Well it is that time of the week again. Time to reflect on everything that happened this week. NOT.
I am so out of here and will enjoy my weekend. I am so looking forward to Sunday. Nobody will be able to get me away from the TV again.
Have a great weekend!
Ciao.
Well I never actually said that it will freeze over but it did (and I can feel it because I hardly feel my fingers anymore it is so damn cold in here).
On Sunday I will finally be part of civilization again. The cable guy is coming!!!!! Well, that's what they said anyways, so we'll see, but it's a good start. According to G. at Cox Cable the line was fixed....I didn't see anything being done, but then I wasn't home either. Also, no note was left at the door as promised.
So, we all have to patient now and maybe, just maybe I will be as happy as a little school girl when I get into work on Monday.
...very very frightening...ME!!!!!!
(I love that song)
It seems we'll get hit...well, a little thunderstorm s coming...that's what my weatherbug says anyways. With hail too!!!!!
Time to call the hubby and get him to pick me up tonight...I am not going to walk in this.
Too bad.
After everybody complained about the heat in our offices and me being finally comfortable, I am cold again. And I mean cold.
My jacket doesn't even help anymore and it's 81 degrees outside. I need to petition for working outside. They should issue laptops and because I'm so special I get two...well I have two PCs at work.
Whatever. Fact is, I am cold and will be for the rest of the year or summer. It sucks. I hate it when I go outside it takes about one hour until I am warm again.
In other news: I am glad I did not go to the Big M for a second lunch. Seems they have problems with fries today.
Ok, just heard it when I went to the restroom:
Two girls, young women, whatever. Let's call them A and B.
A: Do you like those jeans?
B: Yeah, they're cute.
A: I think the pockets are too big.
B: Oh, I didn't even notice it until you pointed it out.
A: Do they flatter me? (NOTE: They are talking about pockets)
B: Yes they do.
A: They don't make my butt look big?
B: No, they flatter you.
A: Maybe I should go back and see if they have them with smaller pockets.
What the hell is worng with people??????
Sometimes you just have to wonder if they have any real problems.
Man, why are Fridays so busy now???
Finally I have minute to eat lunch, but that doesn't really do any good either. Salad sucks. I hate salad. Even if it has couscous in it. I don't think that'll do it. Maybe I have to go to the Big M around the corner....
This week was loooooooong.
I have a headache this morning but that'll go away soon I hope.
Not much happenin' over here. Another beautiful morning, but they're talking about rain. We'll see.
Well people. It's that time of the day again. I will take my leave and enjoy a nice cool bottle of Pinot Grigio, which is alread chilling in the fridge at home.
I really like today. A LOT of people came over to see what this is all about and I want to thank everybody that had to do with it. It feels kind of funny knowing so many people read what I had to say..well hopefully they did.
Anyways, thanks guys.
I'll be back (that was a la Schwarzenegger, because that's how I say....I'm GErrrrrrrrrrmann)
Ciao.
I need to go back to school. It's been more than a year since I graduated and I need to start on my Masters soon or I'll never do it.
Problem is, I wasn't really able to figure out what exactly I would like to do.
No MBA, that's for sure.
I know I want to get a Master of Science which means I probably need to take some extra courses anyways because I will not fulfill the requirements.
I was thinking about something in Computer Science, but to be honest I am a little overwhelmed by the amount of different degree programs I have come across and I have no idea whatsoever of what I need to study. I know there are a lot of IT professionals out there so if you have any kind of insight, feel free to comment.
Also, what fields need staffing? I don't want to go to school for something just to graduate and not find a job because everybody else did the same. I am also unsure about online studying. I really think that'll be my only option so that kind of limits the field.
As you can see, I am a really decisive kind of person. I know what I want...well, usually.
Ok, a little time during my lunch break, but that's already halfway over...bummer.
I am reaching my low-point of the day again. But that'll be over as soon as I get going again.
I really have a lot to do at work today, so might not post as much.
I am also looking around for another host. I was approached by Ted and Tiger to join the Munuvians. But Ted only wants to see my legs, so I don't know if I want to go there.
Anyways, I have been looking over at Munuviana and I really like it.
Well, as you may be aware of, I am still without cable TV AND still alive.
Sad but true this weekend will be the second Formula One race of the season we, or my husband will miss.
I don't think he ever missed a race. Hell, he even drove up to Indianapolis two years ago.
Anyways, what is sad about this weekend is that 10 years ago Ayrton Senna, one of the greatest drivers ever died in a horrible accident in Imola, Italy. By that time he had already won three championships and surely would have won many more. Well, it came different, Michael Schumacher won his first championship that year and has won many since (I believe five so far).
There are still questions as to who is to blame for that accident. A court is going to open the case again, which will probably not find anything new. Many believe though, that it could not have possibly been a mistake by Senna himself.
I know that Formula One is not as popular as Nascar in the US, but at least they don't drive in circles.
If anybody is interested to learn more. You can go to Formula1.com. If you want to watch the race, SpeedTV is always showing it. This weeks schedule is as follows:
San Marino
Practice Fri, Apr 23 8am LIVE
Qualifying Sat, Apr 24 8am LIVE
San Marino Grand Prix Sun, Apr 25 7:30am LIVE
Also, if you want to see more about the race ten years ago there is a F1 Decade showing highlights of that race on Saturday, May 1st at 11pm ET/8pm PT.
And, if anybody has a lot of time and wants to record all of that and send it to me, I know somebody that will be very happy...
Well, it's another beautiful day outside.
I feel so healthy lately because I walk to the train and then to work. I am telling you I am going to have legs to-die-for this year. Not that they weren't already.
Other than that, not much seems to be going on around here. I should spend some quality time trying to find something interesting to post. Or maybe I should spend that time on some work-related stuff.....oh, too many choices.
As I sign into my wonderful blogger account this morning I get a invitation to sign up for a spankin' new gmail account. So, if you want to see how it is to receive e-mail from someone with a gmail account just contact me at Blogeline@gmail.com.
All of a sudden time just went by and I am sitting here wondering where it went.
Oh well, screw it.
It's time to take my leave and enjoy a wonderful commute home to be reunited with my wonderful family and have some pizza and beer (adults only, of course).
Can't wait.
Ciao.
I am having a really hard time keeping my eyes open. I need to find something that'll keep me busy for a long period of time.
I really don't know what's wrong. I usually don't have any problems being tired or without any energy.
Maybe I should go to a fancy Starbucks to get some wake-up medicine.
As I have done before, in an attempt to receive some pity, I just wanted to let everybody know that I am still living without cable TV. Now that makes it about 4 weeks since I have last watched TV. Now, I watched a couple of movies, but not TV, which means no news, no NOTHING.
But, to my surprise, I still feel pretty peaceful though. I haven't hurt or even killed anybody yet, but that is only because nobody from the cable company came over....yet.
Proving that males are a biological frill, Japanese and Korean scientists have created a healthy mouse born with no male genetic material at all.
Just like a clock. About two hours after I finished breakfast and one hour before linch I am getting hungry.....Great.
Let's see...there might still be some of that Easter candy......
I finally updated the book I am currently reading.
It is Blackwood Farm byt Anne Rice. I believe I have only one left after that one and then I am done with the Vampire Chronicles.
Yesterday I installed an Amber alert ticker that I found over at Read My Lips. Today notGeorge mentioned a new counter, so I installed that one as well. We'll see if it's really better.
As mentioned here, we had a little water problem over the weekend.
Well, the plumber came and fixed. He took a bunch of drywall out so today they'll come out and fix that so we will hopefully be able to utilize the garage again.
It definitely was a frozen/burst pipe, but as mentioned before as well, that could not possibly have been our fault since we didn't actually move in until about three weeks ago.
So, no costs for us but lots of headaches.
...AGAIN!!!!
Ok, something is wrong with me.
Yesterday it was the rude awakening to a Tuesday and today I wake up and think to myself how tired I am. I turn the light on but decide to roll over (a la Cingular) and try to get a couple more minutes of sleep. Then I look up at the clock and realize I still have about an hour of sleep left.
What's wrong?
I can't wait for the weekend.
In other news, the movie was awesome yesterday.
Good Bye Lenin is really good. My dad told me that you couldn't really get the whole movie unless you lived in East Germany, but I disagree. My husband and stepdaughter liked it. Of course I cried my eyes out. Not because it was really sad, although it was, but just because of the memories. Right when the movie started with the music and all the different images I started to cry. I can't wait until it comes out on DVD.
I figured I better get my butt out there since they say it's supposed to start raining again tonight...It is really nice outside though, I could have spent the rest of the day there.
Tonight I will be going to the movies. They are playing "Good Bye Lenin" at a little theatre in Arlington.
I wanted to see that movie for so long but they just wouldn't release it in the states until now. So we'll grab a little bite to eat and then go right after work. I can't wait!
I think a walk sounds really nice.
Maybe I could go to the corner bookstore and read a little something to see what I should read next.
Oh, that reminds that I forgot to update my current book thingie...again.
Well, I think I mentioned it before but I am on a little Anne Rice roll and have about two and a half books left and then I am done. Then I think I want to finish the John Grisham's that I haven't read yet and that'll keep me busy for a couple of months.
Any other good books out there???
What a beautiful morning it was. Not too cool and not too warm. I had a nice walk to the train station with my husband since he had to take the day off because of the plumber.
Just a very nice start.
Although I did wake up thinking it was Saturday. My husband kept calling my name saying that it was 5:30. That's when it hit me. Oh well.
The countdown started. I am almost done for the day.
Finally!
I know I will have a nice cold "Alsterwasser" when I get home and enjoy it outside.
For those of you who don't know what that is (which is probably most of you), it is a mixture of beer and Sprite. It is a really nice summer drink, because you don't get drunk sitting in the sun and it's not too sweet either. It's perfect.
On another note though, I expect to be home later...again. I read that the commuter trains run late because of the heat, but I can always take the metro. I am just spoiled now being able to sit on a real train and having big seats. I love it. Plus I get to walk to the station from home and so I am hardly driving anymore.
Very interesting article I just found via the Drudge Report.
Germany may be the land of the $100,000 Mercedes-Benz land yacht, but it's also a land of ebbing wealth, where less than a fifth of the population has discretionary income of more than $375 a month, where even haut bourgeois families will lay out for a fancy car but stint on the staples. Thus Aldi stores are found not only in working-class neighborhoods but also in wealthy communities like Bad Homburg, a Frankfurt suburb where the Aldi parking lot is thick with BMWs and Mercedes. A cookbook devoted to recipes using Aldi ingredients has sold 1 million copies, and there is even a connoisseur's guide to Aldi wines, which often sell for a few dollars a bottle. A recent survey by Nuremberg-based market researcher GfK found that Aldi is Germany's third-most-respected corporate brand, just behind electronics giant Siemens (SI ) and auto maker BMW -- and ahead of DaimlerChrysler (DCX ).
Another one from CNN.
The board of directors of McDonald's Corp. named Charlie Bell as chief executive after Jim Cantalupo, the leader of the fast-food chain's recent turnaround, died of an apparent heart attack Monday.
Just saw that on CNN.
What kind of sick fuck does something like this?
The body of a Spanish police officer who was killed in a raid on suspected Islamic terrorists was removed from its tomb Sunday night, dragged across a cemetery, doused with gasoline and burned, a Spanish police official told CNN.
I am so hungry...
I can't believe it. I eat a big breakfast as soon as I get to work and an hour later I am starving...
Well, it is only about one and a half hour until I get my lunch.....
Let's see, I think there are still some Easter goodies around....
OK, well it seems like the builder already talked to the plumber and they are going to take over the costs of all of the repairs. Tomorrow morning at about 8 AM the plumber will be there and fix the pipes. Oh the joy of owning a home. I knew at some point some repairs were going to come up but so soon????
But, I love this house and am willing to deal with shit like that as long as it stays out of the house.
I always thought those things are kind of cool. They give a little atmosphere. But I never though I'd have one in my garage!!!.
After mowing and all that fun stuff, my husband thought it would be nice to wash the cars. So, up the stairs he went to turn the main water for the hose bib out back on. Well, he did just that and heard the water running and running and thought that he didn't leave the hose on outside. So he went downstairs through the garage to find water coming down from the ceiling...we have an extra room above the garage and in that bathroom is where you turn the hose bib on or off for the back of the house.
So, we called the plumber and the builder and the plumber said that it wasn't an emergency since the leak was not inside the home, but it sounded to him like a frozen/busted pipe over the winter and their warranty doesn't cover that. Well, great, but we only moved in three weeks ago, so it wasn't our responsibility. So, now we have to contact the builder since it seems to be their fault unless something else is wrong with the pipe.
But, that really makes for a great weekend.
Other than that we had a great weekend. The weather was great, although it got really hot. We got new cellphones, something which we have been putting off, so at least something good happened.
E-mail Blogeline at
Blogeline at gmail dot com
Blogeline is currently reading:
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown
