18 years ago
Thursday, April 21, 2005
I am in love
I knew it was bound to happen in Canada, I just didn’t know with whom. I fell in love. His name is (say it with a Yugoslavian/French accent) Hugo and he is absolutely adorable. He has the sexiest accent I have ever heard, and although he doesn’t know it yet, he is mine, all mine. I sat by him for most of the conference just to hear him speak and I got chills every time he said my name…uhhhhhh. Wait, I need a moment……. Alright, I am ready now. He works for a company that manufactures paper and paper products and he gets a discount on toilet paper. Isn’t that fabulous? Toilet paper, we all use toilet paper and it’s not like you could ever have to much toilet paper. Just when you’ve given up on using the facilities you have to go again. You always need more. I seriously think I am in love, if nothing else just for the benefits that would coming with dating someone like Hugo.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
I have an addiction.
I am about to make a confession, a confession that I hope my friends and family don’t use against me later or judge harshly. Just remember, I am only human and I am allowed to have flaws.
I have an addiction. Yes, I have a problem. I have kept it a secret for many years now but this weekend forced me to look at myself from a different angle and it showed me that I am a weak, weak man. I can’t help it; sometimes I just do it because it is there. I don’t really need it, but I can’t seem to stop myself. My addiction is shopping. More specifically, shopping for shoes. I have more shoes than anyone I know, I really don’t need one more pair but I couldn’t help it. There are so many shoe stores in Toronto it was like being in heaven, a dirty heaven but heaven nevertheless. I started shopping on Saturday and I did pretty good, I bought a few shirts and some other things I don’t need and will probably never use. On Sunday, I broke down. I walked into a shoe store, just to check it out, I didn’t want the shoes to feel neglected, and I walked out with a pair of shoes. I promised myself that I wasn’t going to buy anything else that day because I didn’t have room in my suitcase. Later that day I was walking passed an Aldo’s shoe store and I couldn’t help but go in. There was a sign on the window that said 50% off. Yes, 50%. I love Aldo shoes and I normally buy their shoes for the full price so I had to go in. How could I not, it was half off. At first I didn’t see anything that I liked but give me 15 minutes in a store and I walked out with two pairs of shoes. If you are keeping track, that is 3 pairs total. Keep in mind that I don’t have space in my luggage to take them back home. Aldo’s is based in Canada and they are the Starbucks of Canada, they have stores in every corner. As I am walking through the city I keep running into more Aldo shoe stores and I am starting to believe that they were strategically placed in my path to test my will power. I seriously saw and went into at least 5 Aldo shoe stores within a mile radius. All said and done I ended p with 4 pairs of shoes. WAIT, before you judge me, they were on sale and I got a GREAT deal on all of them, except maybe the first pair I bought, but I love them and I would never think about taking them back.
I go back home tomorrow and I am wondering what trick I will need to pull to get all of these shoes back home. I am at a conference full of logistics and compliance professionals, perhaps I should propose my situation as a case study and have them provide a solution and a rate quote by the end of the day.
Oh, one more thing. All of the boots at Aldo’s were on sale. Had they had them in my size I would have bough two pairs. Guess what I am doing this weekend? I am going to the closest Aldo’s in TX and looking for my boots.
I am ready for an intervention.
I have an addiction. Yes, I have a problem. I have kept it a secret for many years now but this weekend forced me to look at myself from a different angle and it showed me that I am a weak, weak man. I can’t help it; sometimes I just do it because it is there. I don’t really need it, but I can’t seem to stop myself. My addiction is shopping. More specifically, shopping for shoes. I have more shoes than anyone I know, I really don’t need one more pair but I couldn’t help it. There are so many shoe stores in Toronto it was like being in heaven, a dirty heaven but heaven nevertheless. I started shopping on Saturday and I did pretty good, I bought a few shirts and some other things I don’t need and will probably never use. On Sunday, I broke down. I walked into a shoe store, just to check it out, I didn’t want the shoes to feel neglected, and I walked out with a pair of shoes. I promised myself that I wasn’t going to buy anything else that day because I didn’t have room in my suitcase. Later that day I was walking passed an Aldo’s shoe store and I couldn’t help but go in. There was a sign on the window that said 50% off. Yes, 50%. I love Aldo shoes and I normally buy their shoes for the full price so I had to go in. How could I not, it was half off. At first I didn’t see anything that I liked but give me 15 minutes in a store and I walked out with two pairs of shoes. If you are keeping track, that is 3 pairs total. Keep in mind that I don’t have space in my luggage to take them back home. Aldo’s is based in Canada and they are the Starbucks of Canada, they have stores in every corner. As I am walking through the city I keep running into more Aldo shoe stores and I am starting to believe that they were strategically placed in my path to test my will power. I seriously saw and went into at least 5 Aldo shoe stores within a mile radius. All said and done I ended p with 4 pairs of shoes. WAIT, before you judge me, they were on sale and I got a GREAT deal on all of them, except maybe the first pair I bought, but I love them and I would never think about taking them back.
I go back home tomorrow and I am wondering what trick I will need to pull to get all of these shoes back home. I am at a conference full of logistics and compliance professionals, perhaps I should propose my situation as a case study and have them provide a solution and a rate quote by the end of the day.
Oh, one more thing. All of the boots at Aldo’s were on sale. Had they had them in my size I would have bough two pairs. Guess what I am doing this weekend? I am going to the closest Aldo’s in TX and looking for my boots.
I am ready for an intervention.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Week in review
The whole time change has really screwed me up three times now. I think I have updated all of the watches, clocks, alarms, etc that I have so it should not happen again. I can't be late anymore.
I finally reserved my hotel for my trip to Canada. Thanks to my friend Noboru I got a reeealy good deal at a really nice hotel. I still don't know what I am going to do while I am there but at least I have part of it taken care of. The hotel I am staying at is close to everything so I may just plan it in when I get there. I can't wait to get out of town.
I talked to W. today and him and his 25 closest friends are going to Vegas in June/July. I am considering joining them. They are staying at The Palm, I am not sure I can afford that. But who knows, it will be nice to go to Vegas with people who actually like to have some fun. I can finally have the Vegas experience I didn't get last time I was there. Who knows.....it will be a good opportunity to spend some time with W. and get out of town again.
I finally reserved my hotel for my trip to Canada. Thanks to my friend Noboru I got a reeealy good deal at a really nice hotel. I still don't know what I am going to do while I am there but at least I have part of it taken care of. The hotel I am staying at is close to everything so I may just plan it in when I get there. I can't wait to get out of town.
I talked to W. today and him and his 25 closest friends are going to Vegas in June/July. I am considering joining them. They are staying at The Palm, I am not sure I can afford that. But who knows, it will be nice to go to Vegas with people who actually like to have some fun. I can finally have the Vegas experience I didn't get last time I was there. Who knows.....it will be a good opportunity to spend some time with W. and get out of town again.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
WOW Weekend
Climbing
Originally uploaded by kai7710.
Here are a few pictures of my weekend and the ropes course I took as part of a leadership course. It was the most amazing time I have had with a group of strangers in my life. If I could do it over again....I would.
Sunday I took part of the Tarrant County AIDS Walk but we were a little late so we missed most of the people.
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