Weekend Recap

This weekend, was non-eventful. That, is not a bad thing by any means. We did a lot of sitting around and relaxing, which, was much needed.

Friday night, we didn't do much. I think we went out for dinner at Tony's, then went food shopping.

Saturday, we slept in a little bit. I made us breakfast, then Steph did some shopping ( tax free weekend ) and I went to Kung Fu.

When we got back, we went to Fresh Choice for food, then went to see StarDust. Now, I thought that it was gonna be just OK, but this movie was really good. It made us both think of a Prince's Bride.

Yesterday was lawn mowing day. My head got sunburned. No one had fun, but the lawn looks nice now... for another week. Also, we watched 300. Steph got it for me when I was in Boston. I love that freaking movie.

I wish I could devote my life to training and being awesome... but no... I have to "work"... lame...

12 Volt Battery Hack! You'll Be Surprised... Video

No freakin' way!!!

12 Volt Battery Hack! You'll Be Surprised... - A funny movie is a click away

So sad...but...

Utah Mine Rescuers Halt Search After 3 Deaths - New York Times

We have all seen this. If you have cable/satellite and have passed by CNN, you have definitely seen this and... most likely now have a very intimate understanding of mining.

Look. I am not trying to take away from the tragedy of what happened to these guys. No one deserves to die in a mine like that ( well, maybe some, but that's another post ), but, I don't need a repeating 9 hour dissertation on the history of mining from CNN. I also don't need:

• Schematics
• Maps
• 3D Models
• Timelines
• Prior related events

So, in short, just give me the god damn story and move on. It must suck to be a program director for a 24 hour news channel...

I am now delayed and waiting in the Logan airport in Boston, MA.

Overall the 3 days in Boston/Westford were pretty good. I spent most of the time in Westford though. I got to meet a lot of of people that I have worked with for the past 2.8 years, but have never met. It was really nice. My only regret is that I barely got to see Boston at all. I didn't take a single picture.

My presentation was OK. Some good point, some not so good. When I practiced my routine, it was 45-50 minutes long. When I actually got up to present, it only took me 30 minutes. I think I got sort of nervous because a lot more people showed up than I was expecting. I was thinking that 10-20 people would show up, but no... it was more like 63 or so.

All is well though, I got good reviews, so I am happy.

In other news, I am very eager to see my family. I still have about 2 hours until my flight leaves, which kind of sucks. I miss Steph and wish she was here...

Today is my 1st day in Boston. It's a pretty nice city. It reminds me of home.

My flight was good. No hiccups...

When I got to Logon, I saw Nick and Kyle. We changed up the car plans a bit and ended up taking a shuttle the hotel. After a company sponsored dinner and open bar, we went to the movies. All in all a good night. I just wish Steph was here.