I'm not good with Macs. Really I'm not. It's not like I can't understand them--I've taught other people how to use them, I've used them almost exclusively in classes. And to be honest, I almost bought a Macbook. It's like my dislike of math. I can do it, I can teach it, I'll get an A in the class--just don't make me do it.
The commercials really piss me off. A bit too pretentious for my tastes.
Really, I don't have too much of a problem with Macs and I think if I had my own, I'd be fine with it. But I won't be needing one for quite a while--my cute HP with fun vector art on it works just fine.
My happy thought of the year:
Have something you feel really good about doing, something that you think you're really good at. It doesn't matter what it is: it could be being really good at building towers of cards, you can spin around a million times and not get dizzy or the ability to diffuse a hungry situation. It doesn't matter what other people think--this is all about YOU. Now, find out what it is and smile when you think about it.
Get better at it. It doesn't matter what it is. And whenever you're doing it, smile. Whenever you think about it, smile.
And you'll find yourself smiling more.
Currently: trying to learn one of my native languages: French. Also, trying to remember what I do know in Spanish and Japanese.
Does anyone else remember that movie? I loved it and the cartoon that followed.Quote of the day: "I like surprise cupcakes, not surprise tomatoes." --Me
Yes, I'm quoting myself. Quite cheesy, I know. But still, it's an appropriate quote for today's blog. I said this at work while a coworker and I were discussing the current tomato epidemic.
So, the FDA doesn't know how tomatoes were tainted. O_o I'm not pleased about this. I'm perfectly fine with me not understanding how it works. But, if just makes me nervous to think that the FDA doesn't understand.
I like how they refer to the tomatoes as "implicated."
"The raw red Plum, red Roma and red Round are implicated in the outbreak."
www.fda.gov gives a list of states and areas that tomatoes are safe to eat from; however, I have no idea where my tomatoes are from. And I only buy Roma tomatoes! There goes my tomato consumption, which was limited to begin with.
Due to the ridiculous gas business, mass transit it up--higher than it's 1957 peak--which is good for people that have reliable mass tran in their city.
It's a rare occasion that I even see a bus here.
I'm considering getting my bike fixed and equipped with a basket. I think it would be cute, fun and healthy. ...however, it would also be hot, sweaty and unhealthy considering how freaking humid and hot it is here. Not to mention the fact that drivers here don't realize that pedestrians have the right of way. It's like one big Grand Theft Auto map.
Get 5,000 points for hitting the old woman with walker. 10,000 points for babies in strollers. 20,000 points for clumsy college grad on bike.
DVD's I want that are out this week:
The Other Boleyn Girl, the Boondocks: Season 2, Otis
Current mood: disappointed--my name isn't that different from it's English spelling/pronunciation than in other languages. :(
Things that make me rage: bugs, things that smell bad, people who suck, people who think my name is 'Ruth', not knowing my native languages(French and Portuguese), no Doctor Who this week, being out of cereal, my copy Panzer Dragoon Zwei not working and paying $56 to fill up my car.
I drive a '97 Camry. It has a 14 gallon thingy. I've never had to pay this much for gas.
...and that commercial with Sarah McLaughlin's angels song for the ASPCA with the sad doggies and kitties.
Ok. Truth be told..... it doesn't make me rage. It makes me baaaww like a little girl. Poor kitties and puppies. ::sob::
