This weekend (e:mk), her whatever he is, boyfriend I guess and I went to Rochester for the Rochester half-marathon/marathon. (e:mk) ran the 1/2, Cory and I cheered from the finish line. (e:mk)'s friend Nicole ran the full marathon and declared it to be the worst thing she's ever done, she looked like she wanted to crawl into bed and never get up again.
As I frequently say, I only run when chased by a knife wielding maniac. which is probably why I'm so svelte now.
Although watching these runners aaaaalmost makes me want to do it. But not really. But maybe I will. But probably not. I do hate running. That might just be because I'm so out of shape. Maybe I'd like it more if I wasn't in such bad shape.
Anywho, it was fun all around, especially the part where a golden retriever slept on me for a morning, apparently the backs of my legs make a great dog bed.
Work is still boring. Now there's a temp who is working in the cubicle next to mine, and what sucks is that she doesn't actually work for the firm like as in a full time employee so basically as long as she does the project she's been hired to do, she can do whatever she wants. She chats on her phone A LOT. For example, right now. She just said something about who ever she's talking to and their sister are just looking for love and someone spit on a manager of some kind.
She also commits a fashion crime I detest. Obviously colored contacts. I overheard her say on the phone that she is chinese and black, and she somehow has blue eyes? Unless she is secretly thath girl from Memoirs of a Geisha, I think not. They're not even kind of convincing. She looks a little zombie-esque wearing them. Although the fact that she's doing this project means the secretaries here don't have to, so welcome to Lipsitz Green, wear whatever the heck you want!
I'm not sure what I want to go to grad school for, i'm tossing around a few ideas, but I think just to be on the safe side, since some programs require it and some don't, I'm going to take the GRE. anyone taken it before that can give me some advice on it? Thanks!!
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09/17/2007 14:53 #41155
Run run run ready to runCategory: athletics
09/15/2007 13:55 #41114
What does this say about the world?Category: people
What does it say about the world when my new boss comes over to my desk in the morning just to say hello and ask what's new...and thats it. It's not a pre-cursor to him giving me work or just because we're in the elevator at the same time, he passes my desk on his way from getting coffee and stops by to say hello. Granted, he's a pretty young attorney- and probably a newly wed (his wife calls the office...for all the attorneys for whom I answer the phone, I've never spoken to another's spouse)
It's sad because we shouldn't expect the people we work for to only talk to us when absolutely necessary. I know this won't last long and in a few weeks he'll be too busy to do that. So it's nice while it lasts.
It's sad because we shouldn't expect the people we work for to only talk to us when absolutely necessary. I know this won't last long and in a few weeks he'll be too busy to do that. So it's nice while it lasts.
metalpeter - 09/15/07 18:25
It is tough to know what it says about the world really. Often there are what I call false statements of senserity. For example when someone asks how it is going and they expect and ok or fine. But if you go man things are fucking shitty both here and at home what one would you like to here first, then they don't know what to do. Buying things at the store isn't the only place this happens it goes on at work all the time. But if this is a person who doesn't do that and really does care maybe he reads blogs. I think reading about others live on line may cut down on that some. Reading about what other people do makes you care more about peoples lives outside of work or at least that is my theory. Maybe it is that he likes to know his employees and understands that they are people not someone you boss around. If you and your boss get along and like or at least respect each other it makes things much more pleasant and work much better then it being just two people where one tells the other what to do and they do it no questions asked or where you don't feel comfortable asking for clairifaction.
It is tough to know what it says about the world really. Often there are what I call false statements of senserity. For example when someone asks how it is going and they expect and ok or fine. But if you go man things are fucking shitty both here and at home what one would you like to here first, then they don't know what to do. Buying things at the store isn't the only place this happens it goes on at work all the time. But if this is a person who doesn't do that and really does care maybe he reads blogs. I think reading about others live on line may cut down on that some. Reading about what other people do makes you care more about peoples lives outside of work or at least that is my theory. Maybe it is that he likes to know his employees and understands that they are people not someone you boss around. If you and your boss get along and like or at least respect each other it makes things much more pleasant and work much better then it being just two people where one tells the other what to do and they do it no questions asked or where you don't feel comfortable asking for clairifaction.
mike - 09/15/07 17:22
hmm very interesting anne! very interesting!
hmm very interesting anne! very interesting!
09/09/2007 23:03 #41025
oh brittersAfter the opening sucking so bad, I really hope that this surprise last act is Britney puling out all the stops and kicking ass.
09/08/2007 18:14 #41011
what?Category: dating
So I'm 22. I was hit on by a 19 year old guy last night. That, in and of itself, is not weird.
When its put in the context that he's just starting his freshman year of college and I've just graduated...to me, is a little weird. Well weird for me, probably not for him. haha.
I also felt bad because my friend I was there with likes him. Therefore, she was trying to talk to him a lot and I was trying to keep it cool and not dominate the conversation. A move that seems to have backfired. crap.
Why is it that the people you don't want to see never seem to really leave your life. I just learned yesterday that this kid I went to college with, a gentleman I am not too fond of, just moved onto my street. Granted, I live on Richmond which is a fairly long street. But knowing my luck with this kid always being in my life, he probably moved in directly across the street. It's a good thing (e:MK)'s friend Lindsay already got the studio in our house, otherwise who knows with my luck, he probably wouldve moved in. Good times. He's not like a terrible guy, he just makes me nervous and he's kind of a D.
My kitty had surgery the other day and the techs at the vet wanted to keep him...basically because he's the cutest and most dog-like cat I've ever met. KITTY!!!
Perching on his balcony harness, leash and all.
he likes to climb
"his"laundry basket that sits next to mommy's computer
When its put in the context that he's just starting his freshman year of college and I've just graduated...to me, is a little weird. Well weird for me, probably not for him. haha.
I also felt bad because my friend I was there with likes him. Therefore, she was trying to talk to him a lot and I was trying to keep it cool and not dominate the conversation. A move that seems to have backfired. crap.
Why is it that the people you don't want to see never seem to really leave your life. I just learned yesterday that this kid I went to college with, a gentleman I am not too fond of, just moved onto my street. Granted, I live on Richmond which is a fairly long street. But knowing my luck with this kid always being in my life, he probably moved in directly across the street. It's a good thing (e:MK)'s friend Lindsay already got the studio in our house, otherwise who knows with my luck, he probably wouldve moved in. Good times. He's not like a terrible guy, he just makes me nervous and he's kind of a D.
My kitty had surgery the other day and the techs at the vet wanted to keep him...basically because he's the cutest and most dog-like cat I've ever met. KITTY!!!
Perching on his balcony harness, leash and all.
he likes to climb
"his"laundry basket that sits next to mommy's computer
Missing Image ;(
anne - 09/09/07 21:25
A "D" is short for Dick. (e:MK) and I always shorten things to their first letter. We're really C.
A "D" is short for Dick. (e:MK) and I always shorten things to their first letter. We're really C.
tinypliny - 09/09/07 14:39
Oh and I forgot, this post reminds me to recommend the Michelle Pfeifer movie "I could never be your woman". :)
Oh and I forgot, this post reminds me to recommend the Michelle Pfeifer movie "I could never be your woman". :)
anne - 09/09/07 01:40
actually, the whole reason he has the harness is that it only goes around his chest so there's no strain on his neck. his collar is one of those CatSafe ones that come apart if they get caught on something. He has fallen once, but the harness kept him up there so he just climbed back up.
actually, the whole reason he has the harness is that it only goes around his chest so there's no strain on his neck. his collar is one of those CatSafe ones that come apart if they get caught on something. He has fallen once, but the harness kept him up there so he just climbed back up.
lauren - 09/08/07 20:31
aww cute! he looks like a smaller version of mine. but i must ask, is it necessary he stays on the harness? I understand he is a kitten and perhaps more prone to clumsiness, but both of my (adult) cats go out on our balcony and have shown little to no interest in jumping off, and I am also afraid for your kitty if it were to perhaps do so, and strangle itself :(
aww cute! he looks like a smaller version of mine. but i must ask, is it necessary he stays on the harness? I understand he is a kitten and perhaps more prone to clumsiness, but both of my (adult) cats go out on our balcony and have shown little to no interest in jumping off, and I am also afraid for your kitty if it were to perhaps do so, and strangle itself :(
09/04/2007 10:09 #40924
Laybah Day WeekendSo I made it to my earlier bus...barely.
This morning Oscar woke me up at an all time early record for breakfast- 5:45. I was at a point when I woke up that I could have stayed up. Then I remembered who I was and went back to sleep.
My dad, who has met Oscar, still can't picture me with a cat. It's true, I've never been a cat person- bad childhood experiences, but I love pets and I knew that I could find the right cat for me, a dog person. He's my baby!!! BTW, for those of you with cats in an apartment, I just switched him to Tidy Cats, Small Spaces. It works waaaayyy better at controlling smell than the Arm and Hammer brand I was using before. The vet told me not to change litter or location or anything, but I took a chance based on how easy-going of a cat he is... and he didn't seem to care at all, he used it basically right away. Anyone else's cats love toothpaste? (e:MK) noticed him licking our toothbrushes so we bought covers for them.
So Saturday I went down to Laughlin's to hang out with 2 of my old roommates, one of whom I haven't seen since May (my favorite roommate...shhhh... don't tell) and I was really excited about it. One of them, Jenna, still lives in our old apartment. All three of her new roommates plus one's boyfriend and little sister were there too. I was kind of annoyed mostly because I was a little bit made to feel like the odd man out at a get together they weren't even initially invited to.
Anyway, it was really really good to see her and hang out and be sweet like the old days...haha the old days of 3 months ago.
Ok so Sunday night I had some friends over and as per usual many of them who said they probably couldn't make it, came anyway, I haven't had that many people in my living room since the day we moved in...there was a chair shortage. It was fun, I love combining my 2 different groups of friends...the high school and the college. I have one high school friend who is highly resistant to this merging and always has been...I'm not really sure why...don't you think if one of your best friends of 8 years likes them....you'll probably like them too? If I act differently around them, its because they're not Debbie Downers like some people I could mention.... Brief example: if you will recall, a few months ago I was rather angry at my former roommate, Jenna, for pulling a couple pretty dickmoves as Susan, my "favorite" roommate would say . My friend who is anti-merge STILL doesn't get why I've forgiven her and we're cool again. The reason: she can't un-do it, so what's the point in holding it over her head? I'd rather forgive her for 2 days of annoying me than cut her out of my life forever.
I don't really know if its worth asking her about why she seems to hate it so much. She always acts like she feels left out because we start talking about school. I aaalways ask her things and try to get her to talk, but whatever she says is in short like 3 word phrases. It's not as though all we can talk about is school and in fact most of what we talked about had nothing to do with UB, but she still sat there silent in protest.
Anyway, it was lots o' fun. I also highly recommend these Mojito mixes by Roses. I got the mango one from Target and it was really really good.
We have this huuuuuge motion due today in our biggest case for our biggest client and 2 secretaries and a law clerk had to come in over the weekend to help put it together. Friday I spent, literally, the entire day typing 9 pages of it and the page number limit is 20. This motion is like crucial to this case...stress out much, 4th floor? For those familiar with law and stuff...the exhibits went all the way to Exhibit DD. That's A-Z, then starting over again at AA. That's nuts. Normally it's like A-E or like A-J. Needless to say, everyone's a liiiiiittle tense.
woohooo what a long entry.
This morning Oscar woke me up at an all time early record for breakfast- 5:45. I was at a point when I woke up that I could have stayed up. Then I remembered who I was and went back to sleep.
My dad, who has met Oscar, still can't picture me with a cat. It's true, I've never been a cat person- bad childhood experiences, but I love pets and I knew that I could find the right cat for me, a dog person. He's my baby!!! BTW, for those of you with cats in an apartment, I just switched him to Tidy Cats, Small Spaces. It works waaaayyy better at controlling smell than the Arm and Hammer brand I was using before. The vet told me not to change litter or location or anything, but I took a chance based on how easy-going of a cat he is... and he didn't seem to care at all, he used it basically right away. Anyone else's cats love toothpaste? (e:MK) noticed him licking our toothbrushes so we bought covers for them.
So Saturday I went down to Laughlin's to hang out with 2 of my old roommates, one of whom I haven't seen since May (my favorite roommate...shhhh... don't tell) and I was really excited about it. One of them, Jenna, still lives in our old apartment. All three of her new roommates plus one's boyfriend and little sister were there too. I was kind of annoyed mostly because I was a little bit made to feel like the odd man out at a get together they weren't even initially invited to.
Anyway, it was really really good to see her and hang out and be sweet like the old days...haha the old days of 3 months ago.
Ok so Sunday night I had some friends over and as per usual many of them who said they probably couldn't make it, came anyway, I haven't had that many people in my living room since the day we moved in...there was a chair shortage. It was fun, I love combining my 2 different groups of friends...the high school and the college. I have one high school friend who is highly resistant to this merging and always has been...I'm not really sure why...don't you think if one of your best friends of 8 years likes them....you'll probably like them too? If I act differently around them, its because they're not Debbie Downers like some people I could mention.... Brief example: if you will recall, a few months ago I was rather angry at my former roommate, Jenna, for pulling a couple pretty dickmoves as Susan, my "favorite" roommate would say . My friend who is anti-merge STILL doesn't get why I've forgiven her and we're cool again. The reason: she can't un-do it, so what's the point in holding it over her head? I'd rather forgive her for 2 days of annoying me than cut her out of my life forever.
I don't really know if its worth asking her about why she seems to hate it so much. She always acts like she feels left out because we start talking about school. I aaalways ask her things and try to get her to talk, but whatever she says is in short like 3 word phrases. It's not as though all we can talk about is school and in fact most of what we talked about had nothing to do with UB, but she still sat there silent in protest.
Anyway, it was lots o' fun. I also highly recommend these Mojito mixes by Roses. I got the mango one from Target and it was really really good.
We have this huuuuuge motion due today in our biggest case for our biggest client and 2 secretaries and a law clerk had to come in over the weekend to help put it together. Friday I spent, literally, the entire day typing 9 pages of it and the page number limit is 20. This motion is like crucial to this case...stress out much, 4th floor? For those familiar with law and stuff...the exhibits went all the way to Exhibit DD. That's A-Z, then starting over again at AA. That's nuts. Normally it's like A-E or like A-J. Needless to say, everyone's a liiiiiittle tense.
woohooo what a long entry.
mike - 09/04/07 20:24
i used to be firmly anti-merging. I liked to keep all my separate groups of friends separate, but now they all mingle and it is all better. I still like different times with different ones but overall the merging went way better than I ever expected.
i used to be firmly anti-merging. I liked to keep all my separate groups of friends separate, but now they all mingle and it is all better. I still like different times with different ones but overall the merging went way better than I ever expected.
Yes, I agree with Lauren. Practice computer based tests. Paper based tests will only make you complacent. The key lies in Practice, Practice, Practice.
In addition, I strongly recommend that you join a current GRE forum such as: :::link:::
You could get a fair idea about the latest question trends on the GRE and also a lot of motivation to practice. :)
Good Luck!
I HATE COLORED CONTACTS more than anything. more than war, more than crime, more than man capris even!
I had to take to GRE and let me tell you, it sucks. I felt like I was back in highschool again as a result of the whole thing.
First of all...give yourself plenty of time to study. Their questions are so obscure that it is better to have an overarching understanding of what they want you to know rather than what specific questions they might ask you.
I highly suggest getting a prep book. Mine was GRE prep from Princeton Review I think. It gave me tips in what exactly they were looking and what I could expect from the test. Really good test taking strategies that are specific to the GRE. Also lots of math equations, vocab words, and sample essays.
Also, keep in mind that (in my humble opinion) they want to screw you up. Keep yours eyes open for questions that seem too easy.
Finally, do all that on top of preparing yourself physically. You have to sit in front of a computer for at least 2 or 3 hours (it is timed but you can have scheduled breaks) but it is physically and mentally challenging, at least for me, to sit still that long. Get lots of sleep, eat well, all that jazz and uh, good luck!