The Myth & The Majesty

I like online quizzes. It's odd ... Possibly the same reason I used to get a kick out of Scantron tests. (I don't want to hear about it, okay?) Anyway! Darren posted the results he got from this one on his blog, and I decided to follow suit. The results were mildly predictable (and vague enough to apply to anyone), amusing, and on at least one occasion a little alarming. So naturally, I decided to post them. Okay, okay, maybe that's not what you wanted to hear, but I'm all about telling you more than you need to know about me right now. ----- The Color Quiz Current Situation: Feeling stressed out due to her current situation and the demands which are placed on her. Working to release herself from all things that hold her back or tie her down. Stress Sources: Needs to meet people who have the same high principals and values as herself, but finds the need unfulfilled. Her need to feel dominate and superior leaves her feeling isolated and does not allow for her to give fr...

This has easily been one of the nuttiest months I've had in recent history. Coming from April -- one of the worst months I've ever had -- I had low expectations. You might even say I was just hoping it wouldn't be completely miserable. Yeah. Aim high. The month started with a trip to Appleton with the girls -- the perfect stress relief after a couple of crazy weeks. The following Wednesday, I got to see the Russian National Ballet perform "Don Quixote" at the Grand. Fantastic evening. The next Friday I sent flowers to my mom at work for the first time, and the following weekend I stayed home and started the spring cleaning process. I wish I could fully express how badly I needed that weekend as it was -- alone, productive, and keeping whatever hours I felt like keeping. Then, my 25th birthday, starting early in the day with cinnamon rolls and ending with an outing to Red Eye. The next day, a beer launch at the same establishment. The day after that, ...

The Interweb is rumbling today ... Wikipedia has banned IPs that can be traced to the Church of Scientology from editing articles due to not being able to keep up with the edits that were being made (and the self-serving nature of said edits). My opinion on this is: okay. I understand the reasoning. Wikipedia would like to remain a reliable source and they frequently ban select IPs. While it might seem extreme to ban an entire organization, let's remember that this is NOT the government regulating free speech -- this is an organization trying to maintain credibility and solve some problems for its employees. Perhaps it's setting an interesting precedent, but again -- it's an organization. They can do what they want or need in these cases. Apparently there was some serious arbitration required before they could officially do this, but it's done and now the CoS is out. That's not what I find funny about this. As a result of this ban, the Google news feed...

Hmmm... I have a sore throat, and it's making me nervous. Does that make sense? It's all about that timing thing ... Next week I'm headed to New Jersey and I'd rather not be more unthrilled to be there than I already will (a person can only get so excited about all-day meetings). And let's face it -- traveling for any reason while sick just plain sucks. After some truly spectacular weather all weekend, it started raining yesterday in the wee small hours of the morning. There was a break in there yesterday evening, but it started up again and has been pretty steady since. As someone lacking in the technology to water her yard (no outdoor spigots), I like getting rain. But as someone who has been wishing for sunshine for the last three months, I'm really hoping this system moves through. Unfortunately at the moment it's stretching almost as far south as Cedar Rapids and west into SoDak, so it may be awhile. Wow. After my highly repetitive weekend p...

Rubik's Cube party Friday. Kayaking Saturday. "Star Trek" Sunday. Cookout Monday. Back to work Tuesday. Wow, what a weekend.

What a crazy weekend this is turning into ... It started with a Rubik's Cube birthday party. You wear one item of each of the six Rubik's Cube colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and white) and then you trade items until you're wearing all one color. The pictures that resulted are priceless. Then yesterday morning nine of us went kayaking. It was my first time out, and I have to say -- I think I might be hooked. I've already started looking for a used kayak (because, well, new ones are expensive) ... and a roof rack, because I drive a little car. I was surprised. I thought I'd probably enjoy it, but ten minutes in and I never wanted to get out of the water. I think it was a maneuverability thing, coupled with a control thing (shockingly) ... So much fun. Anyway! That's what's spurred another list. This one is One New Preference And Eleven Other Preferences I've (Re)Discovered This Weekend 1. Kayaking over canoeing. 2. Mowing the yard over shoveling...

It's a Friday afternoon. I've got a full, gorgeous, practically perfect weekend ahead. Oh, and it's going to be three days long, which really just makes it that much closer to perfect. There's enough pollen in the air to coat Sophie -- which basically means that I have never before been so relieved to not have seasonal allergies. [That sentence is a bit convoluted.] I intend to spend as much of my weekend out and about as I can, but sneezing fits would definitely get in the way. I really need to finish fixing my bike. I'd rather get a new one but that's just not going to happen this week. Or next week. For the comparatively small amount of sleep I'm running on, I have way too much unfocused energy.