Me & Melissa... I took this picture- great shot, huh? (At Mickey's last night-June 9)
Saturday, June 10, 2006
The day of June 8
I truly believe there was something funky happening on June 8. I don't have many bad, crazy days but Thursday was one of those days... Here's a couple of highlights:
1) Computer problems... I'm working on a client that I have a tight deadline on. Basically what I'm doing is creating a report that consolidates the general ledger/trial balances of several entities. It's the report where I do all of my work on. On Thursday, this report decides to go absolutely haywire. So, we do all we know how to do to fix it... we get the IT people involved, we regenerate the report-nothing works. Then I call the software technical support (an external company). They recreate a new report for me and fix several problems on my computer. So I'm thinking, "Perfect, I should be good to go!" So in addition to the 3 hours I've spent getting to a point where I think the report is fixed, after this I spend another 3 re-doing my work on the new report, doing periodical checks to make sure it is working, etc. I finish and it appears to be working. Then, I hit save one last time before I close it. It completely screws up again- I'm talking arrows all over the page, duplicate accounts (not a good thing when you're going for accurate account balances), complete chaos. I was almost in tears-that's how frustrated I was. So then I call the technical support back and tell them I'm going to email them a whole package and that they basically need to get their shit together and figure out is going on... As of today (Saturday) I still haven't heard back. And did I mention that we're on a tight deadline, here? As in, I have two days until it has to be met. Ugh.
2) Right after this report continued to be completely jacked, Tim calls and asks "Have you ever had any problems with getting the key into the ignition of the Focus?" Ummm... nope. He went to lunch with a co-worker and when they came out they couldn't get the key into the ignition. They finally managed to get it in but then it wouldn't turn. They had three people working on getting it in. And it wouldn't go. So, the drama begins. We just got AAA (thank GOD!) and so we called to get the car towed to the dealer (did I mention that the Focus had just hit 100,000 miles that morning... so naturally a problem occurs after the century mark). The tow truck was called at about 2 p.m. The car wasn't towed until about 10 p.m. (A mess in itself). So, I left the office at about 5 pm (after realizing that a bunch of additional things in my report were screwy and realizing that the day would end right then) and picked up Tim. We went to the gym and felt great. Once we got home, he dropped his phone. And even though he's dropped it about 500 times, this time it basically shattered and is not really usable. Oh, and it's the phone by which the tow truck people are trying to call us. Anyway, I guess it all worked out in the end... the ignition was jacked up so it cost $250 to fix it and we're getting Tim a new phone tomorrow... really, the whole thing was just comical...
3) Other random things happened to us (that aren't worth writing about) and to several of my friends on Thursday (including breakups, resignations of people) that seemed crazy in the 'normal' scheme of things...
So, anyway, June 8, dudes. Let me tell you... watch out next year. Tim and I were talking on Friday June 9 about how we were so glad that the previous day was over. Yeah, it was that weird. At least we were able to laugh about it...
1) Computer problems... I'm working on a client that I have a tight deadline on. Basically what I'm doing is creating a report that consolidates the general ledger/trial balances of several entities. It's the report where I do all of my work on. On Thursday, this report decides to go absolutely haywire. So, we do all we know how to do to fix it... we get the IT people involved, we regenerate the report-nothing works. Then I call the software technical support (an external company). They recreate a new report for me and fix several problems on my computer. So I'm thinking, "Perfect, I should be good to go!" So in addition to the 3 hours I've spent getting to a point where I think the report is fixed, after this I spend another 3 re-doing my work on the new report, doing periodical checks to make sure it is working, etc. I finish and it appears to be working. Then, I hit save one last time before I close it. It completely screws up again- I'm talking arrows all over the page, duplicate accounts (not a good thing when you're going for accurate account balances), complete chaos. I was almost in tears-that's how frustrated I was. So then I call the technical support back and tell them I'm going to email them a whole package and that they basically need to get their shit together and figure out is going on... As of today (Saturday) I still haven't heard back. And did I mention that we're on a tight deadline, here? As in, I have two days until it has to be met. Ugh.
2) Right after this report continued to be completely jacked, Tim calls and asks "Have you ever had any problems with getting the key into the ignition of the Focus?" Ummm... nope. He went to lunch with a co-worker and when they came out they couldn't get the key into the ignition. They finally managed to get it in but then it wouldn't turn. They had three people working on getting it in. And it wouldn't go. So, the drama begins. We just got AAA (thank GOD!) and so we called to get the car towed to the dealer (did I mention that the Focus had just hit 100,000 miles that morning... so naturally a problem occurs after the century mark). The tow truck was called at about 2 p.m. The car wasn't towed until about 10 p.m. (A mess in itself). So, I left the office at about 5 pm (after realizing that a bunch of additional things in my report were screwy and realizing that the day would end right then) and picked up Tim. We went to the gym and felt great. Once we got home, he dropped his phone. And even though he's dropped it about 500 times, this time it basically shattered and is not really usable. Oh, and it's the phone by which the tow truck people are trying to call us. Anyway, I guess it all worked out in the end... the ignition was jacked up so it cost $250 to fix it and we're getting Tim a new phone tomorrow... really, the whole thing was just comical...
3) Other random things happened to us (that aren't worth writing about) and to several of my friends on Thursday (including breakups, resignations of people) that seemed crazy in the 'normal' scheme of things...
So, anyway, June 8, dudes. Let me tell you... watch out next year. Tim and I were talking on Friday June 9 about how we were so glad that the previous day was over. Yeah, it was that weird. At least we were able to laugh about it...
Saturday, June 03, 2006
MIA- I know, I know
Things have been pretty crazy lately.... I promise I will post in more detail later (pictures included!) Here are some highlights to suffice everyone's growing curiousity, at least for the moment:
1) We are IN! (To our new house, that is). Hooray!! We took friday off last week and spent what was our 4-day memorial day weekend moving into our house. Actually, friday we spent all day walking through our house with contractors, signing our life away and finishing packing our apartment.
-Tim's family joined us in the move-in process. I am completely positive that we would have been absolutely beyond screwed without their help. We are so ignorant... we thought we could just round up a couple of our guy friends and spend a few hours getting stuff moved in. Well, with Tim's family's help (that's 6 of us working, folks- and non-stop at that) we spent 3 straight days moving, unpacking, installing stuff (ask Tim about his speakers...), buying stuff (refridgerator, washer, dryer, lawnmower, grill, furniture, etc), and cleaning the old apartment. At work on Tuesday I literally was falling asleep at my desk. On the plus side, I worked so hard that I lost three pounds last weekend... Interesting, but I'll take it...
-Anyway, we are mostly in now. We're living in a fishbowl... we have no blinds. We ordered custom made blinds and shutters and we're crossing our fingers that they'll arrive this week. The only bad thing we've found about this is that it gets light in the summer in Arizona aroudn 4:45-5:00 a.m... and we're talking BRIGHT. So, we've had some early mornings.
-Our formal dining room, formal sitting room, and two guest bedrooms are basically completely empty. But the kitchen, family room, bathrooms, and master bedroom look amazing... (pictures to come later...)
2) Aside from the house (which, by the way, why did no one inform me of how much work being a homeowner is? It took me a couple of days to adjust...) we've been busy working. I'm slightly confused by the fact that my busy season has 'officially' ended but I'm still busy... it's a total phenomenon. I'm only working 40-45 hour weeks (because, hello, busy season is OVER... no more long hours for me) but I really have about 50-55 hour weeks in terms of the work I have. So this weekend I have to spend some time catching up...
3) In a few weeks, I'm getting ready to go back to KC for a couple of weddings- Wish's and Chelsea's... I can't wait. I finally got my dress fitted for Wish's and I'm glad to say that my well-being is no longer in danger as a result. (As a side note, I was actually starting to get worried at the procrastination I exhibited on the alterations... it was unlike any other procrastination I've ever experienced, well, maybe not...)
4) I just met a neighbor that lives across the street from me... she seems really nice... We have a very diverse neighborhood, which I love. The people across the street are Asian (she needed a lighter for candle-she said in their culture they say a prayer and have a little ceremony before they actually move in), the people next door to them are African American (I think...), the people next door to us are white, and on the other side they are hispanic. It's really very cool... I think we are probably one of the only people on the street without kids, too, by the way... it's pretty neat that everyone is so young...
5) I have some pretty great pictures of my night last night... I went out with a bunch of work people... Fun times... I'll post pictures of that, too, when I have a chance...
6) It's 113 degrees here today. We broke a record. But amazingly, it doesn't feel as hot as it did last year when it was 120... apparently we've adjusted to the climate...
Anyway, I can't think of much else going on... right now Tim is yelling at the dumb Sprint people who keep screwing up our bill. That could be an interesting story later judging by what I've heard him say so far...
Oh, and as a last thought, I really hate it when you discover that someone isn't who you really think they are. It just makes me really sad. And I really despise gossiping. I'm getting sick of dealing with both... But oh well...
I can't promise I will be better at posting but I can promise I'll try... my work schedule is continuing to look insane and a lot is going on... so I might still be MIA for a while, but I'm going to try to do better... I know I've had some funny stories in the past few months but by the time I get around to posting, all I can do is a generic, rambling post. (Yes, like this one... I know)...
1) We are IN! (To our new house, that is). Hooray!! We took friday off last week and spent what was our 4-day memorial day weekend moving into our house. Actually, friday we spent all day walking through our house with contractors, signing our life away and finishing packing our apartment.
-Tim's family joined us in the move-in process. I am completely positive that we would have been absolutely beyond screwed without their help. We are so ignorant... we thought we could just round up a couple of our guy friends and spend a few hours getting stuff moved in. Well, with Tim's family's help (that's 6 of us working, folks- and non-stop at that) we spent 3 straight days moving, unpacking, installing stuff (ask Tim about his speakers...), buying stuff (refridgerator, washer, dryer, lawnmower, grill, furniture, etc), and cleaning the old apartment. At work on Tuesday I literally was falling asleep at my desk. On the plus side, I worked so hard that I lost three pounds last weekend... Interesting, but I'll take it...
-Anyway, we are mostly in now. We're living in a fishbowl... we have no blinds. We ordered custom made blinds and shutters and we're crossing our fingers that they'll arrive this week. The only bad thing we've found about this is that it gets light in the summer in Arizona aroudn 4:45-5:00 a.m... and we're talking BRIGHT. So, we've had some early mornings.
-Our formal dining room, formal sitting room, and two guest bedrooms are basically completely empty. But the kitchen, family room, bathrooms, and master bedroom look amazing... (pictures to come later...)
2) Aside from the house (which, by the way, why did no one inform me of how much work being a homeowner is? It took me a couple of days to adjust...) we've been busy working. I'm slightly confused by the fact that my busy season has 'officially' ended but I'm still busy... it's a total phenomenon. I'm only working 40-45 hour weeks (because, hello, busy season is OVER... no more long hours for me) but I really have about 50-55 hour weeks in terms of the work I have. So this weekend I have to spend some time catching up...
3) In a few weeks, I'm getting ready to go back to KC for a couple of weddings- Wish's and Chelsea's... I can't wait. I finally got my dress fitted for Wish's and I'm glad to say that my well-being is no longer in danger as a result. (As a side note, I was actually starting to get worried at the procrastination I exhibited on the alterations... it was unlike any other procrastination I've ever experienced, well, maybe not...)
4) I just met a neighbor that lives across the street from me... she seems really nice... We have a very diverse neighborhood, which I love. The people across the street are Asian (she needed a lighter for candle-she said in their culture they say a prayer and have a little ceremony before they actually move in), the people next door to them are African American (I think...), the people next door to us are white, and on the other side they are hispanic. It's really very cool... I think we are probably one of the only people on the street without kids, too, by the way... it's pretty neat that everyone is so young...
5) I have some pretty great pictures of my night last night... I went out with a bunch of work people... Fun times... I'll post pictures of that, too, when I have a chance...
6) It's 113 degrees here today. We broke a record. But amazingly, it doesn't feel as hot as it did last year when it was 120... apparently we've adjusted to the climate...
Anyway, I can't think of much else going on... right now Tim is yelling at the dumb Sprint people who keep screwing up our bill. That could be an interesting story later judging by what I've heard him say so far...
Oh, and as a last thought, I really hate it when you discover that someone isn't who you really think they are. It just makes me really sad. And I really despise gossiping. I'm getting sick of dealing with both... But oh well...
I can't promise I will be better at posting but I can promise I'll try... my work schedule is continuing to look insane and a lot is going on... so I might still be MIA for a while, but I'm going to try to do better... I know I've had some funny stories in the past few months but by the time I get around to posting, all I can do is a generic, rambling post. (Yes, like this one... I know)...
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Sushi time...
I just had sushi for the first time ever. I went with one of my girlfriends from work... it was actually really fantastic. Especially once we had some saki bombers in us... We went to this really hip place in Scottsdale called Sting Ray. For anyone who loves sushi, please come visit me so I can eat it every day!
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Birthday time!
My birthday was last Saturday. I am officially considered to be in my mid 20's now. That's kind of a scary thought... Anyway, it was totally the greatest day ever. I think that people like me more this year. It's very weird. I think I got about 20 phone calls and many, many presents. Everyone was way too nice.
It was a really low key day. I didn't really want to go out with people since I knew I'd be out two nights this week (more on that later). So, Tim and I had a nice, quiet day to ourselves. We got up, went to see our new house (it looked fantastic!), went to breakfast at my favorite joint, then went on a really long hike. Have I ever mentioned that hiking is possibly my favorite thing ever? We hiked in the white tanks for about 2 hours... probably about 7 miles. It was perfect. Then Tim took me to a surprise dinner at Chart house. It was really yummy. Then we went shopping and I brought presents for myself. One of the best phone calls of the day was when my brother called me while we were shopping... He and his friends did something very admirable in honor of my birthday. I can't say what here but it was fantastic! Anyway, thank you to everyone who called, emailed, took me to lunch, gave me presents, etc. Everyone was so nice to me! I have such a great support group!!
Onto this week: It was really a relatively low key week. I have a new job I'm working on so I'm a little stressed about it. My office looks like I had several huge packs of paper throw up all over it (just like how my house looks like the washing machine threw up clothes all over). And I start another new job next Wednesday. Which really means that I SHOULD be working now instead of jacking off. But... there's always tomorrow, right? We had a team building thing on Thursday at work... it was one of the best days I've had in a long time. We went to a park and played sports then went to eat, went to bars, went to a co-workers house (where I subsequently got thrown in a pool-no phone in the pocket this time, thank god!) It was a really fun day...Friday morning was rough. But I got to work, worked some, and then went to a happy hour that I had arranged for one of my friends that just got canned. There was a pretty good group of us. It was a fun night too. But I guess that the week was fairly unproductive as a result of both Thursday and Friday night.
We didn't do much this weekend... I tried to get organized since we'll be moving in three weeks. Other than that we just hung around, worked out some, got some errands done, enjoyed the sun. It's always nice to have a laid back weekend every once in a while...
It was a really low key day. I didn't really want to go out with people since I knew I'd be out two nights this week (more on that later). So, Tim and I had a nice, quiet day to ourselves. We got up, went to see our new house (it looked fantastic!), went to breakfast at my favorite joint, then went on a really long hike. Have I ever mentioned that hiking is possibly my favorite thing ever? We hiked in the white tanks for about 2 hours... probably about 7 miles. It was perfect. Then Tim took me to a surprise dinner at Chart house. It was really yummy. Then we went shopping and I brought presents for myself. One of the best phone calls of the day was when my brother called me while we were shopping... He and his friends did something very admirable in honor of my birthday. I can't say what here but it was fantastic! Anyway, thank you to everyone who called, emailed, took me to lunch, gave me presents, etc. Everyone was so nice to me! I have such a great support group!!
Onto this week: It was really a relatively low key week. I have a new job I'm working on so I'm a little stressed about it. My office looks like I had several huge packs of paper throw up all over it (just like how my house looks like the washing machine threw up clothes all over). And I start another new job next Wednesday. Which really means that I SHOULD be working now instead of jacking off. But... there's always tomorrow, right? We had a team building thing on Thursday at work... it was one of the best days I've had in a long time. We went to a park and played sports then went to eat, went to bars, went to a co-workers house (where I subsequently got thrown in a pool-no phone in the pocket this time, thank god!) It was a really fun day...Friday morning was rough. But I got to work, worked some, and then went to a happy hour that I had arranged for one of my friends that just got canned. There was a pretty good group of us. It was a fun night too. But I guess that the week was fairly unproductive as a result of both Thursday and Friday night.
We didn't do much this weekend... I tried to get organized since we'll be moving in three weeks. Other than that we just hung around, worked out some, got some errands done, enjoyed the sun. It's always nice to have a laid back weekend every once in a while...
Sunday, April 23, 2006
More of the house...
We went and checked out our house yesterday and were thrilled to find that 1) The roof was down 2) The house was painted 3) We have light switches and most importantly, 4) our cabinets were in (and they look fantastic!!) Enjoy the pics below... can't believe we are only a month away!
Other than that, yesterday we spent the day at the Scottsdale Culinary festival... And I am now 20 pounds heavier... We were there from about 1 pm to 9pm and met up with several friends from work. It was a really good time...
Other than that, yesterday we spent the day at the Scottsdale Culinary festival... And I am now 20 pounds heavier... We were there from about 1 pm to 9pm and met up with several friends from work. It was a really good time...
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Ok, ok....
I shouldn't have posted the last entry. It was a terrible day but people are flipping out on me. Some things are better left unsaid. I feel better now...things are still unsettled and I'm still a little off as a result, but I know everything will be ok in the end. In some ways, I think it's time to reinvent my life... to shift my vision and reconfigure my attitudes about my personal life and my professional life. I think that change can be hard but it's completely possible and definitely warranted. I guess we'll see...
If anyone is still worried, please don't hesitate to call or email if you haven't already done so. I would be happy to talk/email one on one about specific issues that I vaguely referred to in my last email but I could never post about them online. And I should never even have vaguely referenced to anything being wrong...
ANYWAY...enough about that. I have my second Saturday off in a row (and I'm actually going to be in the office next week!) I'm not sure what to do with myself... two days off in a row feels like vacation!! And having a whole week next week to wrap things up...holy cow! The actual work is starting to slow down...finally! Today Tim and I are headed to the Scottsdale Culinary festival where we're going to eat and drink all day and hook up with some of my friends from work. It should be a good time... I'll post about it tomorrow (when I am 20 pounds heavier...) We are excited to go see our house this weekend... I went to a place yesterday to look at and approve the granite we selected. It looked good...so everything is coming together on the house front. I'll post pictures if I remember to take the camera today.
If anyone is still worried, please don't hesitate to call or email if you haven't already done so. I would be happy to talk/email one on one about specific issues that I vaguely referred to in my last email but I could never post about them online. And I should never even have vaguely referenced to anything being wrong...
ANYWAY...enough about that. I have my second Saturday off in a row (and I'm actually going to be in the office next week!) I'm not sure what to do with myself... two days off in a row feels like vacation!! And having a whole week next week to wrap things up...holy cow! The actual work is starting to slow down...finally! Today Tim and I are headed to the Scottsdale Culinary festival where we're going to eat and drink all day and hook up with some of my friends from work. It should be a good time... I'll post about it tomorrow (when I am 20 pounds heavier...) We are excited to go see our house this weekend... I went to a place yesterday to look at and approve the granite we selected. It looked good...so everything is coming together on the house front. I'll post pictures if I remember to take the camera today.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Warning: this post may not be censored.
Today was one of the worst days I've ever had. It was a day where I, at various points, doubted every decision I've ever made in my entire life. Everything that's been bad for a while peaked today, at least in my mind. I realized that my whole goal in life is to be happy and right now I'm not.
Professionally, everything is completely out of whack. I wish I could go into details but I simply cannot.
Personally, things have been better. Again, I can't give details.
I feel like everything is just going to shit. I know it seems vague and I wish I could share, but I can't expect for to say that you have to trust me when I say that things are worse than I thought they could ever get. And I am astounded by that. Luckily, I have my health, I have my family, no one is hurt or dying (that I'm aware of). But these things, these issues...they just flat out suck.
Oh, and to top it off in a slightly comical way, I, being the smooth person that I am, managed to completely wipe out while getting gas in my car today. How you ask? Well, I just tripped over the hose on the pump. Fell flat on my face and have a nice, gigantic bruise all the way down my left leg. Sweet. That was the point where I pondered why I even got out of bed this morning. And I knew, at the point that when I asked myself that question, that it was a really bad day.
Professionally, everything is completely out of whack. I wish I could go into details but I simply cannot.
Personally, things have been better. Again, I can't give details.
I feel like everything is just going to shit. I know it seems vague and I wish I could share, but I can't expect for to say that you have to trust me when I say that things are worse than I thought they could ever get. And I am astounded by that. Luckily, I have my health, I have my family, no one is hurt or dying (that I'm aware of). But these things, these issues...they just flat out suck.
Oh, and to top it off in a slightly comical way, I, being the smooth person that I am, managed to completely wipe out while getting gas in my car today. How you ask? Well, I just tripped over the hose on the pump. Fell flat on my face and have a nice, gigantic bruise all the way down my left leg. Sweet. That was the point where I pondered why I even got out of bed this morning. And I knew, at the point that when I asked myself that question, that it was a really bad day.
Monday, April 10, 2006
House Update
We've been watching the progress on our house on a weekly basis...it's going so fast now! The only thing left on the outside of the house is to lay the roof tiles and to paint it (and when we went this weekend the trim was painted...the pictures below are from last week). They also had cleaned out the whole inside of the house which means the interior work will start in the next week or two.
So, we were super excited about this when we went by this weekend but we were still thinking our move in date would be probably around the beginning of July. However, when I went into work yesterday, I had a voice mail waiting for me from earlier in the week. It was our agent, Sara, and she told me that we had a walk-through date set for us on May 26. WHAT?! Seven weeks? Are you freakin kidding me? A walk-through date means that you meet with the superintendent of the job and the agent (Sara) and walk through the house, make sure everything looks ok, go through how everything was built, etc. Then if there are problems, the builder has three days to correct it. So, three days after the walk through we get our keys. HOLY CRAP. That means we will be in our house by May 31. As exciting as that is, it's a little freaky... we weren't expecting it to be so soon and we still have so much to do-pack up our apartment, buy blinds, refridgerator, washer, dryer, get homeowner's insurance... YIKE! So, we're super excited but at the same time it is a little overwhelming... this process has been so fun, though.
So, we were super excited about this when we went by this weekend but we were still thinking our move in date would be probably around the beginning of July. However, when I went into work yesterday, I had a voice mail waiting for me from earlier in the week. It was our agent, Sara, and she told me that we had a walk-through date set for us on May 26. WHAT?! Seven weeks? Are you freakin kidding me? A walk-through date means that you meet with the superintendent of the job and the agent (Sara) and walk through the house, make sure everything looks ok, go through how everything was built, etc. Then if there are problems, the builder has three days to correct it. So, three days after the walk through we get our keys. HOLY CRAP. That means we will be in our house by May 31. As exciting as that is, it's a little freaky... we weren't expecting it to be so soon and we still have so much to do-pack up our apartment, buy blinds, refridgerator, washer, dryer, get homeowner's insurance... YIKE! So, we're super excited but at the same time it is a little overwhelming... this process has been so fun, though.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
The most amazing tennis shot EVER...
For about two seconds I seriously was Lindsey Davenport...or so I thought. Last Sunday, at about 5:30 p.m. Tim and I decided to stop being lazy and go play tennis. We play tennis a lot at nights and on weekends when we have time and want to get a good workout. Well, last week, about ten minutes in, I had this idea in my head that I was Lindsey Davenport. Unfortunately, I forgot that I'm not nearly as conditioned as her. So, Tim hit this shot into the back right corner of my side... in the prior shot I was in the front left corner. I zoomed to the shot and I GOT IT BACK (see, Lindsey, I'm telling you-it was amazing. Tim was impressed until what happened next...)
Well, after I had run to get the shot, my foot kept running right even though my body and my head were moving back towards the left. So I completely rolled my foot and wiped out. I'm not kidding when I say that this is probably one of the top 3 worst pains I've ever felt in my life (it hurt so bad that I was ignorant to the fact that I wiped out and was lying on the court with all of these strangers looking at me like, "why the hell did she even go for that shot?")
After about 15 minutes of just writhing on the court on my back in pain, I decided I would try to stand up... I'm tough. Some pro football player (Donovan McNabb?) played with a broken leg for a whole game, I could keep playing recreational tennis with a sprain, right? Once I TRIED to stand up I realized that this was possibly the worst thought I've ever had. As soon as I stood up, I blacked out. Sweet.
After about 30 minutes of standing up, almost blacking out, and sitting back down, I decided we weren't going to finish our match. I wasn't so sure about one-legged tennis. Problem number two now comes into play: I decided that we should ride our bikes to the courts as an additional workout. Ugh. So I attempted the ride home with one foot... I made it but it hurt like (words I will censor) and it was slow going.
We went home, put ice on it, elevated it, etc. I decided it wasn't broken even though I couldn't stand on it. Brilliant.
The next day, I could sort of walk and managed to drive. It gradually got better over the week but during the course of the week it was about 3 times the size of my other foot and purple. And still killed. It's better now but it still hurts and is still sort of swollen and purple.
So, that's the story of the amazing tennis shot I got back. For the two seconds that I was Lindsey Davenport, the after affects were totally worth it... it really was an incredible shot!
Well, after I had run to get the shot, my foot kept running right even though my body and my head were moving back towards the left. So I completely rolled my foot and wiped out. I'm not kidding when I say that this is probably one of the top 3 worst pains I've ever felt in my life (it hurt so bad that I was ignorant to the fact that I wiped out and was lying on the court with all of these strangers looking at me like, "why the hell did she even go for that shot?")
After about 15 minutes of just writhing on the court on my back in pain, I decided I would try to stand up... I'm tough. Some pro football player (Donovan McNabb?) played with a broken leg for a whole game, I could keep playing recreational tennis with a sprain, right? Once I TRIED to stand up I realized that this was possibly the worst thought I've ever had. As soon as I stood up, I blacked out. Sweet.
After about 30 minutes of standing up, almost blacking out, and sitting back down, I decided we weren't going to finish our match. I wasn't so sure about one-legged tennis. Problem number two now comes into play: I decided that we should ride our bikes to the courts as an additional workout. Ugh. So I attempted the ride home with one foot... I made it but it hurt like (words I will censor) and it was slow going.
We went home, put ice on it, elevated it, etc. I decided it wasn't broken even though I couldn't stand on it. Brilliant.
The next day, I could sort of walk and managed to drive. It gradually got better over the week but during the course of the week it was about 3 times the size of my other foot and purple. And still killed. It's better now but it still hurts and is still sort of swollen and purple.
So, that's the story of the amazing tennis shot I got back. For the two seconds that I was Lindsey Davenport, the after affects were totally worth it... it really was an incredible shot!
For my three readers...
Does anyone know how irritating it is that the dry cleaners are not open on Sundays and that they are not open past 7 p.m. on weeknights?
We have new info on our house and I still have yet to post about my amazing tennis shot last week... will post more later.
We have new info on our house and I still have yet to post about my amazing tennis shot last week... will post more later.
Friday, April 07, 2006
SERIOUSLY
I know I've been kind of on and off on this thing for the past few months but does anyone even read it? I feel like my time might be better spent if I kept a journal...
And apparently some people have a problem with my cussing. I am truly sorry if I offend anyone. I censor what I write pretty well but if it bothers anyone, feel free to not read. I reserve the right to post anything I want to post and if anyone has a problem with it, I apologize in advance, but it's just me. I respect everyone's opinion and if you do have an issue, please let me know. But also know that I'm not going to be someone I'm not. People should be open minded and accept me for who I am. If something as trivial as cussing changes anyone's opinion of my character then they are people who I do not wish to associate with. I do not like to be judged and I try not to judge. Cussing is not a reflection of who I am. It is simply words that I use to express myself. I also drink. And I don't want kids. And I'm not entirely sure if I believe in god (although I do think there is a higher power). But if those are the worst things about me, I'd still say I have a lot of things going for me: I treat people well, I'm good at my job, I volunteer, I cry when something touches me, I'm a good friend, I laugh, I live life, I love animals, I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt (sometimes I am too trusting). I will not drink, cuss, or discuss religious beliefs around anyone who I might offend. I will respect your values, beliefs, whatever but I require the same respect from anyone else. Just because I choose to do certain things does not make me a bad person.
And apparently some people have a problem with my cussing. I am truly sorry if I offend anyone. I censor what I write pretty well but if it bothers anyone, feel free to not read. I reserve the right to post anything I want to post and if anyone has a problem with it, I apologize in advance, but it's just me. I respect everyone's opinion and if you do have an issue, please let me know. But also know that I'm not going to be someone I'm not. People should be open minded and accept me for who I am. If something as trivial as cussing changes anyone's opinion of my character then they are people who I do not wish to associate with. I do not like to be judged and I try not to judge. Cussing is not a reflection of who I am. It is simply words that I use to express myself. I also drink. And I don't want kids. And I'm not entirely sure if I believe in god (although I do think there is a higher power). But if those are the worst things about me, I'd still say I have a lot of things going for me: I treat people well, I'm good at my job, I volunteer, I cry when something touches me, I'm a good friend, I laugh, I live life, I love animals, I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt (sometimes I am too trusting). I will not drink, cuss, or discuss religious beliefs around anyone who I might offend. I will respect your values, beliefs, whatever but I require the same respect from anyone else. Just because I choose to do certain things does not make me a bad person.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Today. is. April. 2.
And my question is: how the hell is it already April?
I got on the computer to balance the checkbook/spreadsheet thing that I use to keep track of our money. I've been neglecting it since the middle of March. I keep paying bills, transfering money to saving, and buying stuff... it's kind of exhilirating to not even care how much money I have and to do it anyway. Probably not the best tactic in the long run. I developed this huge spreadsheet in excel that breaks out expenses by month, that reconciles what I say our cash balance is to the bank, and that tracks our expenses on a daily basis. Probably a lot like Microsoft money but I feel so much cooler because it's my own invention. And it's color coded. Way cool, let me tell you. I totally am a nerd. Anyway, point is, I'm not balancing the checkbook. I hereby declare myself queen of procrastination.
Last night was fun...Tim and I went out with a group of people and had a blast. We met a few really nice people that I can't wait to hang out with again.
I am so sick of drama at work. I swear to god, every week there's some kind of new drama... I've been the subject of a couple of office gossip/rumors, myself. (That, I might mention, sort of got blown up into an unbelievable scope). Anyway, I lost a friend of mine at work yesterday (I guess not that good of a friend, apparently). I was told something in confidence a while ago (which, really, in my opinion shouldn't be that confident...he's getting screwed, if people knew about it, they'd have his back). Long story short, he emailed me again Friday with additional news about this thing, I was pissed off about it, and I reacted outloud. The girl I'm working with noticed, asked, and pressed for details. She reminds me so much of one of my friends back home that I told her (and the confidential thing is about work, so yes, that was STUPID). Oh, and did I mention that she is really close friends with this guy's girlfriend? Ugh. IDIOT. She has no loyalty to me to not tell him that I told her. So she will tell the girlfriend that I know, which will lead to problems in the relationship (why does Jenn know? why are you talking to Jenn?) and will then proceed to tell the guy not to talk to me because I can't be trusted. So, that really blows. I feel so terrible and guilty about it. But it's not like I told anyone else.... I told one of his friends. In a moment of weakness. I guess I feel so bad about it because that's something I try to never do. But I also guess that if he's not going to forgive me and be my friend then he was never really a friend anyway. It still totally sucks. And I feel so unbelievably terrible. I was so angry for him and I just needed to tell someone. I should have just called Tim. He has no attachments to the situation. So I feel awful. But really, I guess the dude was never really a friend anyway if he can just walk away and not care even though I was telling someone who was equally as angry and who equally had his back as much. I guess I betrayed his trust though, and apparently that can't be forgiven.
See what I mean? DRAMA. I am sick of feeling like I'm back in high school and there's all of these problems, these issues, gossip and crap. I just want to go to work, to be a good person, to be good at my job, to not piss anyone off, to get along with my co-workers and to just work. I am sick of this shit! MORAL OF THE STORY: don't start gossip and DO NOT redistribute gossip. It's stupid, it's petty, it's annoying, and it hurts people. And it ultimately causes you to lose friends. Do not get involved with gossip. It just flat out sucks.
I got on the computer to balance the checkbook/spreadsheet thing that I use to keep track of our money. I've been neglecting it since the middle of March. I keep paying bills, transfering money to saving, and buying stuff... it's kind of exhilirating to not even care how much money I have and to do it anyway. Probably not the best tactic in the long run. I developed this huge spreadsheet in excel that breaks out expenses by month, that reconciles what I say our cash balance is to the bank, and that tracks our expenses on a daily basis. Probably a lot like Microsoft money but I feel so much cooler because it's my own invention. And it's color coded. Way cool, let me tell you. I totally am a nerd. Anyway, point is, I'm not balancing the checkbook. I hereby declare myself queen of procrastination.
Last night was fun...Tim and I went out with a group of people and had a blast. We met a few really nice people that I can't wait to hang out with again.
I am so sick of drama at work. I swear to god, every week there's some kind of new drama... I've been the subject of a couple of office gossip/rumors, myself. (That, I might mention, sort of got blown up into an unbelievable scope). Anyway, I lost a friend of mine at work yesterday (I guess not that good of a friend, apparently). I was told something in confidence a while ago (which, really, in my opinion shouldn't be that confident...he's getting screwed, if people knew about it, they'd have his back). Long story short, he emailed me again Friday with additional news about this thing, I was pissed off about it, and I reacted outloud. The girl I'm working with noticed, asked, and pressed for details. She reminds me so much of one of my friends back home that I told her (and the confidential thing is about work, so yes, that was STUPID). Oh, and did I mention that she is really close friends with this guy's girlfriend? Ugh. IDIOT. She has no loyalty to me to not tell him that I told her. So she will tell the girlfriend that I know, which will lead to problems in the relationship (why does Jenn know? why are you talking to Jenn?) and will then proceed to tell the guy not to talk to me because I can't be trusted. So, that really blows. I feel so terrible and guilty about it. But it's not like I told anyone else.... I told one of his friends. In a moment of weakness. I guess I feel so bad about it because that's something I try to never do. But I also guess that if he's not going to forgive me and be my friend then he was never really a friend anyway. It still totally sucks. And I feel so unbelievably terrible. I was so angry for him and I just needed to tell someone. I should have just called Tim. He has no attachments to the situation. So I feel awful. But really, I guess the dude was never really a friend anyway if he can just walk away and not care even though I was telling someone who was equally as angry and who equally had his back as much. I guess I betrayed his trust though, and apparently that can't be forgiven.
See what I mean? DRAMA. I am sick of feeling like I'm back in high school and there's all of these problems, these issues, gossip and crap. I just want to go to work, to be a good person, to be good at my job, to not piss anyone off, to get along with my co-workers and to just work. I am sick of this shit! MORAL OF THE STORY: don't start gossip and DO NOT redistribute gossip. It's stupid, it's petty, it's annoying, and it hurts people. And it ultimately causes you to lose friends. Do not get involved with gossip. It just flat out sucks.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
An indication of a day in my life...oh wait, I don't have a life right now...
I am complaining again. I apologize but this is getting flat out ridiculous.
I got to the client's at 8:15 this morning (woke up at 6 a.m.-got to sleep in since the client is closer to home!) Left the client's at 6 p.m. to start my day at the office. It is now 9 p.m. and I am still at the office and no closer to being finished.
The only thing that makes me feel better is that I am not the only one still here. GROAN.
I got to the client's at 8:15 this morning (woke up at 6 a.m.-got to sleep in since the client is closer to home!) Left the client's at 6 p.m. to start my day at the office. It is now 9 p.m. and I am still at the office and no closer to being finished.
The only thing that makes me feel better is that I am not the only one still here. GROAN.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Ass slapping, mexican food and impulsive arms...
I smacked a guy in the ass today at lunch. I wish I could say I did it on purpose to create dropped jaws and "YEAH RIGHT" moments, but I can't. It was an accident. But funny, nonetheless. Especially since I think he liked it. He looked at me for a second, grinned, and said, "Thanks for that...I needed a good slap in the ass." And right then and there I turned so red that my face exploded and I died. It would have been different if it was a grandpa or something. But NO, my arm chooses to jut out involuntarily into the ass of a rather hot 30 some year old. At least the arm has good taste, I guess.
Quote of the day
"People have this idea that what they do changes who they are... but really, you do what you do. Not without consequences for other people, of course, sometimes very grave ones. But it's not very helpful to regard your choices as a series of right or wrong moves. They don't define you as much as you define them."
-Ann Packer
-Ann Packer
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Broken phones and such
Last weekend a few of our friends from college were in town to hang out with us and to watch some spring training baseball games. It was so awesome to have them here!! They got in on Friday night and left Tuesday night so we had quite a bit of time with them. I felt bad because I still had to work while they were here (even Saturday) but I put in less hours so I could see them more...
I think they had fun hanging with us... maybe they'll even move to Phoenix-that would be awesome! Anyway, Saturday night we all went down to the pool here and grilled out and hung out. Last weekend was freezing here (like 50s and 60s and a little rainy) so I decided I was not going to get in the pool or hot tub because it was so cold. I wore jeans and a sweater. Everyone else decided to wear swim trunks... apparently 60s felt warm to them. Anyway, for whatever reason (we won't go into details), I eventually made the intelligent decision to jump into the pool with all of my clothes on... oh, and did I mention that my phone was in my pocket? Brilliant. So, when I eventually realized that indeeed, my phone WAS in my pocket, it was too late. It died. It was a sad, sad day in the life of my phone. Hopefully I'll be able to at least get the numbers out of it eventually...we're hoping it just needs a new battery.
Anyway, we had a few pretty late nights with our friends so I was pretty tired all week...but it was so worth it just to be able to see them. Friday night, though, I slept for 11 hours...I think that I was catching up from the lack of sleep in the beginning of the week. I can't remember the last time I slept more than 8 hours... it was very weird.
Anyway, we love vistors...so anyone who has not come to see us, come right away! Well, maybe if you want to see more of me, come after about May 15th. I think we are pretty fun people... I jumped in a pool with all of my clothes on just in an attempt to entertain my guests (and I think it worked!) Anyway, it was so good to see friends... as much as we love Phoenix, it's hard to not be around our friends. And even though I know we'll continue to build relationships here, it's not the same as the people we've known for several years. At least we still see them every once in a while and when we do, it's like we've never spent any time apart. So, I guess it all works out...
And as a sidenote, can anyone else get their head around the fact that it's the freakin end of March? I'm not kidding when I say the first three months of the year felt like 3 weeks. I have no idea where they went or what I did. Oh wait. I worked. Right. But still...unbelievable. The end of March?? What?? Astounding.
I think they had fun hanging with us... maybe they'll even move to Phoenix-that would be awesome! Anyway, Saturday night we all went down to the pool here and grilled out and hung out. Last weekend was freezing here (like 50s and 60s and a little rainy) so I decided I was not going to get in the pool or hot tub because it was so cold. I wore jeans and a sweater. Everyone else decided to wear swim trunks... apparently 60s felt warm to them. Anyway, for whatever reason (we won't go into details), I eventually made the intelligent decision to jump into the pool with all of my clothes on... oh, and did I mention that my phone was in my pocket? Brilliant. So, when I eventually realized that indeeed, my phone WAS in my pocket, it was too late. It died. It was a sad, sad day in the life of my phone. Hopefully I'll be able to at least get the numbers out of it eventually...we're hoping it just needs a new battery.
Anyway, we had a few pretty late nights with our friends so I was pretty tired all week...but it was so worth it just to be able to see them. Friday night, though, I slept for 11 hours...I think that I was catching up from the lack of sleep in the beginning of the week. I can't remember the last time I slept more than 8 hours... it was very weird.
Anyway, we love vistors...so anyone who has not come to see us, come right away! Well, maybe if you want to see more of me, come after about May 15th. I think we are pretty fun people... I jumped in a pool with all of my clothes on just in an attempt to entertain my guests (and I think it worked!) Anyway, it was so good to see friends... as much as we love Phoenix, it's hard to not be around our friends. And even though I know we'll continue to build relationships here, it's not the same as the people we've known for several years. At least we still see them every once in a while and when we do, it's like we've never spent any time apart. So, I guess it all works out...
And as a sidenote, can anyone else get their head around the fact that it's the freakin end of March? I'm not kidding when I say the first three months of the year felt like 3 weeks. I have no idea where they went or what I did. Oh wait. I worked. Right. But still...unbelievable. The end of March?? What?? Astounding.
Saturday, March 25, 2006
New profession
As we were driving home tonight after a long day of work for me (fantasy baseball for Tim), shopping, and dinner, I had this revelation: I totally should change my profession and become a DJ. If I were a DJ, I would know every song in the world. And that would save me from the annoyance of hearing awesome songs on the radio just to wonder for the next year what the hell they even are. So, new life plan: become a DJ. Or perhaps I should become a bartender or waitress in some exotic place: like Hawaii or Greece. I wouldn't make as much money but for some reason that sounds like such a trip. I would totally do it.
And if I chose one of those professions, I wouldn't care about the money because I would have so much spare time that I could actually work out. Imagine that. I can't even fathom the fact that I would have that kind of time...time to actually take care of myself, my life, my body? Sounds freakin amazing. No 5-10 pound weight gain because of constant dining out, sitting on the ass all day and zippo working out? Fan-freakin-tastic. And I wouldn't care about suburbia life. No mortgage, no car...I would live in a hip little apartment on the beach and be able to walk to work. Sigh...
I am completely beyond stressed. I'm sick of busy season, I'm sick of crack head clients (with the one client I'm dealing with right now, I'm thinking about writing a point in our report that we issue that we recommend he take yoga. Some diaphramatic breathing would probably improve his frazzled freak show life exponentially). I have been so unmotivated the last couple of days that I'm making it worse because I'm procrastinating and therefore screwing myself. So, DJ or jet away to Hawaii/Greece/Australia to have a pointless job for a few years... sounds perfect. Although, I really, really do like my job here...it's credible and I feel like I'm doing some sort of good, I love my boss and the people I work with... and I do like our life here. And I actually do like busy season... I'm just having issue after issue with the current client... Once I get that wrapped up, I'll feel so much better. And after that, only 7 more weeks of busy season. Although I really do wish I knew every cool song in the world and that I lived in an exotic place... maybe I could be a part time DJ or maybe someday I'll move to somewhere exotic... hmmm...
And if I chose one of those professions, I wouldn't care about the money because I would have so much spare time that I could actually work out. Imagine that. I can't even fathom the fact that I would have that kind of time...time to actually take care of myself, my life, my body? Sounds freakin amazing. No 5-10 pound weight gain because of constant dining out, sitting on the ass all day and zippo working out? Fan-freakin-tastic. And I wouldn't care about suburbia life. No mortgage, no car...I would live in a hip little apartment on the beach and be able to walk to work. Sigh...
I am completely beyond stressed. I'm sick of busy season, I'm sick of crack head clients (with the one client I'm dealing with right now, I'm thinking about writing a point in our report that we issue that we recommend he take yoga. Some diaphramatic breathing would probably improve his frazzled freak show life exponentially). I have been so unmotivated the last couple of days that I'm making it worse because I'm procrastinating and therefore screwing myself. So, DJ or jet away to Hawaii/Greece/Australia to have a pointless job for a few years... sounds perfect. Although, I really, really do like my job here...it's credible and I feel like I'm doing some sort of good, I love my boss and the people I work with... and I do like our life here. And I actually do like busy season... I'm just having issue after issue with the current client... Once I get that wrapped up, I'll feel so much better. And after that, only 7 more weeks of busy season. Although I really do wish I knew every cool song in the world and that I lived in an exotic place... maybe I could be a part time DJ or maybe someday I'll move to somewhere exotic... hmmm...
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Update...
So what have I done in the last month? I can't believe I seriously haven't posted in a month! Holy cow...where does time go? All I've really done is worked. I really can't complain because this busy for me is probably not all that busy for other crazy professions (like doctors/residents) who work insane amounts of hours on a yearly basis. I've been leaving my house at around 7 a.m. every morning and I get home around 8 at night (except for Wednesday of last week when I achieved a new record. I left my house at 7 a.m., got home at 10:30 p.m. and I was at a client's until 10 p.m. Insane). On Saturdays I leave my house around 9:30 a.m. and get home around 4:30 p.m. I rather like being busy, though, so really, I'm not complaining. And I really like the people I'm working with along with the work I do. The past two weeks, I haven't been doing audits but I've been sent out on reviews (a step below an audit) by myself. I'm told that it's good that they think I'm competant enough to do these reviews. There are people at my level that have been there 1-2 years longer than me that they don't send out alone... so I guess I'm finding that I'm not to bad at what I do...always a good thing. I'm just amazed that I am capable of putting in these long hours (something I never thought I would do) and that I'm actually enjoying it. I've definitely had my stressed out, freaked out moments but other than those, everything is great.
Our house seems to be coming along well... Last week we had windows, bathtubs, and the ventilation stuff. We went by yesterday and there was even more progress. I'll post more pics later from this week's progress.
I feel bad that I have nothing interesting to say. I'm serious when I say all I do is work. Lame, I know. I haven't even had time to exercise. UGH. I've gained icky weight. Not much, but it still makes me mad. But I know once things slow down, I will be able to get back into more of a routine.
Last Sunday Tim and I went to a spring training baseball game. We went to the stadium in Surprise (just north of us) where the Rangers and Royals play. The Royals weren't playing last Sunday so we went to a Rangers and Brewers game. We bought the most expensive tickets ($20 a pop 3 rows behind home plate-I couldn't believe how awesome the seats were and how cheap the expensive tickets were...spring training is cool!) Anyway, we were kind of in the shade behind home plate and even though it was like 75 degrees last Sunday, we were freezing! So in about the 3rd inning we moved out to the outfield and sat in the sun...
Yesterday was completely surreal. We haven't had rain here in 143 days and yesterday it rained ALL DAY. It was amazing. I think we ended up getting over 2 inches. I haven't seen rain since September. I can't say I missed it that much but we did really need it and it was a nice change of pace for a day. Along with the rain came freezing cold! Yesterday the high was only 46 (the coldest I've ever seen it here) and this morning when we woke up it was 40 degrees and felt like 33-we actually had a windchill! It snowed a foot or more just 40 minutes north of here...amazing!
Anyway, enjoy the pics below.
Our house seems to be coming along well... Last week we had windows, bathtubs, and the ventilation stuff. We went by yesterday and there was even more progress. I'll post more pics later from this week's progress.
I feel bad that I have nothing interesting to say. I'm serious when I say all I do is work. Lame, I know. I haven't even had time to exercise. UGH. I've gained icky weight. Not much, but it still makes me mad. But I know once things slow down, I will be able to get back into more of a routine.
Last Sunday Tim and I went to a spring training baseball game. We went to the stadium in Surprise (just north of us) where the Rangers and Royals play. The Royals weren't playing last Sunday so we went to a Rangers and Brewers game. We bought the most expensive tickets ($20 a pop 3 rows behind home plate-I couldn't believe how awesome the seats were and how cheap the expensive tickets were...spring training is cool!) Anyway, we were kind of in the shade behind home plate and even though it was like 75 degrees last Sunday, we were freezing! So in about the 3rd inning we moved out to the outfield and sat in the sun...
Yesterday was completely surreal. We haven't had rain here in 143 days and yesterday it rained ALL DAY. It was amazing. I think we ended up getting over 2 inches. I haven't seen rain since September. I can't say I missed it that much but we did really need it and it was a nice change of pace for a day. Along with the rain came freezing cold! Yesterday the high was only 46 (the coldest I've ever seen it here) and this morning when we woke up it was 40 degrees and felt like 33-we actually had a windchill! It snowed a foot or more just 40 minutes north of here...amazing!
Anyway, enjoy the pics below.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
No postings in ALMOST a month...
Does that give anyone an indication of the current status of my life?
Completely and totally out of control. Ugh.
Someday soon I will return...I hope.
Completely and totally out of control. Ugh.
Someday soon I will return...I hope.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Happy Valentine's Day
I cannot believe that it is 8:15 p.m. and I have a) gotten home b) eaten c) taken off my work clothes d) not plugged in my laptop to work more e) Taken off my makeup. Amazing day.
I kind of sort of think Valentine's day is a bit cheesy. I mean shouldn't everyone show the people they love that they love them everyday? It used to be my favorite holiday. My mom would always get us awesome presents and make us all kinds of goodies... she still in fact gets us presents. We received ours just the other day... But it seems almost like Valentine's day in past years is more of an obligation, an explosion of commercialism. Everyone advertises it so that every one feels obligated to be romantic, when really, shouldn't it be more of just a gentle reminder to spend time with your loved ones or tell them you love them? Ahh...I don't know. It's an ok day I guess but in reality, I'd much rather be surprised with a small present or flowers or a night out on a random day of the year than a day when that's what you HAVE to do. I still like the general day of love concept though.
I've been pretty busy lately... as in I leave the house at 7 a.m., get home at 8 p.m. And work 6 hours on Saturdays. At least I like what I do. But I have to say it's getting pretty exhausting and it's only February!
Some highlights as of late are:
-Tim DID surprised me with a valentine's day present. He gave it to me early before our pre-Valentines day dinner on Saturday (although he broke our pact...usually we just go out to dinner and do the cards thing...no presents...not that I'm complaining). Anyway, he bought me an ipod. I know, we are like 3 years behind the times but it's awesome anyway. Can't believe we've been without one for this long!
-I surprised Tim today with Billy Joel tickets (I couldn't just be the recipient of a present!) and a taco dinner (his favorite).
-Our friends are coming into town for spring training...yea for visitors! Too bad it's still busy season at the time of the visit...
-One audit of the year is finished. I managed to make a lot, A LOT of rookie mistakes but I feel like I learned a lot and I met a really famous person which was cool.
-I love the Olympics.
-Tax refund. Sweet!
-The weather. Holy crap it's awesome here.
I can't think of anything else...except for the million and two things I have to do since I'm not working tonight, including 1) managing money, balancing checkbook, paying bills 2) responding to emails that I've had for two months 3) sending stuff to people that I meant to send three months ago 4) laundry 5) dishes 6) Three words: disgustingly dirty house.
Actually, none of that will probably happen. In reality, I'm going to pretend to do that and really post on my blog, then I'm going to go eat ice cream with Tim and then spend the rest of the night with him... and sleep, yes sleep. I totally need to sleep.
Anyway, I hope everyone else has an awesome Valentine's day! Enjoy the day of love...
I kind of sort of think Valentine's day is a bit cheesy. I mean shouldn't everyone show the people they love that they love them everyday? It used to be my favorite holiday. My mom would always get us awesome presents and make us all kinds of goodies... she still in fact gets us presents. We received ours just the other day... But it seems almost like Valentine's day in past years is more of an obligation, an explosion of commercialism. Everyone advertises it so that every one feels obligated to be romantic, when really, shouldn't it be more of just a gentle reminder to spend time with your loved ones or tell them you love them? Ahh...I don't know. It's an ok day I guess but in reality, I'd much rather be surprised with a small present or flowers or a night out on a random day of the year than a day when that's what you HAVE to do. I still like the general day of love concept though.
I've been pretty busy lately... as in I leave the house at 7 a.m., get home at 8 p.m. And work 6 hours on Saturdays. At least I like what I do. But I have to say it's getting pretty exhausting and it's only February!
Some highlights as of late are:
-Tim DID surprised me with a valentine's day present. He gave it to me early before our pre-Valentines day dinner on Saturday (although he broke our pact...usually we just go out to dinner and do the cards thing...no presents...not that I'm complaining). Anyway, he bought me an ipod. I know, we are like 3 years behind the times but it's awesome anyway. Can't believe we've been without one for this long!
-I surprised Tim today with Billy Joel tickets (I couldn't just be the recipient of a present!) and a taco dinner (his favorite).
-Our friends are coming into town for spring training...yea for visitors! Too bad it's still busy season at the time of the visit...
-One audit of the year is finished. I managed to make a lot, A LOT of rookie mistakes but I feel like I learned a lot and I met a really famous person which was cool.
-I love the Olympics.
-Tax refund. Sweet!
-The weather. Holy crap it's awesome here.
I can't think of anything else...except for the million and two things I have to do since I'm not working tonight, including 1) managing money, balancing checkbook, paying bills 2) responding to emails that I've had for two months 3) sending stuff to people that I meant to send three months ago 4) laundry 5) dishes 6) Three words: disgustingly dirty house.
Actually, none of that will probably happen. In reality, I'm going to pretend to do that and really post on my blog, then I'm going to go eat ice cream with Tim and then spend the rest of the night with him... and sleep, yes sleep. I totally need to sleep.
Anyway, I hope everyone else has an awesome Valentine's day! Enjoy the day of love...
Saturday, February 04, 2006
A special day indeed
Today is my mom's birthday. I won't reveal her age, except to say that she's still very young... probably due in part to the fact that she's married to my dad who will always be a child at heart. (I don't think his true age will ever show and I think that has to rub off on my mom).
Anyway, I wish that we could've been there to spend it with her but I think she knows that we were thinking about her all day and hoping that her birthday was wonderful.
Love you, mom!
Anyway, I wish that we could've been there to spend it with her but I think she knows that we were thinking about her all day and hoping that her birthday was wonderful.
Love you, mom!
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Screaming inside
If I have to look at a computer screen for one more second today or think about fixed assets (in particular TOOLING assets) I am going to scream.
Today was one of those days where it just seemed like problems just kept cropping up. A day of problems. Never ending problems. You fix one, another one occurs. You spend 5 hours trying to figure out one just to spend the next two trying to figure out how to present it and document it. And then you try to comprehend the language of someone who has an accent only to discover that comprehension is basically impossible. The process is interesting and somewhat fun but you hit a point when you realize that all day you were basically stuck in some kind of problem rut...and that can get frustrating.
So, yes, scream.
And then I wonder, does anyone ever figure it out? Life, I mean? Problems at work are like a puzzle...there is always a solution, you just have to talk to people to understand what's going on and then you have to look at the problem and figure out the best way to solve it by the rules. But life? Life seems more complex. Or is it really just simplistic and people make it complex? Sometimes I just don't think I have it all figured out yet. And I like to figure stuff out. I like stuff to be solved. I like to put the pieces together and have 'ah ha' moments. Sometimes I think I would like for life to be like the GAAP guide we use in accounting...cut and dry-all rules and instructions spelled out in about four million words-lengthy but it leaves no room for question or error. But I don't know-maybe the unknown, the not really ever having it all figured out is just all part of the journey and to completely figure it out would be to make it less interesting.
(Sidenote: I lied. I just looked at a computer screen for 5 more minutes today. But added to the 10-11 hours I've already been looking at the screen really doesn't make 5 minutes seem all that significant. Although I think my head and eyes would fight me on that point right about now).
Today was one of those days where it just seemed like problems just kept cropping up. A day of problems. Never ending problems. You fix one, another one occurs. You spend 5 hours trying to figure out one just to spend the next two trying to figure out how to present it and document it. And then you try to comprehend the language of someone who has an accent only to discover that comprehension is basically impossible. The process is interesting and somewhat fun but you hit a point when you realize that all day you were basically stuck in some kind of problem rut...and that can get frustrating.
So, yes, scream.
And then I wonder, does anyone ever figure it out? Life, I mean? Problems at work are like a puzzle...there is always a solution, you just have to talk to people to understand what's going on and then you have to look at the problem and figure out the best way to solve it by the rules. But life? Life seems more complex. Or is it really just simplistic and people make it complex? Sometimes I just don't think I have it all figured out yet. And I like to figure stuff out. I like stuff to be solved. I like to put the pieces together and have 'ah ha' moments. Sometimes I think I would like for life to be like the GAAP guide we use in accounting...cut and dry-all rules and instructions spelled out in about four million words-lengthy but it leaves no room for question or error. But I don't know-maybe the unknown, the not really ever having it all figured out is just all part of the journey and to completely figure it out would be to make it less interesting.
(Sidenote: I lied. I just looked at a computer screen for 5 more minutes today. But added to the 10-11 hours I've already been looking at the screen really doesn't make 5 minutes seem all that significant. Although I think my head and eyes would fight me on that point right about now).
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