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Cloth
We are never too old to play dress-up.
(Sarah L & I get into some cloth. Lots of laughing and picture taking ensues.)
As we looked at our collection of materials, I realized that I really wanted to make a dress. So I bought a pattern on Monday and have started it. I’ll post pictures of the finished product when I am done.
Speaking of younger people (good transition, eh?), I’m taking the training for working with junior youth . We’re doing it in an intensive style, which involves a good deal of “Guys, we really need to focus!” because we’re simply having so much fun discussing the material.
PARTY!
Host: Sholeh & Jinous
Location: Sholeh’s house
When: Friday, July 7, 8:00pm
Let me know if you haven’t received an Evite.
All paparazzi will be barred from entering. Helicopters will be silenced and egos should be checked at the door.
Formal Attire required to attend Gala. “Creatively formal” attire will be accepted.
Bring your friends/date/dance partner/co-workers/sidekick/co-conspirators!
Amaranth & Quinoa
I found this article on CNN about the growing demand for amaranth and quinoa, as well as other alternatives to wheat.
“One reason for the fledgling demand is a growing awareness of celiac disease, which is triggered by gluten, the protein found in wheat.”
My frustration with trying to find alternatives to bread substances is that it can get very expensive. The American market is not yet at the point where obtaining gluten-free meals is inexpensive. If I want to eat a quick meal, I am often reduced to salad (and I’m am completely sick of salad).
I don’t mind when people forget I can’t eat bread/pasta/pizza/etc, but it is frustrating when I try to take responsibility for my food and it STILL has allergens in it. Although the recent requirements to list common allergens helps, I am still very limited in my food options at times.
Sometimes I slip up and eat a cookie, or a piece of cake. I don’t have an life-threatening allergic reaction, so it can be difficult to resist when a piece of pie is calling my name.
aaaaah…
Most relaxing night EVER. I didn’t get home until 9:30 pm but it was for a good reason. Sometimes you just have to take care of yourself, to take the time so that you’re a productive member of society again. yay.
I was reminded last night (again) how much I love Chinatown. I got a huge dinner (that was also breakfast) for $4.
I looked at my stats for the blog and I had 29 unique visitors yesterday. I’m also realizing that I have some international visitors that I never would have thought I had. Um, could the person from somewhere in South America please stand up? hahaha. Awesome.
I have at least 3 blog entries that I’ve started and not yet had time to sit down and finish/post. So y’all get this filler entry for now. 
*waves to the masses that read but never comment* Have a great day!
Positively Medieval
I came back to the city Sunday night after visiting my family in the suburbs over the weekend. It was nearly 11 pm and I had a car to unload. Sarah L was staying with me, and so I enlisted her help.
After several trips to the car we got everything inside. As we stood in the living room, I looked over to the corner and realized that something was different…
There was a full suit of armor in my living room.
“Sarah!” I pointed and exclaimed, “I did not even SEE that until now.”
She looked over at it, and then looked at me with wide eyes. “I didn’t see it either. And I’ve been here all day.”
We discovered that he belongs to one of my roommates, and his name is Sir Tetanus. And he has a new home in our living room.
9 Miles
At the Viceroy Hotel,
a car sits up on rocks
(not blocks)
Across the street from the shelter
are the condos, which are
across the street from the homeless
who are
sitting with signs by the highway entrance.
I am
skimming down Ogden Ave
doing my death dance with
cell-phone wielding socialites on wheels.
I’ll dare to race you
on two or four
you’ll never know what hit you
On my 9 mile ride
I defy the signs and lights
and in the darkness of the night
finish where I started.
A rivalry of shoes
One of my friends pointed me in the direction of this article at BBC about Adidas & Puma.
“It’s quite a crazy story because in this little town, Herzogenaurach, a cobblestoned medieval town, you have two of the world’s biggest sports companies,” says Barbara Smit.
Apparently two brothers started a shoe company in the 1920s, but a feud happened between them, and eventually everyone in the town had to choose sides.
Rudolf, or Rudi, set up his rival firm, Puma, on one side of the river; Adolf, or Adi, stayed on the hill and shortened his name to form Adidas.
I find it very amusing that such a feud created two of the largest and most famous sports companies in the world…and that it was in a little German town, the name of which I can’t even pronounce.
Even in death, Rudi and Adi were not reconciled. At the local cemetery, their graves are about as far apart as you can get.
Although the feud had some positive result (the creation of two companies), it is also very sad that the brothers never allowed themselves to get over their pride and hurt. Ah well…the story as old as time, eh?
Top 10 things…
that are awesome about working for a large corporation at headquarters:
10. Free mouthwash in the bathrooms…with little disposable cups.
9. Parking is never a problem.
8. Italian ice for afternoon snacks.
7. Free camp chairs with the company logo on them.
6. Grilled steak, hamburgers, and hot dogs when you have to work overtime on the weekend.
5. Office supplies whenever you need them (and no one complains about you needing office supplies!)
4. A cafeteria in the building, with a cook who knows that you can’t eat bread and leaves the bun off of your hamburger.
3. The coffee is already made when you get to work because there are 60 other sales reps who are more addicted than you are.
2. Almost getting run over by flatbed trucks on the way to & from the parking lot…every day. Woohoo adrenaline rush!
1. Having an ID badge with your name on it…and you actually look good in the picture.
Job Satisfaction
I was reading this article called “Signs you have a great job … or not”. The following questions are asked.
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1. Do I know what’s expected of me at work?
2. Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right?
3. At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day?
4. In the last 7 days, have I received recognition or praise for doing good work?
5. Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care about me as a person?
6. Is there someone at work who encourages my development?
7. At work, do my opinions seem to count?
8. Does the mission/purpose of my company make me feel my job is important?
9. Are my co-workers committed to doing quality work?
10. Do I have a best friend at work?
11. In the last six months, has someone at work talked to me about my progress?
12. This last year, have I had opportunities at work to learn and to grow?
…One cautionary note: Your job may not be as wonderful for you as you think if you answer a majority of the 12 questions affirmatively but the few questions that you can’t are among the first six…
…”If you’re not able to use your gifts everyday, you’ll be pretty frustrated,”…
…Of course, job satisfaction isn’t a one-way street with a department either meeting your needs or not. In order to answer the 12 questions honestly, you need to know what it is that makes you tick and not blindly blame your department for any job dissatisfaction…
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So it makes me think about how we rate our jobs. Pay & benefits are important to everyone, of course, but how do we know what we are truly looking for in a satisfying job? What is our criteria for a job? Are we realistic about what we want?
In other news, expect me to be using this lot if I ever pick you up from the airport. Thank God.
Weekend worker
So I get to work this weekend…as does everyone else at my company. I don’t specifically talk about work on my blog because that is just a little bit dumb. However, I do work an 8-5 job, M-F. This weekend is a special circumstance having to do with computers. Yippee. I’ve also got birthday parties and a study circle, as well as Feast.
Here is a little tidbit for you:
“Whatever the customer wants, we can get it 9 times out of 10. 99%. Is that clear?” – lunch meeting, a sales manager
Well, no one said that we’re math majors over here. Speaking of which, last night I dreamt of fractions. 5/16, 3/4, .375, etc.