Last week, I had a meeting with my boss, during which he said some very hurtful things that border on harassment (maybe even across the border, really). I spent several days in a total depressive funk as a result, and fell into the trap of playing his game, trying to work my ass off to prove him wrong. This week, I decided to fight back, and sent ( Read more... )

So we booked a cruise last night! 11-day Western Caribbean cruise on Celebrity Cruise Lines' Constellation, in mid-November. (Yes, we know it's still hurricane season then...) We've booked a cabin with a *huge* balcony -- nearly 200 sq. ft.! Apparently, the aft cabins (same price as regular cabins in the same class) have verandahs that are over ( Read more... )

OK, so those of you who know
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So, Shari and Dierdre (a friend of ours) and I went to see the new "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on Sunday. The movie was suprisingly good, actually much closer to the book than the original, and incredibly funny. Speaking of which, there were a lot of jokes and references in the movie that I don't think the rest of the audience got. I swear ( Read more... )

So what is it lately with people asking us if we're planning to have kids? Do I have a banner over my head or something? I swear I've had more people ask me that in the last month than the entire rest of the year we've been married combined. Well, unless you count my mother. She's been bugging me about grandchildren since I was five. ;-)

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Oh yeah... Forgot to write about last Wednesday. I made a trip back to the old office at PENREN, to attend a going-away party for a couple of my former coworkers. It was a lot of fun, and a lot of them were very surprised to see me -- apparently, the poeple who knew I would be there kept it a secret. I have to say, even with new hires since I ( Read more... )

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Had my first final exam of the semster this morning. This one was for Introductory Programming in Java. Did OK mostly, but a few oddly-phrased questions on some material from the very beginning of the course really threw me. There was extra credit on the exam, though. Finished the exam in 40 minutes ( Read more... )

Our lving room set was delivered this morning! We now have furniture for every room in the house. I guess that means we're finished moving in! We've had all the boxes unpacked for a couple of weeks now, but still have stuff that needs to get hung on walls, stored, etc. But for all intents and purposes, we're done ( Read more... )