I originally went to school for middle grades education, but changed majors to Computer Science. I am now thinking of going back to get a degree in something like art, as a change of pace. I deal with HHS professors and their computers all day at work, but now it is summertime, so happily there's a lot more parking on campus! However, I live about a mile away from work, so sometimes I don't park on campus anyway...sometimes I do that and then get rained on in the evening though.

I have two cats, and like small dogs. I don't have anything against big dogs...nor do I have anything against Emu, Alpaca, or Water Buffalo. However, the cats get voting rights in all new pet selections, so...

I make use of the ancient ninjitsu arts of tech support to do battle with the entropic forces brought to bear by students and professors. In other words, when someone breaks the computers, I wander into the room and something about the electromagnetic field that surrounds me scares them back into working order. Sometimes I have to plug in a cord or click some things at random, but usually my mere presence really is all it takes.

What's all that hard to do, really? I thought computers were easy, that's why I got into CS and work in IT. I used to be a pretty good tennis player (though my backhand was weak), and I did fencing and archery in college. I can cook, but I'm usually too lazy to do so. I can bake a mean pie.

I absolutely suck at billiards though. I maintain that pool tables warp time and space, which is why geometry doesn't seem to work around them. By the same token, I suck at bowling, because clearly the gutters exert a gravitational pull on bowling balls...

Some people seem to first notice that I walk down the street while reading a book. Others (ie - those that drive on different streets) may notice first that I have curly hair?

some of my favorite authors: Jim Butcher (the Harry Dresden books), Brandon Sanderson (Elantris, Mistborn), CS Friedman (the Coldfire Trilogy, Soulfire), Elizabeth Moon (various sci-fi books, The Speed of Dark)

some recent nonfiction reading: God is Not Great (Hitchens), The Assualt on Reason (Al Gore), Entanglement (the quantum kind)

I read a lot more than I think I can indicate here.

Due to it being a required part of my lease, I now have the cable tvs. Thus was I forcibly introduced to the wonders of House, BSG, Family Guy, Monk. Actually, I can't watch too many episodes of Monk at one time, or I'll start being OCD myself...so far I don't think House has rubbed off on me. Maybe it is just because I am sarcastic to start with.

What I do at work (when not working): Read (look at pictures) the webcomcis: xkcd, dinosaur comics, Pokey the Penguin. Keep aprised of world events and tech news. Talk to friends online. Play flash games.

In no particular order...or maybe, in a peculiar order?

-A good pair of walking shoes

-the interweb

-a laser pen to keep the cats entertained (lest they consume my eyeballs in my sleep)

-the starry night sky

-air conditioning (I could probably manage in the current season without it though...)

-the written word

-the Strong force, so that my atoms don't go flinging electrons everywhere

-the living force, because it binds the galaxy together

-irrational numbers, because circles would be weird if pi was exactly 3

-Gravity, so that the planet doesn't go flinging into the vacuum of space

-Sleep: even if sleep weren't required for living, I would probably still do it. Of course, since it is required, it means we can sleep for a significant fraction of every day without feeling guilty!

-Dihydrogen oxide - the best tasting drink ever!

-Skin

-lists that are longer than 6 items long

-sarcasm

-base 10 - the day-to-day number system of choice!

-hexadecimal - computers wouldn't work without it

-binary - computers definitely wouldn't work without it

What was it I was going to do at work today/tomorrow? Why did I leave the key-card that unlocks my office in the car again? Speaking of my car, where was it that I parked today? Oh yeah, I walked to work this morning! Good thing it's not raining since I have to walk home. What is it I should write on my online "about me" section? If numbers like pi and the speed of light are universal constants that define the very nature of space and time, then why is it that they are called irrational numbers, and 1 is the basic unit of numberness? Why are parking decks always called "our new parking solution" when really they seem to end up causing more problems?

Hanging out with the friday night gaming geek squad. Matt just got himself a fancy new house, so soon we can hang out in style...sound proof Rock Band basement with a climbing wall (coming soon). I'm not sure if the two activities should be undertaken simultaneously, but I'm intrigued by the possibility...

I am a time traveler - I advance through time at the rate of one second per second.

I have named my car, but I keep calling it by the previous car's name because names aren't my strong point.

It is vitally important to a part of me that I pay for things (restaurant tabs, bills, etc.) and thus most receipts show $xx.00 On the other hand, this particular quirk annoys another part of me.

I once left pi as a tip. But I rounded up for the total, so at restaurants, pi is 3.15...

My left-brain once cheated at a game of paper-rock-scissors with my right-brain.

In college, my friends called me the "fake southerner" because I'm from GA, but apparently sound like a northerner. Or at least, not like a southerner...

You are possessed of two (2) X chromosomes, and zero (0) Y chromosomes.

You are also possessed of numerous other chromosomes, which collectively make you human, or at least mostly human. No monkeys.

You speak the English language. And I don't mean Middle English, either. Nor Old (Olde) English. British English might be ok, because aluminum is a much sexier word that way.

The caps lock on your computer is not permanently depressed.

You are not permanently depressed.

You are not, currently, on fire. If this line doesn't describe you, perhaps you should call 911?

You know why 1 + 1 = 10

Or maybe you don't know why 1 + 1 = 10, so you searched google and foun the answer, but you still want an excuse to message me?

You would not be opposed to using a time canoe to go get delicious Arctic Circle candy. (If you get this obscure reference, then you are surely awesome!)