a rough sketch . . .

Nudist

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:56:13 -0700

I’m 99.7% sure that I was a nudist in a previous lifetime … and remnants of that life sneak through into this life, therefore causing me to be OCD.

Example # 1: I hate socks and shoes. Nothing is more annoying than when your feet feel trapped and tied up tight AND THEN on top of all that, your sock decides to bunch in a certain area of your shoe, making the tightness even tighter and the trapped feeling even more trappier? I wear sandals until there is lots of snow on the ground … or my new uggs, because its like I’m getting away with wearing slippers.

Example # 2: Often times when I am at work and if an article of my clothing happens to become uncomfortable, its ALL i can think about. I can’t do any of my work, because the area that is uncomfortable grows stronger and more uncomfortable, then the thought that its only 2:00 p.m. and I have to think about this wardrobe malfunction for another 3 hours before I can go home and switch into gym shorts and a tee becomes overbearing and I end up needing to take walk outside to TRY and clear my head.

Example # 3: I always start off wearing a tee and shorts to bed. Why, I don’t know, because within a matter of 3 minutes I’m rolling around pissed off that my shirt gets twisted and stuck underneath me when I roll to one side and my shorts ride up to my ass causing serious bunching within the sheets. Until I can’t handle it anymore, I finally rip off everything that I’m wearing and go nude. But, keeping my OCD and paranoia in check, I put my shirt and shorts within reach JUST in case there is an earthquake/fire/intruder, what have you, I can throw my clothes back on in an instant.

Those are just a few of the 5,937 reasons why I think I was / wish I was a nudist.

"If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking."

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:19:00 -0700

““If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.””

- Buddhist Proverb

These are my favorite days … although I have yet to see...

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:23:00 -0700

These are my favorite days … although I have yet to see any evidence of these alleged thunderstorms … … … .

Took this photo for my Patrick a long time ago. I didn’t...

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:40:49 -0700

Took this photo for my Patrick a long time ago. I didn’t do the graffiti work, but ironically, it has Pat’s birthday underneath it!

I love you :)

There is nothin' worse . . .

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:49:00 -0700

than getting roped into a job that requires YOU to finish something that requires someone else to get THEIR shit done first before YOU can even START your end of the deal. RARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

oh, and its 90 degrees outside and beautifully sunny. Skipped lunch on purpose to get out of here early … now not sure if that’s going to happen.

Hmm . . .

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:05:20 -0700

The things about a few people I work with:

They are unaware that a computer has the capability of forwarding an email on to someone else … “what does forward mean?”

Yet, they think that me, my computer, and my “magic googling thing” I do, can find the phone number of some random person whom:

we only know their name (not sure if its the correct spelling), don’t remember what city they are from, and they MIGHT have come to a camp a few years back.

Yes, me and the FBI people finding skills, no problem.

But forwarding an email on to someone else without scanning the printed out version of the email and then re-emailing it to a new email address is a MAGIC!

This song makes me happy.

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:15:49 -0700

This song makes me happy.

ANNND my day is complete.

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:02:55 -0700

My sister just came by the office with Griffin … I got to hold my little nephew and all seems right in the world :)

"We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world, and the best that we can find in our travels is..."

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:14:04 -0700

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend”

- Robert Louis Stevenson

Butterflies

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:14:00 -0700

I have to make a phone call … and I’m kind of nervous about it.

I have to tell a friend that we are cancelling plans with them.

Patrick and I just really need some time to us, with our busy schedule this summer, and all the stuff that has happened so far this year, it will be really healthy for us to get away for the weekend … just me and pat.

I hope they don’t hate us and I hope they understand :(

Its just something Pat and I gotta do for ourselves.

cross eyed

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:51:43 -0700

sitting at my desk and reading the computer screen makes my eyes hurt.

Top Spot of the Week: Director Baker Smith Snags A Foul Ball For Gatorade And Element 79 Partners - ShootOnline

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:08:51 -0700

Top Spot of the Week: Director Baker Smith Snags A Foul Ball For Gatorade And Element 79 Partners - ShootOnline:

F THAT man … apparently the ball girl isn’t as badass as I thought.

Well, I got fooled damn it.

brooklynmutt:Ball Girl Makes Incredible CatchA minor league...

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:00:35 -0700

brooklynmutt:

Ball Girl Makes Incredible Catch
A minor league ball girl makes an incredible catch on a foul ball in left field.

This might be one of the greatest things I’ve seen in a long time!

Wow Moment.

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:22:35 -0700

TOTALLY just had a wow moment. You know, the WOW moments are the ones where something happens and you are completely speechless at either:

A. the beauty of something

B. the stupidity of something

C. the obsurdity of something

D. the amazingness of something . .

Etc. etc. You get the point.

Here was my WOW moment. Falling under example C.

Some canadian dude here for a camp: Hey there, ho there McGraw, that’s a might big cup o coffee eh?

Me: yeah, not big enough

canadian dude: So, you’re the brains behind this operation eh? Is that how you get it done, with all that coffee there eh?

Me: yeah, I don’t know. (staring at my computer, trying to pass the hint that I am too busy for chit chat, get to the point already)

dude: Hey there McGraw, can you dooo me a favooor like you did last year eh? Write that letter that I paid for those 9 campers at $350 a pop, it just needs to be on your letterhead eh.

me: (completely confused) I don’t remember doing something like that for you, did you actually pay for them?

dude: no. Just sign your sister’s name.

me: Uhh … I don’t feel comfortable doing that sir. I don’t want to get in trouble, or get you in trouble. I’m sorry. I don’t think I can do that. That’s a LOT of money.

dude: oh, well, uhh, eh, I’ll uhh, just get the camp director to do it eh? Sorry to put you in that position eh? I didn’t mean to make you feel awkward.

me: no, no awkwardness here. I’m just not going to do that for you.

Wow.

Puzzle Farter -- Online Game

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:03:00 -0700

Puzzle Farter -- Online Game: on a happier note … this game is hard, funny, and a good time passer byer.

1:13 p.m.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:13:22 -0700

almost all better.

talked to the hubby. very emotional and heated at times. but as always with the two of us, there is a great break-through.

the reason i say almost all better, is because i am still here … sitting at my awful job and he sitting at his awful job.

as soon as i see his face and hug his body with all this love i have for him built up after the emotional conversation (via bluetooth while I was driving) …

then it will be all better.

So far today . . . . and its only 8:59 a.m.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:11:21 -0700

Started my day at 1:30 a.m. getting woken up and NOT able to fall back to sleep until maybe 3:30 a.m.

Alarm sounded at 5:31 a.m. - snoozed it.

6:04 a.m. - argument / fight begins with my husband (a bad one, not a typical one where we resolve it in a few minutes)

6:31 a.m. - fight continues, reluctant kiss and I love you and goodbyes exchanged on both ends. (he goes to work WAY before me each morning)

6:51 a.m. - text message from husband … doesn’t help the fight

7:05 a.m. - waiting for husband to respond to my not so pleasant text message, no response.

7:07 a.m. - hop into the shower, shower curtain falls on my head upon entering.

7:37 a.m. - continue packing for a trip we’re going on tonight. over pack of course

8:04 a.m. - finish getting ready for work, not before burning the crap out of my finger straightening my hair

8:17 a.m. - clean out the car to put my dog’s crate in the back end, trip on stairs carrying the bastard upstairs . . bruised shin is on the horizon.

8:24 a.m. - accidently punch the corner of the cupboard when reaching for my tooth brush, bruising and blood already happening.

8:29 a.m. - almost in tears, still no word from my husband (its my fault too, I’m a stubborn one).

8:31 a.m. - start driving to work, almost get in a wreck by some jerk who punches the gas to get in the lane ahead of me (granted there is NO ONE behind me for miles). Honk and give him the “what the f?” hands.

8:42 a.m. - walk into my office to find 3 people hovering over my desk waiting for me with their questions and needing me for simpleton tasks they can’t figure out themselves.

9:12 a.m. - still no word from Pat.

let’s hope it gets better before it gets worse. :(

My husband rocks …this was on my counter today when I got...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:56:00 -0700

My husband rocks …

this was on my counter today when I got up to get ready for work. (that’s a new mug, I have an obsession with BIG mugs from starbucks, and he knows it, there was also a cinnamon swirl coffee cake … but I ate that the second I saw it. :) ).

what a guy.

The truth behind my lack of posts.I didn’t want to get...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:45:00 -0700

The truth behind my lack of posts.

I didn’t want to get all caught up in LOST, I didn’t want to believe in the hype. But one fateful day at work when I was incredibly bored, I clicked PLAY.

abc.com full episodes. and that was the end.

I watched from the pilot episode of season 1 until the 2 hour season finale of season 4.

It was actually embarassing. I had it in the background of my work computer and quickly hit pause to hide it behind “fake work windows” on my screen whenever someone would walk into my office.

But it’s over now. Now I must wait to see what happens to Jack and Kate and if they go back to the island … I must wait until January.

Man, that’s a long time from now.

‘The Happening’: Vulture Mourns the Movie That Could've Been -- Vulture -- Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:28:23 -0700

‘The Happening’: Vulture Mourns the Movie That Could've Been -- Vulture -- Entertainment & Culture Blog -- New York Magazine:

I COULDN”T have said it better myself. My husband and I went and watched this crap movie the other night. I love Marky Mark and Zooey … I just have to pretend they weren’t in this.

I am pretty sure I should be a movie critic because ALL of the things she says in this article, I said to my husband.

Terrible. Please go to this movie, but go for a good laugh. Don’t go expecting greatness and scariness.