Here are some example interview questions from an interview to work for Microsoft. I left out the more computer science-y ones as I do not understand their "lingo."
Applications
How can computer technology be integrated in an elevator system for a hundred story office building? How do you optimize for availability? How would variation of traffic over a typical work week or floor or time of day affect this?
How would you implement copy-protection on a control which can be embedded in a document and duplicated readily via the Internet?
Define a user interface for indenting selected text in a Word document. Consider selections ranging from a single sentence up through selections of several pages. Consider selections not currently visible or only partially visible. What are the states of the new UI controls? How will the user know what the controls are for and when to use them?
How would you redesign an ATM?
Suppose we wanted to run a microwave oven from the computer. What kind of software would you write to do this?
What is the difference between an Ethernet Address and an IP address?
How would you design a coffee-machine for an automobile.
If you could add any feature to Microsoft Word, what would it be?
How would you go about building a keyboard for 1-handed users?
How would you build an alarm clock for deaf people?
Thinkers
How are M&Ms made?
If you had a clock with lots of moving mechanical parts, you took it apart piece by piece without keeping track of the method of how it was disassembled, then you put it back together and discovered that 3 important parts were not included; how would you go about reassembling the clock?
If you had to learn a new computer language, how would you go about doing it?
You have been assigned to design Bill Gates bathroom. Naturally, cost is not a consideration. You may not speak to Bill.
What was the hardest question asked of you so far today?
If MS told you we were willing to invest $5 million in a start up of your choice, what business would you start? Why?
If you could gather all of the computer manufacturers in the world together into one room and then tell them one thing that they would be compelled to do, what would it be?
Explain a scenario for testing a salt shaker.
If you are going to receive an award in 5 years, what is it for and who is the audience?
How would you explain how to use Microsoft Excel to your grandma?
Why is it that when you turn on the hot water in any hotel, for example, the hot water comes pouring out almost instantaneously?
Why do you want to work at Microsoft?
Suppose you go home, enter your house/apartment, hit the light switch, and nothing happens - no light floods the room. What exactly, in order, are the steps you would take in determining what the problem was?
Interviewer hands you a black pen and says nothing but "This pen is red."
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
This is silly
From crazythoughts.com
If you were to get drunk in a country where the drinking limit is under 21, and went to the states and were still over the limit, could they arrest you for underage drinking even though you did not do the drinking in the states. (That's a really good question :P)
If pro and con are opposites, wouldn't the opposite of progress be congress?
If a kid refuses to sleep during nap time, are they guilty of resisting a rest?
Is it rude for a deaf person to talk (sign) with their mouth full of food?
Is there a time limit on fortune cookie predictions?
If ghosts can walk through walls and glide down stairs, why don't they fall through the floor?
Can animals commit suicide?
What do you do when you see an endangered animal that is eating an endangered plant?
Do Jewish vampires avoid crosses or Stars of David?
If parents say, "Never take candy from strangers" then why do we celebrate Halloween?
If Mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?
Do Chinese people get English sayings tattooed on their bodies?
Why are all of the Harry Potter spells in Latin if they're English?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
If you put a chameleon in a room full of mirrors, what color would it turn?
Why do British people never sound British when they sing?
Why people are so scared of mice, which are much smaller than us, when no one seems to be scared of Micky Mouse, who is bigger than us?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
What is another word for "thesaurus"?
If you were to get drunk in a country where the drinking limit is under 21, and went to the states and were still over the limit, could they arrest you for underage drinking even though you did not do the drinking in the states. (That's a really good question :P)
If pro and con are opposites, wouldn't the opposite of progress be congress?
If a kid refuses to sleep during nap time, are they guilty of resisting a rest?
Is it rude for a deaf person to talk (sign) with their mouth full of food?
Is there a time limit on fortune cookie predictions?
If ghosts can walk through walls and glide down stairs, why don't they fall through the floor?
Can animals commit suicide?
What do you do when you see an endangered animal that is eating an endangered plant?
Do Jewish vampires avoid crosses or Stars of David?
If parents say, "Never take candy from strangers" then why do we celebrate Halloween?
If Mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?
Do Chinese people get English sayings tattooed on their bodies?
Why are all of the Harry Potter spells in Latin if they're English?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
If you put a chameleon in a room full of mirrors, what color would it turn?
Why do British people never sound British when they sing?
Why people are so scared of mice, which are much smaller than us, when no one seems to be scared of Micky Mouse, who is bigger than us?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
What is another word for "thesaurus"?
Me aburro demasiado
1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:20 AM
2. Diamonds or pearls? Neither.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Mamma Mia!...Pierce Brosnan should not be allowed to sing in movies.
4. What is your favourite TV show? The Soup, Project Runway, Will and Grace, Arrested Development, Fama!...A Bailar! (es bromita :P)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal with blueberries and milk.
6. What is your middle name? Rae.
7. Favourite food? Hmm...natural yogurt, vitamin water, olives, most fruits and vegetables. Somehow all of that mixed together doesn't really make a meal. :(
8. What foods do you dislike? Strawberry ice cream...it's awful!
9. What is your favourite chip flavour? Don't really like 'em.
10. What is your favourite song at the moment? Anything and everything that isn't "Why can't we be friends?" I've had that stuck in my head all week!!!
11. What kind of car do you drive? Subaru Forester.
12. Favourite sandwich? Turkey and mustard on wheat toast.
13. What characteristics do you despise? Too many to list, but they all pretty much boil down to deceit and falseness.
14. Favourite item or outfit? My Brazilian wish bracelet, my bracelet from Lucia, earrings from Candi and purple headband from Jo. When I wore all of them on the same day, my cousin told me I looked like a gypsy. I took it as a compliment (and laughed because it reminded me of the costume party :P).
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where? Hmm...I would say India, or Italy, not sure which.
16. What color is your bathroom? Peach.
17. Favourite brand of clothing? This survey is way too easy...H&M!
18. Where would you retire to? It's way to early to start thinking about that!
19. Favourite sport to watch? None, really.
20. Goal you have for yourself? I have 101 of them and a deadline :). Besides that, to have more patience and to "avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit."
21. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? Well, for starters I'm not really sending it...so no one?
22. Person you expect to send it back first? If anyone else out there ever reads this, it will most like be Jo as she is probably the only one who reads the blog :). If she does read it, I vote that she should copy it and answer all the questions on her blog.
23. When is your birthday? March 5th, 1987 which is the same day (but not the same year) as the Boston Massacre.
24. Favourite flowers? Blue hydrangeas
25. Are you a morning person or a night person? Unfortunately a night person, though I would like to change that considering my class schedule this semester.
26. What did you want to be when you were little? I wanted to be a grocery bagger, a teacher, a writer, a dancer, and someone who works constructing models at the Lego factory. (That last one still sounds pretty cool).
27. How are you today? Well, the day started out fine, but has devolved into a bad mood. Pienso demasiado en las cosas que me dan miedo...no deberia pensar asi.
28. What is a date on your calendar you are looking forward to? In the short term, tomorrow because I could be getting a postcard :). In the long term...March 2009.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Neither.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Mamma Mia!...Pierce Brosnan should not be allowed to sing in movies.
4. What is your favourite TV show? The Soup, Project Runway, Will and Grace, Arrested Development, Fama!...A Bailar! (es bromita :P)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal with blueberries and milk.
6. What is your middle name? Rae.
7. Favourite food? Hmm...natural yogurt, vitamin water, olives, most fruits and vegetables. Somehow all of that mixed together doesn't really make a meal. :(
8. What foods do you dislike? Strawberry ice cream...it's awful!
9. What is your favourite chip flavour? Don't really like 'em.
10. What is your favourite song at the moment? Anything and everything that isn't "Why can't we be friends?" I've had that stuck in my head all week!!!
11. What kind of car do you drive? Subaru Forester.
12. Favourite sandwich? Turkey and mustard on wheat toast.
13. What characteristics do you despise? Too many to list, but they all pretty much boil down to deceit and falseness.
14. Favourite item or outfit? My Brazilian wish bracelet, my bracelet from Lucia, earrings from Candi and purple headband from Jo. When I wore all of them on the same day, my cousin told me I looked like a gypsy. I took it as a compliment (and laughed because it reminded me of the costume party :P).
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where? Hmm...I would say India, or Italy, not sure which.
16. What color is your bathroom? Peach.
17. Favourite brand of clothing? This survey is way too easy...H&M!
18. Where would you retire to? It's way to early to start thinking about that!
19. Favourite sport to watch? None, really.
20. Goal you have for yourself? I have 101 of them and a deadline :). Besides that, to have more patience and to "avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit."
21. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? Well, for starters I'm not really sending it...so no one?
22. Person you expect to send it back first? If anyone else out there ever reads this, it will most like be Jo as she is probably the only one who reads the blog :). If she does read it, I vote that she should copy it and answer all the questions on her blog.
23. When is your birthday? March 5th, 1987 which is the same day (but not the same year) as the Boston Massacre.
24. Favourite flowers? Blue hydrangeas
25. Are you a morning person or a night person? Unfortunately a night person, though I would like to change that considering my class schedule this semester.
26. What did you want to be when you were little? I wanted to be a grocery bagger, a teacher, a writer, a dancer, and someone who works constructing models at the Lego factory. (That last one still sounds pretty cool).
27. How are you today? Well, the day started out fine, but has devolved into a bad mood. Pienso demasiado en las cosas que me dan miedo...no deberia pensar asi.
28. What is a date on your calendar you are looking forward to? In the short term, tomorrow because I could be getting a postcard :). In the long term...March 2009.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Estoy enganchada...
I'm addicted to...
1. Vitamin Water. I love the little funny paragraphs on the label, the rainbow of different colors, and all of the nutrients.
2. Paralyzer by Finger 11. The video's kind of strange, but the song gets stuck in my head all the time...and I'm not complaining.
3. The cyclic nature of this poem by Mary Oliver:
The Buddha's Last Instruction
"Make of yourself a light"
said the Buddha,
before he died.
I think of this every morning
as the east begins
to tear off its many clouds
of darkness, to send up the first
signal-a white fan
streaked with pink and violet,
even green.
An old man, he lay down
between two sala trees,
and he might have said anything,
knowing it was his final hour.
The light burns upward,
it thickens and settles over the fields.
Around him, the villagers gathered
and stretched forward to listen.
Even before the sun itself
hangs, disattached, in the blue air,
I am touched everywhere
by its ocean of yellow waves.
No doubt he thought of everything
that had happened in his difficult life.
And then I feel the sun itself
as it blazes over the hills,
like a million flowers on fire-
clearly I'm not needed,
yet I feel myself turning
into something of inexplicable value.
Slowly, beneath the branches,
he raised his head.
He looked into the faces of that frightened crowd.
4. The movie Atonement. It was kind of disturbing, but I like the idea that one person's perspective and interpretation of certain events can have a real effect on others' lives.
5. Project Runway...but only when they have good challenges, like tonight's "make an outfit out of car parts." After all, this is the show that inspired #10 on my list.
I'm not so thrilled about...
1. Facebook. I hate it. I don't like knowing what everyone is up to all the time. I'm tempted to delete my account.
2. "Phoebe" on Friends. She annoys me so much...it's partly the voice and partly that she tries too much to be weird.
3. Strangely chilly late August Maine weather. It feels like fall already, which is ok, but I know that it's going to get inexplicably hot again in September. Grr....Maine weather.
That's all for now. 5 good things vs. 3 bad things are pretty good odds, I think :P.
1. Vitamin Water. I love the little funny paragraphs on the label, the rainbow of different colors, and all of the nutrients.
2. Paralyzer by Finger 11. The video's kind of strange, but the song gets stuck in my head all the time...and I'm not complaining.
3. The cyclic nature of this poem by Mary Oliver:
The Buddha's Last Instruction
"Make of yourself a light"
said the Buddha,
before he died.
I think of this every morning
as the east begins
to tear off its many clouds
of darkness, to send up the first
signal-a white fan
streaked with pink and violet,
even green.
An old man, he lay down
between two sala trees,
and he might have said anything,
knowing it was his final hour.
The light burns upward,
it thickens and settles over the fields.
Around him, the villagers gathered
and stretched forward to listen.
Even before the sun itself
hangs, disattached, in the blue air,
I am touched everywhere
by its ocean of yellow waves.
No doubt he thought of everything
that had happened in his difficult life.
And then I feel the sun itself
as it blazes over the hills,
like a million flowers on fire-
clearly I'm not needed,
yet I feel myself turning
into something of inexplicable value.
Slowly, beneath the branches,
he raised his head.
He looked into the faces of that frightened crowd.
4. The movie Atonement. It was kind of disturbing, but I like the idea that one person's perspective and interpretation of certain events can have a real effect on others' lives.
5. Project Runway...but only when they have good challenges, like tonight's "make an outfit out of car parts." After all, this is the show that inspired #10 on my list.
I'm not so thrilled about...
1. Facebook. I hate it. I don't like knowing what everyone is up to all the time. I'm tempted to delete my account.
2. "Phoebe" on Friends. She annoys me so much...it's partly the voice and partly that she tries too much to be weird.
3. Strangely chilly late August Maine weather. It feels like fall already, which is ok, but I know that it's going to get inexplicably hot again in September. Grr....Maine weather.
That's all for now. 5 good things vs. 3 bad things are pretty good odds, I think :P.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
I want to fly...
After seeing The Dark Knight I decided that Batman is not a real superhero because he has no actually super-human powers. He has a cool suit and a cool car, but little more. So, I was wondering, could anyone become their own version of a superhero?
How to Become a Superhero
This article outlines 10 relatively practical ways to become a superhero. Brandon would definitely go with #7, Joana already fits the description for #8. As for me, I think #5 and #9 look pretty good. #10 is only appealing on a really bad day. What do you think? Are superheros some kind of other species, or is it possible to evolve into one? If you could, what powers would you want?
How to Become a Superhero
This article outlines 10 relatively practical ways to become a superhero. Brandon would definitely go with #7, Joana already fits the description for #8. As for me, I think #5 and #9 look pretty good. #10 is only appealing on a really bad day. What do you think? Are superheros some kind of other species, or is it possible to evolve into one? If you could, what powers would you want?
Monday, August 25, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Jo, you can already check #37 off your list
Well, I am really bored right now and am looking for something to do. After talking with a friend of mine about the 101 things in 1001 days list a couple of weeks ago, and just reading one I've decided to start one. I'm already participating in 43things.com but this seems cool, too. I'm thinking of so many things, but a lot of them are really abstract (like "have infinite patience") and clearly impossible (like..uh..."have infinite patience"). So, I'll try to keep this as concrete as I can. I'll admit, I'm completely stealing this idea from Joana, so I might as well take her start and end dates, too, since I'm too lazy to do my own. Start date is September 2nd, 2008 and the end date is May 31st, 2011. Here we go!
1. Write a book and send it to an agent and a publisher.
2. Finish my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course.
3. Finish my degree (including my thesis).
4. Read Don Quixote in Spanish.
5. Drink tea in the Oakes Room.
6. Train myself to be adaptable to all situations.
7. Visit a temple, a mosque, and other religious centers for one day just to see what it's like.
8. Read about and really try to understand quantum physics...at least some of it.
9. Keep a little notebook with me to write down observations from daily life.
10. Learn to sew and to make clothes.
11. Plan for and actually go on my "International Vacation" in March 2009.
12. Learn to cook well.
13. Start practicing yoga.
14. Learn to meditate, and then practice it daily.
15. Go for an entire day without speaking (but still go about my daily routine).
16. Have something accepted by McSweeney's (still crossing my fingers on that submission!)
17. Learn to ride a bike.
18. Save money for the aforementioned "International Vacation" even if that means dipping into savings, going diving for King crabs in Alaska, selling my organs on the black market or (God-forbid)...getting a job.
19. Dance around to Mika (when no one is around).
20. Go to a frat party.
21. Give up meat for a month.
22. Not look at a watch/clock for a whole day.
23. Live in South Korea and teach English there for a year.
24. Send a thank you letter to my favorite elementary school teacher.
25. Do one thing that seems irrational to the point of impossible, just to say I've done it.
26. Sit outside in my yard and look at the stars without getting scared of what kind of animals might be out there.
27. Directly compliment people instead of making nice comments behind their backs.
28. Write for at least an hour daily.
29. Watch all of my favorite Disney animated movies dubbed in Spanish.
30. Send at least 5 postcards a month through Postcrossing.
31. Finish my "1000 movies I've seen in my lifetime" list.
32. Do a "Turn off the TV Week" like I did in the fourth grade.
33. Pay the toll for the car behind me.
34. Write character sketches of my best friends.
35. Learn Esperanto.
36. Fit in exercise every day, eat healthy, lose weight, get plenty of sleep, live a balanced life, blah, blah, blah.
37. Go swimming in the ocean at midnight.
38. Learn to be a morning person.
39. Go to the weekly Spanish club at Borders.
40. In preparation for South Korea, go to karoke and sing a duet.
41. Go to as many international music/art/dance performances as possible.
42. Finish reading Lonely Planet's The Travel Book in an attempt to learn something about every country.
43. Host the Women of the World luncheon about Spain and try to explain and answer questions as best I can.
44. Pretend for one day that my life is a movie by writing a script for myself ahead of time and then follow the script (while reacting to other people spontaneously, like improv).
45. Volunteer at Spruce Run.
46. Participate in a psychological study.
47. Learn 3 new Spanish words a day.
48. Talk to my grandmother about her childhood and then write the stories down so I'll always remember them.
49. Write bi-weekly letters to my overseas friends and to my cousins.
50. Learn enough about English grammar that I can teach it well without getting confused.
51. Watch Citizen Kane.
52. Forgive Frank for not posting my secret, and maybe send him another one.
53. Learn how to have lucid dreams all the time.
54. Hand out candy to people on a random day (it can't be Halloween).
55. Run.
56. Watch The Wizard of Oz on mute while playing The Dark Side of the Moon.
57. Get a massage.
58. Go to the movies by myself.
59. Learn Portuguese.
60. Learn enough Korean to get by (it's so difficult!).
61. Have an awesome snowball fight.
62. Throw someone a surprise birthday party.
63. Learn to write backwards.
64. Take a self-defense class.
65. Learn to do a cartwheel and a handstand.
66. See Elizabeth Gilbert speak in Portland this September.
67. After forgiving Frank, ask him to come and speak at UMaine.
68. Floss every day.
69. Go for one whole day without complaining once.
70. Write a random, interesting fact on a postcard, look up a random address in a telephone book and then send it to that address.
71. Come up with good mnemonic devices for remembering things.
72. Do the New York Times Crossword Puzzle by myself.
73. Promote David Fonseca and his wonderful music.
74. Go for long walks in my favorite cemetary.
75. Go to an AA meeting (just for the experience).
76. Go for a whole day without sitting or lying down.
77. Learn enough about Korean culture so that I'm not totally lost when I get there.
78. Write a letter to David Sedaris telling him how much I admire his work and see if I get a response.
79. Play flashlight tag.
80. Eat sunflower seeds in Berberecho with my best friends and then go dancing all night.
81. Learn how to fence.
82. To remember what the three wishes I made on my Brazilian wish bracelet, and do everything in my power to make sure those wishes come true.
83. Give up the habit of reading celebrity gossip magazines.
84. For one day behave like George on Seinfeld and do the complete opposite of every instinct I have.
85. Give up caffiene completely.
86. Participate in this.
87. Go to an auction.
88. Think of interesting things to write in my blog.
89. Trust my intuition instead of my mind to make the right choice.
90. Go to the handbell choir Christmas concert, go Christmas caroling, bake cookies with my mom, go to church for the midnight service, and all of the other holiday stuff I missed last year.
91. Eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve.
92. Translate the lyrics to the songs by Humanos that I have on my mp3 player.
93. Watch all of our home videos.
94. September Cuaresma 2009.
95. Perfect my Spanish grammar and increase my Spanish vocabulary.
96. Learn Gallego.
97. Find out the origin of cliches and sayings in English.
98. Grow my hair long.
99. Learn how to wake up at a certain time without using an alarm clock.
100. Watch the rest of the Almodovar movies that I didn't get the chance to see in Spain.
101. Actually do everything that I've just listed above...wish me luck! :)
By the way, the bold font means they have been completed.
1. Write a book and send it to an agent and a publisher.
2. Finish my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course.
3. Finish my degree (including my thesis).
4. Read Don Quixote in Spanish.
5. Drink tea in the Oakes Room.
6. Train myself to be adaptable to all situations.
7. Visit a temple, a mosque, and other religious centers for one day just to see what it's like.
8. Read about and really try to understand quantum physics...at least some of it.
9. Keep a little notebook with me to write down observations from daily life.
10. Learn to sew and to make clothes.
11. Plan for and actually go on my "International Vacation" in March 2009.
12. Learn to cook well.
13. Start practicing yoga.
14. Learn to meditate, and then practice it daily.
15. Go for an entire day without speaking (but still go about my daily routine).
16. Have something accepted by McSweeney's (still crossing my fingers on that submission!)
17. Learn to ride a bike.
18. Save money for the aforementioned "International Vacation" even if that means dipping into savings, going diving for King crabs in Alaska, selling my organs on the black market or (God-forbid)...getting a job.
19. Dance around to Mika (when no one is around).
20. Go to a frat party.
21. Give up meat for a month.
22. Not look at a watch/clock for a whole day.
23. Live in South Korea and teach English there for a year.
24. Send a thank you letter to my favorite elementary school teacher.
25. Do one thing that seems irrational to the point of impossible, just to say I've done it.
26. Sit outside in my yard and look at the stars without getting scared of what kind of animals might be out there.
27. Directly compliment people instead of making nice comments behind their backs.
28. Write for at least an hour daily.
29. Watch all of my favorite Disney animated movies dubbed in Spanish.
30. Send at least 5 postcards a month through Postcrossing.
31. Finish my "1000 movies I've seen in my lifetime" list.
32. Do a "Turn off the TV Week" like I did in the fourth grade.
33. Pay the toll for the car behind me.
34. Write character sketches of my best friends.
35. Learn Esperanto.
36. Fit in exercise every day, eat healthy, lose weight, get plenty of sleep, live a balanced life, blah, blah, blah.
37. Go swimming in the ocean at midnight.
38. Learn to be a morning person.
39. Go to the weekly Spanish club at Borders.
40. In preparation for South Korea, go to karoke and sing a duet.
41. Go to as many international music/art/dance performances as possible.
42. Finish reading Lonely Planet's The Travel Book in an attempt to learn something about every country.
43. Host the Women of the World luncheon about Spain and try to explain and answer questions as best I can.
44. Pretend for one day that my life is a movie by writing a script for myself ahead of time and then follow the script (while reacting to other people spontaneously, like improv).
45. Volunteer at Spruce Run.
46. Participate in a psychological study.
47. Learn 3 new Spanish words a day.
48. Talk to my grandmother about her childhood and then write the stories down so I'll always remember them.
49. Write bi-weekly letters to my overseas friends and to my cousins.
50. Learn enough about English grammar that I can teach it well without getting confused.
51. Watch Citizen Kane.
52. Forgive Frank for not posting my secret, and maybe send him another one.
53. Learn how to have lucid dreams all the time.
54. Hand out candy to people on a random day (it can't be Halloween).
55. Run.
56. Watch The Wizard of Oz on mute while playing The Dark Side of the Moon.
57. Get a massage.
58. Go to the movies by myself.
59. Learn Portuguese.
60. Learn enough Korean to get by (it's so difficult!).
61. Have an awesome snowball fight.
62. Throw someone a surprise birthday party.
63. Learn to write backwards.
64. Take a self-defense class.
65. Learn to do a cartwheel and a handstand.
66. See Elizabeth Gilbert speak in Portland this September.
67. After forgiving Frank, ask him to come and speak at UMaine.
68. Floss every day.
69. Go for one whole day without complaining once.
70. Write a random, interesting fact on a postcard, look up a random address in a telephone book and then send it to that address.
71. Come up with good mnemonic devices for remembering things.
72. Do the New York Times Crossword Puzzle by myself.
73. Promote David Fonseca and his wonderful music.
74. Go for long walks in my favorite cemetary.
75. Go to an AA meeting (just for the experience).
76. Go for a whole day without sitting or lying down.
77. Learn enough about Korean culture so that I'm not totally lost when I get there.
78. Write a letter to David Sedaris telling him how much I admire his work and see if I get a response.
79. Play flashlight tag.
80. Eat sunflower seeds in Berberecho with my best friends and then go dancing all night.
81. Learn how to fence.
82. To remember what the three wishes I made on my Brazilian wish bracelet, and do everything in my power to make sure those wishes come true.
83. Give up the habit of reading celebrity gossip magazines.
84. For one day behave like George on Seinfeld and do the complete opposite of every instinct I have.
85. Give up caffiene completely.
86. Participate in this.
87. Go to an auction.
88. Think of interesting things to write in my blog.
89. Trust my intuition instead of my mind to make the right choice.
90. Go to the handbell choir Christmas concert, go Christmas caroling, bake cookies with my mom, go to church for the midnight service, and all of the other holiday stuff I missed last year.
91. Eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve.
92. Translate the lyrics to the songs by Humanos that I have on my mp3 player.
93. Watch all of our home videos.
94. September Cuaresma 2009.
95. Perfect my Spanish grammar and increase my Spanish vocabulary.
96. Learn Gallego.
97. Find out the origin of cliches and sayings in English.
98. Grow my hair long.
99. Learn how to wake up at a certain time without using an alarm clock.
100. Watch the rest of the Almodovar movies that I didn't get the chance to see in Spain.
101. Actually do everything that I've just listed above...wish me luck! :)
By the way, the bold font means they have been completed.
Friday, August 22, 2008
An American Girl with Wanderlust
Inspired by Joana, I have started this blog...I only hope that I have enough to say to keep posting and that my posts don't overlap too much with hers! :P
After spending a year in the most beautiful city in the world (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) I've learned so much about European life that is, for the most part, not widely known here in the US. So one of my goals will be to spread the news about great bands, movies, books, and generally cool ideas about language and culture that I picked up while away. I'll try to alternate between English and Spanish posts...I have no idea who (if anyone) will read this, but we'll give it a try and see how it goes.
Above is a photo of the cathedral in Santiago. It feels so strange not to walk by it every day. If you have any questions about the life/culture in Spain, feel free to comment on the blog. I'll do my best to come up with an answer.
Ok, that's all for right now. Bye!
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