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  • Mar. 16th, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Miranda - ICE


You Are Artemis!



Brave, and a natural born leader.

You're willing to fight for what you believe in...

And willing to make tough decisions.

Don't forget - the people around you have ideas too!

Later = 4 Months

  • Mar. 16th, 2008 at 4:47 PM
jet fuel
So, I'm looking for a new job. WOOOHOOooo..er..not.

Construction is going into a lull at the aeropuerto and cutbacks have been announced. Unfortunately, my project is coming to an end in the next few months, so I'm an easy choice.

I have 2 possibilities on the horizon.

One is with my old boss. It has lots of perks...laptop, treo, work from home, training, more $, etc. It's just that I wouldn't exactly be doing construction management, more like an analyst for real estate development. It could be awesome, but there is something that I can't put my finger on just yet that is bothering me about it.

I have also been recommended for a construction management position on an $11 billion project (by comparison, Dulles is around $4 billion). The client is looking for a no holds barred build. Top of the line everything, which is rare. It is slated to be the largest international airport in the world when completed.

OK, it's drawback is that it's in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Not that Abu Dhabi is in itself a drawback. It's a very clean, safe incredibly Western thinking for the Middle East city. The project has the potential of being quite the feather in my professional cap.
The biggest problem is that I would likely have to sign a multi-year contract. If I were single, this would not be such a big deal, but...I am not. It has the potential of delivering big bucks, so in the long run it could really help us out financially. I would also have to connect through London so I could get to visitmesomeCake.

We shall see how it plays out. I still don't have an offer letter in hand from either party and I have until July at Dulles.

News at 11.

Glasses Be Gone!

  • Jun. 27th, 2007 at 4:10 PM
Miranda - ICE
So, a friend recently went in for a Lasik eval.  She was accepted as a good candidate and had the surgery.  She is a pretty happy camper right now.

I have wanted to get Lasik since I first heard about it, but I always thought my prescription was too bad or I couldn't because of my astigmatism.

Well, apparently her vision and astigmatism were way worse than mine and she got accepted sooooooo...

Hey...it was a free consultation!

So, yeah.  I am an excellent candidate...nice thick corneas.

i just have to work up the guts to schedule the damn thing. 

Fair Winds are Calling

  • May. 30th, 2007 at 4:24 PM
sandals
Anybody know where there are openings in the Beach Bum Dept.?

I'm ready to head south and wear shorts all day.

All these crazy people here at work can heave ho.


Uh, yeah.....I'm totally serious BTW.

Class Act...

  • May. 23rd, 2007 at 11:15 PM
got rings?

Yankees donate $1M to Virginia Tech

By Larry Fine

NEW YORK (Reuters) - 

The New York Yankees donated $1 million on Wednesday to a fund to aid the healing process at Virginia Tech following the mass killings last month.

The Yankees will also play an exhibition game next year on or near the Blacksburg campus, the proceeds from which will be given to Virginia Tech, where a gunman murdered 32 people, mostly students, before killing himself.

Virginia Tech president Charles Steger accepted the donation at Yankee Stadium and threw out the first pitch at Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox.

"I want to thank the Yankees for this extraordinary generosity," Steger told reporters.

"This is the largest single donation that we've received. I don't believe any other sports organization has made a contribution. Some individual athletes have done so but nothing of this magnitude."

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said in a statement: "The events that took place this spring in Virginia have deeply affected us all.

"But the Virginia Tech community has shown great spirit and resolve during this difficult time, and the New York Yankees are proud to join so many others in supporting the healing process."

The Virginia Tech "Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund" provides grief counseling, memorials and general assistance to victims and their families.

Frozen Tundra

  • May. 23rd, 2007 at 11:11 AM
Miranda - ICE
Where you died in your past life:
'Where did you die in your past life?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Drifting further away...

  • May. 4th, 2007 at 1:59 PM
Miranda - ICE

Interesting article.

I seem to be agreeing with the sentiment there.

Here's a guy…a friggin Repub...that I would have considered voting for at one time.  As a matter of fact, I gave him my vote in the Repub Primary back in 2000.  Now, he just comes off so completely out of touch. 

http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2007/05/senator-john-mccain-defends-dont-ask-dont-tell-calls-gay-troops-an-intolerable-risk

May

  • May. 3rd, 2007 at 10:35 AM
Miranda - ICE
Didn't care much for April.

May seems busy.

Can't get the grill working properly...it's ruining the new deck vibe.

Hopefully it's just the propane tank.

VT Tragedy

  • Apr. 18th, 2007 at 11:34 AM
VT Black Ribbon
I am relieved and happy to know my dear friends are safe.

I am deeply saddened and distressed by the events that have caused so much pain and senseless death.


GO HOKIES!!

Maybe Jimmy Hoffa will turn up too...

  • Feb. 1st, 2007 at 9:59 AM
I'm pissed

WTF is going on over there?  
Christ, it's all right there for them to find.  Do we have to wait for an archaeologist from the 25th century to find these things? 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_re_us/attacks_remains_3

Dude, come off the crack pipe...

  • Jan. 29th, 2007 at 4:30 PM
boston pee
BOSTON - Boston Red Sox star Curt Schilling said Monday he will not retire at the end of the 2007 season as previously indicated and plans to pitch in 2008.

The 40-year-old Schilling made his comments on WEEI-AM radio and confirmed them to The Associated Press.

The right-hander's contract with the Red Sox ends after the 2007 season, but he said he was in discussions for an extension. If Schilling, who acts as his own agent, can't work out a deal in Boston, he will pitch for another team - but not the New York Yankees. 


YEA....no worries there Jerkoff.

We don't want your tired old noodlearm ASS anyway.  Who the fuck does he think he is???

Prick.

More Death

  • Jan. 29th, 2007 at 4:24 PM
Under a Black Flag
RIP Barbaro.

Actually....Bring on the Rum!!

  • Dec. 8th, 2006 at 7:11 PM
Miranda - ICE
Vacation starts tomorrow.  Holiday party, then on to Miami and the cruise.

I am almost too tired to go on vacation....almost.

Sunshine sounds pretty good right about now.

In a Nutshell....

  • Nov. 30th, 2006 at 5:12 PM
Miranda - ICE
So as this year is creeping toward it's twilight, I know the following:

...my grandmother's remains are still MIA
...we have done nearly zippy to our new home that we have lived in for 7 months
...blissfully, we are going on vacation in the very near future
...we now have 3 cats
...I may be just about over my job
...I have another fucking cold and my ear is plugged up

Um...what?

  • Nov. 10th, 2006 at 9:04 AM
Miranda - ICE
I cannot focus.  This is really annoying at work.