Month of April, 2002

2nd Day in Vegas

In Las Vegas, it’s the second day of the conference. I’m currently sitting in a session that one of the project managers from my office is giving. I’m facilitating these sessions, which basically means getting people in the right place and passing out handouts. Feeling a little bit tired but it’s probably because yesterday was a long day and I just ate lunch. You know, afternoon lull.

Yesterday was spent setting up our booth and figuring out where I was to be and when. Last night we had an opening cocktail party, which meant lots of talking with customers. It was lots of fun for me to put faces with names. In addition to meeting customers I’ve been talking to on the phone, I got to meet lots of people who work in different parts of the company. The party went long which wore me out since I stood the whole time. Afterwards, a group from the office went to dinner. I had more sushi. (Can’t get enough!) It was a nice time but everyone was pretty worn out and quieter than normal. I went straight to my room after dinner, got a bath, talked to Kevin briefly on the phone, and fell fast asleep.

This morning I woke up early to meet a client. It was a 7am meeting…who makes 7am meetings? One of our developers ran the meeting so I didn’t have to play a huge role. Things went extremely well and we were off to breakfast to hear the keynote speaker right on time. The rest of today will be more sessions and then a large evening event. I guess we’re going to have a dinner with a show followed by play gambling. Should be fun!

Feeling really good about being here. This has been such a neat trip for me. I’m thrilled to be working in the corporate world.

LOL

This had me laughing out loud just now.

Amazing What People Will Tell You

It's amazing how many men have talked to me since I've been here. First it was Bill on the airplane, but I started that conversation so it doesn't really count. Then at the sushi bar tonight, the guy next to me started chatting. Russ runs an ISP up in Virginia. StratusWave, I think. I won't go into the interesting things that I learned about Russ because I told him about my site. Wouldn't want to freak him out right away. But I did get to introduce him to the idea of blogging. (Go check out the links page for more examples, Russ.) Later the bartender at the Blue Note told me he's a probation officer during the day. Apparently he has to be at work at 6:30am so I shouldn't worry about going in at 1pm tomorrow. He's got a point. Then there was the ticket seller at Aladdin, Paul. He asked me where I was from so we started talking. I was surprised he didn't try to sell me tickets. But he did tell me he used to dance at Chip-n-Dales in Dallas and gave me his phone number. Apparently he turns 39 on Wednesday so we should go celebrate. Yikes.

This is the kind of thing I live for. Talking to people about anything they want to talk to. I love it. I wish I had taken pictures of all these guys so you could see them. It's just so awkward to ask a practical stranger if you can take their picture. I should work on that.

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Vegas, Baby

Here I am in Vegas! I can't really believe it. Had a nice flight, visited with the guy next to me since he was wearing a Tech ring. Enjoyed talking about computer with Bill most of the way here. Then I read some more of Neuromancer before I fell asleep for the last hour of the flight. After I check email, I'm off to the strip to find sushi for dinner and to take lots and lots of pictures.

Pictures from the Horse Races

Pictures from the Horse Races earlier this month.

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Titles

IT Guy was giving me crap for referring to him in thrid person here. I think he's silly. Titles are cool. Titles are so much cooler than names! It means there's at least one thing that is important enough about you to be referred to when spoken about. I wish I had a title! The only rule would it couldn't reference my height (or lack thereof) in any way.

People who give you the feeling that they're lying
I have a coworker who gives me the impression that he's always lying. I don't know what it is about him that makes me disbelieve every word. Today he told me we have the same birthday. I almost asked to see his ID but managed to refrain. I just don't believe him!

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Quote of the Day

"Don't say anything like 'People who use frontpage = children (under the age of 10)'."
- Cameron

Grandma's on a Computer!!!

Tonight we had Karen's birthday party. Naturally I was taking pictures with my digital camera. Grandma started asking about it. She was surprised it didn't have to wind itself between pictures. So we started talking about digital images and computers and the internet. She hasn't ever seen any of my web stuff so I showed her my photo albums. It was the cutest thing I've seen in a long time. She was so amazed by it all. I even had her clicking through them! It's amazing how different it all must be to her. Afterall, she's 90 years old. Wow.

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Dreaming about Power Tools

As the dream started, I was at some big party. It was in some huge hotel and everyone was dressed up. I don't remember what I was wearing but I think it was some sort of formal dress with pockets. When I got to the valet, I realized my valet ticket had fallen out of my pocket. There were hundreds and hundreds of people trying to get their cars. It was raining but we were in an underground parking garage. Finally I found a valet person to find my keys - I identified them by the purple shrimp keychain.

Somehow I ended up driving my big ass truck (which I only have in this dream) to a warehouse district. I thought I was going to a gymnastics or rock climbing gym but I realized quickly it had been turned into a hardware store. I went inside anyhow and chatted with the three hick guys about tools. I remember walking to my car with a grin on my face.

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"I found you"

He said. How funny, I didn't realize I was hiding. IT Guy found my website this weekend. I had mentioned it in conversation before but never gave too many details. Not that I'm hard to find. Just that I keep a certain amount of distance with coworkers. But it's cool he's now aware of my "other" life. It was funny to hear him comment on how interesting my life outside of work is. Yeah, far more interesting than the one at work, that's for sure. He also teased me about not posting about him ever. I think he's simply overlooked it, but I'm not offering any hints.

At long last...the weekend post
So, yeah, I've been holding out. Kevin came to visit this weekend and I haven't said a word about it. Not like me. However, I've been struggling with how much to write. I feel like Kevin is somewhat separate from my blog world and wouldn't completely mind keeping him that way. But then I had some really interesting email conversations with Max (I'll get to him later) about "putting it out there." I decided it's okay to be honest which means open. So here goes.

Kevin arrived Friday morning early. I stayed up late cleaning the house. I wanted it to look good since this was the first time he's been here. It took us a short while to find each other in the airport now that you can't meet people at the gate. But it was so great when we finally did see each other. I have to admit I felt slightly awkward. We've been talking on the phone since I was up there but it's different in real life. I probably chattered too much in the car on the way home. I do that when I'm nervous. We stopped to pick up kolaches for breakfast before introducing Kevin to the Lucci House.

We spent the day at home talking and napping. I found myself trying to decide where Kevin fits in my life. And feeling a little overwhelmed at having someone like me so much. I'm quite content with my life as things are right now. I don't really need a boyfriend. I've been having fun dating and not being tied to any one person right now. But I realize he wants more from me. So I spent a good part of the first day we were together worrying about it.

That evening we went out for groceries. Kevin chose Wal-Mart since he hasn't been to one in so long. I laughed when he said, "It's so spacious." Yeah, remember what Texas is like? We had probably the most inefficient shopping trip ever, but I didn't mind too much. We had a good time talking and shopping and trying to remember everything. Karen teased me when we got home about all the stuff I let Kevin talk me into buying. She knew it was his influence, because normally I wouldn't come home with a box of Count Chocula. Later that night we ended up cooking stir fry and hanging out with the sisters.

Saturday Kevin woke me up plenty early. I swear that boy doesn't ever sleep. I know when he's at his home he's so busy with one thing or another that he only sleeps 4 or 5 hours a night. But I don't think he ever sleeps much more than that. Maybe he can't. All I know is I'd better have at least 6 or you won't want me around. We cooked breakfast and before we knew it my parents were over. They picked up Karen, Kevin, and I for the Main Street Arts Festival in Fort Worth. We spent a better part of the day there. The highlight was definitely eating.

I saw lots of amazing art. It made me think a lot about all the years I spent thinking I'd be doing art festivals. All the years I felt like art was what I wanted to do forever. I certainly wish I was making art. Not sure how I'm going to act on that yet but it's rattling around in my head. To my surprise, I ran into a guy I knew from Tech. Bob apparently has his own glass studio, RynoGlass, down in Temple, Texas. We talked about what I'm doing these days and I felt like a sellout. Though he mentioned he needs his website redone. Not really something I want to tackle right now so I passed his name on to friends.

Due to the inspiring art, I've decided that someday I'm going to go back to school and study craft. I think making beautiful yet functional objects is more conducive to how I think about the world at the moment. I have no need for beautiful clutter. Dad and I were joking about when he retires he'll get a woodshop. He said I could go to school and come back and teach him everything. How awesome would that be to work with my dad?! Anyhow, we all had a great day walking around the festival even though everyone got a little sunburned.

Saturday night was Karen's birthday party. A bunch of people came to celebrate and I think everyone had a good time. It was a very laid back evening which is exactly what she wanted. It was an interesting, diverse group. Kevin's friend, Meilani, came by with her boyfriend, Derik. They were both very cool. I know Kevin and Meilani have been friends for a really long time but it was hard not to be jealous that she knows so much more about him than I do. Not jealous in a girl versus girl way, but jealous in an envious way. I want to know him like that. After Meilani and Derik left, Kevin and I snuck off to bed. There were still people here but I fell fast asleep and didn't even notice.

Sunday we met Meilani and Derik again for lunch. Kevin requested TexMex since he can't seem to get anything good in NYC. I got to hear how Meilani and Derik met and various other small parts of their lives. I'm so fascinated by this kind of thing - what people choose and choose not to share about themselves. They're both planning on moving to NYC in September. The night before we talked a lot about safety in the city. Seems so foreign to me as I live in my comfy, safe little suburb. Derik wants to go to school for photography and Meilani wants to get into film (since that's what she studied in school).

Of course the question was brought up about me moving to New York. Meilani couldn't believe we were going to date without plans of moving to the same city. "How's it going to work?" she asked in disbelief. I hear it over and over in my head exactly as she said it. My answer is still, "I have no idea." I feel comfortable with the fact that we like each other enough to have a relationship even though the distance means we won't see each other very often. I'm not exactly opposed to the distance since we both have very busy lives. It means I can still be very selfish about my time. It means he can still produce music and stay on top of his internet stuff. It means my family and friends won't get neglected. Kevin is certainly comfortable with visiting on a regular basis; I'm warming up to the idea. Actually, I'm warming up to the whole thing. Commitment scares me. My last relationship, I just kinda fell into the commitment, because we were together all the time. (Then he grew on me, but that's a whole other story.) On top of commitment issues, I have long distance issues. I've done the long distance thing. I know I can do it and I know it can make me happy. But I also know at some point it will make me sad.

Sunday afternoon Kevin and I did some shopping. We hit one of my favorite spots. We also went by Mom and Dad's house for a short while. That night we had planned to go to a movie screening with Meilani and Derik but we opted to hang out at home. It was good. We hung out, talked about relationship stuff. We watched Close Encounters, which I had never seen before.

Monday was more laying around talking. I showed Kevin a bunch of my art. We reminisced about Lubbock and college. We had more TexMex for lunch. It was a gorgeous day so we sat outside. I remember watching the birds swoop down for the tortilla chip crumbs. We went to a book store. Eventually it came time for Kevin's flight. We sat around the airport talking. I thought a lot about how sad and happy airports can be. It's such a yo-yo for emotions. However, my emotions weren't too yo-yo that day. I felt good about Kevin's visit. We had a great time and really connected. But I'm glad I have time to sort things out and evaluate what I'm supposed to be doing relationship-wise in my life. Kevin isn't putting any pressure on me so I'm not going to either. I want things to evolve as they're supposed to evolve. I've thought a lot about the whole situation and I don't really want to think about it anymore. Now I just want to live.

Speaking of Living
Saturday I leave for Las Vegas and the big work trip. Working at the company's user conference. I'm looking forward to being out of the office and away from the usual duties. But I know I'll be working my ass off. I just plan on being as shining as I can and let everything take care of itself. Oh, also in the work arena, schedules are changing. I'm going back to a 5 day work week. Bleh. I'll miss having Mondays off but I keep telling myself how much stuff I can do in the evenings now.

Karen's official birthday is Friday. She'll be 27. I think it's funny that I never imagined us turning out the way we did. Who knew. Tomorrow night Mom's cooking a big birthday dinner. She even ordered a cheesecake since last year when I was assigned to pick one up, I screwed up. Yeah, I still remember it. Karen wanted cheesecake and I somehow showed up with a cake cake. Not one of my best moments.

I feel like I need to wrap up with something clever or funny or emotional or definitive about my "love life" but I can't. I'm going to bed.

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Boobytrap.org

Have you seen Boobytrap or MegaHerzigova?
- links via RedCricket and Max

On the Radio

Did you hear me plug DFWblogs.com on NPR tonight? I was on Conversations with Krys Villasenor. Awesome show with Larry Smith, Executive Editor of YIL mag. Too bad I forgot to plug my sister.

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Quote of the Day

"Watch me be smooth like it's my job."
- Odin

Haiku War, The List, Personal

There seems to be a haiku war going on.
Jefe's list is getting longer. I fulfilled my duties and am looking forward to my prize!! Now, he just needs pictures of all his pez!
Mia is in New York visiting family. One of these days I'm going to meet her there when she's back visiting.
Cameron has posted something personal! (I just love it when that happens!)
TimO's Krispy Kreme Challenge rocks!

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Cocoa Died

Karen said it well. Cocoa is now at peace.

Crazy Change of Plans
Summer isn't coming to visit the last weekend this month due to some other travelling. So I'm going to Las Vegas a day earlier! Oh yeah, I probably didn't mention the Las Vegas trip. This is the work opportunity I was given that I mentioned a couple weeks ago. Going to Vegas for our user's conference. Even have to give a short presentation. Exciting stuff! (Phil thinks that I'll be a manager someday since I like doing presentations...I think it just means I should teach again.)

Weekend Plans
Kevin is coming tomorrow! I can hardly wait. We're going to the Ft Worth Main Street Arts Festival on Saturday with the family. If you've never been to this festival, I'd highly recommend it. It's free, there's tons of awesome art, and usually some primo people watching. You can even ride the train from Dallas now! Jon called last night to tell me he's playing with Sarah Hickman there Sunday night. Don't know if I'll make it but it sure was nice of him to call.

Since Kevin is coming to visit and Karen's birthday party is Saturday night, tonight is major house cleaning night. If you're feeling any deep need to clean, you're certainly welcome to stop by. You won't be turned away! Last night Tiger and I got our hair done in preparation for the big weekend. Well, truthfully, I got a haircut and he got a bath (in which I got as wet as he did!). We're both feeling very beautiful and can't wait to see you Saturday night!

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Rainbow

Don't want to go to work this morning. So I'm procrastinating. I'm feeling much better today than I was yesterday. Got to watch an interesting storm while at work. There were tornadoes in different parts of the metroplex. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get home but the storm lifted right on time. As I drove home, I saw the most incredible rainbow I've ever seen. I had to stop and just appreciate it. I felt like I was given a gift on the way home last night. Whomever I thank, thank you.

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Stupid, Stupid Allergies

Woke up this morning at 5am feeling like crap. Allergy season has finally decided to attack. I know lots of people have been feeling miserable but I've been lucky so far. So far. Guess my luck just ran out. So at 5am I got up and took an antihistamine. Managed to go back to bed for another hour though fitfully. When I did finally get up, I was grouchy. Poor Karen got the brunt of it. (Sorry, sis.)

Got to work and everything was kicked into high gear. My head was all fogged from the medicine so I had a hard time keeping up. I feel like I've got a billion and one things to work on but I can hardly concentrate. Had lunch with Matt which was so pleasant I didn't want to come back. But I'm back. Trying to stay awake, looking forward to going home and straight to bed. Bleh, allergies!

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Yeah for long weekends

Friday night stayed home to relax. Scotty came over since he's in Arlington these days. We really have no excuse for not seeing each other more often. After we caught up on each other's lives and ate some pizza, we watched Swordfish. The opening scene makes the whole movie worthwhile. The special effects for that and all the beautiful people throughout.

Saturday I got up and worked on the lawn. My allergies were horrendous but I managed to get some work done. Saturday night Josh and I had dinner and drinks. It was such a gorgeous night out. I love this time of year.

Sunday I had breakfast with Cindy and Jeremy since she was in town from Austin. Jeremy took us to Breadwinners which is the best breakfast I've had in a long, long time! Then we laid around Jeremy's living room enjoying the incredible morning. Dave stopped by and Skye was the happiest I've seen her with anyone other than Jeremy.

Today I finished the floor in the dining room...finally. It's all ready for Karen's birthday party this weekend. Then Gary came over and we had lunch. He was awesome and ran around town with me doing errands. Today was an incredible day. Again, I love this time of year. Doing some house cleaning and throwing things out. I'm on a mission to get rid of clutter. It's a slow process but I'm working on it. Started on a few new projects. Mostly waiting for the weekend to roll around since Kevin will be here. Sigh. I'm not tired but I know I need to go to sleep. Work is going to be here before I know it.

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Quote of the Day

"I'm kind of addicted to it. As addicted as one can be to a hat, I think."
- Amanda

Kristen and Me

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Lauren's birthday party

Lauren's birthday party was Thursday night. She looked absolutely fabulous! What a group of beautiful women. How do I always take pictures of people looking away? At least Dave was looking at the camera. I know everyone had a great time!

Do not pass go, Do not collect $200

On the highway today, I got stuck in a traffic jam. Yeah, on Sunday. I thought maybe there was construction but not likely as it seemed as though they had finished work on it a couple months ago. So I take a deep breath, relax, and inch forward like everyone else. It surprised me to finally see one lane closed by a police car. As I inched forward, it was more like 3 or 4 police cars blocking the far lane. I expected to see a horrible accident and was surprised to see only one car on the side of the road fully intact. It wasn't until I got slightly closer that I saw 4 men in a row laying face down with their hands handcuffed behind their backs. Somehow I don't think they were going anywhere but to jail in that position. What I want to know is, why do the cops have to create a traffic jam before taking them to jail?

Quote of the Day

"I'm just really into making arbitrary rules lately."
- Cameron

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Quotes of the Day

"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
-Allan K. Chalmers

"Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life."
-Burton Hills

Both compliments of Quoteland.

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Compliment of the Day

"If anyone knows, you know."
- James

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Nosey Neighbors

The neighbors stopped by while Kristen and I were working on the lawn tonight. Just wanted to chat or so it seemed. They really wanted to see the tile work we had done in Kristen's bathroom. It was kinda weird having them over since the house isn't perfectly clean but they were very nice about it. It would be interesting to become friends with them. They're not that much older than us in age but way older in life since they have two kids. Guess I'll just have to drop in on them one of these days just for the neighborly effect.

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Hold Music

I'm currently on hold with a major soft drink company. Their hold music is the theme song on all their commercials. They must have paid a lot for this song because they just play it over and over. Though there are kind of different versions of it. Strange.

But what's really strange is this isn't the only company I've been put on hold with and heard their own theme song on their hold music. It makes me wonder why these companies really feel the need to advertise to me when I'm on hold with their company. Obviously, I'm doing business with them already. Maybe it's just a plot to keep their mind-numbing, stupid songs playing over and over in my head.

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Jackass

What do you suppose makes a person wake up in the morning and decide to drive like a jackass?

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

It rained all weekend. Why can't it rain during the week when we're all at work? Somehow I feel cheated. There's so much to say about the weekend but I don't know if I'll be able to get it all in. Here goes.

Friday
Josh and I went to the horse races with a group of people from my work. I had a surprisingly good time despite not winning any money. I learned that many of the jockeys and trainers are Cajun so in the future, you can bet I'm betting on them.

Saturday Road Trip
Woke up Saturday morning fairly early to get on the road. Did some picking up around the house and got packed. Left a little late which is par for the course.

The whole reason I went to Austin and was on a time schedule was due to Keith and Sarah being down from Ohio. Sarah had a wedding to attend just outside of Austin later that day so they wanted to meet me for lunch. Which was why I was on a time schedule. It had started raining just before I left Arlington. Made for a slower drive than expected but I did make it in time for lunch.

This was the first time I've met Sarah though I've heard plenty about her since I've known Keith. They really make a wonderful couple (as I knew they would). She reminds me of Summer in a big way. I don't know if it's their big smiles or their similar places in life. But yeah, definitely could feel a similarity. So based on the time we spent together, I think Sarah and I could get to be good friends. It would stand to reason since she's married to Keith and Keith and I hit it off right away. Anyhow, we had a great time sitting around catching up though it certainly wasn't long enough.

Spent the rest of the afternoon drinking coffee and talking to a complete stranger. That's a whole other story that needs to be told. His name was Josh and he told me I didn't look a day over 21. Thank you, Josh. Luckily Cindy saved me from the ideology of a 22 year old fresh out of college and I met her for dinner. We had a fabulous Italian meal at The Treehouse and drinks at G&C. It was so great to catch up with her and have an honest conversation with another woman. (Not to say that my conversations with other women aren't honest, but it's different with Cindy because there's a lot of trust.)

After dinner and drinks, I headed off to Ivory Cats where Jeff works to hang out with him. It was my first time at a piano bar. Definitely weird, but I enjoyed it. There was craziness in the streets with cops with riot gear on but hopefully nothing too bad went down. I was lucky enough to be safe and sound inside the bar. With the time change, we didn't get out of the bar til 5am. Then stayed up talking til 6:30am (or something absurd like that). It was awesome to talk to Jeff in real life and hear some history. We both went to Tech so there were plenty of Lubbock stories to go around. Jeff is a very cool guy and definitely has a good heart. He strikes me as someone who would do anything for his friends. That is truly wonderful.

Sunday
Slept in embarrassingly late Sunday. I hate to admit I slept until 4pm. What a horrible guest I am. But it sure felt good. Spent the early evening (my morning) hanging around the house with Jeff, Zuzia, and Kevin. Later, Sarah, Kevin, and I went to dinner. Had great Chinese food at Suzi's. Dinner was interrupted by Karen's phone call letting me know Arlington was under tornado watch. I had planned on driving home after dinner and she wanted me to consider it a little more carefully. After a really enjoyable dinner of getting to know Sarah and Kevin better, we headed home to check the weather channel. Austin has the best local weather channel with some sort of computerized announcer. I could watch it for hours and hours. Of course we didn't, but I did watch long enough to figure out driving home would be a bad idea at that time. So Kevin was gracious enough to let me stay another night. (I would say Jeff was gracious too but he was at work and had little say in the matter. Aww, just teasing, you guys are great!!)

Monday Road Trip Back
Got up at a decent hour this morning and drove back home in the sunshine which beats driving in the rain at night anytime! Ran errands and did some stuff around the house on my day off. Now I've looked up at the clock and realized it's way too late for me to still be up. This time change this has thrown me. (Walking the dogs at 8pm tonight and it was still light outside was surreal. Oh, and ran into Brandon while out walking. I haven't seen him since November so it was weird to know he knew all about my life since he's been reading. Just life's way of reminding me I have no idea who my audience is.) Though it sure does make it feel like summer is coming!

Scared the crap out of me

Just before dinner I was trying to show Kristen a web page when suddenly my computer locks up. I wasn't doing anything else, just surfing the internet. Certainly no reason for it to crash. So I restart the computer shrugging my shoulders and hoping it will boot up ok. Of course it doesn't. So I'm left rebooting from the on/off button which is a big no-no but sometimes you're given no other choice. So I'm nervously pressing that big ominous red button praying to the Microsoft gods that the computer will restart. It finally does but brings me to the configuration setup screen where it has an error. "The last time your computer booted up, it did not complete because of an incorrect CPU speed. Please enter the correct speed." Well, the correct speed IS entered. So I save the settings and move on. After half a dozen more reboots and not being able to connect to the network, I realize Windows completely dropped my ethernet card. When I tried adding it again, Windows couldn't find the driver. Crazy since it was working just fine only 30 minutes before. Luckily we've got other computers in the house and I was able to download the driver and reinstall it again. Finally, I was able to connect and breathe a sigh of relief. The crazy part is how scared I get when the computer might be messed up and how glad I am when it all works correctly again.

Quote of the Day

"The barometric pressure made me crabby."
- Mom

Out of Town

Going to Austin. Might be back tomorrow. Maybe Monday. Be good while I'm gone.

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Good Friend

There's nothing quite like hanging out with a good friend when you haven't seen them in a long time.

Ghostworld

Before watching this movie last night, Journalism Josh warned me it wasn't exactly a happy one. I joked that a good cry would do me good. Especially if I was crying about something other than my work situation. (Don't worry, I haven't really been crying about work. Stressing, yes. Crying, no.) But alas, it didn't make me cry; only deep sighs a couple times.

Just like Phil said, I really, really like this movie. It had a bit of a wandering plot but it suited my mood last night. I liked the way it addressed people's inner search. I liked the way the two main female characters were obsessed with people on the fringe of society yet didn't completely see themselves this way. I loved the main character's clothing. (Wish I could do the vintage/thrift clothing thing...alas, I could never pull it off.) I loved the tender moments between two really dorky/socially weird people. I loved the dialogue.

So, yeah, can you tell I liked this movie?

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100 Meter Dash

Just got back from a very fast walk with all three dogs. I hadn't intended for it to be a fast walk. I imagined enjoying the cool evening while no one else is out. Unfortunately they had a different plan. As soon as we got out the door it was a mad dash all the way to the park. Sophie in particular wanted to be in the lead. Tiger is normally in the lead as he's the biggest and fastest. (Naturally, he was a professional racer.) In order to keep the lead they just kept going faster and faster which only pulled me along faster. I'm exhausted. Hopefully they are too.

Now I'm going to watch Ghostworld which I ended up renting after work.

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Tired

I'm feeling very tired now. Stayed up too late last night talking to Kevin. Woke up thinking about work. It's stressing me out slightly. Holding back from talking about it. I know things will get better, and everything that is supposed to happen will happen. It's just in the meantime that things get kinda scary. I need to remember to breathe. Maybe tonight I'll rent a movie so I can get my mind off of it. I just want to escape for a couple hours. Why do I worry so much?

Oh but there's hope! I'll be in training tomorrow so I will have something else to keep my mind busy!

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Politics Schmolitics

I hate it when politics get in the way. Why can't everyone just do the right thing and be happy? Why does it have to get so complicated at times? I just want good things for everyone! I read something about this once, do you think beautiful people get better things at work than less attractive people?

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House Update

• The painting in the dining room is finally finished! I will get some before and after pictures up soon.
• Dad miraculously fixed the washing machine! I think this is probably the millionth time he's brought it back from the dead. Wow, I'm SO impressed.
• I finally got my tv hooked up with cable. Now I never have an excuse to leave my room.

April Fools

It's April 1st and I'm enjoying all the sillyness on the web. Glad to have the day off and to be hanging around the house. Job number one for today is painting the trim and putting the dining room back together. Better get started!

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