Thursday, January 29, 2015
A Desperate Kitty
I came home to find this very sorry looking carton of whipping cream in the middle of the living room floor. RJ must have pulled it out of the recycling bin in the corner. I thought I had it really well hidden among the paper, but wow. Just wow. I'm glad that it was empty. I can't imagine any leftovers in there tasting any good though, but I guess desperate times call for desperate measures.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Book Progress
Another telework day, yay!
Since my last post on books, I finished Robyn Carr's Thunder Point Book 3 and 4, and am currently working on Book 5. I liked Book 4 the most from the ones that I've read. Books 3 and 5 (so far) were really boring. I've been skimming a lot of Book 5, so I'm probably going to move onto something else after this.
Since my last post on books, I finished Robyn Carr's Thunder Point Book 3 and 4, and am currently working on Book 5. I liked Book 4 the most from the ones that I've read. Books 3 and 5 (so far) were really boring. I've been skimming a lot of Book 5, so I'm probably going to move onto something else after this.
Monday, January 26, 2015
(Almost) Faceplant
We had a little bit of snow last night, enough that OPM offered optional telework. Not have to get out of my jammies, yes please!
After I closed up my work computer for the day, I was on my way upstairs and RJ ran right in front of me and I tripped over him. I almost faceplanted onto the stone by the front door. I banged my left knee and if it weren't for my boobies and hoodie, I would probably be in worse shape. RJ got all puffy under the table and glared at me. I glared back when I managed to sit up. I'm probably going to have a sore knee for a few days.
I think all was forgiven because he came to take a nap with me afterwards.
If only all fights could be solved so quickly...
After I closed up my work computer for the day, I was on my way upstairs and RJ ran right in front of me and I tripped over him. I almost faceplanted onto the stone by the front door. I banged my left knee and if it weren't for my boobies and hoodie, I would probably be in worse shape. RJ got all puffy under the table and glared at me. I glared back when I managed to sit up. I'm probably going to have a sore knee for a few days.
I think all was forgiven because he came to take a nap with me afterwards.
If only all fights could be solved so quickly...
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Bookworm Mode
I got in a 1-hour spin class this morning and then I went to visit my cousin since she's leaving to go back to Taiwan (but will be back in mid-February to celebrate the lunar new year with us). I delivered the cookies that I promised and then went two doors down to my parents' house. Then off to Safeway to get some snacks (Oreos, hummus, and Wheat Thins).
The rest of the day was reading, reading, reading. I found another series via my library's e-book selection, Robyn Carr's Thunder Point. I made it through Book 1 and Book 2 already and am currently working on Book 3 (which is kinda meh so far compared to the first 2 books). I am wishing for a snow day tomorrow, but I would settle for an optional telework day. The Northeast is supposed to get pounded the next few days and I would prefer to be teleworking than shoveling lots and lots of snow.
While I was reading, I had another round of the creamy chicken crockpot dish going. This is the third time I've made it this month, so I'm ready to try something different next weekend.
The rest of the day was reading, reading, reading. I found another series via my library's e-book selection, Robyn Carr's Thunder Point. I made it through Book 1 and Book 2 already and am currently working on Book 3 (which is kinda meh so far compared to the first 2 books). I am wishing for a snow day tomorrow, but I would settle for an optional telework day. The Northeast is supposed to get pounded the next few days and I would prefer to be teleworking than shoveling lots and lots of snow.
While I was reading, I had another round of the creamy chicken crockpot dish going. This is the third time I've made it this month, so I'm ready to try something different next weekend.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
900th Sale
My iPhone went off right before I was falling asleep last night and it was my 900th Etsy sale. Onward to #1000. That's going to be a great milestone to reach.
Not much happened today. Some grocery shopping and baking oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for my cousin (I offered her a trade: cookies for some treats from Taiwan. I'll have to deliver my half of the bargain tomorrow since she is leaving for Taiwan on Monday). I watched 2 movies on TV today. The Other Woman, which was entertaining and 300: Rise of an Empire, which was meh. It was a little weird seeing Eva Green in that crazy battle-hungry role and it's quite a departure from her role in Casino Royale. When I finished the second movie, I came upstairs to find RJ taking up residence on my pillow. :P
Not much happened today. Some grocery shopping and baking oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for my cousin (I offered her a trade: cookies for some treats from Taiwan. I'll have to deliver my half of the bargain tomorrow since she is leaving for Taiwan on Monday). I watched 2 movies on TV today. The Other Woman, which was entertaining and 300: Rise of an Empire, which was meh. It was a little weird seeing Eva Green in that crazy battle-hungry role and it's quite a departure from her role in Casino Royale. When I finished the second movie, I came upstairs to find RJ taking up residence on my pillow. :P
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Welcome to 2015, Mom
Hooray, this is the end of my 3 day work week. I decided to take tomorrow off since there isn't anything really urgent that needs to happen tomorrow. I went to Happy Hour with my former co-worker Surili. She told me that she heard that one of the people that was supposed to start at my office decided to take another offer, and let us know the day before her start date. o_0 I thought this was funny that she heard this news before I did and she doesn't even work with me anymore, and it's crazy that this person would give such short notice. But, hey, I guess it's a competitive world out there. I don't blame her for taking what she thinks is a better offer.
My cousin, who is visiting from Taiwan, gave my mom her old iPhone 4. My family in Taiwan really likes to use the app Line and this was Mom's opportunity to get with the program. My cousin set everything up with a family buddy list and gave her a lesson in texting family members. OMG, stuff had to be repeated so many times. Shouldn't it be intuitive? I need to remember that my mom is not very tech-savvy. I don't think she's ever Googled anything or sent an email. She watches Asian programs on the computer via the Internet, but it has to be set up just right so all she has to do is click on an icon. Blah. -_- We'll see how this goes.
My cousin, who is visiting from Taiwan, gave my mom her old iPhone 4. My family in Taiwan really likes to use the app Line and this was Mom's opportunity to get with the program. My cousin set everything up with a family buddy list and gave her a lesson in texting family members. OMG, stuff had to be repeated so many times. Shouldn't it be intuitive? I need to remember that my mom is not very tech-savvy. I don't think she's ever Googled anything or sent an email. She watches Asian programs on the computer via the Internet, but it has to be set up just right so all she has to do is click on an icon. Blah. -_- We'll see how this goes.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
RJ's Photo Shoot
The forecast called for some snow today, and OPM was allowing unscheduled leave or telework. I almost took advantage of it, but decided against it because a) it wasn't snowing when it was time to leave the house and b) my boss was in town. It did snow in the afternoon, but it didn't impact the ride home.
I get an email from one of the HR ladies this morning, saying that they were going to go with another card vendor for employee appreciation week (even though I had made them the previous 2 years) and the reason was because of cost.
o_0 Oook, mmhm.
My cards are already discounted from what I sell on Etsy and I've delivered a good product every time they've placed an order. A part of me wanted to ask why they didn't want to negotiate, but then again, I don't wouldn't want to go too low because then it wouldn't be worth my time and energy. I'm very curious to see what cards (if we get cards) we get this year. I'm even more interested to see if anyone says something about how the cards this year look different from ones that we've gotten in the past.
As Taylor Swift would say: shake it off, shake it off.
Julie's work has a cat related assignment and there was an email sent out to staff requesting cat pictures. So, last week, Julie was trying to get good pictures of RJ while he was at my parents' house, but he was not very good about sitting still for long periods of time. She got a few good shots, and here are two of my favorites.
Finally, Julie sent me this interesting article about a guy's experiment in wearing makeup for a week. Wow, that takes some guts. Kudos to him! "For many, makeup is comfort. Makeup is fitting in, it’s feeling attractive, it’s standing out in ways you choose to stand out." YES, me and my winged liner agree!
I get an email from one of the HR ladies this morning, saying that they were going to go with another card vendor for employee appreciation week (even though I had made them the previous 2 years) and the reason was because of cost.
o_0 Oook, mmhm.
My cards are already discounted from what I sell on Etsy and I've delivered a good product every time they've placed an order. A part of me wanted to ask why they didn't want to negotiate, but then again, I don't wouldn't want to go too low because then it wouldn't be worth my time and energy. I'm very curious to see what cards (if we get cards) we get this year. I'm even more interested to see if anyone says something about how the cards this year look different from ones that we've gotten in the past.
As Taylor Swift would say: shake it off, shake it off.
Julie's work has a cat related assignment and there was an email sent out to staff requesting cat pictures. So, last week, Julie was trying to get good pictures of RJ while he was at my parents' house, but he was not very good about sitting still for long periods of time. She got a few good shots, and here are two of my favorites.
