I’m copying this from Angie, who’s copying some guy I don’t know.

Basic instructions: set your iPod on shuffle (although I’m going to do it with iTunes since I don’t have my iPod with me at the moment), and the songs that come up answer the questions below.

How does the world see me? “Slippery People,” Talking Heads (doesn’t sound so good)
Will I have a happy life? “Raining in My Heart,” Buddy Holly (oh dear)
What do my friends think of me? “Palace of the Brine,” the Pixies (?)
Do people secretly lust after me? “Thriller,” Michael Jackson (I am a sexy, sexy zombie)
How can I make myself happy? “Happy Birthday,” Concrete Blonde (that seems logical)
What should I do with my life? “I Go Walking After Midnight,” Patsy Cline (set low goals…)
Will I ever have children? “Cat People,” David Bowie (no! I am not a crazy cat lady who refers to felines as children!)
What is some good advice for me? “S.C.O.,” John Scofield with Pat Metheny (um…)
How will I be remembered? “Under Pressure All the Time,” (50 Cent’s “High All the Time” mashed with Queen/Bowie’s “Under Pressure”; I hope I don’t come off as that stressed out)
What is my signature dancing song? “Cherry Pie,” Warrant (hah! I think it actually was, in 8th grade)
What is my current theme song? “Pumps and a Bumps,” MC Hammer (no comment)
What song will play at my funeral? “Down to the River to Pray,” Alison Krauss (wow! I’m not religious at all, but this is actually a very pretty song, and somewhat funereal)
What type of men/women do you like? “Der Kommissar,” Falco (authoritarian types, eh?)
What is your day going to be like? “Something Against You,” the Pixies (sounds like a bad omen, but actually I had a pretty good day)

That was kind of creepy. I guess I should just be glad that only two of the songs were embarrassing for the world to know that I listen to.

I’ve had a busy day so far. This is the first chance I’ve had to stop and catch a quick break from work.

So…does anybody know anything fun to do in State College, PA? I’m going there for a conference this summer, and it’s kind of a long conference and I’m the only one going from my work, so I won’t have anybody to hang out with. And seriously, people, it’s not like I’m going to make friends with any other conference attendees. I’m too scared of strangers for that. I wonder if that has to do with the insane amount of “stranger danger” anti-kidnapping training that went on in elementary school. Does that still happen? It seemed like there was a rash of kidnappings in my youth, and I don’t hear about them (or read about them on milk cartons) so much anymore.

So anyway, no on the strangers, yes on the other interesting activities. Are there good museums there that are open in the evenings? I can’t stray out of State College, since I won’t have a car and I’ll be busy with the conference for most of the time. I really like going to museums by myself, because I don’t feel pressured by anyone to go too fast or stay longer than I want to.

Oooh, I just saw that the hotel I’ll be at has a fitness center. That’s good to know. Conference food is always so junky, it’ll be good to have an opportunity to work some of it off.