Thursday's child feels like it's Friday and Monday all at once
Jul 03, 2008 11:28
So this girl just posted to damnportlanders that she's considering beginning to make picnic tables. Now, Portland is strong with the crafts movement and all, but I don't see many people waking up saying "I'm going to start making picnic tables!". Then again, it's been kind of hot and humid out here, and Portland people are a little punchy in those conditions.
We had a very intense thunder and lightning storm out here around 3AM this morning. I kept debating whether or not to get up and go out on the porch to watch the storm. 3AM won that argument. It was hardcore though - the cats were a little freaked out. It reminded me of this one storm from some years ago. I was in some random hotel in Marlborough Mass and this nor'easter blew up REALLY fast, as they do, and the storm was so fierce that all of us road warriors went and stood out under the roof above the driveway outside the hotel and just stared. I do like watching thunderstorms.
Anybody out there have one of those "office nicknamer" people? I used to work with one. The guy was always calling me "Chief" or "Cochise" or something. At a different job, there was another nicknamer, but this one was always calling me "big guy". Why does every office seem to have one of these types?
What is up with calling people "Cochise" - was he like from some sort of management tribe? Why not Geronimo, or Sitting Bull? Is this just a west coast thing?
Total. Bathroom. Remodel.
Yeah - it's finally done today and I don't even want to know what the final cost was, but it will be nice.