Yay, going on a "hiking" trip this weekend. It's kind of exciting since I normally don't go "hiking". Also, my grill is coming today! So... grilling season at my house will open up soon.
Watching American Idol... blah. I don't normally watch it-but it's on before the season finale of 24--which I am majorly anticipating! Whee. Ok... back to tv. :p
Let's talk car colors. I doubt that the Lexus RX 400h is going to come in a metallic pink (to match my miniIPod), so I think the next color I would go for is the gunmetal grey... it is sufficiently badass and matches with pink pretty well. I would go for dark blue or something--but I just don't think it is badass enough. And, Candy did point out that if I got a fuzzy pink seat cover, it would match the grey nicely. :)
Jeanie and Eva came over last night to watch the Lakers game because their cable broke (wah!). It was fun, except for the fact that J&E like the Lakers...
Back to the monitors are work... my manager said there might be a new monitor policy now--that they are going to buy developers bigger monitors. AND, that was my freaking original question!! I didn't want them to buy me a monitor specifically if everyone else wasn't getting one--so, I brought in my own monitor, and I got the quality that I wanted. So... now they might get developers monitors because of this whole movement I started--hehe. :) Always causin' trouble. Oh well, someone needs to stir things up. :p Yeah, I am such a geek princess.
Taking care of some kids today... the parents are going to a wedding, so I get to play with the kiddies! It's going to be so much fun. I imagine they are going to want to play xbox all night. But, maybe I'll just let them watch a movie for some downtime. :)
Had the most amazing Thai dinner last night--it was sooo yummy. This duck royale--boneless and super super crispy--it was awesome. And, beef yellow curry--we were commenting that the curry was not too thin and not too thick... just perfect. And, this noodle dish (pad seeoh or something), and it was fabulous too. YUM!
Whee, kiddies are coming to play with me tomorrow--I can't wait. :) It's going to be so much fun. Hmm... Wednesday is blogging day but I have nothing else to blog about... ok, buh bye. :)
Hehe, she is soooo cute. :) Okay... so what else is going on? Well, nothing really--yet, my social calendar is booked until something like July. What's up with that? Had a condo association meeting last night and yelled at someone. I just yelled at them and told them they were not listening... :) Hehe, I guess I can be pretty blunt, but they deserved it--cuz they weren't freaking listening!!! Anyways, people have heard of tunnel vision? Well, this is tunnel hearing... :)
I am MAJORLY going on a budget for the rest of the year. (Besides, I've bought enough Fendi purses and kate spade messenger bags by now.) Ok... maybe I'll get a digital camcorder... but only if I stop buying fashion accessories and clothes. (Let's just forget that I'm going 'hiking' Memorial Day weekend. And, people know my definition of 'hiking', right? Well, it's outlet shopping, :p. But, I see nothing wrong with that.) Hmm, I guess if I just make a rule that anything I get at BR doesn't count as spending is a good rule. Yes, it does.
Oh, by the way--just to make it clear... I AM SHALLOW. Just if people were wondering... It's ok to be shallow, as long as occassionally, you try not to be. :) But, that's another story...
Another funny thing that I heard recently from Bob (from cartalk.com):
Husband-Mart
A store that sells husbands has just opened in Ottawa where a woman may go to choose a husband from among many men. The store is comprised of 6 floors, and the men increase in positive attributes as the shopper ascends the flights.
There is, however, a catch. As you open the door to any floor you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building.
So a woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men have jobs. The woman reads the sign and says to herself, "Well, that's better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what's further up?" So up she goes.
The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids. The woman remarks to herself, "That's great, but I wonder what's further up?" And up she goes again.
The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 -These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good looking. "Hmmm, better" she says. "But I wonder what's upstairs?"
The fourth floor sign reads: Floor 4 -These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking and help with the housework. "Wow!" exclaims the woman, "very tempting. BUT, there must be more further up!" And again she heads up another flight.
The fifth floor sign reads: Floor 5 -These men have jobs, love kids,are extremely good looking,help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak. "Oh, mercy me! But just think... what must be awaiting me further on?" So up to the sixth floor she goes.
The sixth floor sign reads: Floor 6 -You are visitor 3,456,789 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping Husband Mart and have a nice day.
Now, as Bob was going through this joke, already at level 3, I was like "wow, that is really good, there are more than 3 levels?"... Hehe... Oh, and of course, there is a secret elevator for super-model shoppers (you know how they close down department stores for VIPs, or have a private selling room?)... and this elevator takes you up to the 7th floor--where Bob is sitting. :p
Ok, ladies--which level would you pick? :)
But, there is also another type of (non)conversation that people also have to consider, the DNDTNR. This stands for one of two things, not necessarily the same, but could possibly be related:
(1) Do Not Define The Non-Relationship: This means that if there is no relationship to define, there is no reason to define it--and you should not define it. Its counterpart, DTNR (define the NON-relationship) might start out with, 'Just checking that you don't want a relationship with me, because I don't want one with you.' (Sidenote, if this happens to you, your response should be, 'As if, you are soooo not all that' or 'Please, you're ugly.')
(2) Do Not Disturb The Non-Relationship: This means that you should carry on as you were, and one or more parties definitely DO NOT want a relationship--so, do not disturb it!
What else is there to learn? Well, try to be honest and open. If you are a guy asking a girl on a date, don't ask her on a date by saying, 'I hungry, you hungry, let's go eat.' Well, besides asking a question in a grammatically correct manner to impress the girl with your intelligence, you should make it clear that you want to take her out to dinner on a date, with a statement like, 'I would like to take you out on a date, possibly dinner.' Now, if you are a girl, and a nice gentleman asks you in such a manner, always be kind. (Unless the guy is creepy, then you can tell him he is creepy--but, in a nice way.) And, as a woman, you can drop several hints to a guy that you might like, and if he doesn't get it, you can say something like, 'Hey, hottie, I like you--you should ask me out.'
Is this clear to everyone? Okay, buh bye.
Have to fix up some laptops this week! I should open up my own computer consultation services business... but, I don't think anyone would really pay up. :) Watched Mean Girls last night--it was really really good (surprisingly so). And, Val Helsing was really really bad (surprisingly so), but still made a lot of $$ at the box office? Go figure.
Why do I seem to blog more on Wednesdays? :p
My conversation with an (almost!) two year old this morning:
me: Hi, mui-mui (little sister in Chinese cute-speak). Do you want to come over and play?
2yrOld: yes
me: Do you want to play LEGOs?
2yrOld: yes
me: What do you want to play?
2yrOld: donut
(background info: the 2yrOld loves donuts, cream puffs, and apple pie.)
me: You want apple pie?
2yrOld: no
me: What are you doing now?
2yrOld: play with goh-goh (older brother in Chinese cute-speak)
me: Are you being nice to goh-goh?
2yrOld: no
me: Is goh-goh being nice to you?
2YrOld: yes
me: You have to be nice to goh-goh when goh-goh is nice to you.
2YrOld: <silence>
I bought myself a 20-inch flat panel monitor at work... It's because I'm a major princess. I couldn't stand the 17-inch monitor I had. It's really ridiculous to give a developer a 17-inch monitor. I had to scroll across my src pane all the time in my IDE! That is just not acceptable. Ok... I am spoiled. :) But, hey, at least I didn't get a pink metallic monitor (even though it would have matched my iPod really nicely).
Candy found out that they have FREE watch band/link adjustment at the Movado store when you bring in your Movado or ESQ--all the more reason to get a Movado... but I don't usually wear a watch. Maybe that's why I have no sense of time...
Candy is soooo nice by the way and got me a Kate Spade messenger bag... don't know if we should keep it or not. Feel kind of bad getting that when I just got this Fendi purse a week ago. :) Hehe. I really should stop shopping.
