And this is news??

I have to stop taking these quizzes. But they're so dead ON.

You are a super geek You are into everything that is geeky – which is hard because there are so many types of geeks. You are very smart and have a great imagination. People who call you a geek are just jealous, right? Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

What would my epitaph say?

Sorry, I'm really bored tonight. This had me laughing so hard I thought I would choke. But then I wouldn't have been able to post. They must know my nickname.

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We need more lessons like this one....

I would choose a word other than bullshit, but the rest works for me.

Look, a desk!

Look, a desk!, originally uploaded by nukediver.

Well, I finally unearthed a corner of the basement this weekend. It felt good to wade through the paper that's accumulated over the last two years. I've really wanted to get my writing space back. There's something comforting about having a cozy nook in which to put pen to paper, or pixel to screen.

Woohoo!

It's official - I found out today that I passed all the ordination exams I took back in January! Four down, one to go. Looks like I'll be doing a little Biblical Hermeneutics during August. Bleah. In many ways, the significance of this hasn't hit me yet. I've watched many friends struggle through this process, not passing the exams the first time around, all the while dreading the time that I would have to sit there for three hours at a shot, answering three sets of questions for each exam with barely any time at all to review what I wrote, all the time wondering why we were being put through this exercise.

A girl can dream...

I am really determined this year to find my office. And when I do, it will look like this one. It's in the basement. In the corner. Right over there. Behind the mountain of boxes of books and graduate school papers. Which are under the bags of stuff to donate. Which are behind the stuff from last summer's vacation. My realistic goal? To find this office before I graduate. May 2008. I can do it. Yes I can.

Weak-Kneed Coward

For those of you that know me, you know that I am generally not afraid of many things. I am not afraid of spiders or snakes. I am not afraid of the ocean. I am not afraid of sharks. I am not afraid to be in the ocean with sharks. I am not afraid to travel to strange and scary places, either alone or with friends. I am not afraid to go back to school for something totally different. I am not afraid to speak in public. I am not afraid to laugh at myself. There is one thing, however, that strikes fear deep into my heart. Skywalk.

Flikr Flack

Whoa! Anybody been following the Flickr fiasco? I've been away the last four days and just got back this evening. Thought I'd upload some pics from my weekend. Boy was I surprised when I went to my Flickr page and found some *lovely* pr0n images! WTF?!? I was thiiis close to canceling my account when Yahoo took over 'cause I didn't have a good feeling about it. Guess I should have gone with my gut feeling on this one. Turns out that EVERYBODY'S images are screwed up. This has been happening for days, with no replies from Flickr staff. I've been posting some comments on the blog they set up for this, but it just went down ("Flickr is having a massage") about 5 minutes ago. I guess somebody finally listened when half the Flickr users said to take the site down until it's fixed. Duh. How stupid can they BE?

What gets me with this is that Flickr/Yahoo couldn't be bothered with honesty, saying that their servers/migration went kaflooey and that they'd have to take the site down for a bit. C'mon. The world would be a better place if we all 'fessed up when we messed up. Now, instead of a small group of grumpy folks you've got a rightfully angry mob, looking for someone to jab with their pitchforks. Can't say that I blame 'em....

11:00 PM EST update...they're up...they're down...no, wait a minute....sigh.....

5 reasons why I love snow

Blue, originally uploaded by nukediver.

5. When it snows, it means it's cold outside. I like it cold outside.

4. When it snows, it's quiet. I live near the confluence of several major highways (it IS New Jersey, after all) and when it snows, I can't hear any of them.

3. When it snows, it's purty.

2. When it snows, the air is crisp and clean.

1. And, when it snows on Valentine's Day, it's an extra added reason to stay inside and snuggle ;-)

Happy Valentine's Day!

The rest of the story behind my name

Full speed ahead!, originally uploaded by nukediver.

And I love to scuba dive. Any questions?