My Life in 1's and 0's

So in case you didn't know - I'm a Nerd. A big one. However, I am not nerdy enough to be proficient in performing Binary Math. Right now - i'm trying to learn how to do so, just so I don't fail the test I'm currently cramming for. I think it's ridiculous that I have to learn how to do such a thing, seeing as how I will NEVER use it. Such is the theme of school however - Cram for things that the real world will never require you to put into action. Man - i'm so glad i'm paying thousands of dollars for this 'education'.

Anyhew - onto cooler things. As many of you are probably aware - Valentines Day is Thursday. I was walking through the candy Isle at wal-mart - which also happened to be the isle that contains all the cool Valentines cards that we gave in elementary school. I was laughing as I heard a little girl telling her mother, "That boys are icky, and she didn't want to give THEM one." Couldn't she just get some for the girls? When her mother told her she had to get some for everyone, she responded, "That's stupid. Boys are icky." Even though we've all grown out of that phase, I think we can all empathize. Those were the days though. I remember one year - I got a carnation and a note left in my desk, signed with - "For Katrina - love your secret admireerer." Yeah - the spelling was crappy, but I'm positive it was true love. Never found out who it was though. . . suspicion tells me it was my mother.

My mom has always been really good at making us feel special on Valentines day. She's well aware that she has a bunch of commitment-phobe children, and that it's highly unlikely they'll be celebrating the day with anyone in particular. I can't remember a year I didn't get roses, but I also can't remember a year when they weren't from my mom. That may sound pathetic to some people - but I think i'm really lucky that I have someone that consistently remembers me on that day :) She's inspired me to look at the day as not just a day where you feel stupid cause you're blatantly single - but a day where you can look for ways to show your love for the people who might otherwise feel left out. "Singles Awareness Day" presents us with a great opportunity to think outside the box and show our love and appreciation for the people around us. I'm so grateful for my mother's shining example in that aspect. I know that's super cheesy - but heck. Cupid and heart candy are pretty cheesy too!

Back to the intro-paragraph of my blog, I wonder if my professor would pass me if I made a cool picture out of 1's and 0's. . . Now that's something I can use in the real world. Binary Art. As usless as it sounds, i'm sure it would come in handier than floating point binary multiplication. I'd better stop talking about it in this blog however - and get my bottom to work! Happy Valentines Day everyone! May the creepy little angel called cupid hit you in the back with his arrow! :) And may you be looking at someone attractive when that happens!