Baseball Season!

I spent the last entire week in the San Jose office working on a project that we actually started on last summer, but now we are actually moving on. The project itself is pretty basic, but it's for the water group, and the water group and my group (transportation) don't always see eye to eye. So it's always entertaining to say the least. Anyway, I'd never been to San Jose before but I have to admit, my favorite part was that it's already spring there, which is REALLY giving me spring fever! Here was the view from the desk I was sitting in:

It would be REALLY hard for me to get any work done if I sat there permanently. Which is probably why I won't move to a window office in my regular office! Aside from the minor emergency at the DEN airport and the dry cleaning bill to wash all the blood off my brand new white coat, the trip wasn't so bad.

But the good thing about spring coming means it's baseball season (my favorite time of year) and of course that means holiday day (or hookie day, whatever you want to call it) for opening day at Coors Field! I went with my sister and got the cutest picture of this cute old man during the national anthem:

How sad is it that that was the highlight of the game! The Rockies are already looking to make a dramatic comeback in September, because they sure as heck aren't starting off very well! The flyboys did a flyover too, that always makes my hair stand up on end!! Then we went out for oysters at Jax, but the oysters and my stomach did not agree the next morning.

Oh and on a little side note, tonight it date number 4 with the attorney. :o) But who is counting. OH and I'm learning how to golf this summer. My brother is teaching me, I'm so excited! Hopefully I like it, I need a hobby. And one more thing. My daffodils have started to bloom! I'm so far the only house on my block with a color besides brown!

Yes I've been living with my head in a hole

Good lord I haven't typed anything in a long time, so as a result, you get the short short version. Sorry. It's better than nothing.

Movies. Saw Two. Horton Hears a Who (good for one viewing) and Definitely, Maybe (Ryan Reynolds is hot and at least it wasn't predictable).

Travel. Been to Vegas, Albuquerque, and headed to San Jose next week all for work. I'm getting tired of it.

Dog. Had another surgery, although since it's only been 6 months since his last surgery, at least I didn't have to pay for new blood work. What I did have to pay for was begging my dog sitter to coordinate trips to McVet (and also missing trips for me to SEE the hottie) while I was in New Mexico. We call him Frankenruger now. His next name will be bankaccountdrainer-ruger if he keeps up this pace.

Boys. Don't get me started. I think that's partly why I haven't written, because I don't like to talk about them. I whine and whine and whine about why boys don't like me (I mean, I think I'm pretty great) then all of the sudden I find myself with about 6 who are so in love it creeps me out. So not to let anyone down, I told all of them to take a hike and started working on a new one. Maybe THAT'S why I'm still single. Next time I ask, tell me I'm spoiled and picky. Anyway, my girls at work signed me up for eharmony. I think they get more of a kick out of it than I do, but I had a date with an attorney on Monday, went as well as first dates can be expected, that's all I want to say about it right now!

Blogs. I've been keeping up on all of your posts, sorry I suck at my own. I'll work on that.

Other. I can't remember what else is really going on. Oh I painted my kitchen, I think it looks great. Sorry the picture is blurry. I had to turn the light off, otherwise the paint looks a lot oranger than it really is.

Weather. Yeah it's in the 60's. I'm happy.

A Winter Poem

"WINTER"

A poem by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre

SHIT! It's cold

THE END

Single in '08

So I'm single again. What better to start off the year than the way you began it. So keep me in mind when you meet the next Hot-Professional-Brilliant-Rich-Why-Isn't-He-Married-Yet guy that you are dying to hook me up with. :o)

So Sweet

My brother had a couple fo people over to Tanor's on Friday night, including a girl that I had never met before. Of course she commented on how fat my pups are (because that's what everyone seems to do). Anyway, her exact comment to my brother was "Man, that's funny that all of your animals are so fat, but you and your sister are so skinny!" HOLY CRAP. I go "steve, that girl is invited over ANY time she wants to." How sweet. 35 pounds and back on the wagon again, until I go to Vegas to visit Rach, then back for real for the final 15.
Oh and HAPPY 2008!!

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More Movies!

National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
What I thought it was about: Terrible actor leaps to rediculous conclusions and finds a book of secrets to somehow clear his family's name. Again.
What hollywood says it's about: Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary.
After seeing it, what it's really about: Terrible actor leaps to rediculous conclusions and finds a book of secrets to somehow clear his family's name. Again.
Critics gave it: C +
Yahoo Users gave it a B.
Yours truly gave it....a D. It's always bad when you are EXPECTING cheese, and you still aren't impressed. Nick Cage is STILL a terrible actor and I didn't even feel like I learned anything about history.

Waitress (DVD)
What I thought it was about: I was honeslty thinking it would be some cutsy romantic comedy, but I had been tipped off that the ending was not some glorious hollywood ending.
What hollywood says it's about: As a favorite waitress at Joe's Diner, Jenna is also a "pie genius," naming her tantalizing confections after the tumultuous events and emotions of her daily life. She's hoping that one of her pastries, like her "Kick In The Pants" Pie, might even change her life--if she can just win that $25,000 pie contest. But when Jenna discovers that she's pregnant, she immediately bakes an "I Don't Want Earl's Baby" Pie--a quiche of egg and cheese with a smoked ham center. After all, her husband Earl is a jealous jerk that is essentially a child himself, and the last thing they need to do is start a family together. But the pregnancy eventually changes the course of events in her life, giving her an unexpected and newfound confidence via letters to her unborn baby.
After seeing it, what it's really about: That girls trapped in terrible marriages DO sometimes have more strength than there are typically given credit for.
Critics gave it: B +
Yahoo Users gave it a B.
Yours truly gave it....a A-. I was entertained the whole time, and although I think it's trampy (spoiler alert) to sleep with you OB while you are preggo with your husband's kid, I'm glad that this movie didn't end with the obvious hollywood ending. It made the movie.

Juno
What I thought it was about: 16 year old girl gets knocked up and spends her days at the gas station with Dwight K. Schrute ala Clerks. And whines about how hard her life is and how much her life sucks.
What hollywood says it's about: Juno is a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker. With the help of her hot best friend Leah, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa, longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.
After seeing it, what it's really about: Realist 16 year old with a dry sense of humor and fierce determination carries 2 hours with of movie like she has been doing it for years. Totally believeable acting from all involved, including Mrs. Affleck. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to see it a thousand times.
Critics gave it: A-
Yahoo Users gave it a B+.
Yours truly gave it....a A+++.
This is probably one of the best movies I have seen in a LONG time. GO SEE IT. That's all I have to say. It was freaking hilarious, with KILLER one liners that can be used over and over again. It was smart and applied to real life in so many ways. Oh and she didn't complain at all. And her parents were awesome. So my initial thoughts were garbage. Go see it. For real.

I also watched the 5th HArry Potter (finally) but I probalby don't need to go into details on that. Just know that I was bored to tears, and remember why I put off watching it for so long.

Hope you all had a good holiday weekend, and accomplished more than watching 4 movies like I did. :o)

Nuggets Game

Last week one of the architects that I work with pretty regularily gave me his nuggets tickets for the evening. I decided to take my brother, as I have been ditching him a lot lately and, well, he's a pretty cool dude to hang out with. Okay everyone else was busy. Just kidding. The seats we had were pretty sweet (in fact I think I chose the wrong profession if he can afford these as his regular season tickets!) Midcourt, Row 3. Yeah I'm spoiled. Here's some pictures:

It's pretty cool to be close enough to actually hear what the guys are saying. I was often reminded how young some of these guys are, but K-Mart is my new favorite guy, simply based on how funny he is when he's yelling at the refs.

Anyway...I had a point...oh yes. So I'm there with my brother. Some people think we look alike, some people think we dont. Apparently the guys that run the "kiss-cam" camera think we don't. Because the hone in on a couple and WILL NOT leave them alone until they kiss. Which sucks when you are there with your brother. Wanna talk about embarassing. so we did the Marcus-Camby-exploding-fist-bump-high-five and got a big laugh from the audience. But come on, what would YOU have done??

This was of course followed up by TWO people I know seeing me on the screen (why does everyone I know seem to be at the games the same time I am?)

Anyway, I'm up to 5 Nuggets games this year already. I say this because of all my Seattle friends who accused me of being a badwagon Rockies Fan (okay I still have a Mariners sticker on my car, but they are TERRIBLE), and I have a good feeling about the Nuggets this year. I'm just sayin.