Retrophobic

A quick converstation this morning between me and a guy I work with. Note: I was supposed to be in at six and I did indeed make it there at six.

Guy: This day is just dragging on. Probably ’cause I’ve been here since four.

Me: Four?? What were you doing here an hour early?

Guy: I forgot about the time change. I thought it was tonight.

Me: TIME CHANGE?! *frantically looking for a clock* Wait, what time is it really?!

Apparently, technology is awesome, and my phone automatically adjusted itself at two a.m. like it’s supposed to. My alarm went off at the new time, I had had an extra hour of sleep without knowing it, and when I glanced at my wall clock while getting dressed… I guess I only glanced at the minute hand!

This is all probably a good thing because I always stress about time change. Wait, that was today, right? Did I look at the clock I actually changed? CRAP, what if I’m the only idiot in the world who changed their clock and it’s really NEXT WEEK??

At the beginning of November 2005, I joined this website where you could create a time capsule of sorts to be sent to you a certain amount of time later. I filled mine out, and set it to three years; it would come to me at the end of October 2008, a date that seemed so far into the future that I was sure to forget about it. Well, I did. Thankfully, though, the email I used for mine is one I still use to sign up for things so I don’t get a bunch of spam in my normal email. I needed to duck into there for a confirmation email one day, and saw this sitting up near the top.

Today I opened it. I’m not going to post the entire thing because some parts are kind of personal, but a lot of it was a pretty interesting look into who I was and to who I hoped to become.

Current
Age: eighteen
height: five six - ish
status: single and not looking… too much.
hobbies: web and graphic design, blogging, writing, crochet, sewing, DANCE

The basics haven’t changed, except now I’m 21 and don’t have time for the crocheting and the sewing very often. I don’t dance as much as I think I used to, either… which makes me kinda sad. (more…)

Please don’t kill me for this.

• Sukkot was terriffic. We went (by ourselves, alas) to a campground in Sulphur OK and just had a nice relaxing time. It wasn’t “exciting” in the traditional sense of the word, but I got off work for six days, got to sleep in, got to stay up late, and I saw the Milky Way for the second time in my life.
• The Internet broke for a while. The good news is, when they sent us a replacement, it came with wireless… and my new computer (unlike the old one) came with WiFi!
• Work is going great. I honestly really love my job, even with all of its day-to-day frustrations.
• Dearma (my grandmother who I’m really close to) is coming down in December and staying clear through Hanukkah into January. Yippee!!
• It’s almost time to open up an email time capsule I sent three years ago, in 2005. Just a few more days! When I open it up, I’ll be sure to post something up here.

So between Sukkot and a broken Internet, you can see why I haven’t been around much. Everything’s working great now, though, so while this isn’t a promise I’ll be around more… I’ll try much much harder.

I really think it’s amazing how much you can tell about a person just by looking at the kind of music they listen to. You can peek into someone’s CD case or start flipping through their iPod and almost get a picture of the person, without ever meeting them. I mean, for the most part. When you find someone who’s listening to the latest hip-hop and rock, you probably won’t picture them as a sweet and innocent young girl, right? No, you’d expect to find Hannah Montana in her iPod.

I also think it’s weird how you can look at your own music and thing “hmm… that’s eclectic. What kind of person am I, anyway?”

Anyhow, all this to say, here’s the top ten most frequently played songs on my iPod. Think whatever you’d like.

1. Blind - Lifehouse
2. Breath - Breaking Benjamin
3. Whispers in the Dark - Skillet
4. Your Guardian Angel - The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
5. Viva la Vida - Coldplay
6. 9 Crimes - Damien Rice
7. Black Balloon - The Goo Goo Dolls
8. Broken - Lifehouse
9. Congratulations - Blue October ft. Imogen Heap
10. Things I’ll Never Say - Avril Lavigne

What this says about me? No clue. It says I’ve got a short attention span when it comes to music. Anyhow, you should listen to each and every one of these songs, because they’re amazing in their own right. Go. Now.

Edit: I just realized there’s not an ounce of Relient K in that list. Tastes change, I guess?