Woke up this morning, half listening to the 6.30 news, and the first words I really heard were 'conservative, divisive' and I KNEW exactly what had happened - never mind that I didn't hear the words Vatican or Pope, but I knew Ratzinger had been elected. I won't be converting anytime soon then, after Benedict XVI got elected. I didn't think I would say it, but John Paul II and his variety of social conscience conservatism almost seems a golden age now LOL.
I know, I know, far too early to give judgement on Benedict's papacy, but almost everything the 'experts' had on their ticksheet for the next pope has been ignored. Traditional values check, but he is not Italian nor from the developing world, he has been a Vatican politician for the past twenty years, rather than any recent 'pastoral' experience, he is the oldest pope elected in a hundred years, he doesn't have a reputation as a uniter, he has said rude things about the other Christian denominations. He does appear to be a pretty good political campaigner though, I guess he has consolidated his base over the years of John Paul's illnesses. Not wishing him ill, but possibly won't be the longest papacy...
Work was good today, in a weird kind of way. Had the current team 'break up' lunch thing, had enough food to cushion the (limited) alcohol I had, was a damned hot day though and hmm me with the stuffed shirt and tie thing, hotter than I could have been - damn my dress code LOL. The morning was normal, by the way, taking phone calls, doing orders as usual. Got back to the office after lunch and was on the phones for twenty minutes before the boss put me on coffee making duty - plunger coffee, so has to take it's own sweet time...
Got a 'thanks love' out of LD for it, which of course made it all worthwhile lol, but was weird being asked to do the job - lol, of course, being out of the phone queue I jumped at the chance :)
And then had a Pepsi Max during the first meeting with my new team. Blah blah blah, fair but firm, blah blah blah, processes, and all the while my caffeine versus alcohol battle in my body is going on quite merrily LOL. Always love being overcaffeined, lol, if that is a word... the thing is that my coffee cup is big enough for three normal cups, so with a full cup it's a lot of coffee.
The CD of today on the train back home was Billy Joel's Greatest Hits. Just thought I would mention it for two reasons - one, do you know the scene in Bridget Jone's Diary where she is in her bed with pajamas on, belting out I Will Survive or some other feminist anthem? Well, a few years ago now, when I was back in Wellington, I think I had the male version of that, but just to Piano Man LOL :) Secondly, the CD reminds me of K and I's drive down to New York City. Had it belting out while driving through Joisey, Garden State :) good memories, and earlier that day, first time that I had Tim Bits from Tim Hortons - yum.
Just going to that site lol makes me drool, mmm double double :) you Canadians, any of you out there, now what I'm talking about LOL
Full Metal Jacket on at the moment - my personal fave Vietnam movie. Apocalypse Now is a better movie, and it is SET in Vietnam, but it isn't really about the war, is it? I remember the first time I watched it, sleepover at a friend's place, in between the Axis and Allies, and Warhammer 40K, there was video watching, and this was one of them :)
Later peeps
Pauly
I know, I know, far too early to give judgement on Benedict's papacy, but almost everything the 'experts' had on their ticksheet for the next pope has been ignored. Traditional values check, but he is not Italian nor from the developing world, he has been a Vatican politician for the past twenty years, rather than any recent 'pastoral' experience, he is the oldest pope elected in a hundred years, he doesn't have a reputation as a uniter, he has said rude things about the other Christian denominations. He does appear to be a pretty good political campaigner though, I guess he has consolidated his base over the years of John Paul's illnesses. Not wishing him ill, but possibly won't be the longest papacy...
Work was good today, in a weird kind of way. Had the current team 'break up' lunch thing, had enough food to cushion the (limited) alcohol I had, was a damned hot day though and hmm me with the stuffed shirt and tie thing, hotter than I could have been - damn my dress code LOL. The morning was normal, by the way, taking phone calls, doing orders as usual. Got back to the office after lunch and was on the phones for twenty minutes before the boss put me on coffee making duty - plunger coffee, so has to take it's own sweet time...
Got a 'thanks love' out of LD for it, which of course made it all worthwhile lol, but was weird being asked to do the job - lol, of course, being out of the phone queue I jumped at the chance :)
And then had a Pepsi Max during the first meeting with my new team. Blah blah blah, fair but firm, blah blah blah, processes, and all the while my caffeine versus alcohol battle in my body is going on quite merrily LOL. Always love being overcaffeined, lol, if that is a word... the thing is that my coffee cup is big enough for three normal cups, so with a full cup it's a lot of coffee.
The CD of today on the train back home was Billy Joel's Greatest Hits. Just thought I would mention it for two reasons - one, do you know the scene in Bridget Jone's Diary where she is in her bed with pajamas on, belting out I Will Survive or some other feminist anthem? Well, a few years ago now, when I was back in Wellington, I think I had the male version of that, but just to Piano Man LOL :) Secondly, the CD reminds me of K and I's drive down to New York City. Had it belting out while driving through Joisey, Garden State :) good memories, and earlier that day, first time that I had Tim Bits from Tim Hortons - yum.
Just going to that site lol makes me drool, mmm double double :) you Canadians, any of you out there, now what I'm talking about LOL
Full Metal Jacket on at the moment - my personal fave Vietnam movie. Apocalypse Now is a better movie, and it is SET in Vietnam, but it isn't really about the war, is it? I remember the first time I watched it, sleepover at a friend's place, in between the Axis and Allies, and Warhammer 40K, there was video watching, and this was one of them :)
Later peeps
Pauly
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