The concert was fun! It was pretty much exactly what you would expect- all of the bands played "greatest hits" type sets, and some of the songs I hadn't heard in a long time. And apparently many folks took that "party like it's 1988" thing a *lot* more seriously than I did! Several people were dressed like they were going to an 80's costume party ( Read more... )

I'm watching the Red Sox-Braves game on TV. It's at Fenway, and then of course next weekend the Red Sox will be going to Atlanta, and those are the games we will be going to. This will be a short work week, I'll be off on Friday. Then next week will be super short- off Monday, working Tues-Thurs, but we get out 2 hours early on Thurs due to a ( Read more... )

I didn't want to tell a lot of people that I tried out for Jeopardy. But then of course, when it happened, I was excited about it and told people at work, and mentioned it on Facebook. In the past 2 days at work, 2 people have asked if I've heard anything from Jeopardy yet. Thousands of people try out, but only a few hundred actually get to be ( Read more... )

Well, technically not really done yet. But my brain is approaching shut-off mode ( Read more... )

I got an extra hour+ of "Bonus sleep" this morning. There was a little snow, and the roads were icy, which caused a 2 hour delay at work, so I didn't have to go to work until 9:30. This time I checked the weather alerts before my shower, and went back to bed (last time I was already showered and dressed before I realized there was a delay, which ( Read more... )

These last 2 days at work have been crazy. As I correctly predicted, having a "snow day" the day after the holiday was, in fact, more trouble than it was worth. Well, maybe worth it because of the inauguration. I liked the part of the speech that recognized us "non-believers" as part of the nation's diversity- whoo-hoo ( Read more... )

So we do have some snow...it looks really pretty outside, and still snowing just a little bit. Frank went to work at the normal time (although now I reading they had a 3-hour delay, but I think that was announced after he left), and I have a 2-hour delay. Well, since I normally go in at 8:30, it's more like an hour-and-half delay. Of course I'm ( Read more... )

Today was a great day. I was off from work for the MLK Holiday, which I observed by watching CNN's broadcast of the "I have a dream" speech, which was really cool. And now I am listening to U2's The Unforgettable Fire album, as it has a few songs that reference Dr. King ( Read more... )

Note to self: Now I remember what I meant to do during the break- make more LJ icons...I'm getting bored of the ones I have now. Of course sometimes LJ shows whatever icon it likes, even if it's one I have never seen before in my life, so I guess that keeps things fun ( Read more... )

I'm working today and tomorrow, then off for the rest of the week. Then I'll be off next week, except for Friday January 2. I know, that's kind of lame having to go back just for that one day, but that's the way the calendar worked out. And of the 4 of us in my area, two people are taking the 2nd off, and Jamie may or may not be here, depending on ( Read more... )