...for what to get marshall for his birthday. he's not much help either (and he says I'M bad to shop for). i had something in mind, but it won't be available until much later than i had hoped, so i've abandoned that for...something else. i've been looking online for geekish-type stuff, but nothing really jumps out at me. the easy way out would ( Read more... )

it came to me as a pleasant surprise when i accidentally clicked on my bookmark for livejournal when i got to work yesterday and found that it worked! i tested all the other "blogs, personal sites, etc." and none of them were blocked by our internet/IT administrators. i was so incredibly happy that i nearly jumped for joy and continued for the ( Read more... )

the 'book infiltrated my dream last night. i had requested to add someone i knew from high school as a friend, even though we weren't like BFFs in high school. she popped up in my "people you may know" feed and i added her. the next day i check my email and a message from facebook appears in my inbox. "so-and-so has confirmed you as a friend ( Read more... )

earlier today i did some research regarding a traffic ticket i received a couple of months ago. i made a right-hand turn onto hillsdale boulevard against a red light. my picture was taken by the automatic traffic cameras and was issued a red light violation. this was no my first time at that intersection. there's a whole foods in the nearby ( Read more... )

i drove a lot this weekend. i had never been to castro valley before, so i had to look at where it is in relation to other cities i know around the bay area. i knew it was in the east bay. i learned it is east of hayward, when originally i thought it was around livermore. i always think livermore is a lot closer to san jose than it really is. ( Read more... )

perhaps it's because it was the first full week after the holidays, or perhaps it was the fact that marshall and i worked out 5 full days in a row, but this week took forever to finish. work was rather hectic, but as i look back, i'm not really sure why. sure, i had a lot going on and i do have 3 books shipping over the next 3 weeks. well, ( Read more... )

it's 9:45 at the san jose international airport. i'm waiting for my flight to burbank which leaves in 90 minutes. thank god for free wifi... marshall is off getting chicken strips at the new "the brit" (i'm sure owned by the same owners as britiania arms) because he had a hankering for something fried. apparently they don't believe in fast food ( Read more... )

first, today, i must express frustration with my overly hands-on manager. the past 3 years, i've worked with managers who have been relatively hands-off. they were laid back and were there if you needed help, but assumed that no news was good news. i was allowed to work at my own pace and as long as i helped produce quality books and adhered (as ( Read more... )

alright this post ended up being WAY much longer than i had anticipated. here's a cut so i don't create too much of a wall of text. ( teal deer )

i don't remember a weekend in recent memory where marshall and i have done nothing. since moving to our new apartment a year ago, we've ceased to have an empty weekend. we've either got places to go or things to do, both of which usually get us out of the house by 9am. this weekend was no different...

saturdayunfortunately, we had to skip out ( Read more... )