Kim Quigley's Blog

Hairspray in Hershey!

2008-04-20T16:19:53.15Z

Tim and I are going to see Hairspray at the Hershey Theatre tomorrow night. There are still plenty of seats available if anyone wants to go. Tickets are $32, $42, or $52.

Taylor the Latte Boy

2008-04-20T04:58:54.697Z

Chicago and Teeth

2008-04-15T03:08:01.277Z

My mom got us tickets to see Chicago in NYC on May 24th! Best birthday present ever :)

Also, I'm getting my braces off on May 9th and then getting new front teeth the following week.

2008 Vacation Plans

2008-03-24T01:11:01.467Z

I'm flying to LA next week to see Kelly! Hopefully, I'll also see Colleen, Andre and Kate.
Jennie's birthday weekend is in May in Delaware.
In September, I'm taking a cruise with Lena, Sopy and Susan from Barbados to St Kitts, St Lucia, Antigua and San Juan!

The Stimulus Is In The Mail

2008-03-20T03:23:46.897Z

Go here to calculate your economic-stimulus rebate check: http://www.irs.gov/app/espc/start.do

It says I'm getting $600. I don't agree with Bush's plan to increase the defecit by randomly throwing around money, but now I want my cash! According to this article, my check will be mailed the second week of May. For some reason the mail works slower for the federal government, so I guess that means it will arrive in June.

Heroes Happen Here

2008-03-08T17:45:48.317Z

On Thursday I attended the "Heroes Happen Here" Microsoft launch event for Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. I got some good swag. This was my view:

I lost 9 pounds!

2008-03-07T14:18:48.72Z

Today was the final day of an 8 week weight loss competition which I both organized and participated in at work. This event was a fundraiser for my Relay For Life team, JPL United. At the start of the competition, each participant gathered sponsorship pledges per pound. A $50 prize will be awarded to the person who brings in the most sponsorship money and a $50 prize will also be awarded to the person who loses the highest percentage of body weight.

What I accomplished:
I had 16 sponsors and pledges totaling $33.50 per pound. After losing 9 pounds, that means I raised just over $300! Also, I went from being in the "overweight" BMI category to being at a "healthy" weight.

How I did it:
The thrill of a competition and the accountability of having sponsors are what helped motivate me to stay focused for the past two months. I lost the weight by eating less, though I did continue my regular exercise plan of about 30 minutes of cardio 2 or 3 times a week. For the first month of the competition, I tried something different every week so that I wouldn't get bored or frustrated. Week 1: counted calories. Week 2: stopped eating when full. Week 3: went to the gym every morning. Week 4: Ate only fresh food that I prepared. After that, I tried combining 2 or 3 techniques at a time. Overall, I tried to avoid sugary foods as much as I could.

I learned that...

I can go to the gym in the morning and not be late for work.
I really like eating fresh food.
I love steamed vegetables.
it's not that hard to make a delicious steak if I don't buy the cheap meat.
cutting out sugary foods like candy, cakes and cookies makes a significant difference.
I should buy fresh produce without worrying about it spoiling before I'll use it because now I know I'll eat it.

My Sponsors (I came up with the categories )

Gold Sponsors (Over $25)
1. Mom
2. Aunt Linda
3. Aunt Barbie
Silver Sponsors (Over $10)
1. Brad L.
2. Bill B.
Bronze Sponsors
1. Michael H.
2. Bob W.
3. Dan L.
4. Stacey G.
5. Colby Z.
6. Sovanna M.
7. Misty S.
8. Diana L.
9. Steve C.
10. Tim W.
11. Josh B.

What I did yesterday

2008-03-01T18:02:20.343Z

Yesterday I bought a bag of lugnuts. I had to do this because all of my tires have wheel locks, and once upon a time someone ruined the key. Now the wheel locks don't come off which means the tires can't be rotated. Since I don't live in the hood, I opted to replace the wheel locks with regular lugnuts. Next time I go for an oil change, I have to ask them to break off the old locks somehow. My bag of lugnuts cost $35.

TV, I missed you

2008-02-13T13:19:41Z

The writer's strike is finally over! Yay! Now start writing me some shows, bitches.

Rice Krispie Heart!

2008-02-09T05:22:14.563Z

I made this for Brad because we're having a bake sale at work next week and I think I'm going to sell these Heart Krispies, but I wanted to practice it first. Cute?

Super Fat Tuesday

2008-02-05T20:43:56.127Z

Today is both Mardi Gras and Super Tuesday, but Google doesn't have a cute logo to represent either event.

Sake Bombs and Flooded Basement

2008-01-14T00:58:53.84Z

Friday night I came home from work and found 6 inches of water in the basement. It was gushing out of the water heater, which is busted according to the plumber. It can't be replaced until Monday, so we've been living without hot water all weekend. I didn't want to stay home Friday so I went to Tokyo Diner with Angie and Casey and a bunch of their friends. I had my first sake bomb. Then we went to Emersons for karaoke but there was no karaoke so we ended up at the Hop. It was so lame, it was awesome. I saw a couple underage girls dressed like whores trying to get in without ID.

Senator Clinton Takes NH Primary!

2008-01-09T05:34:04.727Z

I'm so ready for this country to pop its female leadership cherry. Even if we didn't have Hillary, and the Republicans allowed themselves a female candidate (as if), I'd be tempted to vote for her just because I think it's time. Why do so many Americans assume that only old white males are electable?

Luckily, Senator Clinton is not a Republican and she views the issues pretty much the same way I do. Read her platform summary here http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/ but don't try to debate me on it... leave that to the candidates.

My Robot

2008-01-02T02:17:06.903Z

I like having a clean house but since I don't currently have a cleaning person, usually the house is dirty. To kick off the new year, Brad and I spent most of the day cleaning and we used the Roomba that my mom gave us for Christmas. The whole point of the Roomba is that you turn it on then walk away because it's smart enough to clean by itself. It doesn't fall down steps or get stuck in corners. It's smart. But it's also cute, and really fun to watch, so today I spent hours watching it zoom around the house.

Busy Weekend

2007-12-31T14:01:00.7Z

On Saturday Brad and I met baby Trent, 5 weeks old. He's a cute baby who makes funny faces. Harry and Brad watched the little guy while Misty and I went to the mall and got her a bunch of new clothes. Mommy needs a break sometimes!

Saturday night I went out for Hollie's 26th birthday with Jason B, Hollie, Chris, Katy, Micah, and Lena. We went to West Shore Doc's because Bartender Chris was working. He gave us beef sticks and granola bars and chips. The pictures from that will probably have to be censored. As we were leaving a sleazy guy looked at me and asked if we were coming back the next night. No!

On Sunday I went to Reading to visit Shawna for her 28th birthday. We went bowling and then found the only hibachi restaurant in Reading, Panda Heaven. I bowled really well (153 and 122) considering it's probably been about 5 years and my average used to be 120.

funny video for g33ks

2007-12-27T19:26:37.44Z

Congratulations Brooke and Jason!

2007-12-10T14:53:45.047Z

Brooke married Jason at the Trenton Country Club on Saturday, December 8th, 2007. I forgot to bring my camera inside for the ceremony and reception, but I did get a few pictures at the after party.

http://www.flickr.com/gp/81852022@N00/Rc3236

FCKeditor

2007-12-05T23:42:55.417Z

I'm using the FCKeditor now for my blog. It has more features than TinyMCE and it allows image uploads. See:

Eat My RSS Feed

2007-12-05T17:33:44.09Z

My RSS feed is now working thanks to Jason's assistance. I used the new .net 3.5 feature LINQ to SQL, so it's cutting edge. You can subscribe to it by clicking on the RSS link on the left side of this page.

I'm Baaaaaack!

2007-12-04T21:09:53Z

After more than 7 months of ignoring my website, I finally decided to fix the code so I could start posting on my blog again. I still have more stuff to do like making it not look weird, but I'll be posting again on a regular basis. I'm also going to set up an RSS feed for the freaks who can't get enough info about me. You know who you are.

less pie in the pie hole

2007-11-21T20:31:00Z

Why does everyone keep saying that this is the worst time of year to watch what you eat? I think it's the BEST time! There is so much pressure from Thanksgiving to New Year's to stuff your face with food.

I don't want people telling me to eat food just because it's Thanksgiving. (I don't even like turkey or pumpkin pie!) I don't want people telling me that I don't need to lose weight. (my clothes don't fit anymore so unless I win a shopping spree then YES I do need to lose weight) And I don't want people telling me it's ok to take a day off from dieting. (I took the past YEAR off from dieting and that didn't end well.)

Braces

2007-05-01T03:27:24Z

I got braces today on my lower teeth. Brad took a picture.

Ajax

2007-03-15T16:30:24Z

Today I realized that I couldn't go another minute without knowing how to work with Ajax. So I went to the ASP.NET Ajax site, downloaded Ajax for ASP.NET and watched the first three videos.

Soccer

2007-03-13T02:24:11Z

Tomorrow night is my first soccer game ever! I hope I get to play and I hope I'm good.

An Update

2007-03-07T02:35:18Z

I haven't posted in a while because I haven't had anything really specific to say, so I'm going to spew a bunch of randomness.

I'm playing indoor soccer in a league with people from work. It hasn't started yet, but we had our first practice tonight. Soccer is kind of fun but I have no idea what I'm doing.
Pouring Kahlua over chocolate ice cream is delicious.
I'm trying to plan my next vacation. I don't have a date or destination in mind yet, so it could be anything except flying out of the country because we don't have passports right now.
I got my roots touched up on Friday and everyone is saying it looks a lot darker. I can't see a difference!
I'm doing personal training at the gym again. I did it two years ago and looked awesome, so I'm looking forward to seeing the results. My goal is to be able to do 1 pullup after 6 months.