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I just experienced my first earthquake.  At first I thought it was just construction going on in the building I work in, but those around me informed me that it was indeed an earthquake.  I’ve got to say it has left me a little shaken up (no pun intended).  I didn’t think earthquakes happened in Virginia, or at least not big ones that could be felt.  This one was a 5.9 and seemed to last for around 30 seconds.

Hopefully everyone is ok and there wasn’t much damage done.  Keeping my fingers crossed that there won’t be any more earthquakes here!

You can see details about today’s tremor here.

There’s something I’ve been wanting to write about recently, but for several reasons, I don’t feel it is appropriate to write about in this forum.  It’s neither the right time nor the right place.  However, the constant consumption of my thoughts by this topic leaves me wanting to write about nothing else.

So technically I am writing about this topic right now, but in a very vague and foggy way…a way that does not reveal anything about the subject to my readers (if any do exist).

Anyways, hopefully my mind will soon find something new to obsess about and I can write all about it here.

I had a little extra time this morning before work and was craving the seasonal pumpkin spice latte (I LOVE anything pumpkin flavored) so I decided to stop by Starbucks.  This was the first time in years, if ever, that I’ve been to Starbucks before 8 AM, and WOW now I know why they call it starBUCKS!

That place was so crowded.  There was a line all the way to the door and people were coming as fast as they were going.  I’ve got to give them credit…the customer service was great and very quick!

The thing that struck me is this place is so crowded, there have got to be people who are regulars and stop by Starbucks every morning.  How do they afford it?  I ordered a tall (small) skinny pumpkin spice latte and a turkey bacon, egg white, and cheese sandwich on an english muffin and my total was over $7.  This is a rare treat for me, but making a stop at Starbucks part of your everyday morning ritual could get VERY expensive!

All I know is the founder of Starbucks might have been psychic (or really addicted to their coffee) when they named the company!

Today is my two year anniversary of working at VGT!

I still miss my old job and everyone who I had the privilege to work with at Albemarle County Public Schools, but I also am so thankful for the opportunity I was given two years ago.

I have learned so much related to programming, communication, teamwork, design, and analysis and I’ve met so many wonderful people!

I feel very blessed to have a job, especially a great job that challenges me and provides such wonderful benefits, and I hope to have the opportunity to work at Video Gaming Technologies for many years to come!

I just took the Myers-Briggs Personality test (for the umpteenth time) and this is how I scored:

I am:

• slightly expressed extrovert
• slightly expressed intuitive personality
• moderately expressed feeling personality
• moderately expressed judging personality

This score apparently makes me an idealist who would most likely be successful at teaching.  I’m not worried about not being a teacher though since my score has been a bit different every time I’ve taken the test.  One interesting thing to note is the older I get, the farther away from introverted and closer to extroverted I move.  I think that has to do with the fact that I’m getting older and becoming more comfortable in my own skin as well as the fact that my boyfriend is extremely introverted so I automatically tend to move toward extroverted to balance out the relationship (or so I learned this is usually the case in a Myers-Briggs course I once took).

Curious about your personality type?  Take the test!  I’d be interested to know people’s scores.

A couple of months ago, Mattel held an online poll to see what Barbie’s next career would be.  I voted and chose the profession of Computer Engineer because:

1. I’m a computer engineer
2. I’m all for empowerment of women in the sciences

The votes were tallied and two professions for 2010 were chosen:

1. News Anchor
2. Computer Engineer

I love Barbie’s new look for her new job!  You can check it out here.

New experiences for January 2010 include:

• Petting a live chicken
• Trying escargot
• Going to the ballet

The ballet actually doesn’t take place until Sunday, but I’m pretty excited about it!