it's just barely 6 hours till valentine's ... and there's narry a flower to be seen at my house.
there are lovely flakes of snow falling softly in the street ... and I am not walking in it.
note to self:: this is the last year of self pitty
Monday, February 13, 2006
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Echos of great thoughts
On this upcoming Valentines week, I'd like to pause for a second and echo the posting by my dear Stew.
One small change though...
No batting cages.... perhaps tulips or glow in the dark mini golf instead.
One small change though...
No batting cages.... perhaps tulips or glow in the dark mini golf instead.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Experimental.. Or just mental
So I love working days.. I just miss my daytime life too.. yes. I want the best of both worlds. ummm, does anyone know a nice single rich young man who would marry me and let me live a life of luxury?
I've been trying a bit of an experiment the past two weeks. I'm limiting my time online (not just online... ON KEYBOARD) to 20 or so mins a day. Now... That's 20 mins of idle time... Not to be confused with the time needed to catch up on people's blogs... it DOES include my commenting, my outgoing emails, my blogging and my searching for useless information... Needless to say, it results have been pretty interesting. I've discovered that I depend SO much on my computer as a medium for communication! I use messenger more than I use my phone, and WAY more than email.... I miss activities and scheduled events without the reminders offered by screen names and emails... AND I've read three books.
I forgot how much I love to read. Growing up I devoured books. I craved long car rides that would result in hours of uninterrupted reading, I skipped homework assignments, I stayed up late with the flashlight under my covers (coughing ever so delicately to cover the sound of my lamp turning on). Evenings, I'd sit in the wingback chair legs over the one arm, book balanced on a pillow on my lap to bring it to just the right height... hmm. I think I'm going there now.
I've been trying a bit of an experiment the past two weeks. I'm limiting my time online (not just online... ON KEYBOARD) to 20 or so mins a day. Now... That's 20 mins of idle time... Not to be confused with the time needed to catch up on people's blogs... it DOES include my commenting, my outgoing emails, my blogging and my searching for useless information... Needless to say, it results have been pretty interesting. I've discovered that I depend SO much on my computer as a medium for communication! I use messenger more than I use my phone, and WAY more than email.... I miss activities and scheduled events without the reminders offered by screen names and emails... AND I've read three books.
I forgot how much I love to read. Growing up I devoured books. I craved long car rides that would result in hours of uninterrupted reading, I skipped homework assignments, I stayed up late with the flashlight under my covers (coughing ever so delicately to cover the sound of my lamp turning on). Evenings, I'd sit in the wingback chair legs over the one arm, book balanced on a pillow on my lap to bring it to just the right height... hmm. I think I'm going there now.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
iced
The other night I drove over to Dad's place to get the mail and check on things there... it had been snowing a bit in the 'burg, but I didn't think much of it as I drove into P.Hope...
I got to Dad's and pulled into the pile of snow that was his driveway and thought "super! I have some shovelling to do!" (I LIKE to shovel.. I like the exercise.. I like exercise with purpose.. Other than the purpose of getting in shape, I like to have results and reason) I slipped and slid all over the place as I shoveled the one side of the driveway, then moved my car, and did the other side.. Satisfied with my accomplishments, I went inside and decided that I deserved a nice shower... Started to get in, and the phone rang. On the other end was my elderly and quite deaf neighbour Mr.I. He hollered into the phone "Lesley? DID you KNOW YOUR CAR IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD???" no... Obviously I didn't know my car was there...
I tried to thank him, but he couldn't understand me... Eventually I yelled back "OK I'LL GO GET IT" hurriedly re-dressed, ran out the door to find my car had indeed ended up in the middle of the road. It had slid down the icey driveway right out on to the centre of the road.... it took me three tries to get it back in the driveway.... I parked with one tire in the snowbank to avoid further incidences.
I got to Dad's and pulled into the pile of snow that was his driveway and thought "super! I have some shovelling to do!" (I LIKE to shovel.. I like the exercise.. I like exercise with purpose.. Other than the purpose of getting in shape, I like to have results and reason) I slipped and slid all over the place as I shoveled the one side of the driveway, then moved my car, and did the other side.. Satisfied with my accomplishments, I went inside and decided that I deserved a nice shower... Started to get in, and the phone rang. On the other end was my elderly and quite deaf neighbour Mr.I. He hollered into the phone "Lesley? DID you KNOW YOUR CAR IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD???" no... Obviously I didn't know my car was there...
I tried to thank him, but he couldn't understand me... Eventually I yelled back "OK I'LL GO GET IT" hurriedly re-dressed, ran out the door to find my car had indeed ended up in the middle of the road. It had slid down the icey driveway right out on to the centre of the road.... it took me three tries to get it back in the driveway.... I parked with one tire in the snowbank to avoid further incidences.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
*gasp*
I can not even breathe... this is huge. (no pun intended)
Megsheff, thank you for drawing my attention to this... I WANT one.
more info..
Megsheff, thank you for drawing my attention to this... I WANT one.
more info..
Sunday, February 05, 2006
as I was saying
I was trying to explain this video I saw some time ago... but I figured I was better off just giving you a link to it!
Falling gracefully?... it's a long one
also.. one of my left knuckles is PURPLE... I don't know what I did to it.. and I can barely bend my fingers on my right hand... what gives?
K's quote "I'd hate to see the other guy"
Falling gracefully?... it's a long one
also.. one of my left knuckles is PURPLE... I don't know what I did to it.. and I can barely bend my fingers on my right hand... what gives?
K's quote "I'd hate to see the other guy"
Congrats!
I would just like to say... Congratulations to me... I've gone a whole 4 days without using my stat counter. I believe that I probably deserve a metal or cup for this accomplishment. And I will humbly accept it.
Today I'm wearing the best shirt EVER (although I do still have embarrassing pant leg syndrome -see below- could be helped by using that iron on it... But who wants to FIND the iron?)
I received a T-Shirt the other day from T.Lam, it simply reads "I'm blogging this". Know what? It's truth!
I spent quite a bit of time trying to explain the meaning of the shirt to a non-blogger today...
Back to work tomorrow, guess I officially start the new job this week? I'm not really sure, my boss didn't tell me, and she wasn't around before I went on my vacation... I just filled out the paperwork and left it for her...
I'm feeling pretty weary tonight... I think it was all the late nights this week... Well worth it. Sorry I'm not very interesting today.
Today I'm wearing the best shirt EVER (although I do still have embarrassing pant leg syndrome -see below- could be helped by using that iron on it... But who wants to FIND the iron?)
I received a T-Shirt the other day from T.Lam, it simply reads "I'm blogging this". Know what? It's truth!
I spent quite a bit of time trying to explain the meaning of the shirt to a non-blogger today...
Back to work tomorrow, guess I officially start the new job this week? I'm not really sure, my boss didn't tell me, and she wasn't around before I went on my vacation... I just filled out the paperwork and left it for her...
I'm feeling pretty weary tonight... I think it was all the late nights this week... Well worth it. Sorry I'm not very interesting today.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Quarantine perhaps... yes, that's an idea
Today I suffer from that terrible affliction known as::
"embarrassing pant leg syndrome"
Does anyone own rights to the inoculation? Where can it be found?
"embarrassing pant leg syndrome"
Does anyone own rights to the inoculation? Where can it be found?
Rock out
I have a rock star car... it sounds like thunder?
ok, so maybe Rockstar isn't the right word for it... the other day someone said it was sounding very "stockcar"-esque. No, the muffler isn't falling off.. it just sounds like attitude.
Yesterday, whilst driving in my old neighborhood, I came around the corner (in second... Who needs to drive in something higher than that in a subdivision?). Ok, I'll admit... the car ROARED around the corner.. Not by speed.. By that sound factor... There was a lady about two blocks away at the top of the hill walking with a baby stroller... I watched her (as I drove in second, at 30kmph) JUMP from walking behind the stroller, to walking so she'd be between myself and the baby (if indeed I ever did pass her).. Then I watched her begin SCREAMING bloody murder at me! I was able to make out most of her rantings thru the closed glass, and as I putzed past her (still at 30) I watched her scream about "the !$#$# kids needing to slow the !$%! down, can't you see there's a baby?!?!?!?"
I was hurt at first...
but then I had a good laugh.
ok, so maybe Rockstar isn't the right word for it... the other day someone said it was sounding very "stockcar"-esque. No, the muffler isn't falling off.. it just sounds like attitude.
Yesterday, whilst driving in my old neighborhood, I came around the corner (in second... Who needs to drive in something higher than that in a subdivision?). Ok, I'll admit... the car ROARED around the corner.. Not by speed.. By that sound factor... There was a lady about two blocks away at the top of the hill walking with a baby stroller... I watched her (as I drove in second, at 30kmph) JUMP from walking behind the stroller, to walking so she'd be between myself and the baby (if indeed I ever did pass her).. Then I watched her begin SCREAMING bloody murder at me! I was able to make out most of her rantings thru the closed glass, and as I putzed past her (still at 30) I watched her scream about "the !$#$# kids needing to slow the !$%! down, can't you see there's a baby?!?!?!?"
I was hurt at first...
but then I had a good laugh.
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