Mar 16, 2012
Mar 9, 2012
Puppies on TV
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| Applying same theory to this blog by adding Lexi pic |
Which causes me to ask...
Why must EVERY single commercial include puppies!? This morning we saw a commercial for Quicken software that included a dog. I know dogs have nothing to do with their software.
At work we always joke how we need to add puppies and babies to our marketing materials and press pitches so we'll get more attention. Apparently every other company in America has the same strategy and some are doing a really good job of it.
Mar 7, 2012
The Girls Are a Mess
I wish I could tell you that something interesting was going on in this house of mine but alas, nothing is.
Well unless you count the fact that Lexi and I have been a hot mess.
Sunday night Ross and I were FaceTime-ing while he was on shift. Per the usual, I turned the phone to Lexi so he could see her. I said "Want to talk to your dad?" and she started to shake her head. I thought it was just a little puppy-dog head shake, you know like when something gets in her ears. But it kept going! And it wasn't the usual big shake but steady rhythmic shakes.
Naturally we freaked the hell out.
I sat with her, made sure it stopped and at Ross' suggestion, called her into the kitchen for a treat. She seemed fine, good balance, plenty of energy. OK on to the next thing - Google.
Google told us they are known as head tremors. If you need a video to better "get" it, here's one - but trust me when I say freaky.
I've since talked to the emergency vet's office who said unless she starts having full body seizures or otherwise acts strange (which Lexi's case would be what - not barking at horses on TV?), she's probably fine. Apparently it can be caused by something as mundane as running into stuff (ie walls while chasing bugs), muscle spasms or as Ross researched, a vitamin deficiency. She's now on a puppy multi-vitamin, but as for running into stuff, I got nothing on that.
And me, well I had some sort of food poisoning or something similar Monday night. Suffice it to say, not fun. I stayed home from work Tuesday to recuperate (and whine and mope and groan). Ross made an early morning grocery run to get the appropriate sick-person foods and then made me homemade chicken noodle soup Tuesday night. I went back into the office today but can honestly say I didn't feel even 90% until after dinner tonight. However, with the exception of being a little achey (I guess that will happen after laying in bed for 36 hours straight), I'm doing pretty good now.
I have approximately 1.5 days to get myself back in tip-top shape because Friday evening one of the funnest, definitely busiest 4 days of the year start - South by Southwest!
Well unless you count the fact that Lexi and I have been a hot mess.
Sunday night Ross and I were FaceTime-ing while he was on shift. Per the usual, I turned the phone to Lexi so he could see her. I said "Want to talk to your dad?" and she started to shake her head. I thought it was just a little puppy-dog head shake, you know like when something gets in her ears. But it kept going! And it wasn't the usual big shake but steady rhythmic shakes.
Naturally we freaked the hell out.
I sat with her, made sure it stopped and at Ross' suggestion, called her into the kitchen for a treat. She seemed fine, good balance, plenty of energy. OK on to the next thing - Google.
Google told us they are known as head tremors. If you need a video to better "get" it, here's one - but trust me when I say freaky.
I've since talked to the emergency vet's office who said unless she starts having full body seizures or otherwise acts strange (which Lexi's case would be what - not barking at horses on TV?), she's probably fine. Apparently it can be caused by something as mundane as running into stuff (ie walls while chasing bugs), muscle spasms or as Ross researched, a vitamin deficiency. She's now on a puppy multi-vitamin, but as for running into stuff, I got nothing on that.
And me, well I had some sort of food poisoning or something similar Monday night. Suffice it to say, not fun. I stayed home from work Tuesday to recuperate (and whine and mope and groan). Ross made an early morning grocery run to get the appropriate sick-person foods and then made me homemade chicken noodle soup Tuesday night. I went back into the office today but can honestly say I didn't feel even 90% until after dinner tonight. However, with the exception of being a little achey (I guess that will happen after laying in bed for 36 hours straight), I'm doing pretty good now.
I have approximately 1.5 days to get myself back in tip-top shape because Friday evening one of the funnest, definitely busiest 4 days of the year start - South by Southwest!
Mar 5, 2012
Cirque du Soleil
Saturday night the hubs took me on date night to Cirque du Soleil. This was my big Christmas present - floor seats!
Having never seen anything like this, I was really impressed. As I told Ross, the act that most knocked my socks off was the ribbon dancer-hanging lady. How did she do that? Some of the other acts I could kind of wrap my head around like "oh you'd have to have crazy good balance" or "its kinda like cheerleading pyramids on crack." But that one...I just don't know where you even begin. How do you train for that? What makes you wake up one morning and think "I'm going to hang from the ceiling by a ribbon-sheet thing today"?
Just. Plain. Cool.
I can't really do it justice in words so I won't try. Here's a video instead.
Having never seen anything like this, I was really impressed. As I told Ross, the act that most knocked my socks off was the ribbon dancer-hanging lady. How did she do that? Some of the other acts I could kind of wrap my head around like "oh you'd have to have crazy good balance" or "its kinda like cheerleading pyramids on crack." But that one...I just don't know where you even begin. How do you train for that? What makes you wake up one morning and think "I'm going to hang from the ceiling by a ribbon-sheet thing today"?
Just. Plain. Cool.
I can't really do it justice in words so I won't try. Here's a video instead.
Mar 4, 2012
13
Lucky number 13. That's how many calls the hubby went on Thursday during his shift. Now considering that a call takes at the very minimum 30 minutes and there are only 24 hours in a day/shift, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this was a very busy shift. He was exhausted but when keeping in mind how many people he helped, that ain't so bad.
(Speaking of busy, y'all, March is busy. I'm sure we'll talk a few times but don't take the inevitable lapses personally. I'm not saving lives but I am in at least 10 places at once every day all month.)
(Speaking of busy, y'all, March is busy. I'm sure we'll talk a few times but don't take the inevitable lapses personally. I'm not saving lives but I am in at least 10 places at once every day all month.)
Feb 28, 2012
The Social Network
Tonight I finally watched The Social Network. I had some interest when it first came out but as I'm not much of a movie person, just simply never got around to it. But given my job and all, I thought I should watch it at some point.
It was a weird movie to watch. It starts in Boston, my freshman year of college at Harvard which given my romantic situation at the time was where I spent many a day. So there was a lot of deja vu in terms of scenes and some of the stuff talked about (ie Final Clubs). Of course it also starts with Mark Zuckerberg and his BU girlfriend breaking up and many not so nice comments about my alma mater.
Then there's the fact that a large percentage of my current employment is based on the existence of this site. So I supposed I'm a bit biased toward it and honestly want Zuckerberg to be a bit of a hero, king of the nerds if you will. But he doesn't come up smelling like roses. Really none of them do which is a shame if you ask me. Oh and ironically, as I sat there thinking "He's kinda a jerk" my first instinct was to post that where else but Facebook.
However I do really like the actor, Jesse Eisenberg, who played Zuckerberg. And Justin Timberlake is always good eye candy, even when he's a bit paranoid. So there's that.
Not my favorite movie by any stretch (though I wouldn't say I actively disliked it), but given that being in the right place at the right time probably is no small coincidence to my current gig, it was interesting.
Oh and what am I going to do tomorrow at work? I'm going to frequently tune in to to a live stream of a Facebook conference to learn about the latest development. The small worldness never ends.
It was a weird movie to watch. It starts in Boston, my freshman year of college at Harvard which given my romantic situation at the time was where I spent many a day. So there was a lot of deja vu in terms of scenes and some of the stuff talked about (ie Final Clubs). Of course it also starts with Mark Zuckerberg and his BU girlfriend breaking up and many not so nice comments about my alma mater.
Then there's the fact that a large percentage of my current employment is based on the existence of this site. So I supposed I'm a bit biased toward it and honestly want Zuckerberg to be a bit of a hero, king of the nerds if you will. But he doesn't come up smelling like roses. Really none of them do which is a shame if you ask me. Oh and ironically, as I sat there thinking "He's kinda a jerk" my first instinct was to post that where else but Facebook.
However I do really like the actor, Jesse Eisenberg, who played Zuckerberg. And Justin Timberlake is always good eye candy, even when he's a bit paranoid. So there's that.
Not my favorite movie by any stretch (though I wouldn't say I actively disliked it), but given that being in the right place at the right time probably is no small coincidence to my current gig, it was interesting.
Oh and what am I going to do tomorrow at work? I'm going to frequently tune in to to a live stream of a Facebook conference to learn about the latest development. The small worldness never ends.
Feb 25, 2012
Husband Surprise
Instead of his regular 24 shifts this week, Ross has been in training
8-5 getting certified in woodland fires. He aced his test Friday
afternoon and is just a couple pieces of paperwork away from being
eligible to travel around the state fighting wildfires.
His training meant he'd been home at night which had been a great change of pace. However we were under the impression that he'd have to go into the station overnight after training Friday. Color me surprised when he called at 5:15p Friday evening to say he was driving home! Hurray! Turns out the overnight shift was optional since he'd been in training. Score one for us.
When we both got home Friday we walked Lexi and I told him about all the work I hoped to get done this weekend. I recently took on a little freelance project so there were some things there, plus some volunteer work writing the BCRC newsletter and finally a few lingering tasks for the office. Lots on my plate to say the least. I got my second surprise of the evening when he nonchalantly said "well I can do the laundry or grocery shopping for you."
Glory glory hallelujah! When I decided to do the freelance work
earlier this month we agreed that to free up my time for that a bit, he
would help more with the housework. However this was the first weekend
it became a reality. I'm so thankful that he jumped right in and took
something off my to-do list.
Now heading into Saturday night I've knocked out the BCRC newsletter and a little more than half of my freelance work for the weekend. We also have a kitchen full of husband-purchased groceries (after learning that his definition of "do the laundry" did not include folding, I suggested the grocery shopping might be the more helpful task). With all that (plus a Lexi bath and the spring-ifying of the house) under our belts, it's time for a little fun: out to celebrate a girlfriend's 30th birthday downtown!
His training meant he'd been home at night which had been a great change of pace. However we were under the impression that he'd have to go into the station overnight after training Friday. Color me surprised when he called at 5:15p Friday evening to say he was driving home! Hurray! Turns out the overnight shift was optional since he'd been in training. Score one for us.
When we both got home Friday we walked Lexi and I told him about all the work I hoped to get done this weekend. I recently took on a little freelance project so there were some things there, plus some volunteer work writing the BCRC newsletter and finally a few lingering tasks for the office. Lots on my plate to say the least. I got my second surprise of the evening when he nonchalantly said "well I can do the laundry or grocery shopping for you."
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| Spring-ified w/new table runner (Target), fun candle holders (Pier 1) & $4 flowers (HEB) |
Now heading into Saturday night I've knocked out the BCRC newsletter and a little more than half of my freelance work for the weekend. We also have a kitchen full of husband-purchased groceries (after learning that his definition of "do the laundry" did not include folding, I suggested the grocery shopping might be the more helpful task). With all that (plus a Lexi bath and the spring-ifying of the house) under our belts, it's time for a little fun: out to celebrate a girlfriend's 30th birthday downtown!
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