Yeah. I’m back. Training is over. Yay. For those who don’t know, I’ve been at training for the last 2 weeks as part of Johnson & Johnson’s Information Management Leadership Development Program (IMLDP). Anyhow, we were booked up in the Embassy Suites which give you a huge ass room that has a living room and bedroom in a suite the size of my apt for a mere $130 a night. Sheeeeeit! The thing is I hate hotels. Especially the ones with huge ass beds like the ones we had. The bed is about 1.5 times bigger than my loft. You can literally sleep 5 on there… With a bed that big, strange as it may sound, makes one really lonely. For the first week, I was commuting back and forth from the hotel, which really started taxing on me quickly. Second week I stayed there.

Anyhow the weekend was nice. Went to GMAT class, then had my Infinity Basslink Subwoofer installed in my RSX…

Awww yeaaah…

Whooo that thing really rocks. 200 watts of bass banging aginst the rear windshield makes the car rumble. Not exactly competition grade that will wake up the neighborhood and the alarms of cars next to it, but hey, I wanted bass I can feel, not a road hazard.

Met up with Tammy the Friday I got back from training. I was pretty much running on fucking fumes for lack of sleep for the last 3 days of it. Final presentation in front of management of the case study we did. They commended our grop for taking risk and showing initiative as we completly thought out of the box. Hmm… maybe we have job opps there for final placement.

Anyhow it was Inez’s (Tammy’s Cousin’s) bday, so I went to Art Bar after training to join the party. Pretty cool! Afterwards, we ate at Bereket’s this great place for Mediterranean/Middle-Eastern food (ie: falafal, doner kebab, gyros, etc). Place was damn good!

Afterwards we hit Angel, a pretty phat bar in the lower east side, that plays music and drinks are relatively cheap. Met a few more of Tammy’s friends.

Anyhow came out at found a wonderful ticket at my car. Didn’t realize that the night ordinance means midnight of that night! ie: Saturday midight means when the clock hits midnight on Friday. Damn SOB’s That’s the last time I park in the lower east side. I’ll park in Alphabet city next time.

Anyhow Saturday went over to Pat’s building at 30 River Ct. in Newport, NJ. The place is phat! Took this nice pic of the WTC memorial from their side of the water.

Nice picture eh? My camera (Canon S100)has awesome night shot mode.

Anyhow hit a housewarming party, but it was in Jane and Louisa’s apartment. I guess Pat still needed organizing before he had a party at his place. Anyhow, we ate dinner and watched a movie (I forget what, because I showed up fashionably late). Funniest part of the night was that we played SPOONS but made the penalty write spoon on your face with lipstick. Heh - here’s the result of the game:

As you can see Andy lost.

Anyhow my 23rd birthday is this Saturday, and I George hooked me up by renting out club Discoteque on 19th street between 5 & 6th Ave. Party is this Thursday. If you’re interested email me. It’s open invite and to get in I just need your name.

Well, I’m off to work now. My new rotation is at Corporate Information Management Security with the whole group of people who are retired NSA (national security) folks of 30+ years each. I’m working with probably the best talent in electronic security, and hope to learn a lot from them. Anyhow, adios!