Resistance is Futile

I tried to resist; I really did.  Everyone kept posting about Pinterest and I thought I didn't need another social networking thing.  I even checked it out and spent some time looking at stuff before I signed up and I didn't really get the whole point of it.  So I waited and occasionally went back and checked it out.  I watched my friends posting on Facebook that they had pinned something new.  Then I found a few interesting recipes and some funny pictures and I decided to join.  Now, this is exactly how I feel:



I even found this on Pinterest.  I borrowed this from here. 

So suffice it to say I have a new time suck and I plan on spending even more time there.  If you haven't checked it out I highly recommend it.  Unless, you know, you have things to do in which case I don't recommend it because those things will never get done.  Don't say I didn't warn you.

Growing up Amish

I finished Growing up Amish by Ira Wagler last night.  To be honest, the synopsis made it sound a lot more interesting than it really turned out to be.  It's the author's true story about growing up in an Amish community and how he eventually left them.  He leaves and returns a few times throughout his early life.  Some parts of it were interesting because it was an insider's view of the Amish and what it's really like for them.  However, he sort of glossed over a lot of the details in those situations or repeated the same examples throughout the book.  Also, it started to feel very repetitive after he'd left and returned a few times.  He would use the same description about how he felt.  It seemed like he was trying to add suspense to a few parts, but it really just seemed overdone. 

I will say that it's an easy read.  I read the whole thing in just a few days.  His writing style makes it feel like you're having a conversation with someone, but, like I said, it's a little repetitive.  Overall, it was interesting to see inside the Amish community (although he's quick to point out that they all have their differences), but it wasn't very exciting.  I'd rent it from the library, but I wouldn't buy the book. 

Memories of the Future

I finished reading the first volume of Memories of the Future by Wil Wheaton yesterday.  My morning ritual was to watch an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and then read the corresponding chapter in the book.  It makes the book that much better because I know exactly what he's talking about. 

I loved reading this book.  It gave a behind the scenes look at some of the things that happened on the show and it's also hilarious.  More than once my husband would look at me like I'd suddenly sprouted a second head because I would just burst out laughing.  His writing style flows very well and I love his snarky sense of humor.  I imagine some fans would be a little put off by someone making fun of the show, but his love for the people he worked with and the work they did shows through. 

I'd love to read the second volume, but for whatever reason it's not available for the Kindle.  I guess I need to do some searching and maybe I can find another digital version to read. 

Happy Pi Day

Happy Pi Day everyone!  In honor of such a nerdy day, I thought I'd share something awesome that I discovered yesterday while on my lunch break.  Jen of Epbot shared it yesterday and it made me laugh so hard I cried. 

It's called Fashion It So and it's a blog entirely devoted to rehashing old episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and commenting on some of the fashion choices.  It's hysterical and I imagine it's still funny even if you have never seen the show.  It's even better if you have though.  I do not recommend reading it while at work though unless you want to get some really strange looks from your coworkers (trust me, I speak from experience). 

Enjoy your Pi Day!

Updates

Yeah, it's only been about six months since I last posted anything.  We'll call it settling in.  A lot has happened in the last six months.  We moved into our house and painted one of the rooms.  We've done very little to the house outside of that because I had the worst work schedule in the world and barely saw my husband.  But now my schedule is at least semi-normal so we've been enjoying our new time together. 

I've crossed a bunch of things off my list.  We rode a train near Santa Cruz.  It took us through the redwoods and was a ton of fun, even if we were the only people there without kids. That also counted as visiting a new city as we'd never been there before. 

We celebrated Christmas at our house, which was a lot of fun.  It was so nice to have everyone together and not have to worry about traveling as much (although we did still travel).

Yesterday we had a picnic, which was awesome.  It was the first really nice day that neither of us had to work so we spent it outside where we watched people ride a zip line.  Hubby almost talked me into riding it, but we decided to go do other stuff instead.

I also had surgery.  My gallbladder finally came out and I feel so much better.  Laying around for a couple weeks led to me reading a few books.  I read Wil Wheaton's Just a Geek, which is hilarious and sweet, much like his blog.  I love reading his stuff.  If I can ever get it to work for me, I plan on reading Memories of the Future soon.  That book is a bunch of his memories and critiques on the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation (yes, I'm a huge nerd).  If it's even half as funny as the podcasts that he created for it it'll be great. 

I also read the Tenebrea trilogy by Roxann Dawson and Daniel Graham.  Those books were freaking awesome.  I had to order the second and third ones when I was only halfway through the first because I knew I didn't want to wait to read them.  The writing is incredibly well-done and the characters are so realistic.  It's sci-fi, but very relatable at the same time.  I wish Roxann Dawson would publish more as she's an excellent author. 

So basically that's been my life outside of work for the past few months.  I'm looking forward to getting back to blogging.