The Top 10 Things that I won't miss while on vacation.
10. The launch of the new equipment
9. My alarm clock
8. Dressy clothes
7. Equipment that won't work
6. My un-airconditioned apartment in 90 degree heat
5. Following a schedule
4. Tasks
3. The "M" word
2. the Quiet Zone
and the #1 thing that I won't miss...
1. The IP!
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
Hot, Hot, HOT!
The thermastat in my apartment is as high as it will go and registering 85 degrees. It has been there since I got home and the heat is making me cranky. The sun will be going down soon and it will hopefully bring some relief. Hope you are cooler where ever you are. :-)
Stranded on a Desert Island
A retired corporate executive decided to take a vacation. He booked himself on a Caribbean cruise and proceeded to have the time of his life... until the boat sank! He found himself on an island with no other people, no supplies, nothing, only bananas and coconuts.
After about four months, he is lying on the beach one day, when the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen rows up to the shore. In disbelief, he asks her, "Where did you come from? How did you get here?"
She replies, "I rowed from the other side of the island. I landed here when my cruise ship sank."
"Amazing," he says. "You were really lucky to have a row boat wash up with you."
"Oh, this?" replies the woman. "I made the boat out of raw material I found on the island. The oars were whittled from gum tree branches. I wove the bottom from palm branch and the sides and stern came from a Eucalyptus tree."
"But, where did you get the tools?"
"Oh, that was no problem," replied the woman. "On the south side of the island, a very unusual stratum of alluvial rock is exposed. I found if I fired it to a certain temperature in my kiln, it melted into forgeable, ductile iron. I used that for tools and used the tools to make the hardware." The guy is stunned.
"Let's row over to my place," she says. After a few hours of rowing, she docks the boat at a small wharf.
As the man looks to shore, he nearly falls out off the boat. Before him is a stone walk leading to an exquisite bungalow painted in blue and white. While the woman ties up the rowboat with an expertly woven hemp rope, the man can only stare ahead, dumb struck.
As they walk into the house, she says casually, "It's not much, but I call it home sit down, please.
Would you like a drink?" "No. No, thank you," he says, still dazed.
"Can't take any more coconut juice."
"It's not coconut juice," the woman replies. "I have a still. How about a Pina Colada?"
Trying to hide his continued amazement, the man accepts, and they sit down on her couch to talk.
After they have exchanged their stories, the woman announces, "I'm going to slip into something more comfortable. Would you like to take a shower and shave? There is a razor upstairs in the bathroom cabinet."
No longer questioning anything, the man goes into the bathroom. There, in the cabinet, is a razor made from a bone handle. Two shells honed to a hollow ground edge are fastened on to its end inside a swivel mechanism.
"This woman is amazing," he muses. "What next?"
When he returns, she greets him wearing nothing but vines and flowers strategically positioned, and smelling of gardenias.
She beckons for him to sit down next to her! . "Tell me," she begins suggestively, slithering closer to him, "We've been out here for a really long time. You've been lonely. There's something I'm sure you really feel like doing right now, something you've been longing for all these months?" She stares into his eyes and takes his hand in hers...
He can't believe what he's hearing. He swallows excitedly, tears start to form in his eyes, and says, "You mean... I can check my e-mail from here?"
After about four months, he is lying on the beach one day, when the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen rows up to the shore. In disbelief, he asks her, "Where did you come from? How did you get here?"
She replies, "I rowed from the other side of the island. I landed here when my cruise ship sank."
"Amazing," he says. "You were really lucky to have a row boat wash up with you."
"Oh, this?" replies the woman. "I made the boat out of raw material I found on the island. The oars were whittled from gum tree branches. I wove the bottom from palm branch and the sides and stern came from a Eucalyptus tree."
"But, where did you get the tools?"
"Oh, that was no problem," replied the woman. "On the south side of the island, a very unusual stratum of alluvial rock is exposed. I found if I fired it to a certain temperature in my kiln, it melted into forgeable, ductile iron. I used that for tools and used the tools to make the hardware." The guy is stunned.
"Let's row over to my place," she says. After a few hours of rowing, she docks the boat at a small wharf.
As the man looks to shore, he nearly falls out off the boat. Before him is a stone walk leading to an exquisite bungalow painted in blue and white. While the woman ties up the rowboat with an expertly woven hemp rope, the man can only stare ahead, dumb struck.
As they walk into the house, she says casually, "It's not much, but I call it home sit down, please.
Would you like a drink?" "No. No, thank you," he says, still dazed.
"Can't take any more coconut juice."
"It's not coconut juice," the woman replies. "I have a still. How about a Pina Colada?"
Trying to hide his continued amazement, the man accepts, and they sit down on her couch to talk.
After they have exchanged their stories, the woman announces, "I'm going to slip into something more comfortable. Would you like to take a shower and shave? There is a razor upstairs in the bathroom cabinet."
No longer questioning anything, the man goes into the bathroom. There, in the cabinet, is a razor made from a bone handle. Two shells honed to a hollow ground edge are fastened on to its end inside a swivel mechanism.
"This woman is amazing," he muses. "What next?"
When he returns, she greets him wearing nothing but vines and flowers strategically positioned, and smelling of gardenias.
She beckons for him to sit down next to her! . "Tell me," she begins suggestively, slithering closer to him, "We've been out here for a really long time. You've been lonely. There's something I'm sure you really feel like doing right now, something you've been longing for all these months?" She stares into his eyes and takes his hand in hers...
He can't believe what he's hearing. He swallows excitedly, tears start to form in his eyes, and says, "You mean... I can check my e-mail from here?"
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Beer Delivery?
I looked out the window a short time ago and to my surprise a Pike Brewing Company delivery truck was parked outside. Are they having beer delivered to the office now? I sure hope so! :-)
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Happy Summer!
My co-workers and I toasted the summer solstice with root beer floats this afternoon. The weather cooperated and the sun popped out for a few minutes right before the big toast. I am very ready for summer this year!
I don't usually pay much attention to the official season changing days, but I always pay attention to the summer solstice and the first day of summer. And it's not because summer is my favorite season, because it's not. I think it's just that I love many of the things that I associate with summer and I am always missing them by the time June 21 rolls around every year. This year the weather has not been very *summery* in Seattle which has left me wanting it even more. Here are a few of my favorite things about summer that I am really looking forward to this year.
- Long days
- Warm weather
- Lazy hot days by the pool!
- Alfresco dining at some of my favorite spots
- VACATION! (8 more days)!!
- Fireworks
- barbecues
- Camping
- Outdoor Movies and Concerts
- The beach
I hope that you summer plans include some of your favorite things! And... HAPPY SUMMER!
Monday, June 19, 2006
Large Latte in Perspective!
To get a better perspective on how large my latte really is I took another picture with it up against a standard issue coffee mug. See it's huge!
Large Latte!
We just returned from the drive-thru latte stand at the gas station across from the office. All their drinks are $2.50 so I ordered a "large non-fat sugar-free vanilla latte." When she handed me this 32 oz cup I smiled awkwardly and thanked her. Upon pulling away I had to laugh. This is a *Big-Gulp* sized latte! Crazy.It's reminiscent of the opening scene in "So I Married An Axe Murderer" when Mike Myers references his cappuccinio as a "Cup-O-Cinio" and double checks to ensure it really is a *large* cappuccinio. :-)
Raise The Roof!
Every time I turned around this weekend I heard the song "Raise The Roof" from Carbon Leaf's Indian Summer album. I have heard the song a million times but this weekend it seemed to speak differently to me.
Raise the roof, that I might see the stars
To gain wisdom, to see things for what they are
Please, I need proof
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Trapped in the snare with too much dreaming to bear
Fearful and frantic, hopeless and a romantic
Inspired but tired, I run this wide-open course
Like the sagging spirit of an older horse
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Peel back this backdrop, like the lids from my eyes
Put you in plain view, let me visualize
Touch me again in my dreams till I feel
Touch me again till I wake and it's real
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
The wisest advice to me that I didn't reach
Was to lock up the heart, but keep the key within reach
Touch me again in my dreams till I feel
Touch me again till I wake and it's real
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Raise the roof, that I might see the stars
To gain wisdom, to see things for what they are
Please, I need proof
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Trapped in the snare with too much dreaming to bear
Fearful and frantic, hopeless and a romantic
Inspired but tired, I run this wide-open course
Like the sagging spirit of an older horse
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Peel back this backdrop, like the lids from my eyes
Put you in plain view, let me visualize
Touch me again in my dreams till I feel
Touch me again till I wake and it's real
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
The wisest advice to me that I didn't reach
Was to lock up the heart, but keep the key within reach
Touch me again in my dreams till I feel
Touch me again till I wake and it's real
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Vacation Envy!
My little brother is traveling through Europe catching as many World Cup Soccer games as he can right now. It's been a dream of his to do this for quite some time and he has made it happen! I just received the following update from him.
"Another amazing day in Deutchland. On an overnight train to Paris. Went to the Brazil vs. Croatia game in Berlin tonight. What an experience!"
I am thrilled for him but also a bit envious. I have never been to Europe but know that I will get there someday. I would probably have a much more severe case of envy if I weren't leaving on a long awaited adventure of my own in just 15 days!
"Another amazing day in Deutchland. On an overnight train to Paris. Went to the Brazil vs. Croatia game in Berlin tonight. What an experience!"
I am thrilled for him but also a bit envious. I have never been to Europe but know that I will get there someday. I would probably have a much more severe case of envy if I weren't leaving on a long awaited adventure of my own in just 15 days!
Early Morning Oddities
I had to be at work early this morning. Very early. Some observations about this morning and the world in general...
I think that Krispy Kreme donuts have a chemical added to the glaze which make you crave them. The chemical must also be in the scent that they put out because the moment that they were placed in the backseat of my car my stomach began to growl and after a few minutes of the intoxicating smell I began to seriously consider eating the steering wheel (it's round). I am happy to report that all of the donuts made it safely to the office, however since arriving they are being consumed by everyone at an alarming rate.
I heard the same song twice on the way in. Two different radio stations, both times from start to finish. So that must mean that it's today's theme song.
One Way Or Another by Blondie
One way or another, I'm gonna find ya'
I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
One way or another, I'm gonna win ya'
I'm gonna get ya', get ya' ,get ya', get ya'
One way or another, I'm gonna see ya'
I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya'
Seems very appropriate considering that today is *inventory day* and many of my co-workers will using one way or another to get it done.
People that don't drink coffee don't make the best coffee. But when it's early and you are tired and you have been teased by the scent of Krispy Kremes and been serenaded Blondie, you get over it.
Have a good day! :-)
I think that Krispy Kreme donuts have a chemical added to the glaze which make you crave them. The chemical must also be in the scent that they put out because the moment that they were placed in the backseat of my car my stomach began to growl and after a few minutes of the intoxicating smell I began to seriously consider eating the steering wheel (it's round). I am happy to report that all of the donuts made it safely to the office, however since arriving they are being consumed by everyone at an alarming rate.
I heard the same song twice on the way in. Two different radio stations, both times from start to finish. So that must mean that it's today's theme song.
One Way Or Another by Blondie
One way or another, I'm gonna find ya'
I'm gonna get ya', get ya', get ya', get ya'
One way or another, I'm gonna win ya'
I'm gonna get ya', get ya' ,get ya', get ya'
One way or another, I'm gonna see ya'
I'm gonna meet ya', meet ya', meet ya', meet ya'
Seems very appropriate considering that today is *inventory day* and many of my co-workers will using one way or another to get it done.
People that don't drink coffee don't make the best coffee. But when it's early and you are tired and you have been teased by the scent of Krispy Kremes and been serenaded Blondie, you get over it.
Have a good day! :-)
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