Odd Encounter

On Saturday I was standing on a crowded 4/5 subway platform waiting for a train. As usual, I was minding my own business and ignoring everything going on around me. Suddenly, I heard a voice say "PwC?" directly in front of me, I looked up right into the eyes of a passing man (most likely with a very confused look on my face), who was completely decked out in winter wear from fluffy coat to boots to a cap on his head and a scarf hiding the lower part of his face - - - and didn't recognize him. As the man continued walking away, he kept looking at me and then clearly said the name of my client, in a slightly questioning way. Not sure how to respond, I just nodded to which he smiled and walked out of my sight.

It was an extremely odd moment.

I still have no idea who that man was or how on earth he knew who I am! To be honest, I'm a little creeped-out by it.

How many of you are there out there?

Too many of me . . .

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 188 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

'Brenda' is the 67th most popular name in the U.S.

In dire need of a change

Sometimes you know how you feel like you are in a rut?

I've felt like that for a while now. I'm about to get a hair cut . . . and I am starting to stress about it - - - BIG TIME!!! My appointment is for 6:30 today. I know it is what I want but I am a bit, okay a TON nervous! About seven years ago I cut 24 inches off my hair and didn't even flinch. Now I am only going to get a trim and layers cut in and I am stressing out.

I'm so ready for a change but I'm a bit worried I chose the wrong one . . .

Odd feeling

I've never been the sole occupant of a subway car before - - - especially during rush hour - - - felt a bit like I was breaking a rule or something to be all alone in this city!

We Won!

I participated in a group scavenger hunt for a work social and my team WON!!!

Our "Crazy Team Photo":

Even Here

Growing up in a small town it was common to see notes such as this posted on the doors of local businesses, however I never expected to find one in the great city of New York!
The frozen yogurt and fresh fruit were delicious and definitely worth the wait!

Spider

I think I am scared of spiders but this one looked interesting. I find it strange that some spiders choose to make their homes near water, I would think something more solid would be more appealing. More pretty flowers

Out of the Ordinary (for me)

I'm not much for video games but Karaoke Revolution has proven to be a great stress relief, so periodically I will participate. Pretty much my favorite part is actually creating the characters . . . its kind of like playing dress-up . . .

Anyway, since this is most likely a once-in-a-life-time event, figured I would let you all know that I joined Kim for a duet and we performed so well as to earn a perfect score! (Kim manages this quite frequently on her own, but for me, well its more than a little miracle.) Yes, that would be our facsimiles' celebrating a perfect execution of Material Girl. Amazing, huh?

A Case of Mistaken Identity

Without ever signing up for any of those on-line dating services, I had the opportunity to see what it would be like . . . and now I think it is the craziest thing people ever do!

It began early this morning, while I was working, an instant message from my work email account popped up on the laptop screen, sent by someone whom I didn't recognize. Not knowing what it might be, I opened it and was confronted with a message in Spanish. It was at this moment that I realized that the sender was from the Mexico City office. I saw "hola Brenda" and everything else was unrecognizable to me. I asked Kevin to try to read it (he claims a limited knowledge from high school Spanish class) and we realized that I was erroneously contacted. I replied (in English) that I thought he must have made a mistake. He apologized profusely (this time in my language, though not perfect) and I told him it wasn't a problem. This evolved into an online conversation that made the next couple hours of my Saturday at work a bit more interesting.

I discovered that I have absolutely no interest in ever participating in online dating! Not to give the wrong impression, this guy was nice and fairly interesting (barring the communication issue) and didn't seem to be creepy. But, well - it just seemed strange. This character thought that it was appropriate to ask my age and relationship status! Felt like I was passing out a bit too much information to someone whom I had never looked in the eye. I mean for real, can you really trust someone just by what they write? It would be so easy to embellish the truth or to even brush excessively important details under the rug. Also, it didn't feel like I was communicating with a real person because I hadn't heard his voice or seen his face. The worst part was due to the fact that I am sure he had to use a translation website to understand what I was saying. Oh well. It was interesting. I did have the self-respect to refuse to pass out my phone number, but I slipped with the Facebook thing (never really connected before that once someone knows your name they can easily find you!) Chalk it up to experience and move on, . . . I guess.