WWC - a pathetic attempt to "Catch Up"

Ok, so I have been a little gigantic pathetic slacker when it comes to blogging and WWC. And, I hang my head in shame. But in an effort to make ammends, here they are:

Found

We found the ice bar in Minneapolis

Curve
Motion

The motion of the car caused this picture to come out kinda cool Lighs in motion

Suspend
Narrow

A narrow stalk can hold up SO much beauty
Broad

The Mississippi River becomes very broad just south of the Twin CitiesThe broad side of a barn

Pride

I take pride in the fact that this is the Hubster

Circle

California Dream'n

The view from the convertible - it was 38 degrees out,

but that didn't stop us silly Minnesotans

Santa Monica Pier

View from the Odyssey where we went almost every day after work.

Look at that view, can you blame us?That tan layer is smog - yum!




Right near the Odyssey is the San Fernando Mission


Some of the sights on the Odyssey property

Sunset at the Odyssey


This view is from 57 freeway going toward the mountains

In-N-Out Burger
What Jesus has been doing lately
View from the street I grew up on - the house I was

born in is just to my left

On the back side of the building our office is in

they film Desperate Housewives

Highway 5 in Burbank

And finally, one of my better pictures

Theme Songs

Susan from Slice of Life did a meme where she came up with her song. And, well, it was too cool to not give a try:

But I have a few:

Mary Chapin Carpenter: I take My Chances

I took a walk in the rain one day on the wrong side of the tracks
I stood on the rails till I saw that train
Just to see how my heart would react
Now some people say that you shouldn't tempt fate
And for them I would not disagree
But I never learned nothing from playing it safe
I say fate should not tempt me
I take my chances,
I don't mind working without a net
I take my chances,
I take my chances every chance I get
I sat alone in the dark one night, tuning in by remote
I found a preacher who spoke of the light but there was brimstone in his throat
He'd show me the way according to him in return for my personal check
I flipped my channel back to CNN and I lit another cigarette
I take my chances, forgiveness doesn't come with a debt
I take my chances,
I take my chances every chance I get
I've crossed lines of words and wire and both have cut me deep
I've been frozen out and I've been on fire and the tears are mine to weep
Now I can cry until I laugh and laugh until I cry
So cut the deck right in half, I'll play from either side
I take my chances, I pay my dollar and I place my bet
I take my chances,
I take my chances every chance I get
I take my chances,
I don't cling to remorse or regret
I take my chances,
I take my chances every chance I get
I take my chances
I take my chances

Finger Eleven: One Thing

Restless tonight cause I wasted the light
Between both these times I drew a really thin line
It's nothing I planned and not that I can
But you should be mine across that line
If I trade it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing wouldn't that be something
I promise I might not walk on by
Mabe next time but not this time
Even though I know
I don't want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds
If I trade it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing wouldn't that be something

And last but not least, my man Bruce Springsteen and Dancing in the Dark this one always gets turned up full volume on the radio

I get up in the evening
And I ain't got nothing to say
I come home in the morning
I go to bed feeling the same way
I ain't nothing but tired
Man, I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey there baby I could use just a little help
You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Message keeps getting clearer
Radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
I check my look in the mirror
I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man, I ain't getting nowhere just living in a dump like this
There's something happening somewhere
Baby I just know that there is
You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
You sit around getting older
There's a joke here somewhere and it's on me
I'll shake this world off my shoulders
Come on baby the laugh's on me
Stay on the streets of this town
And they'll be carving you up all right
They say you gotta stay hungry
Hey baby I'm just about starving tonight
I'm dying for some action
I'm sick of sitting 'round here trying to write this book
I need a love reaction
Come on now baby gimme just one look
You can't start a fire sitting 'round crying over a broken heart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
You can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart
This gun's for hire

A complaint

Ok, so, how many people out there work with people who are SO busy policing what other people do, criticizing how they do it, and letting them know all they ways they could be doing it better that they completely neglect to actually do their own job?

Is there a special place in hell reserved for those people?

And why don't they get fired?

I only ask this because someone that spends a great deal of time trying to tell the executives how much my group sucks caused me to spend an hour and a half today dead in the water and unable to teach my class.

Seriously, I really hope the karma cow helps me out on this one. Cause, damn.................

checking in

Hey kids,

It's been crazy busy. I wanted to upload pictures of my trip however the camera chord is still sitting in the living room at home. Nothing like remembering to bring the things you'll really want to have on a trip eh?

Sigh.............

So, pictures have to wait till I get home Saturday.

We went to The Viper Room last week. We listened to two bands. Both were pretty good. And of course the people watching was superb.

I wish I could have gotten a picture of the guy who thought he was the cats meow walking around in a robe and matching slippers.

I also had my In and Out burger. YUM!

Spent the weekend with my family. Which I loved. It was so nice to see them.

And now we are back to work training more people.

We had our first official training day for end-users. And it's going wonderfully. They love what we have done and are very happy with the training they are getting.

Yippee for us!

And I'm sort of smugly excited that we are the very first to kick off this long anticipated event.

Seeing the culmination of what people have been working endless hours on for the past 7 months is very exciting.

And to do it in such a beautiful location with perfect weather. Yep, life is good.

So, that's all for now. Tonight I plan to go for a light dinner and then home (hotel) for some long needed rest and relaxation. I feel like my time hasn't been my own for a long long time. So tonight, it's all about me!

Tomorrow night my co-trainer and I plan to go to The Odyssey for the view and a drink. Then it's over to In and Out. His first. I'm so excited to be able to introduce him to the king of fast food burger joints.

Fly me to the moon

You know you're a Minnesotan when:

You go to California on business

Rent a convertible

Drive down the Santa Monica freeway in 40 degree weather with the top down.

Sinatra on the radio

Wind blowing in your hair

No coat on

And you feel warm, and free, and happy

The latest

It's lovely to be in a warm climate

Busy but great

Sick as a dog

Congestion and airplanes don't mix well

I still can't hear out of my left ear

But sounding like I have a ten pack of day habit got me out of conducting training

And this group was rough

But we brought them around

And they are laughing and smiling and even clapping

Maybe half of it was pitty for my current condition

Death warmed over makes people feel a little sorry for you

I would like to say thank you to the baggage handlers that worked in MSP and Denver on Sunday night

You are my heroes.

You had to move my baggage to a different flight

Then turn around and get my bags on to the Burbank flight in less than a half hour

All that and while the super bowl was on

It was a heartwarming sight to see 50+ strangers gathered around a tv monitor cheering the teams on

We only caught it out of the corner of the eye while running to our connecting flight

But huge groups of people were having fun

I think maybe I'll watch all the super bowls at the airport from now on

We had drinks at a place called The Odyssey. I'll post pictures as soon as I can

Gorgeous view of the LA basin

Not a whiff of smog in the air

I miss blogging. And my fellow bloggers.

I promise I'll be back soon.