HHmmm.. microwaveable pork rinds...

Yes, that's right--microwaveable pork rinds.
I decided to buy some from Oh Boy! Oberto (that is actually how Oh Boy! Oberto has their name trademarked--I am not suffering from poor grammar for those of you who aren't Seattle natives, thanks.). Here is the direct URL for those of you who have been afflicted by this latest craze:
http://store.obertofactorystore.com/baconcurls11.html

The story goes as this...my friend Andrew moved to Alabama to do more of this school thing. He came back to visit and brought with him some of these pork rind products. We tried them and they're good. I bought them as a joke for my co-workers --- but admit it, some of you like them! If you haven't been afflicted by this yet, swing by my office (my co-workers that is..) when I return from my vacation and I'd be more than happy to provide some of the pork-rind extravaganza with you.

Speaking of vacation, we're about ready to do that. We'll be heading over to Marrowstone Island and renting a house. Should be fun. I tried to Google Earth it last night, but apparently since it is so close to a US Naval area, the pictures were slightly blurry. All we have left to do is pack up the car, head to the store, and jump on a ferry. It'll be nice to get away from internet and "real life" for a while. I am hoping that the weather will be cooperative and we'll be able to do a lot of stuff outdoors like walking, biking, kayaking, etc.

Maybe when I get back I will feel like posting some pictures to the photo album.... hahaha! :) Y'all have a good week. Good times!

The ice is melting.

Today was the last official day to curl at the club. There was a volunteer bonspiel today (for those who have been volunteers at the club through-out the season), so it was small and intimate. I ended up curling with Sahara, Bob and Ian. It was a lot of fun as I've curled with Sahara before. I fell pretty hard on my knee, but I'll survive. I ended up making the take-out shot just the same though, so it was a temporary relief to my bruise.

We ended it with a tasty dinner and some Texas-style dominos, aka "42".

What else has been happening...so only one week left until vacation! This time next week I'll be far far away from work, which will be a good thing. I've been working a LOT. So many changes and so many new applications, I've been at work consistently for 10-11 hours a day for the past several weeks. Too much, darling--too much!

The weather around here has been spectacular but in typical Seattle fashion--it looks nice on the outside but it is still relatively chilly. It's 745pm right now and the sun is out :) -- yay!

Tomorrow....is Sunday. I want to sleep in and relax. Good times.

Oh yeah, vacation!!

I know, can you believe--two posts in one night! We are going to be on vacation during the first week of May (right now it is the one of the few motivating things I have that keeps me going sometimes....). We will be staying at The Bluff House -- and we are really excited. Only 12 work days left.

Long time, no blog!

Ok, for those of you who apparently read this blog (I'm impressed by how many read, but don't leave physical comments--they just tell me in the hallways at work...), here I am again, blogging. Curling season has come to an end sadly. Our little team consisting of myself, Chris and Joe--we did pretty well. We finished first during the skills challenge by over 20 points (trying to make individual shots and earning points, kind of like a skins version of curling) so that is pretty impressive. But now that Curling is over for the most part--I have my Sundays back! What will I do, hopefully something that will get me out of the house, right?

Work has been keeping me extremely busy. So much so that I have been staying later and later and later each day. Good because I am getting a lot of stuff done, but bad since I come home and my mind is racing and all I seem to think about is what I'll be doing the next day at work. I'm working on this massive taxonomy project conversion thing--well, in short I am trying to decipher uncommented code and it is way fun yet also tedious. Luckily we have a temporary employee helping to cover some of the tasks that I normally do, but I often feel that I am still doing all parts of my job even with the temp because she needs a lot of guidance.

This coming weekend is Easter. My family and I will be celebrating Ching Ming, basically going to the cemetaries where the relatives are buried--eating, cleaning grave sites, leaving flowers and spending time with each other.

Ok..something humorous, something funny. Uh, perhaps not tonight as my mind is racing about work still. Squirrel, please!