Hello all!
I have fun photos, etc to share, but haven't had time to download them (hi hello what could be more thrilling than Lionel Richie in concert?). In the meantime, I felt like it was time to give a brief update so that you at least know I'm alive.
Finals are over! Thank God. I can go back to living life instead of procrastinating and complaining about having to read about long run average cost curves.
New work is good so far. My coworkers and boss are so incredibly nice. It is also weird working in an office instead of at the plant. Observations thus far:
1) There really is this office humming noise...like the sound of keyboards clacking + copiers whirring + phones ringing + murmuring behind cubicle walls. It's real weird.
2) It is way less hectic than the plant.
3) It is weird/cool to ride the elevator up to my 17th floor cubby and see buildings all around instead of distillation columns.
4) The coffee at the coffee bar is in individual packages labeled "Office Coffee", which I find hilarious.
5) There are 17 million places to eat in the tunnels and/or near the tunnels.
6) I love love love my new boss. Today he bought all of us fancy chocolates from the new store in the tunnel. He also offered me his theatre tickets, since he can't go. Also he's so nice and appreciative of the lame-o reports I made this month. Yay.
In other news, I am in total party-planning mode. I reserved the clubhouse, called and got cost estimates from jason's deli & chick fil a. I am so excited. I can't believe I will get to hang out with 75 best friends this Sat. I need a new outfit.
I am also crazy about the following things this week:
1) Scratch-off lottery tickets, specifically the "Holiday Bingo"
2) America's Next Top Model
3) Wilco...also had a dream last week in which I hung out with Jeff Tweedy and he looked strangely like the messiah (but with a mullet)
4) Jason's Deli Taco Salad (holy crap it's so delicious)
5) Pepper Jack cheese
6) Cheap makeup purchased at my local CVS (since I left my "real" makeup in Lake Charles)
7) Mom's go-getter attitude (we have a new roof and will soon have floors)
8) Any item that has been labeled "holiday" to make it more marketable (for example today i bought "holiday" salt n pepper shakers)
9) Jesus (i.e. reason for the season!)
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Friday, December 02, 2005
you're gonna make it after all
I figured my law school friends could use a study break, so here is a timely update.
Wednesday was my last day at the plant. I was really sad to go and was delighted that so many of my engineer friends came to my farewell lunch. I even got to sit with 3 of my favorites, so that was a plus. Unfortunately, I had to have one FINAL "development dialog" with my (now former!) boss. The only thing I hate is when she goes on and on about my "humorous demeanor" and that I need to be "more poised and understand that not everyone will appreciate my quirks". It always makes me mad because I feel like she's basically saying "your personality sucks and everyone will hate you the way I do." Lucky for her I don't tell her what I think of her personality.
Moving on, I started here at One Houston Center (OHC for short). It's pretty sweet. My cubicle neighbor is adorable and chats with me all day. New boss is equally adorable and isn't here today because he went to see the Rolling Stones last night. I loooove him. I don't technically have any work to do, so all I've done so far is read some background material. Also we randomly went to Starbucks downstairs mid-morning (holiday drink fix!) and we can walk to all sorts of charming places for lunch. My latest idea is to move to the super-sweet Rice Hotel lofts. I can see them from my window (best view ever!) and I can either ride the metro or walk through the tunnels to work if I move there...hmmm.
Tonight is Amee's birthday fiesta. We are going to this restaurant with belly dancers, so perhaps I will be able to utilize all the "skills" I picked up in those classes. I definitely have the tummie for it.
Tomorrow I go visit boy in Austin. He's real great. Sigh. (End of gush)
My house is a mess. Tonight I bake pecan pies (yes, all you hot boys out there, I am a corporate tycoon AND I can cook/bake/bellydance...you should be pursuing me if you're not already) then I go to party.
Week in Summary:
Number of hours spent studying for 2 finals: 0.
Number of hours spent browsing MySpace: 3.
Number of hours spent cleaning apartment: 0.
Number of hours spent flirting with boy on phone: 4.
Number of hours spent researching 401k mutal fund options: 0.
Number of hours spent researching Anthropologie website: 1.
Wednesday was my last day at the plant. I was really sad to go and was delighted that so many of my engineer friends came to my farewell lunch. I even got to sit with 3 of my favorites, so that was a plus. Unfortunately, I had to have one FINAL "development dialog" with my (now former!) boss. The only thing I hate is when she goes on and on about my "humorous demeanor" and that I need to be "more poised and understand that not everyone will appreciate my quirks". It always makes me mad because I feel like she's basically saying "your personality sucks and everyone will hate you the way I do." Lucky for her I don't tell her what I think of her personality.
Moving on, I started here at One Houston Center (OHC for short). It's pretty sweet. My cubicle neighbor is adorable and chats with me all day. New boss is equally adorable and isn't here today because he went to see the Rolling Stones last night. I loooove him. I don't technically have any work to do, so all I've done so far is read some background material. Also we randomly went to Starbucks downstairs mid-morning (holiday drink fix!) and we can walk to all sorts of charming places for lunch. My latest idea is to move to the super-sweet Rice Hotel lofts. I can see them from my window (best view ever!) and I can either ride the metro or walk through the tunnels to work if I move there...hmmm.
Tonight is Amee's birthday fiesta. We are going to this restaurant with belly dancers, so perhaps I will be able to utilize all the "skills" I picked up in those classes. I definitely have the tummie for it.
Tomorrow I go visit boy in Austin. He's real great. Sigh. (End of gush)
My house is a mess. Tonight I bake pecan pies (yes, all you hot boys out there, I am a corporate tycoon AND I can cook/bake/bellydance...you should be pursuing me if you're not already) then I go to party.
Week in Summary:
Number of hours spent studying for 2 finals: 0.
Number of hours spent browsing MySpace: 3.
Number of hours spent cleaning apartment: 0.
Number of hours spent flirting with boy on phone: 4.
Number of hours spent researching 401k mutal fund options: 0.
Number of hours spent researching Anthropologie website: 1.
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