Life of E's

A newly minted mechanical engineer describes disappointments and triumphs in her life

Friday, November 17, 2006

How good are peanut butter M&M's?

I work with 4 men, ages 50, 50, 45, and 29. One of the 50 year olds was at a social business meeting and someone gave him a pocket NFL schedule for all the teams, organized week by week. When he got to work the next day, he put it on my seat and I was so happy when I saw it. Everyone laughed about how that was a delightful surprise for me, but no one else in the office. Hehehe…

I'm currently in 7th place out of 12 teams in my fantasy football league. I have the 5th highest point total though. I have three games left before the playoffs and I think I have a good shot at making the top 4. I just need all my guys to stay healthy. Even if I don't make the top 4, we instated a new Polish Fantasy rule that the highest scorer of the non-playoff teams gets their entry fee back. My brothers formed the Polish Fantasy League with random relatives (dad, uncle, cousin-in-laws)and friends and last year, none of the Poles made the playoffs. I lobbied unsuccessfully for a guaranteed playoff spot to the highest scoring Polish team but that got shot down since the majority of the league is no longer Polish.

Another food to add to my “really good but not so good for you” foods is honey. My sweet potato soup called for it and I haven’t had it in forever. Mmmm. Honey.

I bought Halloween candy the weekend after when it was marked 50% off. Farmer Jack had one of my obscure favorites – peanut butter M&M’s on sale. They are so wonderful.

Why does the % sign go after the number but the $ sign comes before the number (for example, 50% and $50)?

I attempted an 8:45 mile on Wednesday but only got through about 5:30 before I was dying and had to stop. I was disappointed in myself but figure it’s just a matter of time before a new personal record is mine. In the meantime, I’ll just keep running those hard intervals. I felt really off. The 8:51 mile felt so great – everything about it was wonderful and nothing about Wednesday was good.

I found out that my church is buying a new grand piano.
http://www.steinway.com/boston/models.shtml
the GP-178. I am soooooooooo excited. I have been lusting after that specific piano since I was a teenager. I used to compete and perform (can you get any nerdier?) and I just adore Boston pianos. My choir directors promised that I’d be allowed to play it.

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