Sunday: 8/6/06

Mud Volleyball Fundraiser for the VT Epilepsy Foundation.
$200/Team. Duct Taped Shoes and Shorts. 2 Ft of Mud and a HELLUVA Lot of Fun!

Muddie Buddies: Hardik, Purvi, Robinson, Manoj, Rohit, Flo, Julia, Carlos and Me

 
Checkin out the mud pits...                                        Team "Muddie Buddies"

 
Steppin in for our first Match!                             Not too bad after 2 games...
Our feet were sucked in so bad we got stuck in place!
It was so fun!!! We slipped a few times - it gets worse...
Frogs! Did I mention there were frogs in the pit!  One guy chased a frog into someone
else's court. The guy in the other court saw it, grabbed it and threw it back LOL!

 
After a firehose shower and 2 more matches (4 games)    Hardik and Ro look like Mud People LOL

 
Carlos and I are soOoOo ready for Match 4!               Noticibly Muddier 'Muddie Buddies'...      
Bring it on! 

 
2 Showers and 8 games later we are done!                "Muddie Buddies" Unite!

I would sooooo do it again!

Ok ok, once again I'm a bit behind so let me try to catch up a bit for those out of the loop...

6/1/06 Juliana's BDay:

A Grolla is a “friendship cup” with five to eight spouts - typically used for the                   We started discussing who looked like what
grappa-and-coffee mixture. Drinking from it will keep you friends forever              Animal and somehow it was unanimous that
                                                                                                                                                                I was a Panther , hmm...

                                                                                                                                                                I Don't Remember Amit but Brittany
                                                                                                                                                                was a mouse, Julianna a rabbit
                                                                                                                                                                and Kathleen a lion

   
I went first cause you all know how I am about sharing...   Hahah boy was that hilarious though.
It tasted weird and the expressions on ppl's faces.. LOL

7/18/06: Project Level Hawaiian Lunch Cruise on Lake Champlain

 
Jay (won best dressed), Kim and I were the only ones in full costume.
I made Kim and I costumes last minute.  We used a table skirt LOL
Way to Go Dept A44! I love my Dept! All the others are so boring, no weekly BBQs...

7/28/06: IBM EXITE Camp for girls going into the 7th grade.

We taught them how to Solder Circuit Boards, Build Singing/Dancing Robots,
Create Webpages, Make and Play Instruments and more! Over the course of a work week. 

 
Brynn and Natalie (my right) followed me           Carly was one of my favorites as well.
around all day. They asked me to sit with
them for everything. Soon I had a following...

And I'll leave you with some goofy pics of my friends and I Canoeing on 6/18/06...

 
We started off well...                     You want me to do WHAT?!?

   
Manoj looks perilously over the side...                     Ro climbs atop a rock to take our photo

    
I jump in for a freshwater swim                   Manoj floats off (the only one who
                                                                               doesnt know how to paddle, D'oh)

You can't flip a Canoe the Rental Guy said...
After I hop in, Ro pulls himself in... right over the other side- taking the rest of us with him
Manoj (who couldn't swim) stepped on the canoe to stay afloat
... sinking the canoe. It was 90% under by the time we got him to stop!
Ever see a Canoe full of water? Holy Hell it was hard to flip back above water!

Well that's it for now! Check back again soon!

 I was feeling a bit down in the dumps today when G surprised me with
Flowers  at work. I was the "it" girl of the day because of these Beautiful Goofy
Flowers . G's so cool! She's always there to calm me down and set me straight. 

Thanks Wagie!

You're the Bestest!

  

I just bought my first Snowboard! And its HOT!
Burton's Flagship store only had a few left and I got the last one of mine off the floor.

I got the Air '06 in the middle (Red letters in place of blue)
Black/White: That way I can match any outfit to it - YAY!

Got my Cute Sapphire Boots already, all I need to do is track down my
Escapade Bindings and I'm set for next season! 

KiteBoarding!

Also have our first vacation booked for the year! @ New Wind Kite School on Jetty Island 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3901257420116981041&q=kiteboard

You can do it in VT on the snow as well! 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5673928746398541306&q=snowkite

It's an all season sport!

The "Original Kiteschool" New Wind Kiteboarding, was founded in 1999 by pro-rider
David Tyburski in the Colombia River Gorge, it was the first licensed kiteboarding
school and today is the most recommended one.

Our Fast Track INTENSIVE is designed for those that are uncompromising when it
comes to guided learning. You can start out with a 3 day program and add-on more
days as you like. Our students who complete the 5 day program are usually riding
and able to stay upwind!

EEE!  It's going to be SOO KOOL! 

Ok ok, after Multiple Requests from my favorite Sarcastic Buddy  
Here are my Memorial Day Road Trip to NY Photos

(Great, Now Frankie's going to really going to
shoot me for not putting up the Seattle ones yet
- Ant, don't even start with your trip to VT pics!)

Sho Gun Sushi

 
What G?!?   You broke your chopsticks and caused Ruckus you say?!?
No more making fun of my "incident" that one time eh turd!

Lost on the Subway Part I... 

 
                                                                                                                        Shopping @ 5th Ave!

Eugene's!

 
  My Sexy Ladies, Viv and Spam!                                                  Oh Baby!

Lost on the Train Part II... 

 
Happily entertaining each other                                                   While the useless men Zzzz...


Pedicure!


Heehee, I made him do it - Photo self explainatory 

BLVD : Man this place was dead!

 
BUT! My Bestest Buddy Ant came out with me!                     Oh so cool!
And that made it all worth it!

Stay : We were the only party there but it was wild anyways!
              Man! I missed Viv and JQ and the bunch!

   
Come to Mama!                                                                                  Some JQ Lovin!                                                                 Group HUG! 

Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins

  
Ooh I  Love these Girls!                                                                      As Ant put it:  we're so hot 
Flo, Me Viv and Dimply

 
JQ! I havent seen him for sooo long!                                               Can't go wrong with Ice Cream! 
Same 'ol same 'ol though. I missed the nut

Waiting for Spam and Lisa to come visit...   Spam, I'm waiting...

ANT! You better comment on this!

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Four Jobs I've Had

    1. Comptroller Assistant: Freight Forwarder
    2. Medical Billing
    3. Level II Tech Support
    4. B1 Bomber Defense Code Programmer

                Now: 300mm Product Engineer/65nm MPW Owner

Four Things I Wish I Had Done Earlier

    1. Masters in EE or MBA
    2. Lost Weight
    3. Bought a house
    4. Been closer to G (Without having to had move away first)

Four Places I Have Lived

1. Sunnyside, NY
2. Rego Park, NY
3. Stonybrook, Long Island
4. Forest Hills, NY
   
   Now: Essex Junction, VT

Four Countries I Have Been To

1. Taiwan
2. Mexico
3. Canada
4. Bahamas

Four Countries I Would Like to Visit

1. Greece
2. Australia
3. Japan
4. Scotland

Four Sites I Visit Daily

1. CNN
2. Nordinho
3. Gmail/OptOnline
4. 401k

Four Software Applications I Cannot Live Without

1. Outlook
2. ITunes/WMP
3. AIM
4. IE

Four Things I'll Never Forget

Oh man- there are so many, just off the top of my head…

1. The Note from Frankie that came with my entwined Ring Necklace
2. How JQ walked me around campus after we were robbed just because I was scared
3. Hiding under the table watching Child’s Play with G
4. Fanning the smoke out of Dimply’s room so she would not be kicked out of her dorm room after multiple fires….

I tag:
1) G
2) Ant
3) Vivian
4) Joanne

Some Classes:  11:35—11:55 a.m. Hip Hop Bhangra sponsored by L’Oréal® Paris Hip Hop dance class with a bit of Bollywood Indian flair. 1:40—2:00 p.m. Ballroom Blitz sponsored by Fresca Sashay the floor like Fred and Ginger in this dance-based class that combines classic ballroom formulas like waltz, tango and salsa. 2:05—2:25 p.m. Crumpin’ & Clownin’ sponsored by Laughing Cow Learn the moves that inspired the latest Hip Hop dance craze and spurred head to toe booty shaking battles across the nation.

1:15—1:35 p.m. Cardio Capoeira A unique and exhilarating form of Afro-Brazilian martial arts with a big dose of cardio. 2:45—3:00 p.m. Cardio Striptease sponsored by Marika Take it off...the weight, that is. This class takes basic striptease moves and combines them with aerobics for a sexy workout. * You are now listening to the song we "worked out" to...

 
HOLY CRAP!                                                                          G does not like to be kept waiting...           
 This was the line for those who HAD Tickets! 

                                  
                                                    The Climbing Wall!  My first time up!  It was Awesome!!!

Happy Smiley Workout Buddies! ^_^                                          Look at 'dem SEXY legs!!!    
                                                                                                                    Work It G! 

Pre Make-Over                                                                              Beauty Queen! 

Tada!                                                                                          Dazzling        
We got to keep our Loreal Lip Glosses!                                          

 
Mother's Day shopping at Tiffany's                               Our LOOT! We made out sooo well!

Goodness that was fun! I would SO go next year! What made it really great was spending
the day with my goofy  Wagie. By the end of the day we were beat!