In my defense, I had a cup of yogurt earlier. What I really hate are the people in the office on various diets who immediately shriek, "Do you know how much sugar is in that? How many calories? I can't believe you brought that into the office?"
You know what....SHUT UP! Sometimes you just need a piece of cheesecake for breakfast. Trust me, one piece will not kill any of you, and you are free to not partake if it so offends your worship of the almighty pound.
As for me, I'll be having a slice of cheesecake for breakfast, and enjoying every damn bite.
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
It's a Sickness
So, I've bookmarked this site, but in my own defense I don't check it every day...yet. The point of this post is to let everyone know that 500 days from now the 2006 Winter Games in Torino will begin and, of course, they selected the mascots. Which, really, I think are adorable. What can I say? I love the Olympics! It's a sickness.
Ooh La La
K’s shower Saturday was fun. She has known well in advance that her future sisters-in-law would buy a gift designed to embarrass and was trying very hard to get out of opening it in front of the group. The shower was an open house (come when you want and stay as long as you like—also, no dumb games) and while we had a good crowd she was encouraged to start opening gifts. She opened and opened and oohed and aahed over the cookware, tools, sheets and towels until finally there were 2 lonely little bags sitting on the gift table. There they sat proclaiming, “Ooh, La La” until someone innocently asked, “Aren’t you going to open those?”
So, reluctantly she took them down and peered inside. “Wow! That’s great, thanks you guys?”
“What is it?” “Show us!” cheered the crowd, while N stood in the doorway a wolfish and slightly amused smile on his face. He knows his sisters well enough to anticipate what our gift will be.
So red-faced she held up the garments for the crowd’s scrutiny and showed off the slinky, transparent chemise and thong along with a more sedate (but still sexy) red velvet gown. The only complaint came from S (she married another brother a year or so ago), “That is not nearly as NASTY as what you guys gave me!” she complained.
“Just wait,” I promised. “There will still be something slipped into the presents at the wedding....and it will be less clothing, more accessory.” Happy honeymoon!
So, reluctantly she took them down and peered inside. “Wow! That’s great, thanks you guys?”
“What is it?” “Show us!” cheered the crowd, while N stood in the doorway a wolfish and slightly amused smile on his face. He knows his sisters well enough to anticipate what our gift will be.
So red-faced she held up the garments for the crowd’s scrutiny and showed off the slinky, transparent chemise and thong along with a more sedate (but still sexy) red velvet gown. The only complaint came from S (she married another brother a year or so ago), “That is not nearly as NASTY as what you guys gave me!” she complained.
“Just wait,” I promised. “There will still be something slipped into the presents at the wedding....and it will be less clothing, more accessory.” Happy honeymoon!
Monday, September 27, 2004
Maybe I'll stop at 80
I'm having a difficult time coming up with 100 things about me...right now, I've got 80 and it seems like a pretty good place to stop and reflect.
61. Close second, The Amazing Race
62. My sister is my best friend
63. My favorite sculpture is Nike of Samothrace
64. My favorite painting is Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte
65. I can seem cold and aloof, but really I’m just shy
66. I’m really good at my job, but could be better
67. I have an itinerary for the world-wide trip I’ll take someday
68. Whiny people irritate me
69. Sometimes that includes myself---there are times when I get sick of hearing myself complain about something and wonder how anyone else can deal with it
70. I expect people to act like grownups about their differences and I’m disappointed when they don’t
71. I have 10 pillows on my bed and I use them all every night
72. I’m extremely ticklish
73. I dislike having my face touched, especially my chin (you can’t see it, but just thinking about it made me shiver....ugh)
74. Someday I’ll buy 5 acres and build a house in the middle of it—imagine the peace and quiet
75. I have 15 giant garbage bags of weeds sitting in my backyard from clearing it out a couple of weeks ago
76. Favorite color: Green
77. I bought a lava lamp night light even though I never use it---I just thought it was cool...and it is
78. Spicy food....yeah, not so much
79. No matter how much stuff I have to do on Saturday, if I don’t spend Sunday hanging around the house getting laundry done I don’t feel like a had a weekend
80. My private life is private....even my family doesn’t usually know who or if I’m dating
61. Close second, The Amazing Race
62. My sister is my best friend
63. My favorite sculpture is Nike of Samothrace
64. My favorite painting is Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of La Grande Jatte
65. I can seem cold and aloof, but really I’m just shy
66. I’m really good at my job, but could be better
67. I have an itinerary for the world-wide trip I’ll take someday
68. Whiny people irritate me
69. Sometimes that includes myself---there are times when I get sick of hearing myself complain about something and wonder how anyone else can deal with it
70. I expect people to act like grownups about their differences and I’m disappointed when they don’t
71. I have 10 pillows on my bed and I use them all every night
72. I’m extremely ticklish
73. I dislike having my face touched, especially my chin (you can’t see it, but just thinking about it made me shiver....ugh)
74. Someday I’ll buy 5 acres and build a house in the middle of it—imagine the peace and quiet
75. I have 15 giant garbage bags of weeds sitting in my backyard from clearing it out a couple of weeks ago
76. Favorite color: Green
77. I bought a lava lamp night light even though I never use it---I just thought it was cool...and it is
78. Spicy food....yeah, not so much
79. No matter how much stuff I have to do on Saturday, if I don’t spend Sunday hanging around the house getting laundry done I don’t feel like a had a weekend
80. My private life is private....even my family doesn’t usually know who or if I’m dating
Where to Start
Work has been crazy, busy for pretty much a month. I’ve spent all my time putting out fires and working on things that need to be done immediately. This has caused a serious backlog of work on my desk. I’m sitting here staring at all my piles of paperwork, wondering where I should start. The good news is that my boss is out of the office all week. This means I can take it easy and concentrate on clearing up all my loose end, small projects while he’s away. I just need to find the motivation to start.
Friday, September 24, 2004
Friday Fun & Games
I had dinner with K last night at our favorite Mexican restaurant. I hadn’t really talked to her for a while, so it was good to catch up. The wedding is next week and she is running around crazy trying to work out the last minute details. It seems like she’s got things basically under control, just a little stressed out.
She was working on compiling songs for the wedding DVD and after dinner we sat in her car and listened to all the songs my brother (her fiancé) dislikes. I thought all were good and encouraged her to go ahead and put them on the video. I already know that despite his protests, he is really a closet county fan. That, dear brother, can be the problem if you marry someone who is good friends with your sister. We will gang up on you every once in a while.
My sisters and I will be buying K’s shower gift tonight. If all goes well, she will be really embarrassed tomorrow. In fact, my plan is to get her something really embarrassing for the shower tomorrow and then also, slip something in with the wedding presents later. I can guarantee she won’t be expecting that little surprise. Included in the “anonymous” wedding gift will be a book I snagged from my grandparents collection titled, “And they shall be one flesh”, kind of a religious take on marriage. I think it was published in 1967 and has a really groovy purple & pink cover. I already told her she was getting it, but I’m hoping she’ll think I forgot when it isn’t part of the shower gift.
Elsewhere, I’m busy at work. I’ve got a lunch meeting in 15 minutes with a representative from a local hotel. They are really aggressively trying to recruit out business and I’m half wondering if I’m going to get a weekend stay comped out of the deal. Apparently, the hotel industry is heading into their slow season, but still has to meet goals for sales calls. Afternoon brings a couple other meetings and an attempt to clean off my desk for the weekend.
She was working on compiling songs for the wedding DVD and after dinner we sat in her car and listened to all the songs my brother (her fiancé) dislikes. I thought all were good and encouraged her to go ahead and put them on the video. I already know that despite his protests, he is really a closet county fan. That, dear brother, can be the problem if you marry someone who is good friends with your sister. We will gang up on you every once in a while.
My sisters and I will be buying K’s shower gift tonight. If all goes well, she will be really embarrassed tomorrow. In fact, my plan is to get her something really embarrassing for the shower tomorrow and then also, slip something in with the wedding presents later. I can guarantee she won’t be expecting that little surprise. Included in the “anonymous” wedding gift will be a book I snagged from my grandparents collection titled, “And they shall be one flesh”, kind of a religious take on marriage. I think it was published in 1967 and has a really groovy purple & pink cover. I already told her she was getting it, but I’m hoping she’ll think I forgot when it isn’t part of the shower gift.
Elsewhere, I’m busy at work. I’ve got a lunch meeting in 15 minutes with a representative from a local hotel. They are really aggressively trying to recruit out business and I’m half wondering if I’m going to get a weekend stay comped out of the deal. Apparently, the hotel industry is heading into their slow season, but still has to meet goals for sales calls. Afternoon brings a couple other meetings and an attempt to clean off my desk for the weekend.
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Catching up
It has been incredibly busy in Caoimhe World recently. Last week I took Thursday and (part of) Friday off to kick out the roommate from hell and welcome baby Erki to the world. I planned to take the whole day off, but my boss shot me big puppy dog eyes and asked if I’d be willing to put some time in to prepare for the upcoming 2 day extravaganza of staff meetings. There was also some confusion about a contract I put out to bid that needed to be resolved before the end of the week.
So, to sum up, roommate from hell is gone, but apparently still thinks we’re friends. In fact, when she left she said, “I guess I won’t see you again until K’s wedding.”
WHAT!? I know for a fact that she is not invited to K’s wedding because K is my former roommate and is marrying my brother....which boils down to I’m privy to their feelings about J. My sister, L, just laughed and said she hoped J did show up at the reception because after all the complaining I’ve done she’d really like to meet her.
Erki is cute! I do not subscribe to the belief that babies “look like” someone or other in the family. I can never pick out the eyes belong to this parent, and the nose looks like an uncle, or blah, blah blah. Erki, however, has the same birthmark that all L&N’s children have. He also made the exact same face his older brother makes to express his displeasure. Basically, he’s adorable.
The contract I put out to bid is making me crazy. There are way too many people wanting too many things in the specifications. I personally think once the RFP is out....it ought to be too late for changes....I seem to be a minority with this line of thinking. Bids are due October 1st and I’ll be happy to start analysis and award the stupid thing.
Have you ever seen the episode of Seinfeld with the Summer of George? That would be a pretty accurate description of the rest of my weekend. It was so nice to have a clean and quiet house to myself. Wonderful!
Monday and Tuesday were an extravaganza of staff meetings and general running around. They were very informative (although I may be biased having put them together), but I’m definitely glad they’re over.
Tuesday was capped off with a very interesting invitation and evening with an old flame. Needless to say, this unexpected happening made me miss the season finale of The Amazing Race, but not to worry I taped it. (Also, it was totally worth it!)
So, to sum up, roommate from hell is gone, but apparently still thinks we’re friends. In fact, when she left she said, “I guess I won’t see you again until K’s wedding.”
WHAT!? I know for a fact that she is not invited to K’s wedding because K is my former roommate and is marrying my brother....which boils down to I’m privy to their feelings about J. My sister, L, just laughed and said she hoped J did show up at the reception because after all the complaining I’ve done she’d really like to meet her.
Erki is cute! I do not subscribe to the belief that babies “look like” someone or other in the family. I can never pick out the eyes belong to this parent, and the nose looks like an uncle, or blah, blah blah. Erki, however, has the same birthmark that all L&N’s children have. He also made the exact same face his older brother makes to express his displeasure. Basically, he’s adorable.
The contract I put out to bid is making me crazy. There are way too many people wanting too many things in the specifications. I personally think once the RFP is out....it ought to be too late for changes....I seem to be a minority with this line of thinking. Bids are due October 1st and I’ll be happy to start analysis and award the stupid thing.
Have you ever seen the episode of Seinfeld with the Summer of George? That would be a pretty accurate description of the rest of my weekend. It was so nice to have a clean and quiet house to myself. Wonderful!
Monday and Tuesday were an extravaganza of staff meetings and general running around. They were very informative (although I may be biased having put them together), but I’m definitely glad they’re over.
Tuesday was capped off with a very interesting invitation and evening with an old flame. Needless to say, this unexpected happening made me miss the season finale of The Amazing Race, but not to worry I taped it. (Also, it was totally worth it!)
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