only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and i'm not sure about the former.
[albert einstein]
so yes, i am on facebook (as well as a few other sites such as friendster, etc) mainly due to someone like wbb making me join. (love ya wbb!)
i try to keep these things light-hearted: i'm not out to impress anyone. in the 'about me' section, i usually put something like
I'm just a nice girl who enjoys long walks on the beach, sunsets, intellectual conversations, and Steel Reserve 40's.
yesterday i was invited to join a group, and being the nice girl i am, accepted without really looking what it was about. here is the group's description:
This group is for anyone who likes to hold conversations that have some intelligence or meaning to them. I personally just made this in hopes to find people who don't simply talk about how they got drunk over the weekend or how so-and-so's shoes didn't match her outfit last night. If you happen to fall into that category, wonderful.
wow. i'm not sure if the person who invited me didn't read my profile, doesn't understand sarcasm, or maybe just doesn't really comprehend what a 40 is. let it also be noted that under interests is (in quotes!) "social drinking", and i note that i enjoy the movie "old school". i love that movie, but it doesnt really make you think and it wasnt up for any oscars. it's funny because while i do enjoy a good conversation, i'm certainly not above trading drunk stories (sundays at hoss'...how else could the 4 of us piece together the night?? haha) or talking about someone's shoes. (people watching @ starbucks is one of my fave things to do)
these site really amuse me because some people take it so seriously: it's an online community where you can be whoever you want, post some random picture where you looked fantastic but doesn't resemble you at all, and you can validate that people like you and that you are popular/good looking based on the number of online "friends" you have, the number of testimonials where total strangers "hit" on you.
now, don't get me wrong, im not opposed to these sites at all, or even meeting new people. even things to look up people from your past, good or bad, and see how they are doing, where are they now? deal. and of course you want to shed yourself in a good light, etc. and most people are light hearted about it - heard about it from a friend, etc. but there are always a few that makes me wonder why they're hiding. and of course, there are some online communities that foster this better than others - i think facebook is one that doesn't, and even friendster not so much to a point.
hey, at least i know i'm secure: i have 57 friends. boo-yah.
hard work never killed anyone, but why take a chance?
[edgar bergen]
today i finally got to take a full office day. i may take one tomorrow, depending on the weather. we're supposed to get 8 inches tonight. eight! hey, up there, it's march. officially spring! how bout some nice 50's weather??
got to catch up on a nice full day's of [gretch's] emails - i also am finally going to catch up on the last 3 months' worth of call logs. good lord. gotta get better at paperwork. i have gotten a little better. hopefully these couple days will help me really get into gear. i have some ideas on how to re organize my office and get myself back together.
on a sad note, silver dragon, or the s-drag as he was affectionately referred to, is no longer with us. *single tear* they took him away this morning, so i spent the most of this morning taking off license plates, cleaning out the car, trying to organize my new car. ("brotha," but if you want to know the story behind the name you have to ask cause if you don't know me it can be misinterpreted). he's in a better place now, where all good cars go. haha
i do have one more link for you guys, sent to me courtesy of gretch. who says white boys can't dance? this link is also for my girl nyarai cause she can appreciate this. dance, white boy, dance. it takes a while to load, but its worth it. and make sure you've got your sound on too.
actually, it only takes one drink to get me loaded. trouble is, i can't remember if it's the thirteenth or fourteenth...
[george burns]
kinda how i feel as today i get messages from my distributor reps "yeah, so i heard you started drinking at like 9am on a sunday??" lol. oh well with easter this weekend i wont be doing any going out till monday anyway (yay for hotel bars and expense accounts - anyone wanna join me in nova??).
on a much different note, gerard rocks my world cause he completely motivates me. today we were chatting and when he asked what i was going to do @ the gym today i said, "oh 20-30 min on elliptical and maybe 10 or 11 min on the stariclimber cause it kicks my butt" he told me to go 12 min, and not only did i do the elliptical for a full 30 min (hi, 400 cals!! works off my mickey d's cause i was starving by 2pm and my stupid protein bar melted) i also did the stair climber for 12 min.
yeah yeah i know. doesn't sound like a whole lot, but seriously that machine kicks my butt and i've never been able to do 12 min before, esp after running for 30 mins. plus matt [and paige too, who is seriously like the hulk,] can't even work it.
that was my pat moment of the day :) [and thats a compliment, cause hes incredibly motivated and got redic in shape even though he really didn't need to....530 am spin classes? ew!]
and in other news .... looks like hopkins/taylor is going down this summer. im excited. :) plus, i got my first email from the ring club today. im going to sign up for my free workout! which is another reason i kicked butt in the gym - i want to be [semi] in shape when they kick my butt.
one final comment from yesterday regarding the trex car's big debut, an email i received:
Money spent on NASCAR sponsorship: Several hundred thousand dollars Time spent promotimg NASCAR sponsorship: Thousands of hours Wrecking in the first lap: PRICELESS
one final note, how are you going to be at work in a government building and use "sillynumbnuts" as your screenname? obv it's someone trying to beat my "insane russian reverse spy shit," but still. w-r-e-c-k.
home sweet home (sorta)
finally got home today after what seemed like forever. i attended the jlc show in providence, which spanned over the st patty's day holiday. went out to a local bar, it was fun. the show went really well - we were swamped!! everyone liked the new boards we are launching, but we ran out of the new lit, and of course only had the old stuff. blah. got there on thirs - my hotel was sooo nice. it had 2 rooms. just for me, and a flat panel TV. nice.
sat instead of going home i went up and hung out with gabs and walked around boston and chatted- i found a boxing club!!!! but its in boston (2 hours away) and its like 125$ a month to join. i do get a free lesson, so i'll prolly do that when i am up in early april for another show. so excited that these clubs exist - i hope theres one by me. but in any case, soon hopefully ill be moving anyway. plus with a little luck, ill learn some exercises i can do on my own too. :)
chilled with dan the man and his boston crew for sat night and the parade sunday. it was a lot of fun, though the coffee cup of beer at 9am prolly wasnt the best idea. and i fell right on my butt in the middle of southie and messed up my foot, lol. and even got to chat with mikey, who actually messaged me and i talked to hom for a few min!! i called him back but he didnt answer...boo!!! (don't worry mikey ill be calling about 2X a day)
road shows kick off today - stupid people didnt communicate well so the times are all messed up. and another one bites the dust in our region - another person gave his notice :(
a few final thoughts:
i was so excited for the trex car this week; but of course matt kenseth crashed our [gorgeous] car in lap one. one!! sigh.
irritated at people who stress my friends out. why do you think its ok to make people feel like crap and guilt trip them? not everything in life is a competition (wow, can not believe i said that...most of it is, but there are a few things that arent). friends stick together and support each other, not try to tear people apart just cause you have problems. some people have issues; you seem to have a subscription. get over yourself.
yay to my new stalkers!! gabs you know i mean you!! haha. also, very excited to be bringing it back to moco. even if i dont get to see sara- boo. i get to stay in hotels, rent a cute car, etc. this friday for a while week!!!!
wow, really long post. gretch this should keep you going since im out to eastern mass tomorrow again. laters kids!
Nothing like a workout and a nice chat with miranda to cheer me up!
Gerard motivated me to goto the gym, but my elliptical was taken so i just used the stairstepper for a bit (i hate that machine - it always kicks my butt), stretched, and since it was apparent that this guy was not giving up the machine, i just headed out. did some crunches and random exercises here though. so mad i cant find my jump rope!!
oh btw, i want this. :) anyone up for buying it for me?? O:-)
when i was flying back home friday, i sat next to a woman who was pretty much in the same situation as me: grew up in nova, never left, even married there. but now her job and her career forced her to move away up to new england. she was going through a lot of the things i've been struggling with - strange place, no friends, family far away. i suppose the only good news was i was trying to figure out what i was doing and who i was at age 21 (ok ok, 22), and she was 40.
the hardest thing about moving up here was leaving everyone and things that i was so comfortable with; not only penn state and the incredible people there, but also at home. some of the people who have supported me and been there for me during the darkest times are still there, and now i can't turn to them: no more late night cvs trips to look at random cards and just talk, no more sitting someplace in a car and having a great conversation. and its times like that when i know that this is not the place for me.
sometimes i forget that this is temporary; that it's only hard for a little while; that this in the end will make me a much stronger person.
all this is coming about because i attempted to put my name in for a position that recently opened up. but because i am so new, and not ready for the position that is needed, i am up here for at least the time being. there is still hope; i have both a b and a c plan. don't give up on me yet moco! and i know that no matter what, my true friends are still my true friends and will never desert me. even if i lose friends along the way (which kills me!!), i know that they were acquaintances - not real friends. my dad told me once that true friends were very far and few in between, and im realizing how true that really is.
this ended up being really redic. long, and started out kinda depressing, but i'm stealing a quote from gretch:
It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.
[Alan Cohen]
i'll drink to that :)
missin moco :(
i haven't updated, but it's mostly cause gretch hasn't updated hers. but when i was stalking other people's blogs during my office day (thanks pat for the update!) i figured i owed them too. (and dan even though he wont start one - boo!)
moco was nice, didn't exactly work out as planned, but then again what really does? traffric was a nightmare on 66, so i didn't get picked up until like 7:30 (my fligth landed at like 5) so i missed happy hour, but did get to hang out with gerard and made a new friend! (no, not that old guy i had to dance with ... x!) i've gotta call her x cause i feel bad butchering her name and there was no was i was ever gonna be able to say it right. of course, on mon when i turned on my work celly, i saw a message from candice. and she was in adams morgan, prolly close to my other friend kevin. blah. next time, cause i miss my moco drinking buddy! even though shes not a penn stater, she can hold her own with me :)
sat was awesome cause i finally got to see mikey, krissy, deniz and mine. plus fabiana and ben, but they werent supposed to come out fri. plus it was sara's b day, so i celebrated that, and on top of all that, gretch et al. came up :) (ps - happy b day to sara!!!!) we all pitched in and bought her dinner, plus she said it was a really nice time - yay!
snu and mon i had to work, but it's not bad work. we had a mill trip with a bunch of outside sales guys from a huge dealer. i was dd for the guys so i didnt get to hang out too much, plus in the winny everything closes at like 9. i did get to say hi to bentley, and duane at corporate. plus i saw colleen, the hr director who's my mentor. she's really sweet.
at the plant i was missin my trexies, and missin chuggin beers with the r&d guys at b-dubs. *single tear* although i dont think i could ever live in winny, we did have one hell of a good time. and i showed the guys our deck!
i do love when i get home and get messages like "i got your [text] message this morning..." (usually followed by "it was hilarious") lol. damn text messaging - there was a time when the next day you just had to check your call log. sigh. there is a new drunk dial service though - you can block numbers from being dialed from 11-5am. gotta love technology.
this was a long post, so should keep you people satisfied for a while.
dan thinks my new format is boring, blah.
back to narrative! esp since gretch wont ever return my calls >:O just kidding you know i love ya
it's been very busy with show season, but that means i get to travel alot and stay in some HELLA nice hotels - one actually had more furniture in it than my entire apartment. Crazyness.
i'm also getting sick, thanks to these stupid snow storms we keep getting. im moving to fl!! haha. sorry gretch this has gotta be short but of course as usual i'm running late.
