My Random Thoughts

I had hoped to be 60ft underwater today, but it wasn’t meant to be. We got the condition update last night – green, cold water with a wicked current. Yes, this part of South Florida is drift diving at it’s finest, but that doesn’t do me any good when I want to take my camera out. I’ve been in wicked currents before, when they are moving along so fast that if you turn your face sideways your mask moves, they are too fast. It’s a fun ride, but to easy to lose the guy with the ball. Cold isn’t even an option, warm water wimp that I am! Oh, I have the wetsuit and gloves to do it, but while wearing that heavy monster I can’t do much else, like put my fins on, put my mask on. Makes me gasp for air just thinking about it.

In other news: The ceiling snails are still up there and the the killer grasshopper is living in the recycling bin by the side of the house.

So What’s on the agenda for this beautiful day? Not exactly sure yet, but there will be a trip to Lowe’s, possibly a trip to the bookstore, some work (i can’t believe how far behind I am), some pool sitting time, a few maragrita’s (while I’m working, or while I’m in the pool, have yet to figure that out!), some writing and some crafting. I think it’s a rather full day for only having one day to get it all done in! I should fit a workout in there as well, but it’s a holiday!!

Well, she didn’t win. But she didn’t wreck either!

Now onto NASCAR! where we had a yellow flag on the 2nd lap.

There are certain traits that you can trace back to genetics. The older I get, the easier it is to see them.

When I was in high school, I was in the marching band. Every Memorial Day we would march in 3 parades and play at 3 memorial services. Being a teen, I didn’t get it, really. I didn’t feel it.

Even before that, I would be at the parades, watching from the sidewalks. My one aunt didn’t go to the parades, even though she was local. She said she couldn’t, that the music and meaning made her cry. I didn’t get it.  I get it now. I hear the National Athem and I get teary eyed. Yes, part of it is that I’m a total wuss, but part of it is the understanding, particularly in light of the world events that I’ve witnessed in my lifetime. I’m sure that’s what brings her to tears as well. At 90 she has been witness to many wonderful and horrible events.   

I hope the next generation doesn’t learn in the same way the last ones have.

Happy Memorial Day

(go Danica Patrick – win Indy - do it for the girls!)

It’s Saturday night. I’m glad it’s a long weekend. Tomorrow we’ll be watching Indy and the Coke-a-Cola 400 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. I’ll actually be working while we’re watching. Having a laptop is a beautiful thing. I didn’t do any work today – everyone needs a day off. What I did do was not a whole lot. I got a new espresso maker. While I don’t make them all the time, I do go through phases where I’d like a latte. I’m in one of those phases. I made one with my old espresso maker the other day and the darn thing died. I certainly hope this one lasts longer than the last one did.

I’m hoping we go diving on Monday. I got my camera housing out, i’m charging my flashlight and playing with my camera and flash. One of these days I’m going to master this whole thing.

On coming in the house after lunch, we ran into this interesting creature:

You just never know what you’ll find down here.

We’ve been talking about hurricane season (what a surprise). There may be a new generator in our future. There may also be a new UPS in my future. The one i have under my desk right now seems to have fried itself. I think after church tomorrow I may be going to Office Depot to investigate.

So, worked all day, and still working. Why did I get an education? I could have been doing something mindless where I could have left at 5 or just put my 40 hours in and be done. I’m going to end up working the weekend, as well as late into tonight.

In the whole scheme of things, I like my job. I’m really having fun.

So, I get a call from a recruiter today. Which is probably the 3rd this week. He tells me he has an opportunity that mirrors my background. He tells me he’s going to send me a job description and a checklist for me to fill out and send back with a copy of my resume. Getting a little ahead of ourselves aren’t we?

So I get the job description. Unless I have an alter ego, other than being in the HR domain, this position and I couldn’t be further apart. It requires SAP experience – full life cycle SAP experience. I think I’ve seen SAP once, maybe twice, no only once. I read a few chapters of a book on it, maybe that counts.

The checklist that he sent requires that you rate your experience and how many years experience you have with SAP. I’m tempted to fill it out (with all zeros) and send it back to him.

The best part – its for an HR team lead position, not a project management position.

Silly People

Snails on the Ceiling

Originally uploaded by DivingDuo.

So Jeff calls me out to the porch yesterday, there were two snails on the wall. Yes, on the wall. This afternoon, they were on the ceiling.

I wonder where they will be by tomorrow, knocking on the door asking for a cup of coffee?

Sigh – apparently we missed the bubble. We took the house off of the market this morning. Five months has been quite long enough with one BS offer. There are so many homes on the market right now, I just don’t want to play anymore. Maybe we’ll try again in a few months, maybe we’ll try again next year. I don’t know exactly what we’ll do.

The master plan is still to move north, but the timing is up in the air. In the meantime we’ll enjoy being Floridians. I’ll enjoy my pool for the summer, we’ll enjoy diving, and lobstering. We’ll enjoy our friends and I’ll look for my photography group/class, etc. Clearly there is some reason we still need to be here right now. I’m sure it will come to light at some point.

I actually feel okay about this. I thought I’d be more upset. I’m a little disgusted because it’s been so long, but I’m really okay with it. I got new carpet and paint (even though I may repaint a white wall or two a different color).  Next project – window treatments! Hmmm, maybe I’ll visit a window place this weekend.

I went out last night with Krista after our writing class. We only went out for coffee, but I was out until 11pm – WOW 11PM! I feel like such a big kid now. Gee, a decade ago that would have been early, but lately I’m an old married woman (yeah, I’ve been married for 16 years, but it’s only lately that I’ve been old).

I had a good time. It was nice to be out with a friend and talk about everything and nothing at all. It was fun to just be out. That tells me I need to do more social things and really push myself when I feel like just staying in. Tonight I meet with my writing group. Who knows what I might actually do tonight after! 

Of course, after 3 cups of REGULAR coffee, sleep didn’t come quickly and I think I’m paying for that this morning. I am tired.

I did get some great ideas for my novel. I think I need to re-write and unravel what I have now, but I think it makes it a stronger story. I can’t wait to sit down and start doing that. Too bad that work gets in the way!

WoW – I’m feeling happy today – on a Monday. It’s not particularly sunny and bright and it is Monday afterall, but I’m happy, happy, happy!  I have my writing class tonight and my writing group tomorrow. It feels good to be creative. I think I came to a breakthrough in my novel on how to handle some situations. Now I need to sit down and write that.

My next thing is to find a photography class. I need to learn more about light and such.

Hmmm, what else, what else. I’m sure I’ll think of something later.