Rubis Bleu

Lazy Snowy Day:

Lazy snowy day watching Tivo'd sitcoms.  I think cartoon-sitcom writers are the best writers of all.  Where would I be without Family Guy, Simpson's, and Futurama?

Probably reading that darn law book.

:)

I seem to be addicted to Youtube and other blogs today.

Held:

I want to feel a his muscles flex slightly as he pulls me closer securing me to his side. 

No other time in my day, in my life, when I feel safer then in those moments when I'm pulled towards his chest.  No one can hurt me.  No one can demand anything from me.  I don't have to be smart, witty, funny, or pretty. I am simply cherished.

The hardest part about being single is knowing those moments are fleeting.  And when they are gone all you can do is blog.

Education:

I'm back to school reading.  Although law bores the living daylights out of me, I'm actually enjoying this text book.   Although it doesn't compare to having class with Dr. Simo yesterday.  I learned the math behind the binary 1. 

I'm so lucky my job allows me to be surrounded by people who are passionate about the opportunities education brings. I found this interview where he discussed the "Nelson Mandela Institute for Knowledge Building and the Advancement of Science and Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa (AIST)"

In the interview he states:

"It has always been my proposition that for any idea to be pure, to be good, to be transcendental, it needs to be above the consideration of race or tribes. It needs to be above the consideration of gender, it needs to be above the consideration of religion, [and] it certainly needs to be above the consideration of economic classes. It even needs to be above the consideration of generational gaps." - Article

Another fun little Dr. Simo read. (Google translated from French to English.)

In other news - 401K  is at 17.9% ROI for 2006.  (That's kind of nice.)

Nothing to do with writing:

Because I got ditched out of CES...Techy post because I'm dying inside to babble: 

Geez Danielle been up to anything lately... Ohh I dont know...

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12760_7-9672324-5.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070106/tc_nm/verizon_television_dc_1 

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12760_7-9672654-5.html?tag=blog

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/07/hands-on-with-the-lg-vx9400-for-verizon/

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9672238-1.html

Papers:

My Biz Law class requires three papers.  And, if I read the syllabus correctly, the first paper is to cover the social dynamics of the first season of Lost. 

This might be the easiest class ever. 

You: "Whatcha doing your paper on Danielle?"

Me: "Naveen Andrews"

You: "Isn't the paper supposed to be about human nature to create law?"

Me: "Shut up.  Naveen is climbing a mountain and looks all hot and sweaty.  Maybe this time he'll take his shirt off.  Why is there a polar bear blocking my view?!"

Why Moms are Cool:

Gawd it's nice to have another geek in the family....  Copy/Paste from Mums blog:

Em Pee El Es
Em! Pee! El! Es!

MPLS!
I’m quite excited about this, probably because it’s the first BIG project that’s been handed to me since I started with **xyz company**. We have **x#** remote sites that connect to our headquarters where I work, via point-to-point T-1 lines. Most businesses use T-1 (or larger) to connect to the main switching centers, like AT&T. Problems arise when those lines fail and when you’re dealing multiple remote sites that all rely on a T-1 to communicate with each other, there’s trouble.

***lots of middle stuff***

Oh, it’s so exciting! I studied MPLS in school 5 years ago, but never dreamed I’d be having hands-on implementation. And solo to boot!

:-)

:(

Last day of vacation today.  Soon 80 hour weeks start up.  Work, school, and the 4am alarm clock.   

Bring it on 2007!

Tax Man Haiku

All we own we owe

Inheritance taxes changed

Deductions galore

(Some of that is copyrighted by a 1939 movie... do you know which one?)