Highlights of My Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. I'm an awful blogger these days. I'm posting slightly less often than Britney Spears gets her kids taken away. (Ba-dump-bump!) I'm posting slightly less often than Lindsey Lohan goes to rehab. (Ba-dump-BUMP!) I'm posting slightly less often than Hilary or Barack make up stories from prior times in their lives then get caught in the lies but stupid, unsuspecting voters continue to love them anyways. (Ba-DUMP-BUMP!) I'm posting slightly less often than a new celebrity baby is announced, leading me to wonder how these people can expect any modicum of privacy if they're out flashing their stories and bodies around for public purview. (I'm done now.)

So here are some highlights from the week that has just passed by...hope you enjoy the update!

Monday, March 31st

Rather uneventful, except that I came home dog tired and went to bed way early. Bo-ring! And then I was up half the night, sick. Ugh. I finally went to bed around 3:30 AM. My alarm, on Tuesday, went off at 4:30.

Tuesday, April 1st

Was supposed to go to Minneapolis for my monthly meeting with that airport's management/union/independent leadership. Hmm. Guess where I actually went? Any guesses? No? St. Louis. St. Freaking Louis. Seriously. Due to heavy flight loads and being a lowly non-revenue-paying airline employee, I got bumped from my direct flight to a connection through - you guessed it! - St. Louis. (It may be useful to note here that when I travel for business, I do so with a confirmed seat, unlike the standby routine we go through when flying for personal reasons.) Upon arrival in St. Louis, I was offered $300 to get off my flight to MSP. After patiently explaining to the less-than-observant agent that I can't accept money for my seat since I'M AN EMPLOYEE (SEE MY BADGE!!!), I learned that even if I succeeded in getting on the oversold flight from STL to MSP, it was leaving at such a delayed time that I'd get to MSP approximately 5 minutes before the end of the two hour meeting that it's my job to facilitate. Joy. Happy, happy, joy. Shit.

Luckily for me, the wonderful manager of the St. Louis Admiral's Club set me up with a meeting room, a speaker phone to dial in, and a computer to get to the agenda and other notes I was expecting to get copies of upon arriving in MSP. (Thank you, wonderful manager. You rock.) We got through the meeting (which was also a training opportunity for me, as a new internal consultant was accompanying me to MSP to observe the meeting and what I do as a part of it - ironically, he got on the direct flight and actually made it there) and after a tasty lunch at Chili's, I headed back to my gate to come back to Dallas.

Oh, I should also note that the not-so-observant agent was also not-so-competent and couldn't get me rebooked to go back to Dallas - she could only cancel my flight to MSP. After trying to convince me that it probably wouldn't be all bad if I just went to MSP so I could take my original flight back to DFW from MSP. I. Don't. Think. So. In any case, a coworker back at the farm in DFW who has actually mastered basic SABRE commands got me a mid-afternoon flight back home. Thank you, back-at-the-farm wonderful coworker.

The great news of this day was that there was an equipment change on my flight home to a 767. 767 are awesome planes. Especially when a nice agent who knows you've had kind of a crappy day jacks with the upgrade list and puts you in a first class seat. With a fully reclining seat. Fully reclining. With pillow AND blanket. Ah, joy. Pure joy. And, at last, sleep.

When I got home, we watched the last episode of Jericho; a week later than it actually aired. Sniff. Sniff. I'm so pissed-sad-mad-bummed that CBS again canceled this show. Stupid CBS.

And ya know what? After all of that mess back on Tuesday, it has just now occurred to me on Saturday that Tuesday was April Fool's Day. I guess going to STL instead of MSP was God's idea of a joke on me!

Wednesday, April 2nd

Umm...nothing really eventful to note. Except a television event that CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE. Ok, maybe that's an exaggeration. Slight.

Let's just call it....

A TELEVISION EVENT THAT CHANGED MY WEEK AND
MADE ME DELIGHTFULLY HAPPY.

We DVR everything...and so on Wednesday night, we watched some of the shows we had taped from Monday night. And among them, How I Met Your Mother.

Brace yourselves, folks. This is AWESOME. Now, turn on your volume and scroll down to watch this YouTube video:

OH. MY. GOD. CBS, I forgive you. You've redeemed yourself. I'm still pissed over Jericho, but bringing back my Doogie for a brief visit with Barney? Oh, life is now complete.

Thursday, April 3rd

Nothing to report. Kinda boring day. Went shopping after work and bought a bunch of new clothes. That's all.

Friday, April 4th

Hosted a Relay for Life event at work that raised a decent amount of money and then judged a debate tournament in the late afternoon and evening. Came home and enjoyed a wonderful late night meal of Burger King. Yes, that's noteworthy.

Saturday, April 5th

Judged a debate tournament. Had a student tell me that I was the spitting image of Tina Fey. I laughed and said that the only other celeb I'd ever been compared to is Jennifer Love Hewitt, and that was nearly ten years ago when she was known for Party of Five. Personally, I'd rather look like Audrey Hepburn.

How about you decide, dear readers.

Tina Fey, now........................Tiffany Aller, now

Jennifer Love Hewitt, then................Tiffany Lewis, then

Audrey Hepburn................Wannabe

And that brings us up to date...welcome to my weekend! Hope you all are doing well!

Tiffany

Support Relay for Life

Hi, everyone!

It's not often that I come to others to ask for support - in fact, the last time I participated in a fundraising event, I was in college! - but I'm posting today to ask for your support in reaching my fundraising goal for Relay for Life.

Cancer kills thousands of people every year - and I'll bet that all of you have been affected in some way by someone in your family or circle of friends. I've been asked to lead a team for my company, American Airlines, and in doing so, am participating as a walker in Relay for Life myself.

The big event is from 6 PM to 6 AM on April 18th and 19th in Euless, Texas. I'll be there with my teammates, keeping someone on the track continuously for the 12-hour event.

But before that big event, I need your support in raising money, through Relay for Life, for the American Cancer Society. Even donations of $1 or $5 can help the ACS work towards finding a cure for cancer so that we can stop losing our friends and family to this terrible disease.

To support me in relay for life, please visit my personal page here.

Thank you for your consideration and support!

Tiffany

Thursday Thirteen #14

Hi, ya'll! This week, I'll be continuing with another idea from my husband, and giving you...


THIRTEEN PLACE TO VISIT IN TEXAS

1. South Padre Island - been there; want to go again. BEACH!
2. Austin - I've driven through many times; I've even spent a weekend on the UT campus teaching a leadership course. But I've never gone to Austin just to see Austin!
3. Houston - I've driven through and flown through, but there's got to be more to Houston than that, right? I think I'll let Kristen show me around in May when we spend a day down there watching my Philadelphia Phillies face off against the Astros.
4. El Paso - I want to see if my memory is correct: I took a train through El Paso to Arizona (from Chicago) when I was a little kid, and all I remember is barbed wire - surely, this city has more than a fence on the border - so I want to go see.
5. Big Bend National Park - out in west Texas, this park is the size of Rhode Island. I'm not kidding. Definitely on the list.
6. Midland and
7. Odessa - Oil towns, west Texas, doesn't seem exciting, does it? But I think it would be fascinating to at least visit.
8. Fredericksburg - The home of bed and breakfasts and museums - sounds like the perfect weekend trip!
9. Galveston - I spent about 6 hours on Galveston Island over Christmas break and need more time there! It's a beautiful and intriguing area. I'd like to go see during Mardi Gras.
10. College Station - I spent a weekend there a few years ago, but didn't really see much. My husband lived there for a year and loved it. That means it's a must-do!
11. San Antonio - I've spent a bit of time in San Antonio, exploring the Alamo and Riverwalk area, but I'd like to spend more time looking at "less visited" areas.
12. Corpus Christi - Chris lived here for a couple years and although we've driven through together, we haven't had time to go down so he can show me around properly. I'm looking forward to it!
13. East Texas - camping! We were supposed to do this for my birthday, and ended up painting and laying hardwood on our stairs instead. So...it's time to reschedule!

And there you have it! And I actually did it on Thursday this time! No Linky this week - just leave me a comment!! :-)

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I.DID.IT.

I've been such a disgraceful slacker this year, but I finally caught up with a project. My book review blog is now UP TO DATE! I was seventeen books behind as of today, but they are all now blogged on, and appropriately backdated.

You really should go read.

Read and Release: Tiffany's Tomes.

YAY!

Stolen Fun MeMe

Ok, I was just out checking on Lisa's blog to see if she'd posted on whether she might take off this week for Manic Monday with the holiday and all and found this really cute MeMe that I'm going to post for your viewing pleasure. Steal away!

What color is your bra? White

Do you straighten your hair everyday? No. I curl it most work days.

Do you worry about the size of your boobs? Ugh.

What’s your favorite girly magazine? Um...no idea.

Would you kill for chocolate? Is it GERTRUDE HAWK? If so, yes. Hell, yes. Repeatedly.

Jeans or Skirts? Depends on mood/setting.

Do you wear clothes/shoes/jewelry that’s uncomfortable? If I have to.

Did you ever spend all day/night getting pretty for a guy? Does Prom count?

Did you ever cry during a romantic movie? Yes. Let's blame hormones.

Would you leave the house without makeup on? I do on nearly a daily basis. I'm not so much the makeup type.

Do you consider making out “unladylike”? Yes. Most definitely. Not just unladylike, but also unseemly. But that's just in public. In my own house, with no one around, I'll do what I damn well please.

On a scale of 1-10, how fun is shopping? 0. Hate it.

Are you spoiled? My husband is good to me. :-)

Do you think lip gloss is the best? The best at what? For what? With what?

Do you freak out if you miss your favorite show? That's why God invented DVRs.

Do you yell a lot? If I'm yelling, chances are it's at (a) the idiot in front of my on the freeway, (b) the Democrat ticking me off on TV, or (c) my mother on the phone. Otherwise, no.

How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? Depends on what I'm getting ready for. Typical work day? 40 minutes, tops, including shower and breakfast. Big-time kinda day...up to 90 minutes.

Do you wear sweatpants/pajama pants to school/work? Yeah, right. I work for the largest airline in the world, in the corporate office with VPs in my wing. That would go over like a LEAD BALLOON!

Accessories make the outfit; true or false? Eh.

Is pink truly the best color in the entire universe? Gross.

Lip gloss a must? I do believe that the last time I actually work lip gloss was middle school and it was Bonnie Bell. So no, definitely not a must.

Status? Is this like when people used to type "A/S/L" in chat rooms back in the mid 90s?

Have you ever dressed unlike yourself to impress a guy? Sure.

Do you often wish there was something you could change about yourself? Yes.

Gold or silver? Silver or white gold. (I'm going to leave Lisa's answer, because it's perfect.)

The guy that you like/love/whatever, what does his name begin with? A letter. Duh.

Do you dress up too much for holidays? For church, yes and always. For dinner afterwards, I've learned not to, although it still makes me a bit uncomfortable to sit down to a holiday dinner in jeans.

Do you like wearing dresses? Yes, at times.

Do you write a lot of mushy love poems? The last time I even attempted a poem was junior year of high school.

What makeup could you not live without? The only makeup I wear regularly is mascara.