Archive for April, 2004


Duh

By kate on April 29th, 2004

It took me longer than it should have to learn that pressing on the top of the yogurt when trying to peel back the foil lid makes it explode.
I think I’ve learned it now, though.

Read the rest of this entry »

Odds and Ends

By kate on April 23rd, 2004

First, I finally updated my website! There isn’t very much exciting, especially if you read this journal and generally know what’s going on with me. But, just in case you’re interested, you can start at my What’s New page.
Also, here’s a little something to light up your day: http://www.ibiblio.org/jmaynard/TRONcostume/

Read the rest of this entry »

What I’m Up To

By kate on April 22nd, 2004

I’m still enjoying my job, which has a core of tech support, but since I have a number of different skills, I’m always getting to do projects for various people in the company, so I have lots of variety. I’m also in charge of the company’s CRM system, so I get to […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Why Do You Do It?

By kate on April 22nd, 2004

I’ve been thinking lately about the reasons for maintaining a personal website, mostly because I’ve let my (very nice and well-made) site get hideously stagnant. I hadn’t updated it at all in over a year, even though the guilt hung heavily.
It made me reflect on the changing reasons for having a personal website.
I […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Hair Update

By kate on April 22nd, 2004

Some of my principal excitement in the last year has been about what I’ve done with my hair. For a while in 2002-2003, my hair was long and blue. However, eventually I got tired of the upkeep (blue fades quickly) and how the bleach was wrecking my hair.
So, I took it […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Team name idea

By kate on April 16th, 2004

Last night, while playing soccer, I came up with a good idea for a team name: 9/10 (or you could write it out: Nine-Tenths).
Why?
From the saying, “Possession is nine-tenths of the law.” A good thing to keep in mind during a game where possession is so important.

Read the rest of this entry »

The soundtrack(s) of my life

By kate on April 15th, 2004

I’ve been meaning to post this entry forever. Here’s a list of soundtracks that I find seminal in my life, for various reasons (or ones I just really like):
Seminal Soundtracks (in no particular order)

Pump Up The Volume
Pi
South Park - Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Natural Born Killers
The Little Mermaid
Rent (disc one […]

Read the rest of this entry »

We are going to Mongolia!

By kate on April 9th, 2004

As you’ve probably heard, Steve and I are planning a trip to Mongolia. Well, it’s official now, since today I bought the non-refundable plane tickets. Here are the details:
 
Leave: Monday, August 2nd
(change planes in Tokyo, arrive Beijing the evening of Aug 3rd)
 
August 4th-5th - take train from Beijing to Ulaan Baatar (UB).
 
August 5th-25th - explore […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Picture crazy

By kate on April 7th, 2004

My boss happened to ask me the other day what my MSN or AOL messenger ID was. Bad idea. I had an MSN one, but never signed in at work before. I downloaded and installed the most recent version, which allows you to have a “Display Picture” that is shown as you chat with someone. […]

Read the rest of this entry »

I’m just full of things to share today

By kate on April 5th, 2004

I’ve long been jealous of smokers and their smoke breaks. It’s such a good idea to take little 5- or 10-minute breaks during the day to step outside. But I’m not a smoker, and it’s weird to do so without a cigarette, or anything to give you a reason to be there.
 
So I came up […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Hi bandwagon, I’m Kate

By kate on April 5th, 2004

A lot of journalers like to do that thing where they pass around these sets of questions and all answer them, as a way of sharing about themselves. I haven’t been motivated to do one before, but I saw the one below in yruugrrl’s journal today and found the questions a particularly intriguing slice-of-life. So, […]

Read the rest of this entry »

An inquisitive mind wants to know

By kate on April 2nd, 2004

I realized something that is probably what keeps me from getting closer to new friends… I’m not nosy enough.
 
How else do you get close to someone other than spilling your guts to them? And if a friend asked me nosy questions, I generally wouldn’t mind and would most likely answer. But I hesitate to […]

Read the rest of this entry »