A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.

Oh but Dahl knew it all. I will still be reading his books when I am ninety.

Let's see who do you like to read over again. I reread Koontz and King but I have to be in the right mind set. Or I loved rereading the Anne of Green Gables books. Or The Little Princess. It is interesting to read something that was written so long ago but still has revelant even now. I have a hard time actually doing the reading though. I have gotten so used to skimming quickly. To stop myself, ocassionally, I will read aloud to myself.

My own personal audiobook. Hmmm... I will put all those courses of how to read faster out of business when I come up with Eve's How to Read Slower course.

Good day and read well.

Toys of Today

Where there are new toys there on children or at least adults who are like children. Case in point: we just got a tablet PC for the branch. I picked it up yesterday and took it with me to a meeting. I felt like I was 10 with the newest Barbie accessory on the block.
Later I attracted actual children while working a tutorial for the new toy. Cannot be cool kid unless you can actually work the cool toy you have :)

After the meeting, we had dinner out to celebrate a successful event. Overall, most people raved about SDD. Plus it seems that we all have similiar and very quirkly weird senses of humor. Though Carol didn't have a biker date for me, I still had a great time hanging out and talking with the Bahama Mamas i.e. T., P. and myself. I like people I can laugh with. Laughing is an essential part of my day.

Good day and of course I am out of my mind. It's dark and scary in there.

Nada, Rien, Nothing...The Not MEs are running the show

Overall a good day but for me, a bit of a blah day. All the colors of the day seem muted. It is a day where everything goes along much the same as the days preceding. No great worries or joys.

Mainly I am just tired. I work tomorrow and Thursday and then I am off Friday. Work Saturday and not Sunday or Monday. Those kind of weeks leave me feeling a bit disjointed. But it has been a good day for the branch. We definitely felt more busy than normal. I am hoping that it continues on throughout the summer.

Right now I am just ready for a break... some days to stay home and just do nothing. Nike may want me to just do it but I am so not in the mood for that : )

Good day and do you know the muffin man?

Non Serious

I AM a silly and serious person.
I WANT to live and work abroad.
I WISH it was easier to get a work visa in Britain
I HATE getting annoyed at small things.
I MISS my best friend, Marcy who lives way too far away and in too cold a place.
I FEAR becoming jaded.
I HEAR the hum of the air conditioning.
I WONDER what I will be like when I am old.
I REGRET nothing. I hope I learned from it all.
I AM NOT a loud person.
I DANCE while cleaning, while driving, while happy...
I SING quietly.
I CRY at sappy stuff.
I AM NOT ALWAYS awake enough
I MAKE WITH MY HANDS pies and write calligraphy.
I WRITE poetry sometimes when I feel like it.
I CONFUSE everyone even myself.
I NEED to get started on my life.
I SHOULD always put me first.
I START right now.
I FINISH The Stand by Stephen King (again)

*As per stolen from Christielli *

Where did my May go?

We are almost half way through the year. I can not believe it.

We had a lovely Mom's Day. We had lunch at Harpoon Louie's and she got a lot of good presents. We were almost all together (P. couldn't make it because of tire trouble). As I shopped for her presents, I wondered when the Single Girl's Day would be : ) I think I'll just pick a day and demand presents.

This week was a busy one between meetings and trainings and getting sick. I wasn't here on Tuesday. I despise sick days. But it was one I most certainly needed that day.

I applied for a post as a librarian in one of the UN departments. It isn't quite what I am used to but I think it might be a good thing. I'm still looking into other positions as well. I love my job but I want to keep my eyes open. P. is looking into moving back here while I am looking for a way out : P

Good day and I may lose it all but hope.

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Top Ten Reasons My Mom is Wonderful

10. She puts up with my dad and has for over 30+ years : P
9. She is a very generous person. Even at the times when it seemed we had nothing to share, she found a way.
8. She went back to college after a long spell and finished her degree. I get my smarts from her.
7. She has a beautiful smile and shares it often. We have the same smile.
6. Her lists for Christmas are often short and filled with things she knows we can afford : )
5. She is brave in a lot of different ways. Who else could have face down a tire iron and imaginary lions... long story
4. She loves to read and put up with my long spell of Harlequin romance checkouts.
3. She has a lot of faith and acts on it. She is not a sidelines Christian.
2. She has a wonderful sense of humor. Including a notepad that says "Now I know why rodents eat their young..."
1. Because she is and I love her.

Tonight the minutes seem like hours the hours go s slowly and still the sky is light...

Just a wee bit of West Side Story for ye... I liked the ending better than the normal Romeo and Juliet.

I had a couple of kitty catastrophes yesterday. First, my littlest, Hazel, got her back righ toe tangled in the blind cord. She got caught and kept trying to get away all the while yowling up a storm. But the harder she'd pull, the more it hurt. I had to eventually cut the blinds. While this was going on, Basil kept attacking her. I am guessing to try and get her to stop yelling. Biggums needs to think a bit more : ) I checked her out afterwards and thankfully she didn't seem to have any swelling or limping. It just seemed a bit tender to the touch.

Then I had just gotten her settled, when Henri, my middle guy, slid past the fireplace screen and disappeared into the chimeny. I pushed the screen aside to find him perched on a ledge in the chimney. I had to use a spray bottle to get him out. Of course he was filthy by this point and after pulling him off of the top of the refrigerator, he got a bath. Not a fun experience for either of us. He was pretty good through. He only scratched me once.

I warned them today before I left. No blinds, no fireplaces, no smacking while someone is yowling... or it's no window time for you. They love window time so hopefully the house and cats will all be standing when I get home tonight.

Good day and dogs have masters, cats have staff.

I Try

Most of the time that is my response to anyone who compliments me. I thank them and say "I try". Today was a try harder than most day. Life is an endless succession of trying. This weekend I tried out a new friend. N works in my eye doctor's office and we hung out for the first time this weekend. It was really pretty cool. Yes, we did go to the new library downtown. But I hadn't really had a chance to explore it as someone who goes there and not as someone who works there. She bought her two boys with her and they were boys : ) Trying hard not to like it there but in the end they did.

All in all a very good day. Actually Saturday was good too. P came into town and we had lunch with Mom and Dad. She had to leave early that morning which took me all of thirty minutes to figure out. She woke me up at 4:30 to lock the door. But I am used to her popping in and out. We had a blast going through the DQ drive thru. Somehow she knows just what to say to make me get the giggles. I was afraid to say anything as I was sure to start laughing again. She even wanted me to tell the guy at the window that I was a crackhead. And of course I protested saying No I am not going to tell him I am a crackhead. It was perfectly timed so I said it just as I was pulling up to the window. LMAO.

I also got to drop off a care package for J on Sunday. I had originally got it as a you're going into the hospital package. But as she isn't it became a for the heck of it gift. I like those even better.

So good weekend, bad Monday. Or more bad addittude Monday... Trying to be good can be just that.. trying. It is important to me to keep at it though. One of my favorite quotes is Be the change you want to see in the world. Trust me, the world could stand to be a bit more Eveish.

Good day and you remind me of the babe.

Off tomorrow...

Let the rejoicing begin. This will be my first Saturday off without having to take leave in a year. Temporary insanity is my plea and I'm sticking to it.

Slow day here. But I've got to manage today. It still is so difficult. It is so easy to figure out what I do good and what I need to work on. It becomes more difficult in trying to tell someone else what they need to work on. But I am so proud of me for doing it.

I want to be a good manager. I think I succeed or at least am continuing to learn how to be.

Good day and TGIF for once...

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious

But then again neither am I. Dreadfully condition. I tried it once in 1995 but never again : P I am back at work once again. I am having a very friendly phone morning. Thus far I have had a laugh with a colleague, I have plans for a farewell dinner with a friend and have one of the programming people looking for a guy for me. Triple LOL. It's so strange. I lament sometimes that I feel so alone. But I keep realizing how many people I know and am friends with. I wonder if it is me. I shut people out and then complain about being alone. I am an introvert according to Myers-Briggs but mainly according to me. Which are you? I need time by myself. I recharge that way. But all things in moderation. I need prodding sometimes to get out and interact. I need reminding that they will like me if I just give them a chance to get to know me. I used to carry a construction paper heart in my wallet. I had drawn a crack through the middle and drawn bandaids over the crack. I had written "Handle with Care" and "Kid Gloves Only" on it. I still have the heart. I gave it away once and never got it back. So I made a new one for me to hold onto. It is a bit frayed and bent but still holding itself together fairly well.

Good day and le coeur est la chose la plus forte dans le corps.

Quick Update

My apologies loves about the lack of communication... just a quick update. I am still visiting with P and will be out until tomorrow. Her procedure went fine and it appears that it is hopefully not as serious as thought. She doesn't get her results until the 15th so keep her in your prayers/thoughts/sacrifices to Bast ;)

As for me, I have spent some time researching positions, work permits, and citizenship. There is a possibility I could apply for a Highly Skilled Migrant but it is a bit dear. It would be cheaper to work in Canada : P I also took a look at the out west positions which are definitely a possible. Or going with the DoD which I started submitting my resume for. It looks like either Germany or Japan would be the most likely for an overseas position. I still have to finish my Peace Corp application. I got it done up to the financial bit. But I am certain that this is my year to move or change. Just between the current situation at work and just my own wanderlust. The hardest part will be the missing of family. But I am dedicated to doing this for me.

Let's see what else. I have firmly set my supreme niceness title in stone. I was on my way to work the other day and had to stop at Wallyworld. Just in walking to my car I happen to overhear a guy looking for a jump for his car. I happened to have a car and jumper cables to be able to help him out.... Nice and so modest : P

Good day and Call on God, but row away from the rocks.