I don't even know where to start this entry from... I guess I will have to go by date.
I bought a car on Friday. It's my new beautiful Honda Fit. It's dark gray and all shiny. *sigh* The fun part of all of this is: The dealership would not take Peter. Poor thing. So I sold him to the guy selling me the car. For a whopping 200 bucks. Yah me. But more on my beautiful new baby. He has so many bells and whistles like ABS brakes and power steering. It's amazing. The best part of the story was when I called my insurance company to get my insurance switched.
Me: I need to get my coverage switched from the Metro to my new car.
Him: OK. What kind of car is it?
Me: A 07 Honda Fit.
Him: A Honda what?
Me: Honda Fit.
Him: Fix? F-I-X?
Me: No, Fit. F-I-T.
Him: Oh. What is it?
The conversation continues for a long time in this vain. We finally agreed it was a four door hatch back kinda like a Focus.
Then I decided that that way to find out exactly what my new baby could do, I drove him to LA. It was faboo! Erin, Chris and I took a glorious drive to... Sylmar. (Don't know where that is? It's near the 5 and 210 interchange) The hotel was skanky, they made us sign that we read the rules and there were security guards there. Hum. Needless to say, I didn't sleep a wink all night. My poor new car, all alone in a dangerous place.
The next day was all "Happy Birthday to me!" We went to Magic Mountain. I love roller coasters. It was so cool. We only rode a few of them before eating lunch and busting out for mom's. She fed us and we had cake. This is perhaps the best birthday ever!!!
The next day we went to the Pirate dinner theater. It was bizarre. Singing and dancing and a terrible plot line. I loved it! We had the yellow pirate who didn't abandon the captain for the mutineers of true love. *sheesh* GO YELLOW!!! Of course when you have the non-lovers as your hero, you know you are going to lose. But that's OK. It was awsome. I yelled so loud I lost my voice and drank so much run everything was funny. Thanks everyone for making my b-day the best ever!!!
And so I am home now. The car is awsome (and still nameless) and I am ready for work tomorrow. What a great weekend. I can't wait to see what the summer has in store for me.
Tah.
Monday, May 29, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
MSNBC
Last night, in the middle of trying to figure out how to get out of staying at work for so stinking long, I looked up news stories. The most impressive one was:
Curse of the Bureaucrats
Voodoo dolls are all the rage in China—especially now that the government has banned them.
And truthfully, I must say my favorite line is:
The Guangdong Provincial Communist Youth League Committee issued a public statement on May 4, the anniversary of China's liberation from imperial rule, calling for a boycott of voodoo dolls and labeling those who buy them "a disgrace to socialism for believing in feudal superstitions."
Now really people...
If you feel like reading the whole article it's:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12958900/site/newsweek/?nav=slatefrom/RSS/
It's a good giggle, and a sigh. I love government.
I suppose I should go and do something useful today. I don't have to be at wrk until 3p. Truthfully, I don't know what to do with myself. I don't have any half finished projects, no housework, I guess I will just have to go to the gym. Ah, the things we do for the sake of not going to work early.
Tah.
Curse of the Bureaucrats
Voodoo dolls are all the rage in China—especially now that the government has banned them.
And truthfully, I must say my favorite line is:
The Guangdong Provincial Communist Youth League Committee issued a public statement on May 4, the anniversary of China's liberation from imperial rule, calling for a boycott of voodoo dolls and labeling those who buy them "a disgrace to socialism for believing in feudal superstitions."
Now really people...
If you feel like reading the whole article it's:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12958900/site/newsweek/?nav=slatefrom/RSS/
It's a good giggle, and a sigh. I love government.
I suppose I should go and do something useful today. I don't have to be at wrk until 3p. Truthfully, I don't know what to do with myself. I don't have any half finished projects, no housework, I guess I will just have to go to the gym. Ah, the things we do for the sake of not going to work early.
Tah.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Weekends
As you have all guessed, I have returned from my wonderful weekend in SoCal. The faire was awsome!!! We did the pox cure gig and covered everyone in green goop, we sang poorly, and gave some entertaining directions to people visiting. All in all, it was a very successful invasion. I got to see all kinds of people I haven't seen in a year and drink rum. The trailer I stayed in was confy (thanks Ann and Mark!!!) And a good time was had by all. I can't wait for our season to start up.
The slightly negitive side of the whole trip is... my car. Poor Peter is on his last legs. He has a niose that I can't readily identify that occures when the car has to shift, he needs new tires, an alinment, and possibly a new windshield. Just a lot of time, money, and effort. And to that end I am test driving a Honda Fit on friday. A brand spanking new car for me.
I don't have money to pay for it, but that is all part of the American dream, right? By the way my little Geo is worth almost 5oo bucks. Who would have thought? Stay tuned to see if this actually happens or not. It depends on what kind of terms I can get the car dealer to give me. But I'm ready. At least the dealer won't throw things at me and spit in my face, so I am set. Wish me luck. Oh and if you have any cash that need a good home, I'm begging. I'll even make a little sign.
Today I came in early to work to get permission slips from the kids who were going to the Tech museum. I am staying late for the training that was cancelled because of a bomb scare... Oh I should tell you about that. I was at the other site on Monday night where one of the Managers sticks his head in the room and says "You need to evacuate now. This is not a joke." Well, alright then. I calmly told the kids that it was like a fire drill and we walked outside with out having a clue of what was going on. Then one of the tutors from my site arrived and informed me that it was a bomb threat. I informed all of the adults around me (because kids scare really easily) and one of them said "well they should move us further away from the building then" As she said this, we were asked to move across the street. Not really fun. It was cold, and a long wait. But at least the twenty cops and dogs that showed up were fun to watch. After a while we sent the tutors home and went home myself after 45 min. So that was my monday. And now everyone is coming here. Joy. At least this means I can come in late tomorrow if I want. But I don't. I love my job. *grin*
I should get back to my files before someone realizes I am writing in my blog and not doing work related things.
Tah.
The slightly negitive side of the whole trip is... my car. Poor Peter is on his last legs. He has a niose that I can't readily identify that occures when the car has to shift, he needs new tires, an alinment, and possibly a new windshield. Just a lot of time, money, and effort. And to that end I am test driving a Honda Fit on friday. A brand spanking new car for me.
I don't have money to pay for it, but that is all part of the American dream, right? By the way my little Geo is worth almost 5oo bucks. Who would have thought? Stay tuned to see if this actually happens or not. It depends on what kind of terms I can get the car dealer to give me. But I'm ready. At least the dealer won't throw things at me and spit in my face, so I am set. Wish me luck. Oh and if you have any cash that need a good home, I'm begging. I'll even make a little sign.
Today I came in early to work to get permission slips from the kids who were going to the Tech museum. I am staying late for the training that was cancelled because of a bomb scare... Oh I should tell you about that. I was at the other site on Monday night where one of the Managers sticks his head in the room and says "You need to evacuate now. This is not a joke." Well, alright then. I calmly told the kids that it was like a fire drill and we walked outside with out having a clue of what was going on. Then one of the tutors from my site arrived and informed me that it was a bomb threat. I informed all of the adults around me (because kids scare really easily) and one of them said "well they should move us further away from the building then" As she said this, we were asked to move across the street. Not really fun. It was cold, and a long wait. But at least the twenty cops and dogs that showed up were fun to watch. After a while we sent the tutors home and went home myself after 45 min. So that was my monday. And now everyone is coming here. Joy. At least this means I can come in late tomorrow if I want. But I don't. I love my job. *grin*
I should get back to my files before someone realizes I am writing in my blog and not doing work related things.
Tah.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
A moment of your time
A while ago I was in the middle of posting on this here blog, and then had to stop in the middle and turn the computer off... I was called into the staff meeting. And I completely forgot what I was so excited to write about. I remember that it was a news article. But other than that, I am drawing a blank. Well, I guess that's what I get for getting older. Fewer brain cells... How old do you have to be for early onset alzheimers?
Maybe I was about to write a long rant on building a wall across Mexico to keep immigration down, or perhaps it was that babies who lived with smokers have been found to have the chemical by-products of cigarette smoke in their urine. Humm. Perhaps it was my utter lack of anything useful to do. Or maybe it was that I ran into some of my old co-workers and am now really really happy that I don't work there anymore. Or perhaps it was a combination of all of these and more.
Then again, maybe I was going to tell you all how excited I am about the upcoming weekends. Birthdays and parties and faire, and singing. I know, I was going to tell everyone about spray on sun screen. Now I don't have to get my hands messy. Just point and spray. A wonder of modern creation. Or the sunless tanning lotion I just got which is in a moisturizer cream so it goes on without turning me orange and is gradual so no one thinks it's fake.
Maybe, I'm just happy.
Maybe.
Maybe I was about to write a long rant on building a wall across Mexico to keep immigration down, or perhaps it was that babies who lived with smokers have been found to have the chemical by-products of cigarette smoke in their urine. Humm. Perhaps it was my utter lack of anything useful to do. Or maybe it was that I ran into some of my old co-workers and am now really really happy that I don't work there anymore. Or perhaps it was a combination of all of these and more.
Then again, maybe I was going to tell you all how excited I am about the upcoming weekends. Birthdays and parties and faire, and singing. I know, I was going to tell everyone about spray on sun screen. Now I don't have to get my hands messy. Just point and spray. A wonder of modern creation. Or the sunless tanning lotion I just got which is in a moisturizer cream so it goes on without turning me orange and is gradual so no one thinks it's fake.
Maybe, I'm just happy.
Maybe.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Driving home
Danger in the night,
Curving, dangerous road.
I stopped to offer help,
But was sent away.
Slowly, slowly, slowly drive away.
Feel everything welling up;
It's not me,
but I still feel it.
I am home,
But someone else is not.
Curving, dangerous road.
I stopped to offer help,
But was sent away.
Slowly, slowly, slowly drive away.
Feel everything welling up;
It's not me,
but I still feel it.
I am home,
But someone else is not.
Monday, May 15, 2006
A moment for music
She-Bop
We-hell-I see them every night in tight blue jeans -
In the pages of a blue boy magazine
Hey I've been thinking of a new sensation
I'm picking up - good vibration -
Oop - she bop
Do I wanna go out with a lion's roar
Huh, yea, I wanna go south n get me some more
Hey, they say that a stitch in time saves nine
They say I better stop - or I'll go blind
Oop - she bop - she bop
She bop--he bop--a--we bop
I bop--you bop--a--they bop
Be bop--be bop--a--lu--she bop,
I hope He will understand
She bop--he bop--a--we bop
I bop--you bop--a--they bop
Be bop--be bop--a--lu--she bop,
Oo--oo--she--do--she bop--she bop
(whistle along here)...
Hey, hey - they say I better get a chaperone
Because I can't stop messin' with the danger zone
No, I won't worry, and I won't fret
Ain't no law against it yet
Oop - she bop - she bop
She bop - he bop - we bop...
Friday, May 12, 2006
Business cards
I got business cards this week!!!! They have my name and address and phone extension and everything. It's like being a grown up. I can't wait to give them to everyone. Hey, would you like my...card?! Wow. If I had known that having cards was this much fun I would have done it a long time ago.
Last night I was not in the mood for dealing with the kids. In fact I was kind of snippy and not wanting to deal with anyone. And of course, when I am not in a good mood, that is when everyone wants to be around me. Every time I walked into my office several kids followed me. Goodness gracious! Why won't they leave me alone!!! But I am doing better today. Much better. I actually want to see people and be around them. (petting her own head) It's good to have mood swings, it's good to have mood swings...
I'm going to work now.
Tah.
Last night I was not in the mood for dealing with the kids. In fact I was kind of snippy and not wanting to deal with anyone. And of course, when I am not in a good mood, that is when everyone wants to be around me. Every time I walked into my office several kids followed me. Goodness gracious! Why won't they leave me alone!!! But I am doing better today. Much better. I actually want to see people and be around them. (petting her own head) It's good to have mood swings, it's good to have mood swings...
I'm going to work now.
Tah.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Alligator
Tonight I decided to open the window in our bedroom. Sadly, the window is broken and so the only way to get it open is to go on safari through the brush that surrounds the house on three sides. But I am a dauntless explorer. And so, armed with my bedroom slippers, a pencil (to prop the window with) and a large flashlight I went into the abyss in the middle of the night. I made it to the side of the house with no problems... But then sitting in a small hole right in my way was an alligator.
It sat there and stared at me in the way only a man eating gator can in the glaring light of my flashlight. I freaked. I quickly backpedaled and went back into the house. Then, not trusting my own eyes I called for Chris to rescue me. He followed, a little more confused than I was as I wouldn't tell him what I was scared of... And then Eva came too. We stood about for a Moment in the dark contemplating the alligator as it looked at us with unblinking eyes (hum, unbliking, possibly a clue)... Then Chris threw a pencil at it. (My pencil, by the way. The one for the window that I was going to open so he would be comfortable at night) And it went thunk. A very plastic noise.
Trying to salvage my pride a little I continued my window adventure and propped the thing open and was about to escape into the anonymity of the house when my neighbors came out to see what all the noise was about. I had to cop to being scared of a plastic toy. Yes, everyone giggle a little. Now leave me alone to sulk.
It sat there and stared at me in the way only a man eating gator can in the glaring light of my flashlight. I freaked. I quickly backpedaled and went back into the house. Then, not trusting my own eyes I called for Chris to rescue me. He followed, a little more confused than I was as I wouldn't tell him what I was scared of... And then Eva came too. We stood about for a Moment in the dark contemplating the alligator as it looked at us with unblinking eyes (hum, unbliking, possibly a clue)... Then Chris threw a pencil at it. (My pencil, by the way. The one for the window that I was going to open so he would be comfortable at night) And it went thunk. A very plastic noise.
Trying to salvage my pride a little I continued my window adventure and propped the thing open and was about to escape into the anonymity of the house when my neighbors came out to see what all the noise was about. I had to cop to being scared of a plastic toy. Yes, everyone giggle a little. Now leave me alone to sulk.
Monday, May 08, 2006
What ?!?
Two posts in one day, how can this be ?!?
(insert strange cartoon with popped out eyes and confused expression here) I am in a very strange mood. I was at my Monday night meeting and we watched Firefly and talked about the upcoming faire season... And my pending sickness that will get me the next two Fridays off... (yes, it's a debilitating illness that only effects me on Fridays when I want to get out of town.)
I realized something tonight as I sped homeward with less than a quarter tank of gas and a mountain to climb over... Running out of gas in the middle of the night on top of a lonely mountain road is not a good idea. Luckily I didn't. But when I hit one of the inclines and watched my gas go from just above the red line to resting on the bottom of it, my heart did a little skip. Yikes!!! But all is well. I made it home, the gas thingie now says I have more gas then when I started my trip to begin with and I am home. Go figure.
Anything else to report? No. I'm going to bed.
Tah.
(insert strange cartoon with popped out eyes and confused expression here) I am in a very strange mood. I was at my Monday night meeting and we watched Firefly and talked about the upcoming faire season... And my pending sickness that will get me the next two Fridays off... (yes, it's a debilitating illness that only effects me on Fridays when I want to get out of town.)
I realized something tonight as I sped homeward with less than a quarter tank of gas and a mountain to climb over... Running out of gas in the middle of the night on top of a lonely mountain road is not a good idea. Luckily I didn't. But when I hit one of the inclines and watched my gas go from just above the red line to resting on the bottom of it, my heart did a little skip. Yikes!!! But all is well. I made it home, the gas thingie now says I have more gas then when I started my trip to begin with and I am home. Go figure.
Anything else to report? No. I'm going to bed.
Tah.
Missed
It's been a while since I wrote here... and for that I am sorry. I was, um, busy. Yah, that's it. I painted the bathroom this weekend. It's the same color blue that my bedroom is. And the same color blue that my foot is. And parts of my hair. I did a good job covering the floor of the bathroom with plastic though so it wasn't that bad. But it's so pretty. I have all kinds of plans for making other 'improvements' to the bathroom. Yah me. It's so pretty. So pretty...
Anything else? Not really. I was happily driving to work this morning and then, out of nowhere, I had to sit through bumper to bumper traffic on the 17. (there should be no traffic at 11:30a) So after making my way slowly up to the top of the hill I saw... the burned out husk of a car-b-q. Oh that sweet smell of burning tires in the morning. Fortunately, I was early to work and so was actually right on time.
Last week I was doing assessments for the kids. I had one scheduled and four showed up. This is completely backwards. Usually I have four and one shows up (if that) But yah for actually doing work. Now I should go back to doing work again.
Just didn't want anyone to get lonely.
Tah.
Anything else? Not really. I was happily driving to work this morning and then, out of nowhere, I had to sit through bumper to bumper traffic on the 17. (there should be no traffic at 11:30a) So after making my way slowly up to the top of the hill I saw... the burned out husk of a car-b-q. Oh that sweet smell of burning tires in the morning. Fortunately, I was early to work and so was actually right on time.
Last week I was doing assessments for the kids. I had one scheduled and four showed up. This is completely backwards. Usually I have four and one shows up (if that) But yah for actually doing work. Now I should go back to doing work again.
Just didn't want anyone to get lonely.
Tah.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
May, may may!!!!
In case you didn't notice, I am singing the praises of MAY! It's bright and sunny at work. It's warm and cluody at home. Just all the good things that summer weather brings. And why am I so happy about it? NO MORE RAIN!!!
And to show you my happiness, here is another one of my favorite characters from my very favorite comic.
Just too cute for words really.
I have to go to work soon. But I'm looking forward to it. It occured to me yesterday that when I don't see the kids at work I start looking forward to seeing them again. How silly is that? It also occured to me that while I was at work there is a whole lot of time I was 'working' but don't actually remember accomplishing anything. I wonder what I was really doing?
I do remember doing yoga. Ah, mind calming yoga. Sitting on a mat with your fingers in strange positions, channeling your inner calm through your third eye... yesterday we were trying to breath through one nostral in our noses and not the other. One side is calming and one side is... something else? Hum, nose olympics.
Ah well. I'm finding my inner peace. Strengthening my upper arms. And most importantly, finding things to keep me occupied at work. Go me.
Tah.
And to show you my happiness, here is another one of my favorite characters from my very favorite comic.
Just too cute for words really.
I have to go to work soon. But I'm looking forward to it. It occured to me yesterday that when I don't see the kids at work I start looking forward to seeing them again. How silly is that? It also occured to me that while I was at work there is a whole lot of time I was 'working' but don't actually remember accomplishing anything. I wonder what I was really doing?
I do remember doing yoga. Ah, mind calming yoga. Sitting on a mat with your fingers in strange positions, channeling your inner calm through your third eye... yesterday we were trying to breath through one nostral in our noses and not the other. One side is calming and one side is... something else? Hum, nose olympics.
Ah well. I'm finding my inner peace. Strengthening my upper arms. And most importantly, finding things to keep me occupied at work. Go me.
Tah.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Twists and turns
Today a friend of mine from college found me. He found me online through a site that does not have my real name, location or picture anywhere on it. Then he emailed me. He is a super spy. Or possibly fate decided it was time we met up again. Who knew? How exciting! Castro found me!!! (Better not tell the government)
Today I once again went to San Martin. Not nearly as exciting as getting lost the first time. But fun all the same. I arrived like Santa, with a sack (or geo metro) full of goodies. Then I proceeded to clean up their supply closet for an hour before surprising the community specialist by walking up behind him (he didn't see me come in even though I walked by his desk four times before that). One of the many presents I arrived with was a color printer. It's so beautiful... and all I had to do was get in a fight with a nun to get it. (...But I don't have a cost code number. I don't even know what a cost code is...) It's wonderful. Once again I find myself thinking... I LOVE MY JOB!!!
Anything else? Why yes! I opened my birthday present from Chris (my husband Chris, not my friend Chris)early. He bought me a sewing machine and then mocked me by wrapping it up and putting it in the corner to 'look' at me. I opened it tonight.
And I know you are all wondering what I am doing writing in a blog when I could be sewing with a machine that sews on buttons, has a needle threader, and a one step button holer... well, I have a migrane. It blows, but it means this weekend I will be finishing my faire bodice and possibly starting several other projects... New machine... sigh.
Now I need to sleep. Not the kind with the fishes. But the kind with dreams and pillows. But not over my face. Oh never mind.
Tah.
Today I once again went to San Martin. Not nearly as exciting as getting lost the first time. But fun all the same. I arrived like Santa, with a sack (or geo metro) full of goodies. Then I proceeded to clean up their supply closet for an hour before surprising the community specialist by walking up behind him (he didn't see me come in even though I walked by his desk four times before that). One of the many presents I arrived with was a color printer. It's so beautiful... and all I had to do was get in a fight with a nun to get it. (...But I don't have a cost code number. I don't even know what a cost code is...) It's wonderful. Once again I find myself thinking... I LOVE MY JOB!!!
Anything else? Why yes! I opened my birthday present from Chris (my husband Chris, not my friend Chris)early. He bought me a sewing machine and then mocked me by wrapping it up and putting it in the corner to 'look' at me. I opened it tonight.
And I know you are all wondering what I am doing writing in a blog when I could be sewing with a machine that sews on buttons, has a needle threader, and a one step button holer... well, I have a migrane. It blows, but it means this weekend I will be finishing my faire bodice and possibly starting several other projects... New machine... sigh.
Now I need to sleep. Not the kind with the fishes. But the kind with dreams and pillows. But not over my face. Oh never mind.
Tah.
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