My little cousins have been staying at my mom's house so far the whole week. They keep me busy as they can't seem to get through most levels on the games. They insist I "try" and then end up watching me do the whole thing for a couple hours. One of the kids, a 6 year old girl, is crying right now, wanting to go home. She swims, eats and has a great time, then suddenly decides she has to go home. My older cousin is turning 12 today, so she and her mom went out for dinner for her birthday, the other two kids, 6yr old girl and 8 yr old boy, said they didn't want to go. I think it's a great idea for the older one to bond a bit with her mother on her birthday.
Also, this is my last week of Teaching Writing with Technology class. It has been a very interesting class, discovering how to use the computer through your classroom curriculum. The final project is an annotated bibliography and I have to say I think I need more practice.
August 6th is coming soon! I cannot wait to buy my Lord of the Rings DVD! I have been a fantasy buff since I started reading The Wheel of Time series and now I just can't get enough! You could say it changed my life, even inspired the fairy tattoo on my back.
Tuesday, July 30, 2002
Sunday, July 28, 2002
I just got back from my grandmothers house, I spent the weekend there, bonding with my younger cousins. Of course, I brought my Nintendo 64 with me, and that is a definite bonding experience as we slaughter endless supplies of skeletons and dragons. The extensive high-fives and gasps were enough to make a fun weekend for pre-teens (including myself). Also, there is the fact that at my grandparents house, we get fed. And I dont mean fed, I mean fed.
1)Cheeseburgers
2)pancakes
3)chicken
4)porkchops
5)juice
6)pie
7)ice cream
8)etc, etc, etc.
Made it through the Zelda (Gold version of Ocarina of Time) level of the Fire Medallion. That was quite a fight, as I talked my way into playing my own system by suggesting to my little 7 year old cousin that she could play with my horse and ride it if I could get through that level. It worked.
1)Cheeseburgers
2)pancakes
3)chicken
4)porkchops
5)juice
6)pie
7)ice cream
8)etc, etc, etc.
Made it through the Zelda (Gold version of Ocarina of Time) level of the Fire Medallion. That was quite a fight, as I talked my way into playing my own system by suggesting to my little 7 year old cousin that she could play with my horse and ride it if I could get through that level. It worked.
Friday, July 26, 2002
There is nothing like the close call of death to put you in a good mood. Aspen, Janelle and I were driving out to the Amigo, approaching the intersection in front of the airport when the light suddenly turns red. *I must've been chatting too much to notice the color yellow* I was going a bit fast and slammed on the brakes so I wouldn't plow through.
When I looked in the rear-view mirror, there was a truck two times the size of my baby car speeding down the highway, ready to crack us open like a ripe watermelon. He swerved just in time, maybe inches from smacking into us and I swear that driver didn't even have the common sense to start slowing down, as I noticed he went right through the obvious red light and down the highway going at least 75MPH.
Now, as I sit at my computer, I notice I am excited, nervous and tingly all over.
When I looked in the rear-view mirror, there was a truck two times the size of my baby car speeding down the highway, ready to crack us open like a ripe watermelon. He swerved just in time, maybe inches from smacking into us and I swear that driver didn't even have the common sense to start slowing down, as I noticed he went right through the obvious red light and down the highway going at least 75MPH.
Now, as I sit at my computer, I notice I am excited, nervous and tingly all over.
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Went shopping with my mom at Wally World. We did the usual impulse shopping, and I had a flashback of asking for something and getting it as usual. Mom has always been the best with requested assistance in monetary matters.
The only problem is that when we got home, I heard from upstairs, "Aya! You let me walk around Walmart with my 'Weight Watchers' name tag on?!" My only response is that if I didn't notice, perhaps nobody else did.
Made meatloaf out of three different recipes tonight, my roommate was hungry and all I could find was hamburger. So, I went from one recipe of meatloaf to the next, filling in missing ingredients with other ingredients from other recipes. It actually turned out quite nummy. Here is the recipe I came up with...
1 1/2 lbs of hamburger
2 Tablespoons of minced onions
Half a red pepper
Salt
Pepper
Lawry's spice
1 cup of crackers
1 egg
mix all in a bowl with a potatoe masher and stuff neatly into a bread pan. Bake at 390 until sizzling around the sides.
The only problem is that when we got home, I heard from upstairs, "Aya! You let me walk around Walmart with my 'Weight Watchers' name tag on?!" My only response is that if I didn't notice, perhaps nobody else did.
Made meatloaf out of three different recipes tonight, my roommate was hungry and all I could find was hamburger. So, I went from one recipe of meatloaf to the next, filling in missing ingredients with other ingredients from other recipes. It actually turned out quite nummy. Here is the recipe I came up with...
1 1/2 lbs of hamburger
2 Tablespoons of minced onions
Half a red pepper
Salt
Pepper
Lawry's spice
1 cup of crackers
1 egg
mix all in a bowl with a potatoe masher and stuff neatly into a bread pan. Bake at 390 until sizzling around the sides.
Quit my job today. I had those usual anxiety butterflies doing summersaults as I thought about it all morning. It's not the job part I'm anxious about, it's actually going to the head boss and telling them I am leaving. I decided on a one week notice, just because I want out of that Hell. Not to mention getting away from my boss, who would much rather point out every mistake than to congratulate you on a job well done.
I don't think she ever learned about positive affirmation in her manager training.
I plan on still attending the plant picnic, just so I can say goodbye to everyone. I have my "resignation" day the day before, but I question,
"Who would notice?"
Maybe I will win something nice, hopefully not PDO (Paid vacation hours). That would be irony at it’s finest.
It suddenly struck me today that I refer to myself as a “gamer”. What kind of qualifications are there to be in this “l33t” group anyhow?
1)No dating…whatsoever
2)At least 6 hours a night spent on a game
3)Extensive use of chat-room lingo
4)Your own computer, preferably
I cannot decide if I am proud to be in this class of homo-sapiens…or saddened. Since I have quit playing Everquest, but still have all this knowledge, am I still a "gamer"?
I don't think she ever learned about positive affirmation in her manager training.
I plan on still attending the plant picnic, just so I can say goodbye to everyone. I have my "resignation" day the day before, but I question,
"Who would notice?"
Maybe I will win something nice, hopefully not PDO (Paid vacation hours). That would be irony at it’s finest.
It suddenly struck me today that I refer to myself as a “gamer”. What kind of qualifications are there to be in this “l33t” group anyhow?
1)No dating…whatsoever
2)At least 6 hours a night spent on a game
3)Extensive use of chat-room lingo
4)Your own computer, preferably
I cannot decide if I am proud to be in this class of homo-sapiens…or saddened. Since I have quit playing Everquest, but still have all this knowledge, am I still a "gamer"?
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
I am doing my best not to just keep typing, but It's as if I have this new toy that I can't put down.
I showed a friend of mine this blog and he asked me, "not gonna make a life as a profession student? *snicker*" Of course, this is a daily joke with my friends, since I have been going to college since 1997. You could say it was a long journey to find my niche. And, yes, I want to be a lifetime student. I love to learn! So throw those textbooks at me, I don't care! I want it all and I want it now!
I showed a friend of mine this blog and he asked me, "not gonna make a life as a profession student? *snicker*" Of course, this is a daily joke with my friends, since I have been going to college since 1997. You could say it was a long journey to find my niche. And, yes, I want to be a lifetime student. I love to learn! So throw those textbooks at me, I don't care! I want it all and I want it now!
Do you think it is possible to get away with murder if you have PMS? Maybe not murder, maybe a lethal beating or a strong punch in the arm.
Earlier I layed out on the cement in the driveway. I stared at the dark clouds and dared them to rain on me. I warned them that they would make a huge mistake if they did.
I am soaked to the bone. Could really use a towel, but I figure I need to learn my lesson and take what is dished out.
Earlier I layed out on the cement in the driveway. I stared at the dark clouds and dared them to rain on me. I warned them that they would make a huge mistake if they did.
I am soaked to the bone. Could really use a towel, but I figure I need to learn my lesson and take what is dished out.
I believe I may go insane one of these days. I thought I would be able to attain my very own web domain, as in www.amlindahl.org and I cannot seem to connect to the sucker!
I have a predicament as I type; a warm fuzzy kitten curled up around my neck and dinner being served upstairs. Well, maybe the kitten can come along. "Coming Mom!"
I have a predicament as I type; a warm fuzzy kitten curled up around my neck and dinner being served upstairs. Well, maybe the kitten can come along. "Coming Mom!"
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
100+ Things About Me
1. I love clocks
2. I love sweaters
3. Beowulf has been my favorite study throughout college
4. I don't lie very well
5. I don't like fish
6. I like raw spinache, but not cooked
7. I am not very good at grammar
8. My fish's name was Bilbo
9. I have had previous fish with the other hobbits' names (Frodo, Merry, and Pippin) but they all died
10. I've got a cat named Bear and another named Aristophanes (Ari)
11. My best friends name is Aspen
12. I have met Gary Paulson
13. I have also met Scotty from Start Trek (james Doohan)
14. I prefer the original Star Trek to the newer ones
15. Star Wars is OK
16. I like the color Yellow
17. I can lay brick
18. I can use a table saw and remodel a room (only when my Mom lets me do this to her house)
19. I played Quake all through highschool
20. I played Everquest for 2 1/2 years in college
21. I don't really remember much of 2 1/2 years of college
22. I designed the Department of English website (BSU)
23. I am an extrovert with introvert tendencies
24. I have experienced the drop-jaw, drool all over, tingly sensation when I met D
25. I was engaged for a year in '98-99
26. I am ecstatic to be working on myself
27. People tend to like me
28. I am a procrastinator
29. Sometimes I snore and if I do it is a light purr
30. My bed has to be smooshy soft in order for me to get any sleep
31. Everything in my bedroom has down in it - not anymore! Just pillows
32. I am mildly allergic to coconut
33. I don't crave sweets but if they are around - I will eat it!
34. I tend to starve myself if left to my own devices (no roomate or friend making me go eat)
35. My favorite food is a nice and juicy BLT. Mmmm... nummy
36. I love smileys but am trying to cut back (unless I go to a chatroom of some sort - not often anymore)
37. My nickname is Aya
38. My real name is Aya and Eileen smooshed together to create Ayleen
39. One of my computer personas is Nadeen
40. Ayleanna is the sweet one
41. I love Dreamweaver
42. I love my shorter hair - I hid too much behind my old long hair
43. I love my Mom
44. I miss my dad
45. I don't blame motorcycles or the guy driving the truck
46. England, Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Scandinavia, and Germany are the countries I would absolutely love to go visit and/or live in
47. I want to take my mom to Egypt some day
48. My brother gave me a fake tooth - my top, left front tooth isn't quite the same color as the others - we threw a 2 liter at each other... it was empty and I was grinning too much
49. It doesn't bother me
50. I grind my teeth when I worry or am anxious - this gives me headaches
51. My favorite animal is a cat
52. My Moms dog drives me crazy - I have to push him aside to get my head patted and snuggled with my Mom
53. I had amnesia when I was in elementary school - I don't remember any of it
54. I remember waking up from my amnesia (so to speak) as I watched Bewitched on the TV and eating grapes
55. I have taken almost every english class BSU has to offer
56. I love to teach
57. I love literature
58. I am in debt
59. I have plans on getting out of debt
60. I am not a good strategist with money
61. credit cards are evil - stay away from them
62. I drive a Mercury Mystique
63. I worked at Montgomery Wards for 3 years
64. I loved working in Bed and Bath
65. My favorite part of the job was in housewares setting up the Christmas displays
66. I love the smell of Halloween in Minnesota
67. My friends say I can smell anything
68. My best friend says I smell everything before I eat it and anything else that comes near me
69. I have my dads nose
70. My nose is a little big - but it is mine
71. My natural hair color looks like a bad dye job
72. I once lived without running water for 2 years
73. I cry alone
74. I write alone
75. I read alone
76. I prefer to have me-time once in a while
77. I don't let myself rest
78. I don't like being bored
79. I used to draw and do all sorts of art projects
80. My wrists are damaged somehow - they don't believe it is Carpal Tunnel
81. I don't type normally, I use only 3 fingers on my right hand and 3 on my left (usually only using 1 on left and two on right). I taught myself how to type =P
82. My mom has a pool in her home
83. I don't like to get wet all the time
84. I don't like being available (phone and e-mail wise) I like talking to people in person
85. I want to rewrite Beowulf and other stories
86. I want to get my PHD before I am 30
87. I am 25 right now - 27 now :-/
88. 25 is closer to 30 than 20
89. I don't like Pizza
90. I love bread
91. I don't have a favorite flower
92. I love to have a garden that blooms on its own
93. I love celtic knot jewelry
94. I would like a class ring from BSU
95. I don't like most of the class ring looks - I want it to be something I would wear
96. I love sweetened and milky coffee
97. I love the smell of coffee
98. I like to sleep
99. Life-like dolls creep me out at night
100. I love my dreams - even the nightmares - they are like movies to me
101. I can rewind dreams
102. My dad hugged me in my dream
103. I don't think I can stop at 100 - in fact I know I can't
104. My favorite color is red - dark red
105. I liked the movie Timeline
106. I would like to take a medieval history class
107. I want to go home
108. I prefer PC to MAC
109. I want a Dell next time
110. My brother makes great computers
111. I love my brother and his wife
112. They shouldn't move to Texas
113. I don't need glasses - I have my dads eyes
114. I will probably need reading glasses when I am real old
115. I love lists
116. Harry Potter stresses me out
117. I don't like stress but I love magic
118. I want to play more RPG with friends
119. I want a library the size of my moms house
120. I smell books before, during, and after I read them
121. I don't think many people will get through this whole list
122. My blog is my to-do list
123. I have 3 grandmothers and 2 grandfathers still with us
124. My dad's dad passed away about 15 years ago
125. D and my brother made me a clear acrylic computer
126. I usually have my computers lasting me around 7-8 years
127. I can only afford for this computer to last that long
128. I love to ski
129. When skiing, I like the small hill so I can enjoy myself more
130. I want to read more icelandic sagas
131. I love to study medieval societies
132. Dr. D. Evans is my role model
133. I love fairies.
134. I watch a lot of TLC
135. I think I finally am comfortable with my style of clothes
136. My mom gets the clothes that I don't wear - she usually loves them
137. My banana bread is famous on my floor in Oak
138. I've lived in the dorms for a total of 6 years (since Fall 2000)
139. I love the dorms and the people
140. Naps are my favorite time of the day
141. I like to procrastinate
1. I love clocks
2. I love sweaters
3. Beowulf has been my favorite study throughout college
4. I don't lie very well
5. I don't like fish
6. I like raw spinache, but not cooked
7. I am not very good at grammar
8. My fish's name was Bilbo
9. I have had previous fish with the other hobbits' names (Frodo, Merry, and Pippin) but they all died
10. I've got a cat named Bear and another named Aristophanes (Ari)
11. My best friends name is Aspen
12. I have met Gary Paulson
13. I have also met Scotty from Start Trek (james Doohan)
14. I prefer the original Star Trek to the newer ones
15. Star Wars is OK
16. I like the color Yellow
17. I can lay brick
18. I can use a table saw and remodel a room (only when my Mom lets me do this to her house)
19. I played Quake all through highschool
20. I played Everquest for 2 1/2 years in college
21. I don't really remember much of 2 1/2 years of college
22. I designed the Department of English website (BSU)
23. I am an extrovert with introvert tendencies
24. I have experienced the drop-jaw, drool all over, tingly sensation when I met D
25. I was engaged for a year in '98-99
26. I am ecstatic to be working on myself
27. People tend to like me
28. I am a procrastinator
29. Sometimes I snore and if I do it is a light purr
30. My bed has to be smooshy soft in order for me to get any sleep
31. Everything in my bedroom has down in it - not anymore! Just pillows
32. I am mildly allergic to coconut
33. I don't crave sweets but if they are around - I will eat it!
34. I tend to starve myself if left to my own devices (no roomate or friend making me go eat)
35. My favorite food is a nice and juicy BLT. Mmmm... nummy
36. I love smileys but am trying to cut back (unless I go to a chatroom of some sort - not often anymore)
37. My nickname is Aya
38. My real name is Aya and Eileen smooshed together to create Ayleen
39. One of my computer personas is Nadeen
40. Ayleanna is the sweet one
41. I love Dreamweaver
42. I love my shorter hair - I hid too much behind my old long hair
43. I love my Mom
44. I miss my dad
45. I don't blame motorcycles or the guy driving the truck
46. England, Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Scandinavia, and Germany are the countries I would absolutely love to go visit and/or live in
47. I want to take my mom to Egypt some day
48. My brother gave me a fake tooth - my top, left front tooth isn't quite the same color as the others - we threw a 2 liter at each other... it was empty and I was grinning too much
49. It doesn't bother me
50. I grind my teeth when I worry or am anxious - this gives me headaches
51. My favorite animal is a cat
52. My Moms dog drives me crazy - I have to push him aside to get my head patted and snuggled with my Mom
53. I had amnesia when I was in elementary school - I don't remember any of it
54. I remember waking up from my amnesia (so to speak) as I watched Bewitched on the TV and eating grapes
55. I have taken almost every english class BSU has to offer
56. I love to teach
57. I love literature
58. I am in debt
59. I have plans on getting out of debt
60. I am not a good strategist with money
61. credit cards are evil - stay away from them
62. I drive a Mercury Mystique
63. I worked at Montgomery Wards for 3 years
64. I loved working in Bed and Bath
65. My favorite part of the job was in housewares setting up the Christmas displays
66. I love the smell of Halloween in Minnesota
67. My friends say I can smell anything
68. My best friend says I smell everything before I eat it and anything else that comes near me
69. I have my dads nose
70. My nose is a little big - but it is mine
71. My natural hair color looks like a bad dye job
72. I once lived without running water for 2 years
73. I cry alone
74. I write alone
75. I read alone
76. I prefer to have me-time once in a while
77. I don't let myself rest
78. I don't like being bored
79. I used to draw and do all sorts of art projects
80. My wrists are damaged somehow - they don't believe it is Carpal Tunnel
81. I don't type normally, I use only 3 fingers on my right hand and 3 on my left (usually only using 1 on left and two on right). I taught myself how to type =P
82. My mom has a pool in her home
83. I don't like to get wet all the time
84. I don't like being available (phone and e-mail wise) I like talking to people in person
85. I want to rewrite Beowulf and other stories
86. I want to get my PHD before I am 30
87. I am 25 right now - 27 now :-/
88. 25 is closer to 30 than 20
89. I don't like Pizza
90. I love bread
91. I don't have a favorite flower
92. I love to have a garden that blooms on its own
93. I love celtic knot jewelry
94. I would like a class ring from BSU
95. I don't like most of the class ring looks - I want it to be something I would wear
96. I love sweetened and milky coffee
97. I love the smell of coffee
98. I like to sleep
99. Life-like dolls creep me out at night
100. I love my dreams - even the nightmares - they are like movies to me
101. I can rewind dreams
102. My dad hugged me in my dream
103. I don't think I can stop at 100 - in fact I know I can't
104. My favorite color is red - dark red
105. I liked the movie Timeline
106. I would like to take a medieval history class
107. I want to go home
108. I prefer PC to MAC
109. I want a Dell next time
110. My brother makes great computers
111. I love my brother and his wife
112. They shouldn't move to Texas
113. I don't need glasses - I have my dads eyes
114. I will probably need reading glasses when I am real old
115. I love lists
116. Harry Potter stresses me out
117. I don't like stress but I love magic
118. I want to play more RPG with friends
119. I want a library the size of my moms house
120. I smell books before, during, and after I read them
121. I don't think many people will get through this whole list
122. My blog is my to-do list
123. I have 3 grandmothers and 2 grandfathers still with us
124. My dad's dad passed away about 15 years ago
125. D and my brother made me a clear acrylic computer
126. I usually have my computers lasting me around 7-8 years
127. I can only afford for this computer to last that long
128. I love to ski
129. When skiing, I like the small hill so I can enjoy myself more
130. I want to read more icelandic sagas
131. I love to study medieval societies
132. Dr. D. Evans is my role model
133. I love fairies.
134. I watch a lot of TLC
135. I think I finally am comfortable with my style of clothes
136. My mom gets the clothes that I don't wear - she usually loves them
137. My banana bread is famous on my floor in Oak
138. I've lived in the dorms for a total of 6 years (since Fall 2000)
139. I love the dorms and the people
140. Naps are my favorite time of the day
141. I like to procrastinate
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