Saturday, July 29, 2006
Love, committment & Blue
What kind of committment do I want? It's a cruel world and I feel so alone......
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Grandpa
Today is the 1 year mark of the passing of my beloved grandfather in the Chinese calendar. In 10 days, it will be the 1 year mark in the gregorian calendar.
I miss him dearly.
I miss him dearly.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Oregon Country Fair
Hippie Child attended her 2nd annual country fair. The fair has some tasty treats: ice-cream cookie, fish stick & yaki noodles. Hopefully, ConfusedFish can go again for the third time next year with that special someone: dork......
Working long hours worse for women than men
I work long hours.. I mean long, a typical work day for me is 14 hours. This is what I am getting at. Emotional eater=Boringfish=: due to
Long hours
Long hours
Devil wear Prada
I was spending some quality time with mama and the double Ds, going to see "devil wear prada"- it brought back some fond memories of hers previous life in HK, the cut-throat business world.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Hello from Tod
The vegetarian Tod went to a 4th of July party.
He even had some tasty Oink Oink at the BBQ.
He Hula-hooped with some cute girls, even cuter than ScaryFish.
He is going to the sandy beaches.
And he is looking forwards to some gigs afterwards.
Rock On, baby!
He even had some tasty Oink Oink at the BBQ.
He Hula-hooped with some cute girls, even cuter than ScaryFish.
He is going to the sandy beaches.
And he is looking forwards to some gigs afterwards.
Rock On, baby!
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Independence day
Independence Day
Watching Firework from the 8th deck of the digester tower (432 ft) at work was quite fun. In a far distance of the skynight, I was enjoying several firework shows in the Albany area in 180 degree and spending some quality time with the pulp mill foreman, bonding time with another fellow ChE.
Watching Firework from the 8th deck of the digester tower (432 ft) at work was quite fun. In a far distance of the skynight, I was enjoying several firework shows in the Albany area in 180 degree and spending some quality time with the pulp mill foreman, bonding time with another fellow ChE.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
"Superman" really returns!
The new superman is so delicious to look at... yes.. I am using the word delicious like he is some kind of food. I was drooling over the man of steel for the whole 154 minutes. Much better than those other spidermen and batmen. Always has been my favorite - the old one rocks, but the new one is just my style.
Spent my day off doing yard work... chores... very stimulating work watching weeds get pulled.
I began to realize recently that I turn into a horrible person as I get tired and grumpy... I've gotta work on treating others with respect. Some of you may say "you boringfish.. crazy" ...but apparently I am one mean and impatient person when I get tired out and hungry, and I only have showed it to people close to me... SCARYFish maybe a better name for me when I get grumpy.
No big plans for 4th of july---- hmmmw what should i do when most eateries are closed? May need to come up with a plan for having a meal after work. That's right - I will be working on July 4th - graveyard shift. No fireworks for me (at least I hope not! that would be a mess!) this year. Although we did have a pre-celebration fire at work today. A flaming forklift will cost us about $10,000 in damage.
Spent my day off doing yard work... chores... very stimulating work watching weeds get pulled.
I began to realize recently that I turn into a horrible person as I get tired and grumpy... I've gotta work on treating others with respect. Some of you may say "you boringfish.. crazy" ...but apparently I am one mean and impatient person when I get tired out and hungry, and I only have showed it to people close to me... SCARYFish maybe a better name for me when I get grumpy.
No big plans for 4th of july---- hmmmw what should i do when most eateries are closed? May need to come up with a plan for having a meal after work. That's right - I will be working on July 4th - graveyard shift. No fireworks for me (at least I hope not! that would be a mess!) this year. Although we did have a pre-celebration fire at work today. A flaming forklift will cost us about $10,000 in damage.
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
Scorching time!
MAMA'S home!
Beavers won the world series of College Baseball! It has been a nail biting tournament. The umpires need to check themselves into rehab. They are seriously unprofessional and blind. Great Gundy Gives us Gold!
It's so HOT in Oregon! I can't even do any yard work.. hey that's my poor excuse. Instead I can enjoy a cold beer in the living room watching NC get creamed by the Beavers. For the first time ever, the winner of the college world series is a two time loser at Omaha - OSU is the ultimate cinderella story. Glad to be an alum - they make the whole state proud!
Beavers won the world series of College Baseball! It has been a nail biting tournament. The umpires need to check themselves into rehab. They are seriously unprofessional and blind. Great Gundy Gives us Gold!
It's so HOT in Oregon! I can't even do any yard work.. hey that's my poor excuse. Instead I can enjoy a cold beer in the living room watching NC get creamed by the Beavers. For the first time ever, the winner of the college world series is a two time loser at Omaha - OSU is the ultimate cinderella story. Glad to be an alum - they make the whole state proud!
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Summer Time
My Foreman tour is done, but now instead of a four day weekend, I am on call now. I'll be back full-time tuesday for a machine shut - they don't really need to have me there, but it is another chance to learn more about all the things that happen during a shut. Some time in the future I hope this is worth it - because I really do need some time to recover after a full shift as foreman. On a good note, I guess it is not a bag thing. Someone will be taking my tehcnical on call, hopefully by next month. This person is a strong-headed person, and so far I am not having a wonderful time with her, but we shall see. She is a nice person, but she has an abrasive personality and doesn't like to give credit to others.
OSU is making history in Omaha at the College World Series. So far so good - I just hope they can hold on for the finals.
I am nervous about my northern exposure next month. I read recently that W is talking to several parties in efforts to sell the fine paper business. This could be a big question mark for my future at W.
Weather looks really hot this weekend. I'm not going to get out of the house if I can help it - no biking, hiking or rafting. I will be catching up on sleep. I'll be a couch yam. Sweet potato I.
Davy finally got his award for the Ski Oregon Challenge. No pass, but he did get a plaque with his name and "first place" on it.
Mama is coming home - it will be an early morning at PDX. Keep cool!
OSU is making history in Omaha at the College World Series. So far so good - I just hope they can hold on for the finals.
I am nervous about my northern exposure next month. I read recently that W is talking to several parties in efforts to sell the fine paper business. This could be a big question mark for my future at W.
Weather looks really hot this weekend. I'm not going to get out of the house if I can help it - no biking, hiking or rafting. I will be catching up on sleep. I'll be a couch yam. Sweet potato I.
Davy finally got his award for the Ski Oregon Challenge. No pass, but he did get a plaque with his name and "first place" on it.
Mama is coming home - it will be an early morning at PDX. Keep cool!
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Wunder Week
I'm slow... it just hit me that after my second relief foreman shift, I now realize that I am expected to be a process engineer, junior mentor to a summer intern, active on safety committees and still be a foreman. On top of that, a maintenance foreman commented that they could do well without me or Horace. I am working hard, and trying to be the best employee I can be, but the put-downs don't really help much. I hate to vent, but at least I am containing my frustration here. I need to learn to say "no" at work. I just keep getting swamped. "We'll handle it" "We'll deal with it" and "We'll get it done" have been my motto since joining the PM, but it's just not realistic. I'm not prepared to devote every waking hour to the machine - I need weekends, even if the mill runs 24/7.
With this weekend in mind, for the last two days off, I devoted more than half my time off to working at the mill. Once I switch to night shift in July, that simply will not be possible. I will be sleeping all day, and working 14 hour nights. I had a pretty good time out of town this weekend, went to the Gorge and did some whining and hiking. I was accompanied by a farmer from Illinois. You all know who that is, right? Anyway, in between I made a quick stop at Fry's looking for a surveillance cam - not too much luck.
Home Depot is next stop for a security light. I also had a chance to stop by Sheri's house to congratulate Angela on her graduation. She will soon be starting grad school at Lewis and Clark to be a public servant in the schools. She should be taking on her first class in about 15 months. She was a big part of my college experience, and seeing her and her scrapbook brought back a lot of memories from my school days. I also got a chance to let my cousin know that I am proud of him for graduating.
With all those things out of the way, I still got some bar time and had a really good trip to P-town. Now I am back to my other rotation this coming week. How wunderful!!!
I have been thinking of Coffee quite a bit for the last year - I miss him a lot. My heart is hurting, and I am getting a little sadder each minute as the one-year mark approaches.
With this weekend in mind, for the last two days off, I devoted more than half my time off to working at the mill. Once I switch to night shift in July, that simply will not be possible. I will be sleeping all day, and working 14 hour nights. I had a pretty good time out of town this weekend, went to the Gorge and did some whining and hiking. I was accompanied by a farmer from Illinois. You all know who that is, right? Anyway, in between I made a quick stop at Fry's looking for a surveillance cam - not too much luck.
Home Depot is next stop for a security light. I also had a chance to stop by Sheri's house to congratulate Angela on her graduation. She will soon be starting grad school at Lewis and Clark to be a public servant in the schools. She should be taking on her first class in about 15 months. She was a big part of my college experience, and seeing her and her scrapbook brought back a lot of memories from my school days. I also got a chance to let my cousin know that I am proud of him for graduating.
With all those things out of the way, I still got some bar time and had a really good trip to P-town. Now I am back to my other rotation this coming week. How wunderful!!!
I have been thinking of Coffee quite a bit for the last year - I miss him a lot. My heart is hurting, and I am getting a little sadder each minute as the one-year mark approaches.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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