Office Kitty

Most Tuesdays aren't that interesting. Usually I have an interview or two and some writing to do. My phone rings a few times and my blessed Teal Room coworkers may have some funny stories to tell. On Tuesdays, I just do my work and head home for dinner, wine and bed time. But this Tuesday I had an extra special friend at work to keep me company!

Roxy the office kitty came with me to work this morning for her big modeling debut. She posed inside cat strollers and on perfectly white backdrops for the June pets feature. At first she was weary of flashing cameras and big, tall, scary stage lighting. But her Bengalness shined through beautifully. After a few minutes, and with some of lovely Meredeth's help, Roxy was a natural. And then, when the photo shoot was over, she insisted on walking around the office to meet everyone!

They say that Bengals are able to adapt well to new surroundings. True statement. Roxy had so much fun running around (attached to her pink sparkly harness of course) and sitting on people's laps. She also walked on key boards, looked at computer screens and even made a phone call or two! Just the typical stuff that office kittens do I guess....

Babies and Airplanes

I really don't like to travel. At least the airport part of traveling. I like going to new destinations, but I hate lugging around luggage and waiting in lines and taking off almost all of my clothes to go through security. But, once I'm on the plane, I think I like it. I usually have an array of gossip magazines to read and some good tunes to listen to. And then, once we are up in the air, I really like looking out over the clouds--it's such a cool view of the world.

Anyway, this weekend I traveled to Washington to meet my very first nephew. He was the cutest thing ever! And he's such a boy already. He makes all these little boy noises like deep grunts and gurgles. It's perfect. And along with meeting Sammy, I got to hang with Rachel.

Amidst the gossip magazines and Sam, I also realized that I always want to live places where I can't. I love the big trees in Washington. Sure, Minnesota has trees. But not big ones. These trees tower over little Pleasant Ville culd-a-sacs and always stay green. Even in winter...and it really shouldn't be winter anymore.

After a great trip (which included a super fun night at Gig's Harbor where we sipped alcoholic beverages and ate fried chicken tenders next to two old guys who were strumming the guitar) I am now back in Antarctica. Literally. It is snowing. On April 7th. That just isn't right....

Roxy the Bengal Cat!

Spring Break in Minnesota?

It's true that I have an unusual job. I spend hours running about the city, meeting people and attending events. But in addition to frolicking outside, MMGers also are forced to attend work parties. Yesterday around 2:30pm we headed to McMahon's Irish Pub on Lake Street (not the nicest part of town....). There, we drank free margaritas and enjoyed an assortment of snacks. But to make things interesting, we had a costume contest. I was too scared to dress up, but the designers had no problem at all. They came dressed as beach balls, wet T-shirt contest girls (fake parts included), and an assortment of drunken spring-breakers. In the end it was "Walter"--the 40-something, beer-bellied, drunken man who won the contest...too funny.

After talking to a few people, I've decided that though parties are fun, I think I'd rather see the hundreds of dollars spent on booze and food go into my salary amount rather than my mouth. But oh well...we write because we love it.

First Time for Everything

Well, after becoming overly aware that many fellow writers contribute to the blogsphere each day, I thought this would be the perfect place to throw in my two cents on life. I hope my blog can be a place to keep my far away family and friends updated on my daily life. And of course, I must give some of my first-blog-credit to my fiance, Aaron--a dedicated technology guru.

Enjoy!