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November 26th, 2009
12:40 pm - ps - I'm engaged
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I meant to drive up to my mom's last night but I've got a miserable head cold and I decided to sleep another night rather than drive in the dark while completely stopped up.
Got here just before Santa arrived at the end of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I was surprised to recognize the sounds of the parade -- I had forgotten about the parade entirely! I guess it's been about 7 years since I last watched any of the parade, but it used to be an integral part of the holiday for me.
Got here to find everything's already done - tables are set, food's cooked, house is immaculate.
But since it's been a few months since my last update, I wanted to write about a few other things that have happened recently.
Last weekend was my first overnight SCA event. Everyone dressed in garb from the 1600s and earlier, knights wielding (and using) swords, and a "hoffla" - Middle Eastern party complete with belly-dancers, hookas, and constant drumming. The camping alone would have been fun, and though it rained on us the entire weekend and our tent flooded, (not to mention it was below freezing in the nights) we had a great gathering of folks and a wonderful time.
My birthday and Halloween fell on the same weekend -- and wonder of wonders I lived past 32! I'd been told by a fortune-teller that I would die at age 32, so hitting 33 was a milestone. JD took me Geocaching and out to dinner at a pasta restaurant, I got two bouquets of flowers at work, and for Halloween itself we went through a corn maze (maize maze?) My stack of presents included some things I used to own in life and have dearly missed and a gorgeous necklace.
In the weekend I've skipped, around Saturday Nov 14th, we rode motorcycles up from Nacogdoches to Denison and then on into Tallahina Oklahoma. We took a twisting mountain road from there to Mena Arkansas and decided to do some geocaching while up in the mountains...
What I did not know is that this was all set up and arranged well ahead of time. As we followed our GPS up to the hidden treasure caches the other members of our group distracted me with picture-taking and gear-checking. When I got to the cache site I spotted it after a bit of searching and opened it up eagerly (as I always do) to find the standard cache trade items ... and a jewelry box. Tucked in the box was a Claddagh engagement ring and a note. The note contained the best-written proposal I've ever heard. I looked up to find John David on one knee. I said "aye" and, well, my friends, I'm now engaged :)
We're looking at getting hitched in March, I'll post more as we figure it out. Until then, have a terrific Turkey Day and good luck with your holiday preparations!
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September 9th, 2009
06:39 pm - Galveston
Hola fearless LiveJournal readers - it's been a while!
Lots of little things going on, a few big things, but let me jump right in as if I haven't skipped months of posting:
Went on a motorcycle run down to Galveston this weekend. We really didn't plan to do it for Labor Day, and doing so made the ferry ride take hours (long waiting times - lots of folks wanted to go to the beaches on Galveston!)
It was an all-day affair. Our original destination was Stingaree's, a seafood restaurant on High Island. While on the way there we saw a few of the signature High Island houses, and I thought of sharing them here with you, so I snapped a few pictures. We even saw utility buildings and an entire elementary/middle school on stilts! I always thought this was some bizarre architecture:
 
The devastation from hurricanes Ike and Rita was amazing - that island used to be completely covered by those houses-on-stilts, now there were just a few clusters left and lots of signs of wreckage still being cleared. It was nice to see that they're moving on.
Stingaree's was hopping - stuffed crab, lobster of every flavor, and amazing shrimp. As you can tell by this picture, I've gotten a little too much sun but I'm enjoying myself:
( People pictures )
We decided "we've come this far, might as well hit Galveston proper" and so we took the ferry there, rode around a bit, had some shakes (yes, tough biker group, I know -- tee hee) and headed back.
So that was my weekend. My face is burnt to a crisp because I forgot my sunscreen until it was too late. Thankfully we don't have any new clients this week, so I won't scare anyone off with my red and peeling mug.
Hope y'all had a great labor day weekend, whether you celebrate it or not :)
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July 2nd, 2009
10:34 pm - Here There Be Monsters
I'm in deep, deep East Texas.
I bet you can hear the twang from way over there...
I love this town, I love this location. The weather is a bit hot for anybody's tastes, but I grew up here so it forms the ideal to which I have compared everything else in life. It rains a lot, it's muggy / humid / oppressive / steamy / downright unbearable ... but I've never been happier with my environment (ok, Colorado and Georgia were nice, too.)
What gets me is the down-home mentality of the people. It's charming at first - I remember Beverly telling a story about how everyone called her mother "honey" in Texas; but the eccentricities pile up and, well...
Nacogdoches is a small town. Apparently what church you go to is as important as your name, and everyone knows everyone. We still have the tradition of surnames being well known. "Oh, he's a Stott, they're all trouble. Not like the Binghams, nosiree. Why I knew a Stott one time, he..."
I've been wanting to write about this for weeks, but now it's kinda late and I feel like I should just post something, anything, so you get this slapped-together mess.
But it's just as well, 'cause instead of writing a ton I can just sum it up with a quick example (which is what inspired me to finally write this down)
Walking through Wal-Mart tonight, JD tells me "You see how the aisle sign says 'ketchup, salad dressing, mustard?"
Yeah?
"Well it used to say 'condiments', but WalMart got complaints that they were being vulgar, and folks finally made 'm take it down."
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June 13th, 2009
03:14 pm - Not quite ROT
I live in a pretty good location, family-wise. I'm 3 hours' drive from both my mom and my dad - although they're in opposite directions. It's just far enough that nobody will be popping over for surprise weekend visits, but not too far to make a get-together impossible.
So I'm down in Austin with my dad this weekend. JD and his dad were originally going to come along, and we'd go to ROT (a big-deal motorcycle rally). But they had to drive to Dallas last weekend to pick up a motorcycle, then Houston (also about a 3-hour drive from my town) on Wednesday for an unpleasant hospital visit, then JD's great-grandmother died, then his car broke down -- meaning we couldn't tow their prize bikes along to try to sell them.
Long story short, I'm down in Austin w/out JD and his dad 'cause they have enough going on. ROT is all over the radio and the TV but it's too expensive to go it alone without a motorcycle enthusiast to share the experience with. But the original point was to visit with my dad, so it's all good. I probably would've rescheduled the visit if I could've, but he told other family I was comin' down and we're going to a BBQ with aunts and uncles and cousins and whatnot later today.
In other news the job is still going well - our server blew up so it's been hectic, and everyone's been a bit grumpy (a few of us women are "synching" - you gals know what I mean...) but at least it's not a dull job. JD and I are still going to the gym when we can, although this week it was just Mon & Tues, for the reasons mentioned above. Two days a week is NOT good... I don't feel like I'm losing any weight, though JD says it appears I am. Our scale wasn't working reliably so we bought another one - that also doesn't work reliably. Cheap Walmart crap :P Dad's scale says I'm at 211, which I can believe - it'd mean I've lost 9 pounds since coming from Sweden over a year ago... kinda a crappy weight-loss rate for as active as I've been trying to be. Discouraging.
But it's off to the BBQ now. My cousins don't often show up to my Dad's BBQs - he has them too often and they live too close so they don't make the effort (can't blame 'm). I kinda hope they don't show up. They have beautiful wives (at least half my weight and bulk) and beautiful children and two-story stone-wall homes with fabulous landscaping, while I still live in a cockroach-infested apartment with no family (or heck, even furniture) to show for my 32 years.
I love family gatherings :P ... my life has improved in leaps and bounds, but I still don't compare. At least my parents still love me, I'm fortunate in that! :)
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June 7th, 2009
07:10 pm - one month later...
Where did the time go?
I'm working for a lawyer, 8-5 job that pays really well. It's pretty amazing given the current economy, people laid off left and right, and I get a decent paying job after 5 years off-the-market and a deep, clinically diagnosed depression. (Not a bright spot on a resume.)
The depression still hangs around me some, but of course all the lively activities are combating it nicely. I've been geocaching a lot, though not since March - the summer weather means there are more activities going on in general and less time for spontaneous weekends without plans. I'm befriending (and being accepted by) Turtle's circle of friends which means the occasional game night or weekend IHOP get-together.
Last weekend we were spontaneously invited up to Mom's and we spontaneously went. Swimming, a trip to the movies (Night at the Museum 2), and great meals made for a nice weekend. Of course, my favorite part was just visiting with my mum and watching a hockey game with her.
This weekend we drove JD's dad to the Dallas area to pick up a new motorcycle he's bought (to save on gas.) It was a whiplash-inducing there-and-back trip and it kinda ate up the weekend, but we got in some good visiting with Da. The motorcycle, incidentally, is gorgeous, and all tricked out with customized bits and fringe (literally.)
We've been cleaning the house and running errands today, so the weekend is almost gone - I hate weekends that end before you realize you were supposed to be enjoying one. But work's not all bad (the worst for me is having to dress up in fancy clothes, I just don't feel comfortable -- and if that's the worst thing you have to say about your job, your job's not bad :D ) and it does help with having a purpose in life.
JD's going in for surgery at the end of the month (most likely) and that's big news. Will try to update everyone more as things occur. Sorry I haven't been reading your journals... love ya anyway you know :)
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May 1st, 2009
11:43 pm - I'm baaaaack
I can has internets.
(And of course by the time I get it working, I have to go to bed 'cause it'll be a long day tomorrow. Sai. (Trust me, I would NOT be being responsible right now if it were entirely up to me. Internet! W00t!))
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March 29th, 2009
06:26 pm - Really quick hello
I'm borrowing JD's work computer to update long enough so ya all know I'm alive.
I'm enjoying Texas (LOVE my East Texas storms!!) and the job is going well. It's paying enough now to start to remove the debt I went into getting life started back up again. I even bought a few new dresses so I wouldn't look so raggedy in the professional office. The economy problems feel especially wierd since I sorta "missed out" on 5 years of U.S. living and am starting from scratch.
JD moved in with me, partially because his living situation was pretty grim and partially to help out while I was still barely able to make payments. So we've each got a room in this huge 2-bedroom place. It was built in the 70s and has a bug problem, but nothin' like Las Vegas :D I really like our place. We've got woods right out the back door and a bird is nesting in one of our plants on the balcony. We've watched the little fella build the nest, place the eggs, and they're now a bunch of weak-necked perpetually open mouths for the momma bird to feed.
Our time has been so filled I haven't missed internet, but for you guys. And of course I miss online gaming, but I'd like to avoid getting TOO much back into that when I do return to the ether-life. This weekend we went to the rodeo (very cool, had free passes from one of JD's jobs), played paintball, saw Aliens vs. Monsters (by Hawkins' chair that was a cute movie!), visited with some folks the next town over, and went shopping (oh how I loathed that, but two-or-three pieces per weekend is building up to a respectable wardrobe.) LAST weekend we were in Austin for the South-by-Southwest music festival. (Mike I kept thinking about you!) Austin's awesome, colorful folks, fantastic scenery - it's liberal and eco-friendly and ... weird :D - and we got to see some great bands, including Marcy Playground (whom I've always loved) live. My dad lives there, so we got a visit in, and they took us out to eat as well as treating us to a great BBQ at their home. The weekend before that was a motorcycle rally - JD and his dad are still trying to sell their prize show bike. It gets lots of attention anyway, and free publicity is good for small businesses.
Every hour of every day is filled, and I feel I'm finally gaining a bit on life - making a bit of progress in that "who AM I?" nagging question that ate me up in Sweden and left me pretty empty for a while thereafter. I go to a girls-only "game night" every other Thursday to play board games or scrabble, and every other friday is a "gamer's night" for the less-family-oriented, D&D type games. We go out to eat every few nights, go on dates here and there, or do household chores together. I'm catching back up on current events, losing a bit of perspective on politics (I will miss that, but hey, whatcha gonna do, I'm in DEEP EAST TEXAS. -- which should be another entry) and generally making my way through life day by day, though future plans are slowly building up -- which is nice.
By the way, I think I've been out of Sweden for exactly one year. It was one of these last days of March that I got the boot, I forget which. Funny to think that I couldn't picture where I'd be in a few months back then, now I've got --at least a general-- idea of how to accomplish some of the goals I've always had in life. :)
Anyway dinner beckons. I haven't eaten since my pancakes this morning (He normally cooks the Sunday-morning pancakes, but I gotta say mine were pretty good.) and it's goin' on 7pm. We've still got more errands to run, even :P
More later - maybe the next update will be the start of more regular posts. Thanks to you guys (you know who ya are :) who have contacted me with posts or e-mails to say hi - promise I'll devote some time to personal replies once I'm not having to borrow someone else's internet.
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December 11th, 2008
07:35 pm - Hello There
Since my last post -
Had a great birthday! Went Geocaching, so far got 100% find rate. We've found and left behind treasures that have traveled the world. I'm lovin' it! More 'caching planned.
Moved out of the icky apartment and took a leisurely cross-country drive. Well, it was mostly leisurely - the cat and everything I owned in tow, it was a bit crowded, but sight-seeing through the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest (as well as "The Corner" in Winslow, Arizona (ala Eagles 'Take It Easy')) made for a great trip. The landlady at the old place let me go fairly easy.
Stayed with my dad until I found a place in Nacogdoches, TX. That's where I was born, and it's the only city I've lived in more than once. I plan to stick around. It's great being near family (4 hours from both Mother and Father, though they're in different directions.) I've had a few job interviews, a few nibbles in that department. Tomorrow may bring even better news on that front.
I've missed you guys!
And Turtle and I have been having a great time. We're still "just dating" but we've found things to do just about every day. Tomorrow we're going on a midnight date to Nac's historic downtown (brick streets, old Mercantile, other awesome small-home-town things) to see the city's Xmas decorations and photograph them when there's no traffic around.
I've got a great apartment (it's HUGE) and with furniture donations from my dad and loaner furniture from JD, it's quite nice. I'm looking for some temporary work for the season just to pay bills until I land a better job. STILL no internet, but plans to get that as soon as I can (like I said back in August-ish, I don't really plan to have internet back until February, so no new news there.)
Just thought I'd say hi, howareya, etc. I've been able to stop by and read LJ entries from time to time, but I'm way behind. I hope everyone's doing really well, will try to catch up on your lives as I can. Thanks for the birthday wishes way back when, and the e-mails and such. Love yas!
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October 29th, 2008
09:07 am - Won't be LJing for a week - take no offense, but I'll have better things to do
Turtle arrives in Las Vegas tonight, and I'm taking the week off for his visit. No work means no daily internet, so no updates from me for a while.
So far I'm hooking up with him at the airport and we're going to walk The Strip (natch) and visit the Harley Davidson Cafe - looks very cool judging by its website. Tomorrow I'll head over to A&A's early and we're all going out to the Valley of Fire (local natural scenic sight) and Friday we're going to hang around Freemont (old Las Vegas, though it's modern enough - there's a TV screen that covers an entire city block hanging overhead) around Halloween. Sunday he's got some sort of birthday surprise planned for me. I'll have most of his time since A&A have to work a lot of the time he's here, but I'm trying not to over-plan.
I'm ... giddy. Goofy giddy. First time I've seen this guy in YEARS and we have a great emotional connection over the phone... I'm trying to make the dump I live in presentable, groom myself, make the car sparkle... and I know that I'll notice not a whit of those things once he steps into view at the airport TONIGHT *le happy sigh*
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October 28th, 2008
08:53 am - Weekend Wrapup
I wanted to post a picture but Pixel didn't like being left alone for 3 days and has chewed through my card-reader's cable - so I can't transfer pictures from the digital camera to computer to flash drive to work-computer :P
Flight there and back was uneventful; had a talkative "Texas woman" (in quotes because she fit so many stereotypes) and a book to keep me entertained.
THE WEDDING - was GORGEOUS!
Beth had a true Catholic Mass wedding, and while it was long it was definitely memorable. I've been to short weddings and you wonder if it has time to register how monumental an occasion this is. Catholic Mass weddings certainly allow time for the pomp to sink in. The bride and groom chose all the scripture read and the sermon was succinct and filled with "love" and "support". The reception was lively and beautiful; lots of fun.
I thought I'd be a bit of a "fly on the wall" at the whole event - after all, I hadn't seen Beth in about 13 years. The trip would have been worth it just to sit quietly and observe the wedding, get in a "long time no see" chat before I left. But I got so much more than that! I felt a little spoiled - after the wedding the guests were shooed off to the reception to leave the wedding party time to take pictures, but my ride to the reception had a girlfriend in the wedding party so I got to hang around. Beth held up the photo session to come give me a big hug and we squealed a bit ;D Her father chatted with me; I was introduced to some folks as "Beth's oldest friend." At the reception her mother recounted the entire story (to a semi-circle of family) of how we'd been penpals before her father was coincidentally reassigned to live/work in a city near where I'd lived.
The Mr. and Mrs. arrived at the reception in style and danced an AWESOME opening dance. (A bit of disco/soul moves to "Let's Stay Together" with some awesome tandom footwork and dips.) They really put on a show - I loved it. Beth then waved me over to her table and I got to sit there for a while and visit with her and her awesome bridesmaids... I found myself thinking "I could so enjoy having a circle of friends like these." Beth and I had a laugh at recounting that when we'd met, she hadn't even been of legal driving age.
I had to cut out after just 3 hours of partying, but I got in a lot more visiting time than I'd originally hoped.
Sunday I slept... I got nearly 12 hours rest (much needed, it was so nice to be in a quiet and clean bed, ahh.) My aunt made a semi-spontaneous visit and she and my mother gave me a mini-birthday-party. We had a tiny cake and coffee and I even got presents - gift cards. My grandmother had sent me a singing card and a gift card. It was really a terrific little Sunday surprise.
Awesome weekend all around.
And in tomorrow evening, Turtle will arrive for his week visit to Las Vegas.
Damn, life is good.
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October 27th, 2008
04:05 pm - I'm Bette, Hear Me Roar
I wanted to post about the wedding & Texas weekend, but I'd like to bring a picture from home to put with it (and I'd need a bit more time than I got away from the heavy Monday workload.)
So instead you get -
( A Meme about 'mad-men-era women' that was two questions and spot-on nailed me. )
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October 24th, 2008
09:20 am - Wedding Weekend
Immediately after work today I hop to my car and make my way (via A&A, who are watching my car and giving me a ride) to the airport headed for Big D.
A friend of mine from the high school era is getting married tomorrow! I'm so excited. This will be the first wedding I've gone to for one of *my* friends. I've either befriended folks after they were married, or it's a boyfriends' friend who's getting married, etc. This gal and I met over the internet (pre world-wide-web) circa 1992/1993 and when she moved to Texas I used to take mini-roadtrips to go see her. I love to tell people that we had a "brotherly" relationship despite being two girls -- we weren't mushy enough to be like sisters, but had more the rough-and-tumble, wrasslin' friendship of brothers.
Over the years I moved, lost address books, changed my own address and phone number so that I was near impossible to find -- but she has found me, repeatedly. She contacted people she'd known I would know (which was impressive because she didn't live in my town and never hung out with my friends or family), or she'd track me down using quirky information about me and the internet. Every time she found me again, I was grateful.
And now nothing pleases me more than to go attend my "little brother's" wedding.
See you guys Monday, have a great weekend!
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October 20th, 2008
11:00 am - Good Night, Sleep Tight, Don't Let the BED BUGS Bite
So I started getting bites while I slept right after I wrote my anti-roach poem. I figured the roaches were upset over my bad poetry.
Bites that look like mine (not me)
(Mine are mostly on my neck and arms.)
Turns out it's a different pest. I'd actually seen these little buggers and just figured them for a sort of mini-roach variety. Nope, Bed Bugs. You know, those critters I always thought were fictitious as part of the nursery-rhyme line (see post title.)
Bedbugs is Ugly - but apparently real.
Like I said, I only started getting the bites a few days ago - but what had changed? I'd had the mattress for a couple weeks, brand new sheets (washed 'm and still getting bites), no new furniture. Well it turns out that the little bastads have been biting me all along, it just takes a few weeks before the body gets sensitized enough for you to notice the bites. And I was so happy to have a bed after several months of sleeping on the floor! GAH. I used to say that I would never buy a used mattress, and of course the first time I drop that standard, it's infested with blood-drinking roach-wannabes. So much for saving a couple hundred bucks.
I'm gonna be a red-spotted (and ITCHY) woman in a bug-infested home when I re-meet my beau for the first time in years :( WAHH!
And I'm going to have to de-bug my luggage and clothing when I go visit Texas this weekend.
I hope I can find some local products to get rid of these stupid bugs so as to avoid having to order something online.
Oh yeah, and my landlord was jailed this weekend for spousal abuse. (I always figured it'd be the wife who was the abusive sort, she yells at people through their doors all day long and bangs on things and (well I've written about her personal beliefs before.) Apparently the landlady is leaving town. I'm not sure who to pay rent to :P
4 more months (to the day!) until I can get out of this apartment. I knew I'd be living lean & mean with no money and very little credit (after a 6 year absence from the American Credit Machine, they crinkle their eyebrows at me - HOW did you survive without spending US Dollars? Commie!) BUT - bleh. How do those 'less fortunate than I have been' put up with this sort of crap day in and day out? I'm ready to go back to good clean (sigh, expensive) living.
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October 17th, 2008
12:09 pm - Questions
It's difficult to get much work accomplished while my virus scan is running, so you all get a survey, participate as you please (feel free to pick and choose what you'd answer, even.)
Peanut Butter or Chocolate?
Do you eat fish? Got a kinda you particularly like/dislike?
If you had to rescue your best friend OR your husband/wife/SO (no, they can't be the same person for the sake of this question) from certain doom/pain, whom would you rescue?
Bottled water or tap?
What's the worst thing women can do to men?
What's the worst thing men can do to women?
What's the worst thing someone of the opposite sex has ever done to you?
Which is more enjoyable to you - a dinner at home or dinner at a restaurant?
Which would be worse, complete loss of vision or hearing?
Losing a hand or a foot?
You've got a time machine for one round trip - going to enjoy/experience the past, or leaping ahead to see the future?
What's your favorite setting to just sit and observe/read/lounge?
What country, other than your homeland, have you been to that's most memorable?
Beatles or Elvis?
Games - video/computer or table-top?
Tell me about a "comfort" from your childhood/home country that you still enjoy.
Which pest (skeeters, roaches, ants, rodents, the like) bothers you most?
Music - Love the new stuff, or tend to gravitate towards music from years ago?
Who is the person (other than family) that you have known the longest and still keep in touch with?
Who in your family are you most like?
Virus scan is still going, but this is getting long, so that's it for now. I hope more than one person will play with me :)
Current Music: Dylan - Rolling Stone
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October 16th, 2008
09:21 am - Ja, ja think Ja is ja.
Got this from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) niaskywalk:
URBAN DICTIONARY MEME
"Go to Urban Dictionary and type in your answer to each question in the search box, then write the FIRST definition it gives you."
( Read more... )
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October 15th, 2008
09:48 am - Ode to a Rude Awakening
My two favorite bedtime stories growing up were Dr. Seuss' The Sleep Book and a story of an orphan baby hedgehog.
In a tribute to the former, I've poeticised an incident from last night:
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I do not like roaches in my bed
I do not like roaches on my head
I would not like them on my lip
I would not like them on me while I sleep*
Cockroaches, I purchased many a roach motel
If you don't go there, you can go to hell!
STAY OFF MY FACE WHILE I SLEEP!
"
ahem
That is NOT a pleasant way to wake up.
*This rhyme shows why I'm no poet. Also, apologies for trying to emulate Seuss and yet including the naughty H-E-double-hockeysticks word.
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October 13th, 2008
04:26 pm - Bunjiiiii
I can't figure this out.
I've been in three very serious relationships, and of course each one is something "SHINY! NEW! DIFFERENT!" as compared to the previous. But still, I can't get over how much Turtle and I match.
I've been there before, but have never been this far along the emotional path so quickly. We aren't saying the L word, or making promises, other than that we'll continue to be honest with each other. But still I'm so amazed... So I thinks ta myself, "Self," thinks I, "This is fast." And yet ... it's been 13 years. So am I taking this too fast, or too slow?
I feel kinda like someone who has always wanted to bunji jump (for years) but never stepped off the edge until now... and WHOA what a rush. Halfway down you've got those mixed thoughts of "This is so fast it's a blur" and "Why did I wait so long to take that leap, this is great!"
Who knew finding this sort of relationship with a friend could be so rewarding and yet so scary? You know a person for years, and in the span of a month find out that the wonderful things you knew were just the tip of the iceberg. It's heady.
I can't wait until we actually start DATING, if just talking is this crazy.
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October 10th, 2008
12:16 pm - Malarchuk
If you know hockey, you know the name "Malarchuk". The man is cursed, and in the news again -
http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2008/10/09/malarchuk-cheats-death-again/
A snippet regarding his previous brush with death:
Calling the incident horrifying isn't an understatement. According to reports, nine fans feinted after watching the accident, while another two suffered heart attacks at the Aud in Buffalo.
Thank goodness no one was around to witness this one, I shudder to think how bad THIS looked (literally shuddering, but that may be partially due to remembering visuals of his injury 20 years ago.)
That one man should experience this sort of thing, and SURVIVE, twice, is amazing.
In other, related news, the NHL season started yesterday and the Stars play their first 08-09 game tonight. I'm less interested than I have been in previous years, but the start of hockey season still makes me smile.
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October 8th, 2008
02:02 pm - Ayudame!
It's SOO DULL today. Every day has been getting more dull than the last (until the evenings, then things turn much better.)
The hours are dragging.
So what are you doing to kill time today?
Oh - news tidbit. Scott & Amanda loaned me their old XBOX so that I'd have a DVD player at my place, awfully nice of them :) They had a dozen games that won't play on their newer system, so I have video games near at hand again *twitch* ... Sadly, Extreme Beach Vollyball didn't work on its first go. I was curious...
I don't know why I'm complaining about dull. In two weekends I make a whiplash-fast trip to Dallas and back to attend a long-time friend's wedding (Hi Beth, you LJ stalker you!) and the weekend after that Turtle is here and the weekend after that (and somewhat overlapping despite my best efforts to keep my schedule from driving me insane) my parents are in town for a visit. I don't know how I'll juggle my full-time job and students and all of THAT. Maybe then I'll wish for these days. ... I kinda doubt it ;)
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October 7th, 2008
09:47 am - Fall & The Start of Halloween
Fall has finally come to Las Vegas, and not a moment too soon.
Vegas seems like a great place to celebrate Halloween, which is cool because I've really missed that holiday over the years! For my 30th we had a Halloween bash which was great for me :) That was a couple of years ago, and my own Halloween enthusiasm wasn't contagious enough to infect the whole country. I'm excited about my first Halloween back in the States. There's something wonderful about driving along through cool (but not cold) weather and seeing the autumn colors and decorations everywhere. Now if only we had some trees so I could check out the fall foliage...
I'm going to take Turtle to the Strip some time while he's here, which will be right on and around Halloween - I can't wait to see Las Vegas craziness with Halloween costumes added to the mix. Haunted houses have popped up everywhere, and there are so many casinos with events that it'll be hard to decide what to do.
I hope everyone's havin' a nice fall. If not, let me know, I've got enough to share!
ETA - "Fall" here is still 85F (30C) apparently, as the radio just told me the temperature. I guess after months of 100+, 85 seems cool ;)
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