Wow it's been forever. Guess I've been busy, but if I'm being really honest I've just been boring and there isn't much to write about.
I found a new favorite TV show--it's called River Monsters and it's about a biologist/angler who hunts crazy fish that may or may not be living in the lake/river in your backyard. Just sayin', they're all freshwater fish-monsters. They might even find their way into your bathtub.
My art class is going pretty well, I'm totally going to scan/post something eventually, when I draw something good enough to be seen by real people. I've been using my tablet too, and am drawing a River Monsters inspired aquatic scene. Well, actually, the thing I'm drawing is obviously in an ocean. But come on, it's all fish anyway, right?
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sarah's First Day
Today was Sarah's first day working with me! I think she thought it was boring. I thought it was boring. But it was nice having her at work. We ate girl scout cookies and she proof-read SCL stuff while I wrote handouts. =/
Maybe life will be more exciting when we start that survey.
Maybe life will be more exciting when we start that survey.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Jersey Shore Thursday
Still so busy! But I do have some fun stuff coming up. Tomorrow I am getting a facial and a pedicure, Saturday I'm going dancing, and Sunday I'm writing articles about the Science of North Western Vertebrate Biology! And I just bought a coupon for a three-hour African cooking class that I'm going to take with my best friend Maureen! Yay!
In addition to my busy social life, work has also been crazy. As you know, I am an assistant consultant in Mill Creek, and work has been good. I got a raise last week and am moving upstairs to a new office. And, my sister is coming to work in my office. She starts on Monday. Today, I cleaned out my desk for her. I hope she likes working there. We've worked together a couple of times before, at the Events Center ticket office and at the Senior Center, and both times were good. I think it will be fun, we can carpool and have lunch together, and work out after work together. She will probably get tired of it/me in a week. But at least we will save on gas.
And now I'm watching The Jersey Shore, because it's Thursday and there is a new episode on. I know this show is terrible, but I can't look away. I watched one episode a few weekends ago and was instantly hooked. It's like heroin.
In addition to my busy social life, work has also been crazy. As you know, I am an assistant consultant in Mill Creek, and work has been good. I got a raise last week and am moving upstairs to a new office. And, my sister is coming to work in my office. She starts on Monday. Today, I cleaned out my desk for her. I hope she likes working there. We've worked together a couple of times before, at the Events Center ticket office and at the Senior Center, and both times were good. I think it will be fun, we can carpool and have lunch together, and work out after work together. She will probably get tired of it/me in a week. But at least we will save on gas.
And now I'm watching The Jersey Shore, because it's Thursday and there is a new episode on. I know this show is terrible, but I can't look away. I watched one episode a few weekends ago and was instantly hooked. It's like heroin.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
My Busy, Busy Life
You may or may not be aware of the fact that I have two jobs. One is at Communication Resources Northwest, where I am an Assistant Consultant. The second job is with SR Education group, where I work as a freelance writer.
At job #2 I write stuff like this. (I did write all of that, actually. That was the fifth website I wrote).
So anyway, two jobs, super busy. That is why I haven't updated for awhile and why you probably haven't seen me around. I am trying to make time for fun this weekend, though. I am having Dim Sum with friends on Saturday and then going to see Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog The Musical. It should be good. But I'm super busy again next week with a work-related trip to Texas and Engineering Handbook edits galore.
At job #2 I write stuff like this. (I did write all of that, actually. That was the fifth website I wrote).
So anyway, two jobs, super busy. That is why I haven't updated for awhile and why you probably haven't seen me around. I am trying to make time for fun this weekend, though. I am having Dim Sum with friends on Saturday and then going to see Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog The Musical. It should be good. But I'm super busy again next week with a work-related trip to Texas and Engineering Handbook edits galore.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Not Chosen After All
I did not have jury duty after all. My group wasn't chosen the whole week. But that's okay, because it left me free to enjoy all the days off I had from work for Christmas break.
I had Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Friday off, and it was awesome. And I think I'm finally over my cold after all the wonderful rest I got. And rest was necessary after the week I had leading up to Christmas. It was busy with work and parties and last minute shopping.
I hosted a Christmas party the week before Christmas. It might have been crazy to schedule it then, but was the only time I had available. About twenty people came over (all couples but 2 people! Me and my friend Kamil!!) and there was food (delicious appetizers!) and drinks (cherry gin-gria and hot buttered spiced cider!) and I wore an amazing dress. Everyone had fun, even me, though it made me pretty exhausted and involved lots of cleanup.
And the day after my party I went to my work Christmas party where we drank tea in Bothell Country Village and then made jewelry. And then I had five days off. Merry Christmas to me!
I had Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Friday off, and it was awesome. And I think I'm finally over my cold after all the wonderful rest I got. And rest was necessary after the week I had leading up to Christmas. It was busy with work and parties and last minute shopping.
I hosted a Christmas party the week before Christmas. It might have been crazy to schedule it then, but was the only time I had available. About twenty people came over (all couples but 2 people! Me and my friend Kamil!!) and there was food (delicious appetizers!) and drinks (cherry gin-gria and hot buttered spiced cider!) and I wore an amazing dress. Everyone had fun, even me, though it made me pretty exhausted and involved lots of cleanup.
And the day after my party I went to my work Christmas party where we drank tea in Bothell Country Village and then made jewelry. And then I had five days off. Merry Christmas to me!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Jury Duty
I am not the chosen one. My group was not called for Monday, so I'm to call back after 5pm to find out if I'm needed on Tuesday. One the one hand, Yay for days off, on the other hand, I wanted to know what jury duty was like.
Perhaps this is for the best, and I'll be called sometime in the future on a week when I don't have paid days off work for the holidays. That would be lovely. In the meantime I'll have to read some true crime books, or some trial themed romance novels.
Perhaps this is for the best, and I'll be called sometime in the future on a week when I don't have paid days off work for the holidays. That would be lovely. In the meantime I'll have to read some true crime books, or some trial themed romance novels.
Monday, December 6, 2010
The Many Ways Zombies Have Effected Affected Infected My Life:
Most people who hear about my 'Zombie Issues' don't understand them: Well, I don't get it either, guys. Zombies freak me out completely, but I love zombie movies, books, being a zombie for Halloween, zombie flash-mobs, what have you. And despite all this love, my greatest fear is that one day I'll end up killing some poor bastard in a zombie costume.
This is a valid fear, because that's how worried I am about zombies; if one comes at me unexpectedly I'm pretty sure my reaction will be violent and negative, even though I know they don't exist. Occasionally I consider what I'd do if one of my friends or relatives decided it would be funny to sign me up for a show like Scare Tactics-outcome: not good.
And the flesh-eating undead abominations I'm afraid of aren't even an ancient legendary could-maybe-exist (like Bigfoot) type horror: George Romero invented them in the 1960's. HE MADE THEM UP AND I STILL THINK I MIGHT RUN INTO ONE SOMEDAY!
Does this make me crazy?
Maybe a little bit. But probably not any more than most Twilight fans.
Zombies don't just haunt my waking thoughts. I am unlucky enough to have recurring zombie nightmares and have for years. The first one was a bloody, gory dystopian shock, but after repeated exposure I've become accustomed to their horror. One of my most treasured zombie-nightmare memories was a dream where I heroically fought the zombie horde and even discovered the cure for zombieism (plain white bread apparently), but alas, I was too late. My parents had become zombies, and though I was immune to the zombie scourge thanks to wonder-bread, my sister was not so lucky.
At the end of the dream my zombie parents and I sat down to dinner in our dining room, the dining room window giving us a view of the street outside where zombies stumbled by and cars caught on fire, all against a blood-red sky. Then we had dinner (stew made out of my sister-sorry Sarah). BAD DREAM.
Aside from experiencing a dystopian zombie future one night out of twenty, my zombie obsession also spills over into my taste in literature and film. Name a zombie movie. I've seen it.
So...I guess I'd call myself a fan?
This is a valid fear, because that's how worried I am about zombies; if one comes at me unexpectedly I'm pretty sure my reaction will be violent and negative, even though I know they don't exist. Occasionally I consider what I'd do if one of my friends or relatives decided it would be funny to sign me up for a show like Scare Tactics-outcome: not good.
And the flesh-eating undead abominations I'm afraid of aren't even an ancient legendary could-maybe-exist (like Bigfoot) type horror: George Romero invented them in the 1960's. HE MADE THEM UP AND I STILL THINK I MIGHT RUN INTO ONE SOMEDAY!
Does this make me crazy?
Maybe a little bit. But probably not any more than most Twilight fans.
Zombies don't just haunt my waking thoughts. I am unlucky enough to have recurring zombie nightmares and have for years. The first one was a bloody, gory dystopian shock, but after repeated exposure I've become accustomed to their horror. One of my most treasured zombie-nightmare memories was a dream where I heroically fought the zombie horde and even discovered the cure for zombieism (plain white bread apparently), but alas, I was too late. My parents had become zombies, and though I was immune to the zombie scourge thanks to wonder-bread, my sister was not so lucky.
At the end of the dream my zombie parents and I sat down to dinner in our dining room, the dining room window giving us a view of the street outside where zombies stumbled by and cars caught on fire, all against a blood-red sky. Then we had dinner (stew made out of my sister-sorry Sarah). BAD DREAM.
Aside from experiencing a dystopian zombie future one night out of twenty, my zombie obsession also spills over into my taste in literature and film. Name a zombie movie. I've seen it.
So...I guess I'd call myself a fan?
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