i hate that blogout is down. i can't comment on any of your blogs that use it. =(

random: which would you prefer? ny strip steak or prime rib? and what do you think about chicken wellington? i was never really fan of meat wrapped in puff pastry....

aaaannnd.....

happy birthday lorie!!

sooooooOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOOOOO bored. how does one become productive with nothing to do?

my computer is set to lock out after 20 minutes of sitting idle. i set that like two years ago, and now i can't figure out how i did it. i keep getting back to my computer after 19 minutes and 58 seconds of idle-ness pass. it's just annoying. i have to wait for the computer to lock, and then i have to log back in. help? anyone? and it's a network lock-out, not a screen saver one. i tried to get in through the network properties. nope. no good. this is the excitement of the work day. woo. hoo.

cold business.

it's cold here.
it's cold in the south. (north carolina is the south, right?)
i have a cold.

i actually stayed home sick today. staying home sick when you're actually sick is not so fun.

however: despite the cold, i might never exchange four seasons for one long summer (sorry, cali people). at least not anytime soon. =D

it is snowing. and it keeps snowing...

...and snowing...

...and snowing...

...and snowing...

...and snowing...

...and snowing...

....

it hasn't stopped since this morning.

the end.

i'm really bad at eating apples. i'm definitely an apple slices girl...but here's the thing: if you cut your apple before you go to work, the slices are gonna turn brown by the time you want to eat them. thumbs down on brown apple slices. i mean, you could rub them with lemon to keep them from oxidizing, but who wants to take time to do that? thus, the apple stays whole and is difficult to eat. it gets stuck in your teeth and apple juice is flying everywhere. why is it that fruit tastes so much better when chilled? mmm.

wow. the guy in the next cube just left. he's always here really late, making me feel guilty for leaving early (early in my office = before 6pm). i heard my manager leave, too. hmmm....do i stay or do i go? ahhhh! i must say that i was actually productive today. i learned stuff, too. it's kind of exciting to learn new stuff. i might actually be smart in my conference call on thursday. i hate being the junior engineer that just sits there not being able to contribute. although...it's scary to say anything conclusive in front of a client...they're gonna spend money based on what you just said, and wow, it would suck if you were wrong and cost them 50 grand.

decision: i'm going home.

so

sleeeeppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

happy friday!

finally.

this is me leaving early. woohoo! have a good weekend!!

i feel really bad. i sent a report to one of the project managers that always gives me work...and he called back: "is there something wrong? usually your reports are impeccable and i'm sending you a lot of comments." dangit. first of all, i didn't think that he thought my work was impeccable...especially since i felt he was pretty hard on me when i first started doing work for him. and second, i hate disappointing people. he thought i was suffering from a concussion or something. well i'm suffering from being constantly nauseated and crazy hormone changes, but i haven't told my manager yet and i didn't think he should be the first to know. bleh. work stuff. i'll get over it. and just to add to my day...i finally get my butt out of bed early enough that i'll be on time for work and it takes me two hours to get here. *sigh*

my mom is the cutest ever. this is an email she sent to my uncles and cousins:

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Subject: Good news!

I'm a future grandma. I'm so excited! rah rah rah

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who says rah rah rah? so cute. i love her to death.