Why are you awake today?

[SwimDeep]

I'm awake right now because I have another major client deliverable due...and of course I'm here instead of working on it. 


I went to a work dinner last night. I work for a small company, and the CEO takes new employees out to dinner when they come into town for new employee orientation. Since I live in the area I like to take the opportunity to be part of the team and meet the new people.
It was a good dinner. I had good conversations with the new guys, and I think I made a good impression on our new VP of Marketing. But it was SO hard not to drink. I could smell the wine and the IPAs ... and the VP ordered a cider. I love cider. 
But I'm still sober this morning - so lots of winning for me

What are you guys up to today?

[SwimDeep]

I don't understand people who don't take the seasons as they come. I mean people who complain about weather. Rain and snow are wonderful things to me. So is sunshine. I don't feel sad when one leaves and another comes. It's part of a natural rhythm that I enjoy.

Random thoughts brought to you by coffee.

[tiramisu]

I'm awake because I have to go to work.

Good job staying sober through all of that last night!! It's not easy, so that's really awesome!


Last night I went to two different things. One was a foodie event where your walked around to ask these different tables and tried different food they had. It was okay. Then I went to the Paula Abdul concert which was amazing! She told some of her story through the concert, including that she was born 3 months premature, with collapsed lungs and hip problems. She talked about the plane crash she was in and the damage it caused, the work she had to do to get back. I think she said she's had 15 surgeries on her spine/cervical spine? And she can still DANCE. The dancing way fabulous, the songs sounded great, and at one point they invited some audience members up to dance on stage and one of them proposed to his boyfriend. <3
It was seriously so much fun. She even did this thing I thought was cool: each of her dancers got to come on stage solo with their name on the screen behind them and dance. Instead of introducing a band, she introduced and showed off her dancers. I loved the whole thing.

[spindle92]

SwimDeep Way to go girl on not drinking! You should be very proud of yourself.

I am awake because I am at work and NOT happy about it. I normally have Wednesdays off but because people can not pull their heads out of their asses and just learn something new, I have to be here to hold their hands. grrrrr

I hate to even talk about xmas since turkey day has not happened yet but I think I figured out the perfect gift for my parents. I am going to buy them a nixplay photo frame and preload it with tons of pictures - both from back in the day and current ones. This is huge for me because I am normally that person who doesn't even start shopping until the week before xmas and I have no clue what to get people so I end up roaming stores hour after hour.

[neonpink]

SwimDeep, Good job on being impressive and not drinking.

tiramisu, That sounds like an amazing show.

spindle92, That is a great idea.

My Australian friend is moving back to Australia. I have asked all our friends to send photos and am assembling a photo book of her time here. I currently have around 170 photos.

[gault]

I'm awake because meetings and recruiting.

Maybe it's the change in seasons or daylight savings time, but I'm getting sleepy much earlier lately. Very sad.

Something partially scary and partially exciting...I'm starting research on weight loss through bariatric surgery. I'm unsure if i will seriously follow through on it but at the weight I'm at, it's an option. The one issue i need to look at more is the cost - it's not covered by my insurance.

[bullygirl979]

SwimDeep, nice job on not drinking!