Starting...

What an interesting name for a blog, right?  Well, I'm not promising it will make any more sense by the time you finish reading this as it does now, but go ahead...ready anyway's! It won't kill you, that I can guarantee.

Tomorrow. That is the day that I start something new.  A new way of going about my days.  At work, At home, everywhere.  Everything that I've wanted to start is going to start tomorrow I've decided. 

Why have I decided this? I don't know...Tomorrow just seemed like a good day to begin.  First of all, its the 25th, which is an odd number.  I like odd numbers.  2 + 5 = 7, which is also odd...so that makes it a doubly good start day.  Thursday is also the 5th day of the week  (if you start from Sunday, like you're supposed to).  See, that is why this is a good day to start my new activities. 

What will I start? I am not going to tell anyone...I don't want to jinx myself.  So, HA! I know something you guys don't. 

So, I'm done with this entry now.  I guess I did succeed with explaining the title of this entry, but I left you wondering...

Isn't that a good way to leave people though, then at least they will think about my blog after they have left...

Happy

I know, that is a pretty lame title for my first blog in about a month, but it's the only title that fit.  For the first time in a long time, I feel happy.  I have felt this way for about the last month and I don't see it going anywhere soon. Everything is working out beautifully both personally and professionally. 

The Vegas trip went extremely well.  Everything I was in charge of went down with only a few hitches, but I dealt with the issues just fine.  I was actually complemented on my work!  I enjoy getting compliments, I also enjoy knowing that I did a job well.  I'm not out of the fire yet though, there is still a lot of work to be done.

One interesting story about the Vegas trip is what I call the "Story of the Phone." I know, a little too dramatic, but let me have my fun...okay! Well, anyway's, While I was in Vegas, my Treo decided to take a monumental dump on me! I mean, it was dead as a doornail. I lost EVERYTHING.  Every contact, every text message, every event I had programmed into the calendar.  Now, lets take this to the next level...my dumbass never backed up the phone. So everything was totally gone.  Needless to say, I now backup my phone both on my computer every night, and on its SD card once a week.  I will not let that happen again, especially on a business trip...it's the worst time that it could have died on me.     

While I'm on the topic of cell phones, I will talk about my most recent interaction with Sprint, which actually really surprised me.  I realized that I had gone over 300+ text messages last month (that's what happens when you have a phone with a full QWERTY keypad).  I called them with a proposal.  I would sign up for unlimited text messaging if they credited me back the $50 in overages...to my surprise...they agreed! I now have unlimited text messaging, plus some other cool things, for only $5 more per month.  Now I can say goodbye to worrying about texting! 

I am currently preparing a training session that will take place in about 2 weeks.  I decided that I hated all of our old training material.  It was worthless and stupid to say the least.  I decided that I would use this week and the first part of next week to put together an entirely new training booklet. It's getting there...it should be completed by the first part of next week if I budget my time right! After the training, I should have a little more time to focus on other things, like learning Chinese.

Yes, you all read that correct.  I am going to attempt to learn Chinese.  Lisa gave me a computer program to help in this endeavor. Rosetta Stone: Chinese.  I have read a lot about the Rosetta Stone suite of software, and everything that I have read gives nothing but praise.  I figure it would not be a bad idea to learn this language for three main reasons:

1) I would be able to communicate better with Lisa's Family, plus having the opportunity to be around  native speakers will aid me in picking up the language, and speaking it correctly. 

2) China is economically growing at a furious rate, attempting to learn its language could be in my best interest.

3) It is a challenging, but very neat, language. 

I have been listening to these CD's that Lisa picked up for me all day.  They are mix CD's.  One is titled "What's Up? 90s Alternative Radio" and the second is called "Party Starter: 80s Mix" I don't know where she bought these gems, but they have some awesome, memory inducing songs on them.  When I put them into iTunes, it didn't have the artwork for them (I have an iPod Touch, and I like to see the artwork), but I had so much trouble finding the artwork...I have no idea where she picked these CD's up. I might scan the art into my computer. Regardless, I am so addicted to them. In fact, I'm listening to them right now pretty loud, its a good thing that Laura is not home :) It's hard to believe that the 90's was 8 years ago. It makes me feel old, even though I know I'm not.

Hmm, I wonder where Laura is...she had her wisdom teeth removed yesterday, I wonder if she is feeling okay today...I haven't talked to her all day.  I will find out sooner or later...I hope :)

Well, I think it is time to wrap up this entry. In conclusion, I'm happy. Enough said.