« July 2004 | Main | September 2004 »
August 30, 2004
not so docile seattle-ite
ariel recently wrote about how seattle-ites are weenies, demonstrated by their excessive politeness and aversion to conflict.
and i normally appreciate civility in a person and a culture, but when a guy like tom leykis takes a kick in the head from a seattle local, i have to admit--i let out a little giggle of delight.
so, i suppose if you're anyone except tom leykis or say, the WTO...then those seattle-ites are very polite.
Posted by heidijanet at 05:23 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
August 26, 2004
extreme recycling
walking out of the ladies room this afternoon, a watched a co-worker casually enter a stall, taking a large blue recycling bin in there with her.
i wonder what that was all about?
Posted by heidijanet at 05:29 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
August 24, 2004
vice intervention
i made it to the gym this morning with my friend and co-worker, daniela. she's an excellent influence on me--whom she affectionally describes as a walking vice.
so this walking vice desperately needed her infusion of coffee and sugar after the grueling 5:45am class. standing at the starbucks counter, i spotted a fabulous brown sugar-covered, crunchy-topped blueberry muffin.
so i get to my desk, and open my paper bag and find an undersized, sugar-free lowfat blueberry muffin.
dammit! i understand i may appear to be one of those women who is nonfat, no dairy, no carbs, sugar-free aberrations--but this is just simply not the case.
i personally believe that, along with fat-free ice cream, the damn things should be banned.
what frigging disappointing way to start the day.
Posted by heidijanet at 10:29 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
August 23, 2004
update on the traffic light
okay, so my dad helped me out on my trouble with traffic lights:
Hi Darlin,
I've got just the thing for you to solve your light problem.
Go to www.signalsorcerer.com or call 1-800-310-3026. If they work for Harley's they will surely work for mini's. Also FYI its metal mass and not weight that triggers most traffic signals.
LOVE YA
DADDYO
so it's metal mass! after a little googling around on the subject, i've learned that signal detectors are kind of like metal detectors buried under the asphalt.
not enough metal mass? well, then the light doesn't know you're there. who knew?
very cool.
p.s. btw dad, if you post a comment then others can also benefit from your infinite supply of obscure knowledge!
Posted by heidijanet at 06:31 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
uh. i'm speechless
i'm simply shocked that these getups are on sale. particularly the child long pimp daddy suit .
[courtesy of metafilter]
Posted by heidijanet at 11:57 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
not big enough
so apparently i'm not heavy enough in my mini to trigger the traffic light change.
i sat at the light at PCH and malibu canyon, while it changed no less than THREE TIMES...i didn't get a green light until a gas guzzling road-hogging SUV pulled up next to me and triggered the light to change for me.
*grumble*
Posted by heidijanet at 09:53 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
August 18, 2004
no crying
so there's boy drama in the house. my roommate plops down on the couch, frustrated...
after a bit of sharing, she blurts:
"i just really feel like crying right now."
"then cry!" i tell her.
"but i don't want to cry over boys! i don't know why i'm crying. i think i've just had too much sugar today."
see it's usually one or the other. heh.
Posted by heidijanet at 09:37 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
because it's no fun to protest on an empty stomach
er, mayor bloomberg is offering GOP protesters discounted broadway shows, food and lodging to make nice. all the anarchists have to do is...offer up a few er, personal details, wear a button and flash their peaceful protester card.
because nothing lures those anarchists away from the front lines like a little discount shopping at the Pokémon Center store and sitting down for a meal at Applebee's.
maybe the GOP is worried that they won't be able to recognize the anarchists?
ingenious scheme. no really. those anarchists will totally fall for it.
Posted by heidijanet at 12:08 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
August 16, 2004
handshake injury
some guy grabbed my hand mid-introduction yesterday and shook it so friggin' hard i'm bruised.
since i'm in advice mode today, here's tip #2 for the day:
check out if a woman is wearing rings prior to shaking her hand--she will not associate your grip with your prowess if you've injured her.
jesus man.
and yes, i would like that soapbox for christmas. thank you for asking.
Posted by heidijanet at 03:02 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
rejection service
now this [courtesy of metafilter] just burns my ass. rejecting someone is hard on everyone involved, but the whole third-party rejection services that have made it oh so much easier to be assholes has planted me back on my sassy horse.
a while back i was in a bar in san francisco with some girlfriends, and a guy approached me, chatted me and my girls up for a few minutes, then asked for my number. i paused for a minute, you know the whole deer-in-headlights thing that happens when you don't want to be rude, but you're also not interested? in that moment my girlfriend reached over and gave him "my number" on a napkin, one of those horrible rejection numbers that verbally and emotionally abuse and belittle the person's attempt at finding a little companionship.
i tried to laugh it off when i realized what she'd done, but felt seriously awful and dirty for deliberately hurting the guy. because having that number handed to you after showing an interest in getting to know someone better, would truly suck.
the part of this service that adds insult to injury, is passing off the rejection as a "growing experience".
you know what is a growing experience? when you are approached by someone who thinks you are interesting/attractive/nice enough to want your number/email and you show them the respect of politely thanking them, then gently let them know you just aren't interested.
it's honest, takes a bit of courage to face the hurt/anger/whatever--but it's better than destroying someone's feelings and/or self-confidence because you don't have the balls (or ovaries, as the case may be) to be honest.
i think that as penance anyone who has ever used this service in response to such interest, should be forced to go out and solicit no less than 20 phone numbers from strangers they find attractive.
i'll go first.
Posted by heidijanet at 02:23 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
twisted. and wrong.
there are sometimes those moments when you visit home and you wonder if your mother has officially...erm, lost it.
i walked into my mother's kitchen only to stumble upon the sunday afternoon "snack" perched on the counter, um in it's finest sunday dress:
if i wasn't questioning my genetic pre-disposition to such twisted behavior already, i certainly am now.
um yeah--i'm going to chalk it up to shock therapy toward a vegan lifestlye. ahem.
Posted by heidijanet at 09:24 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack
August 14, 2004
master plan...diluted a little
i've had a secret fantasy, well not really a secret per se...but definitely a fantasy that's trying really hard to become a plan. i have been fascinated with the idea of buying a patch of rural land and putting up a compound of prefab homes for about 6 months. i figure that within the next 3 years, if i'm really responsible, i can get that patch of land, put up the first module 2 years later, and by the time i'm 40, i'll have my own little compound. how's that for a seven year plan?
so today i was very excited to head out to the caboom fest in santa monica with my good friends Dan and Sandra who are down for the weekend from san francisco, to check out a prototype of the MD 280 (which will be auctioned off later in the year on eBay).
i wasn't horribly impressed with the design, a little too small, no decent ventilation, no storage to speak of...so i remain attached to the LV Home. and it's also clear the industry is just a little too new and the elitism of the architects is keeping it a little too expensive to justify. but on an up note, i ran into a friend i hadn't seen in ages who's building his own prefab prototype so maybe i'll learn from his experience.
Posted by heidijanet at 05:31 PM | Comments (2) | TrackBack
August 13, 2004
fundraising success
had a gathering of over a hundred folks at the key club on sunset to raise money for the national MS Challenge walk. We raised over $1000 for the cause, so it was a very good night.
AND my friend and co-worker, jenna walked away with the 2 roundtrip tickets to anywhere in the US and dinner and a show.
all around good night. take a look at the evidence. i'm off for my nap.
Posted by heidijanet at 06:43 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
August 12, 2004
vacation
i'm beginning to realize that one of the reasons that i've done fairly well in my career, is that i've almost never taken a vacation.
after just 4 days in the woods i am finding myself listless to the point of distraction. i just spent about 5 minutes over here playing with the multi-colored paws dangling off my cursor, following an attempt to discover the origin of the deformed cat [courtesy of metafilter].
now i have to go help run a fundraising event for the national MS challenge walk i'm participating in come september. my friend michelle and i are trying to meet our pledge goal...but i just don't know if i have it in me.
i may just go toss my tent in the back of the car and camp out in malibu canyon until this passes. anyone want to come along?
Posted by heidijanet at 04:03 PM | Comments (6) | TrackBack
flickr obsession
ok every once in a while, i discover a new thing and i become a woman obsessed. the last 2 days, i've been a flickr junky. ariel turned me on to it so we could all post photos from her amazing nuptials last weekend.
my girlfriends have been nagging me about posting my photos from vegas, sorry ladies, i only got a few up over here...more to come i PROMISE!
i posted a few choice shots from my lovely birthday celebration.
and a few random shots over here.
such cool features, including creating groups for other folks who were all together to post, comments, notes...okay enough talking, must go back to futzing with the albums more...
Posted by heidijanet at 12:34 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
August 10, 2004
lizard on the loose!
back in the office, i walked around the corner, and ran into a woman frozen in place, fixated on the carpet. so i walked over, curious, and she pointed out a tiny baby lizard also frozen in place. clearly she was too frightened of the diminutive reptile to rescue it before it got squished under someone's careless heel.
so i plopped down, picked the poor thing up to deliver it to the bushes outside where it will be free roam for the rest of its days. or at least until something bigger eats it.
but not before i retained photographic evidence of the face that spurred momentary fear and panic in the office. quick! run! nature has invaded our space!
Posted by heidijanet at 10:14 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack
August 09, 2004
ariel and andreas got married!
i've reluctantly made it back from what can only be described as the most magical wedding celebration i've ever attended, the fabled union of ariel & andreas.
i'm too tired to go into much detail, but i flew up to beautiful seattle last thursday, greeted at the airport by ariel's friend joshua, who graciously put me up for the night (and the better part of the weekend). we camped at ariel's mother's home at sacred groves, and found myself thrust into a whirlwind of wedding preparation, where my official role was to be the bridal bodyguard.
the event was filled with love, food, amazing music and dancing so enthusiastically, that i am now unable to walk without my gimpy limbs whimpering in protest.
i've posted a few photos of the celebration over here, which will hopefully hold everyone over until i find the mental clarity to describe the event in greater detail.
although i may need some help from some of the other guests to help me fill in some of the details...i was informed that the quote of the evening came when i plopped down next to the fire, exhausted around 3am, realizing that my watch was in fact, NOT broken and announced, "no wonder people keep disappearing, time is passing!"
yes my friends, it was that kind of weekend. i am very sad that it's over.
Posted by heidijanet at 09:45 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
August 05, 2004
yes. we know.
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said. "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
my sentiments exactly.
Posted by heidijanet at 01:21 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack