"I'm no yokel, I was all the way to Miami once."
There are so many reasons to yell at the TV these days. Granted, I don't watch nearly as much TV as I used to, but beyond my time simply being spent on other things, the other reasons have everything to do with the fact that there are very few stations that still believe in picking one thing and being the very best at it. Our cable system used to have Fashion TV, which I watched like a fiend, but when Style launched we got that and it is, of course, a joke compared to its predecessor. Food Network had a greater number of actual cooking programs, TV Land had shows that weren't still in syndication, The Weather Channel did nothing but weather, and a wide variety of music videos were available on numerous channels. If I wanted 24 hours of mediocre reality shows I could have my fill on VH1, so stop sullying every other network with them! Honestly, the only place left to go is Extreme Archaeologists on The History Channel.
I keep having a zillion random thoughts that are worthy of being expounded here, but my schedule as of late has been so oddly structured that by the time I'm home and have a stretch long enough to write something proper here I'm just too tuckered to do so. Tragic. I'm still having fun, mind you, but I know that if I actually record the things I'm having fun with my LJ will turn into an ironic mix of workout and foodie stuff. I do plenty of other things, but those are the to areas with all the new, exciting, growthy things happening. I've gotten all geeked out because next week I get to move up to my next weight level for strength training. More weight, a few more reps here and there, wooo! My calves are once more shapely thanks to the cardio machine time and my arms are coming along nicely. Dork! :)
Last week I finished my first ever from-scratch Wikipedia article, of which I am immensely proud. It's a rarity for me these days to accomplish anything that would have any impact one someone else, so this was kind of a big deal for me. I learned sooooo much about Wiki coding.
Thanks to many hours at work I've had time to read a ton and get caught up on some movies I'd been wanting to see/revisit. "Big Fish" the book is just as good as the movie, but a little more countrified, but in the expected magical, folk tale kind of way you'd hope for. Like O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
The following items are high on my "NeedItNeedItNeedIt!" list:
- A bundt pan
- A half dozen ramekins
- 3 proper round cake pans
- A new immersion blender
Still direly missing social interaction/having anyone around here to talk to about anything that happens, but aside from that, things are going well. Snow is melting and spring is firmly in the air. :)
I keep having a zillion random thoughts that are worthy of being expounded here, but my schedule as of late has been so oddly structured that by the time I'm home and have a stretch long enough to write something proper here I'm just too tuckered to do so. Tragic. I'm still having fun, mind you, but I know that if I actually record the things I'm having fun with my LJ will turn into an ironic mix of workout and foodie stuff. I do plenty of other things, but those are the to areas with all the new, exciting, growthy things happening. I've gotten all geeked out because next week I get to move up to my next weight level for strength training. More weight, a few more reps here and there, wooo! My calves are once more shapely thanks to the cardio machine time and my arms are coming along nicely. Dork! :)
Last week I finished my first ever from-scratch Wikipedia article, of which I am immensely proud. It's a rarity for me these days to accomplish anything that would have any impact one someone else, so this was kind of a big deal for me. I learned sooooo much about Wiki coding.
Thanks to many hours at work I've had time to read a ton and get caught up on some movies I'd been wanting to see/revisit. "Big Fish" the book is just as good as the movie, but a little more countrified, but in the expected magical, folk tale kind of way you'd hope for. Like O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
The following items are high on my "NeedItNeedItNeedIt!" list:
- A bundt pan
- A half dozen ramekins
- 3 proper round cake pans
- A new immersion blender
Still direly missing social interaction/having anyone around here to talk to about anything that happens, but aside from that, things are going well. Snow is melting and spring is firmly in the air. :)