It's been weird - lately I haven't felt the need to write anything.  I haven't written in my paper journal either much.  I get a little worried about these phases of no writing.  I have a horrible memory and I use photography and writing to remember things, so not writing and taking photos can give me gaps in my memories ( Read more... )

My mom, Barbara Forbes, made it into the local paper in an article about how "19th century women were virtual prisoners of their underclothes":


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So I finally figured out what to do with my birthday.  I am having a small dinner with my family and friends of the family on Friday 03/27/08 at Macaroni GRill in Milpitas at 8pm.  On Saturday 03/28/09, I am coordinating a dinner at La Mediterranee in Berkeley at 6pm before the Saturday FNW - I figure that anyone going to FNW could just meet up ( Read more... )

So as far as I can tell, they let another person go from work today.  We are down to 23 from 30.  I think we had 25 when I started here 4+ years ago.

Alternately on the work front, the company celebrated its 10-year anniversary on 3/1 so we are all going OUT to lunch today at BJ's Brewhouse in Cupertino at 2pm.  Not only do we get lunch, but the ( Read more... )

So sinceamy_rene  started the trend, I have started thinking about what to do for my birthday too.  Mine is 2 weeks after hers!  I was thinking I would have some sort of fun with a group of friends on Saturday March 28th, followed by dinner, then off to Saturday Night Waltz in Oakland.  Very fun full day that ends with dancing - couldn't be better!  So I ( Read more... )

I got a call from EM this morning and apparently all of her furniture is being delivered tomorrow morning 8-8:30am!  I am now charged with rearranging the bits that I have in the house to the places where they will likely stay so that her furniture can be put into the places where it will likely stay.  I also need to move the plants that are on the ( Read more... )

Amy and I met for dinner Friday night and it was just the two of us.  We sat with some pigeons who were sleeping on the ground by a support beam and a garbage can (one of them was facing the support beam like a kid in the corner being punished).  They didn't seem to care much that we were sitting there - one would open it's eye once in a while and ( Read more... )

I fucked up at work. I must have been too distracted when I booked boss #2's tickets to PHL last week. I had him and his PM flying out 2/18 and flying back 3/19 (instead of 2/19). I called the airline and was able to fix it, but for $150/person change fee ($300). I may have to plead it being taken out of my paycheck. I really dislike that most of ( Read more... )

After a lot of thought in the past week, I have decided to spend Valentine's Day with myself.  After cleaning my house and spoiling my pets, I think I will take myself to dinner.  I might even be so bold as to be tacky and wear a top with *gasp* hearts on it.  I have decided to spend the evening with candles lighting the house, a hot bath and a ( Read more... )

FNW was this last weekend.  I look forward to those because I get to see friends that I don't get to see as regularly as I would like.  Part of it is the dancing and part of it is the socializing and all of it is happiness.


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