Saturday, September 27, 2008

Tagged!

Now that we've been tagged, you get to find out 6 unimpressive, quirky things about both Brian and I. As for me:

1. I've never had a filling at the dentist's office.

2. I only like chocolate in its solid form. That means no chocolate syrup, chocolate milk, chocolate ice cream, hot chocolate, or melted chocolate. Chocolate flavored things are also no good (like chocolate chapstick, chocolate graham crackers, or chocolate licorice.) Frosting is on the border, and brownie batter is a complete exception.

3. I really don't like scary movies, especially if they have vampires or orcs in them.

4. Currently, my three favorite snacks are ice cream, watermelon, and popcorn.

5. I don't like any kind of salad dressing.

6. I highly prefer to eat breakfast and brush my teeth before I take a shower.


Here are Brian's

1. I like to study grammar and etymology. It doesn't mean I use it correctly all the time, but I just think it's fascinating.

2. I hate it when people say bubye or m'bye on the phone.

3. I love electronics. Computers, phones, CD players, MP3 players, TVs, etc. Just setting them up is therapeutic.

4. I like to have power tools. I don't have to use them, but I like to have them. Someday, I'll have a huge garage with tons of tools in it.

5. I love fall. I always associated the feeling of fall with starting school. But then when I didn't go to school for a few years, I realized that it is fall that makes me feel this way.

6. My hands. I hate it when my hands are dirty. My whole life I've had problems petting animals because I feel like I need to go wash my hands. I'm not scared that I'll get sick or anything. I just don't like having stuff on my hands. It feels weird.


There you have it. Now you know more about us than you really want to know.

Saturday, September 13, 2008

School and such


Well, I'm not sure what I've gotten myself into. I apologize for not posting very much, but this stinkin' school thing is keeping me really busy. I have class on Tuesdays and Thursdays (and Saturdays for the last few weeks, but those are done for now), and I meet with my PMBA team on Mondays, Wednesdays, and, if necessary, Fridays. Saturdays (when I don't have class from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) are used for homework. In fact, I shouldn't even be posting right now, but I'm procrastinating my homework.
I have a different class on Tuesdays than I do on Thursdays. At the beginning of the semester my Tuesday teacher told the class that he couldn't talk for 4 hours (the classes are scheduled from 6 to 10 PM), so we would have a lecture for 2 hours and then he would stick around if we wanted to work on the homework and answer any questions. I've never had to continue his homework beyond Tuesday night. I thought that was great, and I had heard rumors that a lot of the program would be like that.
Thursday, we walked into the class room and saw the US government time projected on the screen, counting down until 6:00. The very second it turned to 6:00, the professor told us all to look at the wall clock and said, "I've been teaching in this classroom for four years, and that clock has always been 5 minutes fast (it said 6:05). So, when that clock says 10:00, I don't want anyone looking at me like I'm supposed to be done, because I still have 5 minutes left." So much for that rumor!
Anyway, it's really interesting stuff, but its just hard to focus on it for four hours at a time. Basically, I'm writing this as a present and future excuse for the lack of blogs you might see. Please try not to get too angry, and I'll try to post as much as I can. Who knows, maybe you'll see a lot more posts because of my mad skills in procrastination.