Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Bank Talk
Conversation I had today at work...it shocked me, maybe it won't shock you as much.
Me: Hi there, how are you doing today?
3 black teenagers (they didn't all talk at once): Yo chica, we tight. How you be doin? (I'm not in any way exaggerating or being stereotypical, they really said that)
Me: What can I do for you today?
Them: Just deposit that.
Me: So what are you guys out doing today?
Them: We abouts to go smoke dope. You cool with that right?
Me: *ummmmmm* .....uh oh.....please be careful. Have a nice day!
Way to show your uber-conservative, grandmotherly side Chels :)
Me: Hi there, how are you doing today?
3 black teenagers (they didn't all talk at once): Yo chica, we tight. How you be doin? (I'm not in any way exaggerating or being stereotypical, they really said that)
Me: What can I do for you today?
Them: Just deposit that.
Me: So what are you guys out doing today?
Them: We abouts to go smoke dope. You cool with that right?
Me: *ummmmmm* .....uh oh.....please be careful. Have a nice day!
Way to show your uber-conservative, grandmotherly side Chels :)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
72
Today one of the customers at the bank taught me a math formula. The "Rule of 72". Have you heard of it? I never had..but actually, it seems to be a very useful formula. It is used for finding the amount of time it will take to double your money, depending on the going interest rate (for the scenario to work, the interest rate must remain consistent throughout the entirety of the process)
Amount of years it will take to double your money = 72/(% of interest).
Example: A deposit of $1,000 with 3% interest, will take 24 years = 72/3.
Why don't they teach this in schools?!
Amount of years it will take to double your money = 72/(% of interest).
Example: A deposit of $1,000 with 3% interest, will take 24 years = 72/3.
Why don't they teach this in schools?!
Media Update...
It's been a while, I can't even remember the last items that I reviewed, however I'll try and give an opinion on a the most recent I've enjoyed:
1). ERAGON, (book), by Christopher Paolini
My Rating: 6.3.
While I do realize that one must take into account the fact that I am not a fantasy reader (I've never read nor watched the Lord of the Rings), I decided to read this book to see what the craze was all about. I did enjoy the book, parts of it much more than others. At times I felt that book seemed to lag, and there was much repetition of Eragon and his traveling party being attacked, and later rescued. What I did, however, enjoy was the colorful descriptions of the fantasy world of Agalaesia (can't quite remember the spelling) in which humans, elves, dwarves all exist as well as an evil king and his amalgam of evil creatures. The descriptive writing created a world equal or better than what I can imagine is portrayed in the Lord of the Rings movies. All in all, I was very impressed to learn that the writer wrote the book at the ripe old age of 16. wow! Recommend? Yes, read it...but make sure you have time on your hands, it's a thick one.
*Side Note* A quote from Eragon that I found intriguing and worth thinking about:
Saphira (the dragon) to Eragon: "The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life."
--Eragaon, pg. 93. Christopher Paolioni
2). That 70s Show, Season 2 & 3 (tv show).
My Rating 7.0.
This show is just good old classic fun. Comprised mostly of teenage boys mocking each other and fighting over girls, it's pretty basic entertainment, and yet you find yourself endeared to the characters, despite their ridiculousness. Recommended? For a light hearted mood...yep, watch it.
3). ALIAS Season 3 -
My Rating 9.2
Yep, you already know I love this show, but I do have to say that seasons 1 and 3 are my favorites. Season 2 seems to lag a little in story line, 3 picks up and is probably the best season. Full of danger, love, betrayal, ass-kicking...it comes highly recommended by yours truly.
4). Monk Season 1 - I finally finished it! It took me a long time...
My Rating 7.0
I think I actually rated this once before but that was before I had watched it in its entirety. I enjoyed the show although it also, was a bit slow at times. It is by no means an action packed detective show, like most, however for the logical thinker it is enjoyable...and so far I have figured out most of the cases before Monk did. woo hoo! Maybe I should be a detective. While most people watching the show can be annoyed with his neurosis I found it mildly comforting as they seem to be simply magnifications of my own "obsessions"...like cleaning. Perhaps I've just divulged more of myself than you needed to know...oops! :)
I know that I have read and watched more than these 4 items in the last couple of weeks but those titles and subject seem to escape me at the moment...I'm currently in the midst of watched the second season of HEROES and reading...*drumroll please* TWILIGHT. You heard my correctly. While my inital opinion is to be skeptical of the craze over this pre-teen book about vampires, set in a town close to where I grew up (and which I know to be the most boring place on earth) I decided that I had to at least see what all the hype is about...so, an update to come soon....
Until then....thanks for reading! Merry rainy day from my work computer to yours ;)
1). ERAGON, (book), by Christopher Paolini
My Rating: 6.3.
While I do realize that one must take into account the fact that I am not a fantasy reader (I've never read nor watched the Lord of the Rings), I decided to read this book to see what the craze was all about. I did enjoy the book, parts of it much more than others. At times I felt that book seemed to lag, and there was much repetition of Eragon and his traveling party being attacked, and later rescued. What I did, however, enjoy was the colorful descriptions of the fantasy world of Agalaesia (can't quite remember the spelling) in which humans, elves, dwarves all exist as well as an evil king and his amalgam of evil creatures. The descriptive writing created a world equal or better than what I can imagine is portrayed in the Lord of the Rings movies. All in all, I was very impressed to learn that the writer wrote the book at the ripe old age of 16. wow! Recommend? Yes, read it...but make sure you have time on your hands, it's a thick one.
*Side Note* A quote from Eragon that I found intriguing and worth thinking about:
Saphira (the dragon) to Eragon: "The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life."
--Eragaon, pg. 93. Christopher Paolioni
2). That 70s Show, Season 2 & 3 (tv show).
My Rating 7.0.
This show is just good old classic fun. Comprised mostly of teenage boys mocking each other and fighting over girls, it's pretty basic entertainment, and yet you find yourself endeared to the characters, despite their ridiculousness. Recommended? For a light hearted mood...yep, watch it.
3). ALIAS Season 3 -
My Rating 9.2
Yep, you already know I love this show, but I do have to say that seasons 1 and 3 are my favorites. Season 2 seems to lag a little in story line, 3 picks up and is probably the best season. Full of danger, love, betrayal, ass-kicking...it comes highly recommended by yours truly.
4). Monk Season 1 - I finally finished it! It took me a long time...
My Rating 7.0
I think I actually rated this once before but that was before I had watched it in its entirety. I enjoyed the show although it also, was a bit slow at times. It is by no means an action packed detective show, like most, however for the logical thinker it is enjoyable...and so far I have figured out most of the cases before Monk did. woo hoo! Maybe I should be a detective. While most people watching the show can be annoyed with his neurosis I found it mildly comforting as they seem to be simply magnifications of my own "obsessions"...like cleaning. Perhaps I've just divulged more of myself than you needed to know...oops! :)
I know that I have read and watched more than these 4 items in the last couple of weeks but those titles and subject seem to escape me at the moment...I'm currently in the midst of watched the second season of HEROES and reading...*drumroll please* TWILIGHT. You heard my correctly. While my inital opinion is to be skeptical of the craze over this pre-teen book about vampires, set in a town close to where I grew up (and which I know to be the most boring place on earth) I decided that I had to at least see what all the hype is about...so, an update to come soon....
Until then....thanks for reading! Merry rainy day from my work computer to yours ;)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Quote for Thought
He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
- Sir William Drummond
- Sir William Drummond
Thursday, January 8, 2009
I recognize...
the fact that I haven't written in a loooooong time. With the craziness of the snow piles, Christmas, New Years, stressing out about grad school applications, and hating my job...blogging may perhaps have gotten lost in the process. Let me sum up...
Christmas - was great! I was pretty worried that I wouldn't make it home, due to blizzards and icy roads, but my beautiful mother came to my rescue on Christmas Eve and actually drove over to get me in her car (much safer than my own) and my father and grandmother drove me home on Christmas day. Christmas itself was a quiet event, spent with my parents, brother (home FINALLY from a harrowing flight experience trying to get out of Idaho and into SeaTac), and Grandmother. We opened presents, chatted, built a gingerbread house and ate lots of delicious food (and way too many sweets!) Fortunately for me this year, Christmas was really only one day (not two weeks like it is in college!) so I didn't have too much time to overload on holidays desserts.
New Years - also fun. I went to a get-together with a group of college friends in the UDistrict. We had a lovely dinner made by Morgan and an evening full of chatting and home-made charades....quite entertaining! We capped off the evening with a speedy rush up Queen Anne hill to watch the fireworks off the Space Needle and toast with champagne. Unforunately because it was raining and FREEZING, we didn't stay long...but all in all, it was a good night...and I stayed up later than I have in a reallllly long time...I'm such an old woman!
Pics to come someday when I'm at my actual computer....
Christmas - was great! I was pretty worried that I wouldn't make it home, due to blizzards and icy roads, but my beautiful mother came to my rescue on Christmas Eve and actually drove over to get me in her car (much safer than my own) and my father and grandmother drove me home on Christmas day. Christmas itself was a quiet event, spent with my parents, brother (home FINALLY from a harrowing flight experience trying to get out of Idaho and into SeaTac), and Grandmother. We opened presents, chatted, built a gingerbread house and ate lots of delicious food (and way too many sweets!) Fortunately for me this year, Christmas was really only one day (not two weeks like it is in college!) so I didn't have too much time to overload on holidays desserts.
New Years - also fun. I went to a get-together with a group of college friends in the UDistrict. We had a lovely dinner made by Morgan and an evening full of chatting and home-made charades....quite entertaining! We capped off the evening with a speedy rush up Queen Anne hill to watch the fireworks off the Space Needle and toast with champagne. Unforunately because it was raining and FREEZING, we didn't stay long...but all in all, it was a good night...and I stayed up later than I have in a reallllly long time...I'm such an old woman!
Pics to come someday when I'm at my actual computer....
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