in which I attempt a meme

Not Keith’s meme, sorry … all that Alpha Foxtrot stuff kinda scares me, honestly.

But Anna over at Little Red Boat did a meme that looked fun, and okay, I thought I’d give it a try.

You’re supposed to google “[your name] likes to” and share what you come up with. Kellys tend to be fun-loving souls on the whole, so let’s see what happens, shall we?

Kelly likes to wear green unitards. Um, NO. Sorry, I think that one escaped from the Things Kelly Wouldn’t Be Caught DEAD Doing meme.

Kelly likes to… Dear me. I don’t THINK so. I can’t even TYPE that here without risking the hard-won G-rating of this blog. Sometimes, I think the entire interwebs is authored en masse by a schoolyard full of 12-year-old boys.

Kelly likes to supersize everything she orders. Again, wrong. I’d LIKE to, mind you. There’s nothing I’d like better than the gallon pail of McDonalds fries or the Kimball’s Special Five-Scoop Sundae, but although the spirit is willing, the body is weak. I usually end up ordering an appetizer as my meal because I can’t eat an entire entree. Yes, I am pathetic.

Kelly likes to take lots of pictures. Yes, I do. Lots and lots of pictures. Pictures of anything and everything. Not only do I take lots of pictures, I then post them on t’internets, boring everyone to tears. Sorry.

Kelly likes to steal bikes from random kids. I would NEVER. That would be mean.

Kelly likes to ride naked shotgun. Sigh…there are those 12-year-old boys again.

Kelly likes to run a motion offense. Kelly doesn’t even know what a motion offense IS, but she is very much afraid that it might have something to do with Sports, or worse, Exercise, and now needs to lie down to get over it.

This is a silly meme, and Kellys are obv. silly, silly people.

RSDC staff shirts

Oh dear.

Just got my staff shirt for RSDC - a very BORING Rational Blue polo shirt - this being the first year I’ve actually had to dress the part.

Not a sparkly bit to be seen and so… so….CORPORATE.

Bah.

And I’m SO afraid it’s going to clash with my Carmen Miranda hat….

the cuss-o-meter

Happy to see that my blog ranks low on the cuss-o-meter. I’m thinking they don’t include my usual infantile potty-mouth words like “poop” and “hineyhead”.

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(thanks to Andy Piper for shooting me the link)

Ramp up to RSDC!

It’s getting closer! The 2008 Rational Software Developers Conference begins on June 1 and we’re getting wicked excited. I bet you are asking: “But, Kelly, what’s going on in Rational eSupport Land? What can I expect to see and where can I find the Rational eSupport peeps?”

Here, for you, is a sneak peek of what you can expect at RSDC 2008:

First of all, be sure to check out our article in the May Global Rational User Group Newsletter. We write eSupport-related articles for each edition, but for May, we focused on RSDC and described where we will be and what we’ll be talking about while at RSDC 2008.

VoiCE - We’ll be giving a Rational eSupport Overview presentation to our Design Partner Clients in the VoiCE of the Client Event sessions on Sunday - 4 different audiences - this presentation will be only 5-10 minutes, covering CSA updates in content, website, Rational’s RFE Community and whom from Rational eSupport is at RSDC and where we may be found during the week.

IBM Solution Center - eSupport will have a pedestal in this IBM area of the Exhibit Hall. We will be manning that area Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with a handouts, giveaways and extra eGuides. Will have a general Rational CSA presentation running and will have the 4 foot Rational eSupport helium blimp overhead in order to make us more findable.

Tech Preview Lounge - eSupport will have a pedestal in this IBM area of the Exhibit Hall. We will be manning that area Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with a handouts, giveaways and extra eGuides. Will be demoing the new Rational RFE Community.

Premium Support Red Carpet Lounge - Will have a presence in this invite-only area. Peter Picone (SWG eSupport User Experience Design Lead) will interview Premium Support clients regarding Common Support Portal. Rational’s eSupport team will also be meeting with various Premium Support clients on general CSA topics and Rational RFE Community.

Client Self Assist Birds of a Feather - Tuesday night from 6:30PM to 7:30PM in the Southern Hemisphere III ballroom. We will demo and discuss current CSA initiatives, including the upcoming Common Support Portal.

eGuide 2008 - This mini-CD is included in your welcome package and contains a stand-alone website that organizes important support links, support & general Rational/SWG marketing content plus non-entitled downloads that are readily available on ibm.com, but are scattered around our support site in inconvenient locations. Support personnel will have extra copies available.

Rational Support Moo cards - very limited edition. You’ll want to have one of these.

At Universal Studios, I’ll be on the roller coaster. Who’s there with me?

No propeller beanies yet, but hope springs eternal!

Hope to see you there!

my backyard smells HEAVENLY….

my backyard smells HEAVENLY…., originally uploaded by kellypuffs.

it’s a grand day to be a mother

P5100954.JPG, originally uploaded by kellypuffs.

I just had what is quite possibly the best Mothers’ Day weekend in the history of mankind.

Both “kids” came home for the weekend and we had a wonderful time, complete with ultimate fighting matches in the backyard, a great evening under the stars by a fire under quilts, cooking s’mores. a nose piercing, Less Than Jake, Red Sox games on the TV, accompanied by the Boy’s inimitable color commentary and DunkAroos. I was awoken each morning with a freshly fetched Lahge Regulah. I got a homemade pancake breakfast this morning.

For the record, my kids rock, even if they ARE funny-looking.

Life doesn’t get any better than this, I don’t think.

this many people do NOT live in my house…

this many people do NOT live in my house…, originally uploaded by kellypuffs.

… I don’t THINK.

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he loves me

The Boy wants to get me a Mothers’ Day present.

I told him that his presence is the only present I need. Also, he contributed $10 to the nose-piercing yesterday. What more do I need?

But no.

He has announced his intention of going “to the artsy-fartsy store up the street” to get me “something gay”.

He loves me.

in which I take a walk on the dark side

So, today I finally did something else I’ve always wanted to do …

I got my nose pierced.

For the record, I am NOT a fan of body piercing, as a whole. The boy, in his short life, has had both a barbell through his eyebrow and a labret (lower lip) piercing - neither of which he still sports, thank God. I did not approve nor condone either, but he’s a putative grown-up, and after two full sleeves of tats, who am I to quibble? My brother once had his nipple pierced, for pity’s sake.

Ick, ack and GAG.

I don’t like the look of metal sticking out of various spots on one’s face (or other places).

But I’ve always loved the look of a delicate stone in the side of the nostril. I think it looks feminine and stylish and a little exotic, and always thought that if *I* had one, I too could look feminine, stylish and a little exotic.

So after way too many years of dithering, I gathered my courage and with the boy, drove up to THE “body arts” studio to get it done.

I almost backed out at the last minute.

This is their website.

Browsing through the site (and going to the shop) is a little scary for a bourgeoise like me. They are clearly not catering to middle-aged women having a mid-life crisis who want a tasteful little ear or nose piercing. If so, I would recommend that their website and their shop feature more flowers, and fairies and sparkly things… and a little less death metal, skulls and crossbones.

But the gentleman from Precision Body Arts was very kind and very thorough, and observed all the most stringent hygienic procedures and now I am the proud owner of a tiny crystal stud in the left side of my nostril, which *I* think looks stunning.

I feel more graceful already.

And I didn’t even cry.

You’d think they’d have offered me a sticker for being so good.