HAPPY THURSDAY. Things are pretty different these days, who knows what's going to happen next. But totally cool for next week, though. !! I finally get some time offffff and you know what I'm going to do with it!!!!!
Just bought a ticket to fly out to Denver, where I'mma pick up Beth, swing by say hello to my bro, and see the Grand Canyon for the first time in my adult life! AKA, Beth is moving in! And then we can work out real life from there.
I've just begun a very informal, from scratch education in the field of information technology. I'm thinking, if I put the time in, and focus, I could probably do that. I mean, career-wise. I just have to learn it all first. And I can do that, right?
So has anyone seen any new show they like this season so far? I watched the pilots of New Girl and Person of Interest, and while the first one was rather expectation-fulfilling, the second was pretty underwhelming. I really want to see Michael Emerson in something again, but it's certainly not this. Oh, I also skimmed through Playboy Club for Sean Maher, but that was suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper boring and I won't be back.
HIMYM is still making me believe that Robin is the bride. I won't be persuaded otherwise. And the OFFICE, Andy is manager, just like I thought! At least, I think that's what I thought. You'll have to go back a few months to quote me. But he's doing a great job and that's all I needed to see.
Um yesterday me and Carolyn discovered a real cute part of Oxnard where there was a theater and, like, civilization, and we saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I guess it was pretty good, but the best part was the theater. It was the middle of the day, but the ticket was only a buck 25 more than the early bird price at the regular theater, there was NOBODY there, and we thought we were going to have the theater to ourselves until one guy walked in right before the previews started. The seating was pretty intense stadium, and the seats were all very plush and newish feeling. It was sort of surreal. I'll show you some time.
I also saw this today, and I laughed so much.
-Steph
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Goin to the fair
Happy Thursday! I'm sooo tired. Ready to go to sleep like, this very moment. Just watch me.
I've never been to the LA County Fair, but for some reason I thought, this year is the year. Then I thought I wouldn't have time, but then Carolyn asked when my next day off was and if I wanted to go?
So that was our today. Geez, that place is huge. Probably could fit our fair in there like three times. They had way more places to buy stuff, but it was mostly the same stuff over and over again. They didn't seem to have any community stuff, like stuff you get ribbons for, but they did have dinosaurs.
I pet like more goats than I ever dreamed I would pet. I didn't get to pet the donkey or the mule, which was sad. We didn't pay the one dollar to see the "is this the world's smallest horse (not a pony)" because the space was so small it probably was fake or dead. There was an albino wallaby, WHERE'S MY ALBINO WALLABY, VENTURA COUNTY FAIR?? just hanging out in a fenced off area. There were sharks.
Ummmm we each bought a fifteen dollar chicken kabob+fries+drink. The only other fair thing I ate was a strawberry/banana/nutella crepe. $8.50.
The kids building was also a science building, and had the only things that got ribbons, which was kids' art. There was some funny stuff like ours, like a MSPaint dog in a vortex; some great stuff like Batman Beyond Batman and Jim Morrison; some inexplicable stuff like a display case labeled "Scientists" full of sock people dressed up with badly cut felt pieces and yarn to look like Benjamin Franklin, Mrs. Frizzle, and a "Mars Robot Princess" which looked much more like Stephen Hawking.
But the best part of the science room was when Carolyn did a double take and said, "that cake is a lie." And sure enough, in the "science kitchen" there was a chocolate-flaked cake with cherries on top. We were torn as to whether it was on purpose, or, perhaps, maybe that's just what cakes look like? Until we made it to the other side of the room, where, right in front of our eyes, was a wall with an orange portal cut into the side, a Companion Cube sitting nearby. So that was pretty awesome.
The other cool thing was a Native American hoop dance that we saw in a "wild west show." Oh, here he is on the internet. Probably worth the price of sitting through the rest of the show.
So let's see, Pros: accessibility of goats. Cons: Huge. I think I just need to go to more fairs and see what they're really all about.
Since I actually had two days off this week, I spent the other one watch Lion King in theaters. I don't think I actually saw it on the big screen the first time, so it was very exciting. There were only like, ten other people in there, maybe half of that was kids. The colors were very sharp and the lions were very big. It's still one of my favorite movies of all time.
It was also my dad's birthday on Tuesday! Happy birthday, buddy! We went to Outback and it smells real good in there. I downloaded this whole program, The Mechanical Universe, which I watched on laserdisc back in high school physics. My dad really likes all that stuff, and I'm more than a little interested in it, so that's gonna be something we can watch together some time. It's from 1985, though, so it's also pretty funny.
Well I'm going to go never walk again for a little while. See you next time!
-Steph
I've never been to the LA County Fair, but for some reason I thought, this year is the year. Then I thought I wouldn't have time, but then Carolyn asked when my next day off was and if I wanted to go?
So that was our today. Geez, that place is huge. Probably could fit our fair in there like three times. They had way more places to buy stuff, but it was mostly the same stuff over and over again. They didn't seem to have any community stuff, like stuff you get ribbons for, but they did have dinosaurs.
I pet like more goats than I ever dreamed I would pet. I didn't get to pet the donkey or the mule, which was sad. We didn't pay the one dollar to see the "is this the world's smallest horse (not a pony)" because the space was so small it probably was fake or dead. There was an albino wallaby, WHERE'S MY ALBINO WALLABY, VENTURA COUNTY FAIR?? just hanging out in a fenced off area. There were sharks.
Ummmm we each bought a fifteen dollar chicken kabob+fries+drink. The only other fair thing I ate was a strawberry/banana/nutella crepe. $8.50.
The kids building was also a science building, and had the only things that got ribbons, which was kids' art. There was some funny stuff like ours, like a MSPaint dog in a vortex; some great stuff like Batman Beyond Batman and Jim Morrison; some inexplicable stuff like a display case labeled "Scientists" full of sock people dressed up with badly cut felt pieces and yarn to look like Benjamin Franklin, Mrs. Frizzle, and a "Mars Robot Princess" which looked much more like Stephen Hawking.
But the best part of the science room was when Carolyn did a double take and said, "that cake is a lie." And sure enough, in the "science kitchen" there was a chocolate-flaked cake with cherries on top. We were torn as to whether it was on purpose, or, perhaps, maybe that's just what cakes look like? Until we made it to the other side of the room, where, right in front of our eyes, was a wall with an orange portal cut into the side, a Companion Cube sitting nearby. So that was pretty awesome.
The other cool thing was a Native American hoop dance that we saw in a "wild west show." Oh, here he is on the internet. Probably worth the price of sitting through the rest of the show.
So let's see, Pros: accessibility of goats. Cons: Huge. I think I just need to go to more fairs and see what they're really all about.
Since I actually had two days off this week, I spent the other one watch Lion King in theaters. I don't think I actually saw it on the big screen the first time, so it was very exciting. There were only like, ten other people in there, maybe half of that was kids. The colors were very sharp and the lions were very big. It's still one of my favorite movies of all time.
It was also my dad's birthday on Tuesday! Happy birthday, buddy! We went to Outback and it smells real good in there. I downloaded this whole program, The Mechanical Universe, which I watched on laserdisc back in high school physics. My dad really likes all that stuff, and I'm more than a little interested in it, so that's gonna be something we can watch together some time. It's from 1985, though, so it's also pretty funny.
Well I'm going to go never walk again for a little while. See you next time!
-Steph
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Routine
Happy Thursday! Are you ready for falltime? Because it's really here. It even rained for a moment over the weekend.
I tried the salted caramel mocha at Starbucks today, and it was pretty good. I don't know what I was expecting, but it didn't taste caramelly like I was thinking it would. It was more complex than that. It did have a few bits of what seemed to be straight up salt, but I dig that in my sweet things, so over all I quite liked it.
Things at work are still pretty crazy busy, I'm in the middle of another six-day week. I achieved greatness on Monday, which was intense, but the rest of the week has not been as spectacular. Gonna keep trying.
Got a haircut today. It's still a little too long so I don't know what I'm going to do about that. The place I go to is "under new management," they've still got the sign up since the last time I went, which was probably like six months ago. The girl who cut mine today was new to me, and she didn't seem to grasp what I meant when I said my motto was "it can't be short enough." At least it looks decent and well behaved now.
I still feel like all I've been doing is working and sleeping. Maybe next week you'll get a more interesting update.
-Steph
I tried the salted caramel mocha at Starbucks today, and it was pretty good. I don't know what I was expecting, but it didn't taste caramelly like I was thinking it would. It was more complex than that. It did have a few bits of what seemed to be straight up salt, but I dig that in my sweet things, so over all I quite liked it.
Things at work are still pretty crazy busy, I'm in the middle of another six-day week. I achieved greatness on Monday, which was intense, but the rest of the week has not been as spectacular. Gonna keep trying.
Got a haircut today. It's still a little too long so I don't know what I'm going to do about that. The place I go to is "under new management," they've still got the sign up since the last time I went, which was probably like six months ago. The girl who cut mine today was new to me, and she didn't seem to grasp what I meant when I said my motto was "it can't be short enough." At least it looks decent and well behaved now.
I still feel like all I've been doing is working and sleeping. Maybe next week you'll get a more interesting update.
-Steph
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Terra
Happy Thursday! I could have sworn I had a snappy title for this one, but I forgotted it. Whoops.
So, to emphasize my weather/weather response dilemma, today was like the third or fourth day in the high 70s/80s, and I got a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. I remembered today that when I was working at Vons, I had to crank up the AC right away just to be able to touch the steering wheel without burning my finger prints off. These last three summers, including this one, I don't think that's ever been necessary.
Global warming is somehow to blame, I'm sure of it.
I haven't been able to fully enjoy this late blooming summer because I've been cooped up at work all day. Which isn't actually too bad, because this is a crazy good amount of hours. But it's really hectic and bizarre, we're having to think about a million new things at once. When I'm done I just sort of want to huddle in a corner by myself for a while.
I mean, drop by! We'd love to see you.
So you may have heard about my disk errors? Fixed it by going to Fry's and picking up at 2TB Barracuda for like 70 bucks. Got it running Windows 7 -- goodbyyyyyye Vista! Also picked up a wireless keyboard that has a trackpad, which is pretty sweet. Just noticed today, though, that there's no light for capslock, which is sort of inexplicable. Trial and error, then.
Thanks, Dad, for my new set up!
I've been eating home made falafel pitas all week. Over the weekend I made some hummus, and then on Monday I think I had a go at falafels. They turned out pretty good. In the pita with the hummus and tzatziki and tahini and all that they were kinda overpowered, but the combined flavor attack was spectacular. Have I ever told you how easy tzatziki is to make? Here it is:
Two cup jug of Greek yogurt
three cloves garlic, minced
half an English cucumber, peeled, minced
squeezings from half a lemon
1 TB olive oil
stir. eat that now. it's so good. put it on everything. I mean, I did it like that just from memory, and it's just, exactly right. Try it and see. I recommend a slap chop or similar device for the garlic and cucumber.
The hummus and falafel need a little perfecting, but these are things I'm perfectly willing to make over and over. Like cakes.
Speaking of, almost, we've got a pumpkin growing in the backyard. It was a mystery vine, but now it is oh-so definitely a pump-pumpking. Still green, just a dusting of yellow across the top. I can't wait until I get to rip him open and turn his insides into good eats. There don't seem to be any others growing on that vine, but it keeps putting out flowers so hopefully some more will take. At the rate they grow, it'll keep me in pumpkins through the holiday season. There's also two or three more sproutlings coming up where we dumped the compost out, so maybe those will turn out to be pumpkins, too.
Well, I'm off to watch a movie and/or youtube. Peace off!
-Steph
PS my "new" computer's name is Terra. For terabyte.
So, to emphasize my weather/weather response dilemma, today was like the third or fourth day in the high 70s/80s, and I got a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. I remembered today that when I was working at Vons, I had to crank up the AC right away just to be able to touch the steering wheel without burning my finger prints off. These last three summers, including this one, I don't think that's ever been necessary.
Global warming is somehow to blame, I'm sure of it.
I haven't been able to fully enjoy this late blooming summer because I've been cooped up at work all day. Which isn't actually too bad, because this is a crazy good amount of hours. But it's really hectic and bizarre, we're having to think about a million new things at once. When I'm done I just sort of want to huddle in a corner by myself for a while.
I mean, drop by! We'd love to see you.
So you may have heard about my disk errors? Fixed it by going to Fry's and picking up at 2TB Barracuda for like 70 bucks. Got it running Windows 7 -- goodbyyyyyye Vista! Also picked up a wireless keyboard that has a trackpad, which is pretty sweet. Just noticed today, though, that there's no light for capslock, which is sort of inexplicable. Trial and error, then.
Thanks, Dad, for my new set up!
I've been eating home made falafel pitas all week. Over the weekend I made some hummus, and then on Monday I think I had a go at falafels. They turned out pretty good. In the pita with the hummus and tzatziki and tahini and all that they were kinda overpowered, but the combined flavor attack was spectacular. Have I ever told you how easy tzatziki is to make? Here it is:
Two cup jug of Greek yogurt
three cloves garlic, minced
half an English cucumber, peeled, minced
squeezings from half a lemon
1 TB olive oil
stir. eat that now. it's so good. put it on everything. I mean, I did it like that just from memory, and it's just, exactly right. Try it and see. I recommend a slap chop or similar device for the garlic and cucumber.
The hummus and falafel need a little perfecting, but these are things I'm perfectly willing to make over and over. Like cakes.
Speaking of, almost, we've got a pumpkin growing in the backyard. It was a mystery vine, but now it is oh-so definitely a pump-pumpking. Still green, just a dusting of yellow across the top. I can't wait until I get to rip him open and turn his insides into good eats. There don't seem to be any others growing on that vine, but it keeps putting out flowers so hopefully some more will take. At the rate they grow, it'll keep me in pumpkins through the holiday season. There's also two or three more sproutlings coming up where we dumped the compost out, so maybe those will turn out to be pumpkins, too.
Well, I'm off to watch a movie and/or youtube. Peace off!
-Steph
PS my "new" computer's name is Terra. For terabyte.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Cold Calling
Happy Thursday! Summer is over -- when did it ever start? -- now that September is here with its fog and its school and its falltime colors. I feel like I've been waiting for a real summer for three years, and now that it's September, I'm going to have wait out yet another. But remember how November was the hottest month of the year in 2010? Maybe we'll get a repeat of that.
But it's a sad thing when the weather does get really hot, and I'm just reminded of spiced things and lemon things and Thanksgiving and pies and stuff. That's not how it should be.
In unrelated news, it's amazing how dirty your hands DON'T get at work when instead of handling movies you sit around and try to figure out how to sell Dish Network to folks. Do you want to see a demo? You should come in the store. Get some satellite tv up in your place.
I cold called about three dozen people, which I was not initially very excited about doing. But it turned out I liked talking to the actual people much more than leaving a message. Talking to the people made sense and wasn't stressful. So that was new.
Yesterday me and Carolyn had an adventure. There's a botanical garden up in Montecito called LotusLand, which is like a poor man's Huntington. It was pretty cool, though, we got in for free as the tour coordinator's guests, because Carolyn has connections. We toured with four or five little old ladies and an almost little old man. It was nice to wander around and look at gardens and strange trees and stuff, and there was a huge cactus bowl garden where all you could see was cactus alllll around.
We also finished another anime! It's called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, and it's crazy. I guess you could see it if you have the time, since it does have some interesting stuff I've never seen an anime do before. But it was also pretty weird and sometimes dumb.
I need to buy a new hard drive for my computer. Although I just looked and none of the "your disk has an error!!" windows is up right now. But I guess I'll just get a new one anyway 'cause you can get a huge drive for a reasonable price, and then basically I could just use that forever or until it fails, and just keep upgrading the computer components instead of getting a new one ever. Yeah?
Well. I'm going to go do something brainless. That sounds good right about now.
-Steph
But it's a sad thing when the weather does get really hot, and I'm just reminded of spiced things and lemon things and Thanksgiving and pies and stuff. That's not how it should be.
In unrelated news, it's amazing how dirty your hands DON'T get at work when instead of handling movies you sit around and try to figure out how to sell Dish Network to folks. Do you want to see a demo? You should come in the store. Get some satellite tv up in your place.
I cold called about three dozen people, which I was not initially very excited about doing. But it turned out I liked talking to the actual people much more than leaving a message. Talking to the people made sense and wasn't stressful. So that was new.
Yesterday me and Carolyn had an adventure. There's a botanical garden up in Montecito called LotusLand, which is like a poor man's Huntington. It was pretty cool, though, we got in for free as the tour coordinator's guests, because Carolyn has connections. We toured with four or five little old ladies and an almost little old man. It was nice to wander around and look at gardens and strange trees and stuff, and there was a huge cactus bowl garden where all you could see was cactus alllll around.
We also finished another anime! It's called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, and it's crazy. I guess you could see it if you have the time, since it does have some interesting stuff I've never seen an anime do before. But it was also pretty weird and sometimes dumb.
I need to buy a new hard drive for my computer. Although I just looked and none of the "your disk has an error!!" windows is up right now. But I guess I'll just get a new one anyway 'cause you can get a huge drive for a reasonable price, and then basically I could just use that forever or until it fails, and just keep upgrading the computer components instead of getting a new one ever. Yeah?
Well. I'm going to go do something brainless. That sounds good right about now.
-Steph
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