Good bye Georgia Tech

Today is my last day at Tech. Its been 6 and a half weeks here that have gotten a little better over time but I'm still pleased to go. I look forward to my new career and the endless possibilities of looking cute and learning awesome skills.
Before I go I must make sure no one lost this earring. It moves around from bulletin board to bulletin board. It stays on the 3rd floor of the architecture building but it does migrate.
Also, I wanted to remind you all to join the chair in the Elevator Club. This is not exclusive to GA Tech and chapters are popping up all over the place!

So, I think the things I will miss most about my 6 and a half weeks here are the lunches with my best lunch buddy. So often people turn you down for lunches by stating they brought their lunch or they don't have money. Not Wendy. She would bring her lunch and sit with me for good conversation and acceptable food. Thanks for the good times Wendy. If you go for any lunch buddy interviews I will be glad to provide a reference!
I also think the campus in the spring would be way more awesome than those bleak months where I had to walk miles from visitor parking and struggle to figure out where anything was. Yes, with spring upon us its easier to forget those hard times but I'm sure Decatur will be way better in Spring. Even without Wendy.

Eggroll is weady to wok!

Eggroll went to the vet this weekend. She had rice coming out of her butthole and any animal owner should know that this means tapeworms. So I finally wrangled her and got her in the car. She was very unhappy in her harness and more so in the car. She got used to it but once we got to the vet she tried to hide in the back window. Then she tried to throw a fit and spaz out so she was carried into the vet.
Once inside she was great. Nervous but very well behaved. She got pricked, prodded, anally violated, and not once did she growl or show any aggression. They even stood her on her hind legs and shave her lower belly looking to see if she had been spayed. You would think buzzy clippers to her belly would make her squirm but no, she just looked quizzically at the vet like "what is this weird thing you are doing?"
I did find out she has heartworms so we have to prepare for that. This means she will get 2 or 3 shots of arsenic. This kills the worms and then I will need to keep her calm and not let her heartrate elevate. If she starts playing too much then too many dead worms can pass out of her heart and into her system and kill her. Otherwise her checkup was pretty good!

Oscars party

So I know I've been behind in updates but give me a break.
Anway, I recently went to an Oscars party. I have my mother to thank for my exquisite fur collection. I had 2 minks to choose from and I went with the chain of minks for this occasion. I just love how grossed out the vegetarians were. I fed my furry little friend a pig in a blanket and I thought Angee would just die right there.
What you cannot see is that my gown is floor length and my hasty sewing job did not help. The straps were constantly falling off my shoulders and exposing my foundation garments. Regardless, it was a good time even thought the only part of the Oscars that I saw was some Indian dance from that Slumdog Millionaire movie.

How much do you need?

Recently I went to our lay-off dinner. That's where a group of us get together every few weeks and enjoy a meal with friends who used to be coworkers. Only those who were laid off are invited but sometimes we invite others that know we were awesome and they should have kept us. Yes, only one or two others joins us.
Anyway, we went to Manuel's tavern. My friend love love loves that place. The food's decent but its not worth all the trips she makes me take there. And you would think she would get tired of it since its right across the street from her. But I digress-what I want to ask is "why so much ketchup?" They really provide an obscene amoutn of ketchup on each table. 3 bottles. THREE. I really can't imagine the table using one whole battle in a day, much less three! Additionally, i think ketchup is gross. Actually its Gross with a capital G.

Snow fun

So we had a snow day the other day but of course it was a Sunday. I woke and it was like 60 degrees outside and rainy. The weatherman had said snow but I'm always doubtful as this is Georgia. Then the temperature dropped and the rain turned to snow. I brought Eggroll inside and I decided it was a good day to lay in bed and read all day. I didn't really think it would stick but a short while later it was coming down! I waited until there was a nice covering in the yard and let the dogs out. At first they were like "no way!" but then they realized it wouldn't hurt them. Turkey loves eggroll so much that she didn;t care that her paws were wet from the slushy snow. Then she decided to stand in the cold lake that my backyard was becoming.

One of the big bummers about Georgia is the snow people. There is always a valiant effort made, but they usually suck. People have to scrape and shave the ground of all of its snow in order to create the big snowball. So what results is usually a rock hard ball of ice with grass, dirt and pinestraw all mixed in. Then of course the next day it is 65 degrees again so it all melts away as fast as it appeared. But thats okay because i'm ready for Spring!

What is wrong with people?

A person who works in the building with me and we sometimes interact sent this. It was completely deniable until this person put it in writing! Sheesh! People never cease to amaze me.

Hi, Lori. I’m sending this by e-mail so I can copy blank and blank so they will know of a statement that I made to you a few days ago that I’m concerned about. You and I had a discussion where I ended the conversation by saying that you shouldn’t trust anyone, including me. While my intentions were good, that statement would be very hurtful to others if it was repeated out of context. You are working with very nice people, some of whom I consider my friends and some I highly respect. I hope you will accept my apology for that misleading statement, and know that I will be cautious with my wording in the future.

If I can do anything to assist you please don’t hesitate to call on me.

Thanks.

Valentines Day

So, I've never been huge on the hoopla of Valentine's day. I think it should be a celebration of love all around, not worship the woman day. Scott took me to eat Chinese at my super fave restaurant Happy Valley on Jimmy Carter Blvd. I almost exploded! We also went to the Hong Kong market next door and stocked up on awesome items for foodfest 2009. Foodfest 2009 is where I decided to cook. It doesn't happen often, but this time it was an all day affair! I started by making Basil shrimp rolls. Mmmm, with the sweet chili sauce...to die for! Next I made spring rolls, the fried ones. I used the whole pack of wrappers. I made about 24 and then froze some of them so now I can make them anytime! I served these with a hoisin sauce. Oh, and if you squash some oreos up with cream cheese and wrap it up like a spring roll, and then fry it, this is a super delicious treat! Next we had chicken coconut milk soup. Soooo easy and so delicious! I just had my leftovers for lunch. The last course i made was fish cakes. These are a spicy fried cake like a crab cake, but better. And the sweet cucumber dipping sauce accents it perfect! Oh my god i ate so much even though I was trying to eat small portions. To top off the evening Scott made lobster (and snails but we don't talk about that). Needless to say, the way to a mans heart is through his stomach so now he loves me even more!