a thought

I was just thinking, I kind of like being in an industry that is predominantly male. Lots of male attention, and although it's not THAT kind of attention, it is still nice to be interacting. I sometimes think I do better in those situations, where the majority of members are men. It's a good competition factor for me, enough but not too much to be personally destructive.
But then again, I most definitely DO NOT do well in fantasy football draft situations where I am the ONLY female having an unclear concept of my job as draft coordinator where ALL the other people are men, men who have a clear understanding of the whole fantasy football thing. That was an interesting scene for sure. I was the auctioneer at a co-worker's fantasy football draft on Thursday night. It was not horrible I guess, but it was definitely weird. At least I made $50 so I have cash to spend at the Minnesota state fair today. Yessss! :)

plan confirmation

I'd just like to expound a bit on the concept of plans. When one makes plans, whether they be personal activities or professional meetings, it is incumbent upon those involved to be aware of these plans. That's the reason plans are made in the first place, no? This whole concept of confirmation is ok when both parties connect, but some people take it a little too far, particularly when they call to confirm within say a few hours of said appointment. I am particularly frustrated with one such occurrence which has me twiddling my thumbs for 20 minutes til a friend/date/who-knows-who arrives. I had left my phone in the car and he called 15 minutes before we were supposed to meet, saying "call me back." I thought there was some reason he was calling, like he couldn't make it, or he would be late or something, and being the one who left my phone in the car, was fully prepared for that. It turns out he was just waiting to hear that I was here, that I was still wanting to get together (for dinner mind you, and you know what I get like when I am hungry). Why did we make plans in the first place if you are just going to base it on whether it is confirmed immediately before?? What if one is out doing other things, structured around the plan of being somewhere to meet someone at a certain time?? It is my responsibility to let you know if I am going to be late or whatever, a responsibility that I fully accept, and hold dear as part of my anal retentive side for that matter. Let's not overlook the reality that I rushed through the end of my day, saving things til tomorrow that I could have done today, to be home in time for 5:30.
This has happened to people I know with job interviews and work meetings too, as if those people didn't have anything better to do than sit around waiting for the plans to be confirmed.
It just gets under my skin, and like I said before, doing that at a time when I am hungry? Not a good move.

safe at home

Just in case folks are seeing the news about the bridge collapse in the Twin Cities, I am safe and sound at my apartment. The part of the bridge that fell is just after my exit, so I normally am not on that stretch, thankfully today. It's absolutely amazing to watch though. The whole bridge, both north and south bound lanes just dropped into the Mississippi...

Aline

Aline is my freshman year college roommate. Matched together by the amazing powers of country music (we speculate), we ended up rooming together during the entire time we were at Bucknell. "Joined at the hip" doesn't even scratch the surface. :) This summer she is being all fancy and European, working in the French wine industry, which is of course, across a major ocean. We don't get to talk as much now as we did when she was still in the U.S. and although we still write and email, it's just not the same. We got to talk this past Friday on the phone though, and it was so nice. She is really a great friend (and a great talker as anyone who knows her can attest), but one of the coolest things about her is how she can give the perfect advice without even knowing she is doing it. She may be talking about one thing but later on I'll realize how appropriate and true it is for another situation, frequently one that has been on my mind a lot.
So, here's to Aline: tri-lingual MBA dork extraordinaire! :)




Oh yeah, and she LOVES ferris wheels, as you can tell from this picture. :)

car flirting

So I'm driving home from work, as I do every day, checking out my fellow drivers, as I do every day, and I came to realize a phenomenon I will henceforth refer to as car flirting. Now, I don't mean making eyes at the hottie beside you at a stop light or any overt forms of flirting. I am talking about the cars actually flirting, with a slight bit of involvement on the part of the driver. So I see a cute guy in my rear-view, his car passes me. My car catches up with him at the next slow spot, and we get off at the same exit. Then we get off at the same exit again. Obviously our cars have a thing going on...can I help it if I am loving the veil of secrecy my sunglasses and rear-view mirrors provide me? :)

Interesting factoid and photo shortage

1. Did you know that the inside of a blueberry is white? Who knew? I mean, who bites into a blueberry to find that out?

2. My camera is on the blink so the photo part of this blog will be slightly diminished until I can figure that out.

surprise visits

I just watched a sappy romantic comedy and so I KNOW this post will be colored by the neat perfection of that all, but is it so wrong to enjoy that once in a while? It is making me think about the possibility of taking a trip somewhere and just showing up on someone's doorstep without calling first. That sounds fun, in a way. Of course, there are many possible disastrous eventualities that might come of it, but like I said, being colored by the perfection of the movies. And that is making me feel all cozy and smiley, which is always a good comforting feeling regardless.