I know, I know. This place has been uninteresting this past month which has led me to question whether "having a life" actually means being so busy that you don't have time to do non-obligated life-full (versus life-less) stuff. Wait, did that line even make sense?
Anyway, as I declared to Pen via YM during my XHTML Level 2 class today, I have a social life! And here you thought I had a boyfriend and that's why my time on here has been limited these days. Ha! The Gala will be two Saturdays from now and when that is over, I think I can better assess if this "social life" is a new addition to my life, or simply a phase. I'm hoping for the former.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Guilty or Not Guilty
I now truly believe that Pen and I are (non-biological) twins: I, too, have been summoned for jury duty.
Oh, crap.
Oh, crap.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
See You Again in 33 Years
Today, I took out money from my bank account and deposited it into a Roth IRA account. My retirement fund has officially begun (or as I'd like to call it, my Independent Woman account).
I've been putting off reading personal finance books, but my consultant suggested that I start reading up now so I know what the heck is happening to my nest egg. Besides my InDesign, Photoshop, XHTML, and Japanese/Korean language books, I'm adding Finance into the mix. Talk about homework. I need to channel the Suze 0rman in me ASAP.
I've been putting off reading personal finance books, but my consultant suggested that I start reading up now so I know what the heck is happening to my nest egg. Besides my InDesign, Photoshop, XHTML, and Japanese/Korean language books, I'm adding Finance into the mix. Talk about homework. I need to channel the Suze 0rman in me ASAP.
Monday, September 24, 2007
They Can Dance
I officially hate TV show weekend marathons.
I sat on my couch at 12PM on Saturday and stayed there pretty much throughout the entire weekend, no thanks to MTV's So You Think You Can Dance marathon. (This is also a great example of how MTV will do anything except show music videos!)
When I was in Kuala Lumpur in April, I saw two episodes of SYTYCD-Malaysia and got a couple of chuckles out of it (you just have to see it to understand where I was coming from). I wanted to watch the local version over the summer, but I kept forgetting when it was on. MTV to the rescue!
I loved every episode! Oh to be young and not have arthritis! They also made partner dances secksay and hip despite those sequins (one thing I hated about my high school dance team outfits). I wished that when I was younger, I had the opportunity to explore other genres of dance. I didn't get exposed to ballet and contemporary dance until junior year in college; by that time, my bones weren't going to bend over backwards for me anymore. Oh well, that's why people have kids: mine better be ready for pink ballet shoes and lots of spandex in their early years! >;P
I sat on my couch at 12PM on Saturday and stayed there pretty much throughout the entire weekend, no thanks to MTV's So You Think You Can Dance marathon. (This is also a great example of how MTV will do anything except show music videos!)
When I was in Kuala Lumpur in April, I saw two episodes of SYTYCD-Malaysia and got a couple of chuckles out of it (you just have to see it to understand where I was coming from). I wanted to watch the local version over the summer, but I kept forgetting when it was on. MTV to the rescue!
I loved every episode! Oh to be young and not have arthritis! They also made partner dances secksay and hip despite those sequins (one thing I hated about my high school dance team outfits). I wished that when I was younger, I had the opportunity to explore other genres of dance. I didn't get exposed to ballet and contemporary dance until junior year in college; by that time, my bones weren't going to bend over backwards for me anymore. Oh well, that's why people have kids: mine better be ready for pink ballet shoes and lots of spandex in their early years! >;P
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Color Me Embarrassed
I attended the New Employee Reception today and I didn't know it would turn into a lovefest.
After introducing myself to a room full of people, one of my lovely program directors repeated her praise out loud, "And she's done a couple of great improvements already!"
I smiled, said thank you, and thought that was that. But wait, there's more.
Further down, an associate dean introduced himself to the room and said, "And (Mina), my wife has nothing, but great things to say about you." (His wife was a former supervisor of mine.)
Oh...my...goodness. But heck, this definitely beats being told that you're doing horribly. I'm just a bit embarrassed and a little scared that I've built up people's expectations of me...whether they would be working with me on projects or otherwise.
After introducing myself to a room full of people, one of my lovely program directors repeated her praise out loud, "And she's done a couple of great improvements already!"
I smiled, said thank you, and thought that was that. But wait, there's more.
Further down, an associate dean introduced himself to the room and said, "And (Mina), my wife has nothing, but great things to say about you." (His wife was a former supervisor of mine.)
Oh...my...goodness. But heck, this definitely beats being told that you're doing horribly. I'm just a bit embarrassed and a little scared that I've built up people's expectations of me...whether they would be working with me on projects or otherwise.
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