| SEPTEMBER 2001 | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Went into the office for a while. Got a haircut at a Barber shop in Milpitas. Watched football. |
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| 2 Happy Birthday, Janice! Went into the office (Milpitas) in the morning. Lake Merritt Bakery for breakfast with RJ. |
3 My Craig Lawlor Page is now official. |
4 Worked until 8:30. It's gonna be a long week. |
5 Lots of meetings this week. |
6 Got to work at 6:45 am. Long day of meetings, fell asleep when I got home from work. |
7 Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn. Worked late, went to bed early. |
8 Went to the drop-in center in Milpitas. Watched football. |
| 9 First day of NFL football. Falcons lost a heartbreaker. |
10 Lunch at La Pinata with Evelyn and Anita. Talked to Bubba on the phone. Kinko's after work to scan pictures and to do the Yahoo chat with Craig Lawlor. |
11 Attack on America. In a state of shock all day. |
12 Orthdontist appointment (orange on bottom teeth now!). |
13 Got into work around 7:05. Am not sleeping well. |
14 Met Evelyn and some friends at Britannia Arms in South San Jose for dinner. |
15 Went into work for a while. Dinner with RJ at Pearl of Siam in Oakland, then picked up carrot cake at CrepeVine. |
| 16 Went to the cemetery with RJ to visit his dad. Breakfast at Towles in Burlingame. Worked for a while. |
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| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 Breakfast with RJ at Lake Merritt Bakery and then we drove to Calistoga to visit Sunny. |
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| AUGUST 2001 | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Sabercats playoff game with Andy. |
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| 5 Came into the office for a while. |
6 Andy booked us a flight to Nashville for the Arena football playoffs. |
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10 Flew from SFO to Nashville, picked up by Mama and Earl. Andy's bag was lost. Later in the evening, Andy and I went to downtown Nashville and spent most of our time at a karaoke bar on Printer's Alley. |
11 Sabercats vs Kats game with Andy, Rico, Joe and Derek. Had a great time. Then to KY to buy powerball tickets, Bubba and Karen's, and Waffle House. |
| 12 Shopping and fireworks with Andy. Mama and Earl took us to the airport and we flew back to SFO. |
13 | 14 | 15 Back in SunSigma training in Milpitas (worked before and after). |
16 SunSigma training in Milpitas. |
17 SunSigma training (bubble day). Lunch at a Vietnamese place. Happy hour at the W Hotel in Newark with CAN team members. |
18 Final day of SunSigma training. Went to Nissan dealership after class to look at used cars. |
| 19 | 20 Bought a black 1993 Nissan Sentra for $3250 from Lee Wang in Redwood City. Katie was born! |
21 Went to DMV and waited in a huge line, was told I needed a smog check. |
22 Lunch with Evelyn at Umi Sushi Boat. |
23 Got a smog check, went back to DMV, waiting in line again, was told I didn't really need a smog check. |
24 Happy Birthday, Chiquita! Long lunchtime meeting in Palo Alto. |
25 Went to SF to hang out with John McCaul for his birthday with a group of his friends. Then stopped by Cable's briefly on the way home. |
| 26 Grabbed some Pasta Pomodoro to go with RJ and tried to watch the Madonna HBO special but fell asleep. |
27 Lots of work. Stayed late and grabbed fast food on the way home. |
28 Went to Umi Sushi Boat with work group. |
29 Long day of meetings. Worked late then fell asleep early. |
30 Took BART to SF to do a Jockey Underwear focus group for Nichols Research. |
31 Had a headache all day. Went to bed early. |
| JULY 2001 | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Rico picked me up at the airport in Nashville. Family cookout. |
2 Went to my Mama to take Mary on her errands. Went to Tower in Nashville. |
3 Lunch with Steve at Jonathan's then we went by Cigna to visit some old co-workers. Took Joe & Derek to the mall in the evening. |
4 Family cookout. Rainy days so it was pretty noisy inside with all the kids running around. |
5 Major thunderstorms and lightning all day. Visitied Paul Lawhon and his family in the evening (hadn't seen him in years). |
6 Relaxed during the day, went shopping. |
7 Rico and I drove to Dollywood to see Chely Wright in concert. Stopped at Shoney's on the way home. |
| 8 Said my goodbyes to Rico. Drove to Ronnie's and spent the day with his family. |
9 Flew back to SFO. Bev picked me up and drove me to Andy's to pick up my car. |
10 Got flowers! RJ came by my work and we had lunch at Umi Sushi. |
11 Still trying to catch up on work. Watched "Unbreakable" with Kevin. |
12 Called in to my 7am meeting from home. |
13 Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn. RJ and I went to see "Legally Blonde". Loved it! |
14 Bev's birthday bonfire in Santa Cruz. Rode down with Melissa. |
| 15 Played tennis with Kevin, lost 6-1, 6-2. |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Picked up RJ and drove to the Solano County Fair where I saw Patty Loveless, again. She was awesome and and sang 21 songs! |
21 Sabercats game with Andy (killed the Thunderbears 80-27). |
| 22 | 23 | 24 Started Six Sigma training in Milpitas today. Lunch with John, Jann and Jim at La Milpa. |
25 Six Sigma training. Lunch with team and havi at Milpitas cafeteria. |
26 Training continues. Lunch with Rechard and John at Ravioli's. |
27 Last day of this training (will continue in three weeks). Lunch with Rechard, John and Jann at In-and-Out Burger. |
28 Went to the Bank of the West Classic (met Kevin-Davenport beat Seles). My car got crashed into by some idiot. Had to be towed away. |
| 29 Breakfast with RJ at Flames. |
30 Evelyn picked me up at 7am and drove me to work. |
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| JUNE 2001 | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's. |
2 Hung out in San Francisco with RJ, ran into Chuck. |
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| 3 Watched the Sixers win Game 7 of the EC Finals! Tony Awards Chat with Ososunny buds. |
4 RJ made spaghetti for dinner. |
5 My last day of turkey and mashed potatoes for lunch (I'm swearing them off for a while). |
6 Lunch with Evelyn and Lila and Hometown Buffet. Watched the Sixers win Game 1 of the NBA Finals! |
7 Working on travel plans. Am trying to add Amsterdam to my world business trip. |
8 Did a Nichols Research on Healthcare $40. Watched game 2 of the NBA Finals. Sixers choked their free throws. |
9 Came into work to catch up. Went out to the White Horse with RJ. |
| 10 Worked and watched game 3 of the NBA Finals. |
11 Quick lunch. Had back to back afternoon meetings. |
12 Early meeting. Long reports day. |
13 Listened to game 4 on the phone with Liz because I was stuck at work. |
14 Dinner with RJ at Mario's in Berkeley then record shopping. 5 hour blackout. RJ and I stayed up 'til 4. |
15 Rushed home to see the Sixers lose game 5 of the NBA Finals. Refused to watch the post game or highlights. Got condolence calls from Andy and Liz. |
16 Worked for several hours. Sabercats beat the Kats. |
| 17 Worked. Grocery shopping with RJ. |
18 Lunch with Evelyn at Chevy's. Dinner with RJ at Texas Roadhouse. |
19 Lunch at Round Table with Evelyn, Lila and Trang. Worked late. |
20 Not feeling well today. Attended three meetings. Tried to get a free Togo's sandwich, but most of the Togo's here aren't participating. |
21 Didn't sleep well. Got up at 5:15 and went to work. Lunch with Evelyn at Umi Sushi. Worked late. Went to KFC and to bed. |
22 Still not feeling or sleeping well. Went to three meetings. Lunch with Evelyn at La Pinata. My boycott of the caferia is probably over. We still have ants in our office but I sprayed them with dry erase cleaner. |
23 Worked in the afternoon then went to TD's for a while in the evening. |
| 24 Pride with Anita and then watched QaF. Ran into Ray at the Pride after party. Got a bad sunburn. |
25 Major burning in the shower! My nose is bright red. My cafeteria boycott ends. |
26 The ants seem to be disappearing. Met up with Deb (my cousin from TN) and we chatted and grabbed a burger together. |
27 Lunch at Spoons with Evelyn. |
28 Not feeling well. Came into work late. KFC for dinner. |
29 Lunch at TGI Friday's with Evelyn and Jessica (Chiquita .5). |
30 Sabercats game with Andy and Alexa. Andry drove me to SFO afterwards. |
| MAY 2001 | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Back to work after a long day and night. Took forever to do my weekly reports. |
2 Wednesday meetings, lunch with the work group (am I routine oriented or what?). |
3 Got up at 5:30 to make my 7am meeting. |
4 Worked late with Evelyn and Anita. We all went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner where my old roommie, Kenny, is now a bartender (free drinks!). Then I fell asleep while Anita was driving around looking for a place to hang. |
5 Memorial service at the funeral home in Daly City. |
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| 6 Viewing at the funeral home. |
7 Funeral in Pacifica for Roger Poblete, followed by a reception at the SF Filipino SDA Church, followed by family time at the Poblete's house in Hercules. |
8 Long day at work trying to catch up and stay on top of things. |
9 Watched the ACM Awards. |
10 Up early for my meeting with Scotland. Lots of CPAS discussion today with various folks. |
11 Worked late and fell asleep early. |
12 Went to church with RJ. |
| 13 Called my mama first thing, of course! |
14 Gave a CPAS demo, got audited, talked to Fred about my "career development" plan. |
15 Got an email from Mrs. Byrum today and the final email in the series "Where in the world is Mark Burson?". |
16 Haircut and Baskin-Robbins in the afternoon then worked late. |
17 Lunch with Kris. My latest grand nephew was born, Justin Caleb, premature at 4 pounds. |
18 Justin is doing a little better. Had an ososunny chat and watched the Daytime Emmy Awards. |
19 Went into work for a while then watched baskbetball (can someone please beat the Lakers!)? |
| 20 Work and basketball again. Go Sixers! |
21 Long day at the office since Evelyn was out most of the day. Con call with Liz, Patty and Sunny after work. |
22 Still working mostly minus Evelyn = boring day. |
23 Wednesday meetings, quick lunch, frozen dinner for dinner - what a life! |
24 Early to work. Watched my birthday DVDs from Evelyn. |
25 Dropped Evelyn's car off to get an oil changed, walked to Umi Sushi, Albertson's (B of A) and then to Swenson's Ice Cream. |
26 Went to the Sabertcats game versus Orlando and met Andy there. |
| 27 Birthday dinner with Evelyn, Anita and RJ at Asia SF (did I mention the flat tire) then dancing! |
28 My birthday! Relaxed and watched soaps and played on the internet! Took b-day calls. |
29 Back at work after a 3 day weekend. Lunch with the workgroup in the cafeteria telling b-day stories. |
30 Watched the Sixers game after work. |
31 Got to work early. Skip-level meeting with my boss' boss, Tom. |
| APRIL 2001 | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Grocery shopping, helped find a new roommate. |
2 Watched Duke win the National Championship!!! |
3 Dinner with RJ at Umi Sushi Boat. |
4 Lunch at La Pinata with work group. |
5 Lunch with Alex |
6 Dinner with RJ at Marie Callendar's. |
7 Worked and got a lot of things done. Finally made a post office run. |
| 8 Ran errands and Watched QaF with RJ. |
9 Long day at work as my tool release at work didn't happen. |
10 Lunch at Umi Sushi Boat with work group. |
11 Meetings, lunch in the cafeteria, more meetings...typical day. |
12 Conference call with ATWT buds about NY trip. |
13 Lunch with work group at Chili's. |
14 Went to the opening Sabercats game with Kevin. |
| 15 Happy Birthday, Teresa! Spent the day running errands with RJ. |
16 Worked late preparing for vacation. |
17 More long hours wrapping things up. |
18 Worked late but finally got my tool release. Flew out of Oakland on the redeye to NYC! |
19 Arrived at JFK at 7:45 and in Manhattan at 9 to meet up with the group. Went to Staten Island (accidentally) and then to the Statue of Liberty. Splash bar late night. |
20 Shopping on 5th Ave. Carriage ride around Central Park. Dinner at The Olive Garden. Local bars at night. |
21 Awesome time at the ATWT Fan Club Luncheon. Dinner at Texas Saloon. Met Chris and went out to Splash bar with RJ and Jill. |
| 22 Empire State Building, walk around Central Park then late lunch with Trent and Anne. Dinner at John's Pizza. |
23 Last day in New York so stayed local then went back to JFK around 4pm. Arrived back in Oakland at 10:30. |
24 Slept in and worked from 1:30 to 11. Very busy. |
25 Tried to catch up on the soap with RJ but fell asleep after one episode. |
26 Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn. Long meeting in the afternoon. |
27 Meeting all morning with a supplier. |
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| 29 Went into work for a while. Watched basketball. |
30 Spent the day at the hospital with RJ. His dad (also Roger) passed at 9:40pm. |
| MARCH 2001 | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1 Got to work at 6:30am (left at 4:30). Dinner at Asia SF with RJ, Rich and Pete. |
2 Stayed at work 'til 6 listening to the AP game. Went to Martuni's in SF with RJ. |
3 Heartbroken & depressed after the AP loss. Susan's birthday dinner at Macaroni Grille. Rumors (ran into Jamil). |
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| 4 Worked on webpages most of the day. Went to White Horse and one hour photo with RJ. |
5 Busy day at work. Got a massage in SF in the evening. |
6 First day of a two day offsite (very tedious). KFC for dinner. |
7 Offsite and regular CPAS meeting. Worked late. |
8 Worked from 6:30 to 6:20! Fell asleep around 8 from exhaustion. |
9 Finally a little easier day at work. Fell asleep early again! |
10 Cookout in Hayward at Andrea and Jay's. RJ and I went to some clubs in SF. |
| 11 Lunch with Ray at Triple Rock Brewery in Berkeley. NCAA Selection Show. |
12 Organizing the work NCAA Pool. Got a "chain" at Dr. Wong's office. Teeth are hurting! |
13 Lunch at Chevy's with Evelyn, Lila and Ali. |
14 Long day at work especially "value add" staff meeting. |
15 First day of the NCAA Tournament. Winning the work pool so far. |
16 Happy Birthday, Nate! Met up with the birthday gang at Nola's, then had dinner at Fuki Sushi, then to F&A's. |
17 Watched basketball all day. Car went dead on the way home from KFC. Not sure what the problem is but won't turn over. |
| 18 Stranded at home. Watched basketball all day. |
19 Let my car at the Nissan shop and took BART to work. Picked up the car in the afternoon. RJ returned from Vegas and we hung out in SF. |
20 Long day at work without Chiquita. |
21 Carpooled with Holly to work. Two meetings and a presentation. |
22 Got to work at 6:15am. Massage after work. RJ made dinner for us and his cousins from the Phillipines. |
23 Dinner in SF with RJ (pizza). |
24 Watched basketball then went to The Cafe with RJ. |
| 25 Watched the Oscars at Badlands in SF. |
26 Spent the day with Kevin moving. |
27 Chiquita is back at work!!! Moved some stuff after work with Evelyn in Andy's truck. |
28 Dinner with RJ at Applebee's in Hayward. |
29 Played basketball after work. |
30 Lunch with Chiquita at Fumi Sushi Boat. |
31 Oil change, Chevy's and basketball with RJ. |
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lunch at Umi Sushi Boat with Lila and Evelyn.
