March 20, 2009

Funny Story: Office Style

We had some very important clients visit usw here at BI today as we try to re-negotiate our contract with them.  Therefore, we were asked to “dress nicely”.

So, I don a plaid “Catholic School” style skirt and while a white button down with a black tie would have ROCKED! I didn’t have either so I put on a blank tank with a black long sleeve button down shirt and some cute heels.  I am not gonna lie, I look good.

I’m walking back to my desk and my office manager/accountant is walking toward me and she’s sayin’ “Shake it girl.” So naturally I do.  What she doesn’t know is that the owner of the company is walking right behind her.  She was so embarrassed.  She says to me, you could’ve given me some clue that he was behind you.

Too funny.

 
March 17, 2009

Cluster Ballooning

Apparently the idea of strapping balloons to a lawnchair is not as crazy as one might think.

Or it is and there are people insane enough to try it.

Either way, here is the link to an article regarding this sport called “Cluster Ballooning”.

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/cluster-ballooning-helium-baloons-strapped-to-chair/8823

The idea stems from the genius mind of Larry Walters who served as Pilot in Command for Inspiration I that launched from his back yard in 1982.  His idea was to tie 45 helium filled Weather Balloons and float about his back yard for about 30 minutes.  Well, he miscalculated and wound up flying into controlled airspace.

Good thing there was no Homeland Security back then.  Below is the link to the Wikipedia article on Mr. Walters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Walters

From the article:

“The lawnchair used in the flight was given to an admiring boy named Jerry, though Walters later regretted doing so, since the Smithsonian Institution asked him to donate it to its museum. Twenty years later, Jerry, by then an adult, sent an e-mail to Mark Barry, a pilot who had documented Walters’s story and dedicated a Web site to it, and identified himself. It was still sitting in his garage, attached to some of the original tethers and water jugs used as ballast.”

I wonder if was Jerry Gorman….

 
March 11, 2009
 
This is going to more than likely be my tattoo design.  Erin rocks and has asked some people she knows where to get one done.  Now all I need is a place to put it.  I’m thinking upper right shoulder blade.  Will, who designed the tattoo (despite his hatred for my alma mater, but that could just be because he worked with a ton of self congratulatory TruHokies(TM) when he moved to the area) thinks I should put it on my lower leg around my ankle so I can see it.  Leah suggested my asscheek.  Don’t know how I feel about that. Anyway

This is going to more than likely be my tattoo design.  Erin rocks and has asked some people she knows where to get one done.  Now all I need is a place to put it.  I’m thinking upper right shoulder blade.  Will, who designed the tattoo (despite his hatred for my alma mater, but that could just be because he worked with a ton of self congratulatory TruHokies(TM) when he moved to the area) thinks I should put it on my lower leg around my ankle so I can see it.  Leah suggested my asscheek.  Don’t know how I feel about that.

Anyway

 
February 20, 2009

Well hello everyone

Well…..I’m new and checking it out.

Interesting…..

 
 
NYE 2009

NYE 2009