happy frigid morning
Posted on January 30, 2004 - Filed Under general | Leave a Comment
today i’m in a good mood. it just came on me while waiting in line for my medium sized black coffee and banana chocolate chip muffin. i’m not sure if the good groove came from the fact that i’d soon be drinking coffee or from the cheery woman behind the counter at d’brians, [...]
Read More..>>really damn cold
Posted on January 29, 2004 - Filed Under general | Leave a Comment
today it’s really damn cold. really really really freezing. when i left my house this morning to go wait for the bus, it was -17 degrees with a windchill factor of -35. temperatures are in farenhieght. welcome to minnesota.
Read More..>>end of trip one
Posted on January 23, 2004 - Filed Under work | Leave a Comment
well, my first trip is coming to an end. I’m sitting at the airport in Savannah, Georgia. It’s a beautiful day here, sunny and warm. Though yesterday I heard a woman say, “Today would be decent if it wasn’t so windy.” All I could think of was that it was 90 [...]
Read More..>>airport
Posted on January 21, 2004 - Filed Under general | Leave a Comment
i wonder how long it will be before air travel is old hat. i still heed the advice of going to the airport around 2 hrs early. whenever i’ve gone later, i’ve had close calls on getting to the gate. whenever i use the 2 hr mark though, i end up waiting [...]
Read More..>>quiet
Posted on January 20, 2004 - Filed Under work | Leave a Comment
it’s quiet around here today. we have a bunch of people out. not sure where georgianna is. bryan is in georgia, where i’ll join him tomorrow. paul is in mexico. sung is in san fancisco, i think. so, it’s quiet around here today. that means i’m getting a [...]
Read More..>>men and women
Posted on January 19, 2004 - Filed Under general | Leave a Comment
men and women really are different. i spent a while talking with emily about it tonight. in a way, it was a funny conversation. i mean, we were talking about ourselves but we weren’t. it was fun. and we made green chili burritos. and green chili makes any night [...]
Read More..>>long tall weekend
Posted on January 18, 2004 - Filed Under general | Leave a Comment
well the weekend is over. the night is over. and i didn’t read up on retek sales audit. perhaps i’ll fit in a little before hitting the sack. oh well. i think i’ve got a semi-decent handle on things. as well as can be expected in three days of [...]
Read More..>>brain buzzing and no work
Posted on January 18, 2004 - Filed Under general | Leave a Comment
My brain is buzzing and Iím not sure if itís the coffee or just that I canít concentrate for some other reason. I thought that Iíd come out to a coffee shop to study because historically, Iím not very efficient if I stay home. So far, it hasnít helped being here. I [...]
Read More..>>donuts
Posted on January 17, 2004 - Filed Under general | Leave a Comment
one of my favorite things to do is to get up early to go get donuts. you’re up before most people, the world is still quiet and new and to top it all off, you have donuts. it’s had not to have a smile on your face when you have donuts.
Read More..>>sooner than i thought
Posted on January 15, 2004 - Filed Under work | Leave a Comment
my manager pulled the other new guy and me aside today and asked for a word. usually when that happens, something is up. turns out, the guy that was supposed to take care of some training next week, bailed. so, we are getting trial by fire. after two weeks of training, [...]
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