1: September 2002 Archives

1. What are your favorite ways to relax and unwind?
I like to listen to music, take a nap, check my email. If the weather is nice, the most relaxing thing I can do is take my camera outside and find some tiny piece of inconspicuous beauty to capture.

2. What do you do the moment you get home from work/school/errands?
I check my email! No really.

3. What are your favorite aromatherapeutic smells?
I love rosemary and mint smells, but I have a linen spray that smells like lavendar and vanilla, which I absolutely adore. It's so relaxing.

4. Do you feel more relaxed with a group of friends or hanging out by yourself?
By myself, most definitely.

5. What is something that you feel is relaxing but most people don't?
I like to take a few minutes of my own to leisurely go through my favorite webpages and diaries/weblogs. I do it first thing when I wake up in the morning -- it helps me transition from sleep to wakefulness.

1. Would you say that you're good at keeping in touch with people?
No, I'm very very bad at keeping in touch with people. Most of the people I consider friends today, I've only known for a year or two.
2. Which communication method do you usually prefer/use: e-mail, telephone, snail mail, blog comments, or meeting in person? Why?
It depends, of course, on what communication methods are available to me to contact a specific person. Which I use depends on how friendly I am with any given individual, but in general, I prefer the more impersonal methods. In order of preference, I'd say: blog comments, IM, e-mail, telephone, snail mail, meeting in person.
3. Do you have an instant messenger program? How many? Why/why not? How often do you use it?
Yes -- I have several, but I only use AIM regularly. I use it several times a day constantly. I've got it at home to talk to friends. I've got it at work to talk to coworkers. There's much IMing going on in my life. At work, we use it as a common form of communication -- it's far more convenient, given our organization's size and disjointedness.
4. Do most of your close friends live nearby or far away?
Most of my close friends live nearby. I tend to fall out of touch with them when they move far away. This excepts, of course, my internet friends, who generally live far, far away from here.
5. Are you an "out of sight, out of mind" person, or do you believe that "distance makes the heart grow fonder"?
I'm rather "out of sight, out of mind." I wish I were better at keeping in touch.

This is Phil guest-posting. Rachel's letting me. Such a nice girl! :D Since I have a birthday coming up in under a month, I thought I'd go ahead and ask people to watch eBay for some of these things, 'cause I love you all.

• One (1) gigabit logic board. These will probably mention having been removed from a G4. Check here for details; I'm interested in the second model and over.
• One (1) G4 processer module. Manufacturer is not an issue. Heat sink is a plus, but not likely. New is okay but I don't think you people want to spend that much on me. 667 MHz is a good starting point.
• One (1) 22 Apple power supply. You can buy these on eBay. PLEASE make sure it's a 22-pin model. (Not that anyone will get it.)
• One (1) ATI Radeon card. Not a new one, by any means; a first or second generation one (64 MB of memory, maybe) will be fine.
• Some more RAM if you really want to, but I have 256 and I happy with that.
• One (1) kick-ass case. Try here - I'm fond of the Red Dragon case, myself, as well as the Green Dragon and Noblesse cases.
• Drives that are compatible. I'm currently thinking of:
• One (1) CD-RW drive.
• One (1) DVD-ROM drive.
• Two (2) hard drives, preferably big ones. (Hehehe...a pair of big ones? ;))
• One (1) floppy drive.
• That's all.

So, if you see anything inexpensive, let me know and I'll tell you where I live. ;)

I ate a bit of mocha almond fudge ice cream before bed last night and had the strangest, most vivid dreams about New York City (where I've never been) and gay boys on public transit. Oh, and John Cameron Mitchell, of course. (Yeah, okay, Rachel.) It made me wonder what would happen if I started experimenting with other flavors of ice cream before bed.

My mentor at work sent me this gif, and it made me laugh. Okay, so it's an inside joke, but I thought it needed to live on a webpage -somewhere-...

Your courage will bring you honor. (in bed)

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