Credit Card Roulette & Other Random Thoughts

Professional fonts:  Is it inappropriate to tell a co-worker that you don’t like their font and you think it’s unprofessional?  Blue, Arial 13.5 sized font in an email? Are you serious? 

Credit Card Roulette:  Last night at P.F. Changs we came up with a brilliant game called “Credit Card Roulette.”   Instead of having the waiter/waitress run 6-8 credit cards, hold up all of the cards, fan them out and have someone at a nearby table “pick a card, any card.” The winning card pays for the entire tab.  Sounds fun, huh? J

Wedding Season Nears The End:  Wedding season officially ends Saturday (congrats to Rach & Travis!).  It’s been fun, but 4 weddings, 6 bridal showers, 2 bachelorette parties, 2 rehearsal dinners and 2 bridesmaid dresses later... I’m ready to call it quits for a while.  My friends have been supportive (i.e. merciless).  Apparently, when I was attending yet another bachelorette party last week, one of my friends told my brothers “I wouldn’t be surprised if Jaime proposes to some random stranger.”  Thanks friends... I feel the love. 

Snowboarding Anyone?  In the lovely Inland Northwest, Opening Day for the much-anticipated snowboarding season typically coincides with Thanksgiving.  For you who are keeping a countdown... that’s 7 weeks from today. J

Quick FYI to my friends... this concert will be amazing.  I hope to see you there!

 ~Jaime

Layla Angulo in concert!

Layla Angulo is one of only a handful of women instrumentalists performing in the Latin Jazz genre; she may very well be the only female saxophonist/composer of authentic Latin and Afro/Peruvian Jazz in the world today.   With the release of two Latin Jazz CDs, and an intensely loyal and growing fan base, Layla and her band create a thrilling musical experience wherever they perform.  This is one you don’t want to miss!

Layla Angulo

Saturday, September 23, 2006

8:00 p.m.

CenterStage Theatre

1017 W. 1st Ave

Spokane, WA 99201

Tickets are $15 in advance / $20 at the door

http://ticketswest.rdln.com/EventDetails.aspx?evt=49821 

For more information, please see the following websites:
Layla’s Website <http://www.layla-angulo.com/>
Layla’s MySpace <http://www.myspace.com/laylaangulo>
CenterStage MySpace <http://www.myspace.com/spokanecenterstage>

I hope to see you there~!

~Jaime

Wedding countdown... 3 days...

My sister has been negligent on posting... perhaps it's because she's the bride. :)

The wedding is in 3 days.  I just had heart failure because I remembered something about how I was supposed to pick up the groom's ring in Spokane.  Luckily, my wiser, smarter, mom with a better memory has it all taken care of.  My brother Bryan is now the ring bearer.... at least from Spokane to Maple Valley until it is entrusted to a five year old.  The five year old is probably a safer bet than giving it to me.

The Bachelorette Party is tonight.  We're going to listen to live jazz at this great place over here that came highly recommended.  At least all the girls get to laugh and relax prior to the big day.

I have been assigned the two tasks of making sure everything is taken care of for hair and tulling.  Important wedding tasks.  I feel needed. :)

People have started to arrive... Annere is here from South Africa... my aunt and uncle from Oklahoma recently arrived in the great Northwest... so fun...

My cell phone has been ringing off the hook...

Everything is coming together... I hope. :)

I'm going to bid adieu for now...

~~~ the maid of honor

The importance of stress...

Stress:  Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something.

When I was 8 years old, my mother signed me and my sister up for piano lessons.  My sister took lessons for a few years before dropping out; it just wasn't her thing.  I, on the other hand, stuck with it until I was 18.  I fell into the middle category of musical students... not horrible... but also not a child prodigy (perhaps if I had practiced more instead of being distracted by social activities... but that is another story).

I used to drive my teacher crazy... I just couldn't seem to put the proper emphasis (or stress) on the correct notes.  I didn't get the feel of the music.  My timing was off.  I couldn't seem to grasp the importance of certain sections, musical phrasing; I stressed the wrong notes.

I realized earlier today... that I'm facing the same problem.  If life is a melody, then I'm allowing myself to stress the wrong notes.  Instead of a beautiful, calming rhythm... I'm anxious and disjointed.   This aura of stress is affecting me... and others in my life.

Perhaps it's time to retreat into quiet reflection.... to take time for those things that relax my soul... to place the emphasis on the right notes.

Six Things About Me...

Here's the rules: Once you are tagged, you must post six things about yourself which are either weird, unusual, habitual, or are just plain fun to hear about (and true!).

So here they are in no particular order:

1)  I love writing poetry, but I RARELY allow anyone to read it.  It's something very personal to me... a type of therapy I guess.  My favorite poem, was written about a year ago... after a very confusing relationship left me in a state of turmoil.  Perhaps someday I'll let people read it... but... probably not.

2)  I hate carnations with a passion.  I will always think of them as the "cheap" flower... something a guy buys a girl when he's trying to look good but isn't willing to spend money on decent flowers.

3)  I am deathly afraid of sharks.  For some unknown reason my parents allowed me to watch JAWS as a kid.  I had nightmares for years.  After about 10 minutes in the Ocean... I wimp out and head for shore.

4)  When I get really nervous, I smile, laugh, and twitch a lot.  In fact, the more nervous I get, the louder I get.  It's a bad cycle, and occasionally, I have to leave a room, just to calm myself down.

5)  I get teased for this all the time, but I studied mime in high school.  I loved all the nuances... learning about how each part of the body represents and communicates different things non-verbally.  I get really picky watching people in dramas and on stage who do things "wrong." 

6)  If I'm going out with a guy... I always "google" him first.  I typically find some great information.  Once I found a family website complete with photos.  I've also found sports statistics from high school & college.... and photos from when someone was on a debate team.  LUV Google. *smiles*

Okay.... that's it.  Now it's your turn~ :)