Sincerely, MAB

Video: Max Adler's "It Gets Better"

MAB — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:21:05 +0000

Max Adler, the super adorable actor who plays the utterly confused Dave Karofsky in Glee, about two months ago after the airing of "the kiss" (you know which one I'm talking about!) posted this video for the It Gets Better project.

How Important are McNuggets to My Visitors?

MAB — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:11:47 +0000

I love showing off analytics information every once a while, especially when it's hilarious. Since I posted about the junk food affecting IQ, these are the top search queries leading people to my site:

Usage-based Billing - The bane of my existence.

MAB — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:42:33 +0000

Usage based billing sucks. I never really had to worry too much about it before, but ever since we got Netflix and have been purchasing music, games and movies legitimately via the interwebs, I have a hard time sticking to my 175GB, especially since we're three fairly heavy users (well, 2+1 light user) at the homestead.

Paying $1.25/GB is not my idea of fair, especially when it costs pennies to get that data to my house. It's bad enough that my cell phone bill is ridiculous, but generally speaking, if you're going to put a data pipe to my house, I want to be able to suck down as much data as I possibly can.

About IQ-lowering Chicken McNuggets

MAB — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:36:06 +0000

So it's no state secret that I'm a huge fan of corny jokes. Or that I'm really in to epidemiology and the health care field in general. I stumbled across this joke a while ago, and reading the whole foo-for-ah surrounding the OMG CHICKEN MCNUGGETS MAKES KIDS STUPID articles that are floating around reminded me of it. So here it is in all its glory:

Q: How many epidemiologists does it take to change a light bulb?

Unscheduled Hot Water Tank Inspection

MAB — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 07:16:19 +0000

So, someone claiming to be from some company I'd never heard of before today rang my doorbell and informed me that he was here to do an inspection of my hot water tank rental. Which is odd, because, well, I hadn't scheduled an inspection with the provider of my rental, and my provider had never indicated to me that this particular company was involved in the inspection or maintenance of my hot water tank.

Fat, Ugly or Slutty?

MAB — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 06:54:48 +0000

So, I found about this awesome new website, Fat, Ugly or Slutty that posts awesome screencaps and audio grabs of people being general d-bags in online gaming media. Which is no big surprise. This is a pretty new site, so the content's pretty sparse at the moment, but really, how could you not love this? It seems like being a girl in gaming is tough, what with the insults, and the constant threat of being hit on; let alone being fragged. ;-)

Anyway, check it out. Warning, this site is definitely not work safe.

The Chill of Winter

MAB — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:59:36 +0000

As I was walking to a fundraising committee meeting this evening, I realized there was a distinct bite to the chill in the air. I realized that while I'd been wearing the liner of my winter jacket for the past few weeks, that it wasn't going to suffice anymore, and that I'd need to tack on the shell, if I'm going to survive the winter.

I hate the winter. Sorry, that's not quite true. I love winter because it's cool in the house and I can wrap myself up with blankets and kittens and hubbies (err, hubby, singular), but I hate the fact that it's cold outside. Like, really cold. Outside in winter has never really appealed to me, at all, even as a kid. I'm much more comfortable inside somewhere cool/warm with a nice cup of (adult) hot chocolate.

Cat in a Box

MAB — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:55:07 +0000

If Alistair (our youngest cat) were a cartoon, this is how he would be:

Back at School

MAB — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:49:02 +0000

It's weird being back at school. I mean, it's only about 4 years ago that I graduated from the UofO, but still, being back in those uncomfortable seats, worrying about exams and assignments... It's a weird, weird feeling.

I'm taking two courses, of course, Introductory Epidemiology, and Biostatistics I, both 1st year Master's level courses. I think I'm doing pretty well. I haven't fallen behind in my readings (yet) and I'm doing my assignments at least a day in advance. I have been known to do assignments hours in advance, so this is honestly a significant improvement.

My goal is to do really well so that next year, I can actually be an M.Sc. student.

Did you know that it's really hard to focus on studies when Civilization is right there and waiting for you? Seriously.

Civilization 5 Pre-loading on Steam!!!

MAB — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:13:35 +0000

OMG! Civilization 5 is preloading on Steam as we speak. Those of you who pre-ordered a digital copy on Steam can start downloading the game today and have it ready for launch day. You have no idea how excited I am. Thankfully, Tuesday is not a gym day, so I'll be able to play to my heart's content... After class, and work, and making dinner, of course. Oh man, I suspect I'm going to be very tired on Wednesday morning of next week... LOL!