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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 29, 2002 10:25:54 AM [Link]
Aug 28, 2002 11:41:51 AM
Almost noon and I've placed a tile order, made a date to meet Connie at the beach, and am planning on hopping on my bike and riding over to Fremont in just a few minutes to have lunch with Rachel and The Boy.
Things are looking good, especially since it looks like there's going to be a baseball strike, which means I can bag out on the game Friday and go see a Bollywood movie instead, and I'm kind of hoping to see Monsoon Wedding tonight at the Crest.
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 28, 2002 11:41:51 AM [Link]
Aug 27, 2002 11:22:48 PM
We went to see Master of the Flying Guillotine tonight at the Grand Illusion. What a great flick! I'm sure it was made in the '70s but it had an almost industrial soundtrack. There were lots of impossible stunts (walking on the ceiling, the yogi who grew his arms to choke people) and even a girl kung fu fighter. The audience was very feisty, too, saying things like, "Now, that's going to leave a mark." Awesome![more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 27, 2002 11:22:48 PM [Link]
Aug 27, 2002 11:00:38 AM
Yippee, Connie wants to go to Tacoma with me! Or rather, she'll go to Connell's with me if I help her buy a swimsuit, possibly requiring that we go to a (gulp) mall together ... an activity which apparently both of us hate.
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 27, 2002 11:00:38 AM [Link]
Aug 27, 2002 10:24:18 AM
I'm definitely taking the job hunting more seriously these days. I'm even contacting people I interviewed with months ago to see if there's a whisper of hope in their departments (see "more"). But in fact, I wish I could not work any more. I'm plenty busy and very happy right now. In fact, post-trip, my face, the barometer of my stress gauge, describes a person who is completely at ease with the world.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 27, 2002 10:24:18 AM [Link]
Aug 26, 2002 10:26:14 PM
Bald Faced Lie's Sixteen Candles was a hoot. We got to see A___ and Sue Gruber, too, which was a nice perk.I'm on to thinking about the next things I want to do, though, which is see Master of the Flying Guillotine tomorrow and then Xanadu on Friday or Saturday, if I can.
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 26, 2002 10:26:14 PM [Link]
Aug 26, 2002 3:34:35 PM
"Be careful what you wish for." "You can't always get what you want." Well, I find that you often get the OPPOSITE of what you wish for, and that you almost can always get what you don't want. Translation: I had my "real" interview at MS today. I don't think I have the skills they wanted, but I don't really want the job, anyway. Of course, if I get totally desperate for money, they WON'T offer me the job. Just wait.Wow, my Ultraviolet Stink-Finder showed up. Should I really be excited?
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 26, 2002 3:34:35 PM [Link]
Aug 25, 2002 9:53:28 PM
After an 11 hour trek across three states, we returned home today at around 6:30 PM. Yipes! We're both beat. We saw a bunch of really cool shit and ate some good grub, but we didn't see everything I wanted to and we both feel like there wasn't enough down time (being in the car driving didn't really count). I had a nice message about a FURTHER interview with the Borg waiting on the answering machine, so while I don't REALLY want to work there (I actually had a dream while we were gone in which I was being interviewed for this job, and they asked me, "Why do you want to work at The Evil Empire?" and I said, "Well, really, I don't"), I am certainly happy to take their money at this point in time.We went and got The Good Dog and a carpet cleaner to help us deal with The Stench. And damn, it seems humid here. What's up with that?
FYI, American Gods by Neil Gaiman is great.
I remembered while I was gone that the latest edition of Bald Faced Lie's Teen Angst shows is happening this week ... I hope I can get some folks to come at the last minute!
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 25, 2002 9:53:28 PM [Link]
Aug 21, 2002 10:27:18 AM
Just had my interview, it was merely a screening interview with Assention and not with an actual Microsoft person. It went well, I was able to answer all the questions about SQL (thank goodness I had kept my SQL reference book and had JUST reviewed right and left joins!). I feel pretty confident that I'll be sent on for an interview, even though I don't know too much about networking and nothing about COM (those were only "nice to haves," not "must haves").Now it's ON TO YELLOWSTONE, BABY! I'm so excited! Can you JUST see me here?
I'm afraid I won't be updating the blog for the next few days, but I'll take my real diary with me and write in it. If you want to imagine my trip, try this virtual tour of Yellowstone.
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 21, 2002 10:27:18 AM [Link]
Aug 20, 2002 11:08:18 AM
Sonnet to a day of unemploymentHow do I waste thee? Let me count the ways.
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 20, 2002 11:08:18 AM [Link]
Aug 19, 2002 9:30:08 PM
Today: I'd say it was completely disposable. If I had anything interesting to say I'd do a rant right now, but that is not the case.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 19, 2002 9:30:08 PM [Link]
Aug 18, 2002 10:52:32 PM
Well, it's late. We made it to Vancouver and saw the Carr etc. exhibit. We had a pretty good time, the drive up wasn't too bad (I of course slept for an hour) and we had lots of fun drawing in the galleries. We went to two lectures, one about Carr and one the kids' tour of the Carr/Kahlo/O'Keefe exhibit. I had a headache by 4:30 and we skipped the aquarium in favor of going home. Oddly enough, the border crossing was super quick, only 20 or so minutes. Sadly enough, although we did make it to the Little Theater at 8:45 the Puf N Stuff movie had finished its run the night before. So we wrapped up the night with a little gin rummy and some Boggle. Now if only I could a) find a house sitter and b) get that damn smell out of the carpet.
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 18, 2002 10:52:32 PM [Link]
Aug 17, 2002 8:53:26 PM
Yeah, now this is MARRIED, baby. I'm sitting here at 9 PM on a friggin' Saturday doing dishes, and they're not even the dishes I got dirty from having dinner 'cause I haven't even eaten. May I mention I am here alone so it's not even like being married, although in all fairness it's because Worthy Opponent went to see a LAME show and I didn't want to waste my time going to it. I hope I actually get off my ass and join Celine at the Mercury tonight, otherwise I'm just a total loser. The sad thing is that I feel like I'm falling into a coma right now, which is going to impair my going out.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 17, 2002 8:53:26 PM [Link]
Aug 17, 2002 1:51:11 PM
I realized last night that, given that a standard job takes about 4 weeks from application to start date, that I need to get my friggin' ass in gear or I'm going to be staring at the Grim Reaper come about September 15th. Not that I want that to spoil my road trip or anything.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 17, 2002 1:51:11 PM [Link]
Aug 17, 2002 12:17:58 PM
Woo woo, it's another big Friday night for a married couple, which means that Jason was totally wiped and didn't want to stay out past 9 even though I wanted to go to the Showbox and watch Ants Invasion. Oh well, not like they're not in towners. But I'm really sorry I didn't go see Cousteau when they were here, not like I knew they were any good at the time. But hey, Beck is coming with The Flaming Lips as his backing band! It's like the second coming of Christ, only something I actually give a shit about. Oh yeah, and About a Boy was really funny, although not in a deep and meaningful kind of way, but at least it didn't make be feel like I'd prostituted myself by going to watch it. Toni Colette was brilliant, of course.I'm rambling. Should I be in bed already?
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 17, 2002 12:17:58 PM [Link]
Aug 16, 2002 12:50:35 AM
Am I really a Velma?
Quiz by Turi.
Weird that now everyone is gone the days seem so long and I am back to getting almost nothing done on a daily basis. I'm sure I need to be getting more exercise and all but I really don't want to do anything besides lay on the book [I mean COUCH! - ed.] and read. The sad thing is that I don't even have a particularly good book to work on. What could be better to do, then, than sit on the banks of the Fremont ship canal and watch the boats sail by?
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 16, 2002 12:50:35 AM [Link]
Aug 15, 2002 11:24:42 PM
Ooh, baby, I've been promoted to head of the Marketing committee for the Early Music group I work with! How exciting! I don't have the faintest idea of what I should do next. Neenur neenur Debi Robson, you psychotic, back-stabbing, paranoid pathetic excuse for a techie! (I thought I'd never do volunteer work again after dealing with her! She made working in an all-woman organization look like the cliquey little nastiness party I never imagined could happen outside of a sorority hall.)[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 15, 2002 11:24:42 PM [Link]
Aug 15, 2002 12:43:04 AM
"Zoo seeks help finding escaped penguin." I'd try looking at the Fish Market, or maybe at an ice cream store.It got nice and warm today, but it was unfortunate that I couldn't go to Denny Blaine since I was carless. The day more or less ended when my brother showed up at the Comet after he realized he'd lost his ticket to that night's Mariner's game. W.O. ran off to Safeco to sell his ticket while me and the brother kept his beer ... warm, then we all played a game of Burn Rate when he came back. It's not a bad game but I'd like to add about 20 different cards to it.
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 15, 2002 12:43:04 AM [Link]
Aug 13, 2002 11:43:43 PM
Have you read any of the Harry Potter? Want a twisted laugh? I've got one for you.To my great shock, the last day with the mother in law went surprisingly well. Was it really PMS?
The California company called to say that the job is being put on hold, but I realized that I've been submitted for that job from a local recruiter already. Oh well. And the Getty job is requiring experience with Vitria. Looks like I'll have time to do that photographic tour of southwestern Washington after all.
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 13, 2002 11:43:43 PM [Link]
Aug 12, 2002 10:38:27 PM
Did more touristy things today with the mother in law and her sister today, then got a weird job contact from Rafael. I wonder if it will go anywhere? Funny enough, it was a job for Washington Mutual.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 12, 2002 10:38:27 PM [Link]
Aug 11, 2002 11:40:46 PM
I think the answer is that it is in fact both PMS and my mother in law. She has it! But it was hard to notice today since we spent so much time with her folks. The Taming of the Shrew was fun, but Wooden O kicked Greenstage's butt.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 11, 2002 11:40:46 PM [Link]
Aug 11, 2002 6:32:29 PM
Got everyone out of the house yesterday and had a nice relaxing day, the best parts of which were spent with Irene.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 11, 2002 6:32:29 PM [Link]
Aug 9, 2002 10:59:02 PM
Oh, let's see, I went to see About a Boy Wednesday after the block meeting, and surprise! There isn't a 9:20 on weekdays. And it turns out a lot of other people in the neighborhood are having the same kinds of complaints that I am about the lack of police responsiveness.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 9, 2002 10:59:02 PM [Link]
Aug 9, 2002 10:51:27 PM
Is it PMS or is it my mother in law?[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 9, 2002 10:51:27 PM [Link]
Aug 7, 2002 2:49:31 PM
Ooh baby! I'm gonna be on Channel 7 news tonight (at 5) talking about the Whale Park![more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 7, 2002 2:49:31 PM [Link]
Aug 6, 2002 10:59:53 PM
I networked like mad at the 15th street block party tonight, getting about twenty new people to add to my mailing list for the whale park. And now it looks like we're going to be going to a neighborhood meeting about crime tomorrow that someone on 17th is putting on. Damn, and I wanted to go see About a Boy![more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 6, 2002 10:59:53 PM [Link]
Aug 6, 2002 4:48:50 PM
I'm finding it normal to be shopping at Trader Joe's with all of the mommies in the middle of the day. This worries me.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 6, 2002 4:48:50 PM [Link]
Aug 5, 2002 11:46:41 PM
A completely pleasant and non-stressful day. Spent the AM at Ranier Vet with the black dog about what turned out to be a hot-spot. Grandparents and I joined W.O. in Fremont for lunch at the Red Door, where I ran into my good buddy Kirsten who I hadn't seen for over a year, then we went for a stroll along the canal. Afterwards we went to the Conservatory and took a walk around Volunteer park. They really liked the conservatory![more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 5, 2002 11:46:41 PM [Link]
Aug 4, 2002 11:08:36 PM
After breakfast, W.O. went to a baseball game with Grandpa, I went downtown (and to the art museum) with Grandma. After a big homemade spaghetti meal, we played the Mad magazine game. Yes, the exhibit at S.A.M. is not worth $10. But I had a really fun day anyway.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 4, 2002 11:08:36 PM [Link]
Aug 3, 2002 10:17:50 PM
Days one and two with the grandfolks have gone pretty well. Iolanthe was a hoot. The fairies with their bleached blonde bob wigs and tight purple and green costumes, the cute little female lead with her bleached blonde wedge wig and her riding pants and whip ... it was simply a case of some of the worst production values I had ever encountered. I was sure that there was an entire group of male fairies on stage until the excess of jiggling and lack of pit hair convinced me that they were, in fact, women.[more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 3, 2002 10:17:50 PM [Link]
Aug 3, 2002 12:55:36 AM
Blue Angels shake windowsMy bird cowers in his cage
Outside, a dragonfly
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Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 3, 2002 12:55:36 AM [Link]
Aug 2, 2002 11:27:10 AM
Warning: LaDonna's (psycho christian) cleaning service is to be avoided. In one hour I got fifteen minutes of bitching, 1/2 hr of vacuuming the already-vacuumed areas, and 15 minutes of dish washing. The dishes aren't even clean. Net result: she made me cry, the house looks only moderately better, and I'm out $50. It would have been better if she had never come and I had just worked calmly along. Great way to prep for the Fortnight of In-law Madness![more]
Posted by webcowgirl @ Aug 2, 2002 11:27:10 AM [Link]
Aug 1, 2002 10:49:41 PM
Well, all of this frim-fram has been resolved, with the net result that I have the ring in question (my brother had TWO rings, which didn't match each other one bit) and he and I are now on somewhat better than speaking terms. The conversation with my uncle this AM was kind of ugly to start out with but ended with him apologizing for being so callous (and offering to pay for the phone call, which is like fully admitting guilt). And the interview went well, too. I'd call the day a big fat success.[more]
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