Heading to San Francisco!

I'm leaving in about two minutes for the airport to head to San Fran for the same tradeshow I went to last year. I am very excited though very sad at the same time. My sister is about to give birth to her twins any day now and I really want to be here when they come. But I know they will obviously be here when I get back. I am secretly hoping they wait until I get back! My sister would kill me if she heard me say that! :) Have a great week and a blog will come soon after my return!

-KTEB

Be Careful of This Email...

Just a friendly warning--- be careful. don't click if you get this email. Have a good day-
kteb

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8901

Users of Google's Blogger, a free blog publishing tool, are the targets of the latest phishing email campaign:


The text of the message couldn't be simpler, and the embedded link that brings the user to the phishing page withstands a cursory glance since it begins with the google.com domain. TrendLabs' experts took the trouble to investigate and discovered that the phishing site is hosted on a remote site.

The phishing site resembles the real one, but I think regular users could tell that something is different. Unfortunately, it's probable that most of them would think that Google is behind the change.

In any case, when emails requesting you to update any type of account come your way, it pays to be extra careful and do a little search on the legitimate site regarding the issue in question instead of following the link.

new painting... stress free...

i painted this yesterday as part of my "hang with myself day". i had a day to myself and it was awesome. i slept late. went shopping. went for a run. cleaned my room. and painted this. it just started and i kept going with it. it started out with the black tree and i kept adding to it. i didn't like it when i got up from it, but came back to it after work this afternoon and now i like it.

painting for me is so calming. this one helped me just let go of everything stressful in my life (not that i have much stress). but with each stroke, it was a release of something worrisome or unhappy in my life. it's such an easy way to be stress free and the result: something you can enjoy!

-kteb

lent- i'm giving it up

but i will not complain. i've decided to give up a major vice of mine, fried food. when someone asks me what my last meal would be i usually tell them french fries. i cannot say no to a french fry. it's pretty sad. so for lent, i have decided to give up fried foods. it's going to be a challenge, but i'm hoping it's going to make me a bit healthier. i will keep you updated.

i usually give up something during lent and it's usually something like sweet tea (or at least when i lived in SC), but i also always intend to just be a better person all around. however, a day in, and i've already failed ( i made fun of someone earlier, many times). but she kind of deserved it. that's besides the point. it would be cool if everyone could take a second (or 40 days) to do something to make a more positive impact on the world around them. i wonder if it would be one of those things that could have a long-lasting affect? it makes me think of that tv-show, flash forward, where everyone passes out for two minutes, and they have a flash forward. if that happened, i think it would be cooler to just wake up a better person. instead of having a flash forward, it would just be a reflection and everyone just wakes up a better person.

i wish everyone well in this lenten season and hope you have a wonderful day.

p.s. my sister is still pregnant. very pregnant. being preggers with twins, we thought she would have them earlier than her due date, but they're still hanging in there. i guess they need a little more baking time. but we are all very excited for them to get here. i just hope it's not while i am in san francisco.

-kteb

i don't call boys by their names...

it's just something i do. i've realized that i don't ever refer to boys i talk about by their names when i am talking to friends or someone who isn't them. recently i was talking to my cousin and i was talking about a few different guys... there was pharmy (a guy who is a pharmacist), dentist boy, the comedian, Chicago (where this one lived), and potential (yes, i actually referred to someone as potential). i think it's hilarious and was just wondering if anyone else does this or if it is just me being weird me.

i have officially declared boston meteorologists the worst in the country. or i have decided that anyone can be a meteorologist. go outside, tell us if it's cold or not, then predict some sort of weather for the next couple of hours and you are officially a weatherman(woman). granted, the system that moved through DC this week was pretty intense, but aren't they supposed to know if the storm is going to die down and not be as intense by the time it gets here. aren't there barometers to measure atmospheric pressures or something. the whole state was in a panic because we were supposed to get so much snow... blah, blah. so most of us stayed home from work afraid that we would get stuck at work if the snow was really going to be that bad. well, i woke up, there were snow flakes. then is stopped. then there was heavier snow. it melted as it hit surfaces. then it stopped. there was more towards the end of the day and into the night. total accumulation less than 1 inch. i'm not complaining. it was nice to work from home for a day, but it was just a little ridiculous to call off schools, work and other events because of the snowpocalypse. it's boston. we are used to snow storms and it's winter. it happens. so i've decided i'm starting my own weather station. please send applications if you are interested in becoming a weatherman(woman). requirements: breathing, sense of humor, a smile and an umbrella.

-kteb

the blind date... the article

back in january i signed up to go on a blind date through the Boston Globe. well, i went on the date and it was fun. the guy, kyle, was really nice and we've hung out a few times since. he's a stand-up comedian- fitting, right? well the article ran in the Boston Globe magazine on Sunday. it's hilarious. so i share with you here... enjoy.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2010/02/07/funny_people/

FEBRUARY 7, 2010 COVER
Her ideal match: A guy that can make her laugh

Says she’s a catch because: She likes to make people smile and doesn’t take life too seriously.

Kyle Ploof, 23, Comedian

Last book he read: Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin

His perfect date: Steers clear of any foods that might affect the possibility of a good-night kiss

7:30 p.m. Stephanie’s on Newbury, Back Bay

All Joking Aside Kyle: I was nervous I’d get paired with someone super-serious just to throw me off. I’ve seen it happen on dating shows.

Katie: I took the T in, and I was nervous it was going to break down or run into another train.

Kyle: I was 10 minutes early. She was running late but called the restaurant to give me a heads-up, which was cool.

Katie: He was tall, cute, and well-dressed. I was wearing tall boots, but he has almost a full foot on me.

Kyle: She was cute and well-dressed.

Make ‘Em Squirm Kyle: I was surprised by how calm she was. She didn’t seem like she took herself too seriously.

Katie: When he told me he was a stand-up comedian, I felt pressure to be extra funny. But I’m pretty humorous.

Kyle: We have a very similar sense of humor, where making other people uncomfortable amuses us. We both love comedy and Dave Matthews.

Katie: I was mostly interested in how he got into stand-up. I’ve wanted to get into improv for a while now. He told me I’d probably be good at it.

Kyle: I felt comfortable from the get-go. We were proud we kicked awkwardness to the curb.

Katie: The first question I asked him was why he signed up for this. He told me if anything, it was going to be good material for his next show.

Kyle: I thought she was great when I told her I could be using the date for possible material and she was like: “Awesome!” I probably won’t, though. Great material only comes from train wrecks of situations.

Katie: After telling him how much I hated the song “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus, he shamelessly told me he was a fan of it.

Kyle: Don’t let anyone tell you they don’t like that song. They’re either a liar or a terrorist.

Katie: I think we were into each other. He told me I’d have to come check out one of his shows, and I plan to.

Kyle: We cracked each other up all night.

The Afterparty Kyle: We went out drinking after the meal. It was Katie’s idea -- and I thought it was a good one. It was Friday, after all.

Katie: A couple of my friends were in the area and met up with us.

Kyle: We hugged goodbye. I was glad there wasn’t an awkward handshake-hug hybrid that all too often accompanies first dates.

Post-Mortem: Kyle says: A

Katie says: A

A Second Date? Katie: It may just happen.

Kyle: Only if she admits to rocking out to “Party in the USA.”