Wow – it’s already Thursday? Yikes. Here’s what’s going on in my world…
1. The Olympics have taken over my sleep/workout schedule.
Despite NBC’s spotty coverage of the Olympics and being bombarded with spoilers (I turned off all of the notifications on my phone, but I my news apps still keep texting me results! Grrrr.) I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Olympics. LOVE.
SPOILER ALERT: London to host 2012 Olympics
— NBC Delayed (@NBCDelayed) August 2, 2012
Watching people perform what they have trained so hard for — and succeeding is just incredibly inspiring. I find their work ethic and determination so interesting — and can’t help but wonder what their parents did to raise an Olympian. (thankfully these P&G mom clips <-links to the Gabby Douglas one — make sure you have tissues if you watch - help give a little insight. hint: make sports fun)
I admit that the games are interferring with my schedule slightly – I’m staying up WAY too late and making excuses for not making it to the gym in the morning (and instead I’m having to cram them in after work)…but it’s worth it every 4 years! It’s not every day that I can cheer on my brother’s doppelganger — and you know, a dozen other hot boys wearing swim shorts. (and also – this might be my last Olympics where I can admire the cute boys without feeling like a complete perv. Sad.)
2. My current new read is A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.
I hate to say it’s kind of a cross between the Harry Potter books(excellent) and the Twilight books (not excellent) – but it kinda is. It involves witches and vampires and curses. I’m not completely sucked in yet – but it’s promising. I like that the book isn’t just 200 pages, but a solid 500ish.
3. I installed the new Mac X OS Mountain Lion last week — not to be confused with OS X Snoop Lion…
(source) Heh.
And I’m not sure how I feel about it. Truthfully, it took me a few days to get used to the new scrolling functionality . Of course, I use a PC at work, so I now find myself now scrolling everything backwards. While I love my Mac (and the 19 other Apple products I own) I’ve decided that Mac wants to be that sibling who does absolutely NOTHING like it’s brother/sister. Though, I’m actually amazed all of the the things the trackpad can do without jacking up my typing like my PC laptop used to do. There is nothing worse that accidentally deleting whole paragraphs because you have an unruly thumb.
So yep, you say that my life is the epitome of excitement right now. Olympics, Books, and Unruly thumbs. Aren’t you glad you know?
Three Random Questions: What inspires you? What are you reading right now? Mac or PC?
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I read the Discovery of Witches and liked it. I am on the second book now. I will let you know how it goes! Crazy how we still pick up the same books!!
Ha! That’s too funny
Yes, let me know if you like it!
You did say that you’re used to it now but, in case you didn’t know, you can change the trackpad scrolling back to normal. Just go to System Preferences -> Trackpad -> Scroll & Zoom and un-click “natural” scrolling. I switched to Mountain Lion and I really like it, too. It’s definitely made my laptop noticeably faster, which is awesome.
Right now, I’m reading “The Night Circus” which is SO GOOD. You should definitely check it out if you haven’t already.
I’m such a big Olympic lover too!!! I do feel bad for you guys and your NBC coverage… Yuck. In Canada, CTV is doing an absolutely amazing job. We have 3-4 different channels covering the Olympics almost 24hr/day. It starts at 2 in the morning when everything starts, and our Prime Time ends at about 11pm with recaps on everything. Love it!!
I’m currently reading Firefly Lane… It’s supposed to be quite the tear gerker… Guess I’ll find out!!
I also just recently downloaded Mountain Lion. I quite like it, but I’m also still getting use to it… Mine is on my MacBook Air. I think there are still a few little changes that I haven’t found yet! I’m glad I downloaded the right now, and not OS X Snoop Lion… Haha!
I haven’t decided it I want to upgrade to the new Mac OS; what would you say is the best thing about it?
uuuughhhh I have been staying up WAY too late to watch the Olympics every night too. I can’t help that they always save the swimming until last every night. I HAVE TO WATCH THOSE MALE BODIES SWIM!!
I have to agree with you about being inspired by those who work so hard for something and achieve it, whether it is a gold medal in the Olympics or making the cheering squad for the Dallas Cowboys (so entertained bythat show on CMT). I am also inspired by those who have cancer or any horrible sickness or physical handicap and handle it with grace and optimism.
In between books right now, and I am a PC girl. Only because that is what I know. Just bought a new a Dell today. I do love Apple products though.
I have a Mac and on my work computer (which I won’t be using much anymore..YAY!) I am always trying to scroll with 2 fingers now. Oye.