Travis

So, um, yeah... I'm engaged :)

So, the family room is very green now. Lisa and Scott took down the wall paper when I was mowing the lawn last weekend. It took a while to get the room ready to paint, but it definitely looks better now than it did with the flowery wall paper up.

The Highlander Bicycle Tour is Saturday. I won't be riding in it. I have been running though, so I don't feel quite so guilty.

Eric's house is nearly done. He is down there now wiring stuff up. Hopefully it's be done before the end of the month, since that is when he has to have all his stuff out of storage.

Carley is sick. She thought she had allergies, but it turns out she doesn't. She is getting better, but she doesn't want to infect me or the guys riding on Saturday, so I can't see her til Friday :(

Back to figuring out how to make my fortune...

...I know that, because Jeremy and wait felt compelled to let me know via email. Thanks guys. Not a whole lot going on. Overtime is finally over... and wouldnt'ya know it: the day after OT ends, I get sick. I guess that's good though. Better after than during.

I got a new bed. It is good.

The dog is crazy, but that's not new.

The cat is found her guts. She now will go into the kitchen when the dog is there.

I was at RIT last night for work. I was there with a couple of guys from work. We were talking about our job, and what we do, and why these kids should come work for us. It was interesting, though not too many people showed up. We didn't expect that many folks though, so it was ok. I did feel very nostalgic though. It almost made me wish I was back in college. I have thought about going back for a graduate degree, but it's a lot of work, for what? I know that if I want to run the company someday, I'll need a graduate degree, but I doubt that I'll run the company, so I dunno. Maybe I'll decide before next fall.

So, I'm looking for a new cell phone. Mine is about 2 years old and it's starting to show it's age. It's sad, really. A cell phone should last a lot longer than 2 years.

Problem: I can't find a cell phone (from any provider) that meets my requirements. They are pretty simple:

• Clamshell (flip) phone
  
• External LCD
  
• ~6 hours of talk time
  
• The killer: NO CAMERA

Doesn't anybody make any phones *without* cameras anymore? Ugh.

I was going a google search for orangutan earlier, and noticed it had pictures. There are no pictures for cooler animals, like alpacas though. What gives?

Happy Groundhog's Day to everyone!

Also, happy birthday to wait and somecanuckchick. I hope you both have a great day.

I got my lab results back today. I have mono. I would have rather had strep throat :(

I have strep throat and/or mono. That might explain why I feel so crappy.

Yup, a new entry...

Things are going pretty well. I slept absolutely horribly last night... correction: I didn't sleep last night. I got a call from Bret around midnight, and couldn't fall back to sleep. I am definitely feeling the effects this morning, but there was no sense in staying home since I couldn't sleep. Bah!

Things are going very well with Carley and me. Her birthday is today and I am supposed to be cooking a nice dinner for her. We'll see how that goes :) I got a good recipe from gottacook, and hopefully that'll razzle-dazzle her.

Time for lots of hot tea and relaxation... or something like that.

Oh yeah: Go Eagles!

Why my new oven is better than my old oven.. I was able to fit all of the following items in my oven at the same time:

• 22 lb turkey


• 13x9x2 pan (sweet potato casserole)


• 8x8x5 dish (green bean casserole)


• bread loaf pan (extra stuffing)


• cookie sheet with 20 rolls on it

Last year, with the old oven, I could only fit the turkey and the extra stuffing in at the same time.

So, I have started my Christmas shopping this week. 2 weeks to spare! Go me :) Problem: I don't know what to get anyone, and the people for whom I am shopping aren't good at getting back to me with what they want (an $8k camera lens doesn't count!). My biggest problem is shopping for my 23-year-old female cousin. She doesn't wear a lot of jewelry, so that's out. I don't see her often enough to know what she likes/dislikes, so I thought of the whole gift certificate thing, but to where?! Any thoughts? Gracias!

Tonight's date went much better than last Saturday's date. This girl was funny, smart, charming, pretty and a general all around nice girl. Hopefully she thought the same thing about me :)

I got a phone call this afternoon. It went like this:

Me: Hello?
Girl: Hi, my name is <girl's name>, calling from <company-name>. We'd like to come give you an estimate on new windows for you home.
Me: Thanks, but I have new windows coming in a few weeks.
Girl: Oh? How old are your windows?
Me: 40 years.
Girl: You're replacing all of them?
Me: Yup.
Girl: Did you sign a contract?
Me: Yup.
Girl: You're the owner of the house?
Me: Yes.
Girl: Are you sure?
Me: Uh huh.
Girl: Oh, because you sound too young to own a house.
Me: Yeah...

Seriously, how young do I sound? How young is too young to own your own house?

I got this email in regards to my little incident yesterday.

Hi Travis, I noticed when you replied to Holly for the team building meeting that you copied in everyone on your response. As the fiii training coordinator, I think I can help you. I have a remedial Outlook training course I would like you to consider attending. It covers topics such as replying to messages, replying to all and other basic topics. I encourage your participation and look forward to hearing from you about his important class. Thanks, Tim

a) Reply To All != Reply

b) You cannot recall email faster than 1/2 the people can read it.

Huh, it looks like LJ change the web posting interface since the last time I posted. Interesting.

It looks like BAR painted their car for the race in Shanghai this weekend. It is uber cool looking.

I should be trying to be more productive at work right now, but I had a big lunch, and all I want is a nap.

Wow, I just realized I haven't written anything in here since August. That was a *long* time ago. I have tons of stuff going on at work, which is good and bad.

Apparently I never mentioned that I have a cat now. She and the dog are getting along reasonably well. She's beating up on him, and he's giving her toys which are twice her size. It's rather amsuing.

The deck is all torn down and the windows have been measured (for replacements). Glen got a hottub, and now I need one. Wow, it is SO nice. If I get all my chores done today, I may have to swing over there for a dip :)

I went to a good, old fashion football (not american football) game last night with Jer and a couple of his coworkers. It was kinda fun, thought everytime I looked away was when my team scored. D'oh. It also didn't help that the jumbo-tron wasn't so jumbo and was of poor quality! I did enjoy the outting though... Wednesday nights need more outings.

I woke up at 8:30 this morning so I could eat breakfast and be at the field by 9:30. That actually worked out quite well, though I forgot to start my laundry and now I have 2 load that need to be finished before tomorrow. D'oh!

The first game started off pretty lousy and we went down 4-0. We managed a stellar comeback and finished ahead 12-7, or something similar. Regardless of the score, we had won and were going into the championship game.

1 hour and 30 minutes later, the championship game starts. The other team was playing phenomenally well. We ended up losing 11-7, or something similar. They were a good team though, and I don't feel so bad for losing to them. The shirts they got for winning weren't so great either, so it's all good :)