Category: misc.

So in the interest of getting my ass in gear for my triathlon, and of saving money, I sort of organized a group of people to who want to do open-water swims this summer to more closely simulate the triathlon swim experience. And our first one is going to be this weekend at Seward Park.… Continue reading Sharkophobia

I fucking hate cats. Let me back up. I know one shouldn’t blog angry, but I seriously don’t even think I’ll be able to get to sleep unless I get this off my chest.  We paid GOOD MONEY to see Jose Gonzalez “and friends” at Neumos tonight – “doors open at 8”.  Well they opened… Continue reading Wait til it sounds “really Jewish”…

My boss has been blasting Chuck Barry and Sublime and Stone Temple Pilots and he just walked through to ask us if we minded or he wanted us to turn it down or anything. HAVE I MENTIONED THAT I LOVE MY JOB? Also, I’d estimate I understand a good 75% of what my one hard… Continue reading More twitterings

Okay, seriously, probably everyone I know already knows about this thing I am going to extoll the virtues of, because I’m generally behind the trend-curve when it comes to things indie, hip, musical, etc. (I still have a Discman; no ipod for this girl) but my coworkers have turned me on to what is quite… Continue reading Forget sliced – this is the coolest thing since BREAD

So, it’s amazing how your perspective completely changes once you get rid of whatever it was that was rotting and festering amongst the roots of the tree that we shall call “Quality of Life”. Ever since I started this new job (and gotten through the first couple of overwhelming and stressful days), I’ve been so… Continue reading Up here on Cloud 8.95

So let’s recap, shall we?  I started a new job in which: -one can view the Internet, one’s email, etc., as well as make and take personal calls within reason, as long as one gets one’s workload done, without a nitpicking, micromanaging boss staring over one’s shoulder -one is basically one’s own boss for most… Continue reading Week End Report, #1

So I was just helping myself to a not particularly small handful of M&Ms (TM) from the break room at work, and when I withdrew my hand, they were ALL green.  How spooky is that?  And I don’t want any smartass comments referring to the middle school significance of the green M&M (TM) – probability… Continue reading Tales from the Crypt/Warehouse/Office

So the new job is totally getting better with every minute.  I’m doing much better with my espanol, and I’ve learned to successfully pull the “I’m the new gringa, please speak slowly” in what is apparently a charming enough manner to work on even the trickiest accents.  That, and I’m finally starting to understand our… Continue reading El saga del trabajo

When, when, WHEN did they go changing the entire Spanish language on me? And when did every single games vendor in Puerto Rico grow a thick moustache through which I am unable to understand basic speech? And when and more importantly WHY did I think I was fluent in Spanish? Madre mía, I know this’ll… Continue reading ¡Sálvame, Diós!

So far, so good. Except I already had to thwart efforts to spoiler the US/Czech soccer game score – other than that, so far so good. Let’s see, I have spent my day so far taking notes about how RPGs work, playing Magic against a virtual goblin (1-1 so far, with my ass currently being… Continue reading The New Job, Part One