Pic Of The Day - 02.20.15 - Room With A View-REEF

Once or twice a year, I'm invited to the private dining room at REEF. And, thus was the case on Friday. It was belated Holiday Party for my department and we did the White Elephant Exchange.

The view from the room is great. This is what you see.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

If you drink this:

Do you pee green? I'm just asking...

Penance

OK. Because last night I over indulged on adult beverages.

And because last night I over indulged on delicious nibbly things.

And because last night on my way home from the Christmas Party with a detour to Mo Mong I stopped at Jack-In-The-Box and ordered a Jumbo Jack with cheese (no tomato), large order of curly fries with a large Diet Coke.

Today around noon I went to the park and ran 4.1 miles and then later in the day I went to the gym and did a weight workout.

Today all I have had to drink is an Iced Grande Sugar-free Gingerbread non-fat Latte and a bunch of water.

Brad Ausmus

If you're a Brad fan, you'll enjoy this slideshow that was put together.

In other news:

There are some dumb @ss drivers out on the roads today. This morning one guy who was in a lane to the left of me decided he wanted to cut over three lanes to my right to go on another interstate. To do that he was almost perpendicular to me as I slammed on the breaks, laid on the horn and looked in the rearview mirror to see if I was going to get hit from behind. P!ssed me off!

Got a workout in yesterday afternoon before heading to a Krewe script writing meeting. (We crack ourselves up.) Got a run in this morning and it was bordering on being a bit too humid.

Have a meeting and a Christmas party this evening so I see adult beverages on the horizon!

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Ramblings Of A Caffeinated Mind 7.4

I'm in a funky mood today. I'm not really hungover but I know that the adult beverages I consumed at a Christmas Party last night were a bit strong. Oh wait...I mixed the 2nd AND 3rd drinks. It was good to catch up with folks that I hadn't seen in awhile.

Could be that I hadn't eaten a full meal all day yesterday after spinning in the morning. The weather sucked yesterday morning so I figured spinning was better than not running or better than going back to bed. My metabolism was fired up all day yesterday but I was running around doing stuff so I scarfed down a sandwich (with no chips or dessert).

The people at the office were working my nerves this morning. All of these temps that want a cubicle and my extra chair. This one man asked me to move my stuff so that he could have my extra chair. So I moved my stuff. He expected ME to lift the chair over the table. He took the chair and walked off. I yelled out, "You're welcome" because he never said thank you.

Went to LeFittes after being at the office and I think that made me feel worse.

Then I tried to do some Christmas shopping and couldn't get anyone to help me so I left without purchasing anything.

Went to another establishment to get a gift certificate and that was easy. However, while I was there (and I was the only customer in the store) a guy walked in with one arm hidden behind his back. A gun? A knife? Ugh no. It was a long stem rose and a big hug for the guy that was working at the store.

I should have said, "How nice." or "How sweet." Instead, I left and thought Bah Humbug!

In case you can't tell I have stuff bothering me and I don't want to disclose it on this blog. So this mood that I'm in is clouding everything.

I'm going to another party this afternoon. I think I might need a hair of the dog and I know there will be libations there. Then I'll go to 500p Mass and then go to another party for another hair of the dog.

Speaking of dogs...

Yesterday I took The Calvinator to see Santa. What an ordeal.

The good thing about it is that Margo was there and got to meet Calvin.

The bad thing is that we had to wait in line forever and once we got to visit with Santa, Calvin kept running toward the door. He wiggled and squirmed.

I guess he was afraid that Santa was going to ask if he had been naughty or nice and he would have to be honest.


If you look at the photo closely you can see my hand on the right side squishing Calvin into Santa's lap and trying to hold him in place. OY!

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Santa Baby

Went to a fab-u party last night in Cherryhurst. Inside The Loop EJ always throws a blowout bash and it is definitely one of the parties on my Don't Miss List.

Lots of good conversation. Libations galore. Abundant food. Gorgeous Christmas Tree. (I'm always amazed at the number of Radko ornaments that he owns.) Laughter. Pretty people. Fake conversations. More libations.

So the party last night made me think of Santa Baby because you could have your photo taken with Santa. I was happy to find this video of Kylie Minogue. She's the best!

Enjoy!

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Ramblings Of A Caffeinated Mind 6.2

This is an enhanced version of T 'n T for Sunday November 25, 2007.

Pay It Forward

On Tuesday night, when I left for Reef and then Cyclone Anaya's, I took my little notebook with me because it had some phone numbers in there that I might need. In that notebook were notes from various meetings as well as all of my physical activities and a grocery list. You get the picture.

So I get to Ft. Worth and I can't find the notebook that I thought was in The Cal Mobile. And of course one of the phone numbers that I needed while I was in Ft. Worth was in there! UGH.

I get back to Houston and look all over The Cal Mobile again. No sign of it. I look in some bags from Target (from Tuesday); not there. UGH! Yesterday I even said a prayer to St. Anthony who is the patron saint of lost causes.

So this morning I get a phone call from Elaine. Elaine was one of the ladies who worked at Tropical Depression #46. I haven't talked to Elaine in about a month so I'm thinking, "How nice to hear from her."

Sidebar: If you live in Houston and if you ever need dependable help at a party, hire Elaine.

So Elaine starts to ask me if I've lost a notebook and I tell her that I'm going nuts trying to find it. She got a phone call from a guy named Tony who found her phone number in there and note about September 15 (which happened to be the day of Tropical Depression #46). He called her on Wednesday but until today she couldn't remember where she was on on September 15 and then it clicked.

So after a nice chat with Elaine (BTW...she is also looking for a job. She has experience with medical records and she also has cared for people who are home bound.) I call Tony. I introduce myself and mention Elaine's name and then it clicks with him who I am.

He said he was on his way to work on Wednesday and saw a notebook in the street on Brazos. He thought it might be important so he went back around and picked it up.

I'm going to get it from him in a few days.

So, a gold star to Tony and a gold star to Elaine. It is a nice reminder that there are some good people in this world. And I hope that one day, someone does them a big favor too.

I've commented on here about paying it forward. And it goes with that saying that I will misquote and I can't remember who said it, "The good that you do is the good that you will receive in return."

Grande Sugar-free Cinnamon Dolce Latte non-fat with no whip and with an extra pump and an extra shot

That's my new other favorite drink at the office these days.

It is actually much better if you don't do sugar-free and if you do whole milk and whipped cream.

Anywho. This morning I'm at the office at my big desk reading the paper, just minding my own business and a lady walks up to the table and lets out a scream of glee. Scared the sh_t outta me. Wait it gets better.

It's not me that she is happy to see. It is someone behind me. OK. That's cool BUT she throws her purse down on the other chair at my desk, puts her coffee down RIGHT in front of me, and lays down some sort of a plastic bag on MY NEWSPAPER and walks off!

Never acknowledges that I'm sitting there. She doesn't ask if she can lay claim to my big desk. She just does it.

Eventually she comes back to gather her belongings which I have rearranged, except for the purse, and still doesn't acknowledge me.

If it hadn't have been for the phone call from Elaine which happened after this incident at the office, I'd probably still be seething over it.

Oh. So on my way out of the office, I accidentally kicked her table. LOL I swear it was an accident!

Nanook Of The North

What are the chances of me hearing that name twice within less of 24 hours? LOL

So yesterday while I was working on cards, Unzipped comes on. I've seen this frockumentary umpteen times. I could watch it another umpteen times. Every time I watch it I still get excited when Isaac shows his collection.

In the movie he refers to Nanook Of The North for his inspiration. OK. So that was yesterday afternoon.
This morning as I'm leaving LeFittes I run into Cruise Director Tom. (Haven't seen him in awhile and he always makes me laugh because he usually has some good gossip about something.) We comment about the cold to the bone wet weather and he looks at the sweater I'm wearing and says, "You're all bundled up like Nanook Of The North." Go figure.

I've never watched the movie so I guess now it is time to do so.

Post-Thanksgiving/Holiday Party

So this afternoon I made my way up the road to the annual party given by Scott & Micheal and Steven & Grant. Can't remember why but last year I didn't attend.

A fun time was had by all. Many familiar faces and as always some new faces. Great conversation and many laughs. Embellishments to events and stories at the drop of a hat. For instance, I am now adding Hapsburg (EDIT: the correct spelling is Habsburg) to my name. Sort of a long story so just use your imagination.

I could have stayed another hour chatting and drinking but I left to go to the 500p Mass at St. Anne's because I thought it was the first Sunday of Advent only to find out it was the Feast of Christ The King which is the last Sunday of the year.

So I'm home now. The Calvinator has been walked and we're waiting for The Amazing Race!

World AIDS Day Dec. 1

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