Meeting

Today I met with Sherley Codio so that we could plan, a bit more, for this year's Women in Computing Day! We've got a lot of people coming so far, at least 45 (and some of the bigger schools have not responded with an exact number yet). Next year, we'll either have limit the number each school can send, or change our location. There's just no way to keep increasing our numbers, while keeping the same venue AND keeping every one safe.  I'm excited about announcing our first Annual T-shirt design contest! I think it would be really cool to see the girl's artwork on the shirts. (Which need a good t-shirt print shop...and by good I mean inexpensive! T-shirts ate up at least half of last years budget...)

Now we've got to work out the activities, and the majority of our planning should be set! On to Tuesday!

More and more I realize how much my life is made up of approximations.

New Books

Three new books I ordered just came in! I was starting to get worried because I had initially put the wrong shipping address. I still have a lot more coming! The start of the school semester is always a little like Christmas.


Influence: Science and Practice (5th Edition) *
Quick & Easy Tsukemono: Japanese Pickling Recipes   
Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go   


*this one is actually required for class.

Neat links

General Arthropod Information 
Milkweed bug care
Research Paper on Milk weed bugs

Mushrooms of North America

Are you working?

Happy Birthday!

Seven days pass like a blink, and I have yet to post anything new. I will keep trying harder to be a more regular writer.

Today is my birthday. It's strange thinking there's almost three decades worth of stuff that I can talk about. What worries me is the typical life span of a human. Time is flying by so quickly. One day blurs into the next day until years have gone by. I don't notice the time, but it adds up. I have anywhere from 40 to 60 more years if I'm lucky. Maybe 70, but that's really pushing it. I like to think about getting old and living as an old person. Will I still like computers? Is someone going to be there to take care of me? How many random skills will I have accumulated by then?

I hope that people keep eating meat, or at least pork, until I die. That way, there will always be a way to get my thyroid supplements. That's something that I worry about. I don't care for taking the synthetic version of the hormone (well, one of the hormones) nor seeing a doctor. I really feel like they could care less about me (especially true when they care more about my "numbers.") I might have more health problems in the future, but if this is all that I get, I am happy with that.

My birthday was especially good this year. I wonder if I used up all my luck on one day! I got a free balloon and pizza. I played games. My lectures were interesting. My friends, Anamary and Ash, came to hang out with me. I ate a crepe and drank some milk tea. I got my bugs. I met this entomologist, Nancy, and she showed me her bees! My friend, Kelly, bought me a cupcake. (Which I'm supposed to go get today.) I got to talk to my friends, Si and Anna, and I my parents finally remembered it was my birthday. Then there were all the people on facebook that wished me happy birthday! It was a really good day.

But today I find myself slightly worn out. It's not even nine yet, and I want to go to bed. I'm really sleepy and tired. I have two classes that I am determined to go to: Vector Geometry (recitation) and Social Psychology. I also need to go see Kelly, but she hasn't written me yet. Then there's a ton of stuff to study. I'm sufficiently busy, but underfunded!

I have a pile of books I really want to read. Three hours. I want at least that much time a day to read. I will try for three hours today!

Also, while I don't have to go to the math emporium to take my quizzes, I feel like it might not be a bad idea to go to the empo to get fit. There is an indoor walking course at the mall. The blue trail takes seven loops to a mile. I'd like to be able to do a couple of laps every other day. Now that I have more energy, I would like to be a bit more active! (It's good for the brain too!) I might go today before Social psych.

I wish I could get my picture mail to work with Blogger... It's really a pain to upload pictures separately, especially from my phone. While I have a micro usb cable to charge my phone with, the phone doesn't recognize it...so I can't send data through. Oh well! I will try bringing my eeepc to school more often. That way I can just blog on the spot. I think that will work out the best! I can always add the pictures later.

It's only 9 and I'm really hungry. Corn pops and bananas sound good!

Well, there was some other stuff that happened throughout the week, but I'm tired and hungry and I will write more later.