Archive for the year 2007
Brian’s Big Week
Posted on December 13, 2007 by Ching under Life.
Brian had been whining of late about how he hasn’t been hearing back from companies. His contract with LSI is up in June so he’s looking for a new job. He said he’d been applying for various jobs left and right, and nothing.
Well, guess what. He has three interviews this week! Go, Brian!
He is interviewing for a job at Koch on Monday, followed by Westar on Tuesday, and then Emprise Bank on Friday. I am so very excited for him. By the end of the week, he will be an expert at interviewing — something he is already good at now.
Things are looking up! Merry Christmas to us!!
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Not Off the Hook Yet
Posted on December 10, 2007 by Ching under Life, Movies, School.
I was really looking forward to today. Today was the day that I would finally be free from school. At least for this semester. Bad weather had to ruin my plans.
WSU shut down at 5p today. That meant postponing final exams originally scheduled for tonight until next Monday, December 17. That meant one more week of class before I am officially off the hook this sem.
The nice thing about not having to take my Marketing Management final until next Monday is that I will have the weekend to study. The bad thing is that studying is probably all I’ll be doing. I hope Thim doesn’t cancel his post-sem celebration. I was really looking forward to checking out his new house.
Anyway, since I didn’t have to go class I got to stay home and watch TV. Too bad there is no more Heroes. 🙁 The one night that I am actually home to watch it (instead of having to watch it on DVR), there is no Heroes. Brian had to remind me that we watched the final episode of the season last week.
Thank God for OnDemand! Brian browsed through several movies before settling on The Last Kiss
I think they should split up. That’s the only logical thing for them to do. I can’t picture them staying together after what had happened. If they split up, then I’m giving it one more star. If they stay together, it stays as a three. LOL. I have a lot more to say about the movie/story but I’ll keep my mouth shut.
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Miserable Weather
Posted on December 8, 2007 by Ching under Sponsored Post.
It is 20 degrees outside right now with freezing rain to boot. Yuck! It is days like these that I really want to leave here, temporarily move to the Caribbean where there is nice tropical weather, and just come back when it’s late spring or early summer. I hate the cold weather, specially when the roads are bad.
Brian and I actually fishtailed in Bebot on the way to Bonefish today. The curvy street inside Waterfront (a short cut that Brian likes to take) is really slick. We should have known better than to take the side roads because they do not get salted.
Anyway, it doesn’t help when you constantly get emails about last minute holiday specials — makes it really tempting to get away for the holidays. There’s actually many last minute specials going on right now. I so want to go. Winter is a yucky time of the year. I’d like to skip it altogether. It’s a shame I only have two days of vacation left. Money is pretty tight, too. There are some great deals, though. So if vacation time weren’t an issue, we’d be so outta here!
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Hairspray
Posted on December 5, 2007 by Ching under Life, Movies, School.
I should really be studying. Instead I am watching Hairspray
It was a nice break from the craziness that is this week..
- Monday, I had to turn in book review number two for Marketing Management. The due date was December 3, but we could have turned it in without penaltry through noon on December 10. I didn’t want to do that, though, becuase I had other deadlines.
- Tuesday, I took Part I of the final exam in FIN 860: Cases in Finance. It only took 30 minutes, but looking back I really should have spent an extra couple of minutes to double-check my math. I think I made some really stupid calculation errors because my WACC is whack! Pun intended! Tee hee! I am a nerd. Not as nerdy as Chad, though. =P
- Wednesday, would be tonight. I just watched Hairspray and we are now watching Superbad (another movie that we did not get to see in theaters because of my busy schedule). I am taking a much-need break from school work. I really should be studying, though.
- Thursday, I have to take Part II of the Cases final. Then after that Brett, Chad, Anna, and I turn in our group project in FIN 620: Investments. Tomorrow night is the final class night in for my Thursday classes.
- Friday, is poker night. Naturally.
- Saturday, I have my regular every-other-week waxing (now at Beau Monde, previously at Individually Yours but Patricia moved so I moved with her) and then Brian and I are getting an hour-and-a-half couples massage (also at Beau Monde). This is our Christmas to each other. There will be no presents this year. We need a massage more. Stress is bad for your back. At least, it is bad for mine.
Saturday afternoon we are playing in the $1500 poker tourney for BCPT. Brian and I both qualified! Hurrah for us! Brian barely made it. He didn’t qualify until November 30 when he took 8th. It was the last possible day for him to qualify. LOL.
- Sunday, this will be my day to work on my individual project for Investments. Hopefully, I can get a lot of it done. Otherwise the rest of the coming week will be spent working on it until the due date. I would really hate to be working on this project all of next week. Ugh. Miserable.
- Monday, I take the final in Marketing Management. I need to find some time between now and then and squeeze some studying time in my busy schedule so I don’t completely bomb the exam. I really want to get an A.
Life is pretty boring. Mainly it’s just work, school, homework, poker. That’s pretty much it, with a few movies squeezed in. Hopefully, we can find time on Saturday night or Sunday night to celebrate my 3.875 GPA before it comes crashing down. Just kidding. If I don’t get any Bs this sem, it will actually go up to a 3.90 so cross your fingers for me. I am so looking forward to the end of this sem already!
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Great Gift Idea
Posted on December 5, 2007 by Ching under Sponsored Post.
Here’s a neat gift idea! How about some pearl earrings? Purepearls.com has the best selection. They’ve got Akoya pearls, Tahitian pearls, Freshwater pearls, South Sea pearls. Just about any kind of pearls you can imagine.
They have more than just earrings, too. They have bracelets and necklaces. You name it, they’ve got it! All their pearls come with a GIA appraisal also, so you know what you’re getting.
It’s not too late to buy those last minute gifts. Pearls will sure to please her this Christmas!
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