web-goddess

Friday Five:

1. When was the last time you laughed?
About an hour ago when I went to the bathroom and realized that the Snook, in preparation for our house inspection today, actually put the toilet paper roll on the little holder. He never does that. It cracked me up.

2. Who was the last person you had an argument with?
Hm, the last real argument I had would’ve been with the Snook in Italy. Not good.

3. Who was the last person you emailed?
What lame questions. I send about thirty emails a day at work. The last one is hardly significant, but I think it was to Kyrenia asking her if she was ready to go home.

4. When was the last time you bathed?
Ten hours ago. I went over to a friend’s house for dinner and drank way too much wine, and when I got home I figured a shower would help ease any potential hangover icky feelings the next morning. It wasn’t an entirely successful plan.

5. What was the last thing you ate?
My friend Kiri made us crostini with ricotta and olives (so good!), grilled asparagus with parmesan (even better!), lamb chops with rice pilaf and rocket (yum!), and stewed pears with ice cream (drool). I need to hang out with people who can cook more often.

I’m having a terrible day. I’m trying to write some ASP code and I just don’t get it. My problem is that my brain is very literal and I write code the way I would do something, but not necessarily the way a computer would. The frustrating thing is that I know enough now to know that my way isn’t the best way, but I don’t have enough technical knowledge to do it the way I know it needs to be done. My co-worker is trying to show me but it’s all a big mess of objects and methods and arrays and loops. So I feel stupid and that’s when the damned tears spring to my eyes. This always happens. I hate it so much; it makes me feel like a big emotional girl. And my anger only makes it worse and I have to flee to the bathroom before the entire office thinks I’m insane.

Does anybody else have this problem? Is there any way to control it? I try to take deep breaths and remain calm but it never works. I get upset right now just describing it. Why don’t guys get this way? It’s not that I’m tearing up over the stupid code; it’s that I’m tearing up over my own inability and frustration. And short of having my tear ducts removed, I don’t think there’s a damn thing I can do about it.

You all are probably watching the big Amazing Race finale right now, aren’t you? Well, don’t friggin’ ruin it for me! I’m probably just going to take a break from the Internet for a day or two so I don’t get spoiled. Maybe I’ll be productive and, like, prepare for the move or something… at least until we manage to download the episode.

License plate seen while driving home: “GAY 666”. It was on a rusty little blue hatchback with a rainbow sticker. I swear I recognized the driver from my knitting group. 🙂

The Block has become the first Australian TV series format to be sold to major American broadcast network. I predict that this will be a huge hit back in the States. It’s like Trading Spaces crossed with Big Brother – DIY and reality TV all rolled up into one show!

Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely. Hee!

Product Placement: My allergies have been terrible lately. I wake up with a sneezy, runny nose and watery eyes nearly every day. I was taking Clarinase and it helped, but it’s pseudoephedrine and it made me feel wired for hours. (Plus the pharmacists here are all worried that you’re going to use it to make crystal meth, so you can only buy seven tablets at a time.) I saw Zyrtec recommended on Glitter the other day and decided to give it a try. I’m on Day 2 and it’s great so far! That first little pill lasted a full 24 hours – no sneezing when I got up today. They’ve also got a neat website with a fun clicky-house thing that helped me determine that I’m probably allergic to dust and feathers. I guess it’s time to throw out my pillow!

One great side effect of our upcoming move is the opportunity to declutter. We’ve got so much crap! The Snook is such a little pack rat and it’s been rubbing off on me. I’ve been researching strategies to tackle the mess at Organized Home.com. I think the classic Four-Box Method is what we need. Unfortunately I don’t think we have enough non-junky stuff to merit a real garage sale. Maybe I’ll offer up some stuff online…

The other day the Snook asked me if I’d seen any of the commercials advertising the upcoming Sydney vs. Collingwood Aussie Rules match. I said I hadn’t and asked why. “Because,” he said, “they stole your victory march!” Tonight I saw the ad myself and was able to confirm that the Sydney Swans’ anthem is indeed the Notre Dame Victory March. They’ve only changed three and a half lines!