I was trying to login to post some comments on a blog or two, and realized what a crazy amount of passwords and user names I am expected to remember these days. Let's see, we have:
Facebook
2 Emails
Myspace- I can remember the password in order to cancel this, since I haven't used it in years
Blog
Bank
Quicken online
Amazon
Ebay
Kaiser
AT&T
Itunes
paypal
Not to mention the ones I use at work:
Issue Management - 2 different ones
Online bills - 2 different accounts
FedEx
Test registrations for different software we are working on- at least 5-6 username/passwords
What really gets me is when you request a password reminder and then are required to change that password to something completely different. Sometimes I have to wonder if my 'secret password' is all that necessary. In fact, I kind of wish every now and then we could do a spring cleaning to weed out all unnecessary online accounts and start with a clean slate. Or at least wipe out my memory of all passwords so I wouldn't spend 15 minutes going repeatedly trying to get the right password/username combo.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
26 by 26
OK, so I've done something like this a few years back and of course thought I would try again. The deal is that I come up with 26 things I'd like to do before I turn 26 (mid Feb). I got all motivated and made a list of long term goals, daily challenges, and even just some simple tasks I've been putting off. I like lists, so I thought it was great that I would have one long list of things to do and then I'd just cross them off one after another.
The problem with this plan was that while I didn't have to commit as much time to this as say, a new years resolution, I still have a problem with putting things off. It has been about 2 weeks now and I have realized that I don't need to complete every single thing on my list. It would be nice if I did some of them, but I'd much rather do them at my own pace. Also, after a few weeks of trying to do these, I've been able to see what habits were easily incorporated into my life and what will most often fail. Now that I have a realistic look at things, I present to you my updated list!
1. Clean Car- This is mostly clean, all I need to do is vacuum!
2. Sign up for Cultural Geography Course- Apparently the class I was going to take was canceled. I'll have to see if there are any other options
3. Sign up for a Century or Tri- I think I will do Tour de Cure with my dad... any one interested in the Golden Gate Triathlon?
4. Research and get a new bike
5. Back up computer - I need to save my files!!
6. Organize budget and finances - save up money for school... and fun trips!
7. Clean out closet - I've already gone through clothes to donate.
8. Sew my quilt - It is kind of a hideous quilt I started a while back... not sure I want to finish it.
9. Fix pants- I made some pants for someone last year and they were too small...
10. Swim- I'd like to go swimming once a week
11. Blog- I'd like to try and blog once a week
12. Write personal statement- for grad school
13. Finish the book Guns Germs and Steel
14. Go to the gym more - I would have said 3x/4x week, but I know my schedule can change often.
15. Floss daily
16. Lose X lbs- TBD
There are many other things I'd like to do, but I figure I should aim for what I can achieve rather than setting my expectations so high that I will almost certainly fail.
hmm.. 16 by 26... that has a nice ring to it!
Wow, I smell some good Chinese food wafting down the street. Maybe my March challenge should be to cook an international meal each week!
The problem with this plan was that while I didn't have to commit as much time to this as say, a new years resolution, I still have a problem with putting things off. It has been about 2 weeks now and I have realized that I don't need to complete every single thing on my list. It would be nice if I did some of them, but I'd much rather do them at my own pace. Also, after a few weeks of trying to do these, I've been able to see what habits were easily incorporated into my life and what will most often fail. Now that I have a realistic look at things, I present to you my updated list!
1. Clean Car- This is mostly clean, all I need to do is vacuum!
2. Sign up for Cultural Geography Course- Apparently the class I was going to take was canceled. I'll have to see if there are any other options
3. Sign up for a Century or Tri- I think I will do Tour de Cure with my dad... any one interested in the Golden Gate Triathlon?
4. Research and get a new bike
5. Back up computer - I need to save my files!!
6. Organize budget and finances - save up money for school... and fun trips!
7. Clean out closet - I've already gone through clothes to donate.
8. Sew my quilt - It is kind of a hideous quilt I started a while back... not sure I want to finish it.
9. Fix pants- I made some pants for someone last year and they were too small...
10. Swim- I'd like to go swimming once a week
11. Blog- I'd like to try and blog once a week
12. Write personal statement- for grad school
13. Finish the book Guns Germs and Steel
14. Go to the gym more - I would have said 3x/4x week, but I know my schedule can change often.
15. Floss daily
16. Lose X lbs- TBD
There are many other things I'd like to do, but I figure I should aim for what I can achieve rather than setting my expectations so high that I will almost certainly fail.
hmm.. 16 by 26... that has a nice ring to it!
Wow, I smell some good Chinese food wafting down the street. Maybe my March challenge should be to cook an international meal each week!
Italian Food Weather?
What a contrast is from the last time I posted. With weather in the high 60's and even up to the 70's I feel like someone has plucked us from mid-January and dropped us in May! As I write this, I am sitting on the front porch of our apartment in shorts, watching the golden red leaves of the tree ignite with light as the sun goes down. Today my boss and I ditched out of the office early... It was an afternoon not to be spent in a stuff building.
Around 3 today, Erica came by the office and we went down to the Berkeley Marina to walk by the bay and talk about her wedding plans. On our way back to the office she got a call from a new voice student who had arrived to the lesson early. So she wouldn't have to go out of her way, I hopped out of the car and walked about 1/2 mile back to the office. There was something wonderful about strolling past gardens and houses on a warm summer ... I mean winter day. I saw a side of that neighborhood that I really hadn't expected. On the quiet street I saw cared for gardens, unique houses, and a few parents walking their preschoolers home. Maybe I should try picking random corners to hop out at and see what I can find.
For the past few days I could tell the weather was playing tricks with my mind. I can get rid of this urge I have to cook homemade Italian food, serve it to all of my friends in the warm evening air, and end the evening of good cheer with a sip of homemade Limoncello under a glow of lanterns. Call me crazy, but every afternoon I want to do that. The problem with this weather trickery is that the Sun hasn't changed its habits, and still sets around 5pm. What can I say... I'm ready for SUMMER!!!!
Of course, this weather does cause a predicament for some of us. In addition to our state desperately needing some good rain and snow to get us out of the drought, next week a bunch of us are going up to Tahoe to ski. I think it might turn into a biking and kayaking trip if things don't get back to normal.
Around 3 today, Erica came by the office and we went down to the Berkeley Marina to walk by the bay and talk about her wedding plans. On our way back to the office she got a call from a new voice student who had arrived to the lesson early. So she wouldn't have to go out of her way, I hopped out of the car and walked about 1/2 mile back to the office. There was something wonderful about strolling past gardens and houses on a warm summer ... I mean winter day. I saw a side of that neighborhood that I really hadn't expected. On the quiet street I saw cared for gardens, unique houses, and a few parents walking their preschoolers home. Maybe I should try picking random corners to hop out at and see what I can find.
For the past few days I could tell the weather was playing tricks with my mind. I can get rid of this urge I have to cook homemade Italian food, serve it to all of my friends in the warm evening air, and end the evening of good cheer with a sip of homemade Limoncello under a glow of lanterns. Call me crazy, but every afternoon I want to do that. The problem with this weather trickery is that the Sun hasn't changed its habits, and still sets around 5pm. What can I say... I'm ready for SUMMER!!!!
Of course, this weather does cause a predicament for some of us. In addition to our state desperately needing some good rain and snow to get us out of the drought, next week a bunch of us are going up to Tahoe to ski. I think it might turn into a biking and kayaking trip if things don't get back to normal.
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