Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Slacker…
Slacker...Okay - I am a total slacker. I haven't blogged since, um, last Friday. That was FOREVER ago! So much has happened that it will take me forever to catch up...
Friday:
Went out with my old group for our last group outing. Lets just say it took forever to figure out where we were going to go. We finally ended up having a meeting in Brad's office to make the decision. We went to Gameworks which was really fun for me. I don't know about the rest of the group. I wanted to play and do things - they kind of wanted to sit around and chat. I am not a chatter. Not with these people. And not when I am about to leave and go to a different group. I just don't work that way!
Mom came up to spend the night (for the parade) and we went out to eat. We went to this little Italian place that I found with this guy ages ago. That would be Garret. Garret is a funny story. Maybe later when I am bored I will tell you about Garret (cause it really is funny...) Anyway, he took me to this great little Italian restaurant that mom and I found again. I had forgotten all about it. The food is still as good as it ever was. And the atmosphere... just can't be beat
Well - with the exception of the screaming children that night... but usually there aren't a lot of kids.Saturday:
Saturday was the Freemont Solstice Parade. Which I was in. Which was totally cool and very awesome and I am seriously considering doing it again next year. It was so fun. It was incredibly hot and very exhausting. But the crowds! The people cheering! Man! It was a rush! And to know that I worked as hard as I did to do it all... It was - well - awesome! After the parade we hung out in the park for awhile and ate grapes, watermelon and drank lots of water. Then mom and I started off for the fair. We didn't get very far before Freeman called and invited us to People's Pub. Mom decided that she wanted to just go home (she had been tot he fair already) and I was tired of walking. So she took me home. I took a shower (cause I needed one VERY badly) and headed over to People's Pub. We ate deep fried pickles and Freeman's mom got intoxicated. Which was funny. Then we walked up to Ben & Jerry's for ice cream. It was perfect. Freeman and I headed back to his place where I promptly feel asleep on the couch. I was a tired girl. It was Fun!
Sunday:
Sunday was hot. I went to some park up in Lynnwood. Which was neat, but I was expecting more people. I headed home and went to Pike Place market for a bit. Then I headed home. I didn't feel like hanging out by myself (I will get plenty of that next week while I am recovering) so I went and bugged Freeman for awhile. We decided not to waste the sunlight and headed over to Golden Gardens. It was awesome. I know - again with that word. But it was really cool.
And that was my weekend. I will go into more detail about Sunday night later... but right now I have to get to work. That's right! You read correctly! I have work to do!!!
Thursday, June 17, 2004
Achy
AchyThat would be the word for the day. Though that doesn't really describe the way that I am feeling. It isn't so much as an ache. It more like weird and strange throbbing in various parts of my body. Or - well - not throbbing. But well... yeah. Belly Dancing has been hard. Usually we don't practice the full two hours on Wednesday night (because we have done 2 full hours on Tuesday night.) Yesterday was an exception. Yesterday we danced our asses off. Okay. Not really. My butt is still there, I can feel it. But it is not liking me today. Nor will it like me tonight after we practice yet again. Yes, folks, you hear me, AGAIN. I am just hoping, after all of this, that I have enough energy to participate in the parade. I am not used to 3 days of practice all in a row. I am also hoping it isn't 2 full hours tonight. It's hard work. It really is.
I am getting excited though! I'm going to be in a parade! Whoo hoo! Something I have never wanted to do! My costume is pretty cool. It isn't as fancy as a lot of the others. But I am not as fancy. That and I haven't had the inclination to be as creative as the other women. It's tough because this is something I am doing on the side, I haven't decided if this is something that I want to become part of my life yet. I really enjoy it... but... it could be the teacher as well. I'm not sure I like her that much.
Ack.
So many things! New job Monday, saying goodbye (or see you later) to people here, team outing tomorrow (we're going bowling!) and the parade on Saturday. Then... surgery next Friday :( That is the only downer for this month. Icky surgery. The dental kind. Not happy about that. Rather, well, scared if you must know. I know what is involved, I've done it before, but I am not looking forward to the pain. I'll be taking a week off. That should help. But, ack, I don't want to do it. I really don't.
So - enough with that! Bright side, bright side!
Look! It's 10:40 and I have nothing to do! But not for long!!!!
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Whoo Hoo!!!
Whoo Hoo!!!I asked for it and I got it. My last day in my current office is Friday.
Not a moment too soon if you ask me. Things have been getting wonky around here.
Besides the changes, there have been massive bouts of whispering and sneaking. People are trying to decide things and... well... it's getting annoying. Especially all the whispering. I mean really. Is that necessary? I think not. If you can't say something in a semi-normal tone (which is very easy to ignore) then you shouldn't be saying it in a whisper (which is very hard to ignore.)
Glad I am leaving. Glad that I don't have to see or pretend to be a part of all of this any longer. Glad to take a deep breath.
But nervous as all get out about the change.
And did I mention the parade is Saturday?
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
I want an end date!
I want an end date!They announced changes in my office today. They are also announcing my new position. With a different department. But they won't tell me when my last day will be. I want an end date! I want to be away from all the whispering and conspiracy and nasty politics that these people feel they have to play. I also want to be away from being bored out of my mind. I mean really.
You want to know how I spent my morning? Freeman bought some bacon last night for breakfast (it's really yummy) and it was a product of Canada. So, we started having this discussion about Canadian Bacon, and what do Canadians call bacon versus ham? And what the heck is Canadian Bacon to begin with? Being that I have more time than anyone else to look up these things - here is what I found:
Definitions:
Canadian Bacon: Lean, trimmed, pressed, smoked purl loin
Bacon: back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
Ham, jambon, gammon: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked))
What do Canadians call Canadian Bacon?
From: BBC American - Discussions
1. Back bacon's not the thick, processed cold cut-looking stuff that Oscar Mayer calls Canadian Bacon. Not being well-versed in pig anatomy, I'll only venture that it comes from the back of the animal, and if you ever see a slice (or "rasher"), it looks a lot like a wafer-thin pork chop, in that it has a lean, meaty roundish main bit, and then a streaky arm of meat going off to the side like a handle. It's salt cured, and I'm not sure it's smoked, but for my money it's a lot less fatty than American bacon (which the British call "streaky bacon"), but not as processed and manufactured as what we think of as Canadian bacon. Hope this helped.
From: Cornerstoneword
2. Canadian bacon: This is what Americans call back bacon. The long strips you usually eat for breakfast are called side bacon in both countries.
From: frymybacon.com
Well you just have to check out the last site yourself. Really you have to!
And that is what I did this morning for, um, 10 minutes...
Friday, June 11, 2004
Changes!
Changes!
If you haven't noticed - there are new things to look at on my site! Please check out the pics page and gaze in wonder at my pretty kitty cat.
The Snapple fact of the day:
#31
The average person will eat 8 spiders during their lifetime while sleeping.
Just thought you should know...
As you wake in the morning
What do you feel?
Does a rush of happiness
wash over you when,
Suddenly, you realize you are alive?
