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Some news, a couple of pictures and a review

First the news — I am going to have to find a new job. I don’t talk about my job here, and I am going to continue that trend because I don’t need to get myself into any trouble. So I’ll just say that this isn’t a surprise, but I did think that I would have until the summer to figure things out. I do have quite a bit of time to find something new and I probably will be able to find something internally in a different area, but it is stressful nonetheless and I didn’t really need anymore change in my life right now. At the moment I am incredibly spoiled, and I would like it to stay that way. I get to work 4 days a week instead of 5, I can work my schedule out so that I am able to drop off and pick up Nathan at day care, and I love my coworkers. Why am I completely unable to stay working in one place for longer than three years? Anyway. I am considering a more detailed post about all things work-related, but then I would need to figure out how to be secretive about the essential details, and I’m just not sure it is worth it. Here are the essentials — I’m still going to work and still getting paid for a while. I’ll be working on my resume instead of starting new projects but I’ll still be finishing up things that I’m already working on. Next week I’m meeting with some people in other areas that might be hiring and the week after I will be meeting with HR to find out everything that I need to know about timelines and deadlines and such. In the meantime there is always a chance that everything might change and I won’t have to leave, but well, that would be beyond shocking IMHO.

Well, now that that’s out there, let’s move on to other things. First, distractingly funny baby pictures.

We used to bathe him in this sink; I guess he really is getting bigger.

Clearly it is time to trim some of the hair. I took this on Saturday morning after we woke up from our early morning nap. Because it’s wispy baby hair, you really don’t get the full effect from this picture. It’s getting out of hand, but I’m really having a hard time convincing myself to cut any of it off. What if it doesn’t grow back?!? I know, it’s silly.

If there is anyone still reading, I thought I would share some thoughts on Twilight. I have read the first two books, and I LOVED them. Yes, they are teen books. And yes, I still LOVED them. I read two reviews of the movie before going to see it today, and I was a little worried. There was a pretty good chance that the movie would be cheesy and annoying. I was pleasantly surprised. Sure, there was some cheese, but come on, high school girl falls in love with vampire boy, of course it will have some silly moments. But overall, I was impressed with how well the book was translated into movie. One of the reviewers was annoyed by the camera work and all the silly closeups, but I thought all the silly closeups gave it the perfect feel. In the book it is as if the world doesn’t exist when the two main characters are together, and though the acting wasn’t award-winning, they did a convincing enough job. The scenery was gorgeous and made me want to move to the northwest (I think it was filmed in Oregon?). The cutest part of all, though, had to be the two middle-aged men in front of us that laughed all the way through the movie. I was grinning and a bit giddy, but then, I’m a girl who has always loved vampire movies and sappy love stories. It was fun to see such a range of people in the theater enjoying the movie. I, for one, can’t wait for the next one. And I really can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the third book.

Here we go again.

It’s the time of year where yet again I get to be the nasty Scrooge-person. Every year I tell people that I don’t want anything for Christmas and that no one should buy me anything. I DON’T NEED MORE STUFF! I’m not even just being polite; srsly people, there is nothing that I need and very few things that I truly want. (I feel as though I have blogged about this in years past, but I am too lazy and the queue for logging in is too short to go searching right now. too bad, you’ll have to deal with my repetitiveness without links to remind you of just how repetitive I am.)

Somehow it has still taken YEARS for it to sink in with my family, and last year Mike and I even cheated and sent presents to my brother and sister-in-law. (Not that I can remember what we got them, but I know it must have been something easy because I suck at present-buying.) But it has finally become the new rule with my family. No presents unless you are in the Third Generation, and even then, practically no presents even for them. Having a boy after a couple of friends have already had boys means that Nathan has more clothes than any little boy ever wished for and we have all the loaner baby gear a family could ever dream of.

But now is the time of year where I still have to try and convince the other side of the family that we really, truly, no lying, we’re not just sayin’, we REALLY would rather just get together, have dinner and visit. Without the presents. Apparently this makes me a jerk. Why can’t we just have two Thanksgivings? Why did Jesus have to go and demand that we all have Christmas trees with presents piled underneath them every year to celebrate his birth?

What’s that? That wasn’t his idea? Are you sure? Maybe we should find a new (old?) way to celebrate then. Just a thought.

SNOW?!

Oh, Minnesota. This is so not funny.

At least we’re not South Dakota.

Oh, but for something completely unrelated and pretty funny, yesterday I was told by my doctor that I have a “very generous thyroid”. I guess that’s nicer than “Wow, that’s quite a goiter you have there!”

Fall

Out of the blue this morning, I was reminded of Wales. I was just standing at the bus stop wondering if I had somehow managed to not hear the bus drive by while I was dropping Nathan off at daycare, when it hit me. I think it was the perfect combination of morning sun, slightly warmish temperature and a decent breeze.

All that was missing was the ocean. And a few sheep. Oh, and a castle.

oh, THAT’S just what I needed

another new show to watch!
*WARNING: following that link leads to a trailer for the show, so if you are at work and don’t want to be embarrassed by bad TV coming out of your computer, don’t click until you are safely at home!*

I read the books, so I am sort of obligated to watch the show. Especially since I really liked the first few books in the series. After that they got a bit silly and preachy and incredibly repetitive. Fantasy novels shouldn’t be pushing political ideals, imho. Not that I stopped reading. I’m just sayin’.

Maybe the TV show will be as bad as Fringe and I can cross it off the DVRing list soon. But I really want it to be good. My life is so difficult.