Die Hard

*Live Free or Die Hard.  Tara, Andrew, Elliott, Stuart (who we weren't sure existed anymore :-P) and I went to see Live Free or Die Hard.  I personally thought that it was pretty awesome, and I liked it better than the 2nd and 3rd movies.  It is probably one I will want to own once it comes out on dvd, since I was hoping it would be great and full of explosions and it was just what I had hoped, only doesn't take place on Christmas.

 

*Getting consistent results with my calibration project.  If I keep getting results like I got, I should be able to get the number Jeremy needs by late Sunday.

 

*Leaving work right after a big rainstorm, and not getting too wet getting to the car without an umbrella.  A huge storm came up right as I tried to leave the building so I hung around for about 20 min until it lightened up a bit and I walked in the light rain.  Its always fun to be headed home in the rain because if you get a little wet you could always just change when you get home, and the rain sounds so great.

Repairs

*A working car.  Having a car that works is something often taken for granted.  Since mine was towed and is now working again, I'm happy to have it back.  Having a car repair place I can walk to quickly is also quite a plus.

 

*Beginning my final project report.  I realized since I was stuck at home, I might as well start my report since I can write about 3/4 of it without actually having the results.

 

*AAA and the tow truck driver were quick, helpful, and hassle free.  Its always good when things go easier than expected when the day starts off poorly.

Mouse/Mail/Props

*Figured out the problem with the laser mouse, with lots of help from James of course.  It now works perfectly!  I just have to figure out how to mount it and then I can run tests on it!

 

*Made it to the post office to get some stamp upgrades, and actually got 8 things sent out in the mail!  Normally mailing things is one thing I'm really slow at.

 

*UCM's study of influential people went really well again today.  Mark did a lot of background and prep work and it showed.  Its always cool to see people really put effort into these things.

Thunder & Light

*Large Thunderstorm.  It rained for quite a while and there was a lot of thunder, but none of it too close.  I really do enjoy thunderstorms and used it as an excuse to stay home in the morning and work from home.  I finally went into the office but used rain gear to keep me dry, except sandals so my feet would get wet, but dry quickly.

 

*Collecting more data points, some good, some not so good, I might just reset some of them and run it a bunch of times to see how the new ones compare to each other.  All in all my current status hold some promise and I now feel closer to the end than previously.

 

*My old committee member I was trying to replace because he will be out of town will actually not be out of town.  It was a pleasant surprise and saves me some trouble.  He's really nice, and I'd much prefer that he be at my exam than someone else.

Zeke and Tennis

*Lots and Lots of Mario Tennis. I hadn't played before Friday but its a fun game and Andrew and I have spent many fun filled hours late into the night playing Mario Tennis the last couple nights. Its been fun to hang out and take turns playing and playing with Zeke while its not my turn. The game is too intense at times to keep playing constantly.

*Zeke (Andrew's 12 week old dog) is learning to be potty trained and is doing much better. He's also beginning to learn how to not bite hard and when he's allowed to playful bite and when he can't.

*Cheese Fries. We went to cheddars and I wasn't too hungry so I only had cheese fries. They were so good that I ate a ton of them. It was incredibly unhealthy but so tasty....cheese, bacon, fries, ranch!

TV

*Finding a good movie on tv.  The Last Castle was on, and I had never heard of it or seen it before, but it was really good.

 

*Being disappointed that I had accidentally missed the daily show while watching the movie, but remembering that my computer had recorded it automatically for me :)  I didn't miss it after all!

 

*Cloudy weather making the walk to my car after leaving the office much more pleasant than it would have been otherwise.

Shopping

*Grocery shopping and actually having meal ideas come to me while shopping.  Normally I am stumped as to what meals to shop for, but I got a few ideas while in the store.  After getting home I actually impressed myself and froze all of the meat immediately, and even started some of them marinating in 3 different marinades.  I'm looking forward to each of them...yum yum

 

*Picking up some dry-bags for our Sea World trip in a little over a week.  It makes the trip seem closer and its good to know I'll have something just in case my backpack gets wet, so my camera stays dry

 

*Hanging out with Andrew, Tara, and Zeke at Tara's and just watching TV and playing with Zeke.  Zeke is so full of energy and then completely dead the next minute, but such a cool little fluff ball.