Monday, June 20, 2005
Pool Cube
Ok, now on to the funny stuff. As I get to work and sit in our new work environment I can't help but laugh. Over the weekend they switched all the cubes around to be one gigantic cube. There are approximately 16 people in one big cube. They all looked at me when I came in with sad droopy eyes and I couldn't help but laugh. They all know I am leaving. I could see this coming - that was one of the reasons I left. It has to be the worst idea anyone ever had. But I will not badmouth my company even though I really could, a lot. I went swimming over the weekend in Wichita Falls at my old home. It reminded me of all the times as a kid we would go swimming. There was one summer where I pretty much lived in the pool. There are many games you can play in a pool. The first and obvious one is Marco Polo. A classic game where one person says Marco with their eyes shut and all of the participants say Polo. Then it evolved into tag with the eyes open. Then there is the classic "Chicken Fights". It is where one person gets on the shoulders of another and tries to knock the other 2 people down. I always played it against my sister and seemed to win most of the time - as long as she didn't use her nails. Chicken Fights evolved into "knock a person off a raft". Then there is "Find the Rings" where you throw rings at the bottom of the pool and in one breath you have to get all of them. We also attempted to play water volleyball, but it never seemed to work because the ball kept on going out of the pool and someone would have to get it. We also played water football. That was like regular football except you would pretty much win if you caught the ball. Eventually we grew out of those games as the years went by and it all evolved into - "Don't bother me while I'm floating on a Raft." The classic game of nothing.
Thought of the Day
"Well, my swimming pool problems are solved. I just found myself miles and miles of open lanes."
"What is that smell?"
"That's East River."
"You're swimming in the East River? The most heavily trafficked, overly contaminated waterway on the eastern seaboard?"
"Technically, Norfolk has more gross tonnage."
"How could you swim in that water?"
"I saw a couple other guys out there."
"Swimming?"
"Well... floating. They weren't moving much, but they were out there."
- Kramer and Jerry, in "The Nap"
Thought of the Day
"Well, my swimming pool problems are solved. I just found myself miles and miles of open lanes."
"What is that smell?"
"That's East River."
"You're swimming in the East River? The most heavily trafficked, overly contaminated waterway on the eastern seaboard?"
"Technically, Norfolk has more gross tonnage."
"How could you swim in that water?"
"I saw a couple other guys out there."
"Swimming?"
"Well... floating. They weren't moving much, but they were out there."
- Kramer and Jerry, in "The Nap"
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Yes, I remember the summer of swimming. I believe we were 15 at the time. That was before the dreaded summers of working came into the picture. Jeff and I would come over in his little, white, Toyota pickup, and swim most nights. Ah, youth.
My weekend was pretty good. Friday night, Jess was doing school work on the computer, so I watched "Coupling" on DVD. It's one of the funniest series I've ever seen. Saturday, we went to WF to see the folks. Everybody seemed to be doing well. I briefly saw Josh and Jeff. Everybody seemed to be doing reasonably well. Jess caught my stomach bug (I had it Friday)on Saturday, so she didn't do anything on Saturday night. Brian and I went to Sikes Center and saw "Batman Begins." I enjoyed it very much. I think Brian liked it, but not as much as I did. I am a lot more familiar with the whole Batman lore than he is. I think that's why I liked it more. They finally got it right. The Bruce Wayne character was believeable and the villian was believeable. There weren't any penguins with rockets on their backs, or silly thugs like it other batman movies. I recommend it.
Peety
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My weekend was pretty good. Friday night, Jess was doing school work on the computer, so I watched "Coupling" on DVD. It's one of the funniest series I've ever seen. Saturday, we went to WF to see the folks. Everybody seemed to be doing well. I briefly saw Josh and Jeff. Everybody seemed to be doing reasonably well. Jess caught my stomach bug (I had it Friday)on Saturday, so she didn't do anything on Saturday night. Brian and I went to Sikes Center and saw "Batman Begins." I enjoyed it very much. I think Brian liked it, but not as much as I did. I am a lot more familiar with the whole Batman lore than he is. I think that's why I liked it more. They finally got it right. The Bruce Wayne character was believeable and the villian was believeable. There weren't any penguins with rockets on their backs, or silly thugs like it other batman movies. I recommend it.
Peety
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