Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Battery Life
Last week was pretty eventful. On Thursday jb and I walked to PNC park to watch the Pirates beat the Yankees. Hot Dogs, Beer, perfect weather and a great game.
On Friday I got up bright and early to wait in line to get the new Iphone. We waited in line for 3 hours and got the next to last phone that store had in stock. jb brought me coffee and a cinnamon bun while I waited in line - and there was a suspenseful stretch of time where we weren't sure if there would be enough phones or if I'd have enough time to wait to claim a phone (I had somewhere very important to be - see below). Totally worth it. It really is everything I dreamed it would be. I haven't charged in 40 hours and it's still going. It has even inspired me to organize my music library.
Once I got my phone, I headed over to the orthodontist's office because Stephanie was getting her wisdom teeth out. She new that I had been waiting in line that morning, but I'd promised her that I would be there when she woke up to take care of her - even if it meant leaving before I got an iphone. So when the nurse told us she was done and we could go see her the first thing she said was, "Did you get your iphone?" - of course she asked again...and again...and again :) It was so funny to see her coming out of it. Check out the video for a taste of it - she wasn't so good at applying chapstick.
Now I'm in DC. I got in on Monday and I'm staying with Kalina the first couple of nights. Last night Kalina did what we do best - sushi and drinks. Today was a long stressful day at work and I just got home from dinner with Nancy B. Tomorrow I have a feeling will be another rough day at work, but then in the evening I'm going to visit Tsoghig and I get to meet her new baby - so that should get me through the day. I miss my friends here so freaking much. Pittsburgh is kind of lonely.
On the homefront - Hoi Polloi is getting AC (that works!) tommorrow!!!!
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
For the Record
tan·gen·tial 
[tan-jen-shuhl] –adjective
1. pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
2. merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information.
3. divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration: tangential remarks.
4. tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely.
[tan-jen-shuhl] –adjective1. pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
2. merely touching; slightly connected: tangential information.
3. divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration: tangential remarks.
4. tending to digress or to reply to questions obliquely.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
CSI: Hoi Polloi
Well, Hoi Polloi had an incident this evening. Everything is fine. Daniel was working when this guy asked for change for a dollar and when Daniel opened the drawer to make change, the guy tried to grab money out of the drawer. Daniel slammed the drawer on his hand and there was a minor scuffle. In the end, the guy got away with about $30. Not great, but not the worst thing that's ever happened. Although, the police dusted for prints and everything - whoa. I guess the picture doesn't look so much like prints dusting so much as just a dirty counter, but I promise you - that is a professional criminal investigative mess.
In other news jb's soccer game was rained out - boo. On the bright side she had scored the first goal of the game. Steph came with me this time to cheer her on, but sadly there were only a few minutes of cheering before we ended up running back to our car.
On the work front, my boss is away for three weeks. I guess for most people this would be good news - but since he left me in charge I'm feeling a little stressed. I also have a bad habit of making messes while he's away, so I'm doing my best to avoid that this time around. Also, my long stretch without travel is coming to an end soon. Next week I'll be in DC, then the next week I'll be in Oakland, CA. Then hopefully I'm looking at a week's vacation in August to spend some time with the family when they are here.
In other news jb's soccer game was rained out - boo. On the bright side she had scored the first goal of the game. Steph came with me this time to cheer her on, but sadly there were only a few minutes of cheering before we ended up running back to our car.On the work front, my boss is away for three weeks. I guess for most people this would be good news - but since he left me in charge I'm feeling a little stressed. I also have a bad habit of making messes while he's away, so I'm doing my best to avoid that this time around. Also, my long stretch without travel is coming to an end soon. Next week I'll be in DC, then the next week I'll be in Oakland, CA. Then hopefully I'm looking at a week's vacation in August to spend some time with the family when they are here.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Center
Well, jb and I (and my three chins) are on the cover of this week's CP for an article on foster parenting. We were not expecting to be on the cover - we aren't even foster parents, yet. But there we are. Anyway, fostering is something we hope to do in the next year or two - depending on how our home renovations go. In other CP news: Hoi Polloi was featured in "On the Side" two weeks ago. The CP should change its name to "The pleasantlyfurious and jb Times".
The most exciting thing happening around here is that jb joined a soccer team. Yesterday was the first game and the weather was perfect and jb was able to show off her superior soccer skills. Seriously, she's hella good. I'm her #1 fan. Her games are on Tuesday nights should anyone care to join my cheering section.
The most exciting thing happening around here is that jb joined a soccer team. Yesterday was the first game and the weather was perfect and jb was able to show off her superior soccer skills. Seriously, she's hella good. I'm her #1 fan. Her games are on Tuesday nights should anyone care to join my cheering section.
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