Tuesday, August 28, 2007

check, check, ch-check it out

world stats...

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the age of miracles hadn't passed

spent the last weekend with the whole family minus bryan. we all were watching grace play volleyball. as per usual... our hotel room was the "party place" ....with beer up the..., well, lots of it. these are those nights when you have so much fun, but looking back, nothing really stands out as being the cause of it.

this morning, i walked to city hall, way on the other side of this side of the river. the walking in a city is most of why i wanted to move to a metropolis to begin with. being that work is so far from where i live, it doesn't seem to be the idea situation as of yet. but in walking downtown, i found a new level of appreciation for life in a midwestern city. this could end up being home for a while.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

reaching for a hand that can understand, someone who feels the same

once in a while, you come across something. you want to say you're sorry, to let them know how you feel - that you've gone through what they are. but then again, you never really know what they're going through because everyone goes through things differently. but in any sense, i've felt the loss, cried the tears, had to handle the utter disbelief. it sucks, and will for quite some time. but from me to you, huge hugs, buddy.

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on a different note, i would like to ask all former and current minnesotans,.... is it a pre-requisite to have a faulty tail light in order to sport a MN license plate? seriously, it's seemed like every car i get behind these days has one out!

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i don't think i've ever talked about balls as much as i have in the past month. these guys, they like balls. softballs, hardballs, footballs, meatballs.... if it's a ball, we're talking about it. cripes.

posted by Connie Mia @ 11:56 AM 0 Comments

Monday, August 20, 2007

i'm here for the party, yeah.

holy wow. friday night. never thought i'd ever get to do that.

row 19 - glamorama 2007. ie: runway show for the hottest designers (calvin klein, donna karan, cavalli, michael kors, alberta ferretti.....etc. ) PLUS: live performances from the muzikmafia. and THEN: after party on the rooftop of macy's in downtown minneapolis with an open bar, free food and VIP access.

i love having friends in the right places. twas a fabulous evening. can't remember the last time i had that much fun. then again, it was jenn and all of the craziness that she and i always get into.

i think i could get used to the life of the elite. hmmm.... now i ain't sayin' she's a gold-digger.

posted by Connie Mia @ 8:51 AM 1 Comments

Monday, August 13, 2007

under my umbrella

this past weekend was spent with family that i don't see much. my cousin, the partner in crime, was back from florida and so was his brother from amman, jordan. it's the feel-good family time. the grabbing a few beers and cruising the lake in a canoe, talking about life, our childhoods, morals, memories, our futures.... the good stuff that you're sad to say goodbye to .... but the stuff that you look forward to. the stuff that you start saving to re-create. spring break in clearwater, fl... mumken. with the bros.....

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Friday, August 10, 2007

me and my gang, we live to ride, we ride to live

it has been two years since i've had "my boys". between being the little sister in the wrestling gang or the only girl invited along to hang with my best friend's ex-boyfriend's group, i feel like most of my college (outside aiesec) was spent being the only or one of the only girls in massive amounts of boy situations. and quite frankly, because i grew up in a mostly boy family... i LOVE IT.

this morning during our sales meeting, when i pointed out that most of the references made were poop related, they all looked at me strangely. sales manager: "thought you could handle it, you're one of the guys". and so, i'm back. one of 3 girls in a 15 person company. i'm the only girl in my department. and i'm enjoying thoroughly the comradeship. i like being one of the guys....

girls are mean, boys are stupid, forgiving and forgivable.

:D

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Thursday, August 02, 2007

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse


Minneapolis, originally uploaded by conniemg6.

it's on national news.... a major bridge in downtown minneapolis collapsed last night in the heart of rush hour. 6:05 pm, the north and south bound lanes of 35W interstate that runs through minneapolis connecting the east and west banks fell while packed with cars, trucks, semis and even a school bus full of kids. it plummeted into the mississippi river. 4 confirmed dead and at least 20 still missing.

the bridge was built in the 60s and had a unique design - being that each of the two pillars supporting it were on either side of the river with one large arch connecting the two so as not to interrupt the natural mississippi water flow. apparently in 2005 there were some assessments that found the bridge was in need of repair due to some structural cracks in the metal. at this point, no one really knows why it fell, though. the early reports claim that it had nothing to do with the re-surfacing that was taking place on that part of the bridge at the time of the fall.

i think i can count on one hand (max both of my hands) the amount of times in my life that i've driven that stretch of 35W. however, this is a major issue for the traffic flow and general lifestyle of twin cities dwellers. it'll be at least through the weekend that the rescue and clean up will be done and then the official investigation.... and THEN they'll start thinking about rebuilding.

you never think this kind of thing will happen in your neck of the woods. not that it's directly affected me. as far as i know so far, no one i now was on the bridge at the time of collapse, BUT, it's only been 14 hours. only time will truly tell.

but, if anyone cares, i was at home at 6:05 pm cst watching access hollywood.

posted by Connie Mia @ 9:05 AM 1 Comments

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

shut your eyes

my feelings are hurt. but then again, when aren't my feelings hurt? i may be overly sensitive, but i do think that this time is legit.

i've been ok recently, or so i thought. until i spoke to what seems like my very own personal "dear abby". i'm not exactly sure what it is, but i've figured out that i've just not been happy. not to the point of depression, but to the point of frustration that there's no solid answer.

i'm working remotely for most of today... currently sitting in a coffee shop downtown minneapolis. i really wish that every day could partially be like this. i must say that i quite like it. can't say that i've been overly productive, but i'm sure that would change if this was the set up. just because of the moving of the office, internet and servers were are down until this afternoon. :)

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