it's another morning where i can't concentrate on work. in fact, i lack the desire to even try. i seriously thought about calling in sick today but, truth be told, it'd be much more advantageous for me to take Tuesday off than today. still, though, the temptation remains ( Read more... )

this is the first time in a while that i've been able to successfully log on. all attempts at home are greeted with an administrative message: "database in read-only mode right now. try again later." try, try, try...and here i am ( Read more... )

just finished a night of sushi and drinks with friends. celebration was at hand, and i spun out my infamous white russians and a few jello shots packed with coconut rum for the party. it was good to know i hadn't lost my touch at bar tending - by the end of the first glance, we were all happy and tipsy...just the right amount of silliness for ( Read more... )

i've just discovered that the files i emailed to myself didn't make it home.
this seriously sucks. that was about 4 hours of work that needed to be done before tomorrow.

*sigh*

thou mayest

just finished reading east of eden. it's powerful. the slow dawning of its plot and characters laid a powerful foundation for a rich exploration of human nature - of good and bad, of family and love, and of choice. i'm a bit speechless...just drawn towards the fiber of the story and its redemptive ending ( Read more... )

my sweetheart and i had plans to go out tonight, but the day drained me so much that the last thing i wanted to do was play dress up and play nice in room full of strangers. i called and canceled, and we proceeded with our new vday plans: pizza, a movie, and hot cocoa laced with baileys for dessert ( Read more... )

two down.
*grin*

this one's good. i squeal when i think about it.
heehee

one down.

he shared something that transforms my stomach into butterflies.
i'm very, very nervous.

i need to concentrate on work, but i can't.
i just want to read, re-read, and read again.
yikes!

i don't know about the rest of the world, but almost always i think of something i ought to have said hours after the fact. take today's conversation...i should have told her the parameters, expressed my disapointment and appreciation, and move forward from there. instead, i pasted on a nonchalant attitude and lacquered my voice with sympathy and ( Read more... )