rob’s place

I’m feeling too lazy to post anything. So just watch this.

YouTube - Jim Gaffigan and laziness

If you get some energy, then have a hot pocket for dinner.

YouTube - Jim Gaffigan shows his love for hot pockets.

And then have some cake for dessert.

YouTube - Jim Gaffigan and cake

I hate doing our taxes. I even have the simple TurboTax to help me. Still hate it.

Every year I say this and I’ll say it again: I think EVERY tax document must be mailed in a special sized and colored envelope only reserved for tax purposes. Whether it’s an income statement or a deduction statement is irrelevant. Just standardize it so that we can recognize better when the important stuff comes in!

I thought I was done, but realized I need just a couple more numbers from one document that is missing. Now the hunt is on to see if I can find it…and when I find it I’ll input those numbers and probably find out it didn’t change a thing.

At least it’s looking like this year we’ll get a refund which is good. Last year we had to pay a couple hundred. That hurt.

Ever wondered how to get from Harvard to Cambridge? Ask Google Maps.

Notice step 12:

Thanks to Google Blogoscoped

And now to show my maturity.

Pooh fight, originally uploaded by orangejack.

If that wasn’t ‘manly’ enough, how about this one? This one also answers the age-old question, “Why aren’t balls square?”

YouTube - CoolStuffBeingMade.com: How Duct Tape Is Made

Matt thinks I’ve lost my blog because of the cute factor. This better? (to fully appreciate this video, check out Line Rider and give it a whirl (too bad they couldn’t get lineridr.com and make it all ‘web 2.0′ and stuff))

YouTube - Line Rider - One Eyed Giant

This exceeds the cute factor of the blog for the next several months.

YouTube - Otters holding hands

Well, I can’t complain too much.

Green are my correct picks, red is what I got wrong. Grey is the future.

That last sentence sounded like something Yoda would say.

…if I told YOU what I think
…if I exposed my heart to YOU
…if I told YOU the truth
…if I let YOU in
…if I told YOU my weaknesses
…if I were real with YOU
…if I trusted YOU fully

Would YOU be like THEM?
Would YOU be different?
Are YOU YOU or THEM?

YOUrGOD.
THEMrNOT.
NORamI.

I’ve never suffered from a migraine before.

Until a couple weeks ago.

And today.

There is tremendous pressure behind my eyeballs and I feel nauseous.

I’ve been in bed almost all day with ice and a cool rag on my eyes.

Is there such a thing as stressed-induced migraine?

I’ve been reading thorough Now, Discover Your Strengths and took the online Strength’s Finder quiz (you have to use a code from the book — one code per person). It gave me the five strongest strengths for me. I took the definitions of my five and synthesized it down into a paragraph.

If you are someone who knows much about me, I’d love any feedback on this. Does this sound like me?

My Personal Signature Strengths Statement :::::
I am deliberate in my choices. I’d rather work on a project that is already good and take it to great. I don’t prefer to take a project from bad to mediocre. For me to improve a situation, I sort through potential solutions to find the best solution. I’m always asking the “What happens if…” question (to myself and of others) helping me to anticipate potential outcomes and be able to break the situation down into a simplified explanation. Once I’ve made a decision, I take emotional responsibility for it. I want to see it to completion because I’m driven by being helpful and dependable. I know my strengths and want to work with others who know theirs. We all fit together in the overall picture and I work best when we’re all doing our part.

My Signature Strengths Defined :::::
Deliberative: People strong in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate the obstacles.
Connectedness: People strong in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links between all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.
Maximizer: People strong in the Maximizer theme focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. They seek to transform something strong into something superb.
Strategic: People strong in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
Responsibility: People strong in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.