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Category: Timelines

  • Timeline: #PointFor

    Timeline: #PointFor

    #PointFor Venezuela: they are serious about shoes

    #PointFor Venezuela: they sure take their coffee seriously

    #PointFor God: Nativity scenes EVERYWHERE and no Festivus pole to be found

    #PointFor Venezuela: fresh squeezed fruit punch

    #PointFor Venezuela: funny signs to show robbers the way out @JasonT

    #PointFor Venezuela: chocolate ina tube. Yup. ina tube.

    #PointFor USA: Chavez is deceased by all standards… except in Venezuela, where he lives on every building and billboard. Cult of personality is the worst.

    #PointFor Venezuela: Cucuruchos and polvorosas! Yum

    #PointFor Venezuela: magnetic soap holders!!!!

    #PointFor the USA: Auntie Anne’s at a mall in Venezuela

    #PointFor Venezuela: Churros

    #PointFor Venezuela: countdown at most traffic lights.

    #PointFor Venezuela: hallacas!!! (Typical Xmas dish)

    #PointFor Venezuela: corn sauce (add to a hot dog for that POW)

  • Timeline: #TheGreatRenaud

    Timeline: #TheGreatRenaud

    #TheGreatRenaud
    #TheGreatRenaud
    Who is The Great Renaud?
    Renaud is a friend/coworker of mine who just happens to be more interesting than the average person. Whenever he tells a story worth sharing, I tweet my best 140-character summary of it for the whole world to see.

    Does Renaud know about this hashtag?
    Yes he does, and he is very flattered. He’s proud to be immortalized out there on the interwebs.

    Here is the full list of tweets with the hashtag #TheGreatRenaud

    • #TheGreatRenaud has the coding prowess of a young @SteveWoz, obstinate nature of a much cooler Einstein & quirkyness of the beloved platypus Jan 24, 2014
    • #theGreatRenaud has been said to live like a monk, look like a punk, and eat like a bird. Jan 17, 2014
    • “According to her, I’m a gangster monk” #theGreatRenaud Jan 16, 2014
    • “My xmas present to myself” #diaphonizedSnake #HappyHolidays #TheGreatRenaud http://t.co/XTr6qYBrFw Dec 16, 2013
    • Coworkers were talking about flammable foods. One was Doritos. “I can’t know this! … Sigh… I’ll just buy the small bag.” #TheGreatRenaud Dec 16, 2013
    • “My grocery store is guarded by armed men. So is my local cable company store. I love my neighborhood.” #TheGreatRenaud Dec 16, 2013
    • “I bought these in Mamou at a store that only sells combat boots and fishing licenses. Don’t know how they stay in business” #TheGreatRenaud Dec 12, 2013
    • Coworker on #TheGreatRenaud: “You don’t want to get too deep into Renaud’s world. The roads aren’t straight.” Dec 12, 2013
    • in case u’ve been wondering, #TheGreatRenaud is a coworker of mine who happens 2b more interesting than the average person #theWorldMustKnow Nov 25, 2013
    • “Remind me to tell you about my terrorist T-shirt sometime” #TheGreatRenaud Nov 25, 2013
    • “Numbered lists are the ultimate expression of my rage. I sent one to Comcast last week.” #TheGreatRenaud Nov 15, 2013
    • “She said my glassblown vases were scary. I’ll show her scary.” And so, #TheGreatRenaud’s Glassblowing Dark Period began. Nov 09, 2013
    • “I worked at a haunted house where I’d jump out & scare kids. It was all fun & games until I got punched in the face” #theGreatRenaud Nov 09, 2013
    • #TheGreatRenaud was 2get a giant squid tattooed on chest. I suggested this image. Response: “That’s an octopus. No.” http://t.co/aehGPRgXzn Nov 08, 2013
    • #TheGreatRenaud wore the horse head all evening so that new people he met that night would never see his face. http://t.co/VzuqaLgWMY Nov 08, 2013
    • “I got hit on the face by a bird today.” #theGreatRenaud Nov 08, 2013
    • “They said my green hair was inappropriate, so I wore a cheap black wig all year, then shaved my head my last day. F*ck ’em” #theGreatRenaud Nov 08, 2013
    • “I told her her features were Rubenesque. She broke into tears & screamed ‘I can’t believe ur comparing me to a sandwich!’” #theGreatRenaud Nov 08, 2013
    • “Yes, my name is like the car, but we differ in a few silent letters” #theGreatRenaud Nov 08, 2013
    • “My airbag was defective. It’d go off & cover me in airbag dust. It all started when my car was struck by a lightning” #theGreatRenaud Nov 08, 2013
  • Timeline: Brain Headlines

    Timeline: Brain Headlines

    Welcome to my Brain
    Welcome to my Brain
    I’ve been wanting to do this for a very long time! What you see here is the main headline in my brain for each day that I remember to come and fill this out.

    What is a headline?

    You know when you first get in the shower in the morning and you are trying to remember what was it that was consuming your life the night before, and then it all comes rushing to you: that person is mad at me, I forgot to finish that thing for work, did I go to bed mad at him last night? Am I still mad at him? Anyways, whatever gives you the most inquietude is your Headline for the day. Hopefully your headline gets resolved as the day goes by and other things start to take priority, but I consider that first “shower moment” to be the main headline for the day.

    Here we go!

    Date Mood Headline
    12/20/2013 😕 Uneasy Can’t log into work email!!!
    12/19/2013 🙁 Anxious Early flight to Vzla. Did i forget anything?
    12/18/2013 😐 Calm Last day to pack for big trip.
    12/17/2013 😀 Happy Recorded podcast last night!!!
    12/16/2013 😕 Pensive Coworker issues.
    12/15/2013 😐 Calm Christmas shopping. Packing for Venezuela trip.
  • Timeline: Oh Diet, my Diet (closed)

    Timeline: Oh Diet, my Diet (closed)

    Picture the scene: it is one week before a trip where I’m going to attend 2 weddings. I bought the dresses MONTHS prior. Will I fit into the dresses? Time to freak out.

    So, I decided to go on the same diet I went on before I got married. Did I mention the trip is in one week? The rules:

    1. Have 3 meals a day
    2. Only one meal can be “large” (potatoes, meat, etc), preferably lunch
    3. No chocolates or other sweet/fatty snacks (aka “crap”) between meals

     

    So, here’s my food journal (timeline)!

    Day Breakfast Lunch Dinner
    1 Nothing Roast beef, mashed potatoes, string beans, gravy, bread, butter (work cafeteria) Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, steak, little bit of Ranch dressing
    2 Deviled ham sandwich Falafel pocket and french fries/tdtdchicken noodle soup
    3 Deviled ham sandwich 3 meatballs and white rice Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, chicken, little bit of Ranch dressing
    4 Deviled ham sandwich 3 meatballs and white rice Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, chicken, little bit of Ranch dressing
    5 Deviled ham sandwich Salad: greens, cranberries, caramelized walnuts, and vinagrette dressing (Tavern in the Square) Pork fried rice, chicken lo mein, Peking ravioli, teriyaki beef on a stick (Kowloons)
    5 Ham and cheese sandwich Ham and cheese sandwich Pork chops and mashed potatoes
    6 1 donut, 6 munchkins Ham and cheese sandwich. Chocolate bonbon. Hot dog, beans, a few chips

     

    Notes/Lessons Learned/Diet Log

    • Day 3: I either should have dinner right before bed, or go to bed right after dinner. Let an hour pass after eating a salad and HUNGER STRIKES
    • Day 4: I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want: a warm cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream… and skinny & crunchy butter cookies with cinnamon sugar on top. That’s the stuff dreams are made of.
    • Day 5: I deserve a whole ton of credit for beating the ugly temptation monster many times today. First by not eating a Baci I found in the snacks at the office, and then by declining to have the app tater tots or stuffing my face with french fries from my coworker’s plate. The only way I could do this was by reminding myself that I could eat anything I wanted at dinnertime. Man, I hope this is worth it. I also weighed myself today, and I am three pounds lighter than I thought I was! Boom, instant weight loss.
    • Day 6: and so, on a low note, the diet fell apart. Donuts and bonbons got the best of me. On Day 7 I weighed myself and I appeared to have gained 3 lbs from that faithful day 4, when everything still seemed possible.

     

    ina

    Photo credit: http://crankypancreas.com/?p=4923

  • Citizenship Timeline

    Citizenship Timeline

    My citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall
    My citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall

    A lot of people don’t really know what it takes to become a citizen of the US. When I married my American husband people were surprised to hear I had to apply for a greencard. The next words out of their mouths were usually “don’t you become a citizen automatically after marrying an American?” uhhhh no, you don’t.

    Oh, btw, if you still think the Immigration office is still called “INS” you are about 10 years behind in your lingo. It is now called “USCIS” and it is part of the Department of Homeland Security. USCIS = US Citizenship and Immigration Services, and all forms can be found at uscis.gov

    Here’s some citizenship trivial for the curious:

    • NOTHING is automatic. When you get married, you have to apply for a greencard. You can do this as soon as the marriage is official.
    • Once you get your greencard (for me it was 6 months after submitting my application), you get to keep it for 2 years before you apply again to remove the “conditions” tied to it.
    • Apply to remove conditions and get your new greencard, which expires in 10 years.
    • Now, you can wait one more year to apply for citizenship!

     

    Now that you are up to speed, here’s my timeline!

    Date Action
    06/19/2012 Mailed application package
    06/21/2012 Package delivered
    06/22/2012 Application Received
    06/25/2012 USCIS Receipt printed
    06/27/2012 USCIS Receipt mailed
    06/28/2012 Check cashed
    06/30/2012 USCIS Receipt delivered
    07/13/2012 Biometrics appointment notice sent
    07/16/2012 Biometrics Notice received
    08/07/2012 Biometrics appointment
    08/23/2012 Notice asking for applicant to appear at initial interview
    10/02/2012 Test/Interview Appointment
    10/18/2012 Ceremony

     

    ina