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Well, it finally happened. And on my birthday no less. I got half way to the Village (from Tomlinson) on the Greenie before realizing that I had forgotten my RFID-bearing Case ID, which is needed to get my car out of the Village parking garage, at my desk.
This was especially frustrating because while I was waiting for the greenie, the nextbus sign said the shuttle was "Arriving." For ten. solid. minutes.
I seem to recall reading somewhere on http://planet.case.edu, the theory that the GPS tracking system for the commuter shuttle gets confused because that shuttle stops twice at UH. But that doesn't explain why the tracking system can't figure out that the commuter shuttle isn't at Crawford when it isn't at Crawford. For ten. solid. minutes. I gotta tell you, I check nextbus before I leave my desk and whether I wait 2 minutes or 20 for the shuttle is still a complete crap shoot.
And then there is that whole can't-get-my-card-sans-ID business. I know. I have my moments of forgetfulness. Should they be penalized with 45-minutes of laps around campus just to be able to drive home. (Yes, I am just pissed because it wasted 45 minutes of my birthday.) If only that d@mn RFID chip COULD be implanted in my left index finger, my car would never be stuck in the Village again.
And y'know what. The RFID privacy freaks have it all wrong. If nextbus can't figure out where a GPS-enabled shuttle is, then how the heck is anyone going to be able to track me via an RFID chip in my left index finger.
So go ahead, chip me.
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Frustration with the commuter shuttle has been one of the healthiest things to happen to me lately. My pants suddenly fit a whole lot better now that I've started walking the 30 minute round trip (almost) every day. But it is frustrating on the rainy/slushy/otherwise crappy days we have so often here in Cleveland.
My Muppet Personality
This was good. I'm glad I didn't turn out to be Beaker or one of the old farts.
You're a cool dog, and you always present a relaxed vibe.
A talented pianist, you can play almost anything - especially songs by Beethoven.
"My bark is worse than my bite, and my piano playing beats 'em both."
Stolen from Martinimade.
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Jon Erik won a role in The Fantasticks, one of his all-time favorite musicals. He'll be playing the part of Matt's father.
In other fantastic news, we're planning a summer vacation to Machu Picchu. Time to start researching shots and breaking hiking boots!
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Nerd, Geek, Dork?
The Case Writers/Editors group spent an hour and a half on Wednesday debating the finer points of AP/Chicago/Case style, which begged the question: did that make us nerds, geeks, or dorks. Luckily Steve T. knew of an appropriate testing mechanism. Here were my results.65 % Nerd, 43% Geek, 43% Dork
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.
The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.
Congratulations!
Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST
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This is how I scored. I'd sent the results to Steve but not to the whole gang:
Pure Nerd
60 % Nerd, 17% Geek, 4% Dork
-Heidi
Crazy, Surprising Things...
... I've encountered in the last few days.
Sunday evening it was snowing like crazy when I drove into University Circle for MaDaCol rehersal. Right here on MLK drive, I saw a car that had careened off the road and landed nose down in the creek to the east of the road. I mean, the car was perpendicular to the ground.
Yesterday, I had an appointment with one of my health professionals and she had two PUPPIES in her office. They were spaniels of some variety, a couple months old, and adorable! She plans to train them to be therapy dogs. I think they are already on their way.
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