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• I'm learning how to configure Wordpress so that I can use it as a CMS. I'm making small strides, but proving myself to be a pretty huge nerd by how excited I get when I figure certain things out. There are a lot of notes left for me to read, but I'm enjoying how dumbed down they are and how well I'm getting it. I think its coming down to figuring out the best plugins for what I want it to do. If I get desperate enough, maybe I'll brush up a bit more on my php and write my own - but thats doubtful.
  
  
• Steph and I have become addicted to Battlestar Galactica - but to ensure we don't embarrass ourselves when talking about it in public, we tell people we're watching "Hip Hop Love Story". Our neighbour Alex was in the hallway while Steph, Bec and I were discussing the show, and we apologized in advance if the noise from us watching the show was too loud. He asked what we were going to watch, we told him the fake name and mentioned that if he hears explosions its because they use a lot of pyrotechnics during the hip hop dance offs. I don't think he understood what the hell we were going on about.
  
  
• This is what people from Belfast sound like: http://youtube.com/watch?v=O7CdEFXGK_w
  and more accurately (I actually heard someone say 'she's up the duff' while I was in Belfast):
  http://youtube.com/watch?v=u54_V7PMgvo
  
  
• Laura and I have been in discussion about making a real go at our freelance when I get back. I'm hoping it happens
  
  
• My parents are visiting in May!
  

• Alex is visiting a week after them!
  
  
• I'm really hoping there isn't a thunderstorm when I fly out of Geneva (to Brussels) on Saturday.
  
  
• If you use firefox, download the PicLens plugin. Its pretty terrific and a lot of fun. If you don't use firefox, then get on the trolley! You can use PicLens for other browsers, but seriously, why would you EVER use another browser? Anyways, go here: www.piclens.com to get it.
  
  
• I don't know what I was listening to before I started listening to the Kills, but I'm addicted. For this week, at least.
  
  
• I desperately want to get tickets to Paleo, but I think they sold out in a day. I can't believe Justice would be so close, yet so far. ugh.
  
  
• My cd drive is broken. I can't burn cds or watch dvds. This is balls and needs to be fixed asap. I'm tempted to take my macbook apart myself and re-align the hardware - pretty sure its just a little jangled. But I'm scared of ruining it.
  
  
• I downloaded adium to use instead of MSN. It's pretty good. There are features I like, like have all chats within one window. and the design. And the use of growl.
  
  
• My mom is in the Caymen Islands and likes to call me to tell me that she is in Paradise. Its cute.
  
  
• I need to figure out the best way to clean my MacBook - if you have suggestions, let me know.
  
  
• I'm going to Ikea today for cheap food and shoe shopping.
  
  
• This is a really cool video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pVYp2sgA9M0
  
  
• I went to an IT meeting this week that lasted a pretty long time. It was mostly about budget. I wasn't 'excited' by the meeting per se, but I think I got more out of it than I did last time I went. I'm starting to kind of understand how these things work. But if it was up to me, I'd just spend all my time playing on the computer trying to make things. I like doing that, I wish I was a bit more capable, but I'm willing to learn, or continue learning. I have fun making things on the computer. I think I just like to create. and shiny things.
  
  
• Linda gave us all condoms from her trip to New York. I wonder if its a hint that maybe Gilberto and I's joke about being in a inter-office relationship has gone too far
  
  
• I've been getting a strange amount of anxiety recently. I think its related to flying.
  
  
• It's raining right now, but its been gorgeous. Flowers are out, trees in bloom, all that lovely spring stuff.
  
  
• My ipod headphones that I bought off ebay broke within two weeks. I guess its suiting seeing as how I spent like 2 bucks on them, but frustrating because I don't have any headphones. Luckily I gave the dude a bad score before they were even shipped because he wouldn't cancel an accidental purchase I made. I told him I would retract my comment - but at this point, I'm pretty sure he doesn't want me to replace 'poor communication with customer' with 'sold me a shitty product - LIAR!'.