random tuesday tidbits

yeah, i feel like being sorta random again. forgive me. :)

• how 'bout those Great Danes, the little team that could? anyone else think they could possibly have pulled off the upset of all upsets on Friday nite-and wrecked everyone's brackets (mine included, I had UConn winning it all!) in the process?
• so, the biggest weather news of the day is that the northeast is due for a Katrina-esque hurricane. Gothamist was nice enough to post the link to the map of the hurricane evacuation zones. My apartment does not fall in an evacuation zone, but my office does. Doesn't surprise me, considering how many times our office has been evacuated in the last 3 years (plus the fact that we're pretty close to the Hudson.)
• is it like, supposed to be spring or something? doesn't quite feel like it. was it canceled or postponed or something?
• for those watching the Apprentice this season-how sweet was last nite's firing? without spoiling, i'll just say, long time coming.
• i let my match.com subscription expire. no luck there. so to JDate again or not to JDate again? (although i care a lot less now about finding a "nice jewish boy"...i mean, yeah, he's got to be nice but i'm not sure i want to let the religion issue limit me...)
• today i got an email giving me a heads up that registration is open for this year's JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge. i was captain for my company's team last year...and honestly, morale to sign up was pretty low-between people being away and the historically freaky weather (rainy in '03, 90+ degrees in '04.) only 9 people signed up, of those 9, only 6 showed up on race day. so i'm not too sure if i want to be a captain again this year. besides the fact i dont even want to run this "race" since it's so always so damn crowded...but right now i'm at a point where i don't want to commit to being either a captain or runner for my company...

now playing: "i wish i wasn't (remix)" ~ heather headley

sorta puts things in perspective

f*ck it, i'm still gonna blog about work.

so my colleague who was affected by Hurricane Wilma...well he just *finally* got DSL back in his place. for the past coupla weeks, he had to go to a local Starbucks to utilize the wi-fi and check emails, download files, etc...so anyway, here was his reaction to finally getting back internet access:

nyflygirl: so how does it feel to have internet in your own home
co-worker: better than s_x lol
nyflygirl: LMAO

business as usual?

well finally, my pal in Miami partially has his power back after having been without for 2 days due to the hurricane. some things still not working, but it seems for the most part he is back in business. i'm just glad he and his wife are OK. but we had a status meeting earlier this morning to go over everyone's jobs, and our boss was like "well, this still has to get done, that has to get done"...like he was able to do anything about it. You know-I know you gotta do what you gotta do to get the job done, but I think at times like this, life takes priority. It was the same thing after 9/11-i lost respect for quite a few clients-and a few co-workers as well-they expected everything to be business as usual as soon as 2 days after-when in reality, it was a changed world.

On a more upbeat note, I think I have my outfit for Friday's Halloween party all picked out...i went to Forever 21 today and got pretty much what completed the outfit...it's a little daring, I'll need some balls (and double-sided tape) to pull it off, but I think I can do it...and from glancing who replied to the evite, this will be one interesting nite...

now playing: "runaway lover" ~ madonna

rock you like a hurricane

Wilma, please go back to and stay in Bedrock.

This has been one crazy hurricane season...and apparently it ain't over yet, this year and in the future. According to "weather experts," not by a long shot.

My thoughts are with anyone in the southern US in Wilma's path...or their friends and loved ones!!

So far, everyone I know of that may be affected is OK (knock on wood)...my mother was vacationing in Florida for a coupla days last week, but left before the hurricane hit (though if I was her, I probably would have postponed my vacation entirely.) I spoke to my co-worker in Miami this morning...he's OK, though his building has no electricity. I begged him to move to a less hurricane-prone area...like, back to NY :)