Saturday!

Okay okay I need an update for my thousands of adoring fans... aka my parents.

Been a pretty decent week but haven't done much other than work. I got a pretty cool project at work, something I've never really had to do before so "Wee... I'm Learning."

-- momentary break to eat corn pops and wake up --

So I slept till 10:30 this morning. It was fantastic! I usually can never sleep in but its been a long week it seemed. Sean's store is finally open and doing well. It's been very busy for him helping open the new store but I think he likes it more than he hates it. It's always stressfull being the boss. It's also been a very big week for Google, lots of cool releases and media attention that I'm sure you have heard of.

I think tonight I'm going to go see "Cars", I've learned my lesson with kids movies... only go at times when the annoying-aged kids are sleeping. Plan is for 10:20 tonight.

Things I'm Missing at home:
Father's day weekend; Sorry Dad, I'll be there for your birthday
Brother's Wedding Shower; hehe only a little upset I'm missing it
Hanging out with Michelle; called her last night.... she wasn't home
Intersession midterms, projects and exams; HA-HA

My grandfather isn't doing well at all. very sad times.

{incase you were wondering how my mood changed so fast in this blog; I got a phone call in the middle}

Column Worth Sharing

Hahaha... Funny Indeed.
http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,71094-0.html?tw=rss.index

Because Shil is Hungry

Back at home Shil asked for some recipies of what we are eating here... I don't really have any but I can offer a menu. This was last night's dinner menu, edited slightly

Macaroni Salad
Elbow macaroni with carrots, mayonnaise, red onions and apple cider vinegar

Greek Salad
English cucumbers with feta cheese, red bell peppers, kalamata olives, lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil

Greek Spinach Salad
Organic baby spinach with kalamata olives, red onion, pistachios, roasted tomatoes, feta cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, Dijon mustard, oregano and garlic

Avocado Salad
Avocados with persimmons, Hawaiian papaya, cucumbers, grapefruit, oranges, lemon juice, garlic, honey and olive oil

Drunken Orange Slices
Oranges with cinnamon and Grand Marnier

Chicken Korma
Free range chicken thighs cooked with cream, coconut milk, curry powder, tomatoes, cashews, almonds, butter and onion

Aloo Palak
Potatoes and spinach with onions, garlic, ginger and curry powder

Green Lentils
Green lentils with zucchini, tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger and curry powder

Grilled Halibut
Fresh, line caught halibut grilled and topped with a pineapple salsa of pineapple, shallots, red bell peppers, jalapenos and cilantro

Roasted Japanese Eggplant
With yellow pepper coulis of garlic, yellow bell peppers, extra virgin olive oil and sherry

Linguini
Linguini pasta tossed with a thyme cream reduction of fresh thyme, cream, white wine, garlic, shallots and celery

Sweet & Sour Prawns
Prawns with pineapple, green onion, garlic, ginger, tamari, sesame oil and rice barn oil

Vegetable Chow Mein
Chow mein with sugar snap peas, carrots, bean sprouts and green & red bell peppers

Pea Tendril
Wok’ pea tendrils

Pepperoni Pizza
With mozzarella cheese

3-Cheese Pizza
Mozzarella, cheddar and parmesan

Veggie Pizza
Broccoli, red bell peppers, roasted potatoes and gouda cheese

Seared Pork Chops
Berkshire Farms pork chops seared and topped with tomatoes, cream, red onions, oyster and cremini mushrooms and white wine

Spaghetti Pomodoro
Spaghetti pasta tossed with garlic, olive oil and red pepper flakes

Roasted Asparagus
Asparagus roasted with grapeseed oil, oregano and parmesan cheese

Arugula- Garlic Potato Mashers
Potatoes mashed with garlic, arugula, spinach, cream and butter

Turkey, Ham & Roasted Potato Soup

Beef & Vegetable Soup

Creamy Asparagus Soup

Roasted Cauliflower & Yellow Squash Soup

And to think... I skipped dinner last night...
OH. Don't forget today is 6/6/06... creepy

I Tried Boss...

Outstanding Supervisor Award for the Winter 2006 term at the University of Windsor, Centre for Career Education.

The nominations received were:

Richard Dumala from University of Windsor, IT Services - nominated by Janna-Lynn Weber
Karen Bunegra from Ontario Ministry of Finance - nominated by Adwaite Tiwary
Jennifer Ling from Barrie Sports Medicine - nominated by Nick Dutta
Bruce Wilson from Dillon Consulting Limited - nominated by Marissa Mascaro
Flavio Forest from Dillon Consulting Limited - nominated by Marissa Mascaro
Mike Bujak from Prestessed Systems Inc. - nominated by Eugene Greene

All nominees will receive a letter from our Office, along with a copy of the student's nomination form.

The winner is:

Karen Bunegra, Ontario Ministry of Finance

Apperently my nomination letter wasn't good enough... sorry Richard, helping me get a job at Google just isn't enough. At least you know I tried.... really I'm not bitter...

Why do I always feel so sick on weekends?

I don't know what it is but the past 3 Saturdays I have felt so sick and gross. I just don't understand. Maybe it is the air/water at work but I mean I was there today anyways. I had to do some laundry and I didn't have any quarters for the machine here so I thought I would give it a try. However I was not the only one with this idea and the machines were quite full. I finished my laundry but my socks weren't completely dry... I hate it when that happens.

Signs Photos

So I've thought of a new mission for me while I'm here. Going to make a photo album of signs/company names that are cool/impressive.... So like, when I'm driving by SUN and Yahoo! and Intel and Apple, I'll take pictures and see how many different places I can see by the end of the summer.

Update...

I suppose I should write a little something, I haven't been adding everyday like I planned. Today I'm slightly between job. Well actually I should be doing research about my next project but I'm not ready to start reading a whole lot of papers yet. I feel like most of my post aren't about work so much and I'm sure that is disappointing to some people back home who are checking the site strickly for GGossip... hum or would that be Goossip since it already starts with a G. I haven't figured out all the naming rules yet but I know that Google likes their G as much as Mac likes their I. As far as work goes a typical day for me starts at about 9 and ends at about 7. Long days but there are a lot of food breaks inbetween. I would say that I spend a large chunk of my day reading and responding to emails. Thats how just about everyone communicates here, I have a phone at my desk but I never use it. So far everyone has been very nice, I'm sure its cause I look like the most lost intern ever, tho. For the most part, the badge color you wear on your name tag is the only way to tell what type of worker you are here.

Other than that, my eyes go blurry all the time now. I get up an walk away from the computer every once in a while cause my eyes feel like they are going crosseyed and I'm sure I look like I'm in a daze when I walk away. Just concentrating too hard I suppose.

As I've always said to the participants in my studies, "Feel free to ask questions, I may not be able to answer you tho for one reason or another, but ask anyways."
:-P