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    Thursday, June 19, 2003

    Wrong Number

    I did something weird yesterday and it just made me laugh. I was out in the front yard reading (James Thurber - if you haven't read any Thurber, you are missing out on one of the great joys of life) with my cat (Nutmeg) by my side in her carrier, and the telephone. The phone rings, and someone has dialed the wrong number. So I explain to him who I am and that I'm not the person he was trying to reach and he said thank you and hung up. One minute later - phone rings again and it's him. So, to try to help him, I tell him my phone number - except I tell him my phone number from Watertown! I haven't lived there for 3 years and I rattled off the number like I just dialed it in the last two days. I realized rather quickly what I had done, so I told him the correct number, and it turns out he must have written it down wrong, because he had my number written down. He didn't call back, so I hope he was able to hook up with who(m)ever it was he was trying to hook up with.

    Boy, there was a lot of bad grammar in that last paragraph. My English minor must be wearing out.

    That's it for now - I know it wasn't much, and I'm sorry. I'll try to do more later. Really.
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    Wednesday, June 18, 2003

    Hits

    Okay, I thought this was pretty cool. I was checking out the site traffic stats and noticed I've gotten hits from people in France, Brazil, and Canada! Cool! Now, I'm not noticing that I got return visits from them, but one visit was a neat start.

    I also noticed that many of my visitors come here via bookmarks, but some come from Blogger.com. And then I noticed the hit from reuben sandwich. Say what? So I went and checked it out. Sure enough, it's another blog, but she mentioned my song-by-song review of Weird Al's latest album and had a link to here. I'm giddy!

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    Geek Test

    I get called "geek" a lot. I've always assumed it was true, but I had no way of proving it, really. Until I found The Geek Test. It wasn't until I took the test that I could say, with certainty, how much of a geek I am. I reveal to you now that I am 27.41617% geek, which translates to a rating of "Total Geek" on the site. I feel I should have received a higher Geek rating, though, because I recognized 95% of the things on the test, even though I am not technically involved in all of them.

    Go take the test and let me know how you fare. I'm guessing you won't do so well.

    Along with this, I also took the "Which Operating System Are You?" test (thereby proving my geekiness again, I feel). Here is the result from that one:

    Which OS are You?
    Which OS are You?    "

    Agree? Disagree? Confused? You're not the only one.

    My best to you and yours today.
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    Tuesday, June 17, 2003

    Helpless

    "I don't know how to fix that" are my least favorite words to say. I hate it when someone tells me they're having a problem and I have to say those words. Sometimes I feel I could fix the problem if I had a little more time to work on it, but I still have to say, "I don't know how to fix that." It might seem funny, but it's the kind of thing that can gnaw at the pit of my stomach - especially if it's something I'm supposed to be good at. If you come to me with a computer problem and I have to say those words to you, it's going to bother me for a long time.

    The other side of that coin, of course, is that I absolutely love to fix things. I love the feeling of being able to help someone and getting everything working the way it used to - or even better!

    You got something that needs fixing that you *know* I can fix? Give me a call.
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    Tuesday, June 10, 2003

    Krispy Kreme

    I write this from Indy (that's Indianapolis to you non-Hoosiers out there). My friend Jonathan hooked me up with a free ticket to a training class, so he, another guy from church, and I are down here all day. Should be fun, and I'm hoping it will be educational.

    Before we came down for the class, we stopped at the just-opened-today Krispy Kreme in Lafayette. Oh, man. We got a free hot Krispy Kreme - wow! It was good! I've had many a KK before, but never a hot one! Donnie (the other guy with us - he works at Purdue and got us free travel from Purdue for this) bought me a lemon filled KK, too. I feel a bit ill now, but it was worth it.

    So, why, you may ask, did I put up a Simon & Garfunkel song yesterday? I'll admit, I have no good reason. It's a beautiful song, and it was running through my head yesterday, so I posted it.

    Hey, faithful readers - have a great day, okay?
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    Monday, June 09, 2003

    For Emily

    What I dream I had:
    Pressed in organdy;
    Clothed in crinoline of smoky Burgundy;
    Softer than the rain.
    I wandered empty streets
    Down past the shop displays.
    I heard cathedral bells
    Tripping down the alley ways,
    As I walked on.

    And when you ran to me
    Your cheeks flushed with the night.
    We walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight,
    I held your hand.
    And when I awoke and felt you warm and near,
    I kissed your honey hair with my grateful tears.
    Oh I love you, girl.
    Oh, I love you.

    -Simon & Garfunkel, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
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