboji, Iowa.
August 2nd - my birthday (festivities to follow??)
August 11th - Lis's bday (festivities before hand??)
August 12th- beerfest in madison wisconsin.
and in between this time --looking for a job, searching for a job, job hunting, job finding, etc. The earlier Anybody wanna hire me? still stands.
I'll also be doing volunteer work - most likely at the Old Capital Museum, the Art Museum, Art Library or Slide Library at the U of Iowa. And perhaps a subing librarian at the public library??
okay, that is the updated list. Now I have to dismantle my futon and my coffee table.
toodles.
sus
Anyways, I must amend my previous post of the next few months adventures:
May 5th-7th (perhaps I'll be out of here on Sunday instead of Monday? (morning) ---Moving out of my apartment, and working at the FAL library
May 3rd - Rents come to B-town to help me move all of this junk home....
May 10th --driving back to B-twon for my weekend XML workshop.
May 11th --B-town/a day of reading for my workshop.
May 12-15 (morning) B-town for XML workshop
May 15 (afternoon)- May 17th --Itineret (splg?) dweller hopefully camping out in a guest bedroom in Chicagoland. :)
May17th(afternoon) --driving back to B-town for Pearl/CGI workshop. (May not actually have to take this class/workshop...awaiting word from SLIS)
May 18th-22 (morning) Pearl/CGI workshop - B-town. Or volunteering at the slide library at Indiana and helping with their new software programs etc...
may 22 (afternoon) drive back to Iowa City.
may 22-may 25 - iowa city (perhaps ---or perhaps not--haven't fully decided yet.)
may 26-may 31st -SAN FRAN to visit Steve and Victoria :)
june 1st - Iowa City
june weekend - will's party for birthdays of my AUgust bday boys. Will, Jon, Casey, Tom, (in spirit), Steve and Erik...wow, so many summer babies.
june 18th - WICKED in CHICAGO with lis and erik - woo hoo!!!
End of June - Officially graduate from Indiana University School of Library and Information Science (we hope)
july 4th ish - steve will be back in IC for a wedding - so hopefully will get to see him.
July --b-town a certain weekend for festivities
July 22nd-July 29th - family reunion at Lake Okoboji, Iowa.
August 2nd - my birthday (festivities to follow??)
August 11th - Lis's bday (festivities before hand??)
August 12th- beerfest in madison wisconsin.
and in between this time --looking for a job, searching for a job, job hunting, job finding, etc. The earlier Anybody wanna hire me? still stands.
I'll also be doing volunteer work - most likely at the Old Capital Museum, the Art Museum, Art Library or Slide Library at the U of Iowa. And perhaps a subing librarian at the public library??
okay, that is the updated list. Now I have to dismantle my futon and my coffee table.
toodles.
sus
Monday, May 01, 2006
HeritageCelebrity
While this is something I would have expected to find on Andrew's blog (ala dog curling) as a fun way to waste some time in the SLIS lab as an attendant...it's actually from Traci. This is no way makes it less valuable as a mechanism to eat up your time :)
http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/tryFaceRecognition.php
http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/tryFaceRecognition.php
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