ok-
this is the first day in close to 6 months in which i walked out of the house this AM and really did not need the coat i was wearing.
gorgeous outside. so i walked outside to get lunch today.
this would be an ideal day to play hooky. however, i am working.
odd- me working. on a wednesday.
whatever.
have someone coming over tonight to look at the house. could be a good potential roomie. it is a guy... which i think is actually a good thing. super nice, a teacher and neither one of us would be around that often.
hope it works out. getting towards summer season and closer to julie's wedding. freeing up some funds each month would be a huge help.
what else? not too much. just trying to get the house cleaned up and in order. it kinda sucks because now i have the "vision" of what i want the rooms to be and it takes a little time and $$ but i want it done NOW!
baby steps. i will get there. just gets a little frustrating.
really can't concentrate on anything right now, so i am going to close this out.
later.
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Monday, March 22, 2004
one woman UN
It was windy in the Windy City this weekend.
REALLY windy.
but a great weekend. Got hit on by a guy from the Cayman Islands, Scotland and Mexico.
i always have a good time in Chicago.
We stayed with a friend of a friend... but after this weekend, ms heather can consider him more than a friend of a friend. but this guy was a total gentleman. opened doors, took coats, pulled out chairs... a complete host.
but it was weird, i almost felt like it was over the top, when in reality he was just being polite. have we gotten so jaded and used to crap behavior from men that we think that anything that is normally polite is excessive?
but like i said, had a great time.
will be going back in May for a cubbies game. NOW that should be a blast.
found out some shocking news... and not so shocking news today.
matt & danielle have broken up. she is moving out. things just were never right once they moved in... i suspected as much. but apparently he had fallen out of love with her. ouch.
so kinda a weird situation. i guess we shall see how it all plays out.
more later.
REALLY windy.
but a great weekend. Got hit on by a guy from the Cayman Islands, Scotland and Mexico.
i always have a good time in Chicago.
We stayed with a friend of a friend... but after this weekend, ms heather can consider him more than a friend of a friend. but this guy was a total gentleman. opened doors, took coats, pulled out chairs... a complete host.
but it was weird, i almost felt like it was over the top, when in reality he was just being polite. have we gotten so jaded and used to crap behavior from men that we think that anything that is normally polite is excessive?
but like i said, had a great time.
will be going back in May for a cubbies game. NOW that should be a blast.
found out some shocking news... and not so shocking news today.
matt & danielle have broken up. she is moving out. things just were never right once they moved in... i suspected as much. but apparently he had fallen out of love with her. ouch.
so kinda a weird situation. i guess we shall see how it all plays out.
more later.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
big brother is watching
so the network/operations team is at it again.
got the ole' websense filter at work.
here is the latest in "blocked" sites:
The Onion = "Alternative Journals"
Match.com = "Dating & personals"
the entertainment section on CNN = "Entertainment"
monster.com = "Job Search"
and the greatest insult of all...
homestarrunner.com = "Entertainment"
i might just die from that one.
ironically i seem to get the nastiest porn - with pictures - via my email and that does not seem to be a problem.
priorities are all out of wack...
so my brother is in iraq.
now everytime i read about a military death or casualty, my heart sinks a little.
we are a day short of the one year anniversary of the start of the war. and things are getting nasty over there. and they still have not found those blessed WMD. Gee, i wonder why? Maybe because they were not there in the first place?!?
but, fear not good democratic lemmings, our president assures us that the world is a safer place to be.
whatever.
the back tracking this administration is doing on this issue is incredible. one of my favorites, courtesy of our friends at moveon.org and that has not been blocked... yet:
http://www.moveon.org/censure/caughtonvideo/
little donnie rumsfeld eating his own words.
i don't know. we have a president who inflicts his will as just that, his will. is ready to make the bible the new constitution and pays little or no heed to the infrastructure that has kept this country in check for the last 200 + years.
so our option is now a guy who voted to go to war and who voted for the patriot act.
politics.
ugh.
on a much, MUCH lighter note.
my good friend julie sent me the online link for her engagement pictures.
holy crap, they were amazing.
literally, brought tears to my eyes. and i am not an emotional person. i am not even pms-y.
caught the two of them how they are with each other. it was great to see.
got the ole' websense filter at work.
here is the latest in "blocked" sites:
The Onion = "Alternative Journals"
Match.com = "Dating & personals"
the entertainment section on CNN = "Entertainment"
monster.com = "Job Search"
and the greatest insult of all...
homestarrunner.com = "Entertainment"
i might just die from that one.
ironically i seem to get the nastiest porn - with pictures - via my email and that does not seem to be a problem.
priorities are all out of wack...
so my brother is in iraq.
now everytime i read about a military death or casualty, my heart sinks a little.
we are a day short of the one year anniversary of the start of the war. and things are getting nasty over there. and they still have not found those blessed WMD. Gee, i wonder why? Maybe because they were not there in the first place?!?
but, fear not good democratic lemmings, our president assures us that the world is a safer place to be.
whatever.
the back tracking this administration is doing on this issue is incredible. one of my favorites, courtesy of our friends at moveon.org and that has not been blocked... yet:
http://www.moveon.org/censure/caughtonvideo/
little donnie rumsfeld eating his own words.
i don't know. we have a president who inflicts his will as just that, his will. is ready to make the bible the new constitution and pays little or no heed to the infrastructure that has kept this country in check for the last 200 + years.
so our option is now a guy who voted to go to war and who voted for the patriot act.
politics.
ugh.
on a much, MUCH lighter note.
my good friend julie sent me the online link for her engagement pictures.
holy crap, they were amazing.
literally, brought tears to my eyes. and i am not an emotional person. i am not even pms-y.
caught the two of them how they are with each other. it was great to see.
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
happy st. pats
the holiest of holy days is today.
st. patricks.
for me, this is THE holiday.
of course, i am at work. which sucks. but gonna leave early.
hah!
st. patricks.
for me, this is THE holiday.
of course, i am at work. which sucks. but gonna leave early.
hah!
Monday, March 15, 2004
shades of gray
i played hooky on friday.
it was great. not that i did anything exciting, or really anything at all...
but i was not at work.
slept in, did a little shopping...
drank some beers and ended up going to a hockey game.
good times.
oh - happy birthday courtney. even if i am a day late. (i did call)
and happy birthday crystal.
saturday is where my weekend got rather interesting.
so we go out on saturday night. crystals b-day (see above) so we all get together. all is myself, two other friends and a couple. funny thing is the couple is a great couple, but not so much married to each other. but, married to other people.
first bar we stop at, they run into a co-worker.
and the subterfuge begins.
i have always said - rather adamantly actually - that i had a zero tolerance policy on cheating. i have found over the last year, my perspective has changed a bit. there are very few absolutes anymore. and i still know that if someone cheated on me... that would be it. out the door, thanks for playing, have a nice life.
i also believe that i am strong enough to know that if i were to get dangerously close to that situation, i would have enough respect for myself and whomever i was in a relationship with to end it before acting out.
easier typed than done.
i guess i would not want to be considered an accomplice to this whole thing, but in a way, i really am.
ugh. moral dilemma.
so i started spring cleaning this weekend.
and it snowed today
we are under a winter weather warning. offices are closing and i am still here.
but back to the cleaning. got in one of those moods where you just need to throw stuff away.
and i did.
i still have two closets to go through, but i am making progress.
feels good to get rid of crap you know you don't 1) need or 2) use.
i ran into a old co-worker on my day off. he is doing an online paper and looking for an advice columnist.
he thought i would be good at it.
while i am sure that DSM could use a little Sex in the City type shake up, i am not sure the good folk are ready to hear what i have to say.
we will see. although one would have to be having sex in this city to write about sex in the city.
i am already screwed.
pun intended.
out.
gonna use the weather as a reason to bust out, hit the gym and move forward on my spring/late snow cleaning.
plus the new Average Joe: Adam is on tonight.
glutton for punishment after watching the other two.
pathetic.
it was great. not that i did anything exciting, or really anything at all...
but i was not at work.
slept in, did a little shopping...
drank some beers and ended up going to a hockey game.
good times.
oh - happy birthday courtney. even if i am a day late. (i did call)
and happy birthday crystal.
saturday is where my weekend got rather interesting.
so we go out on saturday night. crystals b-day (see above) so we all get together. all is myself, two other friends and a couple. funny thing is the couple is a great couple, but not so much married to each other. but, married to other people.
first bar we stop at, they run into a co-worker.
and the subterfuge begins.
i have always said - rather adamantly actually - that i had a zero tolerance policy on cheating. i have found over the last year, my perspective has changed a bit. there are very few absolutes anymore. and i still know that if someone cheated on me... that would be it. out the door, thanks for playing, have a nice life.
i also believe that i am strong enough to know that if i were to get dangerously close to that situation, i would have enough respect for myself and whomever i was in a relationship with to end it before acting out.
easier typed than done.
i guess i would not want to be considered an accomplice to this whole thing, but in a way, i really am.
ugh. moral dilemma.
so i started spring cleaning this weekend.
and it snowed today
we are under a winter weather warning. offices are closing and i am still here.
but back to the cleaning. got in one of those moods where you just need to throw stuff away.
and i did.
i still have two closets to go through, but i am making progress.
feels good to get rid of crap you know you don't 1) need or 2) use.
i ran into a old co-worker on my day off. he is doing an online paper and looking for an advice columnist.
he thought i would be good at it.
while i am sure that DSM could use a little Sex in the City type shake up, i am not sure the good folk are ready to hear what i have to say.
we will see. although one would have to be having sex in this city to write about sex in the city.
i am already screwed.
pun intended.
out.
gonna use the weather as a reason to bust out, hit the gym and move forward on my spring/late snow cleaning.
plus the new Average Joe: Adam is on tonight.
glutton for punishment after watching the other two.
pathetic.
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
back from the dead
hello virtual world.
it has been awhile.
quite a long while in fact.
i can fairly sum up my absence in one word:
work
this is all i have done lately. major project has moved into production and hopefully my 60-70 hr. weeks are wrapping up. it will be nice to have my weekends back.
i missed my annual pilgrimage to San Francisco this year for the wine festival. Probably won't be making it to Chicago for St. Pat's (which is a mere week ago by the way)
but...
have tickets to see damien rice in april. that should rock
gonna try and get out to DC in the next month...actually found round trip NON-STOP tickets out of Des Moines. for $213.
understand that it is a great price, but i am excited about the non-stop flight. those are the things of urban legend around here.
i have started working out again. fueled in most part by the humiliating experience that is bridesmaid dress shopping.
i know that i have put on a few lbs this winter... but ouch. getting measured and then hearing what your measurements really mean in terms of sizing... ugh.
so i have begun slow. 3x a week. 35 minute cardio and a light weight session. keeping at that pace for a little bit and will gradually work my way back up. baby steps.
but at least i am doing something.
might have found a roomie. this would be a GREAT thing. looks promising, i should know in about a week if it is a go. gives me time to clean the house. needs it. big time. a little spring cleaning will do us all some good.
oh- and i got into a car accident on the way to work about a week and a half ago. not my fault, and he has no insurance.
NOT a good way to start your day. especially when i had not had any coffee. so i need to get estimates from the body shop... actually 3 for the insurance company (MY INSURANCE COMPANY). but i have had no time with the work thing being all shades of loco.
so this week, will get that taken care of.i am going to guess that my german piece of plastic will cost a pretty penny.
i will keep you posted on this one.
um, and i think i might have a date tonight.
odd really.
rather round about sort of deal. sunday night we get done with all this work crap. it's like 8:30, i am starving and really want to celebrate the fact that this has gone in on time. well, most of the guys i work with are from india, and don't drink. they all went home together. could not get hold of any friends to come meet up with me. so screw it. i go down to the local brew pub, sit at the bar and have a sandwich and a beer. and chat with the bartender as there is not a lot going on in downtown DM on a sunday night.
so i was going to go home, but had another beer -- it was only like 9:45. and then the bar is starting to close. and the bartender keeps giving me beer. so we are chatting blah, blah... and they are going to another bar for some more drinks. he invites me along. so i went.
mentions that he is working the next night, i should stop by. some girlfriends mention going down there after work and so we do.
long story short.. we are supposed to get together for sushi tonight.
we shall see.
so those are the highlights from the last 3 months. seems odd. much more has happened... or maybe it hasn't.
but nonetheless..
i shall be much more diligent.
it has been awhile.
quite a long while in fact.
i can fairly sum up my absence in one word:
work
this is all i have done lately. major project has moved into production and hopefully my 60-70 hr. weeks are wrapping up. it will be nice to have my weekends back.
i missed my annual pilgrimage to San Francisco this year for the wine festival. Probably won't be making it to Chicago for St. Pat's (which is a mere week ago by the way)
but...
have tickets to see damien rice in april. that should rock
gonna try and get out to DC in the next month...actually found round trip NON-STOP tickets out of Des Moines. for $213.
understand that it is a great price, but i am excited about the non-stop flight. those are the things of urban legend around here.
i have started working out again. fueled in most part by the humiliating experience that is bridesmaid dress shopping.
i know that i have put on a few lbs this winter... but ouch. getting measured and then hearing what your measurements really mean in terms of sizing... ugh.
so i have begun slow. 3x a week. 35 minute cardio and a light weight session. keeping at that pace for a little bit and will gradually work my way back up. baby steps.
but at least i am doing something.
might have found a roomie. this would be a GREAT thing. looks promising, i should know in about a week if it is a go. gives me time to clean the house. needs it. big time. a little spring cleaning will do us all some good.
oh- and i got into a car accident on the way to work about a week and a half ago. not my fault, and he has no insurance.
NOT a good way to start your day. especially when i had not had any coffee. so i need to get estimates from the body shop... actually 3 for the insurance company (MY INSURANCE COMPANY). but i have had no time with the work thing being all shades of loco.
so this week, will get that taken care of.i am going to guess that my german piece of plastic will cost a pretty penny.
i will keep you posted on this one.
um, and i think i might have a date tonight.
odd really.
rather round about sort of deal. sunday night we get done with all this work crap. it's like 8:30, i am starving and really want to celebrate the fact that this has gone in on time. well, most of the guys i work with are from india, and don't drink. they all went home together. could not get hold of any friends to come meet up with me. so screw it. i go down to the local brew pub, sit at the bar and have a sandwich and a beer. and chat with the bartender as there is not a lot going on in downtown DM on a sunday night.
so i was going to go home, but had another beer -- it was only like 9:45. and then the bar is starting to close. and the bartender keeps giving me beer. so we are chatting blah, blah... and they are going to another bar for some more drinks. he invites me along. so i went.
mentions that he is working the next night, i should stop by. some girlfriends mention going down there after work and so we do.
long story short.. we are supposed to get together for sushi tonight.
we shall see.
so those are the highlights from the last 3 months. seems odd. much more has happened... or maybe it hasn't.
but nonetheless..
i shall be much more diligent.
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