Thursday, February 26, 2004

Thu
26
Feb
2004

Wuss

Marcus embarrasses way too easily (and he wasn't even there). I drank all his Pepsis, so I promised him I'd get him some more. Since Pepsi and Apple are doing this iTunes giveaway, I figure I might as well replace them with ones that will get us some free tunes. Thanks to a tip from Mike, it turns out Pepsi goofed and you can see whether the bottles are winners or not just by looking. So I refuse to buy a Pepsi that doesn't have a winning cap. When I presented Marcus with his Pepsi last night, he got all flustered because I told him that I was standing in the store tilting the bottles to look for winners. It's not like that's a crime. Oh, well, he'll get over it when he's redeeming those caps!

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Wed
18
Feb
2004

Too Much Blood

Current mood: bearmood — sad sore
After getting a major paper cut on one finger and stabbing one of my thumbs with an extremely sharp X-acto knife, I need to take a break from working on my portfolio. OW!!! The last thing I need is blood all over it.

After the big push I had trying to finish the damned portfolio on time and not making it, the last couple of days have been a big let down. Part of the problem is not having the money I need to buy stuff for this thing. I need to get this done ASAP so that I don't put it off until the weekend before I'm due to present again. I also am having trouble getting my printer to print purple. It's weird. I'll have to run up to school tomorrow and see if any of my teachers know what's going on.

It was a beautiful day today. It was in the 60s. Too bad it is supposed to snow again tomorrow. Booooooo!

I hope they catch the fucker that has been burning dogs on the West side of town. They should duct tape his legs together and set him on fire.

I can hardly wait until next week. I'm finally getting to take my web classes. WhooHoo!!!!

Well, since I can't type worth crap with band-aids on my fingers, I'm going to bed.

Monday, February 09, 2004

Mon
9
Feb
2004

Sleep, wherefor art thou?

Current mood: bearmood — awake awake, but tired
My good old insomnia is back. Oh, boy! I guess that's what stress and financial worries will do to you. That and those darned chocolate-covered espresso beans Nina got me. I've been eating them the last few days. I guess I shouldn't eat them anymore. I have another possible side effect other than the sleep loss. My nipples are killing me and since there is no possible way I am pregnant and, unless I'm hitting menopause early, caffeine could be the culprit. It's either that or the hormonal change from being off my BC pills. I need to get my annual exam done after I get my tax refund so I can get back on those.

Friday, February 06, 2004

Fri
6
Feb
2004

Right vs. Left (Brain)

Current mood: bearmood — thoughtful contemplative
I've been pondering the differences between right-brain and left-brain people alot lately. I find it odd that people who are mainly right-brained tend to be Democrats/Liberals (the left) and Republicans/Conservatives tend to be left-brained (the right). I'm sorry, that just hits me as odd. Anyway, right-brained people tend to be more creative/abstract and left-brained people I'm a mix of both.

I took this test to discover which part of your brain is dominant and here are my results:

Your Brain Usage Profile

Auditory : 42%
Visual : 57%
Left : 50%
Right : 50%

LaDonna, you exhibit an even balance between left- and right- hemisphere dominance and a slight preference for visual over auditory processing. With a score this balanced, it is likely that you would have slightly different results each time you complete this self-assessment quiz.

You are a well-rounded person, distinctly individualistic and artistic, an active and multidimensional learner. At the same time, you are logical and disciplined, can operate well within an organization, and are sensitive towards others without losing objectivity. You are organized and goal-directed. Although a "thinking" individual, you "take in" entire situations readily and can act on intuition.

You sometimes tend to vacillate in your learning styles. Learning might take you longer than someone of equal intellect, but you will tend to be more thorough and retain the material longer than those other individuals. You will alternate between logic and impulse. This vacillation will not normally be intentional or deliberate, so you may experience anxiety in situations where you are not certain which aspect of yourself will be called on.

With a slight preference for visual processing, you tend to be encompassing in your perceptions, process along multidimensional paths and be active in your attacking of situations or learning.

Overall, you should feel content with your life and yourself. You are, perhaps, a little too critical of yourself -- and of others -- while maintaining an "openness" which tempers that tendency. Indecisiveness is a problem and your creativity may not be in keeping with your potential. Being a pragmatist, you downplay this aspect of yourself and focus on the more immediate, obvious and the more functional.


Anyway, what set me to thinking about all this is the different types of people I have met at the many schools I have attended. When I went to CollegeAmerica, most of the people that excelled there were the more technical, logical, left-brain types. They all thought I was weird that I got off on web design so much. I was always trying to weave creative stuff into everything I did to make it less boring. Now that I'm at a creative school, I keep running into people that are totally lost when it comes to technical/logical things. That's really scary when one of the main tools of graphic design/desktop publishing is a computer. I'm amazed that some people can't even grasp the concept of how data is stored on a cd and that it can't be rewritten once burned (unless you have cd-rw).

So this is why I have a hard time fitting in anywhere. I'm a little too creative to be happy being an IT tech or any kind of office worker, but too technical/practical/logical to be happy being an artist. I'm hoping that I really have found my niche. I'm so looking forward to the web classes that I begin in two weeks.

Thursday, February 05, 2004

Thu
5
Feb
2004

Still Around

Current mood: bearmood — cheerful relieved
Sorry I haven't had much to say lately. Since Marcus called my site the "blog of continuous woe," I've been hesitant to write anything that came across negative.

Most of my time lately has been spent cleaning up my Mac G4. I did a clean install of the OS and have been reinstalling programs and drivers. Now I'm trying to figure out how my HP cp1700 works so I can get my stuff printed for my portfolio.

Good news: I guess my kind deeds at work on SuperBowl Sunday paid off. (I did some extra work off the clock because I knew the store was going to get slammed and the manager wouldn't have time to get all of his work done since he didn't schedule extra people.) I got paid for the days I was sick. I'm only short the money I didn't make driving. Yay! I can pay some of my bills! WhooHooo!

It's been snowing for three days straight. I'm soooooo tired of snow. I want to see the sun.

Why am I still awake? I really need to get to bed.