I had a nice time in the city last night. My pink and black diagonal stripped dress is just as deadly as my black and white diagonal stripped dress. I felt like Candy from the Beach movies. The thing is, the dress affects both males and females! I was approached twice by girls who wanted to know where I bought it! They want the power too! Lerner New York & Company…. $20.00!

Hang up clothes
Do a load or two of Laundry
Vacuum
Clean office desk

Yesterday I submitted my expense report!

Lisa and I ordered take out from Tre Fratelli’s in Newtown. It hit the spot. What does it say when a mediocre pizza hits the spot? The dough was too…. doughey.

Now I am getting ready for a night out in Philly. Who know’s how it will turn out, it’s been drizzling all afternoon and it shows no sign of stopping. I took two days off next week, Thursday and Friday. I don’t have any plans other than putzing around. I’m guessing Lisa is planning something for Friday. We shall see.

Does anyone know how to pronounce Suggs? As in the lead singer of Madness. Is it Suhggs or Soogs?

I finally did the DRAM update on my computer and now Rhapsody allows me to purchase tracks for 99 cents. The two tracks I purchased were L’Appuntamento and Ascension To Virginity. Ehehehe, I typed Virginity.

Although I think it may be too dressy, I am nevertheless going to wear my pink and black diagonal striped dress which is identical to my black and white striped dress except in color. I figure I might as well since clinging jersey dresses may not be in vogue next year. Gosh I wish I had worn that turquoise blue poncho more often last year! The other day I bought one of those front tie ballet shirts I recently railed out against. See, I know how to wear it so it doesn’t look like a bra. The secret is not having boobs.

I really could go for a slice of pizza right now.

Yesterday I witnessed 3 different episodes of domestic dispute. At work, I was quietly working in my cube when I overheard the fellow in the opposite cube completely tear into his wife on the phone. I was able to surmise that she was home waiting for a call from a repairman but she decided to get the mail. The repairman called while she was out and so he called my colleague. This guy was overwhelmed in anger that she left the house and that the repairman called him at work. He just tore into her. “You have no business stepping out of the house! I am your husband not your babysitter!” He finally slammed the phone down and under his breath said, “What is her problem?”

At the airport, as I was waiting for Lisa, a good looking man walked out to the pick up area. He started yelling into his cell phone, “I SEE YOU. TURN AROUND GODDAMMIT! STOP AND TURN!” He dropped his phone and raised his voice even louder. “AMANDA! I AM HERE, YOU…” I saw a woman in the distance, walking toward the parking lot. She turned and started walking toward the man. He continued to berate her and she was beside herself in embarassment. I was right in her path and instead of walking in front of me, she walked behind me because she couldn’t face me and the other people who had witnessed her husband’s tirade. They went back into the terminal and the woman sharing the bench with me said, “I would never get in a car with him!”

Lisa called and told me she had about a half hour left and so I decided to change out of my work clothes. I entered the terminal and almost collided with a young couple who were grappling with each other.
“You are coming with me!”
“I ain’t goin’ nowhere with you!”
“You get over here or I’ll…”
“No, leave me alone. I ain’t…”
I darted away but then I stopped and considered going over to try to help. The man kinda scared me and I realized it might not be a good idea to get involved. I decided that if they were still out there when I got out of the bathroom I would call the cops. They were gone when I emerged from the Ladies Room.

I’m going home tomorrow!!!! I should have left this evening but what the heck! I hope the weather is nice this weekend.

The other night I caught an episode of The Family Guy. It was kinda cute. I later went to bed and had dreams of Ren and Stimpy. On Tuesday we’re getting Basic Basic Basic cable. I may watch it again to see if it really was as silly as I thought.

Has anyone else seen this: MobiBlu DAH-1500i? It is SWEET! It’s 1 inch in size and holds 1 gig! Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s compatible with Rhapsody.

Last night on the boat, a bunch of guys were telling me of a wild night they had a couple months ago. They were at a bar and decided to have a dance-off with each other. It was odd to hear these 40-year-olds telling me about their “dance off.” The thing is, it got progressively weirder. When the last two went up to do their dance, our lone Canadian colleague snuck up behind them with a bottle of baby powder. When the strobe lights went off, the wee Canadian fellow unleashed the baby powder and it looked like a pyrotechnic. In that cloud of baby powder, they lived out their Rock Star dreams. It was kind of touching. I left them as they made their way out to the dance floor. Later in the evening when I went back to the “ballroom,” I spotted them break dancing to Kool & the Gang’s Celebration.

I had such a lovely evening. The field reps were in town and so an event was planned. We went on a boat ride on the lake. The nicest part came when the boat dropped anchor by Navy Pier and we watched the nightly firework display. I separated from the group and went to the observation deck on the very top of the boat and watched the fireworks exploding against the twinkling Chicago skyline. It was beautiful.

My presentations went well. I was able to maintain control of the boisterous group. Afterward a couple people came over and complimented me on my facilitator skills.

Now I must sleep.

Holiday Inn didn’t have any wireless high speed Internet kits left so I’m connecting via dialup. It’s been so long since I used a modem to connect to the Internet. These newfangled Web sites make it almost impossible to surf the Web at a low speed. Gosh, I remember how I rejoiced when I upgraded to a 28.8 modem! Those were the days my friends!

I thought I needed to be here in Chicago today but I really could have stayed home and left this evening. Tomorrow is the big day, two presentations. The one presentation I spent days working on only to find this afternoon that everything changed and I had to completely change focus. Grrrrr.

This morning, I felt autumn. That sounds so strange but I could just feel summer retreating. The breeze, the sky, the clouds. As much as I dread the thought of winter, I look forward to fall. It’s my favorite season.

I’ve been here one whole day and I can’t wait to go home.