Nerdy, yet Awesome

To further excite for the upcoming game, I present this portrait of the Jimmer, created from carbon nanotubes. Jimmer is just over 1 millimeter tall. I probably did not make this myself.

security

Yesterday, I had a freak-out moment after work. I was looking for my keys before leaving but couldn't find them anywhere. After frantically searching the store for a bit, I decided to head out to the parking garage and see if I had dropped them on my way in. No sight of them inside or outside the car, so I walked back to Yagoot to get the number for Easton Security. (I also called/texted Brian several times to see if he could come so I could use his key to drive home. His phone has been stupid lately and decided not to ring or light up or anything, even though I called like 4 times.) I explained my situation to Security, and they ended up sending an officer to help me unlock the car. She picked me up near Yagoot and drove me over to the parking garage, where she opened my car for me.

Some of the officers drive the funny little smart cars, which is what I got to ride in.

As it turned out, I had dropped them between the passenger seat and the console (which was a huge relief, since I didn't immediately see them when the car was first opened). Thank goodness for Easton Security! Pretty sure if I ever plan on locking my keys in the car again, I'll have to make sure to do it at Easton (especially because I don't have AAA anymore).

I'd like to say that's the first time I've ever ridden in a cop car, but I suppose that would be lying. Because it wasn't actually a cop car. ;)

productivity

I've been sick for almost 3 weeks strong now. I think I'm on the downswing, but now Brian's getting sick. Ugh. ("Why haven't you gone to the doctor?" you ask. When I finally had the time to make an appointment, it turned out that OSU's health center doesn't see dependents, which I didn't know. I would have had to go to another doctor in-network, but we never got insurance cards. I finally figured out how to get them, but by then I was feeling enough better that I didn't want to bother going in. Maybe if I remain sick, I'll go in after all.)

Needless to say, productivity has kind of gone out the window. I feel like all I do is work, eat, sleep, and veg. I haven't worked out with Lisa (or anyone else) for probably 2 weeks. (I think I'll go running today though.)

On a positive note, I was feeling enough better on Monday (my day off) to get some stuff done. I finally did some research and bought a wheat grinder. I finished up and submitted the FAFSA, so I'm on my way to getting free money for school. ;) I also finished and submitted my OSU application. It's a waiting game now, but hopefully I'll be a Buckeye in the fall! :) I'm pretty sure I got some other things done that day (I felt very productive), but now I can't remember what they were. I actually cooked dinner last night too, so I must be feeling better. ;)

the hair experiment

So I've been trying out my hair dryer and straightener the last few weeks. The results are in...I love it! I'm finally able to consistently look good, and I have so much more confidence when I feel good (Brian has even noticed). If I use both of them, it adds about 15 minutes to my getting-ready time, but it's absolutely worth it to me.

I am worried about damaging my hair because I've never done this before. I'm pretty sure I've never had split ends in my life, but I suppose I'll deal with it if it happens. Any suggestions on keeping my hair healthy would be appreciated. :)

Also, I still haven't figured out how to do curly or wavy styles with the tools I have (and I really don't want a curling iron...I'm way too uncoordinated for that). Brian seems to like it better straight, but a little variety is always nice.

Maybe I'll post some pictures soon. :)

Lemony Snicket

While at BYU (the second time), I decided it was time to read my way through A Series of Unfortunate Events. As it turned out, Holly wanted to read them too. So I'd check them out of the library and we'd fight over the books (not literally, of course), stealing them from each other when we had a few moments to read. Currently, I'm on the tenth book and still enjoying the series. Lemony Snicket definitely has an odd humor, and his writing simply cracks me up.

More recently, I discovered he had written a book called Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid. I finished it this morning. It starts out with a short story, and then the rest of the book is just little "life lesson" type of statements. Very random, and I still haven't really figured out the point of the book. But I decided some of them were funny enough that I had to share.

"It is always sad when someone leaves home, unless they are simply going around the corner and will return in a few minutes with ice-cream sandwiches."

"Perhaps if we saw what was ahead of us, and glimpsed the crimes, follies, and misfortunes that would befall us later on, we would all stay in our mother's wombs, and then there would be nobody in the world but a great number of very fat, very irritated women."

"Most schools have a system of loud bells, which startle the students and teachers at regular intervals and remind them that time is passing even more slowly than it seems."

"In most cases, the best strategy for a job interview is to be fairly honest, because the worst thing that can happen is that you won't get the job and will spend the rest of your life foraging for food in the wilderness and seeking shelter underneath a tree or the awning of a bowling alley that has gone out of business."

"Just because something is traditional is no reason to do it, of course. Piracy, for example, is a tradition that has been carried on for hundreds of years, but that doesn't mean we should all attack ships and steal their gold."

"Members of your family might say they are working hard all day long, while you are off at school or clarinet lessons, but the only way to know this for sure is to follow them at a discreet distance."

"Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator."

"There are those who say that life is like a book, with chapters for each event in your life and a limited number of pages on which you can spend your time. But I prefer to think that a book is like a life, particularly a good one, which is well worth staying up all night to finish." (it's not really funny, I just like it)

"One of the remarkable things about love is that, despite very irritating people writing poems and songs about how pleasant it is, it really is quite pleasant."

"In love, as in life, one misheard word can be tremendously important. If you tell someone you love them, for instance, you must be absolutely certain that they have replied 'I love you back' and not 'I love your back' before you continue the conversation."

I think I've quoted this one before because a lot of the statements are from his other books:
"If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats."