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"Sylvia commented how sad it was that we have severely curtailed lunches since you've gone!" SGI David
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"I was looking at the standings and saw that if SF loses this weekend they'll be your birthday, so maybe they're not bad. They just knew you've been having a tough time and want to show you that they love you as much as you love them."
Boston Mike
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"A party car sounds like a good time... I like doing that! Dave the Chauffeur." David, on a car of 4 picking up Mike from the airport.
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"You gonna eat me ? (IM image of cow)" Tony, on IM before our steak dinner later that night.
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"I think my language partner is very cool (though I've written off any real possibility - I think she's a super christian and I'm only a low-level christian)." James
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"I'm not ever going to be the perfect person who always does the perfect thing. But somehow, I have this notion in my mind that (a) it's possible to be that kind of person, and (b) I NEED to be that person (who really is a figment of my imagination and probably doesn't exist)." James
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"He's pacing himself... for a long life. That's my plan." David, on Mike always being tired
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"I am on my 12th straight day of a 'Mocha in the Morning'...the same drink day after day after day... I could be like Jared and Subway. How I lost 40 pounds ... a tall in the morning, a grande in the evening." David
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"I've already started holiday shopping in an attempt to be less lame (ie fewer gift cards) this year." Hope. Ha--but I LOVE gift cards!
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"I went and re-read all of August, just to get warmed up! :-)" Daniel, on me letting him know I'm close to getting the long awaited monts of quotes ready to put up.
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"I'm sending out a PR that for the first time in the history of the world - YOU are eating at your desk." David, about me.
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"PR headline: Babbling Brunette Buys Bacon But Believes Bread Binge Brings Bloat." Alliteration David
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"I'm not exactly sure what a learning heart IS, but I'm pretty sure I've got one. Before now, I just didn't know what to call it." James on the term one of his friends use to describe him trying to learn Cantonese.
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"Text him not to hit on or grab the admin's butt on his way out. That has ruined many an interview for me..." Payless Eric's advice for Mike's interview
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"The other day I was having an imaginary conversation in my mind with my
therapist, who is also imaginary." James
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"So happy ur doing good." Me, to Nicki.
"Yes buying lots and eating lots but we have to hit the bar..." Nicki, on her European tour. Sounds good to me!
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"Bust out the martinis!" Dave, on finding out he didn't get a job.
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"This message is being returned to you by Yahoo automated e-mail scan function. The phone number in the email seems to be invalid with a missing digit at the end." Dad being a nut in e-mail when I sent him my work number.
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"Still in crazy party mode–it's hard to get away from." Anjali.
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"Wedding was perfect, ceremony went so well and everyone had a great time yay!
All the effort paid off big time - nothing like a happy bride." Laurie, on being a hard working bridesmaid.
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"They're pushing shots like they did in CA." Mike at the Norfolk airport bar.
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"OK I guess my patch is wearing off and vacation is ending and the return of the perve is coming back..." Traveling Micki
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"Sweet... I will definitely approve of Mike if he is a Bon Jovi fan! =)" Christiane
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"Your b-day parties rock. Should have them two or three times a year. :)" Curly (Eric R.)
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"I talked to a few people and gave out resumes. I also got 2 pens, a t-shirt, a light up bouncing ball and a Tivo coaster (for Eve). Kevin was not impressed with my goodies."
LesliE, on visiting a job fair.
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"The controversy is whether I go to the press release party tomorrow night before my flight. If I was a nice wife, I would go home....but to be politically correct around here I need to go to the party. But if I go....I will want to stay. Dilema." Steph
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"I really miss the gang. Cali was one of the best times in my life. I won't soon forget Palo Alto and the Synapta posse." Andy D, my old Synapta Canadian buddy.
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"The web has changed while I slept at SGI." Tony
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"I have always had pack rat tendencies." Anjali
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"Laptop in bed and wireless. Heaven!" Tony
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"I look forward to hearing how Borland will have the magic social touch of Eve." Cute Cori
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"You look like you've lost weight too. What happened?" Theresa, to Marcus.
"I have two kids." Marcus
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"I may become a mute around you." David, on viewing the quotes.
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"Thank god the volcano comment didn't make the cut !!! I guess alcohol cleans your quote collector." David
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"All the quotes from me are about vodka....?" Dave (not to be confused with other SGIer David)
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"I totally appreciate your shopping. In fact, I am thinking about
rewarding myself with something after this afternoon's press release." Steph
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"You are such an awesome advice giver!! You make me feel better :) I should pay you instead of my therapist!" One of my friends.
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"There are so many Mikes--3 of us have Mikes and there's another one." Me, on Ro's wedding party.
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"Despite my freaking out and stressing about finding a job and worrying I'm excited." Mike, on moving to CA.
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"Hey sexy." Ro, texting me from her seat in the nail salon to me in mine.
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"You're all awake and normal!" Ro, to me when I was up for my 5:30am bridesmaid hair appointment for the day of her wedding.
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"I'm a freak about everything: butter, chocolateanything bad for you." Joy |
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"I have that Gasolina song stuck in my head." Me
"What? They put gasoline in your hair?" Mike, after my hair apt.
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"Don't I look naked?" Ro on pics with her standing behind two flower girls.
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"Don't worry I'm not a crierI'm picking my nose." Ro, before her wedding in the limo on the way to the church. |
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"I'm shortI can't make it to his face." Joy, on hugging Grant. |
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"Do you want a candy?" Cridge, taking one from the valet booth.
"Yes we're starving." Kim, after the noon wedding.
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"Now I want some." Mike C., talking about Sonic.
"I want some bad. If there was a Sonic within 50 miles I'd go right now." Mike K.
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"Encore!!!!" Grandpa after little Sophia's song she sang at the wedding reception.
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"I didn't have my phone. I was gonna text you. I couldn't give you my shark fin soup." Ro, at the head table for her Chinese wedding banquet.
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"We definitely need to have some quality cuz time and what better to do than shopping!" Ro
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"Please don't go shopping with Rochelle. She's a dangerous person. Dangerous on your pocketbook." Mom |
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"How weird is that! Who would have thought the day would come and I would show up and follow through with it!" Ro, on being married. |
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"Tis the season for some merriment. Join us, damn it." Leslie R on her holiday party evite.
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"Just had my first fatty meal at McDonalds. Feel sick! Saw that jack has blueberry french toast sticksgonna have to try those later!" Ro, post wedding dieting. |
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"Ooooh nice pic!!!!!!!!!" Me.
"Since you and Laurie are setting the example. In honor of you!" Tony on his IM pic
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"Desperate for lunch tomorrow with Rick in hi-ya class?" David
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"We'll chat tomorrow, check cravings, then make a plan." David, on meeting for lunch.
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"We're crumbling like the Soviet Union over here." SGI David
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"Liked reading your quotes when I was in Europe. Eve it was very comforting to know what a freak I am when in another country :-)" Travelin Nicki |
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"P.S. We didn't have very many quotes for October OR November... I'm very disappointed in us!" Daniel to Nicki
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"This weekend is Elyse's birthday in LA. I hope I see some stars :-)" Steph
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"I think we're both in the same boat with the change SUCKS thing!!" Tami, in her new job.
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"That's what girlfriends are for!!! No matter how awesome your boyfriend/husband whoever is they are still a boy." Very wise Laurie
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"Hire me and I can become once again responsible for your care and feeding from 9-5!!!" David
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"SGI Delisting Party tonight." Subject of email I received
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"I am 1/2 done with holiday shopping, bought a gallon of eggnog and rum and have my Christmas CDs at the ready." Holiday Hope
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"How much do you think we'll lose by this week?" 49er Faithful Mark.
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"He sounds neat. Does he have a southern accent?" Reggie, to me, about Mike.
"Heee kinda of." Me
"That is hot." Reggie
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"Quote that one Eve..more like a test of the emergency broadcasting system to see if she's reading this!" Nicki in an email.
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"So what's been going on since I have been gone....it has been forever I feel like but it seems like I was never gone. Weird." Nicki
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"Oh my god, I can't stop playing. It's in the bedroom (where our HDTV is) and I just put Saylor down for a nap in there, so I can't play right now." Daniel the new Xbox nut. "Are you having withdrawals?" Me.
"Well I just put him down, so I'm still thinking about how much fun I've been having." Daniel
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"Well this is totally Nancy's fault. I used to be a PC-only gamer. Now I'm exclusively console. She bought me a PS2. Then an Xbox, and now this" Daniel. "Shes a video game enabler." Me
"Totally. She might as well have hooked me on crack." Daniel, on his wife's influence. |
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"Have a good day sinshine. Oooops. Freudian slip." Nicki's IM.
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"I am money... well, you know, not really." James' email subject.
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"Have a wonderful YOU." Nicki, signing off IM after work.
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"About New Year's Eve - I'm up for anything I'll be just getting used
to the time zone by that time and I'll be able to stay awake." James
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"Man what is it with me. You bring the spice right outta me. Like a roller coaster baby." Nicki |
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"I was drinking copious amounts of alcohol... at a WEDDING (that alone has "danger" written all over it, especially after I know what I'm capable of)...where there were CO-WORKERS!!! (that's double danger). Luckily, I didn't drink so much that I created a scene. Or multiple scenes." James
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"Mom's anti photo." Me
"But you have pretty blue eyes!" Tip |
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"Got your message regarding the tequila. Hope you didn't get sick." Tony. Yeah no kidding.
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"I have trouble keeping lots of things straight - I call it pregnancy brain!" Cori
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"I have 4 tickets I can email you in a matter of minutes. You can use them to impress a coworker, get on your boss's good side, kiss up to a friend. Whatever you need them for, their yours." Javy, on Warriors tickets.
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"And even though I had been drinking since 7pm (EST), I still had enough neural potential (barely) to realize how important and supportive you have all been from high school to undergrad to single-grownup-man-life stuff." Eric C. post birthday party. |
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"Evidently, my face took on average 5 seconds too late to make a decent photo face. Plus, the whole night I had that drunk airbag deployed look." Birthday Payless
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"He has people doing work that makes lots of money; he pays them a little and he stays out of it; it's like his automatic money making machine, made out of people." James, on his boss.
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"I found another job. I will be a Regulatory affairs specialist at Amgen (a big ass biotech company)." Kevin H.
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"Sounds like you had a loopy awesome time too! You and I are such fun people!" Mers on our party nights.
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"Puking always makes me feel better. I like it. Well, not during the puking, but afterwards." Mers
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"We will totally be at your birthday celebration! They are super legendary fun!" Cute forward planning Mers
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"Fried turkey?! I heard it is really yummy but it just sounds so strange. Bet I would love it though - fried things rock!" Mers, on Mike's Southern way to prepare a turkey. |
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"Connor after bath...future embarrassing photo." Dice's photo caption of his au natural baby boy.
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"Don't hydroplane." Dad, to me on the day it started raining.
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"I love anniversaries." April at work who got roses and a surprise a romantic night away for her two year anniversary. |
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"I wake up at 8 o'clock now!" Kimi
"Me too! Funny how it's early for me and late for you." Me
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"Don't worry I'll be an AI'm always an A." Steph, on checking in for Southwest flight we have together. |
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"Cute like a pervert cute." Micki
"Haha cute and pervert I wouldn't think of together." Me
"Of course there are many levels of being a pervert: a cute one, sick one,
disgusting one, nasty one, enticing one... I could go on forever about pervert. Maybe I should write a book on it." Micki
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"I'm greatly honored. And horrified that what I say lives on !!! Gotta watch my mouth maybe." David, on being the featured quote on my e-mail sig for a while.
"Naw, that's no fun." Me
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"4 hours sleep + a mocha + pastrami + a coke and a half ... and my body's not right!!! Gotta have a fruit cup tonight or something." Hyper David
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"I've been drinking. I'm writing an email while intoxicated. That
probably should be discouraged, if not for the typos alone." James
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"Easy on the shottage." Me, on our upcoming Vegas trip.
"OK. One choc cake a night. Hehe." Krissy
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"Look at me! Look at me!" Silly Mom. "Why should I look at you? You have something to offer?" Silly Dad |