"Uh, yeah. That's some Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink virginal. Damn. How is it not burning your eyes out?" (Don't touch the virginal comment, it's just WAY to easy)
"Just put a pink boa and run with it!" (And yes, I will probably do just that tonight as I have no time to do anything else!)
"So, with the whiter than paper pale skin, she thought that was a good idea?!?" (I get it, time to start tanning.)
"Well hello 1984..." (I think I need to put lime green with it a celebrate the 80s. I don't even think this person was alive in 84 by the way.)
More to come I am sure...
UPDATE: I got to go home and change in to Pretty in Pink shoes, go to the event, then paint a sheer coat of Curtain Call over the top and it is now a pale pink. Perfect. :-)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Too much
I just noticed my last posts were about work and who really wants to spend anymore time on work right now than they have too? Apparently work is bleeding into life again, and while I don't believe it is possible to have the two separate, it is possible to push one to the back.
I am pushing it to the back. Lots of cool things are happening for the family and I right now, summer is coming, new friends and plans are made, the flowers are blooming, family is around the corner....
Let's focus on those, shall we?
I am pushing it to the back. Lots of cool things are happening for the family and I right now, summer is coming, new friends and plans are made, the flowers are blooming, family is around the corner....
Let's focus on those, shall we?
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
UAT - Project Managers are killing me
"Can you block 2 - 1/2 day sessions for UAT on the new tool?" Uh, is this after I just told you our 10 person team is now 2 and we are losing our intern tomorrow? I know you are a project manager, I know your job is to keep us on track. My job is not encompassing only this one little tool that we are launching.
I can't even eat lunch most days unless you count a cup of soup and coffee during a call. So no, you are not getting a 1/2 day.
Just needed to get that out there before I said it on a conference all and hurt the pm's feelings.
I can't even eat lunch most days unless you count a cup of soup and coffee during a call. So no, you are not getting a 1/2 day.
Just needed to get that out there before I said it on a conference all and hurt the pm's feelings.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Job Searches - listen to what I say to you!!!!
A lot of people are looking for employment right now. I am actually hiring two interns and have received no less than 200 resumes for each.
In a past life, I was a recruiter, so I know how to scan a resume quickly and screen calls for the best candidates. I also have a very short tolerance level for those who contact me AFTER I set up an interview about what the position is after I have already told them and they APPLIED THE FIRST GO ROUND. I have already told two people not to come in for their interview as they are not able to follow simple instructions. Don't even get me started on the one who told me, after they were here, "Well, yes I was not completely honest and do need visa sponsorship..."?!?!?!
My current intern found a job which adds extra pressure, but all the same, I know there are good students out there. SEND THEM TO ME JOB FAIRIES!!!
PS: Candidates, if you call me 4 times on Friday and once over the weekend, do not think for a second I am going to hire you. I am going to have my current intern interview you and then let you go. Seriously.
In a past life, I was a recruiter, so I know how to scan a resume quickly and screen calls for the best candidates. I also have a very short tolerance level for those who contact me AFTER I set up an interview about what the position is after I have already told them and they APPLIED THE FIRST GO ROUND. I have already told two people not to come in for their interview as they are not able to follow simple instructions. Don't even get me started on the one who told me, after they were here, "Well, yes I was not completely honest and do need visa sponsorship..."?!?!?!
My current intern found a job which adds extra pressure, but all the same, I know there are good students out there. SEND THEM TO ME JOB FAIRIES!!!
PS: Candidates, if you call me 4 times on Friday and once over the weekend, do not think for a second I am going to hire you. I am going to have my current intern interview you and then let you go. Seriously.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Good Times
It's a night at the ballpark during the week, and it's not 150 degrees.
Joy of hearing my kid say...
"They put in the rookie and Cruz lit him up like a torch" - after a grand slam that sinks your team but helps the kid's
"Sorry Mom, the Orioles don't want you coming to their games anymore" - after the O's drop yet another easy win with me there
"Hitting for the cycle???? I never thought I would see that!!!" - after Kinsler hits for only the 6th cycle in Rangers history
"He needs to pitch the ball - stop thinking about the runner, geez. Even I know that." - after the O's bullpen continually let's us (ok me) down
I know I am biased but my kid totally rocks.
Joy of hearing my kid say...
"They put in the rookie and Cruz lit him up like a torch" - after a grand slam that sinks your team but helps the kid's
"Sorry Mom, the Orioles don't want you coming to their games anymore" - after the O's drop yet another easy win with me there
"Hitting for the cycle???? I never thought I would see that!!!" - after Kinsler hits for only the 6th cycle in Rangers history
"He needs to pitch the ball - stop thinking about the runner, geez. Even I know that." - after the O's bullpen continually let's us (ok me) down
I know I am biased but my kid totally rocks.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
We grow up
We forget about Santa, the Easter Bunny and the joy of the first spring bloom or first sunny day to ride our bikes.
We get jobs, we make new friends and outgrow old ones. We raise families and we raise each other. We become more cynical and then realize life is too short and start enjoying it again.
We start life believing in fairy tales, we realize that fairies are not alive and that castles come with mortgages, we end life holding onto an angel that was the fairy by our side our entire life and head to that castle of our dreams.
We grow up, but we don't have to grow old. Hold onto your fairy, we all have one.
We get jobs, we make new friends and outgrow old ones. We raise families and we raise each other. We become more cynical and then realize life is too short and start enjoying it again.
We start life believing in fairy tales, we realize that fairies are not alive and that castles come with mortgages, we end life holding onto an angel that was the fairy by our side our entire life and head to that castle of our dreams.
We grow up, but we don't have to grow old. Hold onto your fairy, we all have one.
Friday, April 10, 2009
It's about friends
So, Facebook maybe odd for most, but it does help you hook up with old friends. As a person like me who cares for friends, how can that be bad?
Welcome back friends, I missed you!!!
PS: Lemontinis are the best on Good Friday!!!
Welcome back friends, I missed you!!!
PS: Lemontinis are the best on Good Friday!!!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
When does it stop being fun?
The better question may be, when did it start making us all so old?
Yes, work is meant to be something that you do to live, you are not supposed to live to work but work was more fun than this, right? And it seems to be everywhere! It then bleeds over into your life and then your life starts to suffer.
I have new wrinkles, and not the great kind that come from smiles and laughter, the kind that come from squeezing my eye lids so tightly together in hopes that when I open them it will be a new day with some fun again.
I know - suck it up, this is life and we all just need to get over it. Well, I don't want too and you shouldn't have to either.
Yes, work is meant to be something that you do to live, you are not supposed to live to work but work was more fun than this, right? And it seems to be everywhere! It then bleeds over into your life and then your life starts to suffer.
I have new wrinkles, and not the great kind that come from smiles and laughter, the kind that come from squeezing my eye lids so tightly together in hopes that when I open them it will be a new day with some fun again.
I know - suck it up, this is life and we all just need to get over it. Well, I don't want too and you shouldn't have to either.
Monday, April 6, 2009
An addition to the Clan...
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
May God be with you and bless you;
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortune,Rich in blessings,
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back.
May the warm rays of sun fall upon your home
And may the hand of a friend always be near.
May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.
It's been a while
Not to state the obvious as each entry is dated, it has been a while. It's not that I haven't felt like writing, I always feel like writing. I think it is more that I just haven't felt like what I wanted to write about was able to be posted. I am not a believer in telling everyone in the cosmos what I am doing or thinking at every moment of everyday.
A lot of amazing things have happened in our world, new relatives, new friends, old friends being new again and new friends becoming old. It's been a regular circle of life.
Another holiday is coming up, work is crazy and the wonderful baseball season has kicked off. It's all good.
I have stuff I want to write about, I just need to figure out how to go about doing it in such a way that I am pleased. So much easier said than done.
A lot of amazing things have happened in our world, new relatives, new friends, old friends being new again and new friends becoming old. It's been a regular circle of life.
Another holiday is coming up, work is crazy and the wonderful baseball season has kicked off. It's all good.
I have stuff I want to write about, I just need to figure out how to go about doing it in such a way that I am pleased. So much easier said than done.
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