Fantastic Day!

I was able to knock out re-tooling an excel workbook at work today that hasn’t been updated since 2008 that we need to track all the “intra-company” labor support agreements in 2010 — made sure the formulas all worked properly, locked a lot of the cells so that only certain cells can be used for [...]

Happy Birthday to me!

How the heck did I end up being 40 already?  It really has me reflecting back on what a funny thing “time” is, when really we are just drifting from one moment to the next, with the choice to be “in the moment” and enjoying it, or not.
There has apparently been a surprise party in [...]

Photos from Kay’s Crazy Hat Tea Party

We only turn 40 once, might as well enjoy it. 

After going to Kay’s party, I decided to EMBRACE my 40th.  Fuck it – I only turn 40 once.  Not having a party won’t prevent me from turning 40, so I’ll have a party anyway.

Oops, I did it again…

Chuck recently reminded me that I get all excited and motivated to do something, and I throw myself into it, get 3/4 of the way through, and find that I’ve absolutely overdone it and have wiped myself out physically and can’t finish.  What I need to do is pace myself, and take things in small [...]

Just catching up

It was an up and down week at work — IT issues connected with having two network i.d.’s (rather than having my old one converted to employee status when I started the week as a full time employee rather than as a temp contractor) had me off to a very slow and frustrating start that [...]

My visit to Oshkosh

Photos from my visit to Oshkosh, WI to visit my dear friend Cordelia, with whom I shared a hotel room the summer of 1989 when we were both part of a study-abroad language program visit to the USSR. Hard to believe that 19 years have passed, and fantastic that now we are living only a [...]

Quick update

House just passed TARP economic stimulus plan about an hour ago; Senate passed it last night; Bush expected to sign into law.  Stock markets up but only slightly as they already expected it to pass, now everyone waiting to see what will happen next and when the cash will start to flow through the credit [...]

Almost Forgot – more college gossip

N called me from O’hare airport on Monday – had been in town for a few days to see … you guessed it … LM!!!! Sounds like a pre-engagement to me!!! WOOHOO!

Mo’s Bridal Shower

At maureens bridal shower. Good food, company, tons o prezzy. Photos later!

Pics from M’s Bridal Shower

Taken this afternoon at M’s bridal shower. Good conversation, good food, great MC act by her eldest niece!

OMG!! It’s True!!

N really IS seeing LM!!! We (meaning a few of us college friends) have been wondering for YEARS! But apparently it’s just NOW become “a thing,” 17 years since we graduated (OMG, how did we all get to be SEVENTEEN YEARS older?)
Had a chuckle this morning as I was looking through mail / [...]

Here’s one for MKH

Swirly ROCKS MY WORLD! Thanks for the recommendation, babe!

Iron Man & Chick Poker

Ironman ROCKED! Great character development, good balance of story and action, Robert Downey Jr was fantastic in this role!!! I’m so glad we finally got to see it before it leaves the big screen. Hellboy 2 and Batman will have a high standard to meet.
Just checking in on email before getting [...]

Play Date with Kay

First post … am not going to bother trying to make this deep. Went for a walk this morning with C for about 45 minutes. Always good to get in a walk in the early morning before the weather gets too hot or muggy. Left home around 10:30 am to drive down to Park Ridge [...]