February 2008
35 posts
While snuggling before sleep
Me: I love you
Him: I love you
Me: Someday . . . . I'm going to build you a website
Him: That is the most romantic thing you've ever said
From now on, all of my avatars will have cleavage. Lots of it: http://www.newsweek.com/id/112825.
Usability Breakdown on Facebook
Thing like this just shouldn’t happen. Events are one of the front-page features on Facebook, but the application was missing from my account. I’m now curious about the default applications and how they’re used. Also, if you have made an event in Facebook you may have noticed that it lacks a user path. Sort of annoying, but definitely trumped by the bad ads with blurry graphics...
Looking forward to SXSW! Connor: “I’m getting braces on the morning you fly in to Austin, so if I’m grumpy, it’s probably not you.”
Our Apartment = Frat House
George is holding up a can of cashews larger than his head.
Him:
This contains 700% of my fat for the day.
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To sleep, perchance to dream. Except not about Lost. The last thing I need tonight are freaking Lost nightmares.
SecureFX: ridiculous!
Tonight I had the not-so-fun experience of getting the Fiance (or Fianch, as he calls himself) set up with SecureFX. It isn’t that I actually know how to use the program. No, I really have no clue. He asked me to help him and my response was
Have you tried clicking through every menu on the screen and trying every option?
Because I knew that’s what I was going to do, just click on...
Dear TextEdit, In my world FRESCHETTA is a word.
Just finished interview with friendly AP reporter. I think people assume HeatEatReview has intense amounts of industry influence.
Fiance says “I went to find the book on the shelf and then realized I was pressing CTRL+F in my head.” Not the geekiest one here, today.
Learned on the way home from Bolt|Peters that my vocal range does not align with Eddie Vedder’s. Rod Stewart, yes. Eddie Vedder, no.
Printer: you get an A+ in ‘Making Abi’s Life Miserable 101’
Working in a donut shop: maybe worst idea ever.
Sort of loving that the Happy Donuts wi-fi informs me they have zero transfats.
February 21, 2008
cherry trees flower first blush on a gray morning oh I miss DC
Catching up on frozen food industry news. ConAgra’s rolling out a new graphical food label, but the press release lacks images. ARgh!!!
Working for the Weekend
During the 2006-2007 school year I worked full time while earning my Masters degree. Yes, I earned the degree in a year. Yes, it nearly destroyed my personal life and taught me an important lesson about work-life balance. This year, my friend Nicole is undergoing to same process. She’s working late nights during the week. I was working weekends. I’m glad to be done with that life.
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When Twitter Doesn't Work
Being followed by LifetimeTV ( @lifetimetv ). A) Not amused. B) I don’t have a TV. Way to go, marketers!
I wish that I could take pictures with my eyes. →
George: I'm sorry that you're bleedy right now.
Me: I'm not bleedy. My breasts ache. There's a difference.
George: Wow, when are you not incapacitated?
Me: I'm never incapacitated. It isn't like I stop working when I have my period. I just take Tylenol. Most of the world is not incapacitated. We keep doing our jobs.
George: What is it you do again?
Me: I architect information.
George: Yeah, you show information who's boss.
post-NOLA: chocolate lava cakes at home, townie... →
Last night at NOLA a somewhat sloshed young man came up to our group (there to celebrate Diego de Argentina finishing the Stanford Econ PhD program in 3.5 short years [seriously, I cannot fully expound on the amazingness of his accomplishment]) and proceeded to ask if we were Stanford people. Everyone nodded. I shook my head.
Mr. Sloshed went on to talk about how he was from Palo Alto and was...
Luddite Fiance
George: I feel really great about having three computers on in this room
Me: Oh, I'm only using that one as a radio
Me: And actually, there are four
George: (shakes head in resignation, checks email)
WatchMy first video review for HeatEatReview.com. I’m thinking about making this a monthly feature, but I’m worried about HeatEatReview turning into one long episode of Steve, Don’t Eat It!
True Love
Jess: So I'm making peanut butter mousse cannolis for Brad tonite
Jess: very nervous
Me: um, peanut butter?
Me: dang, you must really like this guy
Jess: I know, right!
Jess: this is the ultimate valentine b/c I'm making something I hate
And sometimes we work, too
Boss: cynical reality check
Boss: http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/8129
Me: let me have my hope!
Boss: give in to the cynicism
Me: actually, i am already cynical about all of these things. too late!