AGOL, the New Spice Girl!

Self-portraits are never easy especially when you've given yourself less than 15 minutes to take pictures before leaving for work and hoping for one good shot. Last time I posted pics of me were from May after my UK trip comparing my before and after tan. (Have to rethink the lipstick color with this hair. Hmm.) Red hasn't been my hair color for 10 years! Not good picture day when you feel blah. Good, bad, ugly or indifferent - I promised a picture.

Here I am as the new Spice Girl...Cayenne. Ha!


Walked into work and felt conspicuous with the new hair. Received warm compliments immediately which was great. Didn't have time to bask in them thanks to a pressurized schedule which I was able to manage through somehow.

The biggest waste of my time was facilitating (read babysitting) a training for over a half dozen individuals on new equipment from the Nemesis Vendor sales rep. I am sure he loved it when I corrected him on his obvious faux pas on one of the functions. I only knew the answer thanks to the service tech from last week who explained it to me. He weathered another impromptu training on the other side of the building. He's coming back on Wednesday.

Tried to complete some user testing on our financial application but didn't receive additional information and permissions on time. That is my first task tomorrow when my portion is due...of course. Sometimes I like a little pressure cooker action.

Left work a little early to take care of Cabal before being picked up by Myrna for dinner. (She's been enjoying her role as houswife lately; her blood pressure went down considerably as a result.) We set out to try this new Chinese restaurant up the road from me which was recommended by Kim. Need to test it out first before meeting Kristey there next week with the rest of the gals.

Tonight at dinner Myrna pushed a simply wrapped lavender package across the table to me and apologized that it wasn't wrapped like AGOL gifts. In it contained the dragonfly necklace with the thin black velvet ribbon chain I had admired in the shop where I bought my stepmother's gifts a couple of weeks ago. She said that she knew I had to have it after seeing my face light up when I saw it the first time. I ended up not getting it, but she went back after she dropped me back off at my apartment. What a great friend to have in your life. I am so lucky that I have a trove of them.



Back home to play with Cabal and watch last season's finale of Heroes before next week's season premiere. Ooh, I can't wait. It is one of the few television shows that is exciting to watch...It's almost 11:30pm and I'm starting to feel like Old Spice. I'd better get some Z's...

AGOL, the New Spice Girl!

Oodles of Googles

Google can turn anyone into an Attention-Ho and that includes me! For someone who avoids attention, I sure am heading into it. Look what I discovered when I googled Sarah Sprinkles:



The results startled me. I wasn't expecting a picture of my youtube entry. Once I got over the shock, I thought it was really neat. So what does an Attention-Ho do? IM her buddies and ask them to google her. Yup. My friends were good sports and loved it.

Work kept me busy today especially when Bridget was out most of the day and worked from home so she could take care of her son. My boss was occupied as well and didn't demand a lot. It was a good day to be at work. Busy with not a whole lot of demands.

Tawny IM'ed me and told me that she "swirled, tapped and buffed" her mother with the BareMinerals make-up. I haven't heard those words in a while. I love the make-up and have not regretted my switch to it at all.

Most of my evening at home was spent troubleshooting something on my computer that I installed. I read page after page of possible errors and solutions on their online forum and found one plausible answer. It actually worked! Let's see if it sticks. I'll let you know later. Sometimes being geeky pays off. Just ask Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.


Leaving you with a joke I made up this morning as I was making my hot tea:

Q - What did Earl Grey say to Jasmine when he was courting her?
A - Don't be Chai, dear!

Oodles of Googles

Montezuma 2012

Yummy shocked me this morning by posting my Self-Portrait youtube entry on his blog. Like I told him in an e-mail, there is a difference between quietly putting it out there and sending fireworks to see it. Good thing I love fireworks.

After working through my initial panic, I collected myself and realized that it is all good. I thanked Yummy properly. What will happen when I start populating the site with video clips with me talking live in it? That is the whole will point, to be seen and considered for proper things.

Had a rousing lunch with T&J and John from work and Jill (formerly of work) at Macaroni Grill. I thought the car ride was going to kill me with laughter. Wits were being sharpened to rapier points on each other. Once we arrived, our waiter took forever in serving us and getting us our bill. It's not like we are executives who can get away with having two-hour lunches. On the bright side, it gave John and I time to decide whether the waiter belonged to his family. It was difficult to discern whether he flew a rainbow flag or not.

When the bill finally came and we left, Jeff had to stop and get some fuel for the car. AND THEN...we got stuck in line off our highway exit. Yup, two-hour lunch. The car ride back was pure comedy. I laughed so hard I couldn't see.

Tawny bribed me by offering to accompany me to babyshower shopping after our walk tomorrow morning so I could go to the second to last showing of 2012 (Montezuma's Last Prophecy) tonight. It is another play by the artists at the Cigar Factory. It had the following elements: virgin sacrifices, aliens and a giant tequila worm eating everything at the end. Our other friends met us there and we all enjoyed that tequila worm. For a low-budget production, it was entertaining with its bizarre story line and the drumming music that accompanied the play.

Virgin sacrifices being carted in.


Montezuma killing and eventually disembowling one virgin sacrifice.


Mayan calendar lifts to reveal an alien.


One giant tequila worm devours all the inhabitants at the end.


Bummed a ride home with Kathy and Jaime. I couldn't wait to get home for a shower and a mug of warm milk to help me sleep. Have to get up at 4:30am which right now will be in three hours. Caffeine might have to be fed me intravenously. It's going to be busy Saturday.

Montezuma 2012

Self-Portrait

A Self-Portrait by Sarah Sprinkles

Self-Portrait