This evening, as I jogged onto Jamaican Court off of I-drive in Orlando...I got a whiff of a very strong and unmistakable odor...
POT.
Made me laugh. Hehe :)
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Just one of those days...
Today was one of those days that starts out with so much promise. I was flying out on yet another business trip, and Arron needed to use my car so he was dropping me off at the airport. First good thing - not having to park my car and drag all of my luggage through the parking garage. Then my flight was not only on time, it was 25 MINUTES EARLY. With air travel in its current state, when does this ever happen? Thank you, Southwest Airlines. To top it all off, no one sat next to me on the plane. And I'm not just talking about an empty seat next to me...there was no one in my entire row. Again, how often does that happen? To end my fantastic morning, I breezed through the car rental process and ended up with a Jetta. Yes, it's not exactly a Mercedes, but compared to some cars I've gotten, it sure seems like one. The sun was shining. It was 80 degrees. Life couldn't be better for a Monday morning.
Then...the day slowly degraded. I found out that I will be spending the week at work doing meticulous data entry. I began realizing I need to go back to Orlando next week. And the week of the 18th. After work, trips to CVS and the grocery store took far longer than normal...and the traffic was bad even for Orlando standards. Due to complete inefficiency by the staff at Subway, it took 25 minutes for me to get a sandwich for dinner. 25 MINUTES. I guess that made up for the time I gained this morning. Then I arrived at the hotel, and after lugging my suitcase, laptop bag, and groceries into the room, I step in and smell...smoke. This meant I needed to switch rooms, and move everything all over again. So, here I sit, in my new room, which is blissfully without the smell of smoke, but also virtually without air conditioning. In Florida. In July. Oh, the day held such promise. Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit better!
Then...the day slowly degraded. I found out that I will be spending the week at work doing meticulous data entry. I began realizing I need to go back to Orlando next week. And the week of the 18th. After work, trips to CVS and the grocery store took far longer than normal...and the traffic was bad even for Orlando standards. Due to complete inefficiency by the staff at Subway, it took 25 minutes for me to get a sandwich for dinner. 25 MINUTES. I guess that made up for the time I gained this morning. Then I arrived at the hotel, and after lugging my suitcase, laptop bag, and groceries into the room, I step in and smell...smoke. This meant I needed to switch rooms, and move everything all over again. So, here I sit, in my new room, which is blissfully without the smell of smoke, but also virtually without air conditioning. In Florida. In July. Oh, the day held such promise. Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit better!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
A Confession
Today I did something that made me feel guilty. Really, really guilty.
I cheated. On my hairdresser. Ladies, which of you has ever done this? Admit it. I see you timidly raising your hand. And I bet you felt as bad as I do.
It's a funny relationship that women have with their hairdressers. Although we are simply paying for a service, it becomes almost traumatic if we decide that we want to begin seeing someone else. Thus, my use of the term "cheating". We behave a lot like we're cheating in a relationship. We sneak around, we worry that our hairdresser will find out, we stress about whether we should do it or not. Whatever the reason for going to a new stylist, it is every client's right to shop around in an effort to get the best service. So why the overwhelming guilt? Maybe it's due to the fact that while we are sitting in that chair, we end up sharing more with her than we planned to. Perhaps it's because we worry that we wont like the new girl as much as her, and we don't want to deal with the embarrassment of crawling back.
Whatever the reason, I am glad that I tried someone new, and I intend to stick with her. For the time being at least :)
I cheated. On my hairdresser. Ladies, which of you has ever done this? Admit it. I see you timidly raising your hand. And I bet you felt as bad as I do.
It's a funny relationship that women have with their hairdressers. Although we are simply paying for a service, it becomes almost traumatic if we decide that we want to begin seeing someone else. Thus, my use of the term "cheating". We behave a lot like we're cheating in a relationship. We sneak around, we worry that our hairdresser will find out, we stress about whether we should do it or not. Whatever the reason for going to a new stylist, it is every client's right to shop around in an effort to get the best service. So why the overwhelming guilt? Maybe it's due to the fact that while we are sitting in that chair, we end up sharing more with her than we planned to. Perhaps it's because we worry that we wont like the new girl as much as her, and we don't want to deal with the embarrassment of crawling back.
Whatever the reason, I am glad that I tried someone new, and I intend to stick with her. For the time being at least :)
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Musings on Traveling
When I think about things I am truly passionate about, traveling jumps right to the top of the list. I highly doubt that many people check the TripAdvisor website more than I do (it's at least a four-to-five-times-a-day addiction). I am lucky to live in New England, which is a true tourist heaven. Travel just a few hours and you can find yourself in the rolling mountains of New Hampshire, the gorgeous fall foliage of the Berkshires, the sandy dunes of Cape Cod, or the rocky shoreline of Maine.
Despite my love of New England, the pictures I am about to post are from my first (and certainly not my last) trip to Hawaii. I don't think it's possible for anyone to visit this magical place and not love it.
This was taken on the North Shore
An open air shopping center in Honolulu
Cloudy sunset at the Turtle Bay Resort
Look in one direction, there's a beautiful beach...
Look in the other direction and see towering mountains
Pearl Harbor
Bustling Waikiki Beach
Friendly peacock at the Audubon Society
The most amazing Mai Tais
Blue skies that never end...
Mahalo...for visiting my blog!
Despite my love of New England, the pictures I am about to post are from my first (and certainly not my last) trip to Hawaii. I don't think it's possible for anyone to visit this magical place and not love it.
This was taken on the North Shore
An open air shopping center in Honolulu
Cloudy sunset at the Turtle Bay Resort
Look in one direction, there's a beautiful beach...
Look in the other direction and see towering mountains
Pearl Harbor
Bustling Waikiki Beach
Friendly peacock at the Audubon Society
The most amazing Mai Tais
Blue skies that never end...
Mahalo...for visiting my blog!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
To blog or not to blog?
I have been apprehensive about starting a blog for a long time, although I am unsure as to why. I'm not entirely sure why...maybe its the fear of exposing myself to criticism, especially given the fact that I haven't written anything non-engineering related in at least four years. However, I've psyched myself up enough over the past few months, and I think it's time I started one. Here's a few reasons why:
- I spend an inordinate amount of time surfing the web and reading blogs. Friends, acquaintances, complete strangers - it doesn't matter, I'm addicted to them.
- If I spent half of this "lurking time" doing something semi-productive, I am bound to gain something from it.
- With the bulk of my days revolving around math, computers, and general engineering "stuff", I would like to do something creative. Is writing about your life and your thoughts very creative? Probably not, but it's more than I am doing now.
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