Energy

As in - I don't have any. I was going to write a really long rant about how I discovered today that: the former temp (who shared my office with me briefly and who disappeared a day or two before the end of his contract) whose ONE job is was to file all of the compensation plans from 2005, did it ENTIRELY WRONG and I have to REDO the WHOLE THING. But I have run out of energy and think that one sentence sums it up nicely. I seriously think that Nextel should sue the temp agency and get back some of the money they paid him...

Blast From the Past?

How weird is it that after 10 or so years, all of a sudden people are starting to drift back into my life? Strange (but great!) enough that I've sort of re-connected with M and H, and now, COMPLETELY out of the blue, I have an opportunity to re-connect from someone from my elementary school...I don't think I'm ready to go into detail yet, but suffice it to say I just about fell off my chair when I recognized him.

So I finally broke down and re-joined netflix last week. I saw Troy, and Love, Actually this weekend. Love, Actually I thought was great - I had wanted to see it when it came out in the theater, but somehow never managed to see it. Of course, anyone who knows me knows I'm completely the stereotypical "woman" when it comes to romantic comedies. And you all know I just rented Troy because of Orlando Bloom...I think I missed the whole point of the movie cause I was too busy watching him...

The job is going great - still no official word on permanent hiring - I'm trying not to freak out too much from that. If it goes through, though, I'm seriously thinking of moving out of my condo next spring. Not sure where I'll go, although it would be nicer to cut my commute down and move somewhere further up 66. I guess that would put me at Fairfax, Vienna, McLean, Tyson's, etc. We shall see....

Work update and Harry Potter 6

Having a job in a *real* company has certainly been a bit of a culture shock for me, but in a good way. I was added to the list of weekly conference call meetings again, and I actually had something to contribute yesterday!!! Made me feel special, and I even got an assignment later from it. Seeing the way my boss and co-workers interact, especially at the conference calls, is so refreshing: we really are a team, and everyone jokes around constantly - I haven't smiled so much at work in I don't know how long. My former job, which used to be 'my life' is quickly fading into the past, and I'm already having trouble remembering things that used to be second nature to me there. I take this as a good sign.

*SPOILER ALERT*

So I finished the 6th Harry Potter book Sunday afternoon, having started it Saturday night, and I must say I'm still in shock. For those of you who have not yet finished it and do not want to know, STOP READING NOW!!!!!!!!!

(but feel free to come back and comment after you've finished the book!)

I know I had heard Rowling say in interviews the past year or so that she was still going to end up killing some main characters, but I never, EVER suspected that *this* character would die...my mind keeps coming up with these wild ideas that he is not really dead, but will come back somehow in the 7th book and that it was all an act...but I fear it is not true. Similar to when Sirius died in #5, you're left with this empty shock, that how can she keep doing this to this poor boy? So now Sirius has died, Dumbledore has died, and "Spider-man-esque" he has pushed Ginny away because he doesn't want Voldemort to hurt people he loves in order to hurt him (and I TOTALLY called that back in book #2 that he would end up with Ginny, and I think the Ron/Hermione hook-up was obvious). And all along, Snape was working for Voldemort. That, I think, shocked me almost as much as Dumbledore's death. The sheer magnitude of betrayal just astounds me. The fact that Dumbledore adamantly and consistently throughout the first 5 books said he totally trusts Snape, and then Snape turns around and murders him!!! I never, ever thought it would be that "easy" to kill Dumbledore - and perhaps that is why I'm still shocked - the fact that he was the most powerful wizard ever, and was defeated so easily, and by Snape! It's so aggravating that someone like him *won* - at least in this book. Truly, it's certainly an amazing set-up for the end of the series, but I must say, I'm a sucker for happy endings, so I still like the 3rd book the best. I can only hope that the final book in the series will find good triumph over evil, but at this point, I wouldn't put it past Rowling to have Voldemort win in the end.

All I can say is if she makes us wait *another* 3 years for the last book, it's going to drive me absolutely insane.

Hey, I said I check everyone's blogs every day - doesn't mean I get mad when they don't update...sheesh...

Honestly, I have nothing to update about. Still working, still in relatively good health (although I think I'm catching either a summer cold or some sort of sinus infection), the baby cat is still spoiled as ever, and...yeah. That's about it. I wish there were something else for me to report, but there's not.

I am bummed about the space shuttle not meeting the launch date. I was very much a space cadet when I was younger, so I try to keep up with all the NASA news. It really makes me wonder if they're EVER going to pronounce any of the shuttles fit to fly again. They ground them now for the most MINOR things - not unsubstantiated granted, but with a piece of machinery that huge, is there EVER a chance that every single thing on it is working perfectly?

The Future...of video games, that is...

*Geek alert* - if you are not an xbox fan this post will mean nothing to you :)

I watched the demo disk from this month's xbox magazine, and the previews from Oblivion are just absolutely stunning - there are almost no words to express how awesome this game looks. I am postively drooling in anticipation of the 360 release....come this holiday season, I have a feeling that no one will see me for several months...

I Still Say

Football kicks ass. And you're not going to change my mind. HA! So there. I am confident in the fact that I will always prefer football to baseball, even if it does make me a snob.

Football kicks ass

It's FRIDAY!

That always makes me happy. I read an article on MSN yesterday about how football is the American pastime now. Finally someone has seen the light. Am I the only person in the US that can't stand baseball? Apparently not, because from their little informal poll, over 80% agreed that football is the sh*t. Go 'Skins!!!!!!

Headaches...amongst other things

I have a splitting headache, and I don't know why.

I was invited to lunch by my co-workers tomorrow! First sign of being really accepted into the fold... Not only that, but we're going to P.F. Changs which I LOVE. Maybe if I hear back from the recruiter tomorrow it will be a celebration lunch as well!

Whoa - dizzy spell. That's the second one in the last hour. Not a good sign. Good thing it's almost time to go home.

Other than that it's been very quiet...still emailing with M - I'll have to see if he's willing to make a trip up to NOVA any time soon...

Please keep all the victims of this morning's London bombings in your prayers.

Hi, my name is Danni, and I'm a geek

I have set up the new computer...and it is good. I have just upgraded from an 18GB hard drive to a 228GB hard drive. Oh, yeah. I'm such a geek...

Crickets chirping in cyberspace

D'oh!!!

I finally figured out how to use AIM without downloading it onto my computer at work...and NO ONE is online.....

That makes me sad.

I scream, you scream...

Can I just say Nextel ROCKS!!!!

They just randomly handed out free Ben & Jerry's ice cream to everyone!!!!

I love this job......