a leadership conference

this was the view from my hotel room from the conference that i attended the last couple of days.

i've been to management meetings, but not formal training meetings. most companies do not invest heavily in training, which does not seem the case at my current job. i was kinda wary about these two days. and i didn't even know that i was going to be sharing a room with someone else.

i think the weirdest thing about this meeting was the fact that about four people were there that reminded me of people in my past. i think the strangest thing was the woman that i roomed with reminded me of my ex-girlfriend (or what i remember i liked about her). we got along really well, had a lot in common, and shared weird characteristics. the first thing out of her mouth was (while on the phone with her husband), "oh yeah, i know i'm gonna get along with her. she has VANS!!!" she warned me that she was very blunt and direct. i warned her that she needed to drink enough to pass out because i snore. (she only got 2 hours sleep, but was nice about it.) i think we will keep in touch. i think that was one of the cooler parts of the last two days. (of course, i came out to her.)

as far as the conference, one of the facilitators came out during the diversity session. nice. i thanked him after his session, but did not out myself. (do i need to?) i was really glad to meet people at other stores that seem interested in sharing ideas. i'm freaked out now about harry potter. but i think i learned alot about myself in terms of my management style. during the analysis, our styles were compared to automobiles. i'm apparently a "mini-van" when it comes to my communication style. i didn't really like that comparison. i would love to be the "sporty coupe," but in reality, i'm a dodge caravan. can't i at least be a VW Bus?

lastly, my friend, craig, is now an uncle. i got a super cool message from him about his new nephew. obviously, he is most beautiful baby ever born. :) i'm excited to meet him one day. congrats karen, his super cool sister.

craig commented on my last entry about watching the show Dexter next. i watched this show while it was on this past season and the second book is on my end table (along with 3 others). it IS my second favorite show of all-time after Six Feet Under. i don't think anything will ever top that show in my mind.

take some good advice. watch Dexter. if you don't like blood, don't watch. either show.