You Are 60% Redneck

You're just about as welcome up in town as a hair in a biscuit. Ain't no hidin' your redneck roots!

How Redneck Are You?

Awesome...

You are 87% Gemini

How Gemini Are You?

I disagree - I'm 100% - to my core being I'm a true gemini.

Boundaries

I’ve recently recognized that I have issues with setting boundaries with different people in my life. With some individuals there are no boundaries but with those closest to me, I sometimes put up enormous walls. Both are problematic in their own ways. I face many obstacles alone and only until recently were my eyes opened that this can’t continue.

On a completely separate note, I think my luck is returning – I was pulled over this evening for speeding (yet again) but was let off with a warning (huge relief).

I found out information tonight about someone who I thought was close to me and someone I adored more than most anyone else. The information came to me in a round about way but I think the timing may be good - although there isn't a good time ever to receive bad news, I prefer now over any other time.

I'm crushed. I'm disappointed. I'm hurt.

I'm definitely coming to my own conclusions and I know what people say about people who assume things.

Until I get all the facts I will not say anything to the individual.

Actually, I know me better than that - I will say something to the individual and it probably won't come out nicely.

I'm really tired of people disappointing me.

Par for the course on the rest of the events of the day. Glad it's a short week as I'm not sure if I could handle a full week given how today went.

Also - fun travels yesterday - I had the pleasure of spending the night in Denver due to fog in San Diego. An hour layover turned into a 16 hour layover. I realized today that I fly about 4,000 miles a week, lose two full nights of sleep a week and am normally confused as to if I should be eating breakfast or lunch.

Philosophical Knitters

In the middle of our Friday night knitting circle multitude of topics were discussed but one has stuck in my head over the weekend. Someone mentioned knowing someone who had recently been tattoed with the following:

3+3=7

It wasn't a mistake, rather it's a statement. Sometimes things in life just don't add up. Nothing in life is predictable or guaranteed other than death and taxes.

We all live interesting lives. We all lives good lives. Sometimes things happen that are out of our control and just don't make sense.


I apply 3+3=7 to my life for the many strange events that have occurred over the past year. From personal to professional craziness sometimes things just didn't make sense. I am ready for 2006 to come to a close and look forward to what 2007 brings.

It was nice to be home for just about 48 hours - I'm headed back to San Diego tonight. It was a weekend filled with "catching up". I was able to catch up with my friends, catch up on my work, personal email and on my knitting. I find myself continually saying I wish there were more hours in the day. I don't sleep much as it is but I have so much I want to do in life and feel that time is just flying by.

Over Thanksgiving I plan on doing a knitting project inventory - how many I have started, how close they are to finishing and how many projects I have planned. Trying to find my tennis shoes this afternoon, I rifled through two rooms filled with yarn, projects, books and patterns. I'm guessing I have over 50 projects started and probably an equal amount if not more planned.

On top of that, I bought yarn yesterday for a sweater for me and one for my niece Erika. She called me yesterday morning to tell me I had to come visit and go shopping for yarn. She wanted to make a sweater because the one I made her was too big. The cutest voicemail message I have ever listened to...

It's almost 6am and i'm sitting in chicago o'hare waiting for my next flight - I'm really looking forward to having a few days at home. I realize that although the last few weeks have been rough, I do enjoy my job. I work with some amazing individuals who have incredible personalities. My job became fun again as I spent a good part of the last twelve hours laughing and bonding with my team. It takes a very unique set of individuals to spend 90 percent of their lifes away from their families, work 100 hours a week and not whine about it, travel the country at a moments notice and still work productively together to deliver high quality materials. I think we all have something slightly wrong with us to bond so well. We're not politically correct - we don't even attempt to try to be on our best behavior sometimes. Without this bond we wouldn't survive the tough times.

This is my first post from my treo - i'm guessing there will be typos since I can't see the whole post.

On a final note, I think I found perspective today - somewhere around 3am on my red eye.

Life is good.

To my friend Karen - you just rock. Not sure I would be surviving this week without your moral support. You are an amazing person and a fantastic listener. A friend for life you will be...

You Passed 8th Grade Science

Congratulations, you got 7/8 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Science?

What Happens in Vegas Stays In Vegas...

After a long, miserable week my very good friend Renee flew out to San Diego for the weekend. We decided that it was time to get away from work and San Diego - so we drove to Vegas.

Nothing cures ills faster than a trip to Vegas.

We shopped, we ate, we shopped, we gambled and we shopped. The best therapy I have had in a long time.

To Caesar's Palace we went and the shopping was extraordinary. I found a new love in Donald Pliner and left my right arm in Vegas to purchase two of the coolest pairs of shoes I have ever seen. I topped it off with replacing my snorkel ruined watch and not only do I feel much better, I'm also motivated to go to work tomorrow as there will be bills to pay.

Picture of the haul from Vegas:



My friend Renee:



Today we are camped out in my hotel room - catching up and working. My good friend Karen - who is shockingly a knitter as well - has joined us for an afternoon of relaxing, movie watching and knitting.

My friend Karen:



It's been a great weekend with my friends.

Back to the grind tomorrow - things can only get better at this point.

4am Blogging

It's 4am and I'm sitting at my client site trying to stay awake with caffeine and sugar. Long, rough day. Many true colors shown, loyalty clarified and trust somewhat broken.

I was cornered and yelled at for a long while today. I have definitely grown over the years as not only shields of armor were up but I actually stood my ground and dissolved a bad situation in a manner that I felt proud of myself. I was nonetheless very pissed but just went out to the parking lot and vented - "stress turrets" kicked in and after a few minutes of swearing I felt better.

Unfortunately times are quite stressing, sleep is very minimal and everyone's fuses are much shorter than normal.

Also unfortunate that there are only 24 hours in a day - I'm going to continue working until I can see the sunrise and get a Starbucks.