Month: September 2005

If you like these three things — Google Blog Search, Movable Type, and RSS, then you might like Flexo’s post: HOWTO Let Google Blog Search Access Your Full RSS Feed.

This photo of Bush writing a note to Condoleezza Rice is too good to be true. (Here’s the wide angle shot.) It is from Reuters, it must be legit.

Note text: “I think I may need a bathroom break? Is this possible? W.”

Caption: U.S. President George W. Bush writes a note to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York September 14, 2005. World leaders are exploring ways to revitalize the United Nations at a summit on Wednesday but their blueprint falls short of Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s vision of freedom from want, persecution and war. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Email Photo Print Photo

Seen in a job posting as a job requirement for the potential applicant:

* Familiarity with ledger system
* Elf-motivated and proactive
* Strong attention to detail…

I would think Orcs might be better motivators than Elves, but who am I to argue?

Darren posted about his experience tonight as we visited the wake of our high school choir teacher, and I posted my comments on the experience there.

Here are two word puzzles. Puzzle the First: Come up with one word that begins and ends with “HE.” Puzzle the Second: Come up with one word that contains the letters “ADAC,” consecutively in that order.

Unrelatedly, ouch. I used to get this pain in my head every Friday. It was like an end-of-week ritual. Now my head hurts more often, sometimes several times a week. I take Aleve or its generic equivalent (neither Tylenol nor Advil do it for me) more often. I went from being shy about taking pills to downing them in one gulp. When will the madness end?

I’d see a doctor, but Schrödinger’s cat (who happens to be named Rupert, also) is telling me not to bother. I don’t think one can die from a tumor/no-tumor duality.

My high school choir teacher passed away last week. From what I understand, she had a heart attack while teaching the Advanced Choir class. She was fairly young, but then again it was more than ten years ago that I had regular contact with her. This is sad, sad, sad. She was a very caring and helpful teacher and individual.

When I was auditioning for college, she helped me record a solo vocal performance to show my “versatility” — my main instrument was clarinet, not voice — and she remained very kind about the performance even though I most likely sucked.

My mother always remarked the teacher had crazy outfits for the concerts she conducted, and she looked like Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.

I’ll go to the viewing tomorrow night.

The usual apologies, etc., etc.

Once again it’s September 11. This day reminds me of what I was doing four years ago and how I’m in a relatively better place now. Also, this day marks sixth months until I’m thirty years old. That’s a scary thought. Along those lines, I’m reminded that I’m not quite in a place where I’d like to be, although I’m moving forward.

I’m not enjoying my latest MBA course (finance) but it’s almost over. The next class is something information-management related. That could be better.

Thanks to a store credit at Eddie Bauer I’ve had sitting around, magnetized to the refrigerator for three years, I managed to purchase $115 worth of clothes for $60 today. I also picked up Red Dwarf III with some Best Buy gift cards. I resisted purchasing a new notebook computer, but I could use one.

I’m starting to feel that I’m regretting agreeing to volunteer for my old marching-related organization this fall. I took last fall off, but decided I was ready to come back to the activity this year. But with classwork, trying to find better jobs, some various work on the side, and making time for Amy and my friends, it might just be a little too much.

I don’t know if this screen capture of SkyTV was faked or not, but the caption describing Bush talking about Katrina is funny either way.

Drum Corps International World Championships (Finals) will be on ESPN2 tonight, 10:00 PM Eastern.

Apparently, I have some relatives in New Orleans. I didn’t know until my father mentioned they are okay. He’s a doctor, I believe, and was planning a wedding in the now-drowned city. Here’s his story:

Everyone is ok with our family. It should be a good month or two until we go back to our house, although we’ve heard a lot of good stories about our house not being so bad off. To give you a short story of what happened- I convinced c—- (my fiancee) to stay in the hospital during the hurricane because it is a safe place (she is a nurse at Tulane as well). the hurricane passed and we weren’t that bad off. then monday night into tuesday the water rose and flooded the first floor. Tuesday night we lost power and tuesday morning we lost water use including flushing. We evacuated the 20 sickest patients on tuesday. we evacuated about 100 patients on wednesday. On thursday, we evacuated the 20 pts who were left and then charity sent over their 35 sickest patients by boat. So we were taking care of them and evacuating people at the same time. Thursday night we finally got airlifted by helicopter out to NO airport. Then we were bussed to a hospital in lafayette to shower and clean off. Luckily C—-‘s friend d—- lives there so she picked us up friday morning and we’ve been staying here since. Tomorrow we’re flying back to new york. The wedding on oct 22nd in NO is not gonna happen. Instead, we will probably have a small wedding in NY in the next couple of weeks. thanks for your concern