Pi Girl

So, I’m doing my morning routine thing while getting ready for work and listening to the radio. Then they played Mariah Carey’s latest song while I was doing my makeup and it made me cry! I don’t even like her all that much (ok, I have 2 of her albums from WAAAAY back in the day but those were cassette tapes that have not been converted to cd or my computer).

Anyway, it got me thinking about the last week and a half and how I’ve been all about my grandfather and the funeral and all that. And how this weekend is Area 3 contest and if Affinity were competing, I would not be at all prepared for it.

Oh yeah, I think I forgot to mention that news here. Affinity will not be competing this year. No, we haven’t broken up, we’re still singing and taking gigs and all that fun stuff. But we wanted to take a little break from the pressure of competing and breath while some of us worked on more pressing personal things. Hopefully, we’ll be back next year.

It will be a little weird to only be there for chorus. But I’ll go and have a blast and support the other 2 quartets from the Crystal Chords. And I’ll miss being up on the stage.

But history has taught me that when I pile on way too much, especially in the week or 2 before a big performance, it all goes to hell if I don’t get enough physical and mental rest. So, I’m thankful that I had the time and energy to give to my family during this time of grieving. And now I can go to contest not freaking out about a missed rehearsal or lack of practice time. Which also makes me very thankful.

So, I just signed up for an account with Twitter. It seems like that progressive Internet world is all having fun with it, so of course I want to too. Besides, it’s “research” for my job. Yeah, that’s it.

Anyway, uh, I don’t know anyone on Twitter except for the bloggers I read that I don’t comment on. So, I’m looking for some friends to stalk, I mean, keep in touch with on Twitter. It seems like fun, just posting status updates on yourself, which we all know is the best part of Facebook anyway.

So, check me out and if you have an account, or create an account, let me know what it is and I will “follow” you.

After posting my last entry, Jason and I went to B’ville to for the weekend. And we honored my grandfather by doing what we do best, laugh at our fond memories.

Ask any one of my cousins and we’ll all tell you that our favorite stories are the ones about the many ways my mother found to torture her brother. Seriously, we could listen to same story over and over again about how Mom convinced Uncle Dick that he could fly like Mary Poppins by jumping off the roof with an umbrella. (Clearly, you don’t have to look far to see where I get my evilness from.)

So, Mom, Jim and I sat down to go over the albums of photos to pick out good ones to feature at my grandfather’s memorial service. And we found all kinds of goodies that not even my mother knew existed. Like the press release about the 2nd Purple Heart my grandfather earned during World War II, or the War Record issued to him of all the combat time his unit spent in the War. We scanned in those documents and while we were at it, I asked to scan in the photos I wanted to “bring” home with me. I posted them all in a photo gallery and I think I might try to grab the rest of photos we set aside for the memorial service and scan those next weekend so I can post them too.

Because I know you’re all clamoring for more cutie-patooties photos of me like this one with my mom, my grandfather (left) and my great-grandfather (right):

Thankfully, I did not get my fashion sense from my great-grandfather. I know it was the 70’s and all, but seriously?

I learned this morning that my grandfather died.

Please pray for my family, and make sure you tell your loved ones that you love them.

My work project is finished!!!!

Ok, maybe not completely finished. But, really, is any website ever truly complete? It needs to change and grow to be effective.

Anyway, this is what I’ve been working on for the past 2 months. And it went live today. On time.

In my world, that makes me a rockstar. Who has one really awesome kick-ass band to rock with.

I am ever so close to being DONE with my project. Heck, I’ve even been able to leave work before 5:30 2 days in a row this week! I almost don’t know what to do with myself at home. I say almost because the dog, the cat and the bed are calling my name pretty loudly right now. However, as long as everyone else is posting this and I have a quick 5 minutes to spare ….

Your Slogan Should Be

Do Me a Favor, Plug Me into Erin

What’s your slogan?

Really, I am. I think anyway. I’ve been working on a megahuge project at work that hasn’t taken up every ounce of my time and energy. So, since today is my turn in the genx rotation, I wrote about my project. Enjoy.

I will be out of touch for at least another week, hopefully not much more than that though. And when I come back, I will blog about how Jana Losey rocks and how wrong it is for choruses to sing Elton John and The Beatles in their most operatic voices.