tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:24:03 +0000Bienvenido a mi Rincon. I use this site to write about my daily life. Please feel free to comment or send me an email.http://www.centellas.org/andres/noreply@blogger.com (Andres)Blogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-7288410657531911996Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:05:00 +00002009-01-11T15:24:03.914-08:00I post when I want to post. Ok, not really. I's just becuase I am lazy. But I have found that my post are usually pretty random, but if there is or are themes, they generally circle two things. 1) Coffee and 2) My lack of blogging. Today's I'm sticking, mostly, to item number one. I'm at a new coffee shop (at least new for me), Presto, in downtown wilmington. It's a really nice spot. http://www.centellas.org/andres/2009/01/i-post-when-i-want-to-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-4354473479106756216Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:34:00 +00002007-11-05T11:52:08.489-08:00The comments are gone, but the coffee is here to stay ... hopefully. Ok, so I changed my commenting format. I am now using the blogger version instead of the ancient Haloscan service. I must say thank you to Miguel who let me use Haloscan for years ... but it was time for the upgrade. Now, to elaborate on the coffee situation from last post. Yes, unlimited coffee is a good thing. Especially http://www.centellas.org/andres/2007/11/comments-are-gone-but-coffee-is-here-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-7906446774235003993Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:36:00 +00002007-11-03T09:54:04.104-07:00Happy to Say It has been over two month now, no no, not since my last post. Since I left my previous employer, whose name rhymes with Bluepont, to join my new employee whose name rhymes with Smarclays. They say it is wise to post more annonomosly. I'm not sure I'd ever post something brash or anything that would offend past or current co-workers, but nevertheless, I'll air on the side of cautionhttp://www.centellas.org/andres/2007/11/happy-to-say-it-has-been-over-two-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-3612516867655990199Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:41:00 +00002007-09-11T12:48:45.849-07:00What did I say! Last night was my first night of class. I am taking my captone class, a computer simulation created by www.capsim.com. I did something similar in undergrad, but this one seems far more robust, complicated and realistic. Essentially we run a company for "eight years" and compete in the sensor market - technology with five differentiated products. I am very excited. But beforehttp://www.centellas.org/andres/2007/09/what-did-i-say-last-night-was-my-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-3671817039460832509Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:45:00 +00002007-08-31T06:56:44.615-07:00Meatballs and Turducken Start preparing for thanksgiving, "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turducken". Today, at work, we started off the morning with a great morning potluck, which somehow snowballed into a conversion on a previous work potluck meatball eating competition. Why haven't I been working here earlier. This is great stuff, I mean, I am somewhat small indivdual, but I can eat. I don'thttp://www.centellas.org/andres/2007/08/meatballs-and-turducken-start-preparing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-1944734568669687503Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:31:00 +00002007-08-30T13:45:51.054-07:00Perspectives Not only did Revlon (NYSE:REV) drop to 1.09 at quarter to five in after-hours trading today, but also my mood dropped at about the same time. I think I am having a hard time sharing my personal perspectives with people. The way that I percieve the world and it's interactions must be different. Not to be specific at all, but this is causing miscommunications. I think I need to http://www.centellas.org/andres/2007/08/perspectives-not-only-did-revlon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-3944069895812842285Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:31:00 +00002007-08-29T09:37:10.949-07:00Wow I know, I know ... I can't explaing my lack of blogging. I really can't. I often want to, I'm frequently told to do so, but in the end it becomes an infrequent exercise. Well, today I write. I write about my new job, at Barclay bank as a project manager. Today is my third day. I'm writing at lunch ... don't worry, I'm not lazing on the job. It's strange for me to be working at anotherhttp://www.centellas.org/andres/2007/08/wow-i-know-i-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-4774138018956806427Fri, 11 May 2007 00:18:00 +00002007-05-10T17:25:29.104-07:00What's the Buzz? So what's the buzz around Centellasville, or more commonly know as apt. 208 at the 1401. Nothing much, really, my group presentations, which as basically my exams, are both due next week. I really learned a lot this semester. I think this was one of my more productive semesters ... so look out. On the other hand, I have begun to get more involved in campus. The latest http://www.centellas.org/andres/2007/05/whats-buzz-so-whats-buzz-around.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-3249391177365851579Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:02:00 +00002007-04-27T19:06:23.934-07:00Weekend woes The weekend is on .... no work ... no school ... no commitments? Nope. The weekends are becoming more and more like the busiest days of the week. School, work, errands, conferences ... you name it. I'm sitting here on my computer ... trying how to prioritize work for the weekend. While Mona walks around my chair wishing I would sit down on the couch and watch TV with her... allhttp://www.centellas.org/andres/2007/04/weekend-woes-weekend-is-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-117647249722994738Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:48:00 +00002007-04-22T13:52:39.110-07:00Frozen memories and Birds flying Somehow times escaped me again. The faster times begins to fly, the more I look back and wish I could remember what I've done. But so much has happened over the last few months that I rather just write and let some of it out. The passing of my grandmother was difficult and I thank Sam for going with me. Miguel and Sam captured some beautiful words, I recommend http://www.centellas.org/andres/2007/04/frozen-memories-and-birds-flying.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-116250919248406577Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:08:00 +00002006-11-02T15:18:48.793-08:00The prom? Today I had a make-up mentoring session. Make up ... becuase I was late on Monday and missed my mentee. Unfortunalty he was waiting for me. I hate that, being late and not always being able to get out of work early or on-time. Anywho, I stopped by to see him at the center today for a make up session. We read 12 pages, 4 more than any other day, and then headed to the gym for some http://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/11/prom-today-i-had-make-up-mentoring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-116224501284993083Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:45:00 +00002006-10-30T14:00:23.313-08:00Black Belt... Karate Chops? ... More like mental block So you want to know what I do ... you can't handle it ... you can't handle what I do ... because I'm a six sigma black belt, in training. Why you can't handle it? Well becuase I'm only in day one of training and there is a good chance that I will die of exessive lecturing and lack of interest. Well at least I only have 19 more days to gohttp://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/10/black-belt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-116190635503030149Thu, 26 Oct 2006 23:42:00 +00002006-10-26T16:45:55.050-07:00... whoa ... On my break in my thursday night class and man did I ever need the stretch. Not since undergrad have I had this many problems staying attentive and awake in class. ... oh oh .. we're back ... I NEED MORE COFFEE.http://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/10/blog-post_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-116129532000517203Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:55:00 +00002006-10-19T15:02:00.033-07:00... not the final ... final About two years ago, I posted about my last exam of school, I even posted an image of the test for all to behold .. fast forward two years in the future... Today, I turned in two more exams ... I gues I was wrong. As I round the 2nd half of my first year of my master's I am learning that I have many more exams to complete and stress about. I'm really not that goodhttp://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/10/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-116036516760987951Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:31:00 +00002006-10-09T17:38:03.856-07:00Halloween October is a really cool month; the weather is perfect for playing soccer, leaves start to fall and change colors and my favorite movie comes back into viewing seaons, "The nightmare before Christmas". Somehow this movie became a staple of the centellas household and everysince the movie was released on VHS (I know .. i know .. ) I watch it every year, several times around the holiday http://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/10/halloween-october-is-really-cool-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-116009612255978879Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:46:00 +00002006-10-05T17:55:22.573-07:00Hobbit Foot Today's my fourth day of hobbit foot syndrome. What is this you ask. Well, it's when you roll your foot over a soccer ball, sprain your foot (2nd degree) and let the good times swell your foot to the size of a middle aged, slightly overweight hobbit's foot. At least I'm working from home. Normally a sprain wouldn't keep me away from going into the office, even in these days of http://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/10/hobbit-foot-todays-my-fourth-day-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-115542370652517111Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:57:00 +00002006-10-04T17:41:46.506-07:00Tyler in the city This is the second weekend in a row that I've gone to NYC. I really do like coming to the city, but for some reason, the more and more I travel away and outside of Wilmington, the more I feel like I don't have a real home. Now that my parents have moved to Bolivia ... and I'm the home owner, I want to make the place I live home. It just doesn't feel that way. Maybe when I http://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/08/tyler-in-city-this-is-second-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-114246479738128272Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:10:00 +00002006-03-15T15:19:57.390-08:00Learning to find more time? It's one day before my first exam, and as the hours fly by, and the test approaches, faster and faster, I realize that going to school part time might be harder than I imagined. It's not that the class load is overwhelming, but the fact that I have less free time, less hours during the day with a clear mind. If it isn't homework, it's work and projects. If it isn'thttp://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/03/learning-to-find-more-time-its-one-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-113846761347450362Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:53:00 +00002006-01-28T09:07:08.466-08:00You can't do that! That is something that I never heard come out of my mother's mouth. Maybe the occasional, "Oh, I don't know about that", but for the most part .. everything for a centellas is possible. That's why, on another birthday for my mom, she still remains one of the most capable people I know. Although these past years have had it's challenges and difficulties, she still always http://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/01/you-cant-do-that-that-is-something.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-113832278222353226Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:35:00 +00002006-01-27T19:53:33.820-08:00Waiting for something Initially I was waiting to blog, waiting for something big to happen. But as the days went on, and as my internet access diwindled, big events passed and no post were published. My apologies to Sam who came and visited and I wrote nothing. My apologies to my family, whom I visited and posted nothing. But, here I am, finally writing not becuase of a big event, but more http://www.centellas.org/andres/2006/01/waiting-for-something-initially-i-was.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-113190197522323045Sun, 13 Nov 2005 17:08:00 +00002005-11-13T09:12:55.223-08:00Written record I feel bad about writing this now, especially since it's about a week old. As I was reading my family posts today, I just realized that not one of us, meaning my Mom and I, did not write about the visit to come see me. Last week, my Mom and Dad flew from Saginaw to come and visit me. We had a smashing weekend, tennis tournament, cheesteaks, dissected people ... And a night of http://www.centellas.org/andres/2005/11/written-record-i-feel-bad-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-113176558590245826Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:13:00 +00002005-11-13T09:05:06.033-08:00Why don't I write? Anyone who knows me, know that I like to talk, ask questions, and like any good Centellas answer questions and queries that we have no business answering. So with all this, why don't I write more? I though a lot about that question this weekend. With Friday night not turning out as planned and actually starting the weekend off in the wrong direction, I thought a lot about http://www.centellas.org/andres/2005/11/why-dont-i-write-anyone-who-knows-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-113097105241904034Wed, 02 Nov 2005 22:30:00 +00002005-11-02T14:43:38.266-08:00Learning to be tough Every week on Wednesday, around 4pm I leave work early, rush to catch the bus (10,28,6, or 20)home so that I can quickly feed my cats, and myself, then head out my door and drive to 4th and Van Burean for two hours of mentoring. For any of you familar with Wilmington, 4th and Van Burean is not always the most pleasant place to go, but never the less, I rush through my work http://www.centellas.org/andres/2005/11/learning-to-be-tough-every-week-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-112951688760157952Mon, 17 Oct 2005 02:26:00 +00002005-10-16T19:44:19.696-07:00A weekend to recover This weekend started off strong, literally. On Friday, I took a half day off from work to get all four of my wisdom teeth removed. So Friday was spent, laying on my couch, droggy from my medications, nice and strong. Usually the weekends are a good time to relax, unwind and hopefully get through parts of our to do lists. This weekend, was actually a very exciting and http://www.centellas.org/andres/2005/10/weekend-to-recover-this-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060757.post-112931763209236964Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:17:00 +00002005-10-14T12:20:32.096-07:00Wisdom Open enrollment is the time of the year that I choose/elect my health insurance coverage for the coming year. This year, I decided to cut back my dental insurance. Ramifications... I had to quickly schedule an appointment to have all four of my wisdom teeth removed. So, here I am, at home with guass in my mouth, hoping for a quick recovery. So, this weekend as I rest and become http://www.centellas.org/andres/2005/10/wisdom-open-enrollment-is-time-of-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andres)