Just being

Blueman Group & Tic and Tac

2006-12-27T17:57:00.000-08:00

Ohh yeah I almost forgot!
While in the BIG APPLE we got tickets for the Blueman group. This was my second show and well not much had changed from the show I saw some years ago. The theater hadn't changed much but it was still entertaining! This was my husbands first time in New York, first time at an off broadway production.

We also were able to catch a few street performances, one in particular that we really enjoyed was Tic&Tac.

Last minute New York trip pictures!!!

2006-12-26T15:23:00.000-08:00

At the last minute we decided to drive to New York. Here are some of the pictures we captured. These were taken at Central Park.

The sky was just right for taking pictures. It wasn't too windy or too cold. Almost perfect, if ever there were such a thing as a perfect day. We had a really nice time walking around Manhattan. This was my husbands first trip and it had been several years since my last visit.

This picture was taken because these trees grew together towards the center over a foot path in Central Park. I wonder why they grow that way... are they trying to reach one another? Kind of like humans... social creatures reaching out toward one another.

There must have been a starbucks on ever other corner....

This building had no windows.... hmmmm are they trying to hide something???? We just had to find out what this building is.... can you guess or did you already know -----------
AT&T - Let's just say it's a little odd to have a building with no windows. Could you trust a company that did not provide windows for their workers... what do they stare at all day while trying to look busy so that they can earn a paycheck?

This is just an example of the day it was... so clear and blue. Just amazing!

I was interrupting...

2006-12-19T18:26:00.000-08:00

I am such a sensitive idiot. Why I let things bother me like this … well I wish I were stronger and less abnormal.
At work today “Matt” and I were working on new training manuals for new equipment that had just arrived. We were chatting as usual, seeing as I am the new kid in town, I am still feeling things out and finding my place among the staff. Anyway, “Daniel” (who btw is the owner/ boss’ son - and younger than I) came up and joined in our little project. Things were settling in as I was getting confident and comfortable in holding my own in the conversation. We weren’t talking about much, just “inconsequentialness “. {created a new word - ever do that while in conversation?}
Later “Rachel” walks up and joins conversation. Things seem fine, in fact “Daniel” begins to do this little bird whistle. I thought it was so cool, I had never heard a human whistle sound so pretty. For some reason it reminded me of when I was little and watching Snow white - not sure what the connection is, if any. So just after that little song of a whistle, he turned to say something to “Rachel” and I turned to him with the request of “do that again!” WOW!! This whistle was just amazing and I couldn’t believe the beauty within its sound. He did not respond with a whistle he just looked at me with a slight scowl. I repeated myself in case he didn’t hear me the first time. This time he definitely looked at me and said, “ I WAS TALKING!”
Well scolded as I was I turned on my heels and walked away to my little corner office, shut the door half way and tried to hold back the tears. NOW wait a minute….. Why in the world would I need to hold back the tears? After all I am an adult in an adult environment. But still I was just scolded for rudely interrupting the boss’ son. How dare I? I admit I was over excited and jumped right in. Still though, did my action call for a scolding as such?????
Jewel has a song with lyrics like “be careful with me , cause I’m sensitive and I’d like to stay that way.” I wanted to run back out there and say just that. In a moment I was calm and collected and the tears were at bay. It was time to go home anyway, my day was done. Until…
On my way out the front door I had to pass the front desk where all this took place. I walked down the hall towards my escape and heard “Daniel” talking with “Matt” - saying “well I was TALKING”. “Matt” saw me and just as quickly the two walked away and I exited to the parking lot. Head held high as if I hadn’t just heard them talking about me. {OMG I feel like I have just been thrusted back into the high school drama of he said she said and who’s going out with whom???? and all that jazz.}
Quickly I continued to my car. Shut the door, put on my seat belt and called 911!!!! Not really
I called my husband as I jammed my keys in the ignition. Crying on the phone about how stupid I was and childish… for letting this get to me. Really now, I am 30 years old and I am crying because of this. My husband just said to calm down, you know why you are this emotional. I wanted to hang up on him for even hinting about the reason. Then I thought, nah, this time I have an excuse for being a cry baby- it’s ok, I am not crazy.
Or am I?