New Post Monday,

How far will you go to get a proposal out to client by six o' clock? That was the question facing us on Friday as we frantically printed, hole-punched, and sorted six proposals for a project. We were just to the part where we needed to laminate the covers when we discovered that the room that houses the laminater was locked. Oh, no! So, quickly we ran to the front of the office and asked the administrative assistant were the key was. She didn't have it. Then we called the building manager and he came to the office. He didn't have it either. Then the security guy came, the one with pepper spray and a tazer, I think it might just be a squirt gun but I didn't want to find out. He did not have a key to the room either. Holy botched locking job Batman! My colleague, Mark then took matters into his own hands. There was a vent on the front of the door and Mark grabbed a pair of pliers and wrenched the vent open. We got to the laminater finished our proposals and go out the door happy as clams. So, remember when things have to get to done they have to get done in the name of quality and professionalism. Also, change your desktop background, it will boost your creativity.

Paper toys

I have recentyl become enchanted with paper toys. It this great combination of origami, model building, and fun. If you are bored at the office and you don't think you will get caught. http://toypaper.co.uk/ Here is a good place to start. I am making the eyecannon right after I finish a report.

Soda Springs

This last weekend I was able to go with my little family to Soda Springs, Idaho where my grandparents live. It was a load of fun spending time with my family. When my family gets together we eat, a lot so I was happy. Besides just hanging out with my family I also go to go golfing, at a course that has a center pivot irrigation line actively watering it as you golf. I am trying to find an image of it so that you can appreciate what I had to golf through, there I loaded an image at the top. The golf course is the lower half and the pipe is attached in the center of the circle and it moves around and around and it waters everything, including early morning hackers and duffers. First of all the golf course is in the middle of a wheat field. There is no rough grass it goes from mowed fairway to waist high wheat. Also there are no sand traps just smatterings of lava rocks jutting out of the ground and if you hit your ball anywhere but where it is supposed to be it's lost. I lost 3 balls on one hole, cursed golf course. Anyways it was fun and we didn't keep score. Later on we went to the Soda Springs gravel pit and shot 22's. It was a wonderful redneck meets high class weekend.

Lagoon

I really should be working but we had sucha fun weekekend that I can't help but write about it. We took our two boys to a theme park in Utah called Lagoon. http://www.lagoonpark.com/ Now there were a number of fun things. The rollercoasters were very fun and there was this one that was propelled by magnets. No hill to climb no ratcheting chains just, from sitting still to a vertical climb and then a vertical drop. Whoo! My youngest did not go on any rides but he had a fun time and my oldest boy was so cute. He was especially eager to ride the attractions that Mom and Dad couldn't. He is so idependent it's scary. He also wanted to go down the really big roller coasters, but he was equally happy to ride puff the little dragon. The one ride that we went on twice was the Odysea. It was really fun but accompanied by a really dumb song. Anyways it was interesting because the kids get to control if the cart goes up or down. So, my oldest son was so excited. It was a lot of fun. Well, tonight I am going to go hang out with a good friend from high school. My 10 year class reunion is this weekend but I am not going. I am instead goign to go visit my grandma, she makes good bread, my highschool pals don't.