Today…
- Author: Jamie
- Filed under: me me me
Jan 16,2008
I thought I lost my wallet.
I got a few lovely emails from bloggy friends. You guys are amazing.
I did 5 million math problems.
I still don’t really get the difference between rational and irrational numbers. I kind of don’t care anymore.
I got an awesome news by email! I don’t think I’m allowed to tell yet, but I will soon enough.
I sat through the most boring Psych class ever.
I found my wallet.
I will be in class for 6 1/2 hours later.
I will miss Project Runway and not be able to catch a rerun until this weekend.
I will get to meet my boyfriend for a late bite to eat once I get out of class.
Your turn. “Today I…”
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41 Responses for "Today…"
today i … read your blog.
it made me smile.
you’re great.
Today I woke up early and still got to work an hour late.
I ate two pieces of cake from the assortment provided by my job… the all-staff meeting ran for an hour & 15 minutes. That was enough of a reason for me.
I’ve hardly done any work. At all. Again.
Gah.
Today I didn’t want to get out of bed because I was so tired.
Drank a lot of water.
Have done no work yet, whoops.
Today I feel like GARBAGE and I think I’m going to go home early. Bleh.
Today I slept in.
Today I went to the mall with a friend and found cute shoes for 70% off.
Today I sat on the couch and spent hours reading blogs and eating Morningstar products.
Today I will work for 2 hours.
Today I better clean or I’ll feel completely worthless.
Today I flew to the moon and lost my wallet up there.
Today I thought about emailing dear Jamie and wishing her well ALL DAY but sadly got distracted by work.
Today I mourned the loss of Brad Renfro.
Today I found out that Jonathan Brandis died in 2003 and I was completely unaware!
Today I bought a pen for $3 that has a radio in it. True story.
Today I
Avoided a traffic accident.
Blushed an awful lot a some comments my work colleagues made.
Ordered some flowers.
Got a tax repayment.
Agreed to work some extra hours at work.
Today I wrote up next year’s budget for my program. And have spent that other 6 hours of my workday slacking off. Shh…don’t tell anyone!
A rational number can be expressed as a fraction
like 3.33333333 is just 10/3. (The fraction must be a ratio between two INTEGERS)
Irrational, like pi or e or the square root of 2, just continues on in decimals. Any REAL number that is not rational is irrational.
Today I hope I cleared things up regarding rational and irrational numbers.
(You can spread good news on the 18th)
today i couldn’t stop smiling :)
you know - it’s hump day and all ;)
Today I….caught up on my DVR recordings of last nights fantastic televesion- LA INK, The realhousewives of OC, American Idol, Bad Girls Club, etc.
and then today I have had 5 cups of green tea and am alll souped up on antibiotics and drugs cause TODAY I AM STILL SICK. :(
today i read your blog and my internal computer crashed at the thought of doing 1 math problem, much less a million.
math sucks more than a colonic (get it?)
Today I had an almost panic attack when you mentioned rational and irrational numbers. It caused serious nightmares in college. Math’s really not my thing.
Glad you found you wallet!
Today…
I felt sorry for myself being sick.
I caught up with all my bills and balanced my checkbook.
I was reminded why I’m lucky I’m not with my ex anymore.
Today I finally caught up on my google reader. Only 11 more posts to go.
Today I realized that being single? Is not so bad. Well, for today at least.
Today I scored the cutest pair of shoes from Zara for 20 euros. Score!
:)
Today I taught the Beau how to grocery shop (poor helpless menz).
Today I… ate tomato soup.
Although, this is true of most days.
Today I attended class and realised that I really, super need to drop some classes if I ever want to sleep.
Today I took my first yoga class ever and I’m so excited!
Everyday, not just today, rational numbers are ones that end (eg 1/4 = .25) or repeat (eg. 1/3 = .3333). They can be expressed as fractions.
Irrationals do not end or repeat. They cannot be expressed as fractions. (eg. .013492789etc.)
Hope that helps - or at least doesn’t confuse you more!
today i…
wrote you a nice email
found out i could join a convent in spain and make pastries
had to spend about 2.5 hours commuting to where i was working for the day
got a tour around part of coto de caza which is where the real housewives of the OC is filmed/based off of.
Today I…
Got a ticket to a free screening of Charlie Wilson’s war.
Lead a tour around a presidential museum.
Slept in until noon.
Today I…
was almost late for work because of puppy,
was bored at work for 8 hours,
came home,
read blogs,
ate supper,
made plans with a friend,
now this!
annnnd what psych class are you taking?
today i attempted to make my first meatloaf. then i realized i didn’t have aluminum foil to cook it in, or a bread pan to put it in… so now its baking in a glass ceramic stupid dish. with no cover. smells good though :)
Today I attempted to do work and read blogs instead.
Today I got to make other people’s problems my own. Ugh.
Today I
Was late for work.
Questioned why I even went to work when I dislike it so much.
Read lots of wonderful blogs (like yours!) and felt so much better.
And tried to remind myself that there is always tomorrow.
(Was that too corny? Oh man, maybe it was.)
Today I…
stayed in bed ALL DAY LONG.
Watched Season 3 of Friends.
Ate garlic & parmesan pita chips.
Today I…
- woke up late
- secretly took a shower in my roommate’s bathroom
- stood in line at the post office w/ 50 something rich people (all the while thinking of ways to kill myself)
- spent the last of my gift cards for coffee ($.03 left to be exact)
- spent a majority of my “free time” after work on etsy.com
- sold art (as i do every week-day)
- sent out my mom’s surprise 50th birthday party invitations (which I made)
- ignored a majority of my to-do list
- looked at apartments/townhouses/houses in various cities I’m thinking about moving.
Today I…
…Ate a piece of pizza as big as my head.
…Got annoyed with my boss.
…Heard paparazzi shouts outside of my window from the Cloverfield premiere.
…Realized the only place I will ever see the celebs at the premiere is from the paparazzi shots, even though they are no more than 50 yards outside my window.
…Realized things like that are why L.A. sucks.
…Thought about moving to Nashville in March and got happy again.
Today I
- almost melted in my 84-degree office at work
- went out for dinner with my cousin
- watched RENT for the first time ever
-woke up late
-had a crazy day at work after being out of the office for 2 days
-went to starbucks twice
-ate 2 cookies and felt guilty about it
-feel like i am getting sick
Today I went to work, made pizza dough and a few pie crusts just because I have more flour than I know what to do with. Mostly, I thought I’d be a semi-decent friend and say hello. Hello, Jamie!
Today I…
Got hit on by a client.
Worked too late.
Gorged on pickles to cope.
Didn’t get a single bit of work done. Go me.
Today, I made my TLS hiatus of sorts official, pimped out my photoblog, got an email from Lisa. What’d you get? Is it the one I nominated you for? :D I’m a bit excited. And now I just remembered I didn’t tell you what I nominated you for. Email me!
Well, this was yesterday’s post, so, Yesterday I…
…spent an hour making a dinner that I in turn ruined because I left it in the oven too long.
…went for a jog down the street with my dog.
…felt down about a lot of stuff.
damn this was yesterday…so yesterday I held my head up in pride for there are few days that I actually feel confident.
Today I… got out of work early from the snow! YAYYYY
So, I’m a little late to this game, but here’s an analogy to help you understand rational and irrational numbers.
Imagine a pie (of any flavor).
Someone asks you, “How much of that pie is left?” And you say, “Well, there are 3 out of 9 pieces left. So, there’s about 33% of that pie left.” This is a rational number. It’s something you can pin down and know what it’s going to do. (Either be an ending decimal or a regularly repeating decimal)
If they then say “Well, I see how many pieces are left, but what about all the crumbs and pieces of crust that got stuck to the sides?” Instead of saying “That’s stupid,” you might want to say, “Well, there are a more than 3 pieces left of 9, but I’m not sure how much.” While mathematically you can find that exact number, it’s not going to be very pretty. You won’t be able to make it into a faction, and it’s decimal will be all over the place, never repeating or ending. You have no idea what it’s going to do, so it’s irrational.
Today I… Got up early to try and catch the post man because our intercom isn’t working and our parcels have been returned a lot. Grr.
Today I… DID manage to catch the postman, who brought a nice pair of wedges to me. I’m now attempting to walk in them, stomping around the flat in tracksuit pants and heels.
Today I… am still sick. Boo!
Glad you found your wallet :)
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