New One

There's a new entry up in the journal. I'm so laid back right now that there's a grammar mistake in there and I LEFT IT. Imagine it.
- posted by Laura @ 4:11 PM

 
Scammy Goodness

I submit for your entertainment the e-mail that I got this morning. Spelling and grammar mistakes intact. I'll leave it to you to judge if it's a scam or not:

FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF: OGS/2311786008/04
BATCH: 14/011/IPD /NL
RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE
Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners International
programs held on 1/7/2004. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 20511465886-629 with serial number 3772-99 drew lucky numbers 7-14-17-23-31-22 which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,000,000.00 USD. (One Million USD) CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you (hah. I guess by posting this on the World Wide Web, I kind of disobey that request, don't I?). This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot systemdrawn from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the,world. This promotional program takes place every three year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year 2 million Dollars International lottery. To file for your claim, please contact our fiducially agent

MR, DOM WORD of the, TOTAL TRUSTH EXPRESS LOTTERY INCOPORATED CONSULTANCY
TEL:+31-616-078-959.
Fax +31-847-301-104.
Email: TOTALTRUSTH@netscape.net

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than 1/11/2004 (Hmm. Since I received this message on 8/13/04, I guess I'm too late to claim my prize. Gee, and I had the money all spent, too.). After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program. Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Elizabeth Van Bosch
Lottery Coordinator.
- posted by Laura @ 9:10 AM

 
Easier day

Today should be easier. Our group (all five of us, heh) is having a teambuilding afternoon, going to lunch at California Pizza Kitchen (I've never been but their menu looks excellent) and then going to see Bourne Supremacy. I have one meeting at 11:00 that I only have to attend for the first half-hour. Heather called me for my weekly sanity check - I see her number come up on the caller ID and just smile away. It's so nice when someone calls just to make sure you're doing okay, ya know?

Tonight my friend Dani wants me to come by the hall where they're holding AcronymCo's annual charity talent show, and help coach the dancers. I think she's relying a bit too heavily on the fact that I took eight years of dance, seeing as they occured between the ages of five and thirteen. But! Anything I can do to help. They're doing dance routines to "Boogie Oogie" and "New York, New York". That last one with canes and top-hats and everything. While it's been fun to watch them and try to help them out, I am SO glad I didn't let Dani convince me to volunteer to perform. Yarg.
- posted by Laura @ 10:34 AM

 
Rude

You know what I hate? When people schedule a meeting for me to attend, at a time when I already have a meeting. The way Outlook works, you can see if a person is free during the requested time or not. A lot of people ignore that, and just figure that you're going to prioritize their meeting over the one that was already in that time slot. The worst is when you decline the meeting, and they call you two minutes later to ask why. "Uh, because I already had a meeting at that time?" "Well, can't you skip that meeting and come to mine?"

Rude. I HATE rude.
- posted by Laura @ 2:00 PM

 
Screwy

Well that's screwy. I opened up Blogger, and in the process of logging in I forgot what I was going to blog about. Humph.

Today's biggest accomplishments: I plowed through 300+ work-related e-mails, and I figured out how I'm going to pay for Christmas.

21 days until we go to California!
- posted by Laura @ 11:21 AM

 
Journal Update

There's a new entry up for today.
- posted by Laura @ 5:54 PM

 
Weet

What a cool entry.
- posted by Laura @ 9:57 AM

 
New One

The house is falling apart. And what do I do? I write an entry about it.
- posted by Laura @ 4:30 PM

 
Geek

Can you tell I'm a geek? I love putting doodads on my sidebar (huh, does it take forever for this page to load?). Recently added (both because Sherry has 'em or had 'em on her blog) are my All Consuming book list, and my Stuff That's Going On list.

Ah, the trouble I get into while I'm waiting for Calvin so we can LEAVE for BREAKFAST.
- posted by Laura @ 10:59 AM

 
Breffast

We're getting ready to go to Calvin's mom's restaurant for breakfast. I have a jonesing for corned beef hash and eggs, which doesn't exactly jive with my diet. Hell, what diet? The "eat whatever I want and feel guilty about it" diet?

House work and grocery shopping on the agenda today. Calvin and I have an arrangement that he does the outside work, and I do the inside work. An arrangement I'm happy to have when it's 107 outside.
- posted by Laura @ 10:31 AM