So sometimes when I watch Aaron Sorkin shows or movies I think to myself "Man, I wish people actually talked to each other that way. I wish we could all just talk quickly and intelligently with wit and timing that would put the best comedians to shame."
I also occasionally think, especially when watching The Newsroom, "Man, I wish we could all be that emotional at work without getting into trouble with our bosses about what is appropriate in the workplace and what should be kept to one's self to store away for a long night with a big bottle of scotch."
Then I rewatch the movie / series and think "Man. Now I know what my husband means when he says that I have to have the last word in all of our arguments, and possibly more importantly, what he means when he says I need to learn to let things go."
As a result I'm thinking that Aaron Sorkin would make for a very interesting friend, but a really annoying husband.
I also want to watch The Newsroom again. You win this round, Sorkin.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Catchup
I've been busy.
Excuses, excuses but that is the truth. I have been travelling each month to China this year, which means a full week of messed up jet-lagged hours when I get back. Which means about 3 weeks out of each month I am out of commission. No blogspot in China, my friends.
In China I've been taking Mandarin lessons, in addition to my press check duties. It's been really fun; I am learning new phrases but more importantly I am learning the "notes" of the language. Chinese is a musical language - there are four (five, really) tones that convey meaning when applied to certain syllables and this makes a word. So in English you can say "how" and you can say "how?" and they kind of mean the same thing other than one is a question and one is a statement. In Mandarin if I say "bu?" it means a completely different word than if I say "BU!" So, that's been fun.
My favorite phrase is "Bu? Yao!" which translates to "DO NOT WANT".
I head back in 7 days.
I am particularly motivated right now to be happy and do Fun Things because last week I took a proper vacation. No electricity, no phone, no internet. It was magic. And full of bears. I had a great time.
And now I am back at work and nothing is bugging me like it used to. Which is good. I hope this lasts. I am one of the few people at work that gets along with a program manager from our primary client, K, and so it's kind of my job to find a way to not let him get to me. He gets to me a lot. I am trying to not take the bait but it's hard...frat boy meets 7-year old brat in an obese adult 30-year old body. And he thinks fast. I do not. I think well...but not necessarily fast. And I hate the banter game when I'm just trying to get work done.
The dog needs shaving again. I'll have to work this out this weekend, probably.
I have to miss my neice's first birthday. This makes me pretty sad...she's really fun and everyone will be there, and I'd really like to celebrate it with her. However, I am softened by the fact that she will not remember it at all, and thus will not be mad at me for being a no-show. All I have to do is show up at some point with some crinkly shiny paper and she'll love me forever. Or at least 20 seconds.
I am being stared at. More at 11.
Excuses, excuses but that is the truth. I have been travelling each month to China this year, which means a full week of messed up jet-lagged hours when I get back. Which means about 3 weeks out of each month I am out of commission. No blogspot in China, my friends.
In China I've been taking Mandarin lessons, in addition to my press check duties. It's been really fun; I am learning new phrases but more importantly I am learning the "notes" of the language. Chinese is a musical language - there are four (five, really) tones that convey meaning when applied to certain syllables and this makes a word. So in English you can say "how" and you can say "how?" and they kind of mean the same thing other than one is a question and one is a statement. In Mandarin if I say "bu?" it means a completely different word than if I say "BU!" So, that's been fun.
My favorite phrase is "Bu? Yao!" which translates to "DO NOT WANT".
I head back in 7 days.
I am particularly motivated right now to be happy and do Fun Things because last week I took a proper vacation. No electricity, no phone, no internet. It was magic. And full of bears. I had a great time.
And now I am back at work and nothing is bugging me like it used to. Which is good. I hope this lasts. I am one of the few people at work that gets along with a program manager from our primary client, K, and so it's kind of my job to find a way to not let him get to me. He gets to me a lot. I am trying to not take the bait but it's hard...frat boy meets 7-year old brat in an obese adult 30-year old body. And he thinks fast. I do not. I think well...but not necessarily fast. And I hate the banter game when I'm just trying to get work done.
The dog needs shaving again. I'll have to work this out this weekend, probably.
I have to miss my neice's first birthday. This makes me pretty sad...she's really fun and everyone will be there, and I'd really like to celebrate it with her. However, I am softened by the fact that she will not remember it at all, and thus will not be mad at me for being a no-show. All I have to do is show up at some point with some crinkly shiny paper and she'll love me forever. Or at least 20 seconds.
I am being stared at. More at 11.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Today
I am waiting for a meeting to start that should've started 5 minutes ago and will probably start in 10 minutes.
My parents have reached a new level of crazy. My dad lives in the land of denial regarding the reality of his financial situation and insists that if he just gets a job everything will work out. He's past retirement. My mother claims he tried to choke her the other day. However, she also claims that she got him to stop by calmly saying to him to take his hands off of her. I'm interested in how this physically happened, as I wasn't aware that when being choked one could make audible sounds above "ak".
I'm going to fire my personal trainer. Some day. First I'm going to try to reason with him into not torturing me when I say enough is enough. I need to learn to tell him no before I can expect him to respond appropriately to that statement.
My sister made these incredible chocolate peanut butter fudgy brownie things for my husband and I have attempted to eat all of them because they're irresistible. I failed - my husband beat me to the punch.
One of my dogs got clipped the other day. I did it myself (well, my sister held down the dog), and she looks younger than she has in years. No more $80 groomer for us.
I have a headache.
Swimming tonight will be interesting. I'm trying to combine a 45 minute cardio workout with a HIIT workout. While swimming. We'll see how this goes. In any case I'll be tired.
My parents have reached a new level of crazy. My dad lives in the land of denial regarding the reality of his financial situation and insists that if he just gets a job everything will work out. He's past retirement. My mother claims he tried to choke her the other day. However, she also claims that she got him to stop by calmly saying to him to take his hands off of her. I'm interested in how this physically happened, as I wasn't aware that when being choked one could make audible sounds above "ak".
I'm going to fire my personal trainer. Some day. First I'm going to try to reason with him into not torturing me when I say enough is enough. I need to learn to tell him no before I can expect him to respond appropriately to that statement.
My sister made these incredible chocolate peanut butter fudgy brownie things for my husband and I have attempted to eat all of them because they're irresistible. I failed - my husband beat me to the punch.
One of my dogs got clipped the other day. I did it myself (well, my sister held down the dog), and she looks younger than she has in years. No more $80 groomer for us.
I have a headache.
Swimming tonight will be interesting. I'm trying to combine a 45 minute cardio workout with a HIIT workout. While swimming. We'll see how this goes. In any case I'll be tired.
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