1. having my sister steal my reasonably expensive flat iron....again
2. having to buy my fifth tire in 8 or so months...apparently my alignment is off. doh!
but making me feel better about that, is the fact that 'men in trees' is moving to thursday nights after grey's anatomy, which makes thursdays absolutely divine. ugly betty, grey's, and men in trees...i will not be answering my phone or responding to any invitations on thurday nights for the forseeable future, unless they involve groups of people watching all of the above.
my commentary on the switch is, yay! i knew it wouldn't have a chance if it stayed put on friday nights, but i hope this means that the network is really supporting it, and it will subsequently stay on air long enough for itunes to offer a season pass;)
Friday, November 10, 2006
i can dig it
gma's second new seven wonder...jerusalem -- home to 14 million jews, 2 billion christians, and 1 billion muslims -- is considered one of the most holy cities in the world. it has also been ravaged by 30 years of violence and strife.
an aerial view shows the al-aqsa mosque compound, and judaism's holy site, the western wall in jerusalem's the old city. the al-aqsa mosque means the "farthest mosque" and commonly refers to the southernmost mosque that is part of a complex of religious buildings in jerusalem called the noble sanctuary by arabs and muslims. the mosque is one of the holiest shrines of islam.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
color me confused
well, according to gma, the first new wonder is potala palace, located in lhasa, tibet. it was apparently once a center of government, and residence of Tibet's ruler (the dalai lama), as well as the site of a monastery and a mausoleum for eight previous dalai lamas. it is a 13-story building built on 32 acres of land.and i've never heard of it...
to see the video, click here, and pray that your streaming time is faster than mine!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
restless
my expiration date in any given place is about five years. i’ve been in the nova area since i was three with a few stints here and there, so i’m not really sure where that comes from. i think that my travels have had an impact on it, but i’m not sure if it is the cause or result. and i am fairly certain that being single plays a large part. i simply get restless, frustrated and bored.
i’ve been back in the area for six years, and in january will have been with my company for four, which more than doubles the time i’ve been anywhere. and it was about a year ago that i started feeling like i needed a change. i’ve felt drawn to north carolina for a long time, probably in part due to my college stint in charlotte. i love that state and long to be there. it’s close enough to the family that it doesn’t make me completely isolated, and as of late, there seems to have been a migration of people i love to that area.
so i’ve been looking, and waiting, for the right opportunity to come along. the truth of the matter is, this company has been good to me and allowed me to do what i love, so i can’t justify leaving unless i am absolutely certain that the time and opportunity is right. but lately i have been coming closer and closer to my breaking point. in part, it comes as a result of some corporate structure changes that have changed my job in ways i am not happy with. but it’s bigger than that. i am ready for a ‘next step’, whatever that is. i’ve done the single career woman thing here for long enough, and i need something different. since i enjoy what i do, and have not inherited millions as far as i know, i still need to work, but location seems like a good fix, if only for a few years.
what is frustrating me even more right now, is that everyone around me seems to be experiencing major change. julie is expecting her 2nd child, kristina and ralph are planning a move to north carolina, stephanie just left for montana, gwen up and moved to utah, angela and steve are planning a move to new york, corey and jill are walking down the marriage road. it’s happening with co-workers too. one of them told me last week he was leaving, another is planning on leaving by the end of the year, and i just learned that my boss is tendering her resignation. these are people i have known and worked with for years. they have looked out for me (two of the three are the entire reason i am where i am) and supported me, and been substantial contributors to my enjoyment at the company.
change is happening all around me, but not to me. were i better with finances, i would take the leap of faith and just see. but there was a period of time when i was out of work for a year and a half, working temp and odd jobs here and there, and that has made me afraid. it’s made worse by the fact that i was in a similar situation-- i needed and felt like it was time for a change, and i took a leap of faith. i believe that is was the right thing to do, but it was one of the most difficult periods of my life. and that leaves me now trying to determine whether i am going to let fear and logic keep me here, or if i am just going to make the decision to leap again, and pray that the outcome will be different.
i’ve been back in the area for six years, and in january will have been with my company for four, which more than doubles the time i’ve been anywhere. and it was about a year ago that i started feeling like i needed a change. i’ve felt drawn to north carolina for a long time, probably in part due to my college stint in charlotte. i love that state and long to be there. it’s close enough to the family that it doesn’t make me completely isolated, and as of late, there seems to have been a migration of people i love to that area.
so i’ve been looking, and waiting, for the right opportunity to come along. the truth of the matter is, this company has been good to me and allowed me to do what i love, so i can’t justify leaving unless i am absolutely certain that the time and opportunity is right. but lately i have been coming closer and closer to my breaking point. in part, it comes as a result of some corporate structure changes that have changed my job in ways i am not happy with. but it’s bigger than that. i am ready for a ‘next step’, whatever that is. i’ve done the single career woman thing here for long enough, and i need something different. since i enjoy what i do, and have not inherited millions as far as i know, i still need to work, but location seems like a good fix, if only for a few years.
what is frustrating me even more right now, is that everyone around me seems to be experiencing major change. julie is expecting her 2nd child, kristina and ralph are planning a move to north carolina, stephanie just left for montana, gwen up and moved to utah, angela and steve are planning a move to new york, corey and jill are walking down the marriage road. it’s happening with co-workers too. one of them told me last week he was leaving, another is planning on leaving by the end of the year, and i just learned that my boss is tendering her resignation. these are people i have known and worked with for years. they have looked out for me (two of the three are the entire reason i am where i am) and supported me, and been substantial contributors to my enjoyment at the company.
change is happening all around me, but not to me. were i better with finances, i would take the leap of faith and just see. but there was a period of time when i was out of work for a year and a half, working temp and odd jobs here and there, and that has made me afraid. it’s made worse by the fact that i was in a similar situation-- i needed and felt like it was time for a change, and i took a leap of faith. i believe that is was the right thing to do, but it was one of the most difficult periods of my life. and that leaves me now trying to determine whether i am going to let fear and logic keep me here, or if i am just going to make the decision to leap again, and pray that the outcome will be different.
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