Monthly Archives: October 2005

Something I suck at is using a person’s name in conversation. I’m actually pretty okay with remembering them, but something about using them I find completely awkward. I know it’s positive and people like hearing their own names and it … Continue reading →

I spent the weekend in football stadiums. I went to a marching band competition on Saturday (yeah, I know), and I discovered flutes (and flute solos) are making a huge comeback. I still wish I had switched to a brass … Continue reading →

I’m sick of layouts made for screens greater than 1024×768 because they scroll horizontally on my 12” Powerbook.

For lunch lately I’ve been having a turkey wrap. I thought I’d share my “recipe.” wheat tortilla thin-sliced turkey shredded lettuce sliced red onion cucumbers (I matchstick-ed these) crunchy chow mein noodles peanut sauce You can find peanut sauce in … Continue reading →

In URLs, they’re not (nor are they referred to as) backslashes; they’re just regular slashes. Slash: / Backslash: \

I’ve had a lot of typos in my blog posts lately, and shame on most of you for not noticing. (They’re fixed now. At least, the ones I know about.) It used to blow my mind people could be such … Continue reading →

When iTunes added user reviews, everyone said “finally,” and “They should have had them all along.” You know what? I totally disagree. When they added iMixes, I knew the music store would be overwhelmed with a barrage of junk. And … Continue reading →

After work tonight, I went to Target to check on their progress of getting Christmas stuff out. No, really, I did. You can’t make me feel bad about it because I admit it! Anyway, they’ve got all the lights and … Continue reading →

Something I do constantly (and much to Stephen Colbert‘s dismay) is look up words. I have an above average vocabulary (I hope) for someone my age, and I love to learn new words. However, I often look up words I … Continue reading →

Answer the phone at work. This actually ends up being kind of funny, because people don’t recognize my voice. Laugh. It ends up in a fit of coughing. Get near anyone, because they act like you’re a leper. Eat. Food … Continue reading →