Issue #012

>>> MP 11/23/2004 3:44:54 PM >>>
is it time for a beer yet?

Priceless Blast from the Past

From Rob, to Mike: 4/6/2004 5:48:51 PM >>>

A butterfly is outside right now!

Shady Weekend

Friday night, derric and i went out and got hammered. everyone laughed
at us, including the bartender. and then we took a cab back to the
apartment, but the cab driver had been smoking so much weed in the cab
that he was COMPLETELY stoned, and as a result, derric and i got a
little giggly in the backseat ourselved. hehehehehe.

Saturday, derric wakes me up at 9am, and tells me that there's some
unknown woman cleaning his apartment for him, so apparently, he has a
maid, and i, who sheds like an afghan hound, am sweeping my own
apartment! HMPH!

so then we hit this weak-ass surfing contest, and that is all i will
say about that. weak. so i went back to my place, and made scones! yay!
(umm, fitness scones) and for dinner, me, derric, stephanie, and
shashank went out to tantra. derric and i split a hookah, and i got a
little lightheaded. but not too much, since i woke up at 7:30 on Sunday
and we went to Vieques.

ooh, that was shady. first, i made a shady reservation under my first
name only for all three of us to fly out of fajardo. then, we got there,
and it turns out the reservation was only for a one way trip.
hmmmm.....so we went anyways, in the shadiest plane yet! it was like a
long box, with schoolbus seats, and windows with wholes in them!

so then we get there, this cab driver says he'll take us to a rental
car place, but the entire island is sold out! then he says he has a
friend who'll drive us around the island. but he's busy after 1:30, and
then the rental car place calls us back and the manager says "you can
just drive my car around the island all day" which in itself was shady.
so we go to this beach, which is uncrowded, and pretty. but there's a
shark net - shady. then we find out, it's not a shark net, it's a GIANT
MANTA RAY NET. this island cannot be more shady at this point. so we're
at the beach....sleeping, cuz the water is too cold. then we go to a
little tiki bar on the beach, which is actually really cool, until
derric gets his orderof fried chicken strips, which are actually grey
looking grilled chicken strips that are COLD. shashank gets wings which
are mostly bone, and i get fries with no salt. so, that's a big thumbs
DOWN on vieques. however, there are wild horses that run rampant on the
island. that is COOl.

also, derric and i saw this dude with this giant brick shaped package
that can ONLY be crack. mmm hmm. shady.

Puerto Rican Elections/Team Snorkeling Day!!!!!

Due to the Puerto Rican election fiasco, we had a plant shutdown. While the natives partied, I mean, voted, we took a relaxing "work from the boat" day to experience team bondage. I mean, bonding. No, it was bondage. Notice that Mike and Daniel are absent. That's because Daniel was "busy" and because Mike specifically stated that he wasn't into team bondage. (He was engaging in his own sort of sado-masochism at this point by buying a condo, moving in, and then creating some wacky tile mosaic patterns.) We took an Island Flyer (or as Trevor thought, the Island Fever) catamaran, and sailed off to Culebra and Culebrita to snorkel, eat, and drink a LOT of Rum Punch. In any case, here we are before the snorkeling begins (waiting in the marina)

Preparing for the trip by putting sunscreen on Derric...apparently a painful experience for both of us..

Another "before" shot

Bill, Shalini, Hay-mee, Derric, ShaChunk, Xtina, and Travaire, on board the Island Flyer Power Cat

Trevor, why are you a consultant and not a Caribbean Cabana Boy?

Derric = fish 

Damn Hay-mee, GET SOME TANNING LOTION 

ShaChunk ate a donut on board the boat and then got nauseous and fell asleep. HAHA. 

The FIT contest 'before' picture (also the tanning requirements 'before' picture for todos los gringos) 

Post snorkeling group love!! (The frisbee says 'Puerto Ricans do it better') 

This trip was SO MUCH FUN for Shalini and Hay-mee 

Bill in all his post-snorkeling glory 

Deafness

Part 1:

Shashank: Hey! Looks like you're bulking up!
Shalini: Yeah dude, I'm totally going to kick your ass!
Shashank: *Confused look* That's all good and fine, but I just wanted
to know what you were going to make for dinner.....

Part 2:

Shashank: Hey can I have that container? (My altoids container)
Shalini: *Empties last altoid, and gives him the container*
Shashank: Uh, all I wanted was a piece of gum.......

Speeding Tickets

Daniel: 3 tickets, 1 jungle parking ticket, 1 broken side-view mirror
(boy, that felt great!) Total owed to Puerto Rican government: $508.00
Mike: 1 ticket, pulled over twice; Total owed to Puerto Rican government: $160.00 (and they're not going to get any of it)
Trevor: 2 tickets; 1 paid, 1 never to be paid
Shalini: 1 ticket, pulled over twice: required to pay: none (and one
ticket at the beach in St. John for $25.00, but really, who cares?)
X-tina: 1 ticket (probably will go pay it because she's a good girl) - $145.00
Jamie: none so far
Shashank: none, but will probably roll the car off the hill soon
Derric: none, but really wants one
Bill: none, but is sniffing the smoke fumes from the seat

Total owed: $988.00 (I think)

Hehehehehehehe

Uh Oh...

"Is it starting to smell like Pearl River part 2 in here?"

Here is what Christmas in Puerto Rico looks like - they went to TOWN on the Xmas decorations (this was taken in October)

Quote of the Day

"It's all about racial." - TK

Quotes from the Island Fever

"I bought a girl diamonds once. She dumped me." - TK

"Yeah, I'm feeling a little ill from some bad fish. I guess I'll just stick my fingers down my throat, puke, and then do some yoga." - DS

I keep saying I have pictures of me in Ireland. Here is proof that I went there. I'm about to go into battle. That's what they do there.

This is Brian. There is a castle behind him. It looks small, and that's because, it is small. It's the castle they used to film Braveheart, or at least, part of it. Or, a part of what's left of it. In any case, who doesn't love castles? 

And here is me finding inexplicable joy on this rock formation out at the Giant's Causeway. 

This is when Marie found nature so damn impressive that she wanted to do yoga. I bet she can out-yoga Trevor. 

And here is me enjoying the close up view of an ancient (large) phallic symbol out in Tara Hill.  

Quiet Friday Mornings

>>> Eileen 11/12/2004 10:45:00 AM >>>
Plenty of sunshine going my way!!!
Zip a dee doo dah, zip a dee yay!

>>> Shalini 11/12/2004 9:42:17 AM >>>
my oh my, what a wonderful day!!!!!!!!!

>>> Eileen  11/12/2004 10:41:11 AM >>>
Great. Now I do.

>>> Shalini r 11/12/2004 9:12:13 AM >>>
I have Zip-a-dee-doo-dah stuck in my head

>>> Eileen 11/11/2004 3:17:47 PM >>>

>>> Eileen 11/11/2004 3:17:47 PM >>>
Which reminds me, I better go back and change that SOP where I wrote:
"The use of the LIMS system is restricted to XXXX business purposes only. Any use for personal or non-XXXX business purposes is not permitted and wouldn't make much sense anyway." It was buried in so much stuff I just wanted to see if anyone was really reading it.

Re: Roles roles roles

>>> Trevor  11/10/2004 2:02:25 PM >>>
Do what works for you Ms. Chander...and rock on with ROLES!! YES, I AM SHOUTING!!!!

Notable Moments

>>> ROAR 11/4/2004 1:35:58 PM >>>
Jorge's comment today that Pharma has two "chiefs" reminds me that we've reached that point in the project where it is time to sit back and fondly (?) recall all the memorable moments and famous (infamous?) quotes that make consulting the true joy that it is.

Here are some recollections from my warped memory that will forever color my future remembrances of Guayama:


Foul air and fowl meals.

Al: "Here's my cell phone number. Call me if you need ANYTHING. Directions. Restaurant recommendations. Bail."

Excerpt from an actual menu "Side Dishes: Rice, Beans, Rice and beans, Rice with beans"

"Mofongo for life...."

Beware.... the disks of greases
.... the chupacabra
.... San Turce

Re: question

Shalini,

Since you all are working, exercising, traveling, and "almost" live together, why not join a commune and save us some money on that fixed price contract?

Art

Hmmm...

Shalini.

It is important to remember things like your camera. Good work, but remember a camera makes the trip AWESOME.

D-money the real deal.

Quote of the Day

"You know, I'm surprised that there are so many old people at (insert client name here)" - DL