Lazy Sunday with Dogs

Enjoying the nice 83-degree day on my patio. Pups are panting and I'm keeping cool with a margarita. I should be working but screw it.

Had eggs benedict for breakfast and am either going to grill some buffalo burgers or make pork tenderloin in a marsala wine sauce with shitake mushrooms and shallots. MMMM.

I Gots GPS!

Look who got a Garmin GPS! A new toy for me to play with! My ma decided I needed one and got it for me yesterday. The female voice? I call her Gladys. Remember, I name everything. My SUV's name is Ezmerelda.

LOL

Just so you know.

What happens at fondue, stays at fondue.

Music

Kickin' back listening to music tonight. Here's the lineup:

Sweet Jane (Cowboy Junkies)

Joey (Concrete Blonde)

I still haven't found what I'm looking for (U2)

Wanted Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi)

Sister Golden hair (America)

Chillin'. It's been a long week.

Yogurt hell and other fun things.

So, everyone keeps telling me to eat yogurt because it's good for me. It helps with digestion, weight loss, immune boosting, osteoporosis, blah, blah, blah. So, I'm eating it. Or should I say I'm choking it down. I'm not a big yogurt fan, much like I don't drink diet soda. I've found that the smoothie/drinkable ones are tolerable, so I'm going with those. We'll see just how damn healthy I get.

I am also drinking "authentic" Wu-Yi Source tea. (Not to be confused with fake Wu-Yi tea.) That's right. I am. I got some for free! With my luck, I'll get addicted to it and then have to spend my life savings buying the stuff. It is expensive as all get out!

I'm having a "get-pretty" day on Friday with my mom. I'm looking forward to it. I'm not feeling pretty. Or wanted. Or sexy. I'm pretty much feeling old, broken down, fat, pasty-white and mousy. NOT GOOD. I'm going to get some new clothes too, that always helps. I hate it when clothes start to fade and lose their color. Then, I'll be ready for my Cali trip in June!

My morning.

It was pouring rain. I had to get gas on the way to work, and the first gas station I stopped at had no working pumps due to a power surge from the storm. Upon discovering this and getting back into my car, the edge of the gas station over-hang dumped a waterfall of water on top of my head. Only me. This would ONLY happen to me.

The commute was NUTS. It took me 3 hours to get to work, and I had to pee so damn bad by the time I got there that my eyeballs were floating. Because I have to walk quite a few blocks from the parking garage to the building where I work, I wasn't going to make it so I stopped at the only open place I could find which was a Subway sandwich shop. I tried to run into their bathroom, but it was locked. LOCKED. I had to go to the counter, and they said I had to BUY something to get the key. OMFG! I bought a 54-cent motherfucking cookie so I could go pee. I almost threw my cookie at the clerk. Then my umbrella broke.

And you all wonder why I'm so grumpy all the time.

Always in a funk.

I'm in a funk today. Sometimes I don't get over things easily. I carry my heart on my sleeve, and it always gets bruised and battered. I need to just get rid of the stupid thing altogether and become a cold, mean, bitch, right? Can't touch this! Yeah, right. I don't know what I expect. Some of my friends have stopped blogging, some have changed their email, some have just left the building. Life can be cold and distant.

Work is super busy. It has taken over my life. Just what I wanted, to be a workaholic. They pay me well, and I can't complain because so many I know are unemployed. I should just shut the fuck up, I guess.

I may be taking a short trip to Cali in June. If I can get off work.

What's in YOUR Costco cart?

Mine is odd today. It's actually always odd, if I'm truthful. Costco is my favorite place to shop of late.  Today's purchases consist of makeup, lamb chops, stamps, the best chocolate cake EVER, a bag of salad (I needed at least ONE healthy thing), parmesan and fajita meat. Kirkland Signature beauty products are seriously da bomb! I would never have thought I would be impressed by Costco makeup, but I was wrong, it's good stuff. I know you must be thrilled beyond belief to know this. Try to hold your enthusiasm back, OK?

I wish I could go to Hawaii.

I don't have swine flu, but my tooth hurts. Damn filling. I think I cracked it or something. Ouch.

My office mate just got back from Hawaii, and I forgave her because she brought me back coconut lotion and soap and filled our office with these crazy cool flowers!

Fred Meyer Haul & Italian Dinner

Went shopping and out to dinner with my mama today. Got some cute Sketchers, some earrings, a pair of pants and some socks. Then, we had a pizza and Spaghetti feed. NOM. NOM. NOM. I was down in the dumps today and she came over and made me get out of bed. I'm so glad she did!

I've Lost it.

I have Direct TV. This is the screensaver. The little box bounces off the "walls" of the TV like Pong (for those of you who know what Pong is) and if you watch it long enough, the box corner will hit PERFECTLY with the corner of the TV. It takes awhile though, and if you get distracted, you could miss it.

Fuck dude, I've lost it.

Random pics from my life.

A beautiful day in Seattle that I saw for 5 minutes before work, alien eyeball Lou, and cake with ice cream. Because I wanted it.

I am a stupid, stupid woman.

My old, worn-out ass thought it would be a good idea to manually wash, scrub, vacuum and detail my SUV today. My body will never forgive me. Everything hurts. It's a good thing I'm having steak for dinner that I'm not cooking. I have a big strong man doing that for me. YEAH BABY. I should of had him do my SUV instead. HA.

Yes, I have been MIA lately.

My life has changed a bit and I am running to catch up. Unfortunately, nothing happening is really all that blog-worthy, it has mostly been work-work-work! I'm sure things will chill out, but damn I'm tired. I promise I'll post something colorful later, K?

We did it!

The champagne toast my company did yesterday to celebrate our success.

Boo.

I took a little blogging break. There hasn't been much to say, I've been incredibly busy and I just plain was sick of it. I have also been stirring up trouble elsewhere and there is only so much sarcasm and smartassedness I can do in one day.

Anyway, I do actually have news today. The company I work for got some GREAT news about the product it is attempting to commercialize for cancer patients, and that means I not only get to keep my job, but it is awesome news for the patients themselves. The product is for men with prostate cancer, and it replaces chemotherapy and extends the life of the patient. One great leap for bioscience! I'm proud and honored to be a part of it. The only downside is I can kiss my personal life goodbye, not that I had much of one to begin with. Going commercial and tripling in size is going to be chaotic. I had to be at work yesterday at 5:30 am before the press release came out, and I only had an hour or so of sleep, so I'm dead today.

Went out to Maggiano's for dinner with some friends last night and pigged out on yummy Italian food. Eating the leftovers for lunch today.

That's it.

Office Mate

Well, I was all alone in my windowless office (a converted closet), but as of today I now have an office buddy. One of my co-workers (who CRACKS me up) moved in today. We will have some fun for sure. A lot of people share offices here because of limited space, so I'm glad I got someone I get along with really well. We have an entire filing cabinet dedicated to snacks. Other people are jealous and want to move in with us.

Going out with Ma tonight and I have to go Costco to get a ham. I've worked so many hours already this week that I think I will leave now. I'm done. 12-hour workdays suck. I like the money though.

Marketing Genius

This is quite possibly the best marketing I have seen EVER.

I was walking in downtown Seattle when I saw this and I suddenly wanted a cheeseburger even though I had just eaten! Genius!

Wisdom?

"The enemy of your enemy is your friend."

It's not an ideal in the world, but it sure is TRUE. I definitely found a friend in someone I didn't know, that happened to be an enemy of someone I didn't realize was my enemy. I was rooked. Deceived. Taken for a ride. But this friend helped me navigate that dark time and I'm forever grateful. Thanks, Dete, you went above and beyond.