Jooj and I hung lights and decorations this weekend while we gear up for the big fiesta on October 23rd. The preparations are coming along nicely. The front of the house looks great. The back of the house is shaping up. Inside is really coming along.
This year will see the return of the karaoke and the movie projection (I haven't decided what we're going to show this year). We're going to have an extra fire pit so I'll have 2 bonfires going. I may run out and pickup some more Tiki torches as well.
New to the party this year will be the "adult only" room, which will feature beer pong (as long as you are still "lending" us the ping pong table, Pat) and I'm toying with the idea of bringing the electric chair out of retirement. We're also going to have cornhole setup, courtesy of the Brown-Downs clan.
Things are really coming together. I have to start making some calls and solidifying the guest list. It's going to be fun :)
Monday, October 11, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Hard Fun
Matthew Barzun, the old CEO of TechRepublic, gave a RaRa speech to us once and in it he mentioned the phrase "Hard Fun". In short, Hard Fun is, at the end of the day, what some jobs reward you with. The work is hard, but enjoyable, and in the end gives you an extreme sense of accomplishment. It's like when you work your @ss off and put in crazy hours - ultimately to launch a product on time and flawlessly (or as close as one can expect).
At TechRepublic, while this all sounded nice, it didn't really apply. CNET was a sweat shop. The work was never-ending. The business folks were ambiguous in their project requests, imbecilic in their testing, and showed zero gratitude towards a job well done. No, Hard Fun did not exist there. It was just hard - an no fun. And oddly enough, Barzun left nearly immediately after his speech to work on Jerry Kerry's failed presidential bid in 2004. Imagine that!
HOWEVER... (and you knew I was going to get to a point eventually) my work at Genscape is very much HARD FUN. The work is very difficult. The deadlines are laughable. But we get it done. And we rock! We launched a major product, Gulf Coast Refineries, in a little over 2 weeks last Friday. We soft-launched another major product, Midland Oil Storage, in about a week today. We are rocking and rolling right now. There is no doubt in my mind - this is the Hard Fun Barzun was talking about.
At TechRepublic, while this all sounded nice, it didn't really apply. CNET was a sweat shop. The work was never-ending. The business folks were ambiguous in their project requests, imbecilic in their testing, and showed zero gratitude towards a job well done. No, Hard Fun did not exist there. It was just hard - an no fun. And oddly enough, Barzun left nearly immediately after his speech to work on Jerry Kerry's failed presidential bid in 2004. Imagine that!
HOWEVER... (and you knew I was going to get to a point eventually) my work at Genscape is very much HARD FUN. The work is very difficult. The deadlines are laughable. But we get it done. And we rock! We launched a major product, Gulf Coast Refineries, in a little over 2 weeks last Friday. We soft-launched another major product, Midland Oil Storage, in about a week today. We are rocking and rolling right now. There is no doubt in my mind - this is the Hard Fun Barzun was talking about.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
3 point 9
A. The name of the trendy Italian restaurant opening on the 1st floor
B. The margin of victory my L'ville Hotspurs had over their opponent in FFL
C. Kelsey's first semester GPA
D. All of the above
When in doubt, always go with C :)
I'm so proud of my grrrl!
(BTW, "Moz" is the name of the new restaurant and I won by 2.4 points)
B. The margin of victory my L'ville Hotspurs had over their opponent in FFL
C. Kelsey's first semester GPA
D. All of the above
When in doubt, always go with C :)
I'm so proud of my grrrl!
(BTW, "Moz" is the name of the new restaurant and I won by 2.4 points)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Two and Two and two and two and two and two
Is that an equation for the number twelve? No! (Well, yeah actually) It is the combined record of my FFL teams...
L'ville Hotspurs (2-2)
L'ville Red Devils (2-2)
L'ville Gunners (2-2)
The Devils and Gunners are looking great and moving up the charts. The 'spurs... meh. Believe it or not, I'm tied in my division for 1st (we're all four knotted at 2-2). But this team is pretty much Adrian Peterson and a bunch of blech. I need some people to break out. I need Eli to start acting more like his big brother. I need a second running back to tie up his laces and get 'er done! I need some points!
On a totally unrelated note, Damien called out of the blue and asked if I wanted to play keeper for the old indoor team again. Hells yeah I do (pending Jooj approval of course).
And on a separate unrelated note, I took senior pictures of Brooke over the weekend and posted them last night. Check them out:
Brooke
L'ville Hotspurs (2-2)
L'ville Red Devils (2-2)
L'ville Gunners (2-2)
The Devils and Gunners are looking great and moving up the charts. The 'spurs... meh. Believe it or not, I'm tied in my division for 1st (we're all four knotted at 2-2). But this team is pretty much Adrian Peterson and a bunch of blech. I need some people to break out. I need Eli to start acting more like his big brother. I need a second running back to tie up his laces and get 'er done! I need some points!
On a totally unrelated note, Damien called out of the blue and asked if I wanted to play keeper for the old indoor team again. Hells yeah I do (pending Jooj approval of course).
And on a separate unrelated note, I took senior pictures of Brooke over the weekend and posted them last night. Check them out:
Brooke
Monday, October 4, 2010
Corporate Food Vultures
Whoah! I ate well today - and mostly not due to anything I brought for myself.
My mornings at work always start with oatmeal and tea. The oatmeal is from my own stash. The tea is from a collection that work provides (Lemon Green Tea today). Fortune smiled bright on me today as bagels were waiting for me as I walked into the kitchen. Hells yeah! Slice. Toast. Spread with jalapeno and veggie cream cheese spreads. Devour.
Later in the morning I put down a glass of water (out of the cooler) and another cup of tea (this time from my own stash - Lemon Ginger - caffeine free).
I had to skip lunch to instead pick up Will from St. X. He shadowed today. His favorite part of the day? Eating for free in the cafeteria. He told me that he had two humongous slices of pizza, 2 boscoe sticks (breadsticks loaded with cheese), 2 cokes, a large smoothie, a chicken sammich, and a HUGE baja taco. OMFG, my bowels are rumbling after just typing that.
So I drop him off and rush back to the office. My stomach is grumbling but I tried to hold out. I busted into some dried cranberries and cashews for a snack. But that didn't cut it. So I went down to the candy drawer. I already had a Baby Ruth bite in my mouth before I spied leftover Bumblebee Stew from Friday's JGumbo lunch on Hillary's desk. Oh boy oh boy oh boy! I ran to the kitchen and found some in the fridge. I loaded up a bowl and zapped it in the microwave. While it buzzed I ate a quick apple. I also wrapped a bagel in a paper towel for a morning snack tomorrow.
My belly full, I walked back to my desk to finish the day and drink both another free glass of water and cup of tea.
Gluttons? The both of us? Perhaps. Moochers? For real? For sure!
My mornings at work always start with oatmeal and tea. The oatmeal is from my own stash. The tea is from a collection that work provides (Lemon Green Tea today). Fortune smiled bright on me today as bagels were waiting for me as I walked into the kitchen. Hells yeah! Slice. Toast. Spread with jalapeno and veggie cream cheese spreads. Devour.
Later in the morning I put down a glass of water (out of the cooler) and another cup of tea (this time from my own stash - Lemon Ginger - caffeine free).
I had to skip lunch to instead pick up Will from St. X. He shadowed today. His favorite part of the day? Eating for free in the cafeteria. He told me that he had two humongous slices of pizza, 2 boscoe sticks (breadsticks loaded with cheese), 2 cokes, a large smoothie, a chicken sammich, and a HUGE baja taco. OMFG, my bowels are rumbling after just typing that.
So I drop him off and rush back to the office. My stomach is grumbling but I tried to hold out. I busted into some dried cranberries and cashews for a snack. But that didn't cut it. So I went down to the candy drawer. I already had a Baby Ruth bite in my mouth before I spied leftover Bumblebee Stew from Friday's JGumbo lunch on Hillary's desk. Oh boy oh boy oh boy! I ran to the kitchen and found some in the fridge. I loaded up a bowl and zapped it in the microwave. While it buzzed I ate a quick apple. I also wrapped a bagel in a paper towel for a morning snack tomorrow.
My belly full, I walked back to my desk to finish the day and drink both another free glass of water and cup of tea.
Gluttons? The both of us? Perhaps. Moochers? For real? For sure!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
'Roid Rage!!!
The subject line of this post is very misleading. I'm not raging by any means. And the steroids I am loosely referring to are not the type that professional athletes illegally use (wow, that word has 4 L's... which reminds me... Pat pointed out that hitchhiker has not just 2 H's in it but has a total of 3 H's). In fact, these steroids have been prescribed to me.
Well, believe it or not, I went back to the immediate care center yesterday after suffering aches and pains, a fever Friday night, and continuously filled ears. The doctor said that my ears were no longer infected so he said that the antibiotic worked and prescribed me the steroids to help clear things out.
Wow! I've been on them for just over 24 hours and I feel GREAT!!!
I'm hoping that illness has left the building for a while. And by building, I mean me.
Well, believe it or not, I went back to the immediate care center yesterday after suffering aches and pains, a fever Friday night, and continuously filled ears. The doctor said that my ears were no longer infected so he said that the antibiotic worked and prescribed me the steroids to help clear things out.
Wow! I've been on them for just over 24 hours and I feel GREAT!!!
I'm hoping that illness has left the building for a while. And by building, I mean me.
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