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| Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 | | 10:43 am |
| | Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | | 10:07 am |
Dinner w/ the ex-boss and Proposition 8
OK, so my former boss is in San Francisco this weekend from Washington, DC for the association's annual meeting. If any of you have heard my stories about Chicago, Baltimore, Santa Monica, you name it... yes, it's this group of lawyers that are up to no good (but likely having too much fun) in our fair city by the bay this weekend. That said, "JD" invited me to dinner on Tuesday when she flew in, so I drove up to SF and met her at Hana Zen for sushi and catching up. Really nice time, but at one point, Prop 8 came up (Mayor Newsome addressed them at their opening session on Thursday). Just a little more background about JD (just to give you some context): she's 40, a lawyer, married to a lawyer, has 2 kids (her daughter is 3 months older than Leila), and believes herself to be fairly aware of issues on the national scene - partly because she lives "inside the Beltway" (or the "center of the universe" as she referred to DC once). So, the following conversation took place and I felt the need to share: ***** JD: So Gavin Newsome is going to welcome the group on Thursday. Me: I heard - that's fantastic. I wonder if anything about Prop 8 will come up. JD: What's that? Me (trying to be neutral at this point): It's a proposition on the November ballot that is attempting to rewrite a portion of the CA constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. JD: But didn't the courts just rule in favor of same-sex marriage earlier this year? Me: Yes but this is a last-ditch effort to overturn that ruling. JD: So what if gay couples were given the same rights as straight couples, couldn't they just define gay marriage as a 'civil union'? why does it have to be called a marriage? Me: But what is marriage but a civil union when it's recognized by the state, whether straight or gay? why not just call it what it is - a marriage. whether the ceremony is a performed by a pastor or judge, it's just a matter of terminology in my opinion. JD: But why does it have to be called 'marriage'? Me: I think that if you ban the use of the word 'marriage' for certain groups, that in and of itself is discriminatory, don't you think? JD: I guess I see your point, but my pastor's openly gay and I've been to several gay weddings and I don't remember the word "marriage" being used - they used the word "union". Me: But that's just it - you went to their WEDDINGs. The choice of words they use to make a lifetime commitment to each other in "holy matrimony" or "civil union" or whatever, that is their choice. And maybe in those states, they're limited on what they can say. I honestly don't know since it is a state by state issue. ***** It's just a reminder (to me at the very least) that what we're facing here in CA isn't quite on the national radar, but I bet it will be as the election gets closer. All the more reason to get as many people behind the "Vote NO on Prop 8" as possible. Not to mention that those that vote against that proposition will likely vote against *wink* the *wink* McCain-*wink*-Palin *wink* ticket *wink* in November. | | 9:50 am |
Random book meme - love this
Thanks Kendall, Jefferson, Mark, etc. ... * Grab the nearest book. * Open the book to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. * Post the text of the next two to five sentences in your journal along with these instructions. * Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST. "Tens of thousands of these sessions took place over several years, until they became a way of life in the company. They are no longer big events but part of how GE goes about solving problems. Whether it was a refrigeration plant in Louisville, Kentucky, where employees debated faster and better paint systems, or a jet engine plant in Rutland, Vermont, where employees had recommendations on how to cut cycle time in blade manufacturing, or a credit card processing facility in Cincinnati, where employees had ideas about billing efficiency, Work-Outs led to an explosion in productivity." Damn. Of course I'm at work and "Winning" by Jack Welch happened to be the closest book on my desk. Could sentence 3 have been any longer?!? | | Thursday, August 14th, 2008 | | 11:56 am |
OMG - Why was I surprised to see this?!?
You Are Softball
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While you do like competing, you like cooperating even more.
You find working with a group to be much more invigorating than going solo.
You are a true team player. You like contributing to the win!
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| | Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 | | 11:17 pm |
Good news!!
Leila has been called for an "assessment" at the pre-school I had waitlisted her at. That means she's in! Yay! ... oh. wait... YIKES! Tuition!!! OK, it's only for one school year, right? I can swing it... I am so excited for her - this is going to be such a great start for her (and amazing commute for me - it's right around the corner from our house!) Ah well - just had to share. That is all! Hope everyone's having a good week... Cheers! | | 1:03 am |
The IRS isn't very "stimulating"
So, I finally filed my taxes for 2007. :-) Not getting as much of a return this year as last year, but at least I don't have to pay. That's the good news! But I also just figured out that of the $900 potential stimulus check/rebate/whatever I MAY have received from the IRS, I am getting nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Wouldn't you know that being a single parent making a decent living (not outrageous or lavish by any means) doesn't qualify for "stimulus" from the government! ... It seems to me that single parents need all the stimulation they can get! (especially when not receiving child support from their former spouse and/or "baby daddy") ARGH!!!! But imagine if I was still married (as I technically was in 2007), my former spouse and I could have split a check for $1500. Ack - who am I kidding, even $1500 isn't worth the agita of filing a joint return with him...(not that he's a bad guy) and technically, I'm not really sure we could have since we had filed for divorce/legal separation in 2006. So, Blech. Blah-dee-blah-blah. Blech. The IRS makes my a** twitch... Current Mood: grumpy, but OKCurrent Music: Scavengers going through the junk - Let me sleep!! | | Monday, March 17th, 2008 | | 1:34 am |
Young boys CAN kiss well...
Yep, another young one. 24 this time... barely though... Yes, I did check his ID and he turned 24 about 2 1/2 weeks ago. Anyhow, he's a traveling salesman (seriously) and is in town for the week, so this may be fun. Time will tell, won't it? He is a cute young thing and I'm so glad he has a short expiration date!! LOL. Otherwise, I just might need to refer to the "How to be/act like a lesbian" list we came up with last week to fend off the not-so-welcome advances of another person. So as promised, here is what we (me, Heather, Sarah, Keri and (just)Nate) came up with so far (please feel free to add/modify): (In no particular order) 1. Look like you want to make out (with another girl)\ 2. Ignore everyone else. 3. Don't compliment purses. 4. NO girly drinks... in martini glasses... OK, just drink beer, preferably out of the bottle 5. When at karaoke, sing only angry and/or stalker songs. *** Update: Less angry, more k.d.lang, meredith brooks, melissa etheridge, etc. 6. Compliment flannel. 7. Everything sports. 8. Wet t-shirts and trampolines (courtesy of Heather) 9. Don't take bathroom breaks in pairs, packs, groups, etc. 10. Never lick a bottom of a drink... or anything. ***Update: 11. Wear only musky (not fruity or floral) perfume... if you wear it at all. 12. Discuss or show off your power tools 13. Flaunt your Home Depot credit card and/or UHaul frequent renter card. 14. Talk incessantly about Lillith Fair
15. Firm, aggressive handshake.From justnate: 1. Wear jeans with no defined butt. 2. Do not pluck (or shape) your eyebrows. 3. Some portion of your hair should be shaved (or very short)... mullet? 4. Wear Dickies. 5. Attach a chain to your wallet and/or keys and attach to pants 6. Sport shoes or "monkey" boots OK, gotta sign off (I'm tired now). Love to all of you and have a great week!! | | Thursday, February 21st, 2008 | | 12:30 am |
Cupertino High 1989 (yeah, I'm old too)
1. Did you date someone from your school? NO! Always dated boys at other schools (too much drama dating at school!) 2. What kind of car did you drive? 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 (seriously) until I got my "new" 1969 VW Bug. 3. It's Friday night...where are you? Football, basketball, on way to wrestling tournaments, movies, parties and yes, cruising the El 4. Were you a party animal? Not really - 1 or 2 wine coolers and I was done. 5. Were you considered a flirt? Definitely. 6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Does flags count as band? Then, yes, band and choir 7. Were you a nerd? Weren't we all? Even the "cool kids" were nerds!! 8. Did you get suspended/expelled? Suspended once (but it was an honest mistake on my MOM's part! she forgot to call me in...) Seriously! 9. Can you sing the fight song? Sad, but yeah. The alma mater too. UGH. 10. Who were your favorite teachers? Mrs. Ainsworth and Coach Chaboya 11. Where did you sit during lunch? If I was at school, the quad or senior lawn 12. School mascot?? Dusty the Pioneer 13. Homecoming court? ... did we have one? yes. was I part of it? hell no. 14. If you could go back and do it again, would you? NO 15. What do you remember most about graduation? Spending time with my friend Sue and being so excited I was finally done!! 16. Where did you go senior skip day? A job interview at a hotel - how lame is that? 17. Were you in any clubs? Not really, unless you count Grappler Girls as a club. 18. Have you gained some weight since then? Duh. Yes. 19. Who was your Senior prom date? Didn't go to Senior prom - had to work. Junior prom date was named Ryan (he went to Santa Clara, I think) 20. Are you planning on going to (or did you go to) your 10 year reunion? Didn't go to 10, plan to go to 20 (yikes) 21. Who was your home room teacher? I CAN'T REMEMBER, but he was cool as all get out. How sad. 22. Did you play any sports? Softball and volleyball. And, of course PAL softball for many, many years. 23. Do you still talk to people from school? I would say "no", but just recently, I've run into several people I went to school with... wierd. Current Mood:  nostalgic | | Monday, July 9th, 2007 | | 12:34 am |
oh my ...
| Your Kiss is Black | 
Your kisses are amazing. You put a lot of effort into your kissing technique.
You are a perfectionist, and you never leave any kissing detail to chance.
When you're kissing, you like to be in charge. You don't enjoy someone else taking the lead.
You know you're the best kisser. In fact, you're often disappointed by how other people kiss.
Kissing Type: Thoughtful
People See Your Kisses as: Amazingly unreal
You Kiss Best With: A Pink Kisser
Stay away from: A Green Kisser |
| | Friday, June 22nd, 2007 | | 1:02 am |
OMG!! ... I won??
How could I have forgotten to share this??? Last Monday (10 days ago or so) at our big division managers meeting, we played texas hold 'em after dinner and guess what... I won! ... a $1,000 gift card to Wynn Las Vegas. OK, so that may not go too far, but I wouldn't go to Wynn otherwise... :) So, now to plan a road trip to Vegas... Hmmm. ... So wish Vegas was more kid-friendly... Current Mood:  shocked | | Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 | | 11:34 pm |
A great week and 2 new toys!
What a great week this has been so far... Started out last weekend (ok, thursday) when mom came back to town. Went to KOC for a short while, but was really exhausted so had to save it for another time (even though I was off on Friday!) Spent Friday w/ Leila and mom, saw grandma (she was actually coherant and talking!! yay!!); went out w/ Mark and Daniel to Hunters Friday night (that was a blast). Saturday: went to my cousin's grad party and took L. to see "Ratatouille" (sp??) So Sunday I thought all would be low key, but no. Went for about a 5 mile walk w/ mom (lei was in the jogging stroller) and found my dream car: Black BMW 325i. Amazing deal. talked myself out of it, but of course had to see it again (and again) and hence as many of you know, I am now the proud owner of a 2005 black BMW 325i. WHOO-HOO! So of course I had to go out Sunday and ended up having a great time with great friends at KOC. Anyway, on Monday work was good but hellish (ever have those days?) and I ended up at Office Depot over on Coleman to get ink for my boss' printer (he had backup cartridges of every color imaginable except black - go figure). Anyway, turns out in my rush to get in/get out, I met a 22-year old HOTTIE - he is just beautiful. We have nothing at all to talk about, but at least the scenery's nice. :) put it this way: he's still in college, plays football and I think mommy/daddy bankroll him since he has a nice car, told me about his boat, etc. Good god! Ah well, it's flattering to say the least! So, yesterday and today kind of blended together since I worked at home until 12:30 a.m. and went into work this morning at 6:30 a.m. But it was well worth it. The chairman of the corporation and president of the title company spent the day in my office and were extremely pleased with everything I had put together for their meetings with my boss. So much so that they want to use those materials as examples for the other divisions within the company and possibly have me come to the home office and work with their staff and show them how I do what I do. And last, but far from least, I actually made it to Dinner & tonight! (I think the last time was in December?) Such a great group and I'm so excited to help Alex and Jefferson with their wedding! It was a perfect night at the end of a great week! I hope all of you are having a good week, too!! Current Mood:  happy | | Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 | | 12:30 am |
A friend of mine reminded me that I never (well, nearly never) post on lj. Mostly, I am too tired to look at a computer let alone post once I get home from work, make dinner, take care of and hang out with Leila. But, no excuses this week. Lei's visiting grandma/grandpa in Hawaii until the 20th, so that gives me some personal time to get stuff done (i.e., taxes), relax, spend time with friends, etc. (when I'm not working late as was the case tonight and again tomorrow!) So, while I miss her TERRIBLY!!, she is having the time of her life going swimming, to the beach, chasing chickens, driving the lawnmower.... life's good when you're three!! Anyhow - last weekend was a blast! Friday, went to Frankie, Johnny & Luigi's Too with my brother ( ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) markobellydance) and saw "Zodiac." Great movie - good storytelling (though slow in bits, it was great overall - surprisingly so!) Then Saturday, Mark and I decided to drive down to Carmel for lunch ... and of course had to go to the Coach store! (yeah, everyone has a vice - Coach is mine...*sigh*) Saturday night I ended up going w/ Sarah, Paul and her fam to dinner and salsa dancing - how fun was that!?! So want to go again! Then of course on Sunday after doing the necessary errands, etc. headed to KOC to celebrate Sarah's 30th! So much fun... KOC always is, especially when I get to see so many friends that I've made over the last year or so since I moved back from DC. So, thanks blankreloaded for the reminder to actually post once in awhile. Have a great week! Current Mood: relaxedCurrent Music: my ceiling fan | | Monday, December 25th, 2006 | | 12:44 am |
| | Monday, December 18th, 2006 | | 9:43 pm |
What a trip -
| Your Birthdate: October 24 | 
For you, love is a natural progression from friendship. You are almost always friends first.
In love, you are loyal, steady, and honest. You are not a cheater or even much of a flirt.
You are likely to stay friends with your ex... and open to rekindling something in the future.
Number of True Loves You'll Have: 4
Number of Times You'll Have Your Heart Broken: 1
You are most compatible with people born on the 6th, 15th, and 24th of the month. |
Friends first? Yes. Always. Cheat? No. period. Flirt? Yeah, ok, I flirt sometimes - what's the harm? Friends w/ ex? Yes. Rekindle? NO! been there, done that. Current Mood:  sleepy | | Friday, September 22nd, 2006 | | 1:26 am |
sorry ...i've got a headache...
Hey y'all - i know i never ever never post, but you know what they say about saying never... :) Anyhow, just got home from the bar - had a great time even though i didn't really know too many people (but the people i did know there like jenn, stan, brucie, timmie, tim, kendall, kris, paul, mikey, etc. made it great!!) Actually, scott brought a whole crew from his company for a bachelor party and that was fun. lots of fun new faces (a couple of hotties as well, so at least there was some eye candy... just kidding - seriously it was a great crowd tonight, albeit eclectic, which is always fun. so anyhow, i'm off to reno tomorrow with lei and mom to visit mom's brother, so hopefully that will be fun... i'm sure it will be --- it's the weekend of "street vibration" - one of the largest harley rides/events of the year. yeah, we know when to "get away" for the weekend! anyhow, hope everyone has a great weekend! see you soon ... p.s. i really do have a headache - i hope i can get to sleep soon... yikes! Current Mood: sleepyCurrent Music: front sprinklers | | Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 | | 7:13 pm |
Isn't it a great day for a Wednesday?
Yeah, sure... Seriously, the last 24 hours have been great! Not only did Brucie help me out by bringing my phone to me (yes, I was a dork and dropped it at KOC on the way out Sunday night -- thankfully, it was picked up and in good hands until last night!), but as a result, I was able to hang out with Brucie and eventually Mark and Tim when they got back from bowling. And, I spent some fun time on the phone with Sarah, which is always good. So, after Bruce and Tim left, I worked on SCG stuff and finished that (yes!!) and finally got to bed @ 3 a.m. (ugh!) But on a high note, my first day at my new job was great! Everyone is so very nice (in general and to each other!) and I did well -- I say that with some degree of confidence since two of my ideas today were embraced by new new boss and we're implementing them for the regional sales conference next week! Go me! :) And, Leila had a great day as well at day care, so let's hope the next 24-48 hours are as good or better than today!! OK, gotta go give L. dinner and help Mark w/ stuff. TTFN, K. Current Mood: cheerful | | 12:56 am |
My first LJ entry...
So, this being my first Live Journal entry, I'm afraid it won't be too memorable or special since it is 1:00 a.m. and I'm killing time while I finish uploading a large project (book) to my now former employer and to their printer. Other than that, my daughter Leila is great and tomorrow I start my new job here in San Jose!! Whoo hoo! I really hope that I'm half as happy there as I think I'll be since the people and the company seem to be so cool. Yeah, I know every company has issues (I've worked for some with more than their fair share, so I should (!!) be able to deal with most/any of the cr** that may come my way or have to deal with. So, other than that, life is fairly good right now. As I mentioned, Leila is great and too funny for words. Just today, she pulled her rocking chair from the living room into the kitchen (not a short distance) to climb up and "sneak" a piece of left over valentine candy that our aunt/uncle/cousin sent us a few weeks ago. And, I say "sneak" because she did it in plain view of Uncle Mark (my brother) and gave him a "don't tell mommy!" look. Just the sheer effort she put into getting what she wanted earned her that little piece of candy I probably would have told her "no" to. Amazing that at only 2 years old, she is such an independent, strong-willed (in a good way most of the time) girl. It's funny -- while some days I can't wait till she goes to sleep because she can be absolutely exhausting, I also can't wait until she wakes up in the morning and starts over! Who ever thought I'd love being a single mom so much?! (way hard at times, but definitely worth every minute of it!!) So, my files are finally uploaded/emailed/sent/out of here, so I am going to go print some of my new-hire paperwork and finally GO TO BED! I hope to write again soon and get the hang of this thing. Cheers! K. Current Mood: sleepy |
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