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January 31, 2005
It seems that waking up
It seems that waking up at 5:45 a.m. that makes me forgetful. This morning after doing my 20 minutes of yoga, I thought, "Wow, I must have taken a short shower today, I have a lot of extra time this morning". Yeah. I had extra time because I totally forgot to do weights. Classic really. It all worked out for the best though. This morning our intern and I had to lug and empty 15 heavy boxes full of paper. It all balances out.
Goal Check!
Walk last night? No
Yoga this morning? Yes
Weights this morning? Sort of :P
In bed by 10:00 pm? Yes
Pretty good. So far today I have counted my points, which is a big step forward and I am drinking my water. I have lunch planned but I just don't know what dinner is going to be yet. I spent a lot of time cooking last night, but sadly nothing (except for some left over corn bread) will really carry over into tonights meal. Time to get creative…or go to the store.
In iTunes music store news, my new favorite song is: My Winding Wheel by Ryan Adams
Quote for the Day:
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
January 30, 2005
Stupid Soup!
I have discovered I don't like making soup. At least not pureed soups. The soup I made for dinner tonight was just not worth the work. Trying to slop hot soup into a Cuisenart is just not my idea of fun.
Sadly, snow kept Mi Mama and I from our movie date today. I do hope to schedule, perhaps for next weekend. Today was filled with laundry and extremely slow paced cleaning. The exercise came to a halting stop over the weekend, but I believe Flounder and I will go out for a walk once our food settles. I will also keep the yoga/weights regime going.
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January 29, 2005
Back in the game
I have never been so happy after a Weight Watcher meeting. No I did not lose weight. However I have managed not to gain all of the weight back I oringally lost. So that is a good thing. After 3 weeks away, I was expecting worse. But even better, I loved the meeting leader. She was energetic, excited and positive without being annoyingly perky. So I am back in the game (all my food choices today have been good ones!) and feeling great.
At this moment I am watching What Not to Wear and looking around the livingroom which could use a little attention. So I am going to go do a thing and make it happen.
Quote of the Day:
"All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me another beer.'"
-Mickey Lolich
January 28, 2005
Things to be happy about
From my calendar today:
- having the groceries delivered
- resourcefulness
- chinese food for lunch
- a full-teired pastry stand
- the crunch of snow underfoot
I thought these were good ones.
Posted by La at 4:40 PM | Comments (0)Feeding Frenzy
After the merger and the name change, we have a bunch of stuff that was sitting around with our old branding. Mostly junky crap once given out at tradeshows or at client meetings. So it was decided we should put the junk out for the staff to take at the Friday morning bagel and donut feast. You wouldn't believe how quickly this stuff was snapped up. I have decided there is a swag gene out there in the gene pool. Because regardless of race, background or position in life there are people who are always excited to take free stuff. No matter how stupid or crappy it might be.
This weekend
Sunday I am going to see not one, but TWO movie with Mi Mama -- Closer and In Good Company. I am not getting a warm fuzzy feeling about Closer, but since we are seeing that once first, I am hoping the second film will make up for the lack of human decency in the first.
I did get up this morning and do my yoga and weights. Last night was early to bed (8:00!) so no walking. But don't worry! Skipping last night was barely a minor setback.
Quote of the Day:
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
January 27, 2005
Feeling Good, Feeling Fine
I am feeling rather pleased with myself. Last night
- Go to bed at 10:00 pm
- Do 20 minute yoga and 10 minute weights in the morning
- Walk with Flounder in the evening
and very importantly
- Go back to Weight Watchers
I currently plan to go get weighted in on Saturday morning (and prove I gained all 12 pounds back I once lost) so that I can start over and get back in the game. Yes, I like this plan.
I was thinking last night that what my life is lacking at the moment is structure. Orgainization is not easy for me to maintain, however I am far happier when I have the more challanging parts of my life organized in a structure so I can see where I stand. Thusly I will also be seeking out the simple systems I have set up in the past and reminding myself have dead useful they are.
Quote for the Day:
We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
Posted by La at 9:10 AM | Comments (0)
January 26, 2005
Forgive me my dose of schmultz
When I was in High School WHFS FM was THE alternative Rock radio station. It set the soundtrack of my senior year and the WHFestival was a huge concert that kicked off my summer of freedom. Sadly in recent years WHFS has seemed to alternated between pop-formula-rock and thrash metal, which has been very disappointing. I recently learned that the station format is changing no more rock for WHFS, instead they will be playing latin pop. But perhaps this year the WHFestival will live on?
As I have said before, there is nothing better to me than a giant concert sing along and none was ever better than that show 1996 when Everclear played Santa Monica. I am still living with you Ghost...
Good times.
Posted by La at 1:22 PM | Comments (0)Coach Flounder
Thanks to Flounder last night, we went out for a walk after dinner last night. He had the tenacity of a bulldog and just wouldn't take no for an answer. Granted it was was small walk, but as he pointed out last night I do find myself more motivated to walk again tonight because we went last night. Strange huh? It was after nine o'clock when we headed out but I even got back in time to catch Queer Eye for the British Guy not to confused with Queer Eye for the Straight Guy UK , which in my opinion is total rubish.
Today is a pretty ordinary day, though I am feeling pretty scattered. Having a little trouble staying focused on the task at hand. Maybe I will be better after lunch.
Posted by La at 11:11 AM | Comments (0)
January 25, 2005
Stuff and Things
Good things that happened yesterday:
- My new robe came in the mail. It is red, fuzzy, soft and Flounder swares it doesn't make me look like a prize fighter.
- Flounder and I went for a walk after dinner, despite the cold.
- Since realizing I want to hike, I decided I need to return to Weight Watchers. Back in the saddle.
- I had lunch with Mi Mama, which is always nice.
Not so great things that happened yesterday:
- The satalite TV went out, not sure what's wrong with it.
- I was nearly hit by a car while walking to meet Mi Mama, because I wasn't looking where I was going.
Quote for the Day:
"Do all the good you can,
in all the ways you can,
to all the souls you can,
in every place you can,
at all the times you can,
With all the zeal you can,
as long as ever you can.”
January 24, 2005
Aspire
I aspire to be someone who hikes. I was just emailing with Red about this. In the not so far future (some time after the wedding, but before babies) I want to go on adventure. My idea of adventure might not be the same as other peoples. I am thinking Glacier National Park, or maybe the Grand Tetons. I am thinking, hikeing, horseback riding and camping a little. In general spending time in nature with a camera and hiking boots. In case you have not noticed, I am not someone who hikes. I am not even someone who regularly walks for fun. I know this is something I can do, if I work at it and give myself the right training.
Let's see what I can do.
Posted by La at 9:27 AM | Comments (0)January 23, 2005
Another inch
It looks like another inch fell over night. Yesterday our neighbors were very dilligent, clearing the sidewalks and cars. Not knowing how much more snow was coming, we decided (after our initial shoveling) we would leave the car clearing for today. The salt truck has already been by this morning and I don't expect we will have any trouble getting to work tomorrow.
Since yesterday was our lazy day, I have a modest list of household tasks to accomplish. I won't spend today on my duff.
Posted by La at 8:52 AM | Comments (0)January 22, 2005
Electronic Gadget Overload
When
Meanwhile back at the ranch, we have had a beautiful lazy day today. We did do our civic duty and shovel some serious snow earlier today, but that is about it. There is about 6 inches of snow on the ground and the snow stopped falling a few hours ago. I won't be surprised is we get somemore snow over night (given the radar maps I have seen) so we expect to do some more shoveling tomorrow.
Quote of the Day:
"No legacy is so rich as honesty."
-William Shakespeare
January 21, 2005
The Drill Down
Last night
In all the excitment of loading the car with my long lost toys we totally forgot to get the drill. So our dreams of rehanging the curtains that fell while we were in SF may be gone for this weekend. Or perhaps we will go buy a drill tonight. All I know is once we settle in after work tonight, were probably won't be leaving the house again until Monday morning. Except maybe to clear the snow. I am actually looking forward to being snowed in. There are a bunch of projects I have been putting off (like completeing the organization of the basement) that would be great to tackle. We shall see!
Quote of the Day:
For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
Posted by La at 10:48 AM | Comments (0)
January 20, 2005
Air in the pipes
Hurrah, the plumber is here!
The other beautiful thing of course is no work today. Thanks Mr. Bush! And also thanks to the plumber's visit today, all of our bathrooms are spanking clean. :)
Quote of the Day:
"The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others."
-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
January 19, 2005
Cold Bubbles
While I don't see a "snow day" in our future, there will certainly be an inch or two falling tonight. Personally I think that is a wonderful thing. Especially since we have a day off tomorrow.
Food update:
It's pretty much been a free for all the last few weeks. Since Christmas, maybe since Thanksgiving. I have continuted to go to WW meetings, and weigh in, just to watch the scale moving upwards. Believe it or not, there is a spot of good news there. It's not the food plan isn't working, it just really haven't been trying. Not at all. I am in a slightly better mood about it this week than I was a few weeks ago. I have just not decided exactly what I am going to do about it. I have always wihed I was one of those people for whom food wasn't a battle ground. But I am not, so I need to start dealing.
I did a have a baby revalation though. I have always treated my weight issues as a long term problem. Something that would be resolved far in the future. While having long term goals is a great thing in general, I just figured out that the weight battle might be won in the long term, but it is fought in the short term. What choice will I make now? How am I dealing now? What good thing can I do for myself now? Make good decisions in this moment, and leaving the bad decision behind in the last is the only way to make progress. Planning for the good decisions is always smart, but letting one bad choice ruin your meal/day/week/diet is crazy. So, all that said, I guess I better start working on being prepared to make good choices.
Quote of the Day:
The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.
Posted by La at 9:06 AM | Comments (0)
January 18, 2005
Bitter Cold
Wow whee! Today is a cold one. -2 windchill cold. 28 degree High for the day cold. Discomfort is so relative. I remember being chilled in the damp air of San Francisco, wandering around Alcatraz in the cold fog -- but that is nothing to this. Today is the kind of day when I worry about the homeless of DC.
Today instead of things to be happy about, I am going to list things I am grateful for:
- Having all the right cold weather gear when the first really cold day strikes.
- Returning from vacation to a full email inbox, but no fires to put out.
- My 410 thread count sheets. You don't realize how great they are until she sleep without them!
- My new sound isolating headphones. They worked like a dream in the Metro. (they may get their own entry later!)
- Mi Mama, even when she is being a Pill, I just don't what I would do without her.
- Nothing went wrong in the house while we were gone from the house (pipes bursting, electrical fires, break-ins), this being our first long trip since moving in.
This week is going to be a little wacky. It's already Tuesday, I will be working Wednesday, off Thursday (for the inauguration), back in the office Friday and then this weekend there is the potental that Yess will be coming down to visit. It will be all good I am sure, just a little disoritenting.
Quote of the Day:
A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
January 17, 2005
Thank You Dr. King
Martin Luther King Day and a day off for Flounder and I. I have to admit, I don't usually use my time on holidays such as this one reflecting on the subject of the holiday, so today I am taking a little time. While in San Francisco I came across a beautiful memorial fountian in Yerba Buena Park, dedicated to MLK. Here is one of the quotations on the memorial wall --
I found it powerful, especially while listening to the rushing water adjacent to the stone wall.
Posted by La at 5:38 PM | Comments (0)January 16, 2005
Back Home
Bye Bye city by the bay! On our final day, I did go to the SFMoMA, which was nice but it it doesn't really compare to the Hirshhorn Museum in DC.
The flight back to Dulles was long but uneventful. Arriving home felt great. Sleeping in my own bed was wonderful. I really enjoyed SF and look forward to visiting again in the future. However, for the moment, I am every happy to be home.
General impressions of San Francisco:
It's Dirty. Generally there was more trash in the streets and just more dirt and girt than I expected. I would say on par with New York.
Lots of Asians. I probably should have realized the demographics of SF would be different from DC, but for some reason I was caught off guard. I observed approx. 1 African American person from every, 20 people of Asian descent. I was very cool to see how different the backgrounds of the people in the city make what it is.
Beautifil City. Despite the grime, the city is totally unique in it's style and beauty. The crazy hills, fun architecture and foggy skies make the town cool, aestheticly pleasing and generally fun.
So good times! Tomorrow is another day off and that makes me really happy!
Cheers folks!
Posted by La at 8:45 PM | Comments (0)January 14, 2005
Recap of Day 4 on Day 5
Yesterday I went to Alcatraz. It was really cold, foggy and gray. Perfect for such a depressing place. Although "the rock" is not as far from the city as I had come to believe fro movies and photos, it is still a distant and desolate place. Especially when you are exploring it alone. There were lots of other tourist there so I wasn't ALONE, alone, but you get the picture. In the cellblock especially, it was eerily quiet because nearly everyone was taking the audio tour and sporting headphones. I honestly didn't care that much about the full story of the island. I had read enough already and pretty much wanted to take a gander, wander around a bit and head back to mainland, which is what I did.
Once back at Fisherman's Wharf I wandered a bit, checked out the sealions at Pier 39 , which were very cool and rather large (they weren't seals mind you)! Had some lunch and then visited Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum, which as you can imagine was basically a ripoff. Then over to Ghirardelli Square which was honestly a bit of a disappointment. It was pretty empty. No crowds or performers to speak of. Just some odd shops totally devoid of customers. I walked around a bit and did find a nice books store where I picked up some books on the Craftsman design style I believe Mi Mama will like. By this time I had a serious chill. So I headed back to the trolley.
Yesterday was my first trolley ride and I really found it delightful! I got to see a lot of the city I have missed out on previously, such as the Transamerica Building, Coit Tower and Lombard street. When I got back to the room last night I cuddled up under the bankets and pretty much stayed there. I was out like a light at 8:00, and am feeling better today, though I am having a bit of a lie-in this morning. In a couple hours I will go meet der_flounder for lunch and go visit the SF MoMA again, perhaps making it inside the actual museum this time!
Posted by La at 12:34 PM | Comments (0)January 12, 2005
San Francisco, Day 3, Part 2
What adventures I have had today! Sadly they weren't really the kind of adventures that seem exciting or really interesting to the average reader, so I will just do a general recap.
I set off this morning to quickly be shat upon by a passing bird.
The bus took me down Haight Street (of Haight and Ashbury fame) and finally to Golden Gate Park. I wandered and walked a lot, only to discover that nearly everything I wanted to see had been relocated or shut down while the museums/park areas were being renovated/rebuilt. Bummer. I did visit the lovely Conservatory (where I took lots of photos of flowers) and the Shakespeare Garden. While on my way to the Japaness Tea Garden I was told by a police officer that it was closed because a film was being shot there. I infered from signs I saw in the area that they were shooting the film version of Memoirs of a Geisha. HOW they were doing this with all the construction noise I don't know, but more power to them.
Back to the bus I went. I road to the end of the line and realized I AGAIN go on going the wrong way. Waited for the bus to come back. Road back to Market Street on the bus. At this point all the walking and bus confusion had me a little stressed out, and hungry -- very hungry! I got lunch and headed over to the MacWorld Expo to puchase some really cool sound isolating earphones I have been eyeing. Call it retail therapy if you like, but these puppys do an AWSOME job blocking out all the outside noise and really isolating the musical nuances that are often missed. I love them, and they will be really fantastic for the Metro and flight home. Very Happy.
After all that was I done in. Looking at what I just typed, it doesn't seem like I had a very exciting or complicated day, but you will just have to take my word for it. Flounder and I had a lovely dinner and now were are decompressing and downloading the photos we took today off the cameras.
And tomorrow? ALCATRAZ!!!
Posted by La at 11:41 PM | Comments (0)San Francisco, Day 3
Last night der_flounder and I went to the House of Nanking for dinner and enjoyed a wornderful and cheap meal. We then wandered our way back the many, many blocks to our hotel. On our way we traipsed through Union Square which was quite grand at night, with the looming bright luxury shops surrounding it. I did SO MUCH WALKING yesterday that once I did settle down last night I became quite stiff. I seem to have slept it off, but I think a slower pace and plenty of water today are in order.
I was oringinally thinking of going over to the Asian Art Museum and the California Academy of Science this morning, but I just discovered how close they are to all the areas I have visited up to this point. Today I feel like traveling futher afield so perhaps the Palace of Fine Art and Exploratorium? It is going to be a beautiful day for it.
Tomorrow will certainly be Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf and Ghiradelli Square. So I am sure I will get my tourist fill of junk tomorrow.
Posted by La at 11:37 AM | Comments (0)San Francisco, Day 2, Part 3
What a Geekfest! I met up with
That's right, while walking around looking for Flounder I crossed paths with Robin Williams (the actor and comedien) on the floor of the Expo. Really I was walking along through the throngs of teeming people when I heard a familiar voice. That's when I saw R.W. walking past me (seriously 1 1/2 feet away) talking to another man. V. Exciting!
THEN while checking out the new iPod Shuffle, a photographer from GettyImages took my photo. That's right I am on the Getty site! How cool am I? See HERE (note my name is listed) and here is the other:
Aw yeah!
So needless to say we spent a LOT of time at the Expo and SFMoMA will have to wait for another day.
Still marveling at how cool I am? Yeah, me too!
Posted by La at 12:18 AM | Comments (0)January 11, 2005
San Francisco, Day 2, Part 2
So yeah, I was up early.
Tomorrow I will start using my pass and if the weather holds, I will head over to Golden Gate Park the home of Academy of Sciences, California and Asian Art Museum
Posted by La at 1:40 PM | Comments (0)San Francisco, Early Morning, Day 2
It's times just like this that I wish I had one of those spanking new laptops with the light up keyboards. It's a little after 5:00 am and I am wide awake. Flounder is out cold so I am sitting the the corner of this little room trying to type very quietly. It is very dark in here and I am now wishing I had some sort of reading light.
After we get on our way this morning, we are going to had over to the MacWorld show, where Flounder will go to the keynote address and I will check out the exhibit hall. I am hoping to pick up a cover for my iPod mini. I have seen some really nice ones, but I am being picky. After I am done there I will head over to the Visitor Center for a Muni pass (for the busses and trolleys) and then perhaps back to the SFMoMa. Today is supposed to be the last really rainy day this week, so I thought I would concentrate on indoor activities. I have made my reservations for the Alcatraz tour which I will take Thursday morning. Also on the list of things to see are Fishermans Wharf, Ghiradelli Square, Golden Gate Park, Asian Art Museum, Palace of Fine Art, and lot of other stuff. I am have made up a tentative itinerary, which also includes lunch with my co-worker L who is visiting our SF office later this week.
So maybe Flounder will wake up soon....
Posted by La at 8:20 AM | Comments (0)January 10, 2005
Calvin Strikes Again
San Francisco, Day 1
This might just have been the longest days of my life. Rising at 3:00 am and right this moment as I type, it is 9:15 pm eastern. I have been going for 18 hours and I am all turned around.
We are in San Franciso CA for the MacWorld Conference. Well, Flounder is anyway. While I do have access to the Expo portion of the conference (which I will visit tomorrow) my primary reason for traveling to not-so-sunny Northern California is VACATION! This will be my first semi-solitary vacation. Though Flounder and I spend our evening together and clearly share a hotel room, my days will be spent on my own exploring the city. A pretty big adventure for me.
So we arrived at Oakland airport, got our bags, caught a cab and checked in at the King George Hotel. The hotel is small and quaint. The staff to this point have been extremely helpful. The rooms are, well the most kind word to use would be petite, but dinky comes to mind first. The building is old, which gives it charm but our room couldn't be larger than 14 x 14. There is a full bath, small walk-in closet with a chest of drawers, cable, free internet and windows that open so in general nothing to complain about. Everything is clean and the room is nicely decorated complete with throw pillows.
Upon checking in we realized it was not yet 11:00 and check in wasn't until 3:00. at this point all I wanted in the world was a shower and a nap, but it was not to be. Instead we perservered and sallyed forth to the Moscone Center to check in for the conference. Not so organized I have to say. There was much confusion, a lost badge or two (lost by the conference organizers, not us) but we left with everything in order and went in search of lunch. We found it at the Metreon one of those wacky "entertainment destinations" that isn't really a mall (not many stores) but lots of restaurants and a movie theater. Then we headed over (dragged ourselves over more like!) to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art which is right near the Moscone Center. Since we knew we didn't have the energy for a proper vist we browsed the museum shop and have a cuppa at the cafe. While we browsed the weather cheered up and the sky cleared to a bright blue, making our cafe experience all the more enjoyable. Finally back to the hotel to settle and that is where I am now.
Shortly we will head out for some dinner, though the heavens have just opened up and began dumping a mighty mess of rain, so I don't know how far from the hotel we will get. I have also just been informed that Wil Wheaton will be a MacWorld perhaps I will get to meet a faded celebrity.
Posted by La at 9:54 PM | Comments (0)January 8, 2005
Good Day
Mi Mama and I had a terrific day together. We saw Finding Neverland which was moving and wonderful. We both bawled our eyes out. Incredible! The rest of the day was spent shopping for a new tote bag (I found this! or something really similar in black), having lunch and generally enjoying ourselves.
Right now I am ripping CDs of mine to mp3 in preperation for our flight on Monday. Tomorrow is going to be a serious work day as we get ready for the trip and (I pray) leave the house in nice shape for our return. Lot of laundry, cleaning and orgainization.
Mi Mama gave my Five People You Meet in Heaven to read on the flight. She and Micah have both read and enjyed it, so now it's my turn.
I am really beat! I am seriously looking forward to a stress free week ahead and a good night sleep tonight.
Quote of the Day:
"To measure the man, measure his heart."
-Malcolm Stevenson Forbes
January 7, 2005
Welcome Friday!
Boy am I beat! The event went really well last night, but I didn't get home until after nearly 10:00. Tired am I! Today is another busy one preparing to be out of the office. I thought I felt a twinge of a sore throat this morning and I am REALLY hoping that wasn't the first sign of illness on the horizon. I am going to have fun in SF damn it! I don't want to be sick.
I guess that is about it. Nothing every exciting going on. Work, work, work. Work, work, work.
Posted by La at 11:49 AM | Comments (0)
January 6, 2005
I worked hard yesterday and
I worked hard yesterday and I am working even harder today. I am deriving great satisfaction in checking tasks off my list and knowing I have to leave at 3:00 to work an event in Tysons tonight is keeping the presure on. In some ways it's knind of nice. Time flys when you are busy and don't have time to let your mind idle. But that said, I wish I was busy at something I loved, not work that leaves me a little cold. It really hit home the other day while lunching with an old work-mate from a previous job just how devoid of creativity my current work it. I found myself really jealous of my friends creative position. So that is weighing on me a bit. Not the jealousy - thank God - but my general lack of job satisfaction.
Otherwise things are good.
The last two mornings I have tried really hard to get up early to do yoga in the morning to no avail. Dragging myself from my warm bed an extra 30 minutes is proving more difficult than I originally planned!
I am working late tonight and sadly I anticipate another busy day tomorrow, expecially since I will be out next week. And how happy and I wo be out next week? Very. So excited. I have been spending time with my SF guide book and have a long list of places to go. I am also hording books to take with me. I expect to do lots of reading and reflecting. Good times.
Quote of the Day:
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
Zadok Rabinwitz
January 5, 2005
Feeling Better
I am not sure why, but I am feeling much better today. Less gloomy, more confident and not as overwhelmed by the tasks before me. What a difference a day makes!
Mayhem is the best word to describe the situation surrounding my desk. There are boxes stacked all around me, hemming me in. Some in-coming, some out-going - everything in a state of flux. Nothing I can't handle thought. It's going to be a long day! :)
I have not said much about the tsunami here, but as the days pass I find the stories more and more difficult to watch. It's hard to get through the morning news without shedding a tear. I found Diane Swyer's story this morning on GMA about the difference American Marines are making in the lives of the tsunami victims especially moving the morning.
Quote of the Day:
In charity there is no excess.
January 4, 2005
Work
Work sucks. All of my frustrations can be summed up with one word: RAAHHHH!
Posted by La at 4:16 PM | Comments (0)Reprieve
Thank God. My family really needed a bright moment. To be honest, so did I. Mi Mama and Micah has a hearing today with the DMV, who were meeting to decide if they would take his license. Being without a drivers license is tough for anyone, but for my brother, getting back and forth from school, ball practice and the odd job (not to mention his real job when ball season is over) would be near impossible. With luck, the decision was postponed 120 days while we ride out the appeal of his conviction. It's not much, but it's something!
I don't know if the dark weather has gotten to me or what, but I have been a wee bit down since Christmas. The holiday itself was terrific, but moving forward into the new year hasn't been as great. I am just a little down, a little moody and a little stuck. There is a little cloud hanging over my head. Nothing serious, but I need an attitude adjustment. Crack-pot treatment ideas welcome.
Quote of the day:
"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony.”
Test
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Posted by La at 11:09 AM | Comments (0)January 3, 2005
One of the wonderful gifts
One of the wonderful gifts I received for Christmas was a pager-per-day calander. Each page has 5 things to be happy about from the book 14,000 things to be happy about. Here is a sampling from the last few days:
- weeding your bookshelves
- backyard snowball fights
- ordering dessert
- the pleasure of reading at bedtime
- social graces
Not bad at all.
Posted by La at 2:46 PM | Comments (0)Maddness Monday!
Over the weekend the firm I work for officially merged with two other law firms, making us international and huge! It's rather disorienting. There seems to be a lot of new info flying around, so it's been a little tough making sense of it. Most importantly for me, the new structure for my department hasn't been set in stone yet. So I am in a bit of a holding pattern until the news breaks.
Yesterday
Sunday Mi Mama and Micah were rear ended in Mama's car. They should both be fine, though it seems they both have some mild whipplash. And just when we were beginning to hope 2005 would be an up year for them!
So to sum up, the holidays are over, work is weird, life still sucks for Mi Mama and Micah and I go to San Fran next week. Yep, that's pretty much it.
January 1, 2005
Hello 2005!
der_flounder and I had a lovely evening last night. Quiet, and filled with Scrabble unexpectedly. We have had a slow time getting started this morning. Shortly we are heading out the grocery store. We are attempting to start the new year with healthy food in the house.
In other exciting news, I have seen a commercial from Popeyes several times now that features a guy I went to HS with. V. Neat.
Posted by La at 1:43 PM | Comments (0)
