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Lets see, what have I been up to?
In the past couple weeks, I saw a bunch of movies on dvd, which has become unusual for me. I never seem to find time to sit down and watch a movie anymore. I saw the new 3:10 to Yuma (great movie), No Country for Old Men (liked it, but it was very odd), and Juno (loved it).
Years ago, my mom bought a tent that automatically sets itself up. It starts out as a 3 foot circle, and when you pull to bars apart, it instantly springs into tent form. I haven't opened it in at least 15 years. A couple days ago, I decided to open it up in my basement to air it out and to make sure it was still working. Only problem is I really have no recollection on how to fold it back up. So it is still in the basement, open. Taking up lots of room.
Yesterday, we had a required leadership class. It went on all day, and was probably a big waste of time. The whole organization is doing it over the next couple weeks. The one nice thing about it was that in the afternoon, we broke up into groups based on how many years we have been working in the government. So I got to finally meet a lot of the younger people on the team.
Not much else to report. Haven't traveled anywhere since starting my new job. I am afraid I am going to quickly loose my diamond status with Hilton :(
No more getting a room at any Hilton even if it is completely sold out. Last time I made a reservation, I had to use that power since the hotel was sold out. I asked the lady on the reservation line how they managed to fit me in anyway, and she said that they would make arrangements for some other guest to stay at a different nearby hotel.
My boss John has finally moved all of his stuff to his new office. Don't remember if I mentioned this or not, but I worked with John years ago, and one of the good parts of moving to my new job was getting to work for him again. As soon as I get here, they decide to move him to a different part of the organization. Oh well. I do hope he moves up quickly though. I think it would be easier for me to get a promotion with him in charge :)
In the past couple weeks, I saw a bunch of movies on dvd, which has become unusual for me. I never seem to find time to sit down and watch a movie anymore. I saw the new 3:10 to Yuma (great movie), No Country for Old Men (liked it, but it was very odd), and Juno (loved it).
Years ago, my mom bought a tent that automatically sets itself up. It starts out as a 3 foot circle, and when you pull to bars apart, it instantly springs into tent form. I haven't opened it in at least 15 years. A couple days ago, I decided to open it up in my basement to air it out and to make sure it was still working. Only problem is I really have no recollection on how to fold it back up. So it is still in the basement, open. Taking up lots of room.
Yesterday, we had a required leadership class. It went on all day, and was probably a big waste of time. The whole organization is doing it over the next couple weeks. The one nice thing about it was that in the afternoon, we broke up into groups based on how many years we have been working in the government. So I got to finally meet a lot of the younger people on the team.
Not much else to report. Haven't traveled anywhere since starting my new job. I am afraid I am going to quickly loose my diamond status with Hilton :(
No more getting a room at any Hilton even if it is completely sold out. Last time I made a reservation, I had to use that power since the hotel was sold out. I asked the lady on the reservation line how they managed to fit me in anyway, and she said that they would make arrangements for some other guest to stay at a different nearby hotel.
My boss John has finally moved all of his stuff to his new office. Don't remember if I mentioned this or not, but I worked with John years ago, and one of the good parts of moving to my new job was getting to work for him again. As soon as I get here, they decide to move him to a different part of the organization. Oh well. I do hope he moves up quickly though. I think it would be easier for me to get a promotion with him in charge :)