1:43 in the afternoon and I just got done doing the only thing I needed to do at work today which was go to a meeting and nod my head.
Last Friday, I officially completed all of the work that I have to do. My fellow team members are off this week. My boss is off too. As of Wednesday, I'll be off too. Boy and I are going on a Grand Canyon/Utah trip for a few days. I've never been to the Southwest before (unless you count Colorado and I don't count Colorado) so I'm pretty excited. I hope to be eating salsa at every meal.
Because I don't have any work to do, I spent most of my time today messing around with my flickr account. I've had one for a few years but only recently started using it. I thought about how much of my life you could piece together from my pictures/comments and I think you could probably piece together a lot. You could know my name, who my friends are, the state in which I live and maybe even the town. And if you figured out the town and you were really, really good, you might be able to figure out where I live.
Maybe now is a good time to throw out the fact that I earned my black belt in kung fu in December 2005. I also like to cook and so I own a number of sharp knives. ok? ok.
March 26, 2007
March 22, 2007
March 21, 2007
they made me do it
I had no choice, no control, no ability to change it. I just wrote the following sentence and there's nothing I can do about it:
"To access the preprinted mark/tractor hole sensors, open the upper center
front and lower center front covers of the printer."
huh?
can you believe we actually named the things the "upper center front cover" and the "lower center front cover"? and these people make more money than I do. sometimes I think I'm in bizarro world...
"To access the preprinted mark/tractor hole sensors, open the upper center
front and lower center front covers of the printer."
huh?
can you believe we actually named the things the "upper center front cover" and the "lower center front cover"? and these people make more money than I do. sometimes I think I'm in bizarro world...
March 19, 2007
Fearful people do stupid things
That's what the bumper sticker on the car in front of me said. Before that, while I was in my car, my theme song for the year came on (it's 32 flavors, the Alana Davis version, because I'm 32...) and the line "I never tried to give my life meaning by demeaning you" resonated with me. I've always been aware of the statement but because of everything I went through in 2006, I heard it more tonight.
Before that, when I was in the parking lot after yoga, it was dark out but I noticed a bright patch of sky behind the mountains, the sun setting. It made me think about the cyclic nature of the physical world (the day, the seasons, etc) and that made me think about the cyclic nature of our lives. There are good patches. There are rough patches. Neither one will last forever. Both will be part of your life. And it's good to have them both.
Before that, in my yoga class, the teacher had been talking about times when she had acted badly and didn't like who she was at that particular time. She said she was so grateful to have the friends she did because they loved her enough, believed in her enough, to give her the space to be off center, to know that she would grow and wouldl again be in a better place. It made me think of P. and how, during my bad time last year, he wasn't able to love me, believe in me, enough to know that I would grow and come back to a better place. I used to be incredibly hurt by that but what it comes down to is that he doesn't love himself, believe in himself enough to do that for himself and so he couldn't love or believe for anyone else.
Fearful people do stupid things. There is no object, no person, place or thing, in that sentence to indicate to whom or what fearful people do stupid things and I think sometimes what we forget is that fearful people hurt themselves, too. Actually, they probably hurt themselves more than they hurt others. Cause if you're actually happy and you're happy with yourself, then there's really no need to be mean to others. There's no reason to want them to feel bad, to make them look bad to others, etc. Sometims it seems so simple I'm not sure why we don't all get it. Then, other times, I know.
Before that, when I was in the parking lot after yoga, it was dark out but I noticed a bright patch of sky behind the mountains, the sun setting. It made me think about the cyclic nature of the physical world (the day, the seasons, etc) and that made me think about the cyclic nature of our lives. There are good patches. There are rough patches. Neither one will last forever. Both will be part of your life. And it's good to have them both.
Before that, in my yoga class, the teacher had been talking about times when she had acted badly and didn't like who she was at that particular time. She said she was so grateful to have the friends she did because they loved her enough, believed in her enough, to give her the space to be off center, to know that she would grow and wouldl again be in a better place. It made me think of P. and how, during my bad time last year, he wasn't able to love me, believe in me, enough to know that I would grow and come back to a better place. I used to be incredibly hurt by that but what it comes down to is that he doesn't love himself, believe in himself enough to do that for himself and so he couldn't love or believe for anyone else.
Fearful people do stupid things. There is no object, no person, place or thing, in that sentence to indicate to whom or what fearful people do stupid things and I think sometimes what we forget is that fearful people hurt themselves, too. Actually, they probably hurt themselves more than they hurt others. Cause if you're actually happy and you're happy with yourself, then there's really no need to be mean to others. There's no reason to want them to feel bad, to make them look bad to others, etc. Sometims it seems so simple I'm not sure why we don't all get it. Then, other times, I know.
March 16, 2007
upset
last night I was watching b-ball with boy and we watched duke lose which made me happier than you'd think. why do I not like duke? it might the fact that the b-ball team looks like a bunch of rich, tall snooty white guys. and it might be the fact that everyone I've ever met who has gone to duke also looked like rich, tall, snooty white guys. this is not to say that they were rich, tall, and snooty but it's kind of creepy, really, how people from duke seem to look so similar.
anyway, I think it's my need to constantly root for the underdog that made me so happy. hopefully there will be more opportunities to root for underdogs in all of this madness this march. boy is rather sporty and so I'm sure there will be more b-ball watching. it's funny but I think that other's I've date (or maybe married...) would have thought that march madness was a sale at banana republic.
anyway, I think it's my need to constantly root for the underdog that made me so happy. hopefully there will be more opportunities to root for underdogs in all of this madness this march. boy is rather sporty and so I'm sure there will be more b-ball watching. it's funny but I think that other's I've date (or maybe married...) would have thought that march madness was a sale at banana republic.
March 13, 2007
March 10, 2007
happy saturday to me!
In a town where it's sunny over 300 days a year, I've come to think if it as a little gift when you get a weekend morning that's cloudy and overcast and perfect for lying on the couch, drinking tea and reading while listening to non-upbeat music. no pressure to go hike up anything or even to shower.
last night I dreamt that I went to the library and spent all day exploring the children's section, looking for books from my youth and so today I feel I must go to the library and spend some time exploring the children's section, looking for books from my youth.
last night I went to a party for my neighbor who was celebrating her womanhood. she has been a woman for the past eight years and I wonder if she had been so graceful and elegant before she was a women. but maybe not. I think her's is a grace and elegance that comes from being completely comfortable with yourself and I think before eight years ago, she didn't have that.
the party was filled with the non-athletic side of boulder, which is nice to see every now and then. most people had some kind of connection to Naropa and a few were connected to the Psychic Horizons Center. They got me thinking that the pain in my lower back, which started last July, is not exercise or matress related and that, like Abby's occassional peeing on the carpet, may be related to traumatic events from my childhood that I have yet to successfully deal with. A woman who's apperance sparked a core emotional rememberance of both my mother and my sister made me think that they're right. And interestingly enough, my back already feels better.
last night I dreamt that I went to the library and spent all day exploring the children's section, looking for books from my youth and so today I feel I must go to the library and spend some time exploring the children's section, looking for books from my youth.
last night I went to a party for my neighbor who was celebrating her womanhood. she has been a woman for the past eight years and I wonder if she had been so graceful and elegant before she was a women. but maybe not. I think her's is a grace and elegance that comes from being completely comfortable with yourself and I think before eight years ago, she didn't have that.
the party was filled with the non-athletic side of boulder, which is nice to see every now and then. most people had some kind of connection to Naropa and a few were connected to the Psychic Horizons Center. They got me thinking that the pain in my lower back, which started last July, is not exercise or matress related and that, like Abby's occassional peeing on the carpet, may be related to traumatic events from my childhood that I have yet to successfully deal with. A woman who's apperance sparked a core emotional rememberance of both my mother and my sister made me think that they're right. And interestingly enough, my back already feels better.
March 08, 2007
it's semi-gray and cloudy right now and because I've grown so accustomed to seeing the sun, the weather makes me want to sleep. however, the sun is breaking through the clouds and soon it will be another beautiful day in boulder. but it's interesting how used to the sun I've gotten and it makes me wonder if I'd ever be able to live in a cloudy city like Pittsburgh again.
anyway, yesterday was my officemate's last day. she quit to go be "director of usability" at some small web-design firm. the firm only has about ten people working for it so not only will she be the director of usability, she'll pretty much be the usability department. it sort of reminds me of a girl I know who does her own freelance thing and has her own "company." she's the only employee but that doesn't stop her from billing herself as "lead visionary." puh-leez.
this move is good for my officemate because she's excited about the job. this move is good for me because, at times, my officemate could be a little mean and dysfunctional. there are no hard feelings though - she honestly couldn't help it (the being mean thing). but given the high number of dysfunctional people that were in my life in 2006, I'm glad to be getting them outta there in 2007.
the move is also good for me because I'm planning to turn my ex-officemate's desk into a coffee/pastry bar starting next week. my friend b. is bringing in a coffee maker that he doesn't use. I'll supply the first lb. of coffee, the sugar, and the milk products and then, hopefully, the venture will turn into a self-sustaining enterprise.
I'm thinking it will work like this: $.50 a day for unlimited coffee or $2.00 a week. that's more than enough to buy supplies for the cafe. then, when we start to see a small profit, I'll turn that money into various baked goods. the goal is to eventually get enough money to buy an espresso maker and a small fridge so I can start doing froofy beverages and perhaps light lunches.
yep, that's right - these are now my career goals.
how long do you think I can stay in business before I'm shutdown by the health department or threaten by the cafeteria workers because I'm stealing all of their business?
anyway, yesterday was my officemate's last day. she quit to go be "director of usability" at some small web-design firm. the firm only has about ten people working for it so not only will she be the director of usability, she'll pretty much be the usability department. it sort of reminds me of a girl I know who does her own freelance thing and has her own "company." she's the only employee but that doesn't stop her from billing herself as "lead visionary." puh-leez.
this move is good for my officemate because she's excited about the job. this move is good for me because, at times, my officemate could be a little mean and dysfunctional. there are no hard feelings though - she honestly couldn't help it (the being mean thing). but given the high number of dysfunctional people that were in my life in 2006, I'm glad to be getting them outta there in 2007.
the move is also good for me because I'm planning to turn my ex-officemate's desk into a coffee/pastry bar starting next week. my friend b. is bringing in a coffee maker that he doesn't use. I'll supply the first lb. of coffee, the sugar, and the milk products and then, hopefully, the venture will turn into a self-sustaining enterprise.
I'm thinking it will work like this: $.50 a day for unlimited coffee or $2.00 a week. that's more than enough to buy supplies for the cafe. then, when we start to see a small profit, I'll turn that money into various baked goods. the goal is to eventually get enough money to buy an espresso maker and a small fridge so I can start doing froofy beverages and perhaps light lunches.
yep, that's right - these are now my career goals.
how long do you think I can stay in business before I'm shutdown by the health department or threaten by the cafeteria workers because I'm stealing all of their business?
March 07, 2007
So I read this article in the NY Times and was struck by how one little line can say so much about, well, pretty much everything:
"In so-called attachment studies, young children or primates who are confident in their mother’s affections tend to be confident when exploring an unfamiliar room or meeting a stranger.
Whether you can relate to this sort of thing or not, chances are you know someone who can. And it's a good article. So you should read it.
"In so-called attachment studies, young children or primates who are confident in their mother’s affections tend to be confident when exploring an unfamiliar room or meeting a stranger.
Whether you can relate to this sort of thing or not, chances are you know someone who can. And it's a good article. So you should read it.
March 04, 2007
Old meets new
My friend Mark (above) was my neighbor and one of my best friends in Pittsburgh. He and some other friends from PGH were staying in Breckenridge this weekend so I went up to hang out with them with Jessica (below) who is my neighbor and one of my best friends in Boulder. It was as if parallel worlds were meeting.
It sounds a lot like a girl scout song but it's nice when your old friends meet your new friends and it's copasetic. "Make new friends but keep the old. One's a samoa the other's a do-si-do..."
I'm a little worn out from it all (making a snow angel at 9,000 feet takes more oxygen than you would think) so I've spent most of the day being productive while sitting on my butt and by that I mean watching the Godfather, followed by the Godfather, Part II. That's a solid 8 hours of TV. I'm so proud of me.
February 23, 2007
This recent cartoon from the New Yorker hit a little too close to home for me, especially since I have been known to blog about the breakfast burritos in the cafeteria.
February 13, 2007
Decisions, decisions
It's Tuesday night and that means one thing for me - Dog the Bounty Hunter. I'm not sure why but I've been watching way too much of this show lately but I'm not worried about it. This phase will pass, just like my MTV Cribs phase passed.
But here's what's tough: tonight I realized that my other favorite show, Hogan Knows Best, is also on AT THE SAME TIME. This is a tough one. Both shows are good in the same trashy way, which is probably why they're on opposite of one another. Drat.
Okay, I've actually been working at work and because I do most of my blogging at work, I haven't been able to update you guys (assuming you guys are still reading) on my life in a while. So, let's see... what did you guys maybe miss...
1. IBM is in the process of selling off my division, which is why I've been so busy at work. I still have a job and will continue to have a job but the prospects of working for some other, more exciting part of IBM, the prospects that got me to take the job in the first place, are gone, at least for the next two years. But for the short-term (like the next six months) I think the job might actually be fun. Our division is eventually going to become its own company so there are lots of start-up type things to do like pick a new logo, font, idetity, etc. I've managed to wedge my foot onto some of the committees that are taking care of these things so it hasn't been all bad.
2. I have a boy. He is my friend. You could say that he is my boyfriend.
3. It's winter in Colorado so I've been snowboarding and it actually seems as if I'm getting less bad. I spent last weekend in Breckenridge with some friends (pictures to follow) and this weekend is the 7th Anual Norm Fest celebration so I'll be in the mountains again. Ah yes, life is rough, isn't it?
But yes, it is rough! The hulkster or the dog? See what I mean?
But here's what's tough: tonight I realized that my other favorite show, Hogan Knows Best, is also on AT THE SAME TIME. This is a tough one. Both shows are good in the same trashy way, which is probably why they're on opposite of one another. Drat.
Okay, I've actually been working at work and because I do most of my blogging at work, I haven't been able to update you guys (assuming you guys are still reading) on my life in a while. So, let's see... what did you guys maybe miss...
1. IBM is in the process of selling off my division, which is why I've been so busy at work. I still have a job and will continue to have a job but the prospects of working for some other, more exciting part of IBM, the prospects that got me to take the job in the first place, are gone, at least for the next two years. But for the short-term (like the next six months) I think the job might actually be fun. Our division is eventually going to become its own company so there are lots of start-up type things to do like pick a new logo, font, idetity, etc. I've managed to wedge my foot onto some of the committees that are taking care of these things so it hasn't been all bad.
2. I have a boy. He is my friend. You could say that he is my boyfriend.
3. It's winter in Colorado so I've been snowboarding and it actually seems as if I'm getting less bad. I spent last weekend in Breckenridge with some friends (pictures to follow) and this weekend is the 7th Anual Norm Fest celebration so I'll be in the mountains again. Ah yes, life is rough, isn't it?
But yes, it is rough! The hulkster or the dog? See what I mean?
January 23, 2007
This place is an anomaly in a lot of ways so it's always nice to know that some things are the same wherever you go. For example, after living in Colorado for almost a year, I finally went and got my new CO drivers license today. Like other towns/cities, places like the bus station and the DMV in Boulder are just as full of seedy looking characters as elsewhere.
But, given the fact that Boulder itself does not have lots of seedy looking characters, I'm wondering if there's something about bus stations/DMV offices that attracts the seedy or is there something about these places that makes the people in them appear seedy?
So maybe, even though I don't think I look all that seedy in everyday life, I looked seedy today at the DMV?
This could explain why drivers license pictures always look so bad.
But, given the fact that Boulder itself does not have lots of seedy looking characters, I'm wondering if there's something about bus stations/DMV offices that attracts the seedy or is there something about these places that makes the people in them appear seedy?
So maybe, even though I don't think I look all that seedy in everyday life, I looked seedy today at the DMV?
This could explain why drivers license pictures always look so bad.
January 12, 2007
I'm hearing voices...
I used to have this job monitoring "mission critical" systems. basically, I sat around and waited for something to break. when there was breakage, I'd have to call someone and ask them to fix it. this was an "important" job so the position was staffed 24/7/365. we took turns working the midnight shift, 11 pm to 7 am. when I worked the midnight shift, I would often need to call people in the middle of the night and tell them they had to come in to work.
not surprisingly, nine out of ten people are cranky when you wake them up at 3:00 in the morning so to help ease tensions, I developed a "phone voice." the voice was calm and soothing and slightly deep and throaty. I didn't develop this voice consciously, more out of necessity. but now that I'm aware the voice exists, I've come to notice that others, whether they are aware of it or not, have special voices that they use in specific situations.
for example, they guy in the office across the hall from me definitely talks louder when he's actually working. luckily, he doesn't work that often but right now, he must be working with the guy who's tone and cadence can best be described as a grumpy/crotchety George W. my door is shut and it still sounds like the two are right over my shoulder talking about the "internets." good god.
not surprisingly, nine out of ten people are cranky when you wake them up at 3:00 in the morning so to help ease tensions, I developed a "phone voice." the voice was calm and soothing and slightly deep and throaty. I didn't develop this voice consciously, more out of necessity. but now that I'm aware the voice exists, I've come to notice that others, whether they are aware of it or not, have special voices that they use in specific situations.
for example, they guy in the office across the hall from me definitely talks louder when he's actually working. luckily, he doesn't work that often but right now, he must be working with the guy who's tone and cadence can best be described as a grumpy/crotchety George W. my door is shut and it still sounds like the two are right over my shoulder talking about the "internets." good god.
January 09, 2007
Yesterday, I tried to break up with my job.
I had my yearly review meeting with my boss and while my review was not bad, it was not stellar, either. I would be fine with the mediocre label if I were in a challenging job, one in which I was able to leverage my skills, one that made me actually use my brain every now and then. However, being in a job where I'm working at about 30% capacity, my review sort of pissed me off. You can't tell me I haven't created enough "influence" in the department when you've given me no opportunities to influence. This is like reprimanding me for not eating enough carrots when you didn't give me any carrots.
See what I'm saying?
There was a time in my life where I would have let it go and not said anything. But I am not that person any more. After going over the my evaluation, my boss asked me if I "had any concerns." "Yes," I said. "I have lots."
Our conversation then turned into something one might have at the end of a bad relationship.
I told my boss everything that was wrong, everything that just wasn't working, every reason why this particular position in this particular department just wasn't a good match for me. I tried to be as polite and nonjudgmental as possible. I said lots of things like "this place is perfect for a certain type of person and, unfortunately, I'm just not that type of person..." In other words, it's not you, it's me.
But my boss just couldn't understand why I was unhappy or what was wrong. And at times, she looked like she was going to cry. She kept talking about the potential and the opportunities. The more she talked, the more I disliked my job.
"Are you thinking about leaving?" she asked. "We really don't want you to leave." I didn't say "yes" but I didn't say "no" either. When I left the meeting, I felt slightly detached from the job, like I just didn't care any more, like even though my job and I are still together, I'm already starting to move on.
If I had been dating my job, I would have broken up with it yesterday. However, unlike a relationship, you can't breakup with your job. You have to quit. And while it's generally judged to be a bit shady to start seeing someone else before you've ended your current relationship, this practice is the norm with the jobs which means I have to really, seriously begin the job search thing. Yuck.
Oh well. At least I get to buy myself new clothes for whatever interviews I might get.
I had my yearly review meeting with my boss and while my review was not bad, it was not stellar, either. I would be fine with the mediocre label if I were in a challenging job, one in which I was able to leverage my skills, one that made me actually use my brain every now and then. However, being in a job where I'm working at about 30% capacity, my review sort of pissed me off. You can't tell me I haven't created enough "influence" in the department when you've given me no opportunities to influence. This is like reprimanding me for not eating enough carrots when you didn't give me any carrots.
See what I'm saying?
There was a time in my life where I would have let it go and not said anything. But I am not that person any more. After going over the my evaluation, my boss asked me if I "had any concerns." "Yes," I said. "I have lots."
Our conversation then turned into something one might have at the end of a bad relationship.
I told my boss everything that was wrong, everything that just wasn't working, every reason why this particular position in this particular department just wasn't a good match for me. I tried to be as polite and nonjudgmental as possible. I said lots of things like "this place is perfect for a certain type of person and, unfortunately, I'm just not that type of person..." In other words, it's not you, it's me.
But my boss just couldn't understand why I was unhappy or what was wrong. And at times, she looked like she was going to cry. She kept talking about the potential and the opportunities. The more she talked, the more I disliked my job.
"Are you thinking about leaving?" she asked. "We really don't want you to leave." I didn't say "yes" but I didn't say "no" either. When I left the meeting, I felt slightly detached from the job, like I just didn't care any more, like even though my job and I are still together, I'm already starting to move on.
If I had been dating my job, I would have broken up with it yesterday. However, unlike a relationship, you can't breakup with your job. You have to quit. And while it's generally judged to be a bit shady to start seeing someone else before you've ended your current relationship, this practice is the norm with the jobs which means I have to really, seriously begin the job search thing. Yuck.
Oh well. At least I get to buy myself new clothes for whatever interviews I might get.
January 05, 2007
January 04, 2007
as we all know, there's not much going on for me on the work front and there's nothing new with that so I'm spending some time reading the NY Times and I guess there's nothing new with that either.
anyway, I came across this article about "experiential advertising" which I was interested in, probably because of the near miss with the interview with cp+b a few weeks ago and anyway, this post is all sort of stream-of-consciousness and whatever but it [the article] got me thinking about over-saturation/over-use and when, exactly, it is that a thing/idea/concept begins to lose its novelty and effectiveness.
so many brands now a days seem to have what the article calls "brand ambassadors" and while these fellas were (and still are) interesting and therefore effective, once other brands jump on the band wagon, the bandwagon will become full of these brand mascot type people and then will you even really notice them any more? so I guess my question is (and I'm not really expecting you to answer or even think about it) at this point, should a company try to develop a brand ambassador or should the company instead invest its efforts into finding a new, novel way to advertise their brand?
of course, as with everything in life, advertising is probably about the ebb and the flow. so, as with everything in life, how do you know when you're shifting from ebb to flow or from flow to ebb? how do you tell if its time to move on or if its time to stay?
or do you even concern yourself with these things? maybe if you're living in the moment, you can sense the ebb and flow on some primordial level. so maybe it's over thinking that's the problem. I think I'm over thinking right now and I think I wouldn't be if I actually had some work to do... [sigh].
anyway, I came across this article about "experiential advertising" which I was interested in, probably because of the near miss with the interview with cp+b a few weeks ago and anyway, this post is all sort of stream-of-consciousness and whatever but it [the article] got me thinking about over-saturation/over-use and when, exactly, it is that a thing/idea/concept begins to lose its novelty and effectiveness.
so many brands now a days seem to have what the article calls "brand ambassadors" and while these fellas were (and still are) interesting and therefore effective, once other brands jump on the band wagon, the bandwagon will become full of these brand mascot type people and then will you even really notice them any more? so I guess my question is (and I'm not really expecting you to answer or even think about it) at this point, should a company try to develop a brand ambassador or should the company instead invest its efforts into finding a new, novel way to advertise their brand?
of course, as with everything in life, advertising is probably about the ebb and the flow. so, as with everything in life, how do you know when you're shifting from ebb to flow or from flow to ebb? how do you tell if its time to move on or if its time to stay?
or do you even concern yourself with these things? maybe if you're living in the moment, you can sense the ebb and flow on some primordial level. so maybe it's over thinking that's the problem. I think I'm over thinking right now and I think I wouldn't be if I actually had some work to do... [sigh].
January 03, 2007
song du jour
"what is the song du jour?"
"it's the song of the day..."
"that sounds good. I'll have that."
for some reason, I can't stop listening to Little Red Corvette. it's as if the whole world is conatined in lines like "I guess I should have known by the way you parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last" and other lines of equal or greater value.
is this a problem? no, it's not because it's almost Wednesday night. I guess that makes it all right.
"it's the song of the day..."
"that sounds good. I'll have that."
for some reason, I can't stop listening to Little Red Corvette. it's as if the whole world is conatined in lines like "I guess I should have known by the way you parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last" and other lines of equal or greater value.
is this a problem? no, it's not because it's almost Wednesday night. I guess that makes it all right.
January 02, 2007
snappingoutofit
I think some of you are looking for a little recap of my holiday season so here you go:
the holidays are officially over and I can't help but think that I didn't eat enough cookies this year.
I spent the holidays in Pittsburgh - eating too much, shopping too much, and not sleeping nearly enough. I did, however, buy the cutest pair of shoes, kind of like these but more of a brownish-grey.
I may have been worn out from all of the shopping and going out with friends but personally, I like to use the time zone discrepancy thing because you can use it as an excuse to be lazy no matter which direction you're going:
me (while in Pittsburgh) - "Oh, gee, I'm feeling kinda tired because I'm used to being two hours behind..."
me (back in Colorado) - "Oh, gee, I'm feeling kinda tired because I'm used to being two hours ahead..."
this could explain why it took me three days to work up the energy to shovel my car out from the most recent dumping of snow out here. honestly, I'm a little sick of it - the snow, the shoveling, the frosty walks with the dog that she loves so much more than I do. let's just hope we get more than a week between snow storms this time around.
despite the snow, I made it back into town on Friday without any problems. for New Years, I went to Denver with some friends and hung out at this bar. it's probably my favorite bar in Denver, which doesn't mean a whole lot seeing as I've only been to about five bars in Denver. but still, this is my favorite one.
yesterday I watched a lot of football and went to see Babel. although many have criticized the movie for it's jumbliness, I didn't find that. in fact, I rather liked the movie and found it to be semi-powerful on some base level. then again, I was pretty tired and so maybe my mind didn't catch all of the things that I missed. I also thought that Brad Pitt did a decent job in the movie and was actually pretty good so that shows you something about my mental capacity yesterday afternoon.
let's see, what else... oh, this morning when I got in to work I had to change all of my passwords that had expired over the break and now, I can't remember what I changed those passwords too. this wouldn't be a problem if I hadn't gotten logged out of my email, without a clue as to what my password might be. and that should tell you something about my mental capacity right now.
the holidays are officially over and I can't help but think that I didn't eat enough cookies this year.
I spent the holidays in Pittsburgh - eating too much, shopping too much, and not sleeping nearly enough. I did, however, buy the cutest pair of shoes, kind of like these but more of a brownish-grey.
I may have been worn out from all of the shopping and going out with friends but personally, I like to use the time zone discrepancy thing because you can use it as an excuse to be lazy no matter which direction you're going:
me (while in Pittsburgh) - "Oh, gee, I'm feeling kinda tired because I'm used to being two hours behind..."
me (back in Colorado) - "Oh, gee, I'm feeling kinda tired because I'm used to being two hours ahead..."
this could explain why it took me three days to work up the energy to shovel my car out from the most recent dumping of snow out here. honestly, I'm a little sick of it - the snow, the shoveling, the frosty walks with the dog that she loves so much more than I do. let's just hope we get more than a week between snow storms this time around.
despite the snow, I made it back into town on Friday without any problems. for New Years, I went to Denver with some friends and hung out at this bar. it's probably my favorite bar in Denver, which doesn't mean a whole lot seeing as I've only been to about five bars in Denver. but still, this is my favorite one.
yesterday I watched a lot of football and went to see Babel. although many have criticized the movie for it's jumbliness, I didn't find that. in fact, I rather liked the movie and found it to be semi-powerful on some base level. then again, I was pretty tired and so maybe my mind didn't catch all of the things that I missed. I also thought that Brad Pitt did a decent job in the movie and was actually pretty good so that shows you something about my mental capacity yesterday afternoon.
let's see, what else... oh, this morning when I got in to work I had to change all of my passwords that had expired over the break and now, I can't remember what I changed those passwords too. this wouldn't be a problem if I hadn't gotten logged out of my email, without a clue as to what my password might be. and that should tell you something about my mental capacity right now.
December 22, 2006
so recovering from a blizzard seems to take longer than I remember. or maybe we're all just using this as an excuse to stay home from work. judging by the number of skiers across the street, I'd say that's what we're doing.
I'm home from work again today for the third day in a row. while it was thrilling on Wednesday when, as the snow was falling, my neighbors and I were hanging out, drinking wine, and feeling cozy. Yesterday we (the neighbors and I) went snowshoeing in the morning and that was nice too. but today... today might just be a wee bit much. and because I don't have much to do that hasn't already been done, I'll probably spend most of the day stressing about whether or not the Denver airport will be back to normal by the time I fly out on Sunday.
so for all of you who are wondering if I'm going to make it home with out any problems, it's too early to tell. I have a few friends flying out today and tomorrow. I'll see how it goes for them... (yes, of course ...)
I'm home from work again today for the third day in a row. while it was thrilling on Wednesday when, as the snow was falling, my neighbors and I were hanging out, drinking wine, and feeling cozy. Yesterday we (the neighbors and I) went snowshoeing in the morning and that was nice too. but today... today might just be a wee bit much. and because I don't have much to do that hasn't already been done, I'll probably spend most of the day stressing about whether or not the Denver airport will be back to normal by the time I fly out on Sunday.
so for all of you who are wondering if I'm going to make it home with out any problems, it's too early to tell. I have a few friends flying out today and tomorrow. I'll see how it goes for them... (yes, of course ...)
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