I'm sitting here watching the Teen Choice Awards feeling very old. I have no idea who these kids - these new young actors much less the musicians. Crazy that half of them have grown up on TV. Between Disney and Nickelodeon, they are practically starting them from the womb.
I'm going to be 36 next month. I feel old. You know you are sad when you used to brag about how late and often you used to go out, how drunk you got, how many beers you drank and now you brag about how many hours of sleep you get, how awesome your nap was.
All I want to do is lay around on the weekends and do nothing except watch TV, read, play on the computer and sleep. Sleep a lot.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
School
I abdicated my throne as team leader for my grad school class. I don't have time to do it anymore. So HW is now the team leader and it will be a rotating team lead position go forward. I'm iritated on a few levels:
1. HW did the schedule of rotating team leads and I have already done it for 5 courses and each of the other team members only have to do 2 classes and they've asked me to do another one. I've done my share, I'm over it.
2. HW sent out the teams assignment matrix and she's proceeded not to read or follow her own damn matrix so I now have to redo my assignment because she did mine by mistake!
3. I'm having a hard time reliquishing control, I know you are all shocked to hear this news.
Okay - enough of my rant.
1. HW did the schedule of rotating team leads and I have already done it for 5 courses and each of the other team members only have to do 2 classes and they've asked me to do another one. I've done my share, I'm over it.
2. HW sent out the teams assignment matrix and she's proceeded not to read or follow her own damn matrix so I now have to redo my assignment because she did mine by mistake!
3. I'm having a hard time reliquishing control, I know you are all shocked to hear this news.
Okay - enough of my rant.
Monday, August 13, 2007
School Update
In spite of my lack of motivation, I managed to get a 98 in my last course! I've finished my 5th course and am carrying a 4.0. I'm totally psyched about my latest course and hope to continue my streak.
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Africa Hot
I am now moving into my new class, Managerial Finance. I have had a serious motivation problem with school recently. I'm not even halfway through yet so it seems ridiculous that I feel this way. This time next year I will be in the home stretch. Last night we got our books for the next three classes, which puts us through next year. Scary. The MF class ends in October - October! It's Africa hot here, and I can't even think about October, but it will be here before we know it.
I was in Target today as I had to buy this calculator for my MF class and they already have Halloweenie shirts out! I'm sick of how early the retail industry moves us into the seasons. The fact that Christmas stuff shows up at the end of August is ridiculous! You don't even feel as though you can enjoy the season you are in (although how anyone can enjoy this disgusting heat is beyond me).
For the first time I think I have a normal, realistic professor who isn't going to make me do work for the simple sake of doing it. So ridiculous. We don't even have to attend the last class, when we usually take our final, because he's already posted the finals for us and we can just send it in! I really hope I have this guy for a few other classes as these first few have been so much fricking work - none of which I have felt was valuable.
I have a birthday coming up. I'm usually quite excited about my birthdays. I'm one of those annoying people who has the countdown to my birthday and love being annoying about it. This year I'm going to be 36. I don't feel 36. Not that I know what 36 is supposed to feel like. It's bizarre.
My friend GJB that I used to work with in Japan is coming to visit me over the Labor Day weekend. It should be great fun. I haven't seen him in a few years. He's one of those people who only works enough to go on holiday. I swear, I think he's been to every country in the world - he's even been to both the North and the South pole! In my old job I used to travel globally and could meet him in London which was great fun. The only challenge is my city is very difficult to get around if you don't have a car. GJB hates to drive. He's been in numerous accidents, some while driving and some while riding, and plus he's British so it would all be on the other side of the road. Based upon his last visit here, I know he won't take me up on my offer to take my car. I can't take much time off while he is here because I've used up quite a bit of holiday when my Pawpaw passed away. So there are only a few places I can drop him off to hang out for the day with activities to keep him busy while I have to work.
Last time he was here, he was so funny, we were driving downtown on a Sunday morning and he's like where are all the people. I'm like, in the suburbs. He's like where are the buses, I could just take the bus. I'm like, I've seen them occasionally, but I wouldn't even know where to tell you to wait for a bus much less where that bus would take you.
I hope it doesn't continue to be so fricking Africa hot, especially while he is here...maybe I'll drop him at a movie theater...
I was in Target today as I had to buy this calculator for my MF class and they already have Halloweenie shirts out! I'm sick of how early the retail industry moves us into the seasons. The fact that Christmas stuff shows up at the end of August is ridiculous! You don't even feel as though you can enjoy the season you are in (although how anyone can enjoy this disgusting heat is beyond me).
For the first time I think I have a normal, realistic professor who isn't going to make me do work for the simple sake of doing it. So ridiculous. We don't even have to attend the last class, when we usually take our final, because he's already posted the finals for us and we can just send it in! I really hope I have this guy for a few other classes as these first few have been so much fricking work - none of which I have felt was valuable.
I have a birthday coming up. I'm usually quite excited about my birthdays. I'm one of those annoying people who has the countdown to my birthday and love being annoying about it. This year I'm going to be 36. I don't feel 36. Not that I know what 36 is supposed to feel like. It's bizarre.
My friend GJB that I used to work with in Japan is coming to visit me over the Labor Day weekend. It should be great fun. I haven't seen him in a few years. He's one of those people who only works enough to go on holiday. I swear, I think he's been to every country in the world - he's even been to both the North and the South pole! In my old job I used to travel globally and could meet him in London which was great fun. The only challenge is my city is very difficult to get around if you don't have a car. GJB hates to drive. He's been in numerous accidents, some while driving and some while riding, and plus he's British so it would all be on the other side of the road. Based upon his last visit here, I know he won't take me up on my offer to take my car. I can't take much time off while he is here because I've used up quite a bit of holiday when my Pawpaw passed away. So there are only a few places I can drop him off to hang out for the day with activities to keep him busy while I have to work.
Last time he was here, he was so funny, we were driving downtown on a Sunday morning and he's like where are all the people. I'm like, in the suburbs. He's like where are the buses, I could just take the bus. I'm like, I've seen them occasionally, but I wouldn't even know where to tell you to wait for a bus much less where that bus would take you.
I hope it doesn't continue to be so fricking Africa hot, especially while he is here...maybe I'll drop him at a movie theater...
Monday, August 06, 2007
Best Television Friends
For a fair portion of my last 6 years I have had jobs where I traveled upwards of 80% throughout the year. Anyone who has never traveled for work has this image that it is SO glamorous. Those of us that have traveled for work realize it's tedious and awful. Throughout my travel, the one constant in my life was CNN, Headline News. No matter where I was around the world, I could still manage to catch Robin Meade and Company on Headline News. They are my best television friends. Robin always makes you feel glad you are watching with her calling card: "morning sunshine".
I have been watching long enough to see friends and foes come and go from the program, however, my friendship with Ms. Meade has been constant. Now, much to my delight, she is sending out a daily newsletter and based upon her writings, I know why we are clearly best television friends! She was a pagent girl who loves peanut butter and wears black on Monday in protest of Mondays! How can you not love her?!
I love waking up to her, Bobby V the weatherman, Jennifer Westhoven the finance girl (who I do like better than the previous chic Carrie Lee who's hair annoyed me), sadly Will Selva my sports guy moved on - yet my previous sports guy Ray D'Alessio is back in his place until they find someone more permanent. Which leads me to my whine: I dislike it when they move my anchors around to other shows or when they leave the show or hell, I can't stand it when Robin is on vacation! Now Christy Paul, her stand-in, is okay, but she's no Robin Meade. I barely made the transition to Will Selva and now he's leaving. One anchor position that I have always hated every permanent anchor has been the entertainment anchor. This has completely bummed me out over the years as it's my favorite type of news. When I first started watching I had to listen to the putz Kendis Gibson who clearly thought he was too good to do entertainment reporting and has since moved on to some host job on a random HGTV show that I think was canceled. Then, I got stuck with the biggest airhead on the planet, Adrianna Costa. She couldn't do her measly 2 minute report without READING from her paperwork and mispronouncing people's names and more! Robin gave her a "Bratz" doll for Christmas this past year claiming it was because it looked just like her - I thought it was a backhanded compliment and that the name of the gift was really indicative of Adrianna's personality. Yet another reason to like Ms. Meade.
These people are my second family. Hell they have been with me longer than most relationships! I have been waking up to Robin and Company for 6 years and I am happy to say to you "morning sunshine".
I have been watching long enough to see friends and foes come and go from the program, however, my friendship with Ms. Meade has been constant. Now, much to my delight, she is sending out a daily newsletter and based upon her writings, I know why we are clearly best television friends! She was a pagent girl who loves peanut butter and wears black on Monday in protest of Mondays! How can you not love her?!
I love waking up to her, Bobby V the weatherman, Jennifer Westhoven the finance girl (who I do like better than the previous chic Carrie Lee who's hair annoyed me), sadly Will Selva my sports guy moved on - yet my previous sports guy Ray D'Alessio is back in his place until they find someone more permanent. Which leads me to my whine: I dislike it when they move my anchors around to other shows or when they leave the show or hell, I can't stand it when Robin is on vacation! Now Christy Paul, her stand-in, is okay, but she's no Robin Meade. I barely made the transition to Will Selva and now he's leaving. One anchor position that I have always hated every permanent anchor has been the entertainment anchor. This has completely bummed me out over the years as it's my favorite type of news. When I first started watching I had to listen to the putz Kendis Gibson who clearly thought he was too good to do entertainment reporting and has since moved on to some host job on a random HGTV show that I think was canceled. Then, I got stuck with the biggest airhead on the planet, Adrianna Costa. She couldn't do her measly 2 minute report without READING from her paperwork and mispronouncing people's names and more! Robin gave her a "Bratz" doll for Christmas this past year claiming it was because it looked just like her - I thought it was a backhanded compliment and that the name of the gift was really indicative of Adrianna's personality. Yet another reason to like Ms. Meade.
These people are my second family. Hell they have been with me longer than most relationships! I have been waking up to Robin and Company for 6 years and I am happy to say to you "morning sunshine".
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Term Paper
I have been putting off writing my term paper for school. I don't care. I have the I don't wannas. The paper has to be between 8 - 10 pages. Seriously, that is ridiculously long. Boo!
Anyone want to write it for me?
Anyone want to write it for me?
Thursday, August 02, 2007
School should be out for the summer
I'm sick of school. This time next year I'll be in the home stretch of my MBA achievement. Right now, I'm not even seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I don't like my current instructor. I'm so ready to be done with this crap.
Sigh. Allright, enough. So I'm on a break between tennis lesson sessions. I was hoping to get to play/practice, but lately I've been so busy with school and work evening events, I haven't had time to play. I've been looking for a free court that has a wall so I can practice by myself...haven't found one. I was thinking I could go to the elementary school down the street from me and hit tennis balls off the side of the building...but really I can't wait until lessons start again next week.
When I bought Martha, I gave up my satellite radio. I thought Martha was satellite radio ready, however, I was informed it is satellite "ready". I can the sat radio company and they tell me all I need to do is buy a receiver for $20 and then take the car back to the dealership to install it. So I go to one of the big retailers and talk with the sales kid there and he says, yeah, I can sell you the receiver, but you are going to end up with wires all in your car. You need to get it installed proper from the dealer if you want it done right. I go back to the dealer, and they tell me I need a lot more than just the receiver and it's going to cost me about $1,000. So, now I'm hacked. For $1,000 I can buy a GPS that plays MP3s and gets radio! It just seems like it's always one thing after another that you have to buy piece-meal. Like when I was doing my home renovation, you buy the toilet, yet you have to buy the seat separately. Or, if you buy a stove, you have to buy the electrical cord separately. Seriously!!! Ridiculous!
So television isn't very exciting these days. My current reality fav is So You Think You Can Dance. My Boys just started again and it is my DVR cue. Shark Week is on again - for like year 20. I'm sick of Shark Week. I feel like all they do is focus on perpetuating the fear instead of educating people on why we need sharks. Seriously, do I really need to see the worst shark attack in recorded history re-enacted? NO!
I'm getting old. All I seem to listen to in the car, as I don't have satellite radio anymore, is NPR. I watch the news or the History channel, Discovery or Animal Planet. And the Daily Show is my bedtime story.
Recently on NPR, there was a story that the federal government is going to try to pass a law to ensure that all Americans receive 3 weeks of paid holiday. I don't know how they would enforce this, but I am all for it. Holiday! Holiday! Holiday! I don't even get holiday this year thanks to starting with a new company. Sucks.
Sigh. Allright, enough. So I'm on a break between tennis lesson sessions. I was hoping to get to play/practice, but lately I've been so busy with school and work evening events, I haven't had time to play. I've been looking for a free court that has a wall so I can practice by myself...haven't found one. I was thinking I could go to the elementary school down the street from me and hit tennis balls off the side of the building...but really I can't wait until lessons start again next week.
When I bought Martha, I gave up my satellite radio. I thought Martha was satellite radio ready, however, I was informed it is satellite "ready". I can the sat radio company and they tell me all I need to do is buy a receiver for $20 and then take the car back to the dealership to install it. So I go to one of the big retailers and talk with the sales kid there and he says, yeah, I can sell you the receiver, but you are going to end up with wires all in your car. You need to get it installed proper from the dealer if you want it done right. I go back to the dealer, and they tell me I need a lot more than just the receiver and it's going to cost me about $1,000. So, now I'm hacked. For $1,000 I can buy a GPS that plays MP3s and gets radio! It just seems like it's always one thing after another that you have to buy piece-meal. Like when I was doing my home renovation, you buy the toilet, yet you have to buy the seat separately. Or, if you buy a stove, you have to buy the electrical cord separately. Seriously!!! Ridiculous!
So television isn't very exciting these days. My current reality fav is So You Think You Can Dance. My Boys just started again and it is my DVR cue. Shark Week is on again - for like year 20. I'm sick of Shark Week. I feel like all they do is focus on perpetuating the fear instead of educating people on why we need sharks. Seriously, do I really need to see the worst shark attack in recorded history re-enacted? NO!
I'm getting old. All I seem to listen to in the car, as I don't have satellite radio anymore, is NPR. I watch the news or the History channel, Discovery or Animal Planet. And the Daily Show is my bedtime story.
Recently on NPR, there was a story that the federal government is going to try to pass a law to ensure that all Americans receive 3 weeks of paid holiday. I don't know how they would enforce this, but I am all for it. Holiday! Holiday! Holiday! I don't even get holiday this year thanks to starting with a new company. Sucks.
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