FYI: this is a long ramble about the state of Jen…feel free to mosey right past it.
I really, truly want this. It’s a 61-key MIDI controller that can be used for input into GarageBand, part of iLife, which comes standard on new iBooks. I like the program already, but I really want a method of recording music onto the computer (aspirations of songwriting, don’t you know), and this keyboard looks like the way to do it. It’s only got 61 keys, yes, but it’s got an octave shifter so theoretically you could get the whole enchilada on a smaller keyboard. Of course, the one song that I will have memorized for the rest of my life (thanks mom) does in fact take up the entire keyboard, so I wonder if you could program a shift while you’re playing? Hmm. Of course, from reading the previous entry you know that I won’t have a job in a month, so ’tis bad to covet things now. I do have a tax refund coming soon, once I do my taxes, but a) who knows how big it will be and b) I really ought to save that for whatever else life sends down the road, since it seems I’ve had quite a bit of unexpected ‘episodes’ occur recently. And I want to get a new bike as well, especially since they’re forcasting an entire summer of $2/gallon gas. Ugh.
Irony sucks. (Was: ready for the weekend)
StandardATTENTION! If you’re in the St. Louis area this weekend, stop by the Affton Arts & Crafts fair. My mother will have a booth, and you’ll really like what she does. Pick up an Easter gift for someone.
After that nice public service announcement…how much things can change in such little time. The end of the entry was written before I found this out…
to everyone’s favorite DADA teacher
StandardJK Rowling says that today is Remus J Lupin’s birthday. And he may not be *your* favorite Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, but he is mine, so there.
Did I mention how orgo is just not fun at all? I really must do homework. Boo.
And here’s a gripe…for HIPAA regulations (privacy rules) the med school can’t allow POP mail anymore, since it’s not secure. So all access has to be from the web. The whole reason I like my Outlook Express is because all my accounts are in one place and I don’t *have* to get on the web, I can just open up the one program and save the hassle of clicking through. Ah well. I understand the need for privacy, but *sniff* I like my convenience. Just another instance of me being spoiled, I suppose.
I should go home and study. I will, I think. Shortly.
the mice stole my ramen
StandardAnd here’s another chronicle in the ‘Jen’s life is weird’ saga.
But first, the happy news that the cover of HP 6 is out. *love* So only a month till the next LKH book, two months to KOH, and four months to HBP. And most of the year before the GOF movie, but that’s ok 😉 And if you know what all those mean, you’ve read this blog too much, hah.
Sooo, on with the wackiness:
Sunday afternoon I got up late because I could (though I should have gotten up early and started studying orgo, as usual) and headed into the kitchen to make some lunch. In the course of doing that, I realized that a canister of stuffing that was on the bottom level of the shelf next to the fridge had lost its lid. So I went to search for it, and realized that said lid was actually in pieces beneath the shelf. It took me a moment to figure out what that meant, because I noticed that the bulk pack of ramen noodles that has been sitting under the table in the kitchen for over a year (remember the grocery strike here in town, anyone? honestly, it’s ok, they have so many preservatives they’d probably last years more) periodically replenished, and minding its own business, was EMPTY! I mean, ten or so packages were just gone. At first I thought, well, maybe my roommate was exceedingly hungry and she ate all of them, which I of course immediately knew was silly. So I looked around the kitchen, just to see if they’d somehow migrated somewhere else, and lo and behold, I see a package sticking out of the crevice between the wall and the dishwasher. I go to investigate, and sure enough, the package has been chewed, and there are several more wedged back there!
Unfortunately the crevice is terribly situated so that it’s nearly impossible to put anything in there to clean it out, but I’ll try. So yes, some animal had managed to pull every single one of the crinkly plastic packages out of the box (where they were squished and partly under plastic, I want to add), across the wooden floor, shred some of them up, and stuff them in their little hideyhole, all without waking me up. Jeez. Greedy little buggers.
learn to be lonely…
Standard…or make new layouts. (the title is from the Oscar-nominatee for Best Song from the movie version of Phantom, sung by Minnie Driver in the film and Beyonce on the show, for some unknown reason…) I’ve actually had this done for a while, just never got around to putting it up. I was a little busy, if you hadn’t noticed. Hopefully this layout will only be up for a few months, as I hope to do something cool for Kingdom of Heaven, and that opens in May…we’ll see, I suppose. I need good pictures first.
And on the computer front…things are going ok, mostly. There are some printer issues, but perhaps it will work out. It’s very pretty, though, and sometimes it jumps on someone’s wireless network, though it’s titled my apartment number. Weird. I have to restrain myself from playing with it, since there are more important things to do like studying for orgo (speaking of which, I think the lab midterm was a near total disaster; thank goodness it’s only worth a lab report). I could tell you all about the damn 3 am printing session last friday/saturday night, but that would take up too much time before orgo starts. Don’t you just love it when you’re very far behind in reading? Boo.
I still want a vacation, but I doubt I’ll get a raise anytime soon, so said vacation, if it happens at all, would not consist of a trip. Alas for me and my lazing desires. Oh well. Better study while I can. And yes, I know there are things wrong with the layout. I will fix them. Soon. Just not now. Now is class. Adieu.
woe.
Standardillusions shattered,
emotions scattered.
better learn what was wrong,
and do it right.
Now.
Sigh. Wish me luck on the orgo lab midterm tonight. And if any of you could find a way for OS 10.3.8 to let an OS 9.2 application use my Epson Stylus CX4600, do let me know.
It’s not Harry and Sally, but…
StandardOne day, Harry and Sarah were having a petty argument.
After shouting back and forth, Sarah finally says, “Let’s make a deal. To end this argument, you admit that I am right and I will admit that I am wrong.”
Harry thought for a moment, agreed, and asked her to go first.
Sarah replied, “I’m sorry Harry, I am wrong.”
In response, Harry shouts happily, “You’re right!”
Bugger.
StandardI could cry. I won’t since I’m pretty tired and crying takes up energy; besides, it’s a little childish. Anyway, I’ve tried pretty hard to not have anything scheduled at work for the week of spring break, but I found out yesterday that something had. No biggie. I come in a day. Not like I’m going anywhere. I just wanted some time off. But unless something magical happens I probably won’t get to take that week off at all, since it’s right in the middle of grant time and we need results. If I get anything it will probably be just a few days. And here I was thinking that I’d have the entire week to study for orgo, no distractions. Hah. Well, that’s my luck. I just really need a vacation. I took a few days off for Christmas and New Years, and Thanksgiving, of course, but the last major time off I had was in June of last year. I have a bunch of vacation days to use. Just got to find a time when I can use them, which isn’t always easy. Ah well. Here’s hoping.
why is it…?
Standardwhy is it that even though it’s a five page paper, it seems just as hard to write as a twenty page?
why is it that they don’t give you the connecting cable for a printer anymore? What about those of us who donated the printer back home to the ‘rents and therefore had neither printer nor cable? Boo.
Why is it that simple pieces of audio accessories keep breaking on me? Today I pulled off my headphones and the one earpiece just broke off. wtf? Not even at a break point. Boo. So I guess I’ll be getting some more of those tonight.
Note to self: Pick up issue 190 of Empire, which has what promises to be a massive Kingdom of Heaven overview. Whee!
Well, here it is…
StandardYes indeedy, here’s the first entry with the new iBook. Egad, it’s late, so shouldn’t really be doing this. Everything seems to be in its proper place, but for the fonts I had installed…I’ll probably have to search them out again. Oh well. If that’s the only thing that’s wrong with a new comp I won’t complain! Busy busy day tomorrow. Er, later today. Best get some sleep or I’ll be napping while I’m isolating…trust me, that would be a bad thing.