So here's the timeline ( Read more... )

Tonight I continued working on the speakable commands on the Mac (Open Safari, Switch to iChat, Enter, Tell Me A Joke, or the one I created: I Hate You), and my roommate got interested in it, and checking to see if his laptop has it. It does, and he trained it to his voice ( Read more... )

I am now, officially, the property of the United States Government.

This is actually happening. For a while there, I was wondering. But with perseverance (and a healthy loan from Mom), I am set to ship on April 21st.

I. Am. Excited.

So for those of you following the wtf-ery that is my process of getting into the Coast Guard, I finally have a date to sign and ship ( Read more... )

Seriously, as if I needed help thinking of horrible things to eat that will slowly (or less slowly, really) kill me. I just found Thisiswhyyourefat.com, which is not only something I should have been contributing to a long time ago ("you know what would make this better? COUNTRY GRAVY/MORE COUNTRY GRAVY."), but it is now giving me ideas ( Read more... )

Just got off the plane, I am back in New Jersey, and I am really looking forward to sleeping in my bed. Though I will also be happy to get out of Newark. I realized that I don't dislike Jersey. It's pretty okay. But I will be THRILLED to not have to regularly be in Newark. I hate Newark ( Read more... )

So I went snowboarding for the first time yesterday... and got my ass handed to me. I mean, I did well. We were running blue squares (more than just the bunny slopes) after just three times down Daisy. We were going to go up Big Chief (for those you who know Stevens) after lunch if I hadn't been so beat up. But yeah, I learn quickly ( Read more... )

So I just received an email from Experian, saying all of the other stuff is officially deleted. My credit report from Experian is officially resolved, and not contains ONLY my credit card.

I am shocked and amazed that that can be resolved in ONE day.

Also, I'll be getting on a plane for Washington in about five and a half hours! WOOT!

I got my credit report from Experian. And after some research, particularly calling my brother and my mother, I found my suspicions upon seeing the report were correct ( Read more... )

Dear Robert,

Thank you for completing your University of Washington Seattle online application. This email confirms you have successfully submitted your UW Seattle online application using CollegeNet, the online application service used by the University of Washington and many other colleges around the country.Let's see what happens from here, eh ( Read more... )