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Sunday, December 31st 2006And now, without further ado, my reflections on 2006, and my hopes for 2007. Family
My Life
Career
Looking Ahead to 2007
Happy New Year to everyone. I wish you all the best in the coming year. Wednesday, December 27th 2006So..... I'm sitting all by myself in the house. I'm wearing my pyjamas, eating leftover lasagna, and I'm listening to Green Day's American Idiot album. Sounds like Joel is on vacation. Truth be told, I'm a little lonely, but that doesn't mean I want to be in the office. Far from it.
The updates are coming along nicely. First off, most of my Cancun trip page is up. I need to get some photos from my last night in Cancun, but for now, you have something for your eyes to feast upon. I'm still working on new Family, Friends, and old MOBLOG photos.
Last Saturday night, we hosted our 2nd party at our house -- first was Joshy's 1st birthday party. Anyway, it was a big success. The party wasn't for everyone in the world to attend. It was something like a "Christmas / thanks for helping us move in last year" party. We also did a Secret Santa at the end, and played some Taboo. We didn't do any cooking, as it was potluck. Okay, we brought the chips and dip. Hmm, chips and dip. As the party was a big success, I feel more confident on hosting other parties. I think a summer BBQ would be nice. Of course, we need to get a grill. :)
Just like last year, I am taking vacation this entire week. As it is already Wednesday, I can feel the entire vacation fly by in a blink of an eye. It's not much of a vacation, as I'm supposed to complete a 40+ hours of computer-based training this week before Dec 31st. I've completed zero so far. As a side note, RoseAnn and Teena visited last night, and we all went to TGI Friday's for dinner. Tomorrow, my friend Leena and her daughter Alisha are staying over. Yea! Here are the collected MOBLOG photos since October, but kept forgetting to share.
Looks like I'm all caught up on updates. In the next day or two, I'll be writing my reflections of 2006. This year will be a doozy. How much detail I go into..... I don't know yet. We'll see what happens when I start typing. Tuesday, December 19th 2006That's right, I'm still around. The past two weeks have been very busy, and blogging has been the last thing on my mind. Well, not the last thing on my mind. At night, I'll say, "Hmmm, I really should go online and write something." Then the last thought is, "Eh, not tonight. I need sleep." I'm sure that first paragraph was very exciting for you. Needless to say, here are the major highlights of the past two weeks:
Yeah, that's my update. I owe a number of pictures from Cancun, life, etc, to publish. Maybe after I meet all my deadlines on Friday ("HA!"), life can slow down a bit for me. Wednesday, December 13th 2006Anju's Baby shower is tomorrow, and preparations are in full swing. However, while my wife is running around central NJ to get supplies, decorating, etc, I'm home babysitting. Doesn't seem right, does it? Ah well, at least I can take solace in the fact that I'm sitting comfortable in my pyjamas. I've posted the November Thanksgiving photos. I like to take random photos at gatherings, instead of the portraits. Sometimes you get interesting shots, sometimes you get crap. Unfortunatly, I think most of my photos from Thanksgiving are crap. New policy: only take portraits. I'm starting with the baby shower tomorrow. Oh yeah, I have to attend the baby shower tomorrow. It's the right (and grown-up) thing to do, but spending my Saturday afternoon pretending to "Oooh" and "Aaah" at baby stuff (which we undoubtedly have identical stuff at home) is not my first choice. Don't worry, honey. I'll still be supportive. :) BTW, the car isn't ready yet. I should have known. Better luck tomorrow. Tuesday, December 5th 2006I've got a busy week ahead of me. I've got to get all of my audit workpapers finalized by Thursday, as I'll be flying to Cancun Friday at 6am. Thursday night is our department holiday party over at Long Island City. Why do I have the feeling that I'll be up all night, just to make sure I don't miss my flight? I received a junk email today, with an .exe attachment. You know there are people out there who are going to fall for this type of scam. Once you install the "worm eliminating" update, you'll be toast. Mail server report. I still think this is the greatest fight ever. Sunday, December 3rd 2006
After all that effort, Anju's Baby shower was a big success. As a bonus treat, the photos are already posted. See what happens when I get stuck in my game, and get so frustrated that I stop playing for a while? I come back to the real world. As the baby shower is now over, my wife has now turned her attention to Christmas. We set the Christmas up tonight, but it's sans ornaments. So, no pictures until it's in all of its splendered glory. This year, I've been mulling permanently moving the tv, and putting the tree in its place. I never liked the tree where it was last year, and I figure the plasma tv I (er, "we") get later will be in a different spot. So, for trial purposes, I moved the big, huge, tv and AV rack out of the corner, along the wall, to its new resting spot. In 35 minutes, no less. The tree is now next to the fireplace on the other side, and it's all interesting. We'll give it a chance this month, see how we feel. While flipping channels, I watched 20-some minutes of Van Helsing tonight on TNT. That movie is idiotic, and the acting stinks. All special effects, and a stupid story. BTW, the car still isn't done yet, but the mechanic expects to finish it tomorrow. In the meantime, I have no way to go to work on Monday. I'm going to call and leave a message that I can't make it it, as I don't have a car. Friday, December 1st 2006
Anju's Baby shower is tomorrow, and preparations are in full swing. However, while my wife is running around central NJ to get supplies, decorating, etc, I'm home babysitting. Doesn't seem right, does it? Ah well, at least I can take solace in the fact that I'm sitting comfortable in my pyjamas. I've posted the November Thanksgiving photos. I like to take random photos at gatherings, instead of the portraits. Sometimes you get interesting shots, sometimes you get crap. Unfortunatly, I think most of my photos from Thanksgiving are crap. New policy: only take portraits. I'm starting with the baby shower tomorrow. Oh yeah, I have to attend the baby shower tomorrow. It's the right (and grown-up) thing to do, but spending my Saturday afternoon pretending to "Oooh" and "Aaah" at baby stuff (which we undoubtedly have identical stuff at home) is not my first choice. Don't worry, honey. I'll still be supportive. :) BTW, the car isn't ready yet. I should have known. Better luck tomorrow. |
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