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Samsung, washing machines for today's computer scientist

So I got my washing machine yesterday. Yay! Clean clothes! Everyone loves clean clothes. I plugged it in, when I turn it on it plays a little song and when it turns off it plays another little song. It has settings galore and pre determined wash cycles. It's pretty cool. But I was reading the manual yesterday (yes I read the manual for everything) and it went on and on about fuzzy logic and the wash cycles. Darrell pointed out that a normal person would not know what that is. I didn't even give it a second thought at first. Fuzzy logic is used alot in artificial intelligence, and its techniques are the basis of Prologue. But to someone who just bought a washing machine who isn't a computer scientist, they'd be just downright confused. Then it dawned on me that it probably was a computer scientist that wrote the manual. It read like something I would write, more the logic behind how to make something work than what it does and the user interface. Like when they make me write user documents at work, I'm so horrible at those. So some other poor computer scientist at Samsung probably got stuck with the same task. But all in all, I like my washing machine, it was obviously made for me.

Demolition Gals

This weekend was lots of fun. My parents were here, they helped me pick out a new washing machine and visited. I saw other family too, some aunts and uncles and new cousins. I got to try out my new guest bed, which is pretty comfy I must say. (Yes, I'm shilling for my own guest room, make use of it people!) We also did some shopping on Saturday and my Mom bought me a new purse, it's pretty.

Saturday night I went to Shannon's. She's building herself a huge walk in closet out of an uneeded storage room. So we got to demolish it! Yay! So Shannon tore up the floor and we tore down the gyprock until we left the one side of the wall left. We tore out the frame. We thought it would be really cool if we had a video of us busting out of the other side the wall right through what looks like a normal wall. So, we did! Here we are:


There's a picture version and video at my picture site.

From March 2007

Yup we're cool. Then on Sunday I hung out at Darrell's. We ate the greasiest food known to man and lounged all day. Yup we're also cool. But we had fun, that's the main thing.

This week is looking normal. New washer comes on tuesday, gymnastics wednesday, girls night thursday, then junofest activities on friday.

Birthday Blog thing

This is too scary, well the susceptibility to boredom one anyways, I just like to think I have superhuman brainpower.

Your Birthdate: July 5

You have many talents, and you are great at sharing those talents with others. Most people would be jealous of your clever intellect, but you're just too likeable to elicit jealousy. Progressive and original, you're usually thinking up cutting edge ideas. Quick witted and fast thinking, you have difficulty finding new challenges. Your strength: Your superhuman brainpower Your weakness: Your susceptibility to boredom Your power color: Tangerine Your power symbol: Ace Your power month: May

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

La Symphonie

I've been pretty busy the last little while. The weekend was mainly hanging with Darrell again. Went to the Symphony and it was Tchaikovsky night, my favorite, stuffed myself full of sushi, I haven't been that full of sushi since the last Calgary trip. Met a couple of Darrells girl friends, whom I enjoyed. It was a good weekend.

I found Katamari 1 for PS2 on thursday. I've been looking all over for that and I finally found it. Now my katamari adventures can continue for a while since I beat the 2nd one. Marsh wants to do some dance dance revolutioning this week, which is cool and Shannon and I are trying to find karaoke revolution for PS2 but not having too much luck. I don't want the American Idol edition, so if someone sees an older version, let me know.

Tonight I'm supposed to watch the boys eat themselves into a meat coma at Montana's, it's all you can eat rib night. Also I think my washing machine died, I'm going to play around with that tonight, see if I can fix it. I'm pretty sure it's done, it is 27 years old I figure, which is pretty ancient for a washing machine I figure.

It was funny, Darrell was showing me some pictures from when he was little and I noticed that he's always had the same haircut. Maybe it was a little different before he was 5, but not much. So I did some rounding and have been bugging him that he's had the same haircut for over 3 decades. It's fun to annoy him.....

The couch ate my evening

I tried to wash my car tonight, that was pretty dumb of me. I tried to go to Golf's, it was lined up 20 deep, then tried a couple other places, got fed up and thought I'd live with my dirty car. I'll go tomorrow right after work, who washes their car at 3:30 in the afternoon, right?

Tonight I went swimming and to the gym. My allergies are going crazy and I crashed on the couch for a half hour. Darn comfy couch. Guess I should go see the doctorb (the b is for bargain).

Went for lunch at Tony Roma's today. It was a pretty disappointing lunch, the meals were really small and expensive, they factor in their own 15% tip. So I headed to dairy queen with the boys and got myself a mint oreo blizzard for dessert. mmmmm...oreo.

This weekend is shaping up to be interesting. Going to the symphony with the boyfriend on Saturday, my parents might be coming to toon town for the weekend and there's talk of makeovers for the boys at work. Apparently they can't dress themselves. Well they are smarties, not enough room for style knowledge, and makeovers are fun. I've watched enough "What Not to Wear" to be up to the challenge. Shannon wants to wax Darrell. I think this is a bad idea. He's furry like an animal, kinda comforting and soft, never mind the upkeep that would have to go along with it. But the premise is kinda amusing.....but no.....

New Beginnings

It's nice out now, it's almost spring, everything is melting away and warm, new beginnings, new starts.

I had a fun weekend. I went to a party on Friday for one of Darrell's friends (the new boyfriend). Had some fun, played some drinking games, played some guitar hero. I liked the reaction I got when the guys started talking about guitar hero and kinda making faces, like they had to explain it to me, until I chirped in with "I brought my own guitar!" It was pretty funny. Darrell's friend Matt is an amazing cook, there were double baked potatos, marinated wild boar, huge caveman ribs, curry steelhead trout, it was just incredible. Saturday we had an afternoon date of sorts, wandered around downtown, caught a movie. We saw 23 with Jim Carrey. It was such a funny movie. Make a note it was not trying to be a funny movie. Basically anything can be deduced to the number 23, there's 13 chairs and I have 10 fingers, and that equals 23! Oh no! Too silly. Shannon phoned me that afternoon and told me to wear something over the top because we were going dancing that night. I said sure. So we both had on mini skirts and revealing tops and we took Blair and and Darrell to Beily's. I think Shannon and I practically danced to every song, we even got the boys out for a couple of them. Took a nasty tumble when we were all dancing crazily together and I tripped on a stair and everyone fell. It was hilarious. That stair totally came outta nowhere. So we had lots of fun. Then Sunday some more hanging out with Darrell, we took a walk and got slurpees and I hung out with some friends in the evening. All in all it was a jam packed fun weekend. But nothing seemed rushed, it was just enjoyable and fun.

I'm really excited that it's nice out. A nice precursor to summer. I love summer and hopefully will get a vacation this summer. Everything is good. I didn't think I'd enjoy having a boyfriend around, but I really do. I really like this one. I hope he sticks around for a while. Going to the symphony on Saturday with him. That'll be fun. His idea and normal happening for him even, not mine! Imagine that. So yeah, he's pretty cool and I kinda like him.

wow

I did it. I've fallen, I didn't mean to, it just happened. That's the best way for it to happen. Didn't even see it coming.

I had the most amazing date last night. I got the prettiest flowers I've ever been given. There were tulips and daisies and stargazer lilies and wild flowers I didn't even know. I got taken out by a handsome man in a suit, and dined at the 2nd Ave. Grill and then to the broadway production of The Producers. The conversation, the night itself, the events, all perfect. All I can do now is sit here and think wow to myself.

I'm just in awe with the amount of things in common, and enjoyable activities that no guy I've ever known has ever liked. Just, wow.....

From March 2007

happier times

I was going through my iPod last week, and I couldn't believe how depressing all my songs were. Love lost, betrayls etc, 'The Stills - House we live in' especially hits hard. Well no more, I'm updating it to happier music, like my happier bubbly self. Some Hellogoodbye, Finger eleven, The Dears, lots of upbeat bright songs should solve this problem. Although my Yellowcard cd is staying, it's only half depressing and half optimistic.

This weekend was full of fun and adventure. Saturday Barbara and I got the dancing bug. I had everyone over here to pre drink and then go to The Pat for some dancing. We had fun, drinking hats came out. I bought some really good blue raspberry martini mix. Unfortunately most of it ended up on my floor, damn sloped shallow martini glasses, guess I need to practice my balance more. I've been having fun with my mystery man. Yes I have one of those. It's new and exciting and we seem to have lots in common. Life is pretty awesome right now.

In gymnastics, I'm actually doing real cartwheels, not quite like a pro but getting there. I did a handstand, but realized I'm afraid of being upside down, guess I need more practice. And the last time I was there I realized I could almost do the splits, I'm pretty sure I just need someone to push me when I'm almost there and I'll have it. Should stretch everything out so that next time I could do it on my own. Also trying to get rid of my fear of heights, I can do everything like a pro on the low balance beam but get me up on the 5 ft one and I freeze. I mean the worst that can happen is that I fall on a big padded mat.

I'm excited at the gym because I can lift 15lbs in each hand. That's a cumulative 30lbs! Since I go swimming usually on tuesday, thursdays and running, mon, wed and fri, I'm thinking of maybe signing up for a triathalon clinic. They have them at the Y, and they train everyday. I just need a bike. At the end of summer you can participate in one of the city triathalons. I'm seriously thinking of signing up. It'd be really cool to say I did that.

Tomorrow I'm going to see the broadway production of The Producers, one of my favorite Mel Brooks movies. Guten Tag Klop Klop y'all!