Question for YOU

Aug 06, 2005 01:53

If you were to get a custom car license plate, what would you get?

(that's not rhetorical! the 'post comments' link is right down there...)

I started thinking about this after the MN Math League banquet, where one of the coaches had "pi314159": wouldn't the license plate you choose tell so much about yourself, who you are and what you care about? People have license plates that show their primary passion: a researcher like Channing's friend might choose "SNGFR" (Single-Nephron Glomerular Filtration Rate), Richard Powers had "Jammix," the Friday night party that is basically his, the culmination of what he thinks social dancing should be like. Other people have license plates that show their hobbies (Mrs. Henke's is a radio code) or a cutesy one (2xotic4u). I wonder, is there any one thing that I feel would really mean something to me on a license plate? Sure, I could get a cute or funny one, or just "Cheri," but I'd like to get one that is meaninful to me, but slightly cryptic with a different meaning for someone else seeing it. I don't know that there is anything in my life important enough to me to be represented on those few letters and numbers, though.


I went on a long, brisk walk with my mom today: 4 circles around our local park. I wanted to run (I run like my mom!), but my mom didn't let me (can't kee up), so I felt like the distance was a bit wasted, but it was a good chat. My mom was slightly miffed, though, while saying, "You come home and you won't eat anything!". I've gone back to my normal eating patterns at home, which is on one hand a relief, because its.. well, normal to me from high school, just like the food is more normal, but on the other hand, has me slightly worried because I'd yell at my brother if he ate like me. Basically, I don't really eat (unless I stay up until 1:30 AM and just get bored). In the morning, I get up and drink a glass of milk, and maybe grab something little (piece of cheese? fruit snack? occasionally, PB&J?). For lunch, sometimes my parents pack leftovers for me to bring, and I may or may not eat it at work - sometimes I don't eat it until 5 in the car, and sometimes I just bring it home. When my parents don't pack leftovers, like today.. well, I probably just wouldn't eat lunch, though I'd pretend I had. Finally, I don't even like eating dinner anymore, though it's really my only consistent meal of the day. My mom will cook great food, but I'm never hungry. I sit down for the sole purpose of "eating with the family" and take some of everything to satisfy her, but I always feel uncomfortably full afterwards.

So.. I don't know what's going on with that. Mostly, I just don't want to eat: something may mentally look good, but I physically can't eat much and have no appetite. I rarely feel hungry, and if I do, its usually at an inconvenient time (during some lab work, maybe) and goes away if I ignore it. It just seems like I don't need a lot of food to function! I don't know how I ran out of meal points last quarter... maybe because I threw away most of the servings, or because I liked fruit/vegetables so much, or maybe because I had to do more/think more (ARML practice always made me so hungry), or maybe because American food just sucks. In any case, I'm worried that I might not be getting enough nutrition, or that something is weird, but I'm obviously not anorexic: I just don't want to eat anything. It's hard to make myself swallow (yes yes I know what you're thinking, Meiting), and I feel bad after eating.


WoW update: (just because I care)

I'm level 34, and bought a new sword for level 35. I found a nice spot in Stranglethorn Vale to grind (Lake N, lvl. 35/36's, nice killing if I don't get adds), which was really enjoyable yesterday, but bad luck tonight: alliance stealing my kills, horde ganking me, and a lot of adds for some reason. I know this might sound ridiculous, but I might be a little sick of WoW. I don't delay gratification well, and killing for 3 days for a level is too much. ^^ Sometimes killing is relaxing, but today was just irritating. Sooo... my plan is to get to level 40 (level to 37 at Lake N, then grind somewhere until 39, then 40), and then play PvP in the Battlegrounds for a looong time. I have a subscription for the whole summer, but maybe I'll level Kaenne with Maruti or just with WoW a break.
Also, I decided that I actually like the Auction House now, because it's a little like window shopping. ^^

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