Countdown

It's slow today in the office, and my desk is all cleaned for vacation, so I've been doing a lot of surfing and decided to do this:

Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4. Write down what it says.
…she led her department in production. She did this in…. (from Fish)
Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
My ever present jar of lip balm.
What is the last thing you watched on TV?
C.S.I. (repeat, last night)
With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Charles making a reservation, Sara discussing client strategy with Darryl, the waterfall from outside.
When did you last step outside?
When I walked from my car into the office building at about 7:58 AM
Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
Denise’s site.
What are you wearing?
Denim shirt, jeans, red slides, my cross earrings, and my Rune necklace.
Did you dream last night?
I dream every night.
When did you last laugh?
When Don called to tell me about Baja “helping” with his workout this morning, including leaping into Don’s stomach while he was doing jumping jacks.
What is on the walls of the room you are in?
Travel posters from JAL, a large world map, bulletin boards with employee photos, memos, etc. On my cubicle wall, I have 9 photos of the dogs and 5 photos of Don & me, plus some other stuff.
Seen anything weird lately?
One of our employees who is about 6’3” holding another employee’s mini Chihuahua.
What do you think of this quiz?
I’ve seen better, but I’m on vacation count down!
What is the last movie you saw?
”Identity” on HBO and “The Return of the King” in the theater.
If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
I don’t know if it would be the first thing, but a house in Montecito, CA.
Tell me something about you that I don't know:
My current favorite cartoon strip is “Get Fuzzy” and my all time favorite is “Calvin and Hobbes.”
If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Make sure all abandoned animals are adopted.
Do you like to dance?
I love to dance, even though I’m not very good.
George Bush:
Not my favorite person.
Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Isabella Rose
Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Aiden Barth
Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yes, yes, yes!!

OK, that wasted like 20 minutes....

Anyway, it looks like my vacation plans are changing slightly. My dad called and wanted to know if Don and I wanted to use his house in Santa Barbara this week since he is staying "in the city" next weekend. I'm all for it, so I'm hoping we can swing it by leaving Wednesday after I get my hair cut and staying until Sunday. Spring cleaning, be damned! The nice thing about the house is that there is a pool & a Jacuzzi (OK, side note....I went to USC with a guy named Joe Jacuzzi -- his grandfather invented the Jacuzzi tub), a built in BBQ, a firepit (perfect for sitting by while some steaks sizzle on the 'que) and a shower big enough for two (OK, maybe a little too much sharing, but hey, Don and I are dedicated to conserving water when we can!!).

I've already started thinking about what I'm going to bring up, what we'll have for dinner, etc. It's so relaxing up there. We usually take it for a week in July to celebrate our anniversary, and I try not to intrude too much, but since Dad isn't using it, why let it go to waste?

Things have really died off here in the office as people make early escaped for the Easter weekend. I've even been the "nice guy" and let some of the staff off early. Of course, I don't get to leave early, but I've made some brownie points with the staff and my boss, so I staying an extra 60 minutes won't kill me.

Well, off to kill 118 minutes.....I think my coffee cup needs washing.....