At the Chevron

I did something new the other night at the gas station. After swiping my credit card (and removing quickly), I had to enter my zip code on the keypad.

As I stood there filling my car, I wondered to myself if Chevron was curious about who bought gas on the northbound side of I-35 in downtown Austin or if they were doing it to avoid fraudulent charges. I turned around and noticed a big ol' sign telling me that it is now a requirement for major credit cards and assured me that it would not be used for marketing purposes.

If someone gets my credit card, they've likely stolen my wallet which also has my drivers license in it. And, my drivers license has my zip code on it. So, does entering my zip code on the keypad at the gas station really protect me? Or does it just enable Chevron to make the statement that they're looking out for their customers? Or do they really use it for marketing purposes even though they say they don't?

Not What I'd Planned for Tonight

I'd planned to create an entry about our wonderful trip to Colorado tonight. I haven't quite gotten to that. I did spend an insane amount of time on the phone with my mother-in-law discussing her daughter's wedding (happening on June 11). I'm exhausted just from listening to it all. Planning a wedding was fun, I'll admit. But there were so many decisions and therefore compromises to be made that it wore me out. I do have to admit that I'm fascinated to be so close to another mother/daughter wedding planning situation. It is so different than my own was.

In other wedding news, our dear friends, M&K, will be married on March 11th. They've asked the HUSband to be the Best Man. It's a real honor since they're only having one attendant each.

It's getting hot in here!

I really wish the heater wasn't quite so effective in the building. I may just have to have the facilities guy come adjust the vent above my cube so that all the heat doesn't blow right on me.

Nothingness

I haven't blogged in quite a while - - seems as though there's been a whole lotta nothin' goin' on. I resolved today that I'd post on my own blog before catching up on the few that I tend to read rather regularly. So, here I sit trying to think of something exciting and creative to tell the blogosphere.

This was the first weekend in over a month that we didn't have overnight guests or weren't out of town ourselves. It was wonderful! Saturday I got my hair cut, bought my step-mother a birthday gift, went to Central Market, went out to dinner w/ dad and step-mother. Also tried to go to Crate and Barrel, but the location here closes at 7 on Saturdays. It is open 'til 9 on weeknights, so I'll go tonight to exchange a Christmas gift. Sunday was a big cleaning day. We slept in and then I cleaned both bathrooms (even mopped), dusted the whole house (ick!) and vacuumed. The HUSband cleaned the kitchen (even mopped) and went to the grocery store to get stuff for dinner. Then he came home and cooked dinner for our friends that were coming over. We'd planned to watch the Golden Globes - - but had to cut out for Desperate Housewives in the middle. Good times with good friends.

I'm not complaining much about being at work today on MLK Day. The traffic was wonderfully light on my way in. Not looking forward to tomorrow's drive since UT will also be back in session.

Now I'm off to lurk on some other sites in the blogosphere. . . more soon.

Happy New Year!

A much belated Happy New Year to the 5 or so folks that I think may actually read this!
I've read on many other blogs posts about accoplishments of 2004 and goals/resolutions for 2005. I've decided that my goals/resolutions will begin on February 1, 2005. January is just going to be too crazy of a month for me to implement significant change. We're off to Minnesota tomorrow for Mimi's memorial service. The next weekend we have plans to see a comedian in San Antonio Friday night. The following weekend we'll be in Vail for a long overdue get-away just for us! We probably won't ski, but will have lots of time to relax, shop, eat good food, people watch and play in the snow.