There's just four days left of 2006 and I think I'm glad of that. It has been a whirlwind in more ways than one and I'm really hoping (!) that 2007 is less hectic. I graduated from Seton Hill with my MBA the Monday before Christmas (Dec. 18), so that's finally one less thing I have to worry about. Rob is back to work (from the truck accident in September), still very sore every day when he comes home, but at least he's working again. Possibly the only good thing that came from the truck accident is that he has decided to attend college and will begin the Saturday "Adult Degree Program" at Seton Hill in January. He's majoring in Human Services and will finish his bachelor's in just two years.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Another Year Has Come and Gone
There's just four days left of 2006 and I think I'm glad of that. It has been a whirlwind in more ways than one and I'm really hoping (!) that 2007 is less hectic. I graduated from Seton Hill with my MBA the Monday before Christmas (Dec. 18), so that's finally one less thing I have to worry about. Rob is back to work (from the truck accident in September), still very sore every day when he comes home, but at least he's working again. Possibly the only good thing that came from the truck accident is that he has decided to attend college and will begin the Saturday "Adult Degree Program" at Seton Hill in January. He's majoring in Human Services and will finish his bachelor's in just two years.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Christmastime in the City
We stayed at the La Quinta in Queens (inexpensive but nice and centrally located - easy to get to subway and buses) and got on the subway #7 into Manhattan. We got off at Grand Central Station because I really wanted to see it. I've seen it so many times in movies that I just had to see it in person, especially the clock, which just fascinates me. Imagine how many people have looked at that clock and imagine how many stories that clock could tell if it could do more than say 'tick tock.'
Monday, November 27, 2006
Sirius is seriously cool!
My Christmas present from my husband this year is a Sirius satellite radio. I'm still having some issues getting it to tune without static, but so far I love it! It's amazing, but before hooking up this radio, I had no problem finding stations with static in my area...all of a sudden I've got stations coming through on practically every channel. Yikes!
I highly recommend this as a present for the commuter in your life...now I just gotta get an iPod for when I start taking the bus (when the snow starts to fly).
A word about me and technology - I am not an early adopter. I still remember the beta format for movies and how that fizzled and I'm slightly (but healthily) paranoid about buying any technology too quickly. My personal philosophy is, give it a year or two...the price will drop dramatically and you'll be able to tell if it's going to stick around long enough to invest in or not.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
No Time to Blog!!
I think I'm maintaining the most boring blog on the net right now. Between my longer commute to work, my husband's recovery from a truck accident, and trying to get everything done for my master's degree to graduate in December...I'm losing it. Blogging doesn't strike me as a priority on most days.
I am reading a really good book that I think has life-changing potential. Several people at my workplace recommended it and I ran out and bought it pronto. It's called "Getting Things Done" by David Allen, a productivity author, consultant, and guru. I'm only through a few chapters, but I've started to incorporate some of his ideas and I'm just amazed so far. I can't wait to finish it. I highly recommend this one. The paperback version is just $13.50 at Barnes and Noble - http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780142000281&itm=2.
Switching gears to a completely unrelated topic, the trailer for the Harry Potter - Order of the Phoenix movie has been released! IGN.com has the trailer in several formats here: http://media.movies.ign.com/media/040/040689/vids_1.html. My husband and I are huge HP fans and we almost can't stand the wait between book and movie releases. Don't know what we'll do once the series is over...pray for Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series to be made into movies, I suppose.
Happy holidays if I haven't posted again by the end of December!!
Friday, October 06, 2006
Welcome to Cats, Computers, and the Meaning of Life!
When I first heard of blogging, I thought "what kind of retard wants to put his or her private thoughts out on the Internet for the whole world to see?" I've not ever seen a point to it until recently. I was talking to a gal I work with and she explained to me that she uses blogging to keep her long-distance family and friends whom she doesn't see often informed about what's going on in her life. Also, our 'non-technie' marketing director at work is keeping a work-related blog and seems to enjoy it very much (and finds it easy to use). That finally hit home with me and here I am!
I've not ever been great about calling people or keeping in touch...email is my preferred method of contact because I can do it at 4 in the morning or 11 at night...don't have to worry about someone being home or not either. (I might mention that I despise voicemail...one of the worst, worst things ever invented. I can speak coherently to a human being, but somehow I leave the most awful voicemails...I ramble on and end up sounding like an utter fool, I'm sure. I apologize to everyone whose voicemail I have hung up on as well as to everyone whose voicemail I will hang up on in the future.)
One last note before I turn in for the night. If you are reading this and curious about the name of my blog. Cats...because I have 7 of them (and will post pics once I figure out how to do it). Computers because I did my undergrad work in Computer Science and work as a Technology Services Analyst. And...the Meaning of Life...well...just because it sounded good. (Hey, if Monty Python can do it...)
So stay tuned and prepare for lots of fun cat photos (they are a bunch of little hams, they are) and (hopefully) some helpful computer insight (or at least helpful commiseration).