10.29.2007

this week is our team's "rally week". basically, the company is going to buy us lunch and dinner for this entire week. if we still need to rally next week, then this will also apply. our team, in total, is behind in the number of test cases that we've executed and passed. if we don't make more progress by end of this week, then we'll be playing catch up for all the days to come. thats not fun especially with the holiday season just around the corner. today's lunch was ordered at pepsi-pour bacci pizzeria. stupid me, decides to get an order of hot & spicy chicken wings and cheesy garlic bread. my teammates get pasta, pizza, etc. all in all, italian food is very heavy food. im used to a light lunch (i.e.: 1/2 pastrami sandwich and a cup of soup and a cup of fruit). so our food gets delivered and my wings are sitting atop those ore-ida looking soggy fries...yum! long story short, its 3pm and im about to pass out. lunch was way heavy. now im nursing a large cup of starbuck's house blend coffee (also distributed by pepsico -- im sure you're thinking that im such a dork but, hey, i work for a consumer goods company; we're very brand conscious). hopefully i make a better choice come dinner time. yawn.

10.25.2007

10.22.2007

everything happens in 3's

1) chris asked me to go down to school last weekend but i said "no".
2) terry asked me to lunch saturday but i said "yea...no".
3) ian asked me to go to a hookah bar and get some beers tonight but can you guess what i said? "argh, i cant".

ive tried my hardest to never turn down my friends but since last friday, i have. 3 times.
im either working late or out with my realtor. im not one to complain but i needed to write this down in case it led to finding out why im not so uber happy right now. if you think im bitching about nothing, sit on your thumb and spin. this is my blog and you dont have to read it. the only rule that reigns in my blogspot is that i can write whatever i please. back to my current rambling...i enjoy what i do; i dont mind working late; its a daily challenge and i love leaving work every day learning something new. i have a strong feeling that its the fact that 2 out of the above 3 guys are friends that i rarely get to spend time with. and for me to say "no" just blows. i pray that it'll never get to a point where they'll stop asking. i do admit that i have a recent track record of opting out on things -- i already have plans or am at work. im going to safely assume that my friends understand and i just need a twix bar right now.

10.17.2007

im at work right now and i feel absolutely delirious. i feel like i need to throw up. no! i am not pregnant. and no! work pressure doesn't make me fake sick. i didnt have a bad lunch or anything because im really hungry right now. im really tired. doh...there it goes, my eye is twitching. thats a good indicator that im (a) tired or (b) im in the presence of someone i hate. its got to be (a) because no one else is here except me, myself and i.

10.15.2007

Pictures from Team Outing to Dallas' Gatorade Plant -- September 18-20, 2007.

dinner @ silver fox steakhouse...
...oscar, sharon, peter, manoj, me, mike, (not pictured: subbu, chris)

10.10.2007

Pictures from my trip to Munich's Oktoberfest -- October 2-9, 2007.
...Jeff's pictures.
...Chris' pictures.
coming soon...my 400 pictures and 5 videos.

Vacation Highlights:
...Germany
...Salzburg, Austria
...Dachau Concentration Camp
...Englischer Garten

my 1st beer stein in Oktoberfest...
...Armbrustschützenzelt tent @ 9:30AM

http://www.oktoberfest.de/en/

10.02.2007

im off to oktoberfest...

10.01.2007

Pictures from Back to Skool Bash 3 -- September 29, 2007.

the girl's flippy cup team...
...katie, me, jen, maureen