Sunday, December 24, 2006
Not feeling like being hypocritical tomorrow, so
I'm thinking about simply taking a drive by myself after finishing work (I volunteered to work for 2-4 hours tomorrow, might as well), hopefully before the fakery begins...maybe you know what I mean. My daughter is superficially nice to me most of the time, tho yesterday she rather lost it and reverted back to her true filthy-mouthed, temper tantrum, flouncing out of the room drama. I can't sit down and eat a meal, open presents and pretend all is hunkey-doorey, I just don't want to make the effort. I would rather drive somewhere quiet and sit by myself and reflect on better scenarios; unfortunately, tomorrow weather-wise is supposed to be wretched. Eh, my dishwasher is out for the count (2 years old, danged thing); the Sears extended warranty service can't give me an appt for fixing it until Jan 2nd (when I will not be available), and this after the technician came to the house Wed, Dec 20th and already repaired it... after waiting 13 days for that appt. It didn't complete the first wash cycle the first time we used it after he "repaired" it... you know, I can handwash the dishes, that's not the end of the world, it's just the insufferable indifference about service and the incompetence which has become the norm... gad what an awful post for Christmas Eve!
Posted JDaaris @
4:34 PM ::
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Gimme some chocolate!
Monday, December 18, 2006
Do you need noise to make you feel...
alive sometimes? I suppose that sounds completely insane, but I just came in from sitting on the front porch, in the porch swing, and got lost in the sounds of the day. I could hear the unmistakable beeping of a large truck as it warned oncoming traffic it was backing up; a couple of haunting blasts from a far away freight train, neighbors in their back yard laughing, just a couple of houses down, a squirrel trilling a warning to others about some type of perceived danger, the light brush of leaves falling against the porch roof, the drone of a low-flying single-engine plane... I enjoy these sounds, do you? I find that I needs these types of sounds, am I nuts? The porch is cluttered, but cool; it's 76 degrees right now and the sky is a blue that only God creates. You would never know Christmas is less than 10 days away, there is a dearth of decorating in the house, nary a single wrapped present waiting to be opened and inspected. We have a "real" tree up, just not decorated. Just seeing it, smelling it this morning as I got up to start work was wonderful. No matter how I feel about the holiday and the inevitable memories, I love a Christmas tree painstakingly but amateurishlyly decorated with the same ornaments year after year, with loads of lights, and scads of icicles.
How 'bout you?
Posted JDaaris @
1:17 PM ::
2 chocolate drops
Gimme some chocolate!
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Interesting opportunity, need yer thoughts
Hiya all; can't believe it has been so long since I last blogged. We have gone from not very busy to mandatory OT at work; I worked Thanksgiving and didn't "perish" tho I thought I might! We actually had a pretty good meal (mostly courtesy of the local grocer/deli, sans the turkey, green bean casserole and some yeast rolls). I'm not feeling as morose as I once was... can't quite explain why, maybe too busy to be blue.
Anyhoo, I received a very intriguing invite in the mail yesterday. I immediately dismissed it out of hand, but my hubby was so excited on my behalf that I'm now rethinking it, no matter how absurd the idea. I've been invited to participate in a People to People Ambassador Program visiting China and exchanging ideas regarding healthcare documentation and data capture. My own professional organization thinks I would provide some expertise. The catch? We pay our own way.. which would be expected. However, the cost is just less than $5000 for the 12-day excursion, which includes transportation, accommodations and most meals. That's a bargain, in my opinion.
Reasons not to go: I hate to fly, and a trip that long would probably drive me batty. We don't have $5000 just hanging around waiting to be spent. I would lose income for two weeks during a period of time in the year when some heavy duty annual expenses are due (probably about $1000 lost). Oh, did I mention I hate to fly? :)
Reasons to go: Opportunity of a lifetime.
We would be in Beijing, Guilin and Shanghai.
I'd love your thoughts on this. Mainly, what would you do under the same circumstances?
Posted JDaaris @
11:23 AM ::
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Gimme some chocolate!
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