the baltimore interns have formed a coalition and have designated executive positions to the following:


career limiting move (C.L.M.)

nate - chief entertainment officer (CEO)

steve (korean and looks exactly like b. shin - with a rounder face) - chief operations officer (COO)

mike - chief recreation officer (CRO)

greg - chief information officer (CIO)

i know... we're corny and weird. but we have fun, so it's all good. can you tell it's friday? i can't remember the last time i wrote more than one entry a day. anywho, i'll probably write another one in a few hours.

oh yeah, guess what! i heard on the radio this morning that it's not going to rain tomorrow!!

"I am an auditor (but I'm not bitter).

I don't wear a pocket protector.

I don't carry a calculator at all times, but I can use it without looking at the numbers.

I don't wear skinny ties and coke-bottle glasses. I get psyched for business casual.

I carry a laptop, not because I think it's cool, but because I have to. It's certainly not cool when you have to carry it across town in the middle of the summer... along with two other bags and a box of workpapers.

I have lots of papercuts... not from regular paper, but ones that hurt from pockets and folders.

I have a desk, and I have a phone, but I'm never at either of them.

I sit at a table meant for 4 with 8 other people.

I work with people everyday, but everyone thinks I have no social skills. They fail to realize that after talking to incompetent people throughout the day the last thing I want to do is talk to anyone.

I worry about financial statement presentation and proper timing of accruals.

I spend significant amounts of time waiting for others to do their job; and when they're done, it's still not right, even though they've been doing it for 10 years.

I know GAAP is crap... but it's the best thing we've got.

If you ask me one more question about how to do your taxes, I might just rip your head off.

I work overtime six months out of the year, and then get told to watch how much time I spend on my work.

Then, I try not to spend too much time on my work, only to get told my bonus is based on overtime. Oh wait, we don't get bonuses.

I have an apartment, but it's really just a place to store my clothes and old workpapers.

I can cook, but I can't remember the last time I came home and wanted to.

I'm just a person who went to school for way too long, who is overworked and underpaid, who gets no respect for my work, and has finally realized that my entire career is based on providing information no one understands, to people who couldn't care less.

I am an auditor."

i finally found it (giving myself a pat on the back).

Timeless by Selah

Time, it's changing me
It's hard to see who I am
Touched, I'm touched by many things
So many things I don't understand

But seasons pass and I discover
Above all this there's another
Helping me to hold on to what is timeless

So the autumn can color me gold
And the winter can dress me in snow
But it's You I see
The Timeless part of me
In the springtime I'm young once again
In the summer I dance on the wind
But it's You I see
The Timeless part of me

Change, whether it's good or bad
You know I'm glad You're in control
Oh Lord, if I don't understand
I know Your hand will shield my soul

Seasons pass and I discover
Above all this there's another
Helping me to hold on to what is timeless

ahh.... i am home.

something funny happened today. this morning, i had been working away on my computer as usual, when suddenly, i get a sametime message (internal IM - it's just like AIM) from a name that i didn't recognize. when i first read it, i almost choked. then when i read it again for the second time, i realized that it was just a simple spelling mistake. i would share with you what exactly was written on it, but i'm afraid it might be too inappropriate. if you really wanna know, ask me later in private. :-)

today was my first day in the new office. and boy does it look nice and spiffy. now i get to work while enjoying the view of the harbor (unfortunately, i can't always get a cubicle near the window... i wonder if they'll let me steal one of the conference rooms in the corners.) but apparently, the manager i worked with today hates the new location for two reasons: lunch and parking. there is nothing you can get under like 10 bucks for lunch unless you have the time and the energy to walk 3 miles. and you have to pay for expensive parking every time you're in the office (which for him is often late at night), unless, again, you are willing to park at a meter like 3 miles away. he does have a point, but i love the modernness, cleanliness, and the technology of the new office too much to complain about anything else. i kept thinking, "wow, i wish i wouldn't have to leave this place in 2 months." man, i'm jealous of my sister. i think i'm gonna show her the office some time this week. she's gonna be totally psyched (for pb - siked).

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mimi is the most adorable dog in the whole wide world. she is sitting next to me and chewing my old gum. man, i wish you were here to see this. well, i'm hungry for some dinner now, so... you have a good rest of the day.

:o)

wow, what a long and eventful day. quite fun actually. but now i sure am ready to jump in my cozy bed and peacefully enter into the dream world on my soft pillow... with my fluffy and soap-smelling white bear (i just washed him).

quick recap of my long day:

i was late for church today. yes, AGAIN. it's become a weekly exercise for me to sprint (in high heels) from my parked car to the church every sunday morning. ;-) anyhow, worship was good as always. jerry's special praise was truly an unexpected blessing and an encouragement to me. i was humbled by the humility that this brother displayed in his short time of praise. seeing him raise his arms in utter surrender and reverence to God made me, for a moment, forget the hardships and realities of this world and reminded me of the ultimate reality of our living God whom i pictured smiling down upon us. during fellowship time, hc members got an opportunity to sign-up for various ministries. i think we will finally get a female member on the worship team. yay!! and double yay for kingsfest this coming saturday!! rachel lampa, baby. hehe... EVERYBODY should go. :-D

after church, i had a "business" meeting with s.b. and m.c. when i went over for this meeting, i was expecting to be informed of s's general business operations and use my accounting knowledge (the little that i have) to simply suggest ways of setting up and maintaining his books. which was the only way i knew of to help at this point in my education and career. little did i know that this 2-hour meeting over pretzels and lemonade might change my future. i am excited about this journey that we have made our first steps to embark on.

from there, i went to hc's women's group meeting that was to be held at malissa's house. i have to admit, i always love going there. it's such a beautiful house. we, sisters of all ages, talked and laughed... and ate, of course. deacon y.k.'s lasagna was really delicious. i dunno how, but i'm slowly starting to become known as a girl with a big appetite. i will not name names, but one person from the young adults ministry even said that whenever they get together where there is a lot of food, he remembers me. should i take that as a compliment? hmm...

so that was my day. and now the time has come for me to sleep. it was nice talking to you.

*~~sweet dreams to all~~*

i love fridays. no traffic, abundance of parking spaces... it's great. everybody is in jeans today and packing up everything in the office. it's E&Y's final moving day!

note to c.l., g.w., and j.h.: thanks for the italian ice!! we enjoyed it very much!

so i came to work early this morning. as i stood at the receptionist's desk while getting set-up for a cubicle, i heard someone say, "happy monday!"

when i looked up, i saw that it was the head of the human resources department. we call her "sunshine." y'see, she's not the friendliest person in the world. but anyhow, i laughed to myself when i heard that because it reminded me of the movie, "office space." what a funny movie. remember the "case of the mondays"? hahaha...

hello everybody. it's nice to be connected to the world from my lovely hotel room. i came to virginia for some more training yesterday and will be here until friday. since the hotel is kind of in a wooded area, i hardly get any cell phone reception here. so if you need to reach me (or just wanna say hi), call me at (703) 818-0300. if you get the front desk, i'm in room 273.

i've befriended a lot of the interns... especially the baltimore interns (mid-atlantic includes mclean, richmond, philly, harrisburg, and baltimore). yeah, so i'm not so lonely after all. and the driving is not that bad.... except when i get stuck in traffic for 3 and a half hours. okay okay, i was lost for an hour. ;-)

so overall, the training is going really well. it's just a little boring... but the fancy hotel meals, the nice soft bathrobe, the gym, spa, and steam room all make up for it. the service here is unbelievable... i can get pretty much anything i need by calling the front desk. i almost feel like a princess.

by the way, i just got assigned my first client!! kinda nervous but excited at the same time.

okay, it's bedtime. later.

okay, i am off to virginia for E&Y orientation. i've only been excited about this ever since i got all the internship information in the mail... but now i feel a bit uncomfortable to leave home to go to a lonely hotel room all by myself. excuse my sentiments... but this is a big step for me. i've never driven out of state, let alone stay for two whole nights in an unknown place where i hardly know anyone. (sigh)

i know this step has to be made sooner or later...... so i will stop being a baby now and just leave. i'll write about my trip when i get back! ;-)