What CD is in your CD player right now?

NIN - Year Zero Remixes

How many keys are on your key ring?

2 - Home & Car

How much money do you have in your wallet?

$4.20 US

$3.10 Canadian

I usually don’t carry lots of cash.  I am a plastic girl.

List two bad habits that you have. Now tell me which one you would be willing to give up first.

I recently gave up ( Read more... )

So today was the official Change-In-Control which means that Oracle's acquisition of BEA has been approved by all regulatory agencies and has been finalized.  This just happened and the transition time will likely take several weeks.  So there are very few answers to about a million questions ( Read more... )

Let me introduce the new love in my life....he's 13.5 feet long and weighs in at about 50 lbs.

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What a perfect day!.  The sun is out, the wind has picked up, and the skies are clear.

It's kayaking time.

 
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Aly
2. Al
3. Mistress of Mirth

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Mirthness
2. lovecroft
3. aly@BEA

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Height (I have made my piece with being short)
2. My wicked cute tiny feet (I get the best shoes)
3. My spectacular boobs which make every outfit perfect

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON' ( Read more... )

On days 2 and 3 of my stress-free romp in Ottawa, I drove downtown and wandered the city.  My first stop of course, was Parliament Hill.  The architecture is wicked (all Gothic and such) and the views are spectacular.  I wanted to go on one of the tours, but I am bad with time and I kept missing them (oh, well...just another excuse to return I ( Read more... )

I learned some fun things last week...

• Sometimes the best thing to do in life is throw all caution to the wind and go on an unplanned, no-drama adventure!  I have to admit, I don’t usually just run off to another country to visit a friend on a whim, but it was very worth it.
• Canadian beer is more alcoholic, more expensive, and should not be combined ( Read more... )

So I drove to Ottawa last week.  It only took about 8 hours to get there and I didn't get lost once (which is a major accomplishment for me). The return trip only took about 6.5 hours since I was a bit more familiar with the route.

On my first stress-free, fun-filled day, I went to Gatineau Park and had a wonderful time.  I met a park ranger there ( ( Read more... )

So I am off for another great adventure.  I am taking a road trip to Ottawa to visit with some friends before things get wonky at work with the acquisition. This time the trip is personal, so I will actually have time for some site seeing.

Top on my list is Gatineau Park (what can I say, I'm a sucker for the outdoors).  But I am also going to head ( Read more... )

 Here is a pic of the lovely Bert.  

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