so, the berghoff is closing.... if you around in the next 2 months, try to visit.
Obviously they aren't putting a starbucks there, but it would have been fitting.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
maybe they can put a starbucks there...
so, the berghoff is closing.... if you around in the next 2 months, try to visit.
Obviously they aren't putting a starbucks there, but it would have been fitting.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
xmas photos
So since we didn't do much on Christmas there weren't many photos...
Me and Connie with the Weber Grill Man at the Weber Grill
Bill and Lily Christmas morning
Bobby practicing with his monster golf club.
Me and Bill on our first Christmas together.
Me and Bobbers --we are so cool!
Us on Christmas morning doing what we did the entire time Bobby was out- Playing smash. Please excuse the thumb, lily isn't used to our camera.
Me and Connie with the Weber Grill Man at the Weber Grill
Bill and Lily Christmas morning
Bobby practicing with his monster golf club.
Me and Bill on our first Christmas together.
Me and Bobbers --we are so cool!
Us on Christmas morning doing what we did the entire time Bobby was out- Playing smash. Please excuse the thumb, lily isn't used to our camera.
And so this is Christmas...
I hope you have all had happy holidays... Bill and I enjoyed having Bobby out and sitting back and enjoying Christmas. It was a bit different to not be rushing out the door 3 days in a row to visit all sorts of family, but it wasn't necessarily bad.
I hope to post some pictures tonight.
Later.
I hope to post some pictures tonight.
Later.
Friday, December 23, 2005
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Going Ape -My side of the story
So you can check out Bill's review here. In the end the movie was good but at intermission (we still aren't sure if that was the theater's doing of the movies doing). I was highly disappointed in the film. 1.5 hours of my life gone and most of it spent on Jack Black. However, the movie redeemed itself and I too was amazed at how real Kong was, it was as if the had taught a really ape to act and then enlarged him digitally. I also really love the cinimatography. Peter Jackson -bushman though he may be- can really direct well. I was disappointed at the role given to Adrien Brody, though he did a good job with it. I was impressed by Naomi Watts, especially considering how hard it is to act along on a blue screen/scream bloody murder over and over.
Worst part of movie... icky bug moment eewwwww!
I was also disappointed that Jack Black didn't get it in the end. Dude should have been killed by Kong instead of getting to utter "no, it was beauty that killed the beast"
Also, Bill had told me that they guy that "played" King Kong was also the one who played Gollum. But he was also a regular character --the cook who gets it from the weird ass flobber worm looking things.
Anyway over all if you are into these types of movies this is the best I have seen, and if you aren't it may even be worth a gander (if you have 3 hours to spare).
Worst part of movie... icky bug moment eewwwww!
I was also disappointed that Jack Black didn't get it in the end. Dude should have been killed by Kong instead of getting to utter "no, it was beauty that killed the beast"
Also, Bill had told me that they guy that "played" King Kong was also the one who played Gollum. But he was also a regular character --the cook who gets it from the weird ass flobber worm looking things.
Anyway over all if you are into these types of movies this is the best I have seen, and if you aren't it may even be worth a gander (if you have 3 hours to spare).
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Shortest Day of the Year.
So we got up to go work out ... in the dark. We came home ...in the dark. We took showers ...still dark. Got dressed ..85% dark with a chance of sun rising. Drove to work ... finally can see the sky and a sun rising. here is what I predict for the rest of the day: Lunch cold with a chance of colder. Afternoon, sun setting. 4:00 afternoon tea, dark. 5:00 train, dark. 7:30 King Kong "free" movie, dark. 10:00 playing smash brothers, dark. 10:30 getting ready for bed, super dark.
And yet I have the irresistibly catchy "always look on the bright side of life" stuck in my head. Damn you Spam-a-lot and you incredibly hard to score tickets!
And yet I have the irresistibly catchy "always look on the bright side of life" stuck in my head. Damn you Spam-a-lot and you incredibly hard to score tickets!
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Happy Birthday Frank!
So, Bobby is at the airport right now and should arrive around 2pm today.
Yesterday I went to a new dentist... so the back story is I went to the dentist at the beginning of December and he said I have 2 cavities... This is for a person with a previous perfect dental record. So I got scheduled to do a drilling and then I scheduled a drs visit around going to the dentist... only to find out that when I thought I had scheduled the visit and when I DID schedule the visit were two different days. and of course they couldn't reschedule me until next year.... so alas I find a new dentist.
So I got yesterday to find out I now have 4 cavities... apparently they are multiplying. And then she asks me if i drink a lot of bottled water... and I initially say no... but then I remember that every thing I drink at work (where i drink 2-3 glasses of water a day) is in the big water cooler bottles. anyway she says I am not getting enough fluoride and hence multiplying cavities.
An amusing side story to this... when she went to give my the local, she but a numbing gel on my gums first... the was godawful tasting, and I asked her what it was "flavored" and she said pina colata. I think my dentist has just made me hate pina colatas for life :)
Also as this post mentions, happy birthday frank.
Yesterday I went to a new dentist... so the back story is I went to the dentist at the beginning of December and he said I have 2 cavities... This is for a person with a previous perfect dental record. So I got scheduled to do a drilling and then I scheduled a drs visit around going to the dentist... only to find out that when I thought I had scheduled the visit and when I DID schedule the visit were two different days. and of course they couldn't reschedule me until next year.... so alas I find a new dentist.
So I got yesterday to find out I now have 4 cavities... apparently they are multiplying. And then she asks me if i drink a lot of bottled water... and I initially say no... but then I remember that every thing I drink at work (where i drink 2-3 glasses of water a day) is in the big water cooler bottles. anyway she says I am not getting enough fluoride and hence multiplying cavities.
An amusing side story to this... when she went to give my the local, she but a numbing gel on my gums first... the was godawful tasting, and I asked her what it was "flavored" and she said pina colata. I think my dentist has just made me hate pina colatas for life :)
Also as this post mentions, happy birthday frank.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
well...
I wasn't expecting that... Trump and Beckster seemed to be on board the hire both cadidates train, but Randal seemed to have missed the memo... oh well, and way to go yahoo trying to cover your lame demanding ass too bad google beats you hands down and everything.
EDIT: Bill and I are TiVo owners now. yea! --take that RJ's ban.
EDIT: Bill and I are TiVo owners now. yea! --take that RJ's ban.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
im not dead
Nope, I am still living, but thanks for asking.
Yes, I was ill for the past 5 days, but I am happy to say I am on the mend. and just in time for another weekend.
Anyway Bobby get's here in less than a week, and a week from today we will start to have a light at the end of the tunnel, as winter begins and our days finally get longer again.
Yes, I was ill for the past 5 days, but I am happy to say I am on the mend. and just in time for another weekend.
Anyway Bobby get's here in less than a week, and a week from today we will start to have a light at the end of the tunnel, as winter begins and our days finally get longer again.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
I over paid for my education.
One of the small perks of my over priced education at U of C is that my college id has no dates on it, and since I am still as young and beautiful as ever I can "pass" for the same person in my old id. This leads to all sorts of benefits:discounts at theaters, museums, and Irish pub crawls. I have, however, found the most impressive discount so far: free movies on Wednesday nights! I don't know how long the will do this but the Hollywood Blvd Theater is having free movies on Wednesdays for folks with a college ID. Now as all good econ majors know the basic premise of economics is :TANSTAAFL (there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.) So yesterday, Bill and I braved to cold weather (a cost of time and gas and warmth) to go see Chicken Little (an opportunity cost, as I could have been watching Alias and Lost) at the theater (a cost because since this is a "dinner" theater you must purchase one item per person along with your ticket)
Was it worth it? Well, for 35 bucks Bill and I got a meal with unlimited refills of Pepsi (a non-substitutable item for me because Coke just isn't as good), an appetizer and two entrees
(a burger and a chicken-artichoke-spinach pizza) and two "free" tickets to view the movie. It did cost us our time at home with our TV programs (but since Lost was a re-run and Alias is just dying a slow and painful death, I would opt for a new movie). It did make us venture out into the cold and use gasoline. But the movie was cute and the food was good so I would say yes it was worth it. Plus, I gained the benefit of not having to cook.
Was it worth it? Well, for 35 bucks Bill and I got a meal with unlimited refills of Pepsi (a non-substitutable item for me because Coke just isn't as good), an appetizer and two entrees
(a burger and a chicken-artichoke-spinach pizza) and two "free" tickets to view the movie. It did cost us our time at home with our TV programs (but since Lost was a re-run and Alias is just dying a slow and painful death, I would opt for a new movie). It did make us venture out into the cold and use gasoline. But the movie was cute and the food was good so I would say yes it was worth it. Plus, I gained the benefit of not having to cook.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Lied to.
If you recall I typed this yesterday:
I was lied to. Today I woke up and it was a sweltering 1 degree outside. I get my butt on the elliptical thingy and the news is happily telling me that (again) today will be 17, and now the best we can hope for is a weekend above freezing (as in 33 degrees on sat and 34 on sun) Dude, this is not funny. If the weather men are doing this just because they know that if I know it will be 17 all week I wouldn't get out of bed they should all be fired.
Meanwhile I am thinking about this in my self-torture camp called the YMCA. As much as I know I needed to start working out regularly and as much as I know working out in the mornings id better for both me and Bill I still curse the man that decided gyms should open at 5 am. If they didn't open until 9 I think many people would be better off... More time to sleep and be less stupid on the roads.
Which brings me to the real winner of the day: So bill and I we at a backed up intersection trying to get to our parking lot. This particular intersection gets backed up because 95% of people want to turn left and the main road is backed up due to the trains. But we want to turn right. Now we are too far back to get into the turning lane but we signal and move as close as possible to the curve. Now there is an alleyway that feeds into the middle of this mess (think normal suburban side street with an alley cut into the middle). There are people that use the alley way to avoid the real roads and they go zooming down these things until they hit this street which is where the alley ends. There are about 3 cars backed up in the alley. The light turns green and the yellow and then red... No one can move because 95% of the cars are wanting to go left and two trains have just gone by. The light turns green again. This time cars can go and we finally can get into the right hand turn lane... except we can't. Some lady is pulling out blocking our lane from the alley trying to get into the turning lane. But the people who don't cheat and have waited at the light aren't letting her in (she didn't signal, she just pulled out, by the way). So, now she is getting pissed while we and the cars in the turning lane are waiting for her to stop blocking out lane of traffic. Then she winds up (I'm not kidding) and starts blaring on her horn and yelling at the people who are turning and not letting her in. Finally, some one is nice enough to let her in and she continues to curse and all around her waving her hand in the air. During this time, we and the cars behind us are waiting (with out horns or flailing arms) for the winner to move and as we pass she gives us a dirty look. Is it our fault you are dumb and have tried to cheat the system of the roads? Is it our fault you blocked our lane as you and your car jutted out without signaling? Is it our fault that you obviously need anger management therapy?
Today's high 17, tomorrows 24, and so on until next Monday we will be a
balmy 45.
I was lied to. Today I woke up and it was a sweltering 1 degree outside. I get my butt on the elliptical thingy and the news is happily telling me that (again) today will be 17, and now the best we can hope for is a weekend above freezing (as in 33 degrees on sat and 34 on sun) Dude, this is not funny. If the weather men are doing this just because they know that if I know it will be 17 all week I wouldn't get out of bed they should all be fired.
Meanwhile I am thinking about this in my self-torture camp called the YMCA. As much as I know I needed to start working out regularly and as much as I know working out in the mornings id better for both me and Bill I still curse the man that decided gyms should open at 5 am. If they didn't open until 9 I think many people would be better off... More time to sleep and be less stupid on the roads.
Which brings me to the real winner of the day: So bill and I we at a backed up intersection trying to get to our parking lot. This particular intersection gets backed up because 95% of people want to turn left and the main road is backed up due to the trains. But we want to turn right. Now we are too far back to get into the turning lane but we signal and move as close as possible to the curve. Now there is an alleyway that feeds into the middle of this mess (think normal suburban side street with an alley cut into the middle). There are people that use the alley way to avoid the real roads and they go zooming down these things until they hit this street which is where the alley ends. There are about 3 cars backed up in the alley. The light turns green and the yellow and then red... No one can move because 95% of the cars are wanting to go left and two trains have just gone by. The light turns green again. This time cars can go and we finally can get into the right hand turn lane... except we can't. Some lady is pulling out blocking our lane from the alley trying to get into the turning lane. But the people who don't cheat and have waited at the light aren't letting her in (she didn't signal, she just pulled out, by the way). So, now she is getting pissed while we and the cars in the turning lane are waiting for her to stop blocking out lane of traffic. Then she winds up (I'm not kidding) and starts blaring on her horn and yelling at the people who are turning and not letting her in. Finally, some one is nice enough to let her in and she continues to curse and all around her waving her hand in the air. During this time, we and the cars behind us are waiting (with out horns or flailing arms) for the winner to move and as we pass she gives us a dirty look. Is it our fault you are dumb and have tried to cheat the system of the roads? Is it our fault you blocked our lane as you and your car jutted out without signaling? Is it our fault that you obviously need anger management therapy?
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
tree pics!
Here is Bill about to cut down the tree.
Here is me and Bill with our newly felled Christmas tree.
Bill putting the angle on the tree
Me and bill and out first Chistmas tree together.
Jolly Ole St. Nicholas
Yes, to day is St. Nicholas day, so check your shoes before you step into them there might be candy inside.
I didn't get a chance to post over the weekend --Bill and I were quite busy.
On Friday evening after work we went to the Metropolitan Club at the Sears Tower for Bill's Christmas party. There was music and drinks and a very good dinner. Over the course of the evening I met:
I didn't get a chance to post over the weekend --Bill and I were quite busy.
On Friday evening after work we went to the Metropolitan Club at the Sears Tower for Bill's Christmas party. There was music and drinks and a very good dinner. Over the course of the evening I met:
- A woman whose mother went to HB and who is currently dating the son of the head of admissions to U of C
- A woman who went to John Carroll University, whose husband's cousin went to Gesu elementary
- A man who was just in Cleveland to see the browns game (just cause)
- A woman and son who were driving to Cleveland the next day because she was going to be a visiting minister at a church in East Cleveland
- various people who had various relatives living in the Cleveland area
On Saturday we went and cut down our Christmas tree. It is a beautiful white pine, and I will post pictures from home. Saturday evening was my Christmas party, and Bill seemed to have pretty good luck with his bowling --he even won a prize. I was not bad enough for the DFL (Damn F-in Luck) prize and not good enough for anything else. The food was decent and the drinks were good.
On Sunday, we had errands to run, and then Bill Lily and I trekked over to Oakbrook Center and finished Christmas shopping. That evening we decorated the tree and made him b-e-a-utiful.
Now it is Tuesday and the weather forecast through next Monday looks like an exponential growth graph... Today's high 17, tomorrows 24, and so on until next Monday we will be a balmy 45. Yesterday's temp was pretty bad and the wind chill was negative nine. (yikes)
So that is all that has happened recently... I will try to get some pics up of the tree some time soon... Otherwise I should get to work here and I am sure you have better things to do.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Panda!!!!
So you must check out the pictures of the cutest fuzzy thing around. stupid reuters wont let me link to the pictures just the news story , but i like the one of him eating some grass. I want one for christmas... much better than a puppy or a kitty...
...in sadder news, Stan Berenstain co-creater of the Berenstain bears has died...
...in sadder news, Stan Berenstain co-creater of the Berenstain bears has died...
Sunday, November 27, 2005
pictures of the weekend...
...for all those interested ....
This is me and my turkey. It would have been easier to make had my baster not broken.
Here is the table all dressed up for our family.
Bill's cute cousin.
Me and my kin at Marshall Fields.
Brian and his "dashing" new coat trying on a new hat at H&M.
This is me and my turkey. It would have been easier to make had my baster not broken.Here is the table all dressed up for our family.
Bill's cute cousin.
Me and my kin at Marshall Fields.
Brian and his "dashing" new coat trying on a new hat at H&M.
Friday, November 25, 2005
Day after thanksgiving
So, Bill and I went to bed after 1am yesterday, and then woke up and 4:20 to go stand in the very very cold at best buy. We came out with two portable dvd players, a portable harddrive, and a 20$ jump drive. We then went to circuit city to try and get the family guy season 3 for 10 bucks but we found out that they had sold out within the first 20 min.
My mom and Brian made it safely out here. We took the to see Naperville, yet somehow the highlight for mom was visiting the krispy kreme store that had just finished making the donuts. Of course we all got a free hot one and ruined our appetites for our second turkey dinner. I am looking forward to spending tomorrow down town shopping and going to see Joseph and the amazing technocolor dream coat. Top that off with a dinner at wildfire and you have one hell of a day.
I probably wont blog till next week, so I hope you all have fun shopping and enjoy the 4 day weekend.
My mom and Brian made it safely out here. We took the to see Naperville, yet somehow the highlight for mom was visiting the krispy kreme store that had just finished making the donuts. Of course we all got a free hot one and ruined our appetites for our second turkey dinner. I am looking forward to spending tomorrow down town shopping and going to see Joseph and the amazing technocolor dream coat. Top that off with a dinner at wildfire and you have one hell of a day.
I probably wont blog till next week, so I hope you all have fun shopping and enjoy the 4 day weekend.
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
T day
So tomorrow is Thanksgiving...
I have been mulling over a conversation I had with Bill last night about the meaning of Christmas and giving kids gifts and what is over-doing it etc. I have come the a conclusion that part of the reason I am so attached to Christmas is it is an unspoiled holiday for me. The joy of giving and receiving is what is about and, therefore, I don't have a problem with kids getting multiple gifts from Santa parents grandparents etc... They truly believe in this magical mythical night.
Thanksgiving on the other hand, is a bit more spoiled for me. I have been thinking of all the memories I have of the holiday and I can see glimpses of setting the table in the living room (the dining room was never big enough for our family), making pies with my mom and playing pinochle after with my grandfather. The Thanksgivings that I remember in the best detail, though, are all surrounded by deep sorrow. One was the last thanksgiving with Mickey. I remember his hospital bed set up in the green room, and I remember how quiet the atmosphere was, as if every one was walking on egg shells instead of the normal loud happy family. I remember how we all stood up to say grace and we prayed around Mickey's bed, I remember us watching a move after dinner, and, mostly, I remember how he died less than 2 weeks later. Another, was the thanksgiving after finding out about my father. I was here with Bill, and no matter what he did I couldn't shake the feeling of abandonment. Not because my father betrayed everyone, not because I was having Thanksgiving at Bill's home and I didn't have any family there for me, but because I feel like I wasn't there for my mom--my poor mother whose life had just shattered around her in the a billion pieces. I remember last year, which was a wonderful Thanksgiving with every one happy and healthy, but what I remember of that is that before we had printed pictures of this holiday, I received a phone call on the 7th that my great-grandfather had pasted away overnight, not making it a year since I had lost my great-grandmother and he, his wife. So, for some reason I can't remember happy memories about this day. I hope that as Bill and I start hosting our own meals this year, I can open a new chapter in my memories, one with happy moments to be treasured forever.
Happy thanksgiving everyone. I hope you have a safe and happy day full of good food and good friends.
Sarah
I have been mulling over a conversation I had with Bill last night about the meaning of Christmas and giving kids gifts and what is over-doing it etc. I have come the a conclusion that part of the reason I am so attached to Christmas is it is an unspoiled holiday for me. The joy of giving and receiving is what is about and, therefore, I don't have a problem with kids getting multiple gifts from Santa parents grandparents etc... They truly believe in this magical mythical night.
Thanksgiving on the other hand, is a bit more spoiled for me. I have been thinking of all the memories I have of the holiday and I can see glimpses of setting the table in the living room (the dining room was never big enough for our family), making pies with my mom and playing pinochle after with my grandfather. The Thanksgivings that I remember in the best detail, though, are all surrounded by deep sorrow. One was the last thanksgiving with Mickey. I remember his hospital bed set up in the green room, and I remember how quiet the atmosphere was, as if every one was walking on egg shells instead of the normal loud happy family. I remember how we all stood up to say grace and we prayed around Mickey's bed, I remember us watching a move after dinner, and, mostly, I remember how he died less than 2 weeks later. Another, was the thanksgiving after finding out about my father. I was here with Bill, and no matter what he did I couldn't shake the feeling of abandonment. Not because my father betrayed everyone, not because I was having Thanksgiving at Bill's home and I didn't have any family there for me, but because I feel like I wasn't there for my mom--my poor mother whose life had just shattered around her in the a billion pieces. I remember last year, which was a wonderful Thanksgiving with every one happy and healthy, but what I remember of that is that before we had printed pictures of this holiday, I received a phone call on the 7th that my great-grandfather had pasted away overnight, not making it a year since I had lost my great-grandmother and he, his wife. So, for some reason I can't remember happy memories about this day. I hope that as Bill and I start hosting our own meals this year, I can open a new chapter in my memories, one with happy moments to be treasured forever.
Happy thanksgiving everyone. I hope you have a safe and happy day full of good food and good friends.
Sarah
I gotta get me some...
...cable! So I usually don't care about not having cable, I know that my life is already too consumed by TV what with Monday night related, Tuesday night Gilmores and SVU, Wednesday Lost, Law and Order (and soon the return of alias), Thursday Everwood, and Sunday Extreme Home Makeover and DHWs. Lately, however, I have been missing things like: the new boondocks show, having something to watch on Sunday afternoons, the travel channel, Kim Possible (I love the naked mole rat), and most of all channel surfing... surfing about 9 stations gets old fast. So on top of my TiVo I am going to ask Santa for cable, and while I am on my pipe dream I will also ask for a nice new mac with a huge flat screen monitor.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Happy happy joy joy
So this weekend gets two thumbs up from me. On Friday I saw the 4th Harry potter movie. I was very happy with it as it did a good job in condensing the tome of the book they were trying to bring to film.
On Saturday we did some shopping and some cleaning for thanksgiving... In the evening we watched layer cake.... I think I missed something while I was eating my pizza because I got about 50% of the movie. After the movie we went to kohls (yeah kohls was open until midnight yesterday and therefore we took advantage of it).
today I went to church and got the cool Indian priest and the homily was very inspiring. Then we went to 3 (yes 3) separate grocery stores (add that to the 1 we went to on Saturday and that makes 4 trips for one fricking thanksgiving meal.) but I finally gathered all the things I needed to make my own apple pie from scratch... I am proud to say that it came out of the oven in one piece (though it was leaking from one side)
the best thing about this weekend... The crappy easy listening station switched over to Christmas music. I can now listen to Christmas music in the car and bill can't complain... Well he can but he can't tell you it is way too early.
anyway, we are knee deep in our thanksgiving preparations... We have a turkey weighing in over 18lbs, 10lbs of potatoes, 6 large sweet potatoes, two bags of stuffing mix, two bags of Hawaiian sweet rolls, 1.5lbs of green beans, 2 bags of baby carrots, 3 cans of cranberry jelly sauce, makings for 2 pumpkin pies and one apple pie (which took 5 lbs of apples!). Do you think we have enough food for 7 people?
By the way if you are in the Chicago area on Thursday feel free to come on by for dessert... It will start around 7ish... Just shoot me an email if you are coming.
On Saturday we did some shopping and some cleaning for thanksgiving... In the evening we watched layer cake.... I think I missed something while I was eating my pizza because I got about 50% of the movie. After the movie we went to kohls (yeah kohls was open until midnight yesterday and therefore we took advantage of it).
today I went to church and got the cool Indian priest and the homily was very inspiring. Then we went to 3 (yes 3) separate grocery stores (add that to the 1 we went to on Saturday and that makes 4 trips for one fricking thanksgiving meal.) but I finally gathered all the things I needed to make my own apple pie from scratch... I am proud to say that it came out of the oven in one piece (though it was leaking from one side)
the best thing about this weekend... The crappy easy listening station switched over to Christmas music. I can now listen to Christmas music in the car and bill can't complain... Well he can but he can't tell you it is way too early.
anyway, we are knee deep in our thanksgiving preparations... We have a turkey weighing in over 18lbs, 10lbs of potatoes, 6 large sweet potatoes, two bags of stuffing mix, two bags of Hawaiian sweet rolls, 1.5lbs of green beans, 2 bags of baby carrots, 3 cans of cranberry jelly sauce, makings for 2 pumpkin pies and one apple pie (which took 5 lbs of apples!). Do you think we have enough food for 7 people?
By the way if you are in the Chicago area on Thursday feel free to come on by for dessert... It will start around 7ish... Just shoot me an email if you are coming.
Monday, November 14, 2005
Hello goodbye...
So I got to see my dear friend Carolyn for a few hours yesterday. She has decided (due to some recent experience) that Indiana should move up a notch or two. We had remember (wrongly) that IN was in the number 5 spot, of course we had underestimated the suicidal tendencies of those Georgian deer (they make those?!?!)
Anyway, we had some good dim sum and saw tumble week blow though the middle of china town. And then we dropped off Carolyn at the airport and had a very boring Sunday evening full of housewives and the like.
Also, please say hello to Alana a good friend from high school who I have discovered is in the blogging world. (you can visit her on your next trip to Vegas boys)
Anyway, we had some good dim sum and saw tumble week blow though the middle of china town. And then we dropped off Carolyn at the airport and had a very boring Sunday evening full of housewives and the like.
Also, please say hello to Alana a good friend from high school who I have discovered is in the blogging world. (you can visit her on your next trip to Vegas boys)
Sunday, November 13, 2005
My hair is gone
Have you seen it... I hope it will be next seen on a wig of a child with cancer. I made the decision when I was growing out my hair for the wedding that when it was all over I would donate it here. I knew I certainly didn't want to keep it so long, so it minds well go to a good cause. Now that I find myself with out all that hair, however, I miss it... and so does all the shampoo I keep using.
Here are some recent pictures of me with my long hair:
now here is me with more than 10" of hair cut off and donated:
Anyway I hope this satisfies all those who are curious about my hair.
I also found these pics for Mary and me when she was in town. (We haven't downloaded pictures off our camera in a while.)
Here are some recent pictures of me with my long hair:
now here is me with more than 10" of hair cut off and donated:
Anyway I hope this satisfies all those who are curious about my hair.
I also found these pics for Mary and me when she was in town. (We haven't downloaded pictures off our camera in a while.)
Thursday, November 10, 2005
TWoP - Apprentice
"Flash Quiz! Two trains going 185 kph and 236 kph are headed toward you from opposite directions. One of them freaks you out on a contact high resulting from his complete inability to verbalize or even think about sex in any way, to the degree that even hearing the word seems to hurt him physically. The other freaks you out due to his extreme and immature boundary-less ability to talk about sex in a very personal and evocative way, in an inappropriate forum.
Okay, now you're dead. Who do you blame?
A) The tight-ass Jew train.
B) The ass-obsessed gay train.
C) The guy who willfully and pissily obstructed and sabotaged the railroad-building team throughout, from drafting the railroad, to cutting the timber, to carting the timber, to laying the tracks, to wiring the warning system, and brought this situation about where there was no real plan, and all the other trains spend the entire time trying to think of what they're going to do next, because there's no agenda whatsoever, because that part got short shrift due to somebody having to change his diaper and burp him every three hours?
You're right, it's a wash. That was a trick question."
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Approve this!
So RJ has turned on comment approvals or some silly thing. I say approve this:
Jimmy you have too much time on your hands if you are making turkeys out of them. And working is no excuse for not going to the gym. I was there last night and I worked a full day. In fact, not only did I work a full day but I have no vacation time left for the year. So unless it is a national holiday I will be at work.
Jimmy you have too much time on your hands if you are making turkeys out of them. And working is no excuse for not going to the gym. I was there last night and I worked a full day. In fact, not only did I work a full day but I have no vacation time left for the year. So unless it is a national holiday I will be at work.
Monday, November 07, 2005
The weekend is gone.
I don't know how it happened so quickly, one moment I am riding the train home and it is Friday night. I am looking forward to Zorro and TGIFridays. The next moment, I am on the train again reading my book and trying not to think about the work I have awaiting me.
Anyway, everyone say "hi" to Mary as she is starting her blog. And wish her good luck as she is teaching at some high school in IN.
Then everyone go back to you desk and continue to count down to Friday again. 17 days until I get a vacation (if cleaning and cooking a turkey is considered a vacation) 18 days until Bill will let me freely listen to Christmas music 43 days until Bobby comes to visit me and 48 days until Christmas. Oh and for those counting 55 days until my vacation time resets and I can once again think about taking a vacation day that isn't wedding related.
Anyway, everyone say "hi" to Mary as she is starting her blog. And wish her good luck as she is teaching at some high school in IN.
Then everyone go back to you desk and continue to count down to Friday again. 17 days until I get a vacation (if cleaning and cooking a turkey is considered a vacation) 18 days until Bill will let me freely listen to Christmas music 43 days until Bobby comes to visit me and 48 days until Christmas. Oh and for those counting 55 days until my vacation time resets and I can once again think about taking a vacation day that isn't wedding related.
Friday, November 04, 2005
time to get away
i want to be here with my cousins.
don't they look happy? I wish I was living closer to them, as they grow up way too fast. People use to say that about me, but now I think my life as stalled a bit and i am stuck in the rut of get up got to work go home make dinner pick up bill eat dinner go to bed. repeat.
I am currently reading A horse and his boy book 3 in the narnia series. This one hasn't taken a hold of me like the others. but I am only a 3rd the way through. I really should start studying for the CFA, but honestly I just can't bring myself to study... i would rather read Kant than these CFA books.
anyway, Things are going ok right now, my life for the most part is good, and the things that are not good I have no control over, so I need to live and let with those things. It sounds like we will have visitors the weekend of Thanksgiving and for Christmas so that will be nice.
I leave you with my favorite picture of the week. This baby squirrel was taken in by the mother dog when she gave birth to her own pups. the squirrel now thinks he is just another pup.
don't they look happy? I wish I was living closer to them, as they grow up way too fast. People use to say that about me, but now I think my life as stalled a bit and i am stuck in the rut of get up got to work go home make dinner pick up bill eat dinner go to bed. repeat.
I am currently reading A horse and his boy book 3 in the narnia series. This one hasn't taken a hold of me like the others. but I am only a 3rd the way through. I really should start studying for the CFA, but honestly I just can't bring myself to study... i would rather read Kant than these CFA books.
anyway, Things are going ok right now, my life for the most part is good, and the things that are not good I have no control over, so I need to live and let with those things. It sounds like we will have visitors the weekend of Thanksgiving and for Christmas so that will be nice.
I leave you with my favorite picture of the week. This baby squirrel was taken in by the mother dog when she gave birth to her own pups. the squirrel now thinks he is just another pup.
Monday, October 31, 2005
Happy Halloween
yup yup tame to go home an eat all the candy i bought and then tell Bill i gave it all to the little kids....
...which he will believe until he a) reads my blog or b) i puke up all th candy.
...which he will believe until he a) reads my blog or b) i puke up all th candy.
Friday, October 28, 2005
a great day for a parade!
so on my desk right now i have the actual ticker tape confetti that was shot out of cannons. it is pretty tissue paper in black white and red.
We watched the parade and threw shredded paper out the office next to ours which had a great view of Jackson and laSalle. So now i have to go back to work after spending the better part of the day celebrating (we also had cake because one of my coworker just won a huge humanitarian award.)
I would attach a picture but all i can find is streaming video... oh well.
Edited at 3:41: HA HA! I have found pictures. This are the pics from Diane's camera phone. The ones of the street she was actually hanging her arm awkwardly out the window (yes we have windows that open up) and giving her husband and the rest of us a heart attack that she would drop it and kill an innocent parade watcher. Lucky for us she has more coordination than the norm and she got some decent pics.
Edited 4:13: These next Pics are from John, who actually went to the parade but is tall enought to get picture even four people back from the curb.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Miers quits while she's ahead.
yup RJ's prediction is coming true...
And the sox won... for the first time in my life i am living in a city which has won a championship. Yay!
I am home sick today and i am considering going back to bed... that or watching the quality DVD Cinderella
And the sox won... for the first time in my life i am living in a city which has won a championship. Yay!
I am home sick today and i am considering going back to bed... that or watching the quality DVD Cinderella
Sunday, October 23, 2005
go sox go
see sox go!
go sox go!
yay sox!
Anyway weekend sum-up: Mary was here and we had a wonderful time galavanting about town at her friends' wedding and making trouble for our husbands wallets in Naperville. I caught a moment or two fo the ND BYU game... the game for a higher calling ;-) I must say, though, that the real winner of satuday's games was Mitul Patel who travel down south to watch this pitiful attempt at a football score. Though some may say it was an exciting game, I am hard pressed to believe it.
Mary's wedding pictures are up on pictage.com under Gurry. my fav is #387.
In other news we have finally done it--we finally fucked up the environment so much that we are on tropical depression alpha.
go sox go!
yay sox!
Anyway weekend sum-up: Mary was here and we had a wonderful time galavanting about town at her friends' wedding and making trouble for our husbands wallets in Naperville. I caught a moment or two fo the ND BYU game... the game for a higher calling ;-) I must say, though, that the real winner of satuday's games was Mitul Patel who travel down south to watch this pitiful attempt at a football score. Though some may say it was an exciting game, I am hard pressed to believe it.
Mary's wedding pictures are up on pictage.com under Gurry. my fav is #387.
In other news we have finally done it--we finally fucked up the environment so much that we are on tropical depression alpha.
Friday, October 21, 2005
almost there
its friday which means:
...it's almost the weekend
...mary is almost visiting me
...i have almost wasted the entire week at work trying to fix my damn blog
anyway i almost have this blog thing worked out... I just need to figure out why the picture will show up in the title but not in the description where i want it.
I found this baby shirt... if you know anyone with a good sense of humor who is preg-o you might want to shower them with this. If you want to spend more may I recommend this as well. again give these only to people with a sense of humor.
...it's almost the weekend
...mary is almost visiting me
...i have almost wasted the entire week at work trying to fix my damn blog
anyway i almost have this blog thing worked out... I just need to figure out why the picture will show up in the title but not in the description where i want it.
I found this baby shirt... if you know anyone with a good sense of humor who is preg-o you might want to shower them with this. If you want to spend more may I recommend this as well. again give these only to people with a sense of humor.
Monday, October 17, 2005
changing colors
trying to spruce up the site... ignore the mad colors i am trying to learn the difference of 105 and 1b5 in web language... i think i i took a wrong turn at 50b
Go sox!
So they won... and i still am wondering why they played that whole damn game in a downpour, but apparently the folks in sunny California were not as practiced in playing in inclement weather as the folks from Chicago (go fig). I must say that even I was slightly confused by the Escobar's slight of hand in tagging Pierzynski with his empty glove. (and yes i did copy and paste their names ... you think i could spell those both right --let alone remember who they are)
Also in Sports news, while I was hiking around the Morton Arboretum OSU did every one a big favor and put Michigan St in their place.
Meanwhile, the only thing that would have made this sports weekend better would have been if the Irish could have stopped that 4th quarter push from USC.
Also in Sports news, while I was hiking around the Morton Arboretum OSU did every one a big favor and put Michigan St in their place.
Meanwhile, the only thing that would have made this sports weekend better would have been if the Irish could have stopped that 4th quarter push from USC.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Friday
Thank God! I wasn't sure if the world had stopped spinning or if i was stuck in the twilight zone but this week has lasted forever.
I have decided that though I like the "shut up rory" shirt i like this one more. I must say that between WB and abc most of the shows i enjoy have changed nights/times etc. good thing er is always on at the say night and time forever. to bad i missed half of it because i take showers sometimes.
I weighed in on RJ's site about the apprentice... i am still upset i missed the filler episode for everwood.
This weekend I would like to see walace and gromit and waiting. I am meeting up with Mrs. Brette Greenwood-Wing tomorrow. (for those who worked at the smart this might actually mean something).
I am reading Belcanto right now. Just finished Kracktoa and Goodnight Nobody. One of these days i will suck it up and start reading my cfa book. But that day will have to wait until i read what Carolyn sent me and Son of a Witch. Oh and ASOUE comes out next week and i will probably drop everything to read the still nameless novel.
i wish you all a nice weekend... my potbellys should be arriving soon (we eat so early on fridays) If you are wondering I am having a meatball with a chocolate banana shake. yum!
It's Friday, we all need some cute Brynn in our lives!
I have decided that though I like the "shut up rory" shirt i like this one more. I must say that between WB and abc most of the shows i enjoy have changed nights/times etc. good thing er is always on at the say night and time forever. to bad i missed half of it because i take showers sometimes.
I weighed in on RJ's site about the apprentice... i am still upset i missed the filler episode for everwood.
This weekend I would like to see walace and gromit and waiting. I am meeting up with Mrs. Brette Greenwood-Wing tomorrow. (for those who worked at the smart this might actually mean something).
I am reading Belcanto right now. Just finished Kracktoa and Goodnight Nobody. One of these days i will suck it up and start reading my cfa book. But that day will have to wait until i read what Carolyn sent me and Son of a Witch. Oh and ASOUE comes out next week and i will probably drop everything to read the still nameless novel.
i wish you all a nice weekend... my potbellys should be arriving soon (we eat so early on fridays) If you are wondering I am having a meatball with a chocolate banana shake. yum!
It's Friday, we all need some cute Brynn in our lives!
Thursday, October 13, 2005
TWOP!
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Mint Jelly!
mmmmm... i love how my custom google gives me recipes. I love mint and i love jelly and I really love lamb... and if you make them all together it is just de-lish!
Meanwhile, back in hell i am about to leave work... i really should get paid more for what i do.
Meanwhile, back in hell i am about to leave work... i really should get paid more for what i do.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
the price of happiness
how much is a vacation worth to you? How about a vacation with your grandparents? How about a once in a life time experience on vacation with your grandparents?
too bad by the time i could afford to take them I will have kids and will have to wait even longer...
what is the use of money if you don't enjoy it some may ask... I don't know, but I know if I want to ever move into my own home I will have to stop enjoying my money for a long time.
On a totally nonrelated note, Scott seems to be doing well and I like his new girlfriend. I hope they found the penguins they were going to search for after lunch.
too bad by the time i could afford to take them I will have kids and will have to wait even longer...
what is the use of money if you don't enjoy it some may ask... I don't know, but I know if I want to ever move into my own home I will have to stop enjoying my money for a long time.
On a totally nonrelated note, Scott seems to be doing well and I like his new girlfriend. I hope they found the penguins they were going to search for after lunch.
so long and thanks for all the fish....
The NOAA lures the "domesticated" dolphins back to "safety" with fish.
another day another dollar
so it is the beginning of a new month, Bill and I are having lunch with Scotty and his lady friend this afternoon, Mary B is to be wed this Saturday, I just bought a ticket for my brother Bobby to visit me at Christmas, so why am I so melancholy? Could it be that I hate quarter ends? Could it be that I get enough sleep but am still tired? Could it be that I just want things in my life to be different?
I will sit here and ponder this more while i dive into my quarter end work.
*Splash!*
I will sit here and ponder this more while i dive into my quarter end work.
*Splash!*
Thursday, September 29, 2005
I'm not crazy...
the shark DID have the logo...
I didn't want to say something to bill in fear that he would think me crazy for all the wrong reasons.
I didn't want to say something to bill in fear that he would think me crazy for all the wrong reasons.
not working week
Yes it is Thursday and I have "worked" a total of 14 hours this week. the amount of work i have done in those hours is even less.
Classes are going well (i get to leave at 2pm every tuesday, how could they go wrong).
furniture is being delivered (finally a place to put all the gifts that people gave at our wedding.)
I feel sick still, but i couldn't miss two days of work for feeling craptastic... there is an allotment of on day per every three months that you can take a craptastic day and that was used yesterday... ill get another one for next quarter... to be used in december? perhaps...
i have almost finished one of the two albums i am working on for my bridesmaids... i think after i finish them i will have no creativity left to make the ireland and wedding one for myself (i should mention i still have an album left to finish that was started last may .. MAY!!!) edit: Bill says I should clarify that this was May 2004.
work is piling up and i feel like i will spend this next month barely alive... i should get back to the grind.
Classes are going well (i get to leave at 2pm every tuesday, how could they go wrong).
furniture is being delivered (finally a place to put all the gifts that people gave at our wedding.)
I feel sick still, but i couldn't miss two days of work for feeling craptastic... there is an allotment of on day per every three months that you can take a craptastic day and that was used yesterday... ill get another one for next quarter... to be used in december? perhaps...
i have almost finished one of the two albums i am working on for my bridesmaids... i think after i finish them i will have no creativity left to make the ireland and wedding one for myself (i should mention i still have an album left to finish that was started last may .. MAY!!!) edit: Bill says I should clarify that this was May 2004.
work is piling up and i feel like i will spend this next month barely alive... i should get back to the grind.
Thursday, September 22, 2005
yesterday was my birthday
and today is just another day...
anyway thank you all for the many warm wishes... i only hope i can remember you on your birthday. if you are afraid i'll forget when that is reply with the date and it will be added to bill's master list.
so last night i had the most craptastic sleep. I woke up twice because of the rain and i had two different nightmares... so now i am forced to ask... is it friday yet? I need my weekend, I need sleep and sleeping in I need those joyous two days that are all my own.
I bought some books on monday, and propmtly finished one monday night. Now I am reading Krakatoa - the day the world exploded (or some other catchy phrase). I have left Bel Canto which I have read good reviews about... Next of my list is good night nobody, series of unfortunate events book the twelfth, and the CFA study guides-four delightful books that arrived on my door step yesterday and I refused to open on my birthday.
Ok it is 1115 time to do nothing until lunch at 1130.
anyway thank you all for the many warm wishes... i only hope i can remember you on your birthday. if you are afraid i'll forget when that is reply with the date and it will be added to bill's master list.
so last night i had the most craptastic sleep. I woke up twice because of the rain and i had two different nightmares... so now i am forced to ask... is it friday yet? I need my weekend, I need sleep and sleeping in I need those joyous two days that are all my own.
I bought some books on monday, and propmtly finished one monday night. Now I am reading Krakatoa - the day the world exploded (or some other catchy phrase). I have left Bel Canto which I have read good reviews about... Next of my list is good night nobody, series of unfortunate events book the twelfth, and the CFA study guides-four delightful books that arrived on my door step yesterday and I refused to open on my birthday.
Ok it is 1115 time to do nothing until lunch at 1130.
Monday, September 19, 2005
birthday bashes--and it's not even my birthday yet!
So this weekend we celebrated my upcoming 24th birthday. I would like to thank Bill for orchestrating the whole event. He and Lily tried to keep my present a surprise, but it just wasn't meant to be. So I had a wonderful 60min massage on Saturday afternoon followed by a "grow-up" facial-y thing and a manicure.
Next was dinner.
Bill has pictures of this event but since I am writing at my office at work he'll have to post them.
Wildfire was delish and I would like to thank the U of C crowd that made the trek from the city --Frank, Neil, and Connie, A special thank you to Agent Wang who was in town for reasons totally unrelated to my birthday. The other partakers in this glutton-fest were BJ Mitul Lily Bill and me.
Anyway since we had already had 2 desserts (along with the 2 appetizers, 2 salads, 2 main dishes, and 2 starches) Bill, Lily and I celebrated my birthday again at home yesterday eating the ice cream cake from Coldstone. Very Yummy.
So here is my shout out for all September birthdays:Shawna, Gina, Neil, Erin, Alana -- Happy birthday. you are all Virgos and therefore are all the best (me being the bestest, nat.)
Next was dinner.
Bill has pictures of this event but since I am writing at my office at work he'll have to post them.
Wildfire was delish and I would like to thank the U of C crowd that made the trek from the city --Frank, Neil, and Connie, A special thank you to Agent Wang who was in town for reasons totally unrelated to my birthday. The other partakers in this glutton-fest were BJ Mitul Lily Bill and me.
Anyway since we had already had 2 desserts (along with the 2 appetizers, 2 salads, 2 main dishes, and 2 starches) Bill, Lily and I celebrated my birthday again at home yesterday eating the ice cream cake from Coldstone. Very Yummy.
So here is my shout out for all September birthdays:Shawna, Gina, Neil, Erin, Alana -- Happy birthday. you are all Virgos and therefore are all the best (me being the bestest, nat.)
Monday, September 12, 2005
changing my name
So I just got off the phone with AMEX to finish requesting a name change with them. I have now changed my name on the following:
SS card
Drivers Licence
Business Cards
Emails
Bank Acct
Credit cards
voicemails
Now all I have left is the following:
Passport
Library cards
YMCA membership
Lettuce Entertainment
Southwest points card
Insurance (requested the change a month ago... still no word)
Jewel/Dominic's cards
all frickin email cookies (ie amazon, ebay, proflowers..)
my god this is a time consuming process....
SS card
Drivers Licence
Business Cards
Emails
Bank Acct
Credit cards
voicemails
Now all I have left is the following:
Passport
Library cards
YMCA membership
Lettuce Entertainment
Southwest points card
Insurance (requested the change a month ago... still no word)
Jewel/Dominic's cards
all frickin email cookies (ie amazon, ebay, proflowers..)
my god this is a time consuming process....
Thursday, September 08, 2005
post your uc updates here
so i just had lunch with Frank, Neil, Connie, and LeeJean. (oh and Bill of course) I was told since I don't like to do my own work at work I should be blogging instead of chatting with maryB.
So here is another blog brought to you by the letter Rr and the number 5.
Frank started shool a bit ago, it's his last year and he is super busy, hence he is no longer blogging.
Connie's car is still having problems, so she won't go see a movie with me, but i changed her ring tone --let's see if she noticed
LeeJean is commuting on the same train line as bill and I but i have never seen her coming or going. she probably works harder so therefore isn't on the 7:51 going in or the 4:54 going out.
Neil is neil and was wearing a tie because he wanted to look more important than the rest of us (he says he had a meeting).
Bill is trying to figure out if he should go to B-school or not... let him know what you think here...
and Me well I just want it to be friday already.
My plans for this weekend...
As you can see i am being rather ambitious this is what i think will happen:
Friday- #8, eat, #6
Saturday- #1, #8, eat, #8, # 5, eat, play online and #4
Sunday- church, grocery shop, eat, #8, eat, veg in front of tv while #4
So here is another blog brought to you by the letter Rr and the number 5.
Frank started shool a bit ago, it's his last year and he is super busy, hence he is no longer blogging.
Connie's car is still having problems, so she won't go see a movie with me, but i changed her ring tone --let's see if she noticed
LeeJean is commuting on the same train line as bill and I but i have never seen her coming or going. she probably works harder so therefore isn't on the 7:51 going in or the 4:54 going out.
Neil is neil and was wearing a tie because he wanted to look more important than the rest of us (he says he had a meeting).
Bill is trying to figure out if he should go to B-school or not... let him know what you think here...
and Me well I just want it to be friday already.
My plans for this weekend...
- I need to get MaryB's bridesmaid dress altered so that the wire doesn't draw blood, though with the color of the dress you wouldn't know if blood was being drawn. (Mary, I love the color by the way!)
- I want to find a place to clean my wedding dress... and I have called on the chicago knotties to help me... i should probably check my post.
- Clean my room/ unpack from last weekend
- bug bill about getting tivo.
- register for the CFA.
- see contant gardner
- finish writing the thank you note i have already written on the train
- take a well deserved nap
As you can see i am being rather ambitious this is what i think will happen:
Friday- #8, eat, #6
Saturday- #1, #8, eat, #8, # 5, eat, play online and #4
Sunday- church, grocery shop, eat, #8, eat, veg in front of tv while #4
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
pissed off...
so i just wrote this long and well written post about making cookies last night only for it to go where 95% of my online shit goes to the "server not responding" stupid crap!
anyway i made cookies last night they are kick ass and it is all thanks to my new mixer. I had some warnings posted in my old post (you know licking the beater, egg shells etc) but since it is alll gone i don't feel like retyping it..
anyway thanks to all who gave us the mixer.
anyway i made cookies last night they are kick ass and it is all thanks to my new mixer. I had some warnings posted in my old post (you know licking the beater, egg shells etc) but since it is alll gone i don't feel like retyping it..
anyway thanks to all who gave us the mixer.
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
short week
we got home from cleveland yesterday evening around 5... we will not be driving back to cleveland until next year... let hope that gas prices aren't at 5.00 by then.
Mary Bridget's shower was lovely. she got some very nice gifts and she has a very sweet family.
My cousin Angela is pregnant... yay for her! just keep me away from the water that she and her friends are drinking (2 others are preg, 1 just had a baby)
work is annoying because i am too tired to concentrate. I have to sign up for the CFA this week... more loss of money... poop.
Mary Bridget's shower was lovely. she got some very nice gifts and she has a very sweet family.
My cousin Angela is pregnant... yay for her! just keep me away from the water that she and her friends are drinking (2 others are preg, 1 just had a baby)
work is annoying because i am too tired to concentrate. I have to sign up for the CFA this week... more loss of money... poop.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
People disgust me
shooting at doctors and nurses trying to evacuate sick people is just wrong... makes me sick.
how ever there are plenty of people who are opening their homes and hearts to the victims of katrina so i guess that is a glimmer of hope...
how ever there are plenty of people who are opening their homes and hearts to the victims of katrina so i guess that is a glimmer of hope...
Monday, August 29, 2005
If anyone knows of cheap property in Ireland or Italy ...
Otherwise known as why I don't like where I am right now.
Its not that I don't like being American, or that Europe has tons of the states, because they both have problems, but I really don't like the city any more, on top of not liking the city I am really not liking suburban sprawl either... that leave the country, and well I have see the country of the states (or what dwindling part of it hasn't been ravaged by a Wal-Mart) and I like the country of Ireland (which is like 95% of the land) and I have seen pics of Italy and that seems pretty nice too.
So my general idea is to find someone who is willing to move bill and me to a place like Ireland and give bill and very nice paying job so that I can stay home and have kids and cook and have a large garden and buy fresh food every day etc. Will someone make my dream come true?
EDIT: I must live near (walking/ bike) distance of said little town because I never liked driving and now gas prices are crazy here and they are even crazier over there. Look at what the price spike has done to my poor little piggy bank!
Its not that I don't like being American, or that Europe has tons of the states, because they both have problems, but I really don't like the city any more, on top of not liking the city I am really not liking suburban sprawl either... that leave the country, and well I have see the country of the states (or what dwindling part of it hasn't been ravaged by a Wal-Mart) and I like the country of Ireland (which is like 95% of the land) and I have seen pics of Italy and that seems pretty nice too.
So my general idea is to find someone who is willing to move bill and me to a place like Ireland and give bill and very nice paying job so that I can stay home and have kids and cook and have a large garden and buy fresh food every day etc. Will someone make my dream come true?
EDIT: I must live near (walking/ bike) distance of said little town because I never liked driving and now gas prices are crazy here and they are even crazier over there. Look at what the price spike has done to my poor little piggy bank!
Saturday, August 27, 2005
40 yr old virgin
We saw that movie last night. It's been a while since we went to a movie (early july i think to see wedding crashers) and this was very funny. So go ahead and see it now that you have my word for it.
Monday, August 22, 2005
cleaning
so bill and i are still cleaning up the disaster area that is out living room/dining room area. Major progress was made this weekend, but we still have stacks of boxes against the walls. we were able to set up both the mixer and the espresso machine, and while we have now used the espresso machine the mixer stands sad because it is too damn hot to make cookies.
anyway i am tired and cranky because it is monday. my goal to to try and post atleast 2 times every week on here...
anyway i am tired and cranky because it is monday. my goal to to try and post atleast 2 times every week on here...
Thursday, August 18, 2005
A discussion
Was what Gov. Taft did wrong, or are they prosecuting him on a technicality because they can't link him to the bigger crime?
will this effect the next presidential election?
Discuss:
will this effect the next presidential election?
Discuss:
Saturday, August 13, 2005
i'mmmm back!
so I am now mrs. young! yea! The wedding day was perfect. We were blessed with beautiful weather and no major problems throughout the day.
To echo Bill thanks to all who were able to make it out to Cleveland, we both were so happy you could make it. And to those who wanted to be there but couldn't make it, you were missed.
Anyway, hopefully life will be back to "normal" what ever that is. Bill and I have a lot to clean and organize. We have grills to set up and mixers to use. But most importantly, we can now enjoy our marriage and start to live as an “old married couple.”
The honeymoon was perfect by the way. We had a lot of fun and ate way too much every day. I think one of
the best things about honeymooning in Disney is that every day until the moment we left people were congratulating us. Of course, the ears helped "notify" them, but it was cool to be walking into our hotel and have 3 or 4 random people yell "congratulations!"
Thursday, July 28, 2005
single digit count-down
So I haven't posted in a long while....
Last weekend we were back in Cleveland for my Aunt Terry's Surprise birthday party. I had my final fitting (and thank God the dress does fit) and my final hair cut (by final I mean my first hair cut since last september).
This week has put a ton of stress on both Bill and me. There's lots to be done at work for both of us and the list of annoying-things-to-do-before-we-get-married keeps growing. I really need a nap and a back rub and maybe a few drinks... but supposedly this will all be worth it (to my single friends - elope!).
Anyway I hope all is well with all of you faithful readers... this might just be the last post until I take a new name... I'll be posting some pics by the 15th, but maybe sooner if time allows.
Take care!
Last weekend we were back in Cleveland for my Aunt Terry's Surprise birthday party. I had my final fitting (and thank God the dress does fit) and my final hair cut (by final I mean my first hair cut since last september).
This week has put a ton of stress on both Bill and me. There's lots to be done at work for both of us and the list of annoying-things-to-do-before-we-get-married keeps growing. I really need a nap and a back rub and maybe a few drinks... but supposedly this will all be worth it (to my single friends - elope!).
Anyway I hope all is well with all of you faithful readers... this might just be the last post until I take a new name... I'll be posting some pics by the 15th, but maybe sooner if time allows.
Take care!
Monday, July 18, 2005
a big hello
say hello to connie! she has a blog and has finally sent me a link.
yay connie!
as for me, i am tired and i don't want to be at work. Harry potter was very good. email me if you want to discuss... i hope the next one doesn't take another 2 years...
anyway sorry this is brief but i must get to work. 19 days for all who care.
sarah
yay connie!
as for me, i am tired and i don't want to be at work. Harry potter was very good. email me if you want to discuss... i hope the next one doesn't take another 2 years...
anyway sorry this is brief but i must get to work. 19 days for all who care.
sarah
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
blah blah blah
so it's been forever since i posted blah blah blah --I am sorry but I did warn you
My wedding is now 25 days away blah blah blah --I think I will go off the deep end before then
Work is piling up yet i find myself constantly online looking for any distraction blah blah blah --I really do mean to do work but then something breaks and doesn't get fixed til the end of the day and by then all i have the energy to do is check my favorite site.
I really need to excercise more blah blah blah --no excuse just frickin lazy
there are no more rooms left at the hotel blah blah blah --this should come as no surprise to any of you i have given you al plenty of time.
i need a nap blah blah blah --i need to stop rereading book like harry potter and get a good nights sleep
My wedding is now 25 days away blah blah blah --I think I will go off the deep end before then
Work is piling up yet i find myself constantly online looking for any distraction blah blah blah --I really do mean to do work but then something breaks and doesn't get fixed til the end of the day and by then all i have the energy to do is check my favorite site.
I really need to excercise more blah blah blah --no excuse just frickin lazy
there are no more rooms left at the hotel blah blah blah --this should come as no surprise to any of you i have given you al plenty of time.
i need a nap blah blah blah --i need to stop rereading book like harry potter and get a good nights sleep
Monday, July 04, 2005
happy fourth of july!
we made it home in one piece. the shower was nice and the trip was much more relaxing that the last two or three. next trip is the 23rd.
In response to RJ
here are my top cities:
In response to RJ
here are my top cities:
American Cities That Best Fit You: |
65% Miami |
60% Austin |
55% Atlanta | >
55% Honolulu |
55% Las Vegas |
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Headache
somedays I wish I had never bothered to get up. Today is one of them. I have had a splitting headache now for 4 hours and work is not making it any better...
Let's just skip the wedding and move on to the honeymoon
Let's just skip the wedding and move on to the honeymoon
Monday, June 20, 2005
Laura's wedding
So just a preview of all the fun you will experience at a Clarke sister's wedding:
everybody's doin a brand new dance now....
she's a brick house....
you make me wanna shout (kick my heals up)
m-y-a-c (ymca, but man you wouldn't know it from this pic)
Now I must say that any and probably all of these scenes will happen at my wedding because, well, my family is just like that. Especially when they have all had a few drinks.
You have been forwarned.
everybody's doin a brand new dance now....
she's a brick house....
you make me wanna shout (kick my heals up)
m-y-a-c (ymca, but man you wouldn't know it from this pic)
Now I must say that any and probably all of these scenes will happen at my wedding because, well, my family is just like that. Especially when they have all had a few drinks.
You have been forwarned.
Friday, June 17, 2005
Thursday, June 16, 2005
{no comment}
anyway we got 5 yes count them f-i-v-e responses today and not a single one from frank, rj, or neil. (not to mention that neither of bills groomsmen have rsvped) however 2 of my three aunts (the two that both have kids in the wedding) finally responded. the one from erin had a picture on the back (drawn by morgan i am assuming) of a bride and a groom (in tails). if this was an accurate portrayal of me my arms are as long as my head is wide, i have a very thick neck no shoulders no boobs, and i am hopefully wearing a large hoopskirt because it would be quite impossible to have hips that large. anyway it is a very cute picture for a 6 year old.
in other news i have found a neat website (that doesn't seem to be a scam) cool site.
ok talk to you later
-no posts this weekend at home... dress fitting, buy mary's dress, hair appointment, breakfast with dad and giddo, oh yeah and a wedding.
in other news i have found a neat website (that doesn't seem to be a scam) cool site.
ok talk to you later
-no posts this weekend at home... dress fitting, buy mary's dress, hair appointment, breakfast with dad and giddo, oh yeah and a wedding.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
wedding stats
meeting a real economist today has me thinking in numbers (like i don't do that already.)
Invites sent out: 104
Response cards returned: 37
% returned: 35.5769%
# of people attending (so far) including selves and priest: 50
number of people expected:150
Breakdown by relationship of % attending (so-far). This is skewed because almost 95% of my family is expected where as about 30% of Bill's is expected.
Sarah's family: 27 out of 79 invited (34.18%)
Note: all three of my aunts have not responded at this point even though 2 of the three have children in the wedding.
Sarah's family friends (friends of mom etc): 5 out of 29 (17.24%)
Note: i don't expect quick response from these people and if i don't receive response i won't be the one calling them.
Sarah's and Bill's friends: 11 out of 48 (22.92%)
Note: neither of Bill's attendants have currently responded as to if they will be in attendance at the wedding.
Bill's Family: 6 out of 29 (12.24%)
Note we weren't expecting too many of Bill's family to make the trek, but whomever can make it is great.
So that's it the count down is slowly approaching 30 which will really freak me out, but I have a lot to do between now and then.
good night.
Invites sent out: 104
Response cards returned: 37
% returned: 35.5769%
# of people attending (so far) including selves and priest: 50
number of people expected:150
Breakdown by relationship of % attending (so-far). This is skewed because almost 95% of my family is expected where as about 30% of Bill's is expected.
Sarah's family: 27 out of 79 invited (34.18%)
Note: all three of my aunts have not responded at this point even though 2 of the three have children in the wedding.
Sarah's family friends (friends of mom etc): 5 out of 29 (17.24%)
Note: i don't expect quick response from these people and if i don't receive response i won't be the one calling them.
Sarah's and Bill's friends: 11 out of 48 (22.92%)
Note: neither of Bill's attendants have currently responded as to if they will be in attendance at the wedding.
Bill's Family: 6 out of 29 (12.24%)
Note we weren't expecting too many of Bill's family to make the trek, but whomever can make it is great.
So that's it the count down is slowly approaching 30 which will really freak me out, but I have a lot to do between now and then.
good night.
Monday, June 13, 2005
"working" from home
So i got in to see a dentist and my smile is intact. He just sanded down my tooth and gave me some radiation. 78 frickin dollars later I am "working from home. I like this ... my computer my desk (my tv) my toilets (see http://creativeblah.blogspot.com/2005/06/my-neurosis-and-complaints.html). Now if only we had cable tv and there weren't any ants.
So for you who haven't returned your response cards RJ, Neil, Jake (I could name about 60 other people but I doubt they read this...) please do so or I will make you sit with the relatives I don't like :)
If any of you have recommendations for a first dance song (please only real recs.) just put them in the comment. We are having a hard time choosing one and since i have nixed techno, and bill doesn't think we can dance to the rainbow connection we are running out of ideas.
****
I started writing this this afternoon and now it is ten and i just got back from the gym. UPS delivered my ireland pics to the neighbor... good thing we aren't living in hyde park, or my pics would never had made it to me. so now i have tried to organize the pics in some semblance of order. Tomorrow my goal is to try and find something to wear to Laura's wedding and to find a nice mat and frame for a gift for mom.
I end with a name that show toon: "It's too darn hot, it's too darn hot."
can't get it... this is from the same musical:
"We open in Venice,
We next play Verona,
Then on to Cremona.
Lotsa laughs in Cremona.
Our next jump is Parma,
That stingy, dingy menace,
Then Mantua, then Padua,
Then we open again, where?" [repeat ad nauseum]
So for you who haven't returned your response cards RJ, Neil, Jake (I could name about 60 other people but I doubt they read this...) please do so or I will make you sit with the relatives I don't like :)
If any of you have recommendations for a first dance song (please only real recs.) just put them in the comment. We are having a hard time choosing one and since i have nixed techno, and bill doesn't think we can dance to the rainbow connection we are running out of ideas.
****
I started writing this this afternoon and now it is ten and i just got back from the gym. UPS delivered my ireland pics to the neighbor... good thing we aren't living in hyde park, or my pics would never had made it to me. so now i have tried to organize the pics in some semblance of order. Tomorrow my goal is to try and find something to wear to Laura's wedding and to find a nice mat and frame for a gift for mom.
I end with a name that show toon: "It's too darn hot, it's too darn hot."
can't get it... this is from the same musical:
"We open in Venice,
We next play Verona,
Then on to Cremona.
Lotsa laughs in Cremona.
Our next jump is Parma,
That stingy, dingy menace,
Then Mantua, then Padua,
Then we open again, where?" [repeat ad nauseum]
Sunday, June 12, 2005
i need a dentist
so i think i chipped my tooth yesterday when i ate a popsicle. i don't know how it happened but it is driving me nuz. I told my mom and she says if i don't go see a dentist tomorrow (or asap) i gould risk cracking my tooth. suffice it to say i a worried about it now, and it is super annoying.
Like bill said we saw brad pitt take off his shir run around in his underware and drink alot. I think the was a girl in the movie too.
i am trying to make my dad's present for fathers day and i remember why i usually buy presents
ok i am being distracted by singe simpsons so i think i'll go now.
Like bill said we saw brad pitt take off his shir run around in his underware and drink alot. I think the was a girl in the movie too.
i am trying to make my dad's present for fathers day and i remember why i usually buy presents
ok i am being distracted by singe simpsons so i think i'll go now.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Ants!
big black creepy crawly ants have invaded lily's home. perhaps the light switches will become nothing in comparison to these new annoyance.
I just finished reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time I enjoyed it. not as good as all the hoopla on it but good enough. tomorrow I start on the cupboard full of life (book 5 in the ladies #1 detective agency series)
ok time for bed.
btw if anyone knows how to troubleshoot remote desktop in xp professional lemme know.
I just finished reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time I enjoyed it. not as good as all the hoopla on it but good enough. tomorrow I start on the cupboard full of life (book 5 in the ladies #1 detective agency series)
ok time for bed.
btw if anyone knows how to troubleshoot remote desktop in xp professional lemme know.
My neurosis and complaints
So, I am sure I am not the only one who has small little hang-ups about certain things...
like the light switches in our kitchen
We have a set of switches on each side of the kitchen, one closer to the dining room and one closer to the garage, stairs and everything else.
Every day when i come home and want to turn on the lights i must hit the switch downward. which is the universal sign for off. At that point I feel compelled to go and change the other switch and thus fix the problem. It appears that Lily is the one who turns on the lights with one switch and turns them off with another, because every morning I again feel compelled to fix them when we leave, but they are all messed up when I get home in the afternoon.
Bill laughs as I fix the lights everyday, maybe he has secretly told lily to mess them up to get back at me for my ranking him third in a list of four asians and a white girl. (just kidding sweetie)
another example
The toilets at work
So I don't think I am alone in having a favorite toilet at work, I think lots of people like to use the same stall (urinal for you men) when you have to pee. we have 5 stalls and i like the second one from the door. there is a reason for this the end ones each have a grate over them and I don't like the idea of someone watching me pee, the middle one is in between the lights so it is too dark and the one second from the end is further away from the one second to the door. The last one and the on second from the end also require using the sucky paper towel dispenser.
So I have my favorite toilet, but recently some one has been using and not flushing, and I know the cleaning lady flushes them all when she cleans them midday and at night, but when ever i go in there 8:30 am 5:05 pm or any random time in between there is an unflushed toilet in my favorite stall. This angers me to know end, and I am not sure how bill is getting into the woman's washroom without notice but he must be behind this too (just kidding again sweetie)
so yes I have my little tics... people who own daily tear-off calendars should never let their calendar fall behind, its pa-con not peecan, i don't like people grabbing my waist, i don't like reading the newspaper but I do enjoy reading it if someone else's on the train or at work (upside down sideways etc, i see it as a challenge), punctuality, scheduling vacations ( I like to know what I am doing when)... it is because of my little tics, my funny eating habits, and my need for sleep on the plane ride over to Ireland that my family was constantly making fun of me... But that's ok because I have my blog and my job, and, well, yes, I have you too dear.
59 days until "I Do" 61 days until I see mickey mouse. I'm not sure which I am looking forward to more.
like the light switches in our kitchen
We have a set of switches on each side of the kitchen, one closer to the dining room and one closer to the garage, stairs and everything else.
Every day when i come home and want to turn on the lights i must hit the switch downward. which is the universal sign for off. At that point I feel compelled to go and change the other switch and thus fix the problem. It appears that Lily is the one who turns on the lights with one switch and turns them off with another, because every morning I again feel compelled to fix them when we leave, but they are all messed up when I get home in the afternoon.
Bill laughs as I fix the lights everyday, maybe he has secretly told lily to mess them up to get back at me for my ranking him third in a list of four asians and a white girl. (just kidding sweetie)
another example
The toilets at work
So I don't think I am alone in having a favorite toilet at work, I think lots of people like to use the same stall (urinal for you men) when you have to pee. we have 5 stalls and i like the second one from the door. there is a reason for this the end ones each have a grate over them and I don't like the idea of someone watching me pee, the middle one is in between the lights so it is too dark and the one second from the end is further away from the one second to the door. The last one and the on second from the end also require using the sucky paper towel dispenser.
So I have my favorite toilet, but recently some one has been using and not flushing, and I know the cleaning lady flushes them all when she cleans them midday and at night, but when ever i go in there 8:30 am 5:05 pm or any random time in between there is an unflushed toilet in my favorite stall. This angers me to know end, and I am not sure how bill is getting into the woman's washroom without notice but he must be behind this too (just kidding again sweetie)
so yes I have my little tics... people who own daily tear-off calendars should never let their calendar fall behind, its pa-con not peecan, i don't like people grabbing my waist, i don't like reading the newspaper but I do enjoy reading it if someone else's on the train or at work (upside down sideways etc, i see it as a challenge), punctuality, scheduling vacations ( I like to know what I am doing when)... it is because of my little tics, my funny eating habits, and my need for sleep on the plane ride over to Ireland that my family was constantly making fun of me... But that's ok because I have my blog and my job, and, well, yes, I have you too dear.
59 days until "I Do" 61 days until I see mickey mouse. I'm not sure which I am looking forward to more.
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
ready set...
...you bet!
Yes as much as I try to erase them from my memory the annoying cheers of the all too happy Gesu cheerleaders seep out every once in a while.
So Ireland... well what is there to say, I really did have a great time and my pictures are up on snap fish if you want to see them (just email me)
The wedding is now 60 days away (or less than 2 months since July has 31). Things are moving along quite nicely, but I am afraid that the month of July might just land me in a padded room. So if these posts start to trickle it's just because I will probably be 2 weeks away from the biggest party I have ever planned, and in the thick of quarterly reporting.
So I want to address a rising concern amongst readers... my devotion to Bill and his rank in my links, frankly it all has to do with laziness. You see Jed and RJ already had their blogs and when I copied and pasted the code i placed it after what I had copied. Besides Bill is bigger than things like rankings, aren't you dear?
This past weekend was spent in cleveland ohio getting things prepared for you ungrateful guests (food tasting) and getting things prepared for the almighty lord (ceremony planning) We also spend some time with david and adam who are so delightful to be around (when I have kids I hope they turn out that good). The highlight of my trip was going to solon and seeing my dear friend mary who has returned from Hungary. mary is doing well and is busy figuring out her complicated (no thanks to a mean CO) wedding situation. Anyway I sure things will turn out just fine.
I really want to nap, but all I can do is stare at my drool spot of shame and wish that I were at home.
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Yes as much as I try to erase them from my memory the annoying cheers of the all too happy Gesu cheerleaders seep out every once in a while.
So Ireland... well what is there to say, I really did have a great time and my pictures are up on snap fish if you want to see them (just email me)
The wedding is now 60 days away (or less than 2 months since July has 31). Things are moving along quite nicely, but I am afraid that the month of July might just land me in a padded room. So if these posts start to trickle it's just because I will probably be 2 weeks away from the biggest party I have ever planned, and in the thick of quarterly reporting.
So I want to address a rising concern amongst readers... my devotion to Bill and his rank in my links, frankly it all has to do with laziness. You see Jed and RJ already had their blogs and when I copied and pasted the code i placed it after what I had copied. Besides Bill is bigger than things like rankings, aren't you dear?
This past weekend was spent in cleveland ohio getting things prepared for you ungrateful guests (food tasting) and getting things prepared for the almighty lord (ceremony planning) We also spend some time with david and adam who are so delightful to be around (when I have kids I hope they turn out that good). The highlight of my trip was going to solon and seeing my dear friend mary who has returned from Hungary. mary is doing well and is busy figuring out her complicated (no thanks to a mean CO) wedding situation. Anyway I sure things will turn out just fine.
I really want to nap, but all I can do is stare at my drool spot of shame and wish that I were at home.
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Monday, May 30, 2005
I'm Baaaack
Hey there all you party people I am back from my trip over the pond.
Ireland was wonderful, and I am a bit tired, but nothing I can't handle.
TTYL
Ireland was wonderful, and I am a bit tired, but nothing I can't handle.
TTYL
Thursday, May 19, 2005
invites..
..are done. Well, almost have a few stragglers that need fixin' but the rest were at the post office at 830 this morning. now I won't have to worry about them whilst I am away.
Speaking of which, I leave tomorrow. So fair well to all of yous.
Speaking of which, I leave tomorrow. So fair well to all of yous.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
drool spot of shame
I am at work and I am staring at the constant reminder of my slacking... the drool spot of shame. I think my dad's reaction to my story of falling asleep at work was the best, mostly because it was my dad and he laughed.
So, as I am constantly reminded of my laziness and sloth-like qualities I will post what will most likely be my last post ever.
Until I return I mean :) (I scared you for a second!)
This week has been going by quickly and since I left myself with no work to do this week I have been doing other things, like researching the colors of the euro and fielding calls for wedding and family related stuff. In all, yesterday I did about 5 min of work.
Did you all watch the season finale of Gilmore Girls? I laugh at all the TiVo-ers out there that tried to skip commercials by tivo-ing the finale and got burned by the WB. (The show ran over by 3 min, arguably the most important 3 min of the show.)
In other news, my invites have been returned to me and I will (hopefully) get them in the mail tomorrow morning. And RJ it is the 6th and you know it.
I am still a little worried about my trip but now that I have a 55$ backpack and 80$ earphones everything should be better. (Yes I bought myself 80$ earphones, and no you can't borrow them) I also have obsessive compulsive notes that I made into a 6 page itinerary to fill me with joy if I get bored.
My biggest fear of traveling: I'll get lost at the airport like in home alone 2 and then while everyone else is enjoy a nice vacation I will have to thwart house robbers with my uncanny ability to throw paint cans at their heads. But really, I am worried that I won't be able to us my email or my cell phone for 10 days... I am worried that I will forget something important ("You didn't bring your schlockamabobber?!? What are you an idiot?!?")... I am worried that my planning ahead will all be for naught as my family drives 30 mi in the wrong direction because all the road signs are in Irish and none of us can read that.
As you can see I worry a lot, now just take this incessant worrying, multiply by a factor of ten, and that is what I will be on Friday August 5th.
Ok well I really should work... or at least pretend to work. I am getting paid to be here.
See you all later... I return on the 29th... but I am sure Bill and I will both post about our adventures on the 30th once we have both recovered.
So, as I am constantly reminded of my laziness and sloth-like qualities I will post what will most likely be my last post ever.
Until I return I mean :) (I scared you for a second!)
This week has been going by quickly and since I left myself with no work to do this week I have been doing other things, like researching the colors of the euro and fielding calls for wedding and family related stuff. In all, yesterday I did about 5 min of work.
Did you all watch the season finale of Gilmore Girls? I laugh at all the TiVo-ers out there that tried to skip commercials by tivo-ing the finale and got burned by the WB. (The show ran over by 3 min, arguably the most important 3 min of the show.)
In other news, my invites have been returned to me and I will (hopefully) get them in the mail tomorrow morning. And RJ it is the 6th and you know it.
I am still a little worried about my trip but now that I have a 55$ backpack and 80$ earphones everything should be better. (Yes I bought myself 80$ earphones, and no you can't borrow them) I also have obsessive compulsive notes that I made into a 6 page itinerary to fill me with joy if I get bored.
My biggest fear of traveling: I'll get lost at the airport like in home alone 2 and then while everyone else is enjoy a nice vacation I will have to thwart house robbers with my uncanny ability to throw paint cans at their heads. But really, I am worried that I won't be able to us my email or my cell phone for 10 days... I am worried that I will forget something important ("You didn't bring your schlockamabobber?!? What are you an idiot?!?")... I am worried that my planning ahead will all be for naught as my family drives 30 mi in the wrong direction because all the road signs are in Irish and none of us can read that.
As you can see I worry a lot, now just take this incessant worrying, multiply by a factor of ten, and that is what I will be on Friday August 5th.
Ok well I really should work... or at least pretend to work. I am getting paid to be here.
See you all later... I return on the 29th... but I am sure Bill and I will both post about our adventures on the 30th once we have both recovered.
Saturday, May 14, 2005
tired but happy
so those who read Bill's post will know why i am full, and the tired is just a continuation from yesterday. At least today I didn't fall asleep on my desk, instead I did some brainless cleaning of my office. I moved a bunch of files to the trash... they were leftovers from the previous person to have my office, and since i have worked at R&T for about 1.5 years now the files were all dated 2001, 2002.
In 6 days I will be out side of North America (outside the country if you think of canada as just an extension of the northeast) for the first time ever. If you hear about some crazy being subdued on a transatlantic flight it was probably me going crazy from being stuck in a tin can for that long.
I have been thinking about my job a lot lately, there are some great incentives to stay there for a while (good pension free health care, great bonuses) but i don't know if this is what i want to do when i grow up. I mean i thought i would be changing the world some how, or at least thinking great thoughts. maybe i just need to get involved in something out side of my on small and unimportant life.
Bill's laptop is freaking out at the moment I don't know what the processor is trying to do, but it is ka-chunking a whole bunch.
If anyone wants a postcard from Ireland email me with your address and i'll send you one.
Later.
In 6 days I will be out side of North America (outside the country if you think of canada as just an extension of the northeast) for the first time ever. If you hear about some crazy being subdued on a transatlantic flight it was probably me going crazy from being stuck in a tin can for that long.
I have been thinking about my job a lot lately, there are some great incentives to stay there for a while (good pension free health care, great bonuses) but i don't know if this is what i want to do when i grow up. I mean i thought i would be changing the world some how, or at least thinking great thoughts. maybe i just need to get involved in something out side of my on small and unimportant life.
Bill's laptop is freaking out at the moment I don't know what the processor is trying to do, but it is ka-chunking a whole bunch.
If anyone wants a postcard from Ireland email me with your address and i'll send you one.
Later.
Thursday, May 12, 2005
wicked
"No one mourns the wicked!"
So last night we went to go see wicked. I was so happy that the show didn't disappoint me. So often I get excited about seeing performances, movies, music acts, etc and am disappointed in the end. The woman who played Elphaba had such a great voice, even better than the original recording. It also made me happy that the theater was packed. For the rest of our season tickets the theater has been pretty empty (Wednesday nights - not surprising), but it seemed almost sold out (maybe it was?). Anyway, other than the singing my favorite parts were the costumes and the lighting effects. I was annoyed at how they changed the book around for certain parts of the play, but I know the book was very long and they did get the gist of it.
In other news the countdown is at 8 days -yikes!!! I am going to have to pack this weekend.
Oh so I was so very tired this afternoon that I fell asleep at my desk on my wrist pad thing for my key board. Now there is a drool (eew) mark on my wrist pad. On top of that I woke up with a huge red line going across my face and a horrible neck ache. all in all i think i would have been better off drinking a coke instead of giving in to my napping desires.
So last night we went to go see wicked. I was so happy that the show didn't disappoint me. So often I get excited about seeing performances, movies, music acts, etc and am disappointed in the end. The woman who played Elphaba had such a great voice, even better than the original recording. It also made me happy that the theater was packed. For the rest of our season tickets the theater has been pretty empty (Wednesday nights - not surprising), but it seemed almost sold out (maybe it was?). Anyway, other than the singing my favorite parts were the costumes and the lighting effects. I was annoyed at how they changed the book around for certain parts of the play, but I know the book was very long and they did get the gist of it.
In other news the countdown is at 8 days -yikes!!! I am going to have to pack this weekend.
Oh so I was so very tired this afternoon that I fell asleep at my desk on my wrist pad thing for my key board. Now there is a drool (eew) mark on my wrist pad. On top of that I woke up with a huge red line going across my face and a horrible neck ache. all in all i think i would have been better off drinking a coke instead of giving in to my napping desires.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
single digit happy dance
So I am leaving for Ireland in 9 days... yikes!
In other news I finished reading Freakonomics and enjoyed it :) http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/05/11/freakonomics.ap/index.html
there are 87 days left before I go off and get myself married... Bill and I still have a lot of work to do. I keep hoping someone will magically finish everything for me, but it's not happening.
Yesterday I went to the Smart Museum of a little "party". I met the incoming director. for those who know the Smart, Julie is pregnant with her second child, and well they basically have a new staff other than her and Jackie.
Tonight we go see Wicked. I can't wait!! I will post a review of it at some point, I really hope it doesn't dissappoint me.
Happy Birthday Jed
ok well thats it. ttfn
In other news I finished reading Freakonomics and enjoyed it :) http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/05/11/freakonomics.ap/index.html
there are 87 days left before I go off and get myself married... Bill and I still have a lot of work to do. I keep hoping someone will magically finish everything for me, but it's not happening.
Yesterday I went to the Smart Museum of a little "party". I met the incoming director. for those who know the Smart, Julie is pregnant with her second child, and well they basically have a new staff other than her and Jackie.
Tonight we go see Wicked. I can't wait!! I will post a review of it at some point, I really hope it doesn't dissappoint me.
Happy Birthday Jed
ok well thats it. ttfn
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
"Four dead in O-hi-o"
yes, today is the anniversary of the Kent State shootings. Most non-Ohio/non-hippy-era people don't remember this but today is the anniversary of the shooting deaths of four innocent bystanders by the hands of the national guard. Anyway, I think people should remember and reflect on those shootings, even if only for a moment.
In other news, I finished up a draft of my Ireland itinerary last night, and therefore didn't post again as I thought I would.
Bill bought me the freakonomics book. Much of what is covered are papers we read in college, but there are other studies that I haven't read/ heard about and the book is well written (thanks to Dubner)
Our invitations are being addressed this week so hopefully we will be able to print up maps and get all the postage stuff together by next Monday. 94 days and counting ... yikes!
In other news, I finished up a draft of my Ireland itinerary last night, and therefore didn't post again as I thought I would.
Bill bought me the freakonomics book. Much of what is covered are papers we read in college, but there are other studies that I haven't read/ heard about and the book is well written (thanks to Dubner)
Our invitations are being addressed this week so hopefully we will be able to print up maps and get all the postage stuff together by next Monday. 94 days and counting ... yikes!
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