Monday, December 27, 2004

Monday Movies

My brother (as much of a moviephile as his sister) and I went to see some movies today.

Napolean Dynamite
This was funny, but it was not hilarious. My brother having been one of the popular kids at school was laughing for different reasons than his geeky sister. ;)
The fact that days later we were quoting lines from the movie, must say something about it.

Taxi
The most exciting thing about this movie was the bike scene at the very beginning. I guess if you are into cars and girls, you'll enjoy it for other reasons. Just ask my brother. Regardless, I want to see the next Jimmy Fallon flick whatever it might be.

Friday, December 24, 2004

Christmas Eve

There are still no direct flights to go visit my family. This translates to a lot wasted time. A layover in one of the following cities: Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Phoenix, or Salt Lake City. Today it was Kansas City. The worst was Nashville. It basically takes the entire day to get from my home to theirs, but at least I get there.

I arrived at 9:45PM. As soon as I stepped outside the airport it hurt to breathe because of the cold. Within half an hour, I was at my uncle's home surrounded by countless family and family friends, Spanish ringing in my ears from all directions and plenty of Mexican food. I miss being close to family, not just immediate but also extended.

Thursday, December 23, 2004

Packing

One thing I hate about traveling is packing. I don't know how to pack...meaning I always overpack. I want to have choices when I get to my destination, not be limited by what fits in the suitcase.

I'm hours from going home for the holidays. I have solved my dilemma. I'll take a minimal set of clothes and once home I'll shop if I want more choices. Simple as that. It's a win-win situation. hahahaha

I wanted to leave work at 3pm today to take care of last minute errands. A production problem ruined those plans. Can the problem be reproduced? What do the logs show? blah, blah, blah I work well under stress, but not when there are people standing on either side of me, watching my every move, waiting for results. I suddenly forget how to type and have trouble remembering things that I know. Same situation without an audience, I would not stress out. I finally was able to leave at 6:10pm. That sucked.

I'm trying something different this year. I did not buy any gifts for my family. I do not want to carry anything extra to the airport. Since this was a last minute decision on my part, I did not order gifts online which would have already arrived. I see nothing wrong with cash, they can get whatever they want. That's another win-win situation, right? Why do I feel weird about it then? Oh well.

I just pray I don't get stranded anywhere due to weather and that my plane arrives at 9:05pm just like it's suppose to...just in time for Christmas.

Sunday, December 12, 2004

Catch up time

I can't believe the end of the year is only 19 days away! This is downright scary. There is no time for so many things, which explains the neglect of entries to this blog.

Work is seriously kicking my butt. It didn't help that I got sick and was out for a week. The last time I was that ill was over 15 years ago. To top it off, this all happened during the second week of my mother's visit. She was also very sick, I was tempted to take her into the emergency room. I forced myself to go back to work before I should have; consequently, the last week has been a blur and not productive.

Christmas parties have started. Holiday cards are arriving in the mail. I haven't even bought any. While I was getting ready for this evening's egg nog celebration, I got an early present....a f*cking gray hair! I don't consider myself a vain person, but damn!

For now, 12 is the magic number. 12 days that is. The plan is to get on a plane Christmas Eve to be with my family for the holidays.