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I am so glad the long weekend is here. With the end of our fiscal year just passed there was a big push to get everything done which includes annual review. Everything has caught up to me ... New job, birth of my twins, and shoulder surgery - all which occured between August 07 and now! I don't think I realized just how much all that had taken it's toll on me physically and emotionally. In a few more weeks I will be going on vacation - the countdown is on like Donkey Kong!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wackiest Excuses for Being Late to Work
Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder.com writer

Some people wake up each morning before the alarm rings, glad to see the glowing sun and excited to start the day. They arrive to work whistling and are hard at work before most people even arrive. These rare creatures, also known as "morning people," are incomprehensible to those of you whose morning routines are exercises in panic and frustration.

A lot more people belong in that latter group than you might have guessed. Fifteen percent of workers admit to arriving late at least once a week, according to a recent CareerBuilder.com survey.

Why are so many of us running late?

You might be surprised that the snooze button is not the primary culprit of tardiness. Thirty-two percent of workers attribute their late arrivals to traffic gridlock. Seventeen percent claim a lack of sleep is the reason, and 7 percent have trouble arriving on time because they need to get their children ready for school or day care. Other issues, like forgetting something at home or not feeling well, are also popular.

Fortunately for late arrivers, 43 percent of hiring managers won't count tardiness against you as long as you meet deadlines and turn in good work. Of course, some managers feel differently and will hand you a pink slip if you're late several times within a year.

Use your imagination

More than 27 percent of hiring managers say they are skeptical of employees' excuses for showing up late. It turns out their doubt is warranted: 24 percent of all employees decide to make up a fake excuse rather than tell the truth.

What does this mean to you?

If you're sitting in a traffic jam watching the minutes tick away and you've decided honesty isn't the best policy for you, think of a believable and acceptable reason you're walking in late. After all, if you were a hiring manager who heard any of these 10 real-life excuses for being late, you'd be suspicious, too.

1. While rowing across the river to work, I got lost in the fog.

2. Someone stole all my daffodils.

3. I had to go audition for American Idol.

4. My ex-husband stole my car so I couldn't drive to work.

5. My route to work was shut down by a presidential motorcade.

6. I have transient amnesia and couldn't remember my job.

7. I was indicted for securities fraud this morning.

8. The line was too long at Starbucks.

9. I was trying to get my gun back from the police.

10. I didn't have money for gas because all of the pawnshops were closed.

Be a crowd-pleaser

When it comes to punctuality, your best bet is to take cues from your company's culture. If everyone is diligently working when you drag yourself through the door each morning, then you probably stand out. However, if everyone filters in at their own pace between 8:45 and 9:15, then an occasional late arrival will probably go unnoticed.

Habitual lateness, on the other hand, will help neither your career prospects nor your workplace relationships. For one thing, your boss and co-workers are relying on you to be at work when you're scheduled to arrive; you don't want to disappoint them. Also, just because nobody confronts you about your tardiness, that doesn't mean no one's watching the clock and forming an opinion about you or your work ethic. These judgments can damage you when it comes to performance reviews and promotions. Don't let a few extra minutes of sleep cost you your reputation - or worse, your job.

Tomorrow is Bill Gates last day at Microsoft. Luckily I had a chance to see him speak in person twice and even met him briefly. Even though he is leaving I think people will always equate him with Microsoft.

I finally purchased a new tripod yesterday. I had been using a smaller/lighter one (which was great for travelling) but it was not stable enough for the shots I wanted to take. Not to mention it did not go up that high so I constantly found myself bending over to look into the view finder. Not sure of the model but it's made my Monfretto. Here is a photo with my d70 mounted on top:

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Here are 2 photos I took using the tripod in downtown Seattle More photos from my Seattle collection can be found here - Seattle - Around the City:

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Here is a great article that provides a nice overview of Twitter and what it's all about:

http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/1781-1.htm

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The following is a transcript of a chat I had with a friend while watching the movie "HEAT" ... which we have both seen numerous times. Unfortunately, we didn't finish the movie ... too tired.

Me [10:53 PM]: Diner scene
Best Friend [10:53 PM]: "I'm Neal, I work in logistics"
Me [10:53 PM]: book about metals
Me [10:53 PM]: pacino is kind a of prick in this scene
Me [10:53 PM]: He's going to make a move
Best Friend [10:53 PM]: man he's a total stud right here
Me [10:53 PM]: Robber meets librarian
Me [10:54 PM]: robber hits on librarian
Best Friend [10:54 PM]: Neal meets a lady!
Me [10:54 PM]: Cue the music and cinematography ....
Me [10:54 PM]: I think there will be kissing
Me [10:54 PM]: and some touching
Best Friend [10:55 PM]: She went to school for drawing
Best Friend [10:55 PM]: lol
Me [10:55 PM]: Ooops ... that's Deniro
Me [10:55 PM]: Amy Brennan looks good
Me [10:55 PM]: not sure about the weak accent
Best Friend [10:55 PM]: He gets play on the first night... he better for that mortgage
Me [10:56 PM]: He looks old enough to be her dad
Me [10:56 PM]: "I am alone ... not lonely"
Best Friend [10:56 PM]: Irradescent algae
Me [10:56 PM]: Algae -- Who hits on a girl with that
Me [10:57 PM]: The music is good though
Best Friend [10:57 PM]: nice green screen work here
Me [10:57 PM]: Great green screen
Me [10:57 PM]: the kiss
Best Friend [10:58 PM]: L.A.'s looking pretty good here
Me [10:58 PM]: Hey Edi ... hate to spoil the plot but he does leave you ....
Best Friend [10:58 PM]: those prison tats are not
Me [10:58 PM]: Rat Tat Tat!
Best Friend [10:58 PM]: Here comes the cavalry
Me [10:59 PM]: Seeing the snitch
Me [10:59 PM]: Albert ... "I do for you ... you don't do for me"
Best Friend [11:00 PM]: I'm a dancer man, you know!
Best Friend [11:00 PM]: GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT
Best Friend [11:00 PM]: GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT
Best Friend [11:00 PM]: first Pacino freak out
Best Friend [11:01 PM]: second pacino freak out
Me [11:01 PM]: guy in wheel chair is smart
Me [11:01 PM]: he knows the flow of money
Best Friend [11:01 PM]: DON'T WASTE MY MFIN TIME!!!!!!
Me [11:02 PM]: nice beard dude
Best Friend [11:02 PM]: who is this guy?  Stalin?
Me [11:03 PM]: Van Zan enters
Best Friend [11:03 PM]: ROLLINS
Me [11:03 PM]: Henry Rollins in the camei
Me [11:03 PM]: cameo ...
Me [11:03 PM]: whatever he happened to him?
Best Friend [11:04 PM]: He's doing spoken word shows and hosting radio in california
Me [11:04 PM]: How many times have I watched this movie?
Best Friend [11:05 PM]: heh, I'm living like Chris these days, minus the family
Me [11:05 PM]: but you make less money than him
Me [11:05 PM]: and he has a hot wife in the movie
Best Friend [11:06 PM]: well, I made that point
Best Friend [11:06 PM]:
Me [11:06 PM]: "Not enough steaks in the freezer" = I am broke
Best Friend [11:06 PM]: Ooooh there's an axiom
Me [11:06 PM]: Book it
Me [11:07 PM]: Copyright it
Me [11:07 PM]: here comes the great shooting scene
Best Friend [11:07 PM]: Do not allow something in your life that you cannot walk away from within 30 seconds when you see the heat around the corner
Me [11:07 PM]: Dude ... it's the president of the USA ... ex con days before 24
Best Friend [11:08 PM]: your in good hands with Allstate
Me [11:10 PM]: this is where they shoot up the car at the drive in theatre
Me [11:10 PM]: and ashley judd gets busted
Best Friend [11:10 PM]: Hank Azaria!
Best Friend [11:10 PM]: I wish I had Deniro to come and talk crap to my old lady
Best Friend [11:11 PM]: YOU WILL GIVE HIM ONE MORE CHANCE
Me [11:11 PM]: Da Shiaaaaaat would get cleaned up quickly
Best Friend [11:11 PM]: lol
Best Friend [11:11 PM]: no doubt
Me [11:11 PM]: the meat and great ...
Me [11:11 PM]: at the cluuuuuuuuub
Best Friend [11:11 PM]: "clean up, go home"
Best Friend [11:11 PM]: Al, looking dapper all day long
Me [11:12 PM]: Tone loc with the camei
Me [11:12 PM]: cameo
Best Friend [11:12 PM]: little house of pain for you
Me [11:12 PM]: 90's rap rocks
Best Friend [11:12 PM]: freak it funk it
Best Friend [11:12 PM]: these irish eyes are smilin!
Me [11:12 PM]: "What you got for me?"
Best Friend [11:13 PM]: check this out cuz
Me [11:13 PM]: "Check this out cuz"
Me [11:13 PM]: I aint your cuz you rat mother**ker
Best Friend [11:13 PM]: You get killed walkin your doggy!
Me [11:14 PM]: This cat gots something going down
Me [11:14 PM]: Albert = Idiot
Best Friend [11:14 PM]: this slick is no joke!
Me [11:15 PM]: Magwa from Last of the Mohicans is in this movie
Me [11:15 PM]: strong
Me [11:16 PM]: so is the killer from Silence of Lambs
Best Friend [11:16 PM]: Chingachgook
Me [11:16 PM]: Gunfire at Drive in
Best Friend [11:16 PM]: Buffalo  Bill
Me [11:16 PM]: You hand me fake package ... 3 of my dudes blow you to bit
Me [11:16 PM]: bits!
Best Friend [11:17 PM]: Put the lotion in the basket!
Me [11:17 PM]: Does De Niro look stupid ... NOT!
Best Friend [11:17 PM]: Chris with the assault rifle!
Me [11:18 PM]: Shot gun = damage
Me [11:18 PM]: fake hand off = failure
Best Friend [11:19 PM]: He didn't call, is everything all right?
Me [11:19 PM]: I am talking to an empty telephone
Me [11:19 PM]: Cue the Ultramarine track = strong!
Me [11:20 PM]: Someone is missing their librarian
Best Friend [11:20 PM]: heh, I heard that
Me [11:20 PM]: Booty call time
Me [11:20 PM]: "Um I forgot to return my book"
Best Friend [11:20 PM]: Nice
Me [11:21 PM]: "I need to tell you more about precious metals"
Best Friend [11:21 PM]: "like the steel pipe in my dockers"
Me [11:21 PM]: ahhh
Me [11:21 PM]: we digress
Best Friend [11:22 PM]: Neal, Edy's waiting!
Me [11:22 PM]: Pacino sees De Niro for the first time
Me [11:22 PM]: Cue the coffee shop scene
Best Friend [11:22 PM]: ooooooh
Best Friend [11:22 PM]: Waynegro!
Best Friend [11:23 PM]: You fly!
Me [11:23 PM]: Waynegro has too many Tats!
Me [11:23 PM]: Rodeo rider!
Me [11:23 PM]: Evil smile = time to die
Best Friend [11:24 PM]: A cowboy, looking for anything heavy
Me [11:24 PM]: I think the real star of the movie is Wayngro!
Best Friend [11:25 PM]: No, the real star's coming up later
Me [11:25 PM]: ?
Best Friend [11:25 PM]: you'll see
Best Friend [11:26 PM]: patience, my elder
Best Friend [11:26 PM]:
Me [11:27 PM]: Deader Hooker = Waynegro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me [11:27 PM]: bad scene ... they need to cut the crying mother
Best Friend [11:27 PM]: Pacino's on the case!
Best Friend [11:28 PM]: this hurt's the pacing
Me [11:28 PM]: Totally
Me [11:28 PM]: Silence of the lambs dude = BOSCO!
Best Friend [11:29 PM]: Bosco!
Best Friend [11:29 PM]: "Hi honey, guess what?"
Me [11:30 PM]: Pancino = not a family man in this movie
Best Friend [11:30 PM]: I gotta hold on to my angst
Best Friend [11:30 PM]: me too, Al
Best Friend [11:30 PM]: me too
Me [11:30 PM]: .... and then you hunt them down!
Me [11:32 PM]: Allstate dude used to be Sorento
Me [11:32 PM]: Now the movie slow down
Me [11:33 PM]: Why do nice girls always fall for the robbers
Me [11:33 PM]: I am in the wrong profession
Best Friend [11:34 PM]: nothing's wrong, everything's right
Best Friend [11:34 PM]: lol
Me [11:34 PM]: Natalie Portman --- Holy smokes ! Young!
Best Friend [11:35 PM]: DON'T WASTE MY MOTHA FUCKING TIME!
Me [11:36 PM]: The cop who bangs his gun is a tool!
Me [11:36 PM]: De Niro on infrared – Nice
Best Friend [11:38 PM]: Chris on the drill
Best Friend [11:38 PM]: looking very studious in his coke bottle glasses
Me [11:39 PM]: De Niro on the lookout
Me [11:39 PM]: sweet part of the movie
Me [11:39 PM]: unspoken ... I see you ... you see me
Best Friend [11:39 PM]: stops him just short of catastrophe
Me [11:41 PM]: Ryan yawns
Me [11:41 PM]: Will he make the rest of the movie
Me [11:41 PM]: ?
Best Friend [11:41 PM]: Assume it all
Best Friend [11:41 PM]: good plan
Me [11:42 PM]: Tom Sizemore .... this was one of his best movies
Me [11:42 PM]: then he got hooked on drugs!
Me [11:42 PM]: dumbass!
Best Friend [11:43 PM]: truly
Me [11:43 PM]: No one cuts loose ... cut the bank heist
Best Friend [11:44 PM]: hank azaria!
Me [11:44 PM]: "When I think a woman's *** something comes out of me"
Best Friend [11:45 PM]: what are you, an owl?
Me [11:46 PM]: ty is fading
Me [11:47 PM]: "we've just been made"
Best Friend [11:47 PM]: this crew is good
Best Friend [11:48 PM]: Neal draws them in
Me [11:49 PM]: Jon Voigt rocks in this movie
Me [11:50 PM]: nice hair and beard
Best Friend [11:50 PM]: think angelina in like 40 years
Me [11:51 PM]: does that include the wrinkled skin?
Best Friend [11:51 PM]: JUSTINE!
Me [11:51 PM]: Justine is going out
Me [11:51 PM]: with lame dude
Best Friend [11:51 PM]: She looks like Natalie Portman all growns up
Me [11:51 PM]: she is always wearing black in this movie
Me [11:51 PM]: You mean princess Amadala
Best Friend [11:51 PM]: Queen Amaedala
Me [11:52 PM]: Mother of the Luke and Leia
Me [11:52 PM]: Cue the scene
Me [11:52 PM]: excuse me ... do you want to get some coffee
Me [11:53 PM]: the meeting of the super powers
Best Friend [11:53 PM]: gotta love the helicopter access
Me [11:53 PM]: heck ya!
Me [11:53 PM]: gotta get me one of those
Best Friend [11:54 PM]: seriously
Me [11:56 PM]: Pacino - De Niro Dialog ... strong
Me [11:56 PM]: "I am never going back"
Best Friend [11:56 PM]: axiomatic
Me [11:57 PM]: cue the Venn
Best Friend [11:57 PM]: "My life's a disaster zone"
Best Friend [11:57 PM]: gotta love that
Best Friend [11:57 PM]: the facial expression alone
Me [11:57 PM]: "What are you a monk?"
Best Friend [11:58 PM]: how do you expect to keep.... a marriage?
Me [11:58 PM]: This scene rules
Best Friend [11:59 PM]: a weird dream from Al
Sunday, June 15, 2008 12:02 AM
Best Friend [12:02 AM]: Al's third freakout

I realize this is a pretty lame picture but what do you expect from a camera phone!

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1 comment

So sad ... but so true!

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