Jags at Brunch

This morning we went to brunch at the Museum Cafe. As we sat gazing out the window, we noticed a car nearly identical to mine. Sure enough, the wagon version pulled in just behind it. Well, never one to be outdone, I promptly collected my car and finished off the threesome. I took a picture with my phone, but it was so bright outside it didn't come off that well. Nevertheless, I thought it was cute.

Candles, Candles, Candles...

A couple of weeks ago, we hosted a candle party at our house. We invited our good friends, had some finger foods and adult beverages. Well, I don't know if it was the fabulous product or the adult beverages, or the combination of all, but we sold nearly $1,000 worth of candles and accessories. As a result, we received nearly $500 worth of free stuff. You should have seen us trying to figure out who ordered what out of the 7 boxes we received. It was quite a comical, drunken cluster. But, now our house smells quite pretty!

Vegas Rocks!

I recently put the memory card from my digital camera in my computer and found this picture from when Chad and I were in Vegas in February, 2007. Isn't he cute?

Mice in the Classroom

This afternoon, I was in the middle of teaching when suddenly one of my trainees raised her legs straight out and had a horrified look on her face. As some of you may know, our building was built on a former industrial landfill. As such, it turns out we have a slight rodent problem. That said, the reason my trainee was horrified as a very small, brown mouse scampering througout my classroom. You would think a multi-billion dollar computer company wouldn't suffer from such issues.

The Picture Says it All...

Duck and Cover

Since my office is so near the airport, we see quite a lot of planes flying by. That said, the AWACS from Tinker is doing touch-and-go’s just over us. It is SO loud… But, nevertheless, still cool.

The iPhone is here

The Apple iPhone has been here for what, 2 weeks now? Lovely as it may be (I have several friends who have them), can we please be done with the commericals already. They are clever, yes... But please, there is enough buzz on the street to promote a $500 phone. Could we move on? Thanks.

Some people just shouldn't breed...

You may already know this, but Nicole Ritchie is pregnant. First of all, how in the hell did this happen? Who would be desperate enough to get with that? Secondly, how is that tiny-needs-to-eat-a-cracker-body ever going to be able to successfully carry a child. Furthermore, how is that tiny-needs-to-eat-a-cracker-woman going to successfully raise a child? Does anyone remember the disaster that is Brittany Spears?

Kissing in the parking lot

As we came back from lunch today, we parked next to two vehicles "kissing" in the parking lot. Didn't look like there was any damage, but you would think the driver of the car who parked last would have realized something was amiss when his car was kissing another. People are dumb.

The funny side of flooding

This picture was taken after the flooding in Miami, OK. Ironic, isn't it?

Hello?

As I was on my way to school this afternoon, I received a call from an unknown 405 number - I answered thinking it was a trainee. The person on the other end said, "is this Starbucks?" I said "no." She responded, "Oh, I wasn't sure if my friend gave me the right number." Don't you think she would have been able to figure out it was not, in fact, Starbucks when I answered the phone "Hello?" Just a thought...

Traveler

Clearly tonight is one of my few nights to watch TV... Have you seen ABC's show Traveler? It is absolutely the best show on TV right now! Chad and I LOVE it and the boys in it are SO hot! It is on in 7 minutes I am SO excited... Gotta go. Bye.

American Inventor

Do any of you watch American Inventor? If so, did you watch it tonight (Wednesday, 7/11)? Did you see the woman who invented the Pet Jacuzzi? On the surface, it looks like a good idea - you put your pet in a tub, then put this "lid" with holes cut for the pet's head and for your arms. However, the woman brought her pet in as an "assistant," and the pet looked absolutely petrified! Furthermore, when she finally got it out of the tub, it literally cried and almost ran away. Dumb.

Trainee Comment of the Day

"What's it gonna take for me to get you into a computer today?"

Wow, I wish I had a picture...

So I was driving back to work from the doctor today through a "questionable" part of town and happened to pass by two rather interesting looking individuals. From what I could tell, one of them was wearing shiny red basketball shorts and a wifebeater. "That's not such a strange outfit," you may say. However, said individual had the wifebeater tucked into the shorts, and the waistband of the rear or his shorts pulled down below his butt. Wow, I wish I had a picture.

Surveys: I'll tell you...

My company has a bi-annual "survey" in which people are provided an opportunity to provide feedback to their managers and about the company. That said, after the results are tabulated, we have a conference call to discuss the results. Essentially, we all sit around a speaker phone and have a PowerPoint deck read to us and discuss things we already know. Thus, I raise the question - why bother?

Family Feud?

As the training class I just finished rapidly comes to a close, one of my trainees brought in some small gifts and asked everyone in the class questions about one another. Because I have an airplane as the wallpaper on my computer, I got a small model of Air Force One and the jet the Vice President flies in - the wheels even move!!

Information Technology?

So I work for a major, very well known computer company. As such, one would think we would have pretty well-developed, stable, and responsive IT Department. Sadly, this is simply not so. You see, we have these things called Trouble Tickets (Office Space fans, these are nearly as bad as TPS Reports), in theory, we are to complete a Trouble Ticket if a computer is broken, or if we need something fixed. However, such logic does not apply here. You see, here, when the IT manager goes out of town, the Trouble Tickets do not get distributed, so our local IT staff does not know they need to fix things. You also might think we'd be able to contact our local IT staff directly. Again, this is not the case... All computer-related issues must be handled through Trouble Tickets. So, when we have a class of 30 people (and exactly 30 computers - 10 of which do not work), what are we to do?

If you are going to ask a question, accept my answer.

So one of my trainees just asked me a question, which, of course, I proceeded to answer - correctly, I might add. After I answered, he proceeded to question me about my answer and then argue with me about why he thought I was incorrect. If you already flippin know the answer (or think you do), then why bother asking in the first place. Additionally, if you are going to argue with me about the answer I provide, then don't ask me the freaking question! Thanks, I'm done now.

2 All Beef Patties?

So we're watching this movie about Ray Kroc (the father of McDonald's), and they played the "2 all beef patties" jingle for the Big Mac... Said horrible blonde (from the Dumb People Suck blog) was actually singing along. Again, I thought there were entrance requirements to get into grad school.

User Error?

Ok, so maybe it is because I am new to this, maybe it's just user error, but I can't figure out how to make the picture of Chad and I appear on my profile. So... here you are - just in case you were wondering... it's us :-)

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a pen?

So most of you who know me, know that I am diabetic. As such, I have to carry around my insulin pen when I go out to eat so that I can take my medicine before I eat. Often, we sit at the bar, and because my pen is rather large and I don't carry a purse, I lay the pen on the bar. You would be amazed by the number of idiots who feel the need to question me about it or even actually pick it up. What on earth would possess someone to pick up something that did not belong to them and mess around with it? Furthermore, it clearly says Humalog Insulin Pen. This is NOT a writing utensil, it is not yours, leave it the hell alone!

Odd Choices...

So there is a man at my work, who, by the way, is the Vice President of Customer Experience named Dick Hunter. Wouldn't you go by Richard?

Money Shot

My professor just used the words "money shot" in class.
Too funny

MBA = Counseling Session?

So apparently our MBA classes have become a counseling. Now, I must admit, I have been sitting here creating this blog, but apparently we are counseling one of my favorite classmates about a psychotic coworker. What's the deal? I thought I was paying for MBA classes, not psychology classes.

Dumb People Suck

OK, so I just have to say, dumb people should not be allowed in Graduate School. There is a woman who has been in several classes with us... She has horrible fake-blonde hair (with 2-inch BLACK roots), and feels the need to make comments about EVERYTHING. She has nothing good to contribute and really just needs to keep her mouth shut.

Is the 787 truly a Boeing?

So Chad and I are madly in love - with eachother - and with jetphotos.net. They have posted several pictures of the new Boeing 787 aircraft. While truly a unique and important aircraft, we don't think it looks like a Boeing. What do you think?

http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?aircraft=Boeing%20787-8

Excuse me, I'm new.

New to this stuff... So here I am - my best friend has a blog that proves quite entertaining, so I thought I'd start one too... Enjoy