Ten sounds like a good number.
Ten Things I Would Like As Gifts:
(from anyone for any occasion - or why I need to be independently wealthy and connected)
U2 iPod
4/5 megapixel digital camera
A box of homemade decorated Christmas cookies
Backstage pass to a U2 concert
An all-expenses paid vacation to someplace warm and culturally charming
A brand new cuisinart in black, chrome, or hunter green
Tulips every week from now until April
Gift cards to Amazon or Borders
Or Starbucks - if I can't read it or listen to it, I might as well drink it.
Cut velvet scarves
Ten Places I Would Like to Visit
Machu Picchu
Thailand
Ireland
Scotland
Spain
Greek Islands
Morocco
St. Lucia
Palenque
Tikal
Ten Activities I Enjoy
Cooking
Reading
Napping
Writing
Talking
Shopping
Singing
Daydreaming
Learning
Designing
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Monday, December 20, 2004
Solstice Surprises
So, I've been thinking about Karen recently, missing her, yet still feeling her presence in some way. She was so creative, it makes me wish I could do something more with my talent, but I lack the confidence that what I could create would be of value to someone. Sad, isn't it? Anywho, she still serves as my muse in many ways.
Interesting email and phone call last week. The CEO from OrganicBouquet.com called me to chat about a parade he needs help coordinating here, for the U.N.'s World Environment Day. It's going to have a "Flower Power" theme, with Wavy Gravy, Joan Baez, lot of other folks, 100 mayors from 100 US major cities, Kofi Annan, Queen Beatrix... and they want me to help out with the planning and logistics. Heh... cool! More details to come after we confirm and perhaps sign a contract after Christmas. Check out their Web site! Nice flowers, great prices, and they contribute to the world.
Hanukah was way too early this year. Got all my presents from the folks: LOTR: Return of the King, platinum version, Pirates of the Caribbean, Angels in America, the Gourmet Magazine cookbook, a glow-in-the-dark lunar calendar (wOOt! I'm a geek), and U2's new CD. Now I'm sad I have nothing to look forward to opening in 5 days!
Did about 7 hours of referrals and assists after a major game crash last night... loved it, which is probably pretty sick, but I truly do miss the contact with players. I'm always touched by the hugs, smooches, whispers, and people genuinely happy to see me.
Interesting email and phone call last week. The CEO from OrganicBouquet.com called me to chat about a parade he needs help coordinating here, for the U.N.'s World Environment Day. It's going to have a "Flower Power" theme, with Wavy Gravy, Joan Baez, lot of other folks, 100 mayors from 100 US major cities, Kofi Annan, Queen Beatrix... and they want me to help out with the planning and logistics. Heh... cool! More details to come after we confirm and perhaps sign a contract after Christmas. Check out their Web site! Nice flowers, great prices, and they contribute to the world.
Hanukah was way too early this year. Got all my presents from the folks: LOTR: Return of the King, platinum version, Pirates of the Caribbean, Angels in America, the Gourmet Magazine cookbook, a glow-in-the-dark lunar calendar (wOOt! I'm a geek), and U2's new CD. Now I'm sad I have nothing to look forward to opening in 5 days!
Did about 7 hours of referrals and assists after a major game crash last night... loved it, which is probably pretty sick, but I truly do miss the contact with players. I'm always touched by the hugs, smooches, whispers, and people genuinely happy to see me.
Sunday, November 28, 2004
What The Heck...
A down-and-out unemployed person wins the lottery. A woman who went through a bad break-up writes a successful book being published by Simon & Schuster. It's not like I need the whole 13 million possible winnings in Wednesday's draw... I'll share! I'll share with 13 other people... before taxes even! All I want is to be solvent, not worry about money, and to upgrade to a new 19" G5 Mac. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK, LOTTERY GODDESS?
Thursday, September 16, 2004
A Time of Balance
September 21st is coming up... the Autumnal equinox. Harvest, setting things aside for the Winter, when they can grow again in the Spring. A time of balance. At least it comes after Mercury turned direct... this retrograde was perfectly awful!
Another birthday. Ho hum. Between the job situation and the health of my family, the only thing that occured on Monday that really cheered me up was the card from Randy. Almost cried when I saw it in the mailbox. What a sweetheart.
Been giving some thought to what I can do on the 21st to honor the season of balance and create some balance in my life. Goddess knows I need it.
Another birthday. Ho hum. Between the job situation and the health of my family, the only thing that occured on Monday that really cheered me up was the card from Randy. Almost cried when I saw it in the mailbox. What a sweetheart.
Been giving some thought to what I can do on the 21st to honor the season of balance and create some balance in my life. Goddess knows I need it.
Friday, September 10, 2004
Toward Mabon
My step-father's been diagnosed with lung cancer... apparently a very rare kind as well. I'm not sure if that's good or bad. Also, they've found a tumor marker in his liver. That's apparently not good. Guess I better start lining up airline reservations...
What would be ideal is to cover three long-distance traveling opportunities in one trip... Home for a visit, Neal's wedding, and the conference in Iceland. But without the bonus promised us from Pride... now several weeks overdue, and without a signed contract from the Love Parade, I can't consider the latter choice.
Going to get tools together for a ritual with the coming equinox, try to create some balance in my life.
What would be ideal is to cover three long-distance traveling opportunities in one trip... Home for a visit, Neal's wedding, and the conference in Iceland. But without the bonus promised us from Pride... now several weeks overdue, and without a signed contract from the Love Parade, I can't consider the latter choice.
Going to get tools together for a ritual with the coming equinox, try to create some balance in my life.
Sunday, September 05, 2004
Triple Threat
What a week... actually, what a year. But thankfully, Mercury is out of retrograde and had gone direct.
My father almost died, my previous roommate threatens to commit suicide and writes her kids emails then I have to move because she's psycho and nasty, my event bonus from the parade committee is now two months late, two of my friends die (at a very young age) of the same liver dysfunction, and my next project has suddenly gone quiet after pursuing me for weeks.
But just today I learned that my father's check is being held by the bank for 10 days -- bouncing everything, the cat escaped and stayed away for 8 hours, and now... I learn my step-father has lung cancer. Bad news comes in threes, they say.
Is there anything more you want to toss at me to test me?
My father almost died, my previous roommate threatens to commit suicide and writes her kids emails then I have to move because she's psycho and nasty, my event bonus from the parade committee is now two months late, two of my friends die (at a very young age) of the same liver dysfunction, and my next project has suddenly gone quiet after pursuing me for weeks.
But just today I learned that my father's check is being held by the bank for 10 days -- bouncing everything, the cat escaped and stayed away for 8 hours, and now... I learn my step-father has lung cancer. Bad news comes in threes, they say.
Is there anything more you want to toss at me to test me?
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Good Days, Bad Days
I've had more than my share of bad days... time for someone else to share the load and let me have some good days for a while!
Three bad things that happened today:
- The check that arrived today was 50% of what I expected, and threw off my whole budget for the first half of the month. Sent me into a spiral panic for a moment, and caused a spate of tears... I'm just so tired of the this economy.
- Found out my new checks were never ordered two months ago. Of course, I was foolish to wait so long, especially when I have checks to write in two days.
- A friend of mine apparently won't be around online as much anymore.
Three good things that happened today:
- Peter and Brock loaned me the rest of the money missing from my check, and told me not to worry about paying it back.
- My computer at the new Pride office finally works, since I uninstalled Norton... of course, now I have to hope I haven't got any viruses, even though we're behind two firewalls.
- I'm still trying to keep my chin up, despite the pettiness and phoniness of some people that occasionally gets me down.
I have to not buy into what some people say, even when they make judgments about me. I'm way too trusting for my own good. Perhaps those folks should really look in a mirror first, and see if they like what they really see. Oh, and people? If you aren't wearing a black robe and holding a gavel, you really shouldn't be judging anyone. Me included.
Three bad things that happened today:
- The check that arrived today was 50% of what I expected, and threw off my whole budget for the first half of the month. Sent me into a spiral panic for a moment, and caused a spate of tears... I'm just so tired of the this economy.
- Found out my new checks were never ordered two months ago. Of course, I was foolish to wait so long, especially when I have checks to write in two days.
- A friend of mine apparently won't be around online as much anymore.
Three good things that happened today:
- Peter and Brock loaned me the rest of the money missing from my check, and told me not to worry about paying it back.
- My computer at the new Pride office finally works, since I uninstalled Norton... of course, now I have to hope I haven't got any viruses, even though we're behind two firewalls.
- I'm still trying to keep my chin up, despite the pettiness and phoniness of some people that occasionally gets me down.
I have to not buy into what some people say, even when they make judgments about me. I'm way too trusting for my own good. Perhaps those folks should really look in a mirror first, and see if they like what they really see. Oh, and people? If you aren't wearing a black robe and holding a gavel, you really shouldn't be judging anyone. Me included.
Sunday, August 29, 2004
Getting Over
Admittedly, the toughest problem I have is letting go of issues that appear to be hopelessly unresolvable. No final processing and wrap up between Eric and me will ever take place, and I still feel the need to tell him just how poorly he treated me, when I deserved better. No way to change the opinions about me formed by others, who have not invested the time to really get to know me... and find out if what they've been told is true.
Tilting at windmills, it is. Move over Don Quixote!
But I've always been a fighter and a firm believer of moral rights and justice. Tough not to be able to get that for yourself and watch people you know are so much smarter than that believe what they've been told by other people.
Whatever happened to listening to both sides of the story? What has happened to letting your own experiences with that person guide you, forming your own opinion, instead of letting the propaganda of others suffice? Whatever happened to honesty?
Tilting at windmills, it is. Move over Don Quixote!
But I've always been a fighter and a firm believer of moral rights and justice. Tough not to be able to get that for yourself and watch people you know are so much smarter than that believe what they've been told by other people.
Whatever happened to listening to both sides of the story? What has happened to letting your own experiences with that person guide you, forming your own opinion, instead of letting the propaganda of others suffice? Whatever happened to honesty?
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