It kind of feels like I was abducted by aliens and just yesterday I was returned to find that several months have gone by. Where was I? wow.
Summer time is coming and I definitley need to stop and regroup so I don’t get abducted again. I’d hate to miss out on summer.
In other news: Masen Jennings concert tonight. Should be fun!
Coming Up:
*Father’s Day
*Miranda’s birthday
*Dad’s birthday
*My birthday
*Loreanne and Jesse’s anniversary!
Is “luxuriate” a word? I plan on looking it up. But I was thinking of marketing sloggans today and somehow the phrase “to luxuriate” got stuck in my head. Would you say “luxurify”? Luxurize? I dunno. More on this later…
Kyle and I went looking at houses last night. Our realtor is awesome! (more on this later)
We got to talking about our potential price range and this is how I described our position (with sarcasm of course).
“Well, it’s not like we’re so rich that when we go to a museum and consider buying the artwork.”
Haha. Can you imagine?
“Honey, wouldn’t that look wonderful in the downstairs powder room next to the maid’s quarters?”
*insert rich person close-mouth laugh*
Funny book related skit. 🙂
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/introducing-the-book-p1.php
I got a call late last night that my Grandma is in the hospital. I won’t go into details but my mom told me that she has signed all the paperwork to say that she does not want to be resesitated. Please keep her in your prayers.
Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve made my first mistake at work and now it’s going to be ‘one of those days.’ *sigh*
I can’t wait until I’m on my own in this job and then I won’t have to rely on my co-workers.
On the bright side, I’ve already been promoted. yay.
I left work early yesterday for the supposed reason that “I had a meeting.” What I failed (intentionally) to mention was that the meeting wasn’t until 7pm and I was leaving at 4. 🙂 Anyways, I felt sneaky and it was fun. Legally I should be leaving at 4 everyday since I get in at 7, but anyways…
The NCWA meeting was nice. Not as rousing as it usually is, but educational as always. There was a panel of authors that made themselves vulnerable to our questioning. So brave.
It’s always encouraging to talk to authors who have ‘been there and done that.’ You know?
Since starting my new job I’ve hardly taken the time to write anything and I can’t help but feel guilty. I have ideas all the time, but I just can’t seem to find the energy to get them out. I need to be more disciplined and that’s the revelation I came to after the meeting last night.
I know that writing requires inspiration and discipline. Most often, one follows the other and since I don’t feel any inspiration, I guess I have to exercise discipline for now.
I talked with my friend Crystal last night and she mentioned that she and her friend are doing a column for an up and coming women’s e-zine. She said they still had space for one more column and so I might be able to do that ethics editorial that I’ve always wanted to do. *praying really hard ‘Please God’*
It would be so much fun!
Anyways, I’m hoping that once I get settled into this season of life I’ll be inspired once again.
*SIDE NOTE= My writer’s group has sort of fallen apart. (Do to the fact that most of them are out of state and unable to meet regularly.) If there’s anyone out there that would be interested in meeting for fun every other week or so for fun writing times…please let me know!
Today we had to drive to do a consult in Pualup. During the lengthy drive, my manager and I had our usual deep, intellectual conversation. These talks usually consist of politics, religion, stupid people and how heavy it needs to be “sprinkling” before you turn on the windshield wipers.
It’s discussions like these that make me enjoy my co-workers. My manager in particular is crazy, but oddly enough, well educated. He researches thoroughly on all sides of an issue and he’s not even an engineer.
Something I learned from talking with him today is that between a Hummer and a Prius Hybrid, the Prius Hybrid is actually more toxic to the environment than the Hummer because of the process required to mine copper used to make the battery. Very interesting.
Today I got two new cell phones. One I wanted, the other I did not. One has a name that makes sense, the other does not. One is red and called a KRZR Fire, one is blue and called a Blackberry. Blue? Black? Close enough.
The Blackberry is my new work phone. When I first started the job I couldn’t wait to get it. It would be the final step toward acceptance, a mark of achievement, a badge of status. I am official. Professional. I belong.
But now that I’ve watched the professionals for three weeks, I feel exposed to a new reality. To what the Blackberry really is. A ball and chain.
The KRZR on the other hand, is what I have really been waiting for. It’s cool, it’s red, it’s a personal phone. No business involved.
Three phones. Now I really feel important. haha. Now I just have to figure out how to operate all of them.
For those of you who have been wondering what happened to me, I’m happy to report that, contrary to rumors, I have not suffered any terminal illness or bodily injury. Rather, I started a new job. I’m now into week three and still haven’t considered leaving.
As project manager/consultant/sales manager for FCI, I’ve acquired more knowledge than I could ever have imagined in the world of floors. I learn something new every day.
Today I learned that my co-worker finds it physically impossible to drink coffee indoors. (He’s from Arizona, I figure that has something to do with it.)
