Вчера забрала домой свое свадебное платье. Оно сейчас у меня висит, и я не могу дождаться его одеть.
всего 15 дней до свадьбы всего!!

Tags: wedding, wedding dress
Current Mood: energetic

I was reading a piece in CNN about US & Turkey relationship. And of course, anytime Turkey's mentioned, the struggle the Genocide has to be mentioned. After reading this particular piece http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/06/obamas-turkish-dilemma/, I couldn't help myself but respond.
Here's what I posted:

It is really disturbing to see how easily people can dismiss Armenian Genocide as casualty of war. And just because Turkey is an ally of US, does it mean that it should not be made accountable for what they did? Armenians are not asking for more then an apology from Turkey and an acknowledgment of what had happened and for Turkey to stop teaching the complete opposite in schools.
Everyone agrees that denying the Holocaust and the deaths during WWII would be unbearable, then why is it OK to deny Armenian tragedy? Is it because it happened 100 years ago? Is it because it happened to a small country that doesn't carry any Political influence?
It has been noted that Hitler during WWII said that "No one cared about what Turks were doing to Armenians, then why would they care about what we're doing to Jews?"
So, I hope that everyone stops to think about all the genocides that happen since then. It is not only about Armenian genocide.. We haven't made anyone accountable for Darfur, Rwanda and Bosnia. It is purely a human problem, and in order for us to stop these crimes in the future, we need to acknowledge our past.

Tags: armenian genocide
Current Mood: disappointed

Что то я заволновалась

Tags: wedding

I really think I should have stayed home today. Things just aren't going my way since morning. Put on a sweater this morning, and managed to stain it within 10 minutes. Was already in a hurry, but obviously changed. Got to work.. eating breakfast (Which is Yogurt). And somehow managed to stain my current sweater with yogurt also. And it's not like it's a small stain.

It's 10AM only.. wondering what else can go wrong?

Isn't today the 1st day of Spring?? Why is it snowing??

Tags: snow, spring

Уже с 4 утра не сплю. Снились какие-то ужасные сны. Просыпалась 3 раза, и решила что лучше не спать. Вот сижу смотрю телевизор. Интересные infomercials показывают.

Может что-то купить?

Current Mood: sleepy

Just spent half hour with helpdesk at work. Couldn't get any internet connection through LAN or Wireless. By the end of the conversation I just wanted to scream, so I politely said thank you and hung up before I started cursing him off.

Here are the highlights:

Me: I'm unable to connect online through LAN or Wireless
Helpdesk: OK.. Disconnect your laptop from the docking station and reconnect
Me: I don't use a docking station.
Helpdesk: What?? How do you get online then?
Me: Wireless or plug in network cable directly. Docking station isn't a must

After 15 minutes I was able to get online through LAN. Then I ask him another question:

Me: Thanks, but why am I unable to get online through Wireless?
Helpdesk: Well, there's something wrong with your ISP. You should contact them
Me: Hmm.. no.. I'm in the office, and not working from home. So, you're my point of contact. Have others reported any problems w/ wireless?
Helpdesk: Hmm.. OK madam.. You can ask your colleagues if they're having problems. However. You're not getting wireless, because you're in the office. And you don't have wireless there.
Me: Wrong! The entire building is wireless enabled for last 2 years. And I've been using wireless ever since.
Helpdesk: OK then.. You're not connecting through wireless, because it cannot find a signal
Me: I know that. I'm asking you why I can't find a signal? Do I need to re-install Odyssey?
Helpdesk: No.. You are just not finding a signal.

At this point I was ready to scream and curse, so I just politely said bye and hung up.

Tags: helpdesk, rant
Current Mood: irritated

I dropped the class this semester. On one hand, I'm relieved that it's one thing I don't have to worry about right before the wedding. But on the other hand, I'm not too happy with my decision. I guess I still have till 6PM tomorrow to change my mind.

In other news, this time change is killing me. It will take me a while to recover from losing 1 hr of sleep. Even my dog refused to get up at her usual time. She's lucky, she gets to sleep in today :)

Two interesting news stories that caught my attention this morning:

Finally after 8 years of the ban, Obama is reversing Bush's policy and will allow federal money to go to embryonic stem-cell research. This couldn't have come soon enough.
Link for more details: www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/06/obama.stem.cell/index.html#cnnSTCText

And, Merck Pharmaceutical is buying Schering-Plough for $41.1 Billion. After Wyeth and Pfizer's merger, it was expected that others will follow suit. Maybe some analysts were right, within 5 years will only going to have 3 or 4 big pharmas.
Here's the article: money.cnn.com/2009/03/09/news/companies/merck_schering_plough/index.htm
I wonder what will happen the company I work for..

Tags: business, news, stem cells

I'm contemplating if I should drop this next class, since it's right on the eve of my wedding. And the finals are the week of the wedding. At first I decided that I wasn't going to take any time off from grad school, but now looking at my schedule and all the wedding related appointments that I have, I'm afraid that I might not get through the next 7 weeks of  wedding planning, work, school and life in general a sane person.

Tags: school, wedding