Enjablog

Tonight, I watched a 1961 film about Boundary Layers. I was able to do this for my online class by downloading it and watching it in RealPlayer. I find that awesome. Like watching Voltron in HD.

Their effects are pretty cool. Although, I think it’s just black and white footage of a wind tunnel. It’s retro.

Also, the site that has the videos posted also has the obituary for the guy who founded this series of films. It’s like I’m learning from a zombie. He came back from the dead to feed my braaaaaiiiinn.

Ok, I’m tired. ‘Nite!

Man, so many people are actually updating their blogs these days. I feel bad for neglecting mine. ;)

Busy with school. And I only have about 45 more seconds to write because I’m waiting for a lecture to download. Got a cold. Went to a conference last week for work; caught up with an old classmate and some former coworkers. Stayed at my sis’s flu-infested house. Met up with people for TLD’s bday. Visited the family for my dad’s birthday. Got a WII!!! Purchased a couch… getting delivered next week.

And my time’s up. Oh and need to move laundry. Yeeps.

Current craving: Birthday Cake.

As webmaster for a local chapter of an engineering society, I occasionally get phone calls or emails from people with updates to post. The latest was particularly special.

I received a phone call a few weeks ago asking to confirm my work address. The person wanted to mail something to me. So, he called my office number and we had a 2-minute conversation.

Last week, I received a letter in the mail. Oh joy! I open it up and find 2 pages of our website printed out with 4 hand-written comments on them. Comments including, “Should say T&R Liaison, not just T&R,” and “The new librarian is [illegible name].”

The guy called me to confirm my address, which would have taken just as long as it would have to say, “Hey, make these minor changes to the website.” Or, *gasp* why not email me the comments?? I ended up emailing a response back because I couldn’t read the handwriting and then starting a chain of at least a half dozen more emails trying to confirm this person’s name and contact info.

The best part? The date on the comments was 12/7/2006. It took over a month to get these names changed because they were unwilling to use modern technology. Instead, they printed out the website and mailed it to me. You guys are definitely engineers…

I was beyond proud yesterday when I heard that a VP at my former job was asking around about how I was doing… in order to fish around for some gossip: 90-day Stop Work Order.

He had heard some stuff on Thursday, but wanted to know my inside info. I didn’t find out details until mid-afternoon, but all his info checked out. Two days before it hit the news too… I sent him an email back and he replied with more rumors that he heard from “overseas friends.” VP level gossip? Awesome!

I order you to go watch this:
My Hands Are Bananas - Google Video

Got my hair chopped off today:

And from Christmas… The saddest little Charlie Brown tree:

FYI, for those in the DC area:

Restaurant week is Jan 8-14.

My latest completed project. Finished it just in time for my family White Elephant exchange for Christmas. My mom ended up with it and I’m working on a green one now.

It was my second knitting project ever and is probably fancier than anything I’ve ever crocheted. There’s a pocket on the front sized for a cell phone or iPod and a slot to tuck the scarf through instead of having it wrap around. Got the idea for the slot from some cutesy website when I was Christmas shopping. The pocket was just me wanting more clothes with pockets.