I'm moving my blog away from LJ.  Here's the new one, if you're interested.  Don't expect the new one to update any more frequently than this one, though!

I had heard many good things about Perdido Street Station, so I bought it and started reading it a while ago.  It took me quite a long time to get into it, because for the first quarter to third of the book, there is not much plot.  Instead, there are descriptions of how disgusting everything is in this world, and how horrible most people are.  ( Read more... )

I love my life right now ( Read more... )

Out of nowhere, I got a new job.  It's at PSU and it actually involves computers.  I had to decide if I wanted it really quickly - like, within a couple of hours - because I'm about to leave on a road trip and the job starts on Monday ( Read more... )

Of the 5 races I've done, 3 of them have been on the 13th of the month.  The last three, specifically.  Interesting coincidence ( Read more... )

C:  I'm leaving you
C:  For Molly McButter.  She is one buttery bitch. :)
Me: Threesome!
C:  Oh man...I'm staying!

I gained a lot of weight in 2007-2008.  A year ago I joined Weight Watchers online.  This week I quit my subscription, although I intend to follow the program on my own.  I lost about 35 pounds and 2-3 pants sizes; I've been at my goal weight for a couple of months.  C has lost almost as much weight, and he's been doing it with me since the ( Read more... )

I'm writing a thank you letter for the scholarship I got, and they suggested that I include my extra curricular interests in it.  So far I have reading, running, and gaming...and that's it.  And gaming is kind of a stretch, since I don't do it a whole lot any more.  And I don't think "cleaning, organizing, and writing thank you notes" really count ( Read more... )

I got another scholarship!  This means that they are now going to pay me to go to school, instead of vice versa.  Yay ( Read more... )

In this particular instance, they did great!  I discovered soon after opening my Kindle that it had issues in the sun - basically, you couldn't turn a page or call up a menu if the screen is in the sun without the text becoming very, very light and blurry.  I e-mailed them about it, and they told me to contact them by phone.  I decided to wait ( Read more... )