neato links

whoa it's september already.

playing online games as an adult - yea, pretty much...

bored at work? make weapons from paperclips

ok go and the muppets - baa-aark?

if ever i buy a house with a basement, i'm getting this puzzle

katamari desk organizer DIY project looks fun

cartography of the world - globaia - very neat

10 things learned from packing

here are 10 things i've learned from packing my parents' house and cleaning out boxes from 5+ years ago

1. before microsoft office, there was lotus symphony

2. i actually read quite a decent amount of books when i was a kid

3. how to be a pack rat = keep all (and i mean ALL) things that might be useful, such as receipts, paperwork, cables, maps, postcards, pictures, VHS and cassette tapes, floor plans, boxes, magazines, books, floppies, sauce packs, utensils..............

4. how to be a pack rat #2 - have one item and two backups in case that one breaks

5. how to be a pack rat #3 - buy tons of clothing when they're on sale and never wear them (i am somewhat guilty of this)

6. you only know so much about your family history as your parents tell you... ex., old photos and family trees are completely lost on me now

7. how to fill your fridge - buy all your food from costco

8. i used to weigh more, and now i know why. my parents fed me a lot of food!

9. classic gender stereotyping annoys me. men are not the only gender that can pack computer parts. in fact, i probably know more about computers than 50% of men out there. thanks for the vote of confidence.

10. hurricane irene really does not want to let anyone in or out of nyc :(

interesting links i've saved up

interesting study on decision fatigue..

the whole world in a minute makes me want to travel

cool depiction of the tree of life for hyrule

want to feel nostalgic about solitaire?

i am a sucker for tiny things

10 thoughts galore

1. i'll be in new york for the next 10 days to help pack my mother's house. it's going to be my last time in the area for a long while. i'm going to miss visiting regularly... it has become home away from home

2. finally finished clash of kings. i really want to watch the HBO series now...

3. music from pixar's Up will forever invoke bittersweet emotions

4. dear seattle - if being green is your goal, why are all of your stairwells locked, forcing people to use elevators to get anywhere?

5. i need a new personal phone, but should i upgrade to a smart phone when though i already lug my work's blackberry?

6. ok, so no more buying nice-to-haves. only the must-haves-to-live. except during vacation.

7. traffic patterns in seattle outright suck

8. i may be obsessed with food, since all of my planning revolves around meals

9. cupcakes are fun to make. see?

10. it's still hard to believe that it's been 3 months since craziness started. here's to more random things life throws out

seattle + 2 months

it's been 2 months since i moved to seattle. time really does fly. lesse... interesting things that have happened?

- work has picked up some pace

- really enjoying walking next to pike place market each day from work

- attended many meetups for general outings and board games

- experiencied the seattle freeze first hand

- feeling some dejavu between now and when i first moved to madison

- took a food trip to vancouver

- watched a little bit of the blue angels

- lots of shopping and splurging, still

- i now have a number of groupon/livingsocial vouchers...

so goes the life of moving to a new city.

a quick 10 thoughts

1. photos update: seattle firsts additions and vancouver

2. it's august, and summer has just begun in seattle. sigh.

3. the best parts about ikea furniture is the price and the fact that you get to build it

4. soon i will have a tan on the left side of my face because that's where the sun shines when walking to/from work

5. despite all the walking, i do need to find some more vigorous activity

6. sometimes i think politicians forgot how to compromise

7. this cat is quite amusing

8. the jade plants are starting to grow. hooray, i didn't kill them!

9. i read very slowly

10. back to the old bumming habits. rebuilding is tough

intriguing links laying around

the work life simplified - sad but true sometimes

sunscreen infograph now that the sun is out

if link had a portal gun... oh the possibilities

our memory banks are changing

best of all... pomeranian puppies! aww those lil' balls of fluff

10 thoughts? sure why not

1. long overdue set of photos taken since moving to seattle

2. green tea tiramisu at hiroki was delicious

3. just tried google+, there are certainly lots of neat and promising features. guess i'll be playing with it more soon

4. playing piano is an important de-stressor for me

5. the apartment is almost complete. just need a TV and to actually organize/clean/decorate the place

6. my career path is divided again between two contrasting roles. which way to go?

7. i wonder when i should start switching over to blu-ray. seems so costly to replace dvds though

8. the perfectionist inside is affecting my judgement

9. while the nation is baking and melting alive, i am wondering why it isn't warmer here...

10. it's been two months of many big life changes, and they're still coming

one month sure flies fast

time sure flies

1. i'd really like a new career or to be able to define what my current one is

2. moving here at the beginning of summer is REALLY skewing my image of typical seattle weather

3. my wallet is crying because i've been shopping too much for apt stuff. yet i still want more

4. yes, it will take me a good year to feel settled again

5. i'd prefer to hear the loud train coming by than the constant ringing of cross signals

6. this short work week seemed really rough for everyone i know

7. i'm surprised that companies still use dial-up as standard data transfer protocol

8. won $25 playing blackjack at a local casino. gambling is fun... teehee

9. future trainers - please don't just create ppt videos that read off the text on the screen

10. people with offices should close their door so you don't overhear personal calls and reading off corporate credit cards...

a few various links

landing your kid in therapy points out many interesting things about our generation

similarities of harry potter and star wars. ah the generations

lord of the rings lego style - wow...

human hair necklaces... ah, bayonetta's inspiration

inspiring 10 rules of life i've already forgotten

i don't play WoW but this made me lol