Saturday mornings spent at home are absolutely wonderful.
I want to take this time and space to wish my brother a happy birthday. I don't think he reads this page (why would he, really?), but it doesn't matter, I'm still going to do it. Nick has it all. A cool job. Great friends. A supportive family. A big apartment all to himself. All he needs is a date. So, write to me if you are interested in dating my brother. Or just post on this page. (That's right, you can post on this page by logging in as "anyone" with a password of "me".) I can give you his contact information.
And to Nick: Thanks for being a great brother and a great person.
I'm not sure, but I think I'm all talked out.
I'm not such a social person usually. I keep to myself. If something doesn't have to be said, I usually don't say it. But I've been having some hugely long conversations with people recently and now I have nothing left to say.
What makes a good website? I was thinking about my new company that I am about to create and the website that I will create along with it. Basically, I don't have that much information to post. There's the list of things that I have done and that's about it. So, how can I make it more exciting than that? I guess I'll have to think about it. For those of you who don't know me, that translates to, "I'll have to ask Kate for ideas."
Well, it's official now. I have quit my job. I am becoming an independent consultant. We are moving to Groton, Connecticut. Things are pretty good. More details later.
Well it sure felt like a long weekend, even though I'm at work today, of course. I'm not going to tell you what we did or where we went, of course. Last night we met up with Mark and Marjorie for a drink and some Indian food at Taj Raj Rose of Bombay India Mahal (on 6th street, of course). Of course, you know how it's strange when you see friends and you are updated about their lives because you read their blog, even though you haven't spoken to them in a few weeks, right? Well, it is so much stranger, of course, when you meet people for the first time and you know all these things about their lives.
Of course, I'll keep all of you friends and strangers updated on my friendly and strange life. You'll just have to wait a few days for some details, of course.
Well, it seems like forever, but we finally got to see last week's Sopranos. No more clapping my hands over my ears during lunchtime conversation. No more crying myself to sleep at night.
What a miserable day though. That's three Fridays in a row that it has been raining. I know this because every Friday I have lunch with my aunt. Three Fridays ago we cancelled because it was nasty out. Last Friday we cancelled because she was busy with the accountant all day, although it was still nasty out. Now I really want to talk to her and it is another rainy day. I think I'll cab it over to her place so we can eat and chat.
It's the strangest feeling to feel like I have all this news to tell, but can't tell it because nothing is "official" yet. I guess it's a little like insider trading. Psst... buy stock in MCC; there's going to be a takeover and they're spinning off that under-performing buggy whip business. But you didn't hear it from me.
Just felt I had to post since Joe finally broke his silence and I realized that I had been slacking off as of late. I really wish I had something about which to talk. Do you love grammar or what!
This is just a shot out to those with birthdays today.
Happy Birthday Arthur.
Happy Birthday John Lennon.
On a totally unrelated note, my stomach hurts.
We're back from the weekend. Thank you for not robbing us blind.
It turns out that my sister was around this weekend. We got to see her for two meals, very close to each other. I got my new contact lenses, which feel much better than my old ones. Perhaps I'll wear them more often. on Sunday I helped paint the downstairs main room with my father-in-law and my brother-in-law. We made some real progress but I think they were a little too grateful for my small contribution. Of course, the appreciation is humbly accepted. I hope they finish up on everything else so they could get their lives back in line.
I'm not too happy to be back at work, but I've got lots to do, which is nice. Looks like I'll be in for a few busy weeks before the end of the project. Then what happens? Where will we be after that? We'll just have to wait and see.
Also, just to be clear...
I don't think I'm perfect. Nobody thinks they're perfect. That's the joke. It's funny, right? Well, maybe not. But I think it is and I am always right. Right?
Yes, we did finally have dinner with my parents last night. Now I just hope that Jess & Ben aren't mad at us for canceling on them.
Yes, we do have a new MP3 player (a belated wedding gift) and yes, it is very cool. The only problem is getting our music from CD to MP3 form. It just takes a while with my laptop, it isn't a problem with the MP3 player. I decided to start with the CDs that I like, since it was decided that I would probably be taking it to work. However, this does not bode well with Kate, since we are taking a trip to her parents' place this weekend and plan to listen to music that is on the MP3 player as we drive. I still contend that there is enough overlap of what I like and what she likes that it will keep us busy for the whole ride. We'll see what happens.
Yes, we are taking a trip upstate this weekend. The original intent was to visit with my sister, but it seems that she isn't really going to be around this weekend. I guess she doesn't like us.
Yes, it is Friday and it does feel good. I left for work a little early today and riding the subway was so much easier than it usually is. I guess most people don't have to be at work by 8 AM. I don't think my body was forced to touch any other body the whole ride down.
But back to the MP3 player. We also got this little thingy at the store that I despise (Radio Shack). It plugs into your headphone jack and transmits an FM signal of the music that you are playing. This is good in a car so you can pick up the MP3 music on your car radio. Isn't that cool? Trust me, it is. And get this... it actually worked. In my experience, things bought at Radio Shack either break on the day that you buy them or the day after that. So, we made it through the first hurdle. I bought it yesterday and it was still working last night. We'll see what happens today.
All right, so I guess Arthur was right. I haven't posted since Monday. I guess I've been busy thinking about work these past few days. This week has been the week of, "Oh, we've got something planned for tonight? I had totally forgotten about it."
To sum up, work is really exciting right now because there is a deadline. I need real deadlines to work in my ultra-efficient mode (with a few minutes every few days to update weblogs). Plus, the end is in sight, so we'll be moving on to somewhere else soon. I'll keep all of y'all updated on that.
We ditched Tuesday night dinner at my parents because we had already committed to attend Kevin's birthday party at John's Pizzeria. We rescheduled that dinner for Thursday, which meant that we had to ditch plans with my cousin (and her husband and my god-daughter) for Thursday. Oh the busy lives we lead.
I found out Tuesday night that we were going to hang out with Tony on Wednesday night. So, he came way up to the Bronx (what a trooper), and we went to Giovanni's. It was good, as usual, but it seemed a much scarier walk than I ever remember it being. Walking around at night with someone who's "not from around here" changes your perspective on the way things look. All of the ugliness emerges and becomes so much more obvious to you. Or perhaps a walk underneath the el is never a beautiful thing.
In any case, we topped off the evening with dessert at the diner with Arthur and my brother, Nick. I hadn't seen Arthur since right after we got back from Puerto Rico. That's a long time considering he is temporarily moving to LA in a few weeks.
Now I will go and get breakfast.
And thanks to the Wednesday poster, whoever you are. I appreciate those random posts. That was the initial purpose of this weblog, so keep those "truths" coming. I, however, am perfect, so I can't really relate.