Technology groove

This week flew right by, and I think I can thank having a honest-to-goodness workweek for that. No big fights, no real drama, and no struggles with technology. In fact, I totally hit a groove this week. I didn’t struggle over code, troubleshooted little problems, updated some forms, and even helped a friend out with Facebook. With that groove though, also came my usual “ramp up,” as I call it. Find me on a Monday or Tuesday and I’m slow at everything. I typically use those days to have meetings, establish what I’m supposed to be doing and then the real execution of my work happens on Thursdays and Fridays. By the end of the day on Friday I’m really putting the pedal to the metal on a lot of projects. Regardless, I like how my week works out and I especially like that the weekend got here really quickly.

Father’s Day

I mentioned last week that I was going to build a new website for my dad’s law practice as a Father’s Day present. And that’s exactly what I did last Sunday. I think it turned out all right, and has just enough flashy stuff to catch the eye. I used very toned down and subtle colors. I guess it was just the mood I was in. The next version will be bolder. He’ll be coming up to visit me on Sunday and I can’t wait to show it to him!

Here's the mock up.

Still spendy

A while ago I wrote about how spendy I have been lately. And clearly you can tell by the televisions and Wii that I’ve gotten, that indeed I’ve been spending some of my money. Sadly, I’m still craving more. I want to book my Europe trip so badly, and I might be getting a new car. I must be crazy, but sometimes you just have to pull the trigger. The timing is perfect and that’s harder to come by then money.

The sun and the pond

Minus the tornadoes that have wreaked some havoc here, I must say that I have enjoyed our June immensely. It’s rained almost every day and it’s been quite cool. I love it! Since I spend most of my summer days inside an office working harder than I do the rest of the year, I’ve fallen out of love with hot summer days. And I’m a serious wuss about hot weather. Well this week it’s warmed up here and the sun is out and bright and it’s getting drier and drier. Before everything dies and turns brown like it usually does I wanted to make sure I could capture it. A lot of my co-workers had told me how beautiful the pond on campus is right now, so I took a little stroll there today and snapped a few pictures and sat around people watching for a little while. It was a nice way to take a break today.

Varsity Pond

Mexican food

It’s Friday, and if you’re around me on Fridays you will notice a pattern. I want Mexican food. It’s ingrained in me, thanks to eating Mexican food nearly every Friday of my childhood. And even though I had Mexican food a couple of times this week, I will still get it tonight. I just can’t resist. And you should see how I budget points for it. I would rather go all day eating the bare minimum so I can fit it in. Yum!

So on that note, I’m going to wrap this up and get some burritos. This weekend you can expect: