When I was a daycare teacher, I was sick a lot. When you work around snotty noses all the time, it happens. It doesn't matter how often you wash your hands, prompt the kids to cover their mouth, or how hot the water is when you wash your clothes. Germs happen. One of the things I like about working at MS is the nice, sterile environment. No germs here. Bugs, maybe (heehee inside geek joke), but not germs. I haven't been sick in years. That all came crashing down on Tuesday afternoon, culminating in a kleenex extravaganza and extra bonding time with my bed on Wednesday. I was so sick on Wednesday that I could barely stumble to the computer to tell my manager that I couldn't come in. I then collapsed back into bed and slept, fitfully, for the next twelve hours. Mika was tired of me being home because on Thursday morning, she was not in the bed with me, like usual. Fortunately, I was much improved yesterday and even moreso today, except for this lingering cough and occassional dripping from my nose. That will be oh-so-sexy tonight when I go out to the club. Nothing says "Come hither" like a girl with a kleenex in her hand.
It's Birthday Weekend.
This was one of the busiest weekends I've had in a long time. First of all, it was Northwest Folklife Festival weekend and I attended three days in a row. On Saturday I went with Betsy for a few hours, on Sunday with Wendy and John and her cousin for a few hours, and yesterday I went alone because I wanted to wander at my own leisure and write a little, which I did. It was a great day! It was so sunny that today I am very sunnburned. I do this to myself every year. Anyway, since Suganthi was house sitting upstairs, we hung out some; we sat in the hot tub one night, which was oh so nice! I highly recommend everyone that has a house purchasing a hot tub. :) Another night Liset and her friend from Gig Harbor game over and we went to dinner at Stellas. Sunday evening I went to a Mariners game with Tim. Last night I ate at a Chinese restaurant up on 45th (the name eludes me right now). So now it's back to work. At least it's a short work week and this should, better be, a great weekend. I guess Suganthi and Judy are planning the festivities and Keely and I will be given "a list of things we might need." That is what I was told. Tonight we're picking Keely up from the airport.
This week is Seattle Live Literature full throttle week, since it's the end of the month. I've farmed the majority of the work out to the new producers and while I am sure that they're doing a fine job, I feel a little anxious. But, I am also glad not to be doing every tedious popup, too.
Oh, and on Friday I got my hair done so now it actually has some shape and since I got it colored, too, it just looks all around better. :) Next will be contacts.
I finished Twelve Times Blessed this weekend, too. It was awesome. I gotta work on mine now!
(I know, it should be "Wine and Me") I didn't use to drink hardly at all. I didn't like the taste of beer and I only really knew one mixed drink, slo gin and orange juice, which is what my mom drank on the few times that she drank. I discovered wine coolers and those were tasty. My first roommates when I moved out here and I then discovered this cheap wine called Arbor Mist. It was sweet and fruity and made us feel like quite the grown ups. I still don't drink very much despite having expanded my alcohol menu a bit and liking a few beers that are light, like Corona. But, wine is not my friend, as evidenced by the Great Wine Episode, a year ago. Even one glass can make my buzzed. But, I found that the Arbor Mist stuff didn't. I could drink the whole bottle (which I did over the course of one night a couple years ago...the bottles only hold three glasses anyway.) and not feel anything. I believed it to really be more juice-like than anything since they don't even card for it at the grocery store. A couple nights ago I was cranky about the Birthday Weekend plans being aborted, so I walked to QFC and got some Arbor Mist. Last night I had two glasses and my head was light, yet it was also heavy. When did they start putting alcohol in Arbor Mist??? Granted, I didn't eat that well yesterday; the bulk of my meal consisting of tortilla chips dipped in salsa con queso. But still. I'm such a wimp.
So the four of us girls had made tentative plans to go away for Birthday Weekend. Since I had really wanted to go to Victoria, since I haven't been there, that was the plan. Keely and Judy both managed to get my bday (Monday, June 2nd) off so we could make it an extended weekend. But now, Suganthi can't go because of financial restrictions due to her extended unemployment. And, Keely won't go unless Suganthi goes. So, we're stuck here, it seems. I don't want to be selfish and stubborn about it. I know that Suganthi didn't want to get fired. I understand Keely wanting Suganthi around for her birthday. Of course. But, I also don't want to sit around here all stinking weekend. "Girls Night Out" (dinner or something) isn't too appealing since we do that all the time. I don't want to be resentful that weekend. But now what are we going to do?? Things still cost money, even if we're here, unless we sit around, which I refuse to do. Right now I am too annoyed and disappointed to consider anything. Hopefully something great will come along. Anyone have any suggestions?
After I was delivered the wonderful news about Birthday Weekend, I walked to QFC and bought some Arbor Mist (they didn't even card me...), some flowers, and an expensive piece of cheesecake. I can't say that it improved my mood at all. But the flowers are pretty.
This is all Rolf's fault. If he hadn't been such a good birthday date two years ago, I wouldn't be on this quest to keep that up. But he was, so here I am. Sigh...At least this weekend is Folklife Festival...just another reminder, though.
What a fabulous weekend it was, weatherwise! Friday night it rained, but the rest of the weekend, although it was a tad chilly on Saturday, was sunny and warm. I basked in the sun on Sunday (after a long afternoon nap after church) in the U-District at their street festival. There were so many things, both merchandise and food, that I wanted to buy, but since there are many of these street festivals throughout the summer, I thought it best to pace myself. :) I compromised by buying my favorite festival foods: roasted corn on the cob and chocolate covered strawberries on a stick. Yum yum! This weekend is the Folklife festival, my favorite (well, tied with the Fremont Fair), and it looks like I may be going several times. I can buy that place out. :) Last night, Tim and Bill and I went to a little park and threw around the softball a bit, practiced batting, too. I wasn't as bad as I figured I would be, but my throwing is so bad. Lots of room for improvement there. I'm a little sore today, but not too bad.
Saturday night, Dave and I went to an Indian restaurant in the U-District, Cedars. It was delicious! I am always hesitant about curry, but I asked for the Butter Chicken mild, and that's what I got. He also ordered some fried vegetables, which anything deep fried is delectable, and some flatish bread, also very tasty. What really enhances the dining experience there is the amount of wait staff. It's swarming with people: water filler, order taker, food bringer, plate clearer, bill bringer, bill taker, table washer...They fill your water glass nearly after every sip! It was hilarious! Afterwards, he gave me a tour of the UW. The graduate library is awesome! All lit up it looked like a castle! He also explained to me that the Red Square was designed for protests, so that the protesters could be hosed down should the need arise, and the water drain off. I had a hard time believing that...but I could see how it could be true. But, I am also pretty gullible.
Again, I didn't work on the novel. Drat!
I know, you may think that an almost 29 year old girl should not be watching a show like Dawson's Creek. I didn't watch it for the first couple seasons...I don't even remember why I did start watching it. Probably because it was on before Felicity at some point and I saw Joshua Jackson and then couldn't resist. I don't know. But I did watch it fairly consistently for a couple seasons, while Pacey and Joey were together. Then they broke up and everyone went off to college and I stopped watching it. This season I popped in and out, popping in more frequently when I heard on commercials that there was hope that Joey and Pacey would get back together. When I heard that this was the last season, I felt obligated to watch the two hour season finale, especially since the audience was promised that Joey would finally choose between Dawson and Pacey. Then I saw the commercials, which showed a scene of Joey and Dawson in a wedding setting. I've been watching WB shows long enough to know never to trust commercials. Whatever they show is 99% of the time exactly the opposite of what will actually happen. But then, they also made it look in the commercials that Pacey was proposing to Joey. There was a ring in a box (which never appeared on the show) and a look of dismay on her face as they embrace after what looks as though he's just proposed. So, I was perplexed and intrigued. Slight problem was that it was two hours long, cutting into West Wing time, and that show is much more dignified to watch. I knew Tim was taping WW, so I taped DC, too. To make a long story short, much to my happiness, Joey chose Pacey! I felt vindicated, since I had hoped for an ending like this when Felicity ended. She was supposed to choose Noel, but no, she had to choose Ben. At least one show got it right!
I will be glad after this week when the bulk of the shows that I enjoy will go into rerun. Perhaps I will get something done instead of gluing myself to the couch to watch so many shows! I didn't think that I watched that many shows until the past couple weeks when I realized I barely move at night to do much else than run between my computer and the couch. It's pretty sad, actually.
It's been quite some time since I had a sore throat, so I suppose that I shouldn't complain. But, I hate being sick. I'm not even really all that sick; I just feel a little off. I'm sluggish, sleepier than usual. Yesterday I went home a little early and felt guilty for taking a nap when it was such a glorious day outside. I felt like I should've been out enjoying it instead of huddled on the couch under a blanket. But, there I was. I feel a tad better today, although my throat still hurts.
I went to IKEA on Saturday and spent way too much money. Well, it was actually less than I thought it might be as I approached the checkout, but it was still a lot. But, had I been anywhere else buying what I bought (a duvet cover, glass mixing bowls, pasta containers, frames, etc.), I would've spent much more, so taking that into consideration, it wasn't so bad. I bought these funky shaped frames there that match the colors in my bathroom. I was at a loss for awhile as to what pictures to put in them...what makes appropriate bathroom art?? So, I decided to print off some art prints of places that I would like to travel to some day: the Parthenon, Venice, Avonlea (okay, there's not really an Avonlea; it was a picture of Prince Edward Island.) My thought on this choice was this, "When you gotta go, there should be pictures of place you'd like to go."
It's nearing the end of the month. You know what that means...Northwest Folklife Festival-my favorite thing to do in Seattle. I really do enjoy it. Of course, part of it is thinking about it two years ago. I am tempted to call him and see if he'd like to go. I am too cowardly for that. Not afraid to call him so much as I am of the ass kicking I'll receive from my various friends when they find out what I did. :)
Still no idea what's going on for my birthday. Perhaps I will lock myself in my apartment.
Well, I just heard from the HR person concerning the producer gig that I interviewed for on Wednesday. It's been "put on hold." The pessimistic part of me wants to think that this is the polite way of them rejecting me. However, after the other two times that I interviewed, they flat out told me no, so why should this time be any different? And, it's not unusual that this time of year groups are reluctant to hire because the end of the fiscal year is approaching. So, maybe I still have a shot. I don't know. Good thing is, I still have a job and I love my job and my group. But a FTE job would've been so nice.
I want to go home right now. But, traffic is hideous because there is a home Mariners game. The last couple nights have been horrible traffic-wise because the Yankees were in town. Tonight a less that good team, or so I hear, is in town do I thought traffic would be improved. Apparantly not, though. I didn't think about Mariners games when I moved to Seattle. I knew traffic sucks; everyone knows that. But traffic congestion is compounded tenfold when there's a game. I checked the traffic cam at 3:30 and it was already backed up leading up to the 520 bridge. Last night, Wendy said that 520 was backed up all the way to 40th! Sometimes, I miss living on the Eastside! (sshh! Don't tell Tim I said that!)
Last night I found out that my little "neighbor girl" from Wisconsin is, not only graduating from college in a couple weeks, but is also engaged. ENGAGED?? Little Rachelle is engaged? That just makes me mad.
I know, I know. I've totally slacked in my blogging responsibilities lately. I haven't had a whole heck of a lot to blog about; things haven't been too exciting. Yesterday I did have a job interview. It went okay; it wasn't horrible and it wasn't wonderful. I don't know what to think. So now, I wait.
Seattle Live Literauture is now live and I think the site redesign has been well received. There are still some kinks to figure out, like how to make the information show up in the dreaded Netscape, but for the sane IE users, it looks good. :)
Countdown to my birthday. Less than a month. I still have no idea what the plans are. The four of us girls are trying to go somewhere, but we have some blocks. It may well happen that we don't go anywhere. I used to be content with having a small, quiet, simple birthday celebration. And then two years ago happened...the "great date birthday." So then last year I had to do something great to not dwell on it. Even this year I want to do something cool so as not to think about it, which is probably silly, but still...