Creepy game

Friends, help me out here....check out this pic and comment:

1. Do you think this person looks like me (I feel like I am looking in a black and white mirror....although the dress isn't really my style.... - what do you think?)
and for the grand prize
2. Who is this person - I'll give you a hint - you read work by this person in American Lit

Living room and weekend fun

In 12 hours and I'll be back at work....what an unpleasant thought. In better news I was home for the weekend celebrating 3 birthdays, a graduation, new jobs with my parents and another family we grew up with (the Barnes). It was good times as always - we couldn't find birthday candles so we put a candle holder with a giant candle in the middle of the bundt cake - it was great. Nate and Melissa announced they are having another baby - which was very exciting for all.
My parents have done some shopping for me - so I actually have a little more "stuff" in my living room. I'm still not sure about the picture, but I think it will grow on me....Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Top ten signs it is Friday

1. I spent a bunch of time this morning laughing at something my sister said last night - time wasted = 30 minutes

2. We went out to eat, then to DQ, where I got a brownie earthquake - then stared at the melting gooey mess while I thought about how unpleasant my stomach felt - time wasted = 2 hour.

3. I wanted to write a note to myself for things to do Monday so I don't forget over the weekend, but couldn't find my post-its....this made me stop what I was doing until I could find them....after searching my whole cube, they were under my keyboard - time wasted = 30 min

4. After I decided to throw out the remainder of the brownie earthquake (actually resembled more of an eruption) I browsed google to look up a movie someone was talking about at lunch to decide if I wanted to rent it tonight - time wasted = 20 min

5. It is 3:00 and I am posting to my blog - time wasted about 20 min

6. The constant drone of sound in cubeland is starting to become very quiet

7. Yeah, I'm not going to make it to 10, just don't feel like it

Float build

Well, this is my first year being a part of the Modine float build for the July 4 parade. I must say, it was much more fun than sitting in my cube. Our float design is showing symbols of Racine's sister cities, which are in Denmark, Brazil, Nicaragua, France, and Japan. To answer everyone's first question...no, we are not having a Contra dude with a machine gun for Nicaragua - it is the second thing that comes to mind when you think Nicaragua....wait for it.....ok, a waterfall - yeah, I don't know, we are engineers. Our other float elements are Eiffel tower (France), windmill (Denmark), pagoda (Japan), and the Jesus statue (Brazil). That last one is also controversial too, apparently some people are upset about it. So last night I took a break from work and helped cut 2x4s and the eaves for the pagoda.

In other news, I made the chocolate cake in my bundt pan for something this week and flipped it over too soon - not pretty, I still took the multiple pieces and tried to do some cosmetic surgery before bringing it to the pot luck - ah, I wonder if I'll ever not be a disaster in the kitchen. My mom is trying to teach Kelly and I how to cook every time we are home since she feels like she failed us when we were younger.

I had to blow dry my phone when I got home from work. I didn't let the downpour keep me stranded at work, but it did soak my phone (even in my pocket), it did work once it got dry though.
I think I will watch Will and Grace tonight - I like watching final few episodes of long lasting shows that I never watched - I feel like I can read the ending without bothering with the rest of the story. Well, its almost Friday :)

Entertainment

I've found a new way to get through the day at work....I am leading up a project at work to select a braze alloy for 2010 EGR coolers - I know, everyone pause for a moment to be jealous.....but anyhow, I'm having to spend a lot of my day talking to PhDs who have been working in their field for 30+ years and interpret what they say into a language that makes sense to real people so we can set up the right tests to help in our decision. But anyway, I love finding phrases in the conversation that you just wouldn't hear anywhere else, for example......

"I just got back from San Antonio, and everyone is talking about the need for iron based braze alloys" - before Scott told me this, I had no idea this is what everyone in San Antonio was talking about, here I was thinking it was the Alamo, the river walk, or illegal immigration, but no, it is iron based braze alloys. (actually, he was at a braze conference, but taken out of context I found it quite amusing)

I can't think of any others right now - but there is entertainment to be had.

This morning I went for a bike ride with a couple other ladies - 25 miles....it sounded good before I left - not quite as good after 15 miles. I'm a little tired and sore. I watched Proof last night, it was ok, but I wouldn't really recommend it. Ah well, I was going to take some pictures today to prove that Wisconsin can be really pretty in the spring, but I don't feel like moving, so it will have to wait for another day.