October 31, 2005
Costumes
Hmm. Only one person even attempted a guess at my Halloween costume. I'm going as South Park's Wendy. Sheesh, people. I mentioned barf!
The Boy will be Stan. It's sickeningly cute. I had to be talked into it, to be honest.
October 30, 2005
Jailbait!
There is a 17-year-old high school student who I've suspected is crushing on me (much to my puzzlement, as a 17-year-old should be chasing after his own age group...guys in every other age group chase after 18-year-old girls all the time, so it stands to reason).
Today I publicly (and jokingly) berated him for calling me "Jenny" and he looked heartbroken. I apologized and made sure he knew I wasn't actually mad.
Kids are cute.
Halloween
For Halloween, I'll be wearing yellow pants, a purple jacket, and a pink/purple hat. Guess what I'll be.
The Boy (it has been narrowed down to one) will be wearing blue pants, a brown jacket, and a red and blue hat. Hopefully there will be no barf involved.
October 28, 2005
Weekend Plans
It will be a family-centric weekend, to be sure. I work this afternoon, and will then await the arrival of my guests. The apartment is clean, and all found Asian beetles (ladybug-looking things that are prevalent in this part of the country) have been destroyed. (Did you know they bite? I am told they do, even though I always thought they were harmless and would catch and release them like I do with ladybugs and fireflies...and box elder bugs, if I feel generous.)
Tomorrow I shall give the grand tour of campus, including the museum of natural history and the two buildings that house my departments (one of which is the same as the museum, of course). Perhaps a bus ride will be in order to give it real authenticity.
Sunday will conclude the visit early, as I need to work at noon, but all in all I expect a delightful time will be had by everyone.
October 27, 2005
Ick
Good news: free candy at work.
Bad news: it's sour Skittles.
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And for the curious...the company coming this weekend is of the blood-relation type.
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The White Sox won the Series. Yawn. But all the pressure Jim Rome is putting on the Cubs to break their streak has my back in knots. I keep my stress there, you know. Tylenol is my only friend.
Get It?
If you don't understand the name I'm posting under, just don't worry about it.
I have night classes Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday is a nice little respite, because I have no classes--and I only work 12-5.
So, with what little "free" time I've had the last couple nights, I've been acting quite domestic. Tonight was spent cleaning in between reading a book that should be interesting but seems to make me rather sleepy: "Strong of Body, Brave and Noble" by Constance Brittain Bouchard. I am expecting company this weekend, and want the place to look nicer than normal. (Plus my roommate does not clean, so someone has to do it.)
Yesterday, I dragged out my quesadilla maker. It is truly one of the more useless things I own, since I haven't actually used it in...well, several years. Perhaps as many as five. The trouble is, I can't seem to get a handle on how much filling I can use before it will all boil out and make a gigantic mess for me to clean up.
I added cheese, onion (and found out my little mini food processor is broken, hmph), green pepper, and tomato...and it turned out pretty well. I put one of my heavy stoneware dinner plates on top of the maker to weigh it down a bit. The front end has a tendency not to seal very well, and that solved the problem. I think it made the whole thing cook and seal better, actually. I may have to break the quesadilla maker out more often from now on.
Oh, and of course I topped the quesadilla off with sour cream when I ate it. It was a tasty dinner.
Next I'll have to dust off the ice cream maker.
October 25, 2005
Required Reading
Especially for boys who don't understand why even skinny girls don't wear bikinis to the beach.
I'm trying to pick out a quote, but really, just read the whole thing.
Ipsum Dipsum Whatsit
The standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC
"Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"
1914 translation by H. Rackham
"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?"
(Source.)