Today is Monday, not necessarily my favourite day, but it gets an unfair bad rap. I was actually having a wonderful morning. The staff at my company had reached its goal of raising $1000 for the United Way and I was finishing up a massive project. It was off to a good start. I have never been much of a morning person but can usually fake it through a Monday. I was making a series of phone calls and because of a huge industry conference happening right now I left a large amount of messages. This is how one particular message went...
Shellie Moment: "Hi there this is Shellie from XYZ. I am calling for a list of 2012 event dates. If you could please email me those at 403-75...wait that is my phone number please email me at s...h...e...l...l...i...e again that is s...h...e...l...l...i...e. Apparently I need another cup of coffee. Hope you have a great day. Talk to you soon"
My cubicle mate kindly pointed out after I hung up that I never mentioned the @ourcompany.com part just spelled my name out for her. I don't drink coffee but maybe I should start after that one.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Candy Sushi is Way Better Than Real Sushi
Remember a few months back when I posted about the candy sushi I created? Holy man that was delicious. Since then I have met numerous people who seem addicted to the real thing. I grew up in Alberta, slap a steak on my plate any day, I do not understand sushi. Alas, I have had it on several occasions before. Mostly tempura or vegetable. I am not one of those that think sushi is all seaweed and raw fish. I am aware of the variety, I am just a plain Jane kind of eater.
I hate to disappoint but there is no real Shellie Moment in this story but there is a story. A few coworkers decided to have a sushi night and I invited the former gentleman. Turned into one coworker of mine and her boy toy who are both complete foodies and are the professionals you want around when you try something new. The former gentleman is an extreme sushi fan and was delighted that he was finally getting me out for sushi. I managed to convince another friend and his lady friend to join us, mostly because she was on my side about the whole sushi thing. I needed someone on my team and the 6 of us together was a delightful combination.
There was a variety of sushi rolls all around me but my partner in anti-sushi spoiled our taste buds with very tasty tempura shrimp and vegetables. Then moved onto our Udon noodle bowls. Very yummy for all those non-sushi types who know sushi lovers. An excellent alternate choice. I did have one piece of sushi during the evening. I do enjoy a good dynamite roll. There is deep fried shrimp in the middle and a nice tang. Who wouldn't enjoy that!
If you are heading out for sushi in Calgary I would recommend Misato Sushi & Grill up in the Southwest. It is one of the few places that takes reservations and you will want to make reservations.
I hate to disappoint but there is no real Shellie Moment in this story but there is a story. A few coworkers decided to have a sushi night and I invited the former gentleman. Turned into one coworker of mine and her boy toy who are both complete foodies and are the professionals you want around when you try something new. The former gentleman is an extreme sushi fan and was delighted that he was finally getting me out for sushi. I managed to convince another friend and his lady friend to join us, mostly because she was on my side about the whole sushi thing. I needed someone on my team and the 6 of us together was a delightful combination.
There was a variety of sushi rolls all around me but my partner in anti-sushi spoiled our taste buds with very tasty tempura shrimp and vegetables. Then moved onto our Udon noodle bowls. Very yummy for all those non-sushi types who know sushi lovers. An excellent alternate choice. I did have one piece of sushi during the evening. I do enjoy a good dynamite roll. There is deep fried shrimp in the middle and a nice tang. Who wouldn't enjoy that!
If you are heading out for sushi in Calgary I would recommend Misato Sushi & Grill up in the Southwest. It is one of the few places that takes reservations and you will want to make reservations.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Hi Ho Hi Ho It's Off to the Bank I Go
This past week I suffered from a very painful headache. My sympathy goes to all those who regularly get migraines. At 9 am I should have admitted defeat and left the office but I was determined not to be a total sissy. It was only a headache. I am tough like that. At 10 am I had to run an errand for the social committee at work of which I am the treasurer. I decided to kill two birds with one stone and took another member of the committee with me to complete another task.
Shellie Moment #1: Thank goodness the bank is only a five minute walk away from our office. We arrived swiftly and just as we approached the door I realize that I only brought the cheque with me and not the deposit book nor the slightest idea what our account number was. The end result was that I could not deposit the cheque. First bird flew away. The second bird flew away when the bank manager was not in until Friday and it was only Tuesday.
We walked back to the office and I properly filled out a deposit form and retrieved the account number. Ready for trip number two!
Shellie Moment #2: I am not even half a block away from arriving yet again at my destination and realize that in my attempt to get everything in order and make sure that I walked out of the office with both the cheque and deposit book I realized that my purse with proper identification was sitting under my desk. The end result would be the same.
At 10:30 am I went home. It was a sign that clearly my head hurt and nothing was going to be accomplished.
Shellie Moment #1: Thank goodness the bank is only a five minute walk away from our office. We arrived swiftly and just as we approached the door I realize that I only brought the cheque with me and not the deposit book nor the slightest idea what our account number was. The end result was that I could not deposit the cheque. First bird flew away. The second bird flew away when the bank manager was not in until Friday and it was only Tuesday.
We walked back to the office and I properly filled out a deposit form and retrieved the account number. Ready for trip number two!
Shellie Moment #2: I am not even half a block away from arriving yet again at my destination and realize that in my attempt to get everything in order and make sure that I walked out of the office with both the cheque and deposit book I realized that my purse with proper identification was sitting under my desk. The end result would be the same.
At 10:30 am I went home. It was a sign that clearly my head hurt and nothing was going to be accomplished.
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