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October 31, 2006
Happy Halloween And Hello November!
Jack-O-Lantern Goodness
I think it is pretty well known how much I love the Fall! We have had a really beautiful autumn this year, setting aside some high winds and torrential rain fall. It looks like an awesome day for trick or treating, weather-wise. Nice and warm with some late night rain, which I hope will drive the children back home at a decent hour. Flounder and I have stocked up on treats, carved our pumpkins and are ready to roll. Bring on the kiddies!
Get Your Hot Fresh Angst Right Here
November will be a blog-tastic month thanks to my participation in National Blog Posting Month. That's right, I will post an entry every day between November 1st and Novermber 30th. In order to drum up some especially turbulent blog entries I shall harvest some angst fresh from the fields for my reading public.
Angst #1 - Flounder and I are going back on South Beach as of tomorrow morning. It's a good balanced diet which I hope will lead to a good balanced La. Though it might lead to carple tunnel thanks to all of the chopping required for this approach to food. I can already feel the bubbling tumoil, can you?
Angst #2 - Craft Projects for Christmas! I have a bunch more canning and at least 1 1/2 quilting projects I must finish for the holiday season. 2 months sounds like a long time -- but we all know I always set my sights to high right? Bring on the anxiety!
Angst #3 - I have vowed to myself that I will get better at keeping in touch with friends and family via the phone. There was a time when I was Queen of the Phone, but email has taken over as my primary communication tool , and frankly it's just not cutting it anymore. This means calling at least 1 family member and 1 friend I have haven't spoken to in awhile each week. Read family as "fathers" in this case. Let the fretting begin!
Josie the Pussycat
I am happy to report that our famous feline came through her surgery with flying colors, keeping "her activity level low" (as requested by the vet) on the other hand has been a challenge. We have resorted to closing her in the green room (office/sewing room/home of the liter box) when we aren't home or are asleep and she is not loving it. Thankfully I have a cold stony heart when it come to doing what is best for our cat because Flounder is a giant marshmallow. She had him at "meow". Our little black cat will be safely tucked away this Halloween.
Quote of the Day:
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
Oscar Wilde
October 28, 2006
Things To Do Sunday
1. Call my bio-Dad (long overdue)
2. Write a rough draft of paper #3 for ENG 109
3. Laundry
4. Crave my pumpkin
ETA: I didn't call bio-dad. Bad La, very bad La. (10/30/06)
Posted by La at 8:37 PM | Comments (0)October 26, 2006
Whatnots
Here are some random thoughts and finds from the past few weeks.
Interweb Stuff:
Dance Sister Dance- A fun little game where you can dress up your friends (or celebs) and make them dance like fools in crazy outfits. Outlandish fun.
Official Seal Generator - Feel like making it official? Make a seal. Much more fun than it sounds, I promise!
43Things - This is one of those really addictive sites where I can get lost for hours. It also reminds me how many crazy people have web access.
Dear Margo - She was formerly Dear Prudence at Slate.com. She has changed her moniker and her patron but not her voice. Posted every Thursday and Friday. Between Carloyn, Amy, (the new) Prudence and Margo, I am addicted. I am an advice whore.
Food Stuff:
Bottled Goodness - I am totally in love with Honest Tea's Mint White Tea. It is crisp, thirst quenching, unlike many other bottled tea it is relatively low in calories and is tre organic. Everyone wins!
Family News:
Mi Mama - She is finally moving her belongings out of storage and into her new home this weekend. All hail having furniture!
Josie - Our kitty is getting "fixed" tomorrow. No more bouts of "heat" for this cat. I am taking the day off so that I can be close to the vet in case of complications. I am planning a super productive day at home to kick off the weekend.
Projects and Activities
Quilting - I am at a standstill with my first quilting project. After I completed my very first placemat I was eager to whip up the other 5 (in various stages of completion) but I have hit a major snag. I had to take Mi Mama's sewing machine (which I am now claiming for my own) in for some very expensive repairs. All sewing experts sware up and down that if treated properly this machine will runn for a million generations due to its fantastic quality and all-metal parts? Am I being mislead? I really hope, not because for the cost of the current repairs, I could be buying a new (if basic and all plastic) Singer. Cross your fingers I made the right choice. Oh yeah and Merry Christmas. I will be enthusiastically taking my project back up as soon as the machine is back in service.
Holiday Canning - I got together with Ms. WAS this past Sunday. We canned some terrific Pumpkin Butter which went home with WAS and also some very interesting cranberry apple marmalade. I hadn't canned since last spring, and it looks like I lost a little of my pectin mojo over the summer. The pumpkin butter requires no pectin and came out flawlessly. The first batch of the cranberry apple marmalade on the other hand has acquired the texture and consistancy of Turkish Delight. In a jar. I am happy to say that the second batch is the correct rich but spreadable consistancy that you expect from marmalade. So what do I do with the first two jars? Toss them? Give them so someone I don't care for? I don't know. Maybe I will just put them in the "emergency food supply" box in the basement. Two pints of Turkish Delight eaten with a spoon might really hit the spot when we are huddled under the stairs hoping the dirty bomb clouds don't waft our way.
Quote of the Day:
The '70s had the hustle, the '80s the moonwalk. We have the faux lesbian dance.
Veronica Mars, "My Big Fat Greek Rush Week"
October 24, 2006
NaBloPoMo
November is National Blogger Posting Month.
I am signed up for this month-liong write-a-thon, and so is Ennuiherself! You should too!
October 18, 2006
Things To Be Happy About - October
* My New TV Obsession: Veronica Mars (thanks be to Maryment)
* Home Improvements
* Knowing you have everything you need to complete the project at hand
* Soft Kleenex
* Fall Produce
* Pushover by The Long Winters
* Mini Tote Bags
* A freshly cleaned car and a full tank of gas
Quote of the Day:
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
Mark Twain
October 12, 2006
Here's To Another 10
Last weekend marked my 10 year high school reunion. I am not sure what to say about it. I expected to have something to prove and shortly after arriving, I realized I really didn't care what 95% of the people in the room thought of me. This is a pretty big relief for a fat girl let me tell you. Especially since the other 5% were the friends I kept in touch with. In the end most of these folks were grown up versions of people I was once a kid with -- but otherwise I really had no connection to them. Last night I looked through the year book as was surprised how many people didn't attend the reunion. I would say at least 2/3 of my graduating class didn't attend. Most of the people I would have liked to see were in that 2/3. Oh well. This was my chance to see where a pack of other (mostly) 28 year olds stood in life. Some made better showings than others. I can say happily that I was able to sleep really well that night.
Quote of the Day:
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Hubert H. Humphrey
October 10, 2006
Karma
Yesterday I found out that the most ethically dubious person I have ever met will no longer be my colleague. She was my boss for couple of years and when I found out she would no longer be my supervisor I was so happy I hosted a happy hour. I am exceedingly pleased to see this baddie get her due. Oh, sweet karma.
Quote of the Day:
“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”
Wayne Dyer quotes
October 8, 2006
Fall Color
I am happy to say that the yard work Flounder and I did in September has really payed off. I love the little violas we potted in the front yard. I hopr you enjoy them too.
Cat Blogging
I have to admit, I really love my cat. Josie has added a whole lot of furry love to our home. HEEEEEREEEESSSSSS JOSIE!
Isn't she cute?
Sitting Pretty
That Face!
I love that cat!
OK, I admit these photos are pretty bad. I took them all with me camera phone.
Quote of the Day:
There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat. ~Tay Hohoff
