Tuesday: potluck

Tonight we had a potluck with Bible Study. I'll admit, they tend to be some of my favorite nights. It's nice to get caught up with people again. We also played this fun game that involved finding things on a screen. It sounds rather dumb, but it actually worked out pretty well. :)

I'm rather tired tonight, but glad that tomorrow is a shorter day of work.

Monday: Kingdom of Loathing

Ben and I started playing Kingdom of Loathing (again). It's probably about the third time that we've started, but I also think it's the longest I've played it. One of the fun parts of it is the text that comes with the mobs. The other is that everything has a real-life reference. Below are some of the things I've fought in the last few days.

This is a play on Hello Kitty, the famous cat character created by the Japanese company Sanrio. "Iiti" is the ancient Egyptian word for "hello", making this an ancient Egyptian mummified version of Kitty, hence the mention of merchandise with her face on it.

The second part of the use message is a reference to the environmentalist cartoon Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

• haxx0r = hack or hacker
• 1337 = 'Leet' (as in an elite hacker)

PS: Should you consider playing the game there are two things to consider. 1) It's free and 2) the on-line wiki is a must use

Sunday: don't jump

Saturday: bags and decor

The inagural use of the home-made dice bag was today. Ben isn't back yet though, so I don't know if it really worked. I'd be surprised if it didn't.

Hanneke and I put up the Christmas decorations. I wanted to get them up this weekend, but will try to not actually turn the lights on again until after Thanksgiving. We'll see how that goes. We also reminisced late into the night, partly on how long ago high school was. It's weird that it's already been ten years. I also expect that if I met the people now, in a different context from high school, I'd get along with all of them rather well. It's an odd realization.

Friday: hi

It's Friday! I woke up this morning excited that tomorrow I didn't have to wake up to an alarm. I was also a little cold this morning because Flurry had brought the covers down just slightly so the tops of my shoulders were outside the blankets. I kept trying to get warm by snuggling with Ben, but it didn't work very well.

My new quilt is getting it's pieces cut quickly! I'm also doing some fixing on the old quilt at the same time, but that just isn't as much fun. I'm still doing a little bit every day though, and making progress.

Thursday: five question Friday

1. What Christmas song do you loathe?

I'm not sure. I looked through a few Christmas list songs and didn't really see any that just made me gag. But some of the cutesy-secular songs are pretty high up on the list.

2. Do you and your significant other cuddle at night or sleep on opposite sides of the bed?

It depends a lot on the temperature. When it is hot out we're on opposite sides of the bed. When it isn't hot out we usually cuddle.

3. Have you ever had surgery?

I've had a mole removed. And a colonoscopy which isn't really a surgery but is the closest thing that I've had.

4. When do you typically have your holiday shopping done?

The last few years we've been getting most of the stuff on-line. So we need to finish soon enough to ensure that the packages will get to the house in time (about two weeks before Christmas). We often end up sending the packages to my Dad's house directly to give us a few extra days lee-way.

5. How much sleep do you get a night?

I go to sleep between 11pm and midnight and get up at 7:19 (after the alarm has gone off once). So that's 7-8 hours. On the weekends I usually get more sleep and take a few naps, so I think that my body needs closer to 8-9 hours of sleep a day. Which is rather sad when you start doing the math of how much I sleep vs. how much I'm awake.

Wednesday: What are the perforated parts on hanging file tags for?

At work I keep prints in hanging file folders. I don't really like hanging file folders, mainly because of the tabs. It feels like so much work whenever you need to add a tab or change a tab. But that is really besides the point today. Today I'm curious as to way all hanging file folder tags have that perforated part. You know, the part that folds over but is too small to write on.

I've come up with a few ideas, but I think they're kind of dumb.

1) It is to help keep the tag in place by pushing outward against the plastic part. Most of the time though I think the plastic part is tight enough to keep a single layer held in place without any problems.

2) They are easier to push out of the plastic thing with a pen. But it ends up being so much effort to put a new one in the plastic part that you may as well take off the plastic part to get the paper part out.

3) They really aren't supposed to go in the plastic part, but should be removed completely. This still doesn't really answer my question as to why they are present in the first place.

So, I need your help! What are those little pieces for? Oh, and wikipedia (or google) don't have much about hanging file folders, let along what the extra tabs are for. I thought the internet knew everything!