20 tidbits about moi - part one

To get my 16 remaining posts (or, is it 17?) here are some tidbits about lil, ole me.

1. I like to take pictures
   
2. I prefer lemons to limes in all cases
3. I hail from the great white north (aka Canada)
   
4. I spoke Serbian before English
   
5. My ideal job would be clandestine spy work
   
6. I may be the only person in my age group who has never been to Las Vegas, nor cares to ever go
   
7. I was born on a Tuesday, which clearly make whoever wrote that nursery rhyme wrong as I am not full of grace - ha!
   
8. I am new to blogging, so sorry if this sucks
   
9. My car is purple (the Germans call it Sparkling Graphite Metallic, I call it purple)
   
10. I exclusively use Lypsyl chapstick (cherry or mint - only available in the aforementioned motherland)
    
11. Words I really, really dislike are as follows: morsel, tasty, nosh, & natch
    
12. The job I have now is nothing like I would have expected growing up
13. My favorite food is cheese
    
14. I didn't really have any pets growing up, which explains my slight aversion to them
    
15. I have been replaces in my dad's will by two cats (which only fuels the aversion)
    
16. I was at Grant Park when Obama won the election
    
17. Lint in my arch nemesis
    
18. I recently watched a documentary called La Corona and found it quite good
    
19. I really like wine
20. I am currently, slightly hungover due to #19
    

NaBloPoMo

In honor of NaBloPoMo, I am going to try to blog every day. We will see if that happens. BTW... I am working on an entry from Grant Park last Tuesday. It was off the chain.

My Life

I feel like the flow chart pictured to the right pretty much encapsulates my life and what I do for a living.

I have been stuck in suburban NY for the last few weeks with a bunch of folks I'd rather not be with. Most of them are Yankees fans to boot (adding insult to injury).

My job is so great that the last few weeks have really made me question my career choice. I mean seriously, who dreams as a little kid that they will be testing interfaces?? Not I. I was going to be a photographer or creating advertising.

Anyway... had to vent about the joys of project work.

The Great White North

I am back home for the (Canadian) Thanksgiving holiday which should be fun. It's always a treat to see my moms and the fam. I am pretty excited for a low key weekend, although I might have to work. Over the weekend. Again. Like for the fourth weekend in a row. Boo.

Anyway, back to work. I guess I am not getting paid to blog whilst listening to Lil' Wayne.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Barack Attack

D. is going to a Barak Obama rally tomorrow in Indy - and I am jealous. I will be toiling away in an office building dealing with retarded technology issues and the people that create them.

Link to the rally:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/inhome

I am watching the debate as I type this. McCain's pathetic cracks at jokes are so painful to watch. You know... I didn't hate McCain before this season began. I have disliked him since he chose that anti-choice, anti-evolution crazy woman from Alaska. Does anyone take her seriously? I often wonder if McCain even believes what she says. If the Red ticket wins - I am so moving back to Canada. Not a joke.

I don't want a president who is Joe or Jane six pack. I don't. I want my president to be smarter, wiser and braver than myself. I also don't want a 70 something year old man in the office either. His expiration date is quickly approaching. Don't let the younger wife and college age kids fool you.

Obama-Biden all the way!

Winds of Change

Ever have a time in your life when you know you have a decision to make? Not a chocolate or vanilla decision, or a beer or vodka decision. But a really important decision that will surely impact the rest of your life? Well, that's where I am now.

I can see my life going one of two ways and I really don't know which to path to take. One path takes me home. Where I know I would be happy. Back to people that love me, and would fill a void in my life that has been growing for 14 years. The other path is more uncertain, yet more familiar. This path has been my life for the last four years. It's been rocky at times, but I wouldn't trade a minute of it. Each path has pros and cons. I just can't figure out which to take.

Colorado Bound

As many of my friend know, D. and I have been struggling with where to live for a very long time. Luckily, I think this may be coming to an end. We have decided to move to Boulder, Colorado. I already feel that Rocky Mountain High. No, but seriously, I do have a laundry list of concerns. They are as follows:

• No significant body of water within 1000 miles. Everywhere I have lived in my life, has been on the edge of some large body of water - either the ocean or a great lake. I like water, it relaxes me. I know I have the Rockies here, but I just don't know if it will feel the same.
  
• The prices. Who knew Colorado would be so expensive? To be perfectly honest, Boulder is the most expensive place (with the expectation of CB, Vail, Aspen etc), so I hope we can find a home. If I wanted to live in a condo - I would have stayed in Chicago.
  
• The ex factor. Can I really deal with that and her putz of a husband for the rest of my life. Vodka give me strength.
  
• The hippies. Seriously, I gag at the smell of patchouli. It's gross.
  
• The sunshine. I like the sun... but it's dreary and rainy here this week and I love it!!

I'll keep everyone posted on how house hunting day 1 goes.

-K