Thursday: The flight in to Atlanta was quick and our connection went smoothly. The second flight was not as smooth, we crossed a major front which made it a little bumpy, but we did get into Kansas City on time. My parents picked us up at the airport and then we went to pick up my dad and my tux. Unfortunately, my dad’s tux was not ready, so we will be driving back and forth to get things done. After a quick lunch, we came back to the Chez Benoit Senior. Hanging out was nice, talking, catching up and waiting for everyone to arrive for the evening’s informal gathering. My parents had about 30 people over to their house to start the wedding weekend off right. Good food, a little bit of adult beverages and great conversation with family and friends got everyone in the mood. I had a great time catching up with my uncles, aunts and cousins. It was also nice to meet all of Joanna and Matt’s friends. During the course of the evening, I had a chance to play with an iPhone. I learned that I was wise to pass on getting one right away. While it is very cool, I don’t think I could use it as a day to day device. It would make a good phone, but the close platform would make it difficult for me to maximize use of the device. Sorry about the tech interruption. Back to wedding stuff. So, last night was great, a lot of fun, a little stress and some planning. It is really hard to coordinate a wedding. I thought our wedding was hard to coordinate, but essentially everyone had to come to us to get information, here in Kansas City, everyone can do their own thing, which is kind of strange. Photos should come tonight, tomorrow morning at the latest.

Esther and I play this game from time to time. When we see a particularly masculine looking woman or a rather feminine looking man, we quickly ask the other “Mann oder Frau?”. The point of the game is not to poke fun at the target, but to try and determine their gender: Mann (German for Man) or Frau (German for woman)? We are getting ready to fly out to Kansas City for my sister’s wedding and airports are a great place to play.

Any weird inside games that you play?

CNN has a story about titled “New 7 wonders of the world named“. While it is fascinating and the list certainly contains attractions that I think are wonders of the world, including Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China, it doesn’t really capture the things that I think are the true 7 wonders of the world.

1. the Internet - Duh!
2. Esther’s cooking - So good you could hardly believe that a single woman could make all of it
3. Apple Inc. design - Simply put, they designed their way into wonder status
4. Quicksilver - the best launcher out there
5. David Allen’s Getting Things Done - The only way to organize your life.
6. Battlestar Galactica - The best sci fi ever!
7. Pitt State ‘01-’02 housing t-shirt

Thoughts?

I am going to post more. This past week has been good, I was a little stressed at work this week. The boss set a meeting on my calendar and didn’t really let me know what it was about except for a vague list. It wasn’t nearly as bad as I had thought, but the morning before I was really anxious, I don’t know why, but I was.

Anyway, I have been bitten by the golf bug. I went to the driving range with Clayton this afternoon and we hit a jumbo bucket of balls. It was a good time. I found how to correct for my slice (a ball that curves to the right), but it’s really hard to get it right and the posture is a little uncomfortable. Next time I got out golfing I’ll take the camera.

Tonight we are going over to our friends new houses. I will bring the camera, maybe a video or two!

Yesterday was my last day at CNU. It was busy, it was strange, it was oddly liberating. I had a crud load of work to get done before I was officially gone. I had to get my check out sheet signed, have my exit interview, go to another farewell lunch (not mine, another co-worker), and that was all before I actually got to work. When I arrived, I had several people wanting me to get last minute edits made. Ugh, that was trying. I really wanted to tell those people what was in my mind, unfortunately, those comments are not something I want my mother reading (Hi Mom!).

I spent most of the afternoon wandering around the campus trying to say goodbye to everyone that I have worked with in the past, but I soon realized that I would have to spend a couple of days to really reach everyone, and frankly I didn’t want to spend a few days doing that, that would have meant more time than I could have spent. Sorry if I didn’t get around to you.

So today, I went around to Human Resources at my new job and I have my new id card, parking pass and all the paperwork to show that I am gainfully employed. It was a busy day, time with human resources, finishing chores and then finally catching a flight to Kansas City.

The flight wasn’t direct, it was through Atlanta, but both flights were smooth and I think it finally time to retire for the evening.