February 5, 2016

 I slept in this morning but relative to how late I stayed up last night I probably got less sleep than usual. Such is life. It worked out well though because I was able to do the research and write up my new tech entry for my technology class. I picked a site that allows you to quickly create a mobile website. The company hasn't tweeted since 2009 and that was about the last time there is any real reference to them online so that isn't a good sign. They seem to have gone quite after they sued Google and Facebook at the same time over a patent issue. Regardless, the website still works and it was really simple to use. I could see it being very useful for libraries that want a presence on mobile but don't want to put in the time and effort to code a mobile friendly website if they don't have one already.

I think I waited until this afternoon to actually post my write-up but I may have done it before lunch. At this point the afternoon seems to have disappeared. I watched some YouTube videos, including The Big Fat Quiz of Everything. They usually do one for a particular decade or year but this one was over everything. And it was funny as always. At one point there was even a pastry food fight. I think I might play that for Chipotle night instead of a bunch of shorter videos.

I played a little Animal Crossing today and I appreciated it so much more after playing Castaway Paradise. That is still a fun game, and I've put in a little bit of time every day (mostly to get the daily unlocks), but Animal Crossing is better. But it is also a full-priced franchise game for Nintendo, so it should be better. I think I'm going to play a little more after I finish writing this.

My drive down for class went well. I had to pass a truck with a trailer and a semi in the second half of my journey but other than that I was able to drive at my own pace for most of the trip. It was nice. Part of that may have been the reason for me feeling like I got to campus really early. I also didn't stop to use the restroom so that has something to do with it. I felt like I made it down much faster last time, too but when I looked at some previous times I had written down when I was first making the trip I was pretty much on par. Maybe I'm just getting out of town faster.

Class went well. A big chunk of it was taken up by our introductions. The best was probably a lady who teaches English at a university who made a comment about a piece of software she uses, saying that she didn't think it was the Devil but it was probably possessed by the Devil. She also remarked that all the documents she has lost over the years were probably with with missing sock. The most interesting introduction was a guy who I haven't seen since orientation because he's usually in the other section. He couldn't speak too loud because he said on Tuesday when he was walking down the street he was randomly punched in the throat by a stranger. What the hell is that about? People are ridiculous. For the last hour and a half we talked about photo editing which almost put me to sleep. She was showing stuff in Photoshop, which I don't use so I did learn a little about that, but the concepts are the same with Gimp so most of it wasn't necessary. I was tempted a few times to chime in but I'm not that kind of person in a large group setting. So I sat there and zoned out. A decent part of my job includes manipulating images so I'm pretty much past the basics that we're covering in class.

Not too long after class started I remembered that I didn't remember putting my shirt for tomorrow in my car. Before I left the house today I was packing up my dinner and remembered that I had left my shirt downstairs, so I stopped and went down to get it, putting it right in front of my coat so I wouldn't forget it. And then as I was walking out the door I moved it out of the way so I could get my coat. What an idiot. Rather than going out to my car during our break I texted my mom and she confirmed that it was still hanging by the door.

There were a few weird coincidences surrounding this forgetfulness. This was the second time I have forgotten my shirt for the second day of the weekend. Like last time, I was wearing a t-shirt today instead of my normal button-up shirt. We were also in the same computer lab that we were in the first time I forgot my shirt, and we haven't been in that room since that first time. It's as if it was meant to be.

My mom suggested I “be an adult” and go to Walmart and buy a shirt. Last time I just wore the same shirt twice. No one probably noticed and no one would probably notice this time. Also, there was that story of my classmate getting punched in the throat earlier this week, granted that didn't happen at Walmart, but still the same town. We ended up getting out of class a little early and when I got out to my car I made the decision to go outside my comfort zone, so I looked up where Walmart was. It took me a minute to figure out the map but once I found the campus I was able to orient myself and it was pretty easy. And then I went to Walmart, found the Men's clothing, picked out the first mostly green shirt, and bought it. I'm probably a medium but I got a large because I didn't want to risk it being too small. It did turn out to be a little too big but that is better than too small, and it isn't really noticeable when my hoodie is on. It's annoying that sizes aren't universal across clothing brands. It is also annoying that I am getting up to a size where I am kind of in between sizes. I need to start exercising more and eating less. Not only for the health stuff but also so I can situate myself safely in one clothing size.

I mentioned possibly playing Animal Crossing after this but I'm starting to feel that tired feeling so I think I'm going to go to bed instead. That sounds way better to me right now.