the end of the world or april fools?

not really but that's at least what some people are saying. so i work for an internet security company. from this, i have developed a huge capacity for nerdness. yes nerdness, i made it up and it's mine. so i am well-informed about all the viruses and worms and all the crazy crap that goes down on the internet. well, there is this worm that some are saying is going to crash the internet on wednesday. but no one knows for sure just what conficker, that's the name of the worm, will do. some say it will shut down anti-virus web sites, like ours (kaspersky), symantec, mcafee... those guys. then others are saying it's just a bunch of hype for april fools and nothing is going to happen. but seriously no one knows.

so it's been this big countdown and waiting game and it will all play out in the next day and it's kind of exciting to see what will happen. at the same time, it could be bad. but we have taken precautionary measures to try and defeat the worm if it does try and do something. so the way this worm works, is that it has developed a botnet which is a network of infected computers. so all these infected computers are just getting a message to call home to the 'mother ship' if you will for directions. and that's what will happen on wednesday if something is to happen. all these computers will call the main computer that is spreading the worm and get directions on what to do. the worm has infected, i think, over 9 million computers.

so it's a lot of what ifs and whens and maybes, so i guess we will see what will happen. if there is still an internet on wednesday i will update you on what happened at work. and we will definitely be busy trying to calm people down if something happens. so it could very well be a fun day at work.

oh and i miss the south. never ever thought i would say it but i do. there is my public announcement.

snow storm

i woke up this morning and it felt like i was in school again. i looked out my window and prayed for a snow day. after the weekend, i would have been happy to get out of the house and go into work. but all the excitement behind the snow made me happy to have a 'snow day.' however, it wasn't a snow day at all. i didn't leave the house and i worked all day. (i played with my niece a little too) i could get used to working at home all snuggled up in my warm fleece throw and my jammies watching the wintry wonderland that was brewing just outside the window. and tomorrow when i wake up, it'll be a different story. i will not be as happy as i was today because most likely i will be pushing my car up the drive way to get it out of the snow and ice. and the wintry wonderland won't be so wonderful.

so i'm looking for an apartment. let me tell you it is something i am not enjoying. it stinks. i don't want to go through a realtor so i am trying to do the hunting and searching on my own. it's hard. i have gone to probably 5 or 6 different places hoping that it is going to be the one. come to think of it, it's a lot like dating. there is the awkward first date... the first email describing yourself and selling yourself... the second date, another email exchange to discuss the deets and when you will come by to check out the apartment. Third date--- moving fast here--- you actually go to the apartment to check it out. It's the awkward "Hi, i'm katie and i'm awesome and i want to be your roommate." But then you start looking around and it's not so nice anymore and you have to think of things to get you out of it. It is awkward. So then you leave and they are like be in touch and you're like yep sure will... not. That is the break-up. No more dates. Then you're back to the dating game. Will the next apartment be my true love? I can only hope because i am sick of dating.

until another blurp blops into my head...
-katie