I am done... DUN DONE with my Christmas shopping. I finally stopped by a few places and finished up getting Steph some stuff for her stocking. I think that she will like it.
I am so god damn tired. I went to four different places tonight trying to find two god damn things. Nutella and wonton skins. One store ( HEB ) had ONE (1) jar of Nutella. I guess 50% isn't that bad. I can go to the Asian market tomorrow for some wonton skins. This is for Steph to make chocolate wontons to being over to Carina's house on Christmas. Sounds delicious and well worth the running around.
While I was out, I also bought another Dan Millman book. I read "The Path of the Peaceful Warrior" and I absolutely loved it. I have been wanting to read another one of his books for quite some time now. I also got a book of shots of NYC from the air for like $6... very cool.
Other than that, I know that I am supposed to be happy and all but I just feel kinda sad lately. Don't get me wrong, I am very excited for Christmas and spending it with Steph and her family. I think it's just that I miss my family a lot. The realization that this is my first Christmas in 26 years ever away from them is saddening, but I guess it had to happen at some point.
I have also been tired and sorta burnt from working. I have been going through training for DB2 and Domino. That has been exhausting due to all of the waiting around that I have to due during exercises. If you have dealt with these products before, you will know what I am talking about.
At any rate, Steph should be home in a bit and I have to go finish up dinner. Happy holidays to all!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Today was...
...a long ass day...
I woke up at 730am to get to work by 9. I made breakfast, got ready and left. I worked on my issues from home. When I got to work, I went to my training from 9am until about 12pm. Then, I had to send the packages with the presents home for Christmas. But ... god damnit, I forgot my badge for my discount. So, I went home, got the badge and went to DHL. When I got there, I was told that I could not use my debit card ( despite that every single time before I have ). So I ran to the bank, pulled out the EXACT freaking amount of money, then went back and did the damn thing. Basically, it went like this... Work -> Home -> DHL -> Bank -> DHL. Argh... needless to say, I was late back to my training.
After that, I had some more training, then a certification test at 3pm. I am happy to say that I am now a Double CLP for R6 and R7 Lotus Notes/Domino. Sweet...
After that, I was planning on going home, but my manager asked me to work the 5pm-7pm shift b/c some ppl were out sick. I agreed b/c I am nice. I stayed at work until about 710pm and then left to go to Costco. I picked up what I needed, got gas for my car, and then FINALLY went home.
One nice thing that happened today was that a very nice woman that I work with sent me a really nice gift basket to say "Thank You" for working so hard on one of the issues that I had with her. It was really nice to see and very unexpected.
When I got home, I started getting dinner ready, did a little work out and even found time to remote in to my parents computer and update/fix a few things for them. All I have to do now is take a show and crawl into bed. I hope that tomorrow will not be so hectic.
...a long ass day...
I woke up at 730am to get to work by 9. I made breakfast, got ready and left. I worked on my issues from home. When I got to work, I went to my training from 9am until about 12pm. Then, I had to send the packages with the presents home for Christmas. But ... god damnit, I forgot my badge for my discount. So, I went home, got the badge and went to DHL. When I got there, I was told that I could not use my debit card ( despite that every single time before I have ). So I ran to the bank, pulled out the EXACT freaking amount of money, then went back and did the damn thing. Basically, it went like this... Work -> Home -> DHL -> Bank -> DHL. Argh... needless to say, I was late back to my training.
After that, I had some more training, then a certification test at 3pm. I am happy to say that I am now a Double CLP for R6 and R7 Lotus Notes/Domino. Sweet...
After that, I was planning on going home, but my manager asked me to work the 5pm-7pm shift b/c some ppl were out sick. I agreed b/c I am nice. I stayed at work until about 710pm and then left to go to Costco. I picked up what I needed, got gas for my car, and then FINALLY went home.
One nice thing that happened today was that a very nice woman that I work with sent me a really nice gift basket to say "Thank You" for working so hard on one of the issues that I had with her. It was really nice to see and very unexpected.
When I got home, I started getting dinner ready, did a little work out and even found time to remote in to my parents computer and update/fix a few things for them. All I have to do now is take a show and crawl into bed. I hope that tomorrow will not be so hectic.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Parents are gone...
Well, my parents left yesterday and I am sad. Honestly, in all the times that we have visited, this has been the worst time to say goodbye. They were here and visited for a week. I cannot express in words how good it was to have them here. It's amazing how good your mother's cooking or your father's advice can be after they have not been within close reach for a good while. I honestly choked it back for about 3 hours after leaving the airport yesterday and have been in somewhat of a malaise today. I hope I see them again soon... = (
Anyway...
I went back to kung fu tonight and learned some new things. It is really tough getting back even after just one week of being out. I felt very behind, almost like I have not been practicing enough. All in all, I feel like I am a little off track. The whole week my parents were here, I was relatively in active and did not eat all that well. In that way, I sort of don't like the holidays... why do we have to wait until these times to do these things.. to get together with family... to make the foods that we love? Why all at once? Oh well... I don't have any answers.
Anyway...
I went back to kung fu tonight and learned some new things. It is really tough getting back even after just one week of being out. I felt very behind, almost like I have not been practicing enough. All in all, I feel like I am a little off track. The whole week my parents were here, I was relatively in active and did not eat all that well. In that way, I sort of don't like the holidays... why do we have to wait until these times to do these things.. to get together with family... to make the foods that we love? Why all at once? Oh well... I don't have any answers.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Parents are here!!
I know that I have not written in a while. I have been so busy b/c of the holidays, work, and now my parents are here.
For about the last 2-3 weeks, a lot of time at my job as been spend working on a site presentation on debugging. That took a lot of time to get right. I was also working on completing my certifications and finally, it's the end of the year, so getting my end of year review stuff was time consuming as well.
I have gotten most of my shopping done, thank the flying spaghetti monster. I think I might want to get Steph maybe one more thing, but not sure about it yet. I am entertaining the idea.
My parents visit has been really great. We had our Christmas together here this morning. Here's a link to some pics.
We have done other fun things since they have been here. Mostly, it is just good to see them. It is the best present that I could have asked for and if I got nothing else for Christmas, I would be happy.
Since my dad had never been there, we went to the Hula Hut:
We also went to The County Line for some good BBQ and saw some interesting sites:
Tonight, we are going to see "Die Hard" at the Sinus Theater @ The Alamo Draft House downtown.
Last night, we went to see the trail of lights at Zilker Park. That was really nice to see. I enjoyed it a lot.
Finally, so far for Christmas, I have gotten:
- New silicon potholders ( yes! )
- Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy ( book )
- Armin Van Burren ( Trance CD - Double )
- A Mandolin Slicer
- New wirless keyboard and mouse ( Logitech, totally sweet )
- Old Navy Pajama Pants
- A splatter guard for cooking
- A microplane
- A gift card for Target
... and it's not even Christmas yet!!!
For about the last 2-3 weeks, a lot of time at my job as been spend working on a site presentation on debugging. That took a lot of time to get right. I was also working on completing my certifications and finally, it's the end of the year, so getting my end of year review stuff was time consuming as well.
I have gotten most of my shopping done, thank the flying spaghetti monster. I think I might want to get Steph maybe one more thing, but not sure about it yet. I am entertaining the idea.
My parents visit has been really great. We had our Christmas together here this morning. Here's a link to some pics.
We have done other fun things since they have been here. Mostly, it is just good to see them. It is the best present that I could have asked for and if I got nothing else for Christmas, I would be happy.
Since my dad had never been there, we went to the Hula Hut:
We also went to The County Line for some good BBQ and saw some interesting sites:
Tonight, we are going to see "Die Hard" at the Sinus Theater @ The Alamo Draft House downtown.
Last night, we went to see the trail of lights at Zilker Park. That was really nice to see. I enjoyed it a lot.
Finally, so far for Christmas, I have gotten:
- New silicon potholders ( yes! )
- Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy ( book )
- Armin Van Burren ( Trance CD - Double )
- A Mandolin Slicer
- New wirless keyboard and mouse ( Logitech, totally sweet )
- Old Navy Pajama Pants
- A splatter guard for cooking
- A microplane
- A gift card for Target
... and it's not even Christmas yet!!!
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