Too Much Time on My Hands!

Okay, so my inner-circle says I have too much time on my hands. I answer their e-mails IMMEDIATELY and my cell phone is actually on all day.

I also have the luxury of taking my lunch break whenever I want (within reason) and have often used it to get a manicure at 10am! A few weeks back I came back, nail polish bottle in hand, while my co-workers were getting sales material packed up to take to a trade show. When one of them asked me to help I was like "sorry just got my nails done!" which totally cracked me up... because I'm the only girl on my office.

Anwyay, it's funny that I have a lot of time on my hands because I can't stand wearing a watch. I used to have this very cool Mickey Mouse watch my friend David gave me. I wore it to summer camp even though my Mom said I'd lose it, and sure enought I did! Ever since then, I've had maybe one more watch but when the battery died I never replaced it and threw it out because the clasp was broken.

So I just rely on my cell phone or other clock device at my immediate disposal, although they are not in-sync with one another.

One final thought about time, I will never ever miss the days when a school bell told me what time it was, especially in high school. I can still remember most of the bell sequences and can hear them from my house if I'm home during September or June when the windows of my house are open.

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On2 '05 Company Picnic, July 15, 2005

Tim arrives back at his estate after mowing the "back 40" to prepare the battlefield for the onslaught of his paintballing co-workers.

Prepping for the Battle of New Paltz

There were suvivors in Round One of the Battle of New Paltz. Only ammunition was shrewn across the field.

Matt ponders the higher points of paintball with a fellow On2 employee.

There was food and drink for the spectators and participants in the Battle of New Paltz.

Allison and Amy put their heads together on the best way to get a happy child out of a swimming pool without tears!

Chris is SO thrilled he's arrived in one piece at his first On2 Picnic as a new Dad.

Jen, our very own female On2 programmer, shares her superpowers for the day with her fellow On2 employees.

Yes, I officialy joined corporate America this past spring working in the NYC office of On2 Technologies (www.on2.com). I now wear our company logo hat on my head every day in the hopes that I'll get on TV and get a cash bonus (or so I've been promised by our Marketing Director, Chris).

So, for those of you who know me well, my days in academia are coming to a close. This past spring semester, I balanced a new job and going to class two nights a week. The rewards were
worth it, or so my boss Matt would claim. He thinks working at On2 has made me smarter. My GPA was higher than it's ever been now that I work for On2, even though my office mate Dan thinks I'm a slacker!!

Anyway here are the highlights from the company picnic in New Paltz, NY.

Welcome to My POV

For those of you who do not really know me, I answer to: Mags, Bilbo Maggins, Margaret, and for a limited time I answered to Naggie Louise, and last but not least Weezie.

I'm a mid 20s woman who works full-time in Midtown for a tech company. I also go to grad school at night for a MA in English Lit. My homepage is http://geocities.com/mldmonet

When I'm not reading or writing, I can be found laughing, sleeping, or watching "Gilmore Girls" (the best show on TV at present but alas has been overlooked for critical acclaim).

If I didn't need to work to live, I'd be traveling through Italy right now. But I have a very active imagination and can go there anytime I want!


I just got back from being on holiday with my parents, the last trip I will EVER take with them. I was in the Adirondack mountains at a camp called White Pine www.whitepinecamp.com. My favorite part of the week was being able to kyack as much as I wanted.