I got to see my nieces for Easter and they are both a lot of fun. We had them hunting plastic eggs in my parent’s backyard and the littlest suddenly squatted down and picked something up – then delightedly exclaimed, “Rock!”<\/p>\n
Not quite the object of the game, but she was having fun. She also delights in saying her own name – and correcting people when they call her something else.<\/p>\n
I’ll get to see them again for Mother’s day.<\/p>\n
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\nLast week, I conducted some usability tests on our website along with a focus group. I’d done these kind of tests before and we always learn a lot – though they are tiring – but this was the first focus group I had done.<\/p>\n
It went amazingly well. I think we got a real insight into our students and learned a lot about how they use the site on a computer and on their phone. It was fun and engaging too – I’m hoping we can do more of these.<\/p>\n
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\nI updated my garmin recently while I was doing yardwork. It’s slow to update and I was able to multi-task. The problem? My garmin didn’t have enough storage space for the new map.<\/p>\n
Really? Did the US suddenly get bigger? How does that work? It suggested I insert a memory card – which I don’t have and which my garim doesn’t have a slot for – or load only a region of the maps.<\/p>\n
I did the later and I’m now good unless I travel further west than Illinois. So much for the lifetime maps…
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\nI took the day off today to get some errands done. By 9 o’clock I had:<\/p>\n
1. had breakfast
\n2. dropped off the cat to get his teeth checked
\n3. got copies of paperwork made at staples
\n4. bought a gift card at giant eagle
\n5. worked on two art projects
\n6. fixed some tea
\n7. cleaned the litter box<\/p>\n
Next up, a trip to the Clerk of Courts to get a passport. Or rather, submit the application and pay a pile of money. I was loaded down with documentation and had my checkbook ready.<\/p>\n
Except…<\/p>\n
No, sorry, that’s not going to work. You need a certified copy of your birth certificate. Not the original and not a photo copy – both of which I had. The clerk gave me the phone number and website of the right department – in Illinois – that I’ll have to contact. She also stapled my photo to the application. Gee, thanks for the staples. So, more fees and more bullshit.<\/p>\n
As my niece would say, “Not today, customer!”<\/p>\n
I don’t have any immediate travel plans, but I was hoping to make the most of my day and get some of these things done.<\/p>\n
So, I went and got my watch band fixed, then lunch at BK. They screwed up my sandwich and I didn’t realize it until I was long gone.<\/p>\n
I let out my neighbor’s dogs, wiped the mayo off the sandwich and ate it, and then went home.<\/p>\n
Now I’m waiting for the gas company to come and check the meter for… ummm… I really don’t know why except I have to be here between 12-4 because it’s the year 2014 and they can’t schedule any more accurately than that.<\/p>\n
Finally – insult to injury – Diablo 3 is down for maintenance today.<\/p>\n
Really?<\/p>\n
Expansion pack. 4 hours to kill. System is down.<\/p>\n
Screw it. I’m going to go read a book. At least those don’t require extra forms from out of state or an internet connection. And the don’t come with mayo, thankfully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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