Thursday, June 18th, 2009
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Thursday the 18th of June, 2009
@ 10:25am - Winner
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I won the Distinguished Young Alumni Award this year. The award is given out at homecoming; so, if you're going to be around, stop by and say hi. :-)
current mood:  accomplished
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Sunday, March 1st, 2009
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Sunday the 1st of March, 2009
@ 6:37pm - sleep overs
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Donavin's birthday was last Tuesday (2/24). He turned 11. (I feel so old...)
On Friday, he had his birthday party. Including Donavin, there were eleven 10- and 11-year-old boys at our house for a sleep over. They all showed up around 6 PM, and they were picked back up around 9 AM Saturday morning. It was definitely a wild and crazy time. :-P They spent most of the evening playing Mario Party on the Wii and playing pinball. But there was about 30 minutes of a game Donavin made up called flashlight tag - which is basically, run around in the dark and if you hit someone else with the beam of your flashlight, they're dead (unless of course they decide to come back as zombies).
Jason and I survived. He got the "privilege" of sleeping in the room with all of them. Around 11, I turned on a movie and turned off the lights. When it was over at 12:30 a few were asleep. I went upstairs, and Jason said the rest of them fell asleep shortly after I left. A few were up at about 6, and the rest woke up around 7:15.
If we do this again, it will be with less kids. :-)
current mood:  calm
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
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Wednesday the 25th of February, 2009
@ 1:25pm - summarizing management
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I work 50-60 hours a week in 20-30 minute increments. I spend all day going from meeting to meeting with one of two objectives -- listen to feelings (calming nerves, fears, validating assumptions, etc.) or set direction.
current mood:  productive
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
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Friday the 20th of February, 2009
@ 11:45pm - crappy day
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We're conducting layoffs. I had to lay off a contractor today... most awful day of my career.
Right now.. I'm inebriated. When I close my eyes, the room spins... not enough that I want to vomit... just enough that it's pleasant... optimal equilibrium?????.
current mood:  melancholy
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
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Friday the 19th of December, 2008
@ 11:49am - promotion
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I got a promotion today. It's been in the works for about a month now, but I couldn't talk about it until it was official. I'm being promoted to Senior Engineering Manager. Since you're supposed to have a minimum of 8 years experience before you're eligible for this position, the Vice President of Commercial Systems Engineering (4 bosses above me) had to personally approve this promotion... kinda scary and exciting at the same time. Yay! :-)
current mood: happy
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
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Monday the 13th of October, 2008
@ 9:44pm - All in your head
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I had to steal this from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) svtdragon
If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now (even if we don't speak often or ever) please post a comment with a completely made up, fictional memory of you and me.
It can be anything you want - good or bad - but it has to be fake.
When you're finished, feel free to post this little paragraph in your LJ and see what your friends come up with.
current mood:  amused
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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
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Sunday the 14th of September, 2008
@ 8:54pm - question...
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Is Donkey Kong related to King Kong?
current mood:  curious
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Sunday, August 24th, 2008
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Sunday the 24th of August, 2008
@ 9:27pm - shopping
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What's the strangest combination of items you've ever had in your cart? Or observed in the cart in front of/behind you? 5 or less items...
current mood: curious
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
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Wednesday the 30th of July, 2008
@ 1:53pm - work
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I don't like my job. Plain and simple. My job on paper is just a cover. My actual job is to navigate the political landmines, leaving a path for others to follow. A secondary task is to mentor some of the other team members.
Today, while playing host to the VP and the Director of Business development for the Indian subcontractor we're working with, it occurs to me that I fundamentally don't even like the people I work with either. I can tolerate them, and they're decent engineers, but as people, I don't like them.
This is going to be an exercise in patience for me. I'm glad I know it's a short term project.
current mood:  frustrated
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
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Monday the 28th of July, 2008
@ 10:28am - date and a movie
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I had a date with my husband on Saturday. For the first time, we went to dinner and a movie -- alone! We've done movies at home just the 2 of us, and we've done movies at the theater with Donavin, but this was the first time we got to see a 'grown up movie' in the theater.
We saw The Dark Knight. I would highly recommend it. It was a really good movie.
Jason and I had a discussion after the movie about the wide variations in PG-13 movies. We were kinda surprised that this one wasn't R. What are your thoughts?
current mood: curious
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
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Wednesday the 23rd of July, 2008
@ 7:45pm - lunch time purchase
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Jason and I bought a Wii over lunch today... :-D
current mood: accomplished
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
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Monday the 21st of July, 2008
@ 11:23am - bulleted update
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I've been a bad blogger lately... I read everyone else's daily -- I swear! But I've been aweful at updating my own.
Unfortunately, I don't have much time (which is the story of my life these days), but here's what's been going on -- in bulleted form for my own convenience... :-P
- Donavin broke his arm the day before we returned from our honeymoon. He broke both bones in his right arm just above his wrist. He was in a long cast for two weeks - the kind that goes above your elbow. It was shifting more than the doctor thought was good. So, he had 2 pins put in on July 1st. He goes back to the orthopedist this Thursday to hopefullly get the pins removed and get into a shorter cast.
He's not been happy about not being able to swim this summer.... - Donavin was at church summer camp last week. He's glad he's home -- this year wasn't as pleasant as years past. The new camp director isn't as easy going as the last.
- Work has been crazy. I'm doing hardware stuff these days... it's strange. I'm working crazy hours.
- We're making good progress on getting the house in order. The wedding stuff has mostly all found various homes around the house. It's the stuff Jason moved from his condo that is just laying around.
- Jason got an early bonus payout so that we can fix the damage from the flooding we had in the basement... now it's just finding the time to get it done...
I guess that's all for now...
current mood:  busy
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
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Friday the 4th of July, 2008
@ 3:47pm - sad
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My grandma passed away this morning. The aneurysm that she's had for several years ruptured.
I don't know what else to say other than she was very important to my life. She was the only grandmother I had. As some of you might remember, my grandpa passed away 4 years ago. They were really the only connection I had to my dad's side of the family after my parents divorced.
At the moment, I feel kind of lost.
current mood: morose
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
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Thursday the 3rd of July, 2008
@ 9:11pm - Honeymoon pictures
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
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Sunday the 15th of June, 2008
@ 8:45pm - Alive!
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We're home safe from our honeymoon, and our house isn't underwater.
Also, I sent out an email with a link to the photographer's pictures. If you're reading this, and you didn't get an email from me, it's because I either inadvertently missed you, or I don't have an email address for you. So... if you want to see them, but shoot me an email to my new gmail address -- tori dot wenger.
current mood:  tired
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
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Thursday the 5th of June, 2008
@ 10:19pm - beginning of the end (of my mind)
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I'm getting married on Saturday. In like 36 hours, actually... My family arrived today. My brother Ben brought laundry for me to do.
current mood: bewildered...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
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Thursday the 29th of May, 2008
@ 8:34pm - my response to course evals
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Thursday the 29th of May, 2008
@ 9:14am - moving out
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I'm supposed to be packing up the last remaining things in my apartment and cleaning it. But I'm not. I'm sitting here on the floor, putzing around on the computer, and listening to my itunes. There really isn't much stuff left here -- Jason took almost all of it back to CR this weekend.
Can I just throw it all away? It's just stuff.... in the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't matter much.
current mood:  lazy
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
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Wednesday the 28th of May, 2008
@ 3:34pm - conversation with Donavin
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Donavin: Mommy, why are we allies with Germany when we've fought them in every world war?
Me: Because people change.
I know that there's a long list of things I could have said, but that was my immediate reaction. Regardless, I love the way his mind thinks.
What would you have said?
current mood: curious
current music: Ocean Floor -- Audio Adrenaline
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Wednesday the 28th of May, 2008
@ 9:11am - course evals
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My wonderful husband-to-be often reminds me that introspection can be a very bad thing. I'm reminded of this when I sit here in Java Haute wondering if I made any difference at all this year. I had hopes of coming in and bringing some "real-world" perspective to software engineering. I knew that I was green, but I felt like I was passionate about the material, the school, my job... I wanted to make a difference, leave an impression -- all for the good, of course. I'm looking back at my interactions with the students, their grades, my lectures, and of course, end of quarter course evaluations.
I got those today. I had abysmally low turn out -- 16 of 22 for CSSE 376 (Quality Assurance), 3 of 10 for on section of senior project, and 4 of 10 for the other.
I hope to post later a longer reflection of what my evals say, but here are some "jewels" that stuck out in my mind.
( Cut for convenience )
current mood: thoughtful
current music: Flat on the Floor -- Carrie Underwood
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