Expedition: Minneapolis

I donned my Animal Kingdom safari shirt, because we're going on an outing of sorts for work today.

As part of the Employee Summer Party Planning Committee (are you surprised?), we're checking out the location of our party in July.

I thought it would finally be clearing up around here, but typical Minnesota weather, it's rainy, gloomy, and cool. Not at all like it should be in June...or when one wears safari garb!

To see more about the area, click this link and check out the Wabun picnic area at Minnehaha Park:

http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=4&parkid=252

Bloody Awful

I had to go to the doctor today because my friends have been saying I've been acting a lot more goofy than I usually act.

The doctor wants to know what's going on with me, and I told him that one minute I'm extremely happy and then the next minute I'm very grumpy.

Then he asks me, “So how long have you been having these Disney spells?”

Pa-dum-pump!

How Well Do You Know Me?

Are you reading this entry because you want some hints to my Facebook "How Well Do You Know Me?" Quiz?

Well, I'm not going to give you all the answers, other than you could find some on my website and if you follow me on Twitter. But since you found my blog, perhaps these clues will help you.


* I have more than 150 WDCC pieces.
* In high school, I saw 'The Empire Strikes Back' more than 5 times in the theatre.
* I don't like sitting in the back row of church.


That's all ye get, Matey!

My Persona

Here's something fun. I just took a personality quiz on Facebook. It's pretty spot on. Click on this:


See my Personality Profile

The results for my college major was exactly what I took! And when you change the drop down for my "closest US state", while not CA, it did pick another top favorite.

Amazing!

Highway (Or Skyway?) Robbery

So get this. I had to book my CEO's and my tickets to New Orleans, or NOLA, for a trade show at the end of June. I've been keeping an eye on the prices, and they've been high. Well today, the prices dropped to something pretty reasonable.

I started looking for flights for my CEO, and he decided instead of coming in on Sunday, he'd fly in with me on Saturday. Oh the joy I felt. [That was sarcasm in case you missed it] His flight changed from $355 to around $500.

Having booked his flight, I was working on my own. He kept interrupting me about some stuff, so about 10-15 minutes later, I go to work on my flight. Take a look at how much it had jumped up. Yep, that's right. That says $1,004! Are you kidding me?!?!?

I had to do some creative booking, so without direct flights, I got my airfare to around $550. That's just insane!

Memo to me: The next time you're booking flights, close the door to your office. It can save you $500. And that's even without Geico.

Hailing Frequencies Open, Captain

Having taken the day off from work today and being a huge Star Trek fan, I decided I'd go see the new movie after I had finished my chores at home.

I love going to the movies by myself. I can sit where I want, leave after the credits, and really enjoy the experience. This time would be a little different. Some parents brought a baby to the movies. Really? If it were a kid's movie, I'd understand a little bit. But a newborn?

The theatre wasn't crowded, but it wasn't empty either. There were plenty of seats for personal space. So when a guy decided to sit right next to me, I thought it strange.

Then a pungent odor of smoke hit my nostrils. It wasn't pleasant. i was feeling more uncomfortable. But thankfully, the movie was beginning. Wait. What was this clown next to me doing? He pulled out his cell phone! That's it. I got up and moved down my row. He actually gave me a look like he was offended!

My sister and some other friends told me to cut some slack to the parents who brought the baby. The baby didn't bother me as much as the smokey smelly cell phone guy. Dude, start running. Phasers set to stun.

Oh, about that picture. The next day I took a "Which classic Star Trek Character Are You?" quiz on Facebook. I wound up being Uhura. Guess that quiz knows I like to talk a lot, but I told everyone no more walking around the office with my cordless headset. So that's me being sassy.

Happy Mother's Day

I'd like to wish my Mom, and all moms out there a very Happy Mother's Day today!

Love ya Mom!