Saturday, September 30, 2006
Vacation Day 3 part 2
After a little running around, I had yet another wonderful afternoon nap.
Then came the big plan! I baked peanutbutter cookies and and cooked a HUGE batch of pasta with broccili and shrimps. When Autumn & Ash came home, a bit early, I was like OH NO! But it was fine. I wanted to surprize them with dinner set up downstairs as a welcome back from a stressful running weekend. They seemed still very surprized. They came up to visit while I kept cooking. It is nice to not have to worry about food after a long drive home. I was glad to do it. It was fun. When I am not stressing over a ton of things, I actually love to cook and bake. I wish I could afford to be a stay-home wife (one day hopefully a stay-home mom) and just work from home.
We ended the day with chatting over cappuccinos. The men wandered off to play WoW. Us girls watched Kinky Boots.
Tomorrow We will head out to the the new Omer Deserres in DDO with Autumn and Liam. On the way home from there, we will stop off at my parents' place to get the table thing. Then I will finish up some tidying and get down to homework.
These past few days have been wonderful. Thank you.
Then came the big plan! I baked peanutbutter cookies and and cooked a HUGE batch of pasta with broccili and shrimps. When Autumn & Ash came home, a bit early, I was like OH NO! But it was fine. I wanted to surprize them with dinner set up downstairs as a welcome back from a stressful running weekend. They seemed still very surprized. They came up to visit while I kept cooking. It is nice to not have to worry about food after a long drive home. I was glad to do it. It was fun. When I am not stressing over a ton of things, I actually love to cook and bake. I wish I could afford to be a stay-home wife (one day hopefully a stay-home mom) and just work from home.
We ended the day with chatting over cappuccinos. The men wandered off to play WoW. Us girls watched Kinky Boots.
Tomorrow We will head out to the the new Omer Deserres in DDO with Autumn and Liam. On the way home from there, we will stop off at my parents' place to get the table thing. Then I will finish up some tidying and get down to homework.
These past few days have been wonderful. Thank you.
Vacation Day 3 part 1
Last night began the cooking fest. I made pasta and sauce and froze it for meals.
The new videocard work BEAUTIFULLY!
Today when we get back from errands, I will bake peanutbutter cookies and banana muffins. Then I will make broccoli and shrimp pasta.
Our errands are to get soup for 67 cents from Maxi, potting supplies, reptile food, crushed pinapples for the ham dinner for tomorrow, and whatnot.
Laters!
The new videocard work BEAUTIFULLY!
Today when we get back from errands, I will bake peanutbutter cookies and banana muffins. Then I will make broccoli and shrimp pasta.
Our errands are to get soup for 67 cents from Maxi, potting supplies, reptile food, crushed pinapples for the ham dinner for tomorrow, and whatnot.
Laters!
Friday, September 29, 2006
Vacation Day 2
Not as planned... I had some plans, rough one, but they did not exactly happen.
We didn't sleep in. We just... woke... early. Oh well. I played NeverWinter Nights to pass the morning hours. Breakfast was not ... well... was very grrrr. I made my lichee tea and tossed in rose petals that I had here at home. Mmmmm... That turned out ok. But I failed at making my grilled cheese sandwich with sliced tomatoes. Burnt. ARGH! Margerine is not for grilled cheeses, and I am not used to the stove for something like a grilled cheese. I was starving and cranky by the time I made the second one. *sigh*
What did go well, was the trip to Decor 76 and the bank. I chose to leave Tsuki at home. We took the Graux posters to get laminated (hardboard) and the new picture from Chinatown to get nicely framed. Decor 76 is not a very expensive place, and they do the very best job. I trust them completely with any of my works. The Chinatown picture will be a bit pricy as it will be framed with special glass to protect it like I have the numbered Greenman picture (for those who have seen my livingroon). I told him not to rush it. I have to stretch out the budget and I am already behind in certain payments.
We then went to Best Buy with the new card and bought me the videocard for my computer. They look all the same to me. M-SB was of course in charge. Then off to do groceries and plan meals for the next week or so for us both. We stopped at Harvey's for early supper on the way home. I have concluded that I just don't like Harvey's. Ah well....
At home I got an amazing nap with the cats. I was curled up with Bagheera under the covers for about 2 hours while M-SB took apart my computer and made it all work. YAY for good naps! Off to Blockbuster to try to get a movie. I came home with Kinky Boots. It has the guy who played The Operative in Serenity. I heard it was a great movie. I was uncertain. I thought it was a comedy and well... I just don't do comedies usually. But it wasn't a comedy. It had comedic moments. But it wasn't a comedy. And to my surprize... it WAS really good! I highly recommend it. What was also surprizing... it was based on a true story. COOL!
I don't have many plans now for the rest of my vacation.
Cleaning
Homework
Cooking for lunched and dinners for the week (or 2)
Baking for said lunches and dinners
Making dinner for the us and the neighbors Sunday night. This I feel (as does M-SB) is important. They got the short end of life's stick this weekend and had to cut their trip to Toronto short due to HRH needing to work on his supposed DAY OFF. Ugh. So we will do dinner and give them one less thing to worry about for the weekend.
Hmmm... what else...
Sorting stuff
And maybe I will brave painting with the new paints. I have usually worked with oils. I have done a little with watercolours, but usually small things. I picked up notecards to paint as they are bigger than what I had done in the past and yet not as big as the oil canvases I am used to painting on. If I fuck up, I won't feel like it is the end of the world.
OH oh OH!
I got Yule gifts for Mom and the stocking stuffers for the adult neighbors at the Botanical Gardens. I would tell you what they are here... but well, the neighbors read my blog. *grin*
We didn't sleep in. We just... woke... early. Oh well. I played NeverWinter Nights to pass the morning hours. Breakfast was not ... well... was very grrrr. I made my lichee tea and tossed in rose petals that I had here at home. Mmmmm... That turned out ok. But I failed at making my grilled cheese sandwich with sliced tomatoes. Burnt. ARGH! Margerine is not for grilled cheeses, and I am not used to the stove for something like a grilled cheese. I was starving and cranky by the time I made the second one. *sigh*
What did go well, was the trip to Decor 76 and the bank. I chose to leave Tsuki at home. We took the Graux posters to get laminated (hardboard) and the new picture from Chinatown to get nicely framed. Decor 76 is not a very expensive place, and they do the very best job. I trust them completely with any of my works. The Chinatown picture will be a bit pricy as it will be framed with special glass to protect it like I have the numbered Greenman picture (for those who have seen my livingroon). I told him not to rush it. I have to stretch out the budget and I am already behind in certain payments.
We then went to Best Buy with the new card and bought me the videocard for my computer. They look all the same to me. M-SB was of course in charge. Then off to do groceries and plan meals for the next week or so for us both. We stopped at Harvey's for early supper on the way home. I have concluded that I just don't like Harvey's. Ah well....
At home I got an amazing nap with the cats. I was curled up with Bagheera under the covers for about 2 hours while M-SB took apart my computer and made it all work. YAY for good naps! Off to Blockbuster to try to get a movie. I came home with Kinky Boots. It has the guy who played The Operative in Serenity. I heard it was a great movie. I was uncertain. I thought it was a comedy and well... I just don't do comedies usually. But it wasn't a comedy. It had comedic moments. But it wasn't a comedy. And to my surprize... it WAS really good! I highly recommend it. What was also surprizing... it was based on a true story. COOL!
I don't have many plans now for the rest of my vacation.
Cleaning
Homework
Cooking for lunched and dinners for the week (or 2)
Baking for said lunches and dinners
Making dinner for the us and the neighbors Sunday night. This I feel (as does M-SB) is important. They got the short end of life's stick this weekend and had to cut their trip to Toronto short due to HRH needing to work on his supposed DAY OFF. Ugh. So we will do dinner and give them one less thing to worry about for the weekend.
Hmmm... what else...
Sorting stuff
And maybe I will brave painting with the new paints. I have usually worked with oils. I have done a little with watercolours, but usually small things. I picked up notecards to paint as they are bigger than what I had done in the past and yet not as big as the oil canvases I am used to painting on. If I fuck up, I won't feel like it is the end of the world.
OH oh OH!
I got Yule gifts for Mom and the stocking stuffers for the adult neighbors at the Botanical Gardens. I would tell you what they are here... but well, the neighbors read my blog. *grin*
Thursday, September 28, 2006
hoooooRAH!!! (long post of pics... overdue)
My camera WORKS!!!
This cutie came right up for a photo and nearly dashed over M-SB's shoes!
The Maple Forest in Bonsai form!
Wooden and vine arch tunnel...
The Maple Forest in Bonsai form!
Wooden and vine arch tunnel...
Bagheera, feeling considerably better. He was seriously under the weather for about a week. But the past day or so he has beening coming back to his usual self. He lost lots of weight and is a bit scary thin, but i am sure he will pig out and rebuild his hulkiness soon.
Tsuki stretching on M-SB's new rug.
Tsuki, curious about the camera. Check out collar #2. The first was a red and light fluorescent dollarstore collar. He destroyed it and its bell in about 48hrs. Now he is wearing Bagheera's nice costly and durable green collar.
The BOYZ... Tsuki is 7 months old, 10lbs and as big as Cloak. he still has growing to do. Oh BOY!
And I tried to get a new recent pic of me for my messenger pics. *shrug*
Fun Day!
Woke at 3:45am for no reason. Went back to sleep.
Woke at 6am in a panic that the alarm did not go off. Realized it was set for 8am. Went back to sleep>
Woke at 7:30am... bad hungry kitten. Just stayed up.
Took a LONG hot shower which helped the aching muscles lots. Then off to the bank to deposit pay and vacation pay. At the Uniprix, I bought brand new GOOD batteries and a lovely carry bag. With luck, GOOD new batteries actually made my camera work!! I have yet to find out if it will growl at me again when I plug it into my computer. But at least I can take photos today! Then off to breakfast at the truckstop breakfast place. MMMMmmmm... It is our favorite breakfast place, more so than Chez Cora.
We then headed out to meet Ceri at the Botanical Gardens. This was a nice relaxed browse all over the Botanical Gardens. I collected all kinds of fallen Fall leaves. I have a plan. I want to make a collage between glass of them. I have them pressing inside my "5000 Spells" book. We say the Greenhouses, the Monk's Medicinal Garden, the Vegetable Garden (which we found them letting their GOOD veggies just rot on the plants... they should harvest them and give them to a shelter or something, or let visiters harvest them), the Rose Garden, the Japonese Garden, the Bonsai Garden, The Chinese Gardens, and stopped into the shops. I got some great photos. I hope I can download them.
From there, we headed to L'Oiseau Bleu where I drooled over eisels, paints (oils and watercolours), brushes and canvases. *sigh* I did snag a reddish box of watercolour set with brushed that was marked $34 from $75. They had a green box that was similar with oil paints. I stood for a LONG long time trying to decide which one i wanted, cuz I wanted both, but could not justify getting both. And in the end, didn't think I could dare buy the eisel. I regret not doing that now. I really want the eisel. *sigh* And it was onlt $29 plus the $9 for the extra tray. *sigh* Well I have watercolours to play with and notecards to paint. And I do have some canvases at home I can paint on too.
We then headed to Chinatown. There we popped into a few shops and settled into the buffet restaurent that Aurora and WW and I ate in once before. It was good. We stuffed ourselves. I stopped into My Cup of Tea and bought more lichee tea, but I should have gotten the rose petals to mix with it. I will just have to go back. We browsed some other stores. I then spotted a lovely scrool painting in the Chinese Art store where they give classes in Chinese calligraphy. M-Sb liked it too. It is not easy finding something "perfect". So I bought it without even considering the price. $45... ouch. But it will be worth it.
We are all tired now.
Tomorrow, I take Tsuki on errands with me. Up to Decor 76 with all my pictures to frame or laminate, to the bank to change my address, to the petstore to get fish water stuff for my boss, to the store to show off Tsuki, then to my Mom's to get the table-thing I rushed and didn't get when I was subbing. Last to drop off Tsuki and get groceries. Then... relax... homework... maybe paint...
Woke at 6am in a panic that the alarm did not go off. Realized it was set for 8am. Went back to sleep>
Woke at 7:30am... bad hungry kitten. Just stayed up.
Took a LONG hot shower which helped the aching muscles lots. Then off to the bank to deposit pay and vacation pay. At the Uniprix, I bought brand new GOOD batteries and a lovely carry bag. With luck, GOOD new batteries actually made my camera work!! I have yet to find out if it will growl at me again when I plug it into my computer. But at least I can take photos today! Then off to breakfast at the truckstop breakfast place. MMMMmmmm... It is our favorite breakfast place, more so than Chez Cora.
We then headed out to meet Ceri at the Botanical Gardens. This was a nice relaxed browse all over the Botanical Gardens. I collected all kinds of fallen Fall leaves. I have a plan. I want to make a collage between glass of them. I have them pressing inside my "5000 Spells" book. We say the Greenhouses, the Monk's Medicinal Garden, the Vegetable Garden (which we found them letting their GOOD veggies just rot on the plants... they should harvest them and give them to a shelter or something, or let visiters harvest them), the Rose Garden, the Japonese Garden, the Bonsai Garden, The Chinese Gardens, and stopped into the shops. I got some great photos. I hope I can download them.
From there, we headed to L'Oiseau Bleu where I drooled over eisels, paints (oils and watercolours), brushes and canvases. *sigh* I did snag a reddish box of watercolour set with brushed that was marked $34 from $75. They had a green box that was similar with oil paints. I stood for a LONG long time trying to decide which one i wanted, cuz I wanted both, but could not justify getting both. And in the end, didn't think I could dare buy the eisel. I regret not doing that now. I really want the eisel. *sigh* And it was onlt $29 plus the $9 for the extra tray. *sigh* Well I have watercolours to play with and notecards to paint. And I do have some canvases at home I can paint on too.
We then headed to Chinatown. There we popped into a few shops and settled into the buffet restaurent that Aurora and WW and I ate in once before. It was good. We stuffed ourselves. I stopped into My Cup of Tea and bought more lichee tea, but I should have gotten the rose petals to mix with it. I will just have to go back. We browsed some other stores. I then spotted a lovely scrool painting in the Chinese Art store where they give classes in Chinese calligraphy. M-Sb liked it too. It is not easy finding something "perfect". So I bought it without even considering the price. $45... ouch. But it will be worth it.
We are all tired now.
Tomorrow, I take Tsuki on errands with me. Up to Decor 76 with all my pictures to frame or laminate, to the bank to change my address, to the petstore to get fish water stuff for my boss, to the store to show off Tsuki, then to my Mom's to get the table-thing I rushed and didn't get when I was subbing. Last to drop off Tsuki and get groceries. Then... relax... homework... maybe paint...
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
sorry
Sorry to any folks over the past 24-28 hrs who got any brunt of my grouchiness. I am tired. I have had some long days and some stressful days. I had my vacation go poof. And I am very grouchy about lots of little things. Please give me some time and space to recoup.
Oh... and the videocard died. It will not work in my computer. It was doing fine. Then this morning not. It is dead according to M-SB. So now my computer looks a bit funny with the screen and all the edges kinda fuzzy and everything a bit slow. Grrr...
Oh... and the videocard died. It will not work in my computer. It was doing fine. Then this morning not. It is dead according to M-SB. So now my computer looks a bit funny with the screen and all the edges kinda fuzzy and everything a bit slow. Grrr...
Sigh...
My computer and me are in a disagreement. My new videocard does not like my computer and keep trying to make a break for freedom from the case. So I had no computer access this morning. I hope M-SB can convince it that the case is a good place for it.
I was up at 5:30am this morning and stalled for an hour before getting up. Why so bloody early? I got another subbing job! The same grade 3 class as last Friday. I am grateful for Roo who filled in for me today while I worked there.
The kids were not quite the angels they were last week. It was like someone fed them lots of chocolate before lining them up to come to my class. They were bad or misbehaving, just very excited and talkative and noisy. The 1-hr of grade 4 math went well except for one boy crying because he didn't have a partner and didn't want anyone I suggested he partner with. I was such a mean hard ass with them. I will try to be easier on them next time. they did do alot of work and very well too. I rush out to get to work and fogot to pick up a piece of furniture from my Mom. I will have to go out and visit this weekend.
I managed to make it to work for 3:30pm. Work was kinda quiet till the end. Then we had trouble getting people out. I am going to do an hour of extra hours this evening since I am stuck doing squat waiting for the CMS class to finish. Once I am done with the databasing and sorting stuff... I guess I will do homework.
Weekend vacation still a bust. I am taking the week off though. I will clean and sort and do homework. M-SB and I are going to spend time at Botanical Gardens tomorrow. And maybe we can get to the History Museum and see the Japonese exhibit before it is gone. Oh... and see the film Fear. I want to see that. I have heard good things.
This is a long... truly brutally long day for me. I am so sleeping in tomorrow. Then breakfast out. Ya... *sigh*
I was up at 5:30am this morning and stalled for an hour before getting up. Why so bloody early? I got another subbing job! The same grade 3 class as last Friday. I am grateful for Roo who filled in for me today while I worked there.
The kids were not quite the angels they were last week. It was like someone fed them lots of chocolate before lining them up to come to my class. They were bad or misbehaving, just very excited and talkative and noisy. The 1-hr of grade 4 math went well except for one boy crying because he didn't have a partner and didn't want anyone I suggested he partner with. I was such a mean hard ass with them. I will try to be easier on them next time. they did do alot of work and very well too. I rush out to get to work and fogot to pick up a piece of furniture from my Mom. I will have to go out and visit this weekend.
I managed to make it to work for 3:30pm. Work was kinda quiet till the end. Then we had trouble getting people out. I am going to do an hour of extra hours this evening since I am stuck doing squat waiting for the CMS class to finish. Once I am done with the databasing and sorting stuff... I guess I will do homework.
Weekend vacation still a bust. I am taking the week off though. I will clean and sort and do homework. M-SB and I are going to spend time at Botanical Gardens tomorrow. And maybe we can get to the History Museum and see the Japonese exhibit before it is gone. Oh... and see the film Fear. I want to see that. I have heard good things.
This is a long... truly brutally long day for me. I am so sleeping in tomorrow. Then breakfast out. Ya... *sigh*
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
good and bad news...
Bad first:
My vacation got cancelled. We had worked so hard on workshops, spiritual meditations, rituals. We were looking forward to 4 days in cabins in the wilderness. But a mishap with water at the pleace we were to be at meant they cancelled on us. We get refunded... but all our plans are now on hold. I so needed to get away and do something NOT at home.
Good news:
The teacher I subbed for last Friday was so pleased with me that she asked for me specifically for Wednesday (tomorrow). I am grateful Roo will cover my hours till I am done and can get through traffic to get to the store. So I get to wake at a gods-aweful hour tomorrow... BUT I get to teach a WONDERFUL class that I adore!
My presentation went amazing today in class. My teacher was pleased with it, found it focused enough and looks forward to the end result! YAY ME!!!
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Now what do I do about this weekend? Roo told me to stay home.... and not dare to come to work... it is supposed to be vacation, even if I am not going anywhere.
My vacation got cancelled. We had worked so hard on workshops, spiritual meditations, rituals. We were looking forward to 4 days in cabins in the wilderness. But a mishap with water at the pleace we were to be at meant they cancelled on us. We get refunded... but all our plans are now on hold. I so needed to get away and do something NOT at home.
Good news:
The teacher I subbed for last Friday was so pleased with me that she asked for me specifically for Wednesday (tomorrow). I am grateful Roo will cover my hours till I am done and can get through traffic to get to the store. So I get to wake at a gods-aweful hour tomorrow... BUT I get to teach a WONDERFUL class that I adore!
My presentation went amazing today in class. My teacher was pleased with it, found it focused enough and looks forward to the end result! YAY ME!!!
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Now what do I do about this weekend? Roo told me to stay home.... and not dare to come to work... it is supposed to be vacation, even if I am not going anywhere.
Gazette
Wow! I survived. They guy was wonderful. I answered his questions about the place and local, about decor, about the perks of being here, why I moved here. They took photos of the altar, cats, snakes, me reading my Taoism book with Tsuki and Bagheera on the sofa and me with my yet unnamed male gecko. I hope it turns out well. It should be in the Saturday Gazette a week from this Saturday. The article is called Shelter. I will be in Oakville for Thanks Giving that weekend. Can someone please save me a copy of it?
*dingle-dingle*
Hehe... Tsuki has now grown enough to fit his red collar with the bell on it.
Monday, September 25, 2006
New Toys Part 2
Well the monitor is set up now. It is so pretty and big! There is no black border on the screen. It used the ENTIRE 19 inches! And it takes up so very little room on my desk. YAY!
The new videocard is in place too. I don't readily notice any real difference. That might just be my ignorance though. I am sure I will notice a difference when I play some game. OOOOOOoooo... I can have shadows in the games now. I had to kill those as it made my computer choke.
AND... the new keyboard is in too. It is so smooth and quiet. The keys are a bit smaller and so I have to look at my keyboard almost all the time, whereas I used to only look about half the time while typing. My keyboard has a bit of a different layout. The INSERT button is with some other buttons and out of easy reach, so I no longer hit it by accident when I want to hit HOME or END or DELETE. My DELETE button is a nice big button that is easy to identify. I have some buttons on my left for ZOOM for any windows program with that tool. I also have music button like on a CD player (including a mute button). OH COOL! I just discovered a little button with a calculator pic on it and it brings up the windows calculator! There is an email button that brings up my email program and a Messenger button that brings up the active messanger program with the people I am talking to. There are some other buttons but I don't know what they do or how they work. I will have to look through the manual. I wanted a simple easy to use keyboard without too many fancy gadgets. The one that met those criteria was $19 but I did not like the key layout. This one cost $40 and has a few strnge keys, but is for the most part super easy to work with. I am so very very happy with all this.
THANK YOU M-SB!
He is super happy with his new toys too. But you will have to ask him about them because they lose me. Um... some new videocard, a DVD writer thing, and something called a DS that is a bit like a gameboy or something. Like I said... lost me.
The new videocard is in place too. I don't readily notice any real difference. That might just be my ignorance though. I am sure I will notice a difference when I play some game. OOOOOOoooo... I can have shadows in the games now. I had to kill those as it made my computer choke.
AND... the new keyboard is in too. It is so smooth and quiet. The keys are a bit smaller and so I have to look at my keyboard almost all the time, whereas I used to only look about half the time while typing. My keyboard has a bit of a different layout. The INSERT button is with some other buttons and out of easy reach, so I no longer hit it by accident when I want to hit HOME or END or DELETE. My DELETE button is a nice big button that is easy to identify. I have some buttons on my left for ZOOM for any windows program with that tool. I also have music button like on a CD player (including a mute button). OH COOL! I just discovered a little button with a calculator pic on it and it brings up the windows calculator! There is an email button that brings up my email program and a Messenger button that brings up the active messanger program with the people I am talking to. There are some other buttons but I don't know what they do or how they work. I will have to look through the manual. I wanted a simple easy to use keyboard without too many fancy gadgets. The one that met those criteria was $19 but I did not like the key layout. This one cost $40 and has a few strnge keys, but is for the most part super easy to work with. I am so very very happy with all this.
THANK YOU M-SB!
He is super happy with his new toys too. But you will have to ask him about them because they lose me. Um... some new videocard, a DVD writer thing, and something called a DS that is a bit like a gameboy or something. Like I said... lost me.
New Toys
Today was frantic. The Gazette comes over tomorrow to do their posh article on my not so posh home. I was organizing and moving some more stuff, cleaning and setting things up, and generally getting ready for them. Then I researched for my topic presentation tomorrow for my Taoism class.
Alison came over to tackle the cleaning tasks of the day while I worked on my Taoism Topic presentation. Her first comment was that the stairs and my home smelled like something recently dies... like a mouse in the walls kinda smell. ARRGGHH!! I pride myself on my home not having unpleasant odors. ARGH! We finally concluded that my corn snakes were the culprits of the smell. I fed them recently... and they did their business which smells of course like rotting mouse. UGH! So I had to clean out their tank a bit to reduce the smell. She even scrubbed the stairwell, which made it look and smell much better. People positively commented on how wonderful that was. Thank you Alison! She was a bit late, so not everything got tackled. The kitchen I had to finish and tomorrow I will have to go outside and get fresh herbs before the Gazette people show up.
M-SB called and made me go check the mail early. AHA! TADA!! His new Best Buy credit card was in the mail. AT LAST! He has been driving me carzy about it for weeks. I picked him up from work and we went shopping. I now have new toys! I have a new ViewSonic 19" black flatscreen LCD monitor and a nice new QUIET keyboard (no more TACKITY-TACK-TACK noise). And since he got himself a new shnazzy videocard, I get to inherit his which is way better than my current one.
Now that I am done preparing lunches for me for the week, I can clear off my desk so M-SB can install everything. I will go read some more taoism...
Alison came over to tackle the cleaning tasks of the day while I worked on my Taoism Topic presentation. Her first comment was that the stairs and my home smelled like something recently dies... like a mouse in the walls kinda smell. ARRGGHH!! I pride myself on my home not having unpleasant odors. ARGH! We finally concluded that my corn snakes were the culprits of the smell. I fed them recently... and they did their business which smells of course like rotting mouse. UGH! So I had to clean out their tank a bit to reduce the smell. She even scrubbed the stairwell, which made it look and smell much better. People positively commented on how wonderful that was. Thank you Alison! She was a bit late, so not everything got tackled. The kitchen I had to finish and tomorrow I will have to go outside and get fresh herbs before the Gazette people show up.
M-SB called and made me go check the mail early. AHA! TADA!! His new Best Buy credit card was in the mail. AT LAST! He has been driving me carzy about it for weeks. I picked him up from work and we went shopping. I now have new toys! I have a new ViewSonic 19" black flatscreen LCD monitor and a nice new QUIET keyboard (no more TACKITY-TACK-TACK noise). And since he got himself a new shnazzy videocard, I get to inherit his which is way better than my current one.
Now that I am done preparing lunches for me for the week, I can clear off my desk so M-SB can install everything. I will go read some more taoism...
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Change
Change is sometimes very hard to deal with, a challenge... but in the end is good for us. Some change we can control, and some... just happens. Today the Wheel of the year changed to Fall Equinox. Today I made some changes. I needed to work through some pissed-offedness that was no one's fault... just me being tired and cranky.
So, I said to hell with my budget. I am behind anyways, so what the hell. I will catch it up in October. I have several small chunks of income coming in during October to make up for the rediculous spending I did today. I did not spend really rediculously, not like I have thousands to spend. But... I did blow through $200.
I bought an awesome book for Taoism research. It is actually 2 HUGE volumes of other people research with phenominal bibliographies of books and articles to help anyone doing research in Taoism. It cost me $85. Worth every cent... but still.
And today... I bought gas (needed: $20), breakfast (cuz I was cranky as all hell and wanted breakfast out dammit: $15), a new agenda (cuz I liked the one I got for work and wanted one for myself: $7), 6 new bras (cuz mine were threadbare and not worth wearing... and I HATE bra shopping... not doing it again for another 5-10 years till these ones get threadbare: $25), a pale peach almost cream coloured sweater (cuz I don't have a light coloured sweater and was very cranky about that fact Friday... all mine are dark shades of blue/grey: $30), a long faux-leather brown skirt for fall/winter (I just liked it and wanted to start looking dressy from now on: $25), and a lovely black velvet thin jacket that hooks up the front (M-SB spotted it and said it looked awesome on me... nuff said... had to have it: $35). Ok... that was more than $100 for the day.
I started to feel a bit better and have some energy. SO... so... I moved boxes, shelves and rearranged the entire livingroom 5 times. I am satisfied at the moment with the layout. I moved a shelf into my office along with the literature and pocket novels... and most of the boxes. I managed to purge a couple boxes. I also purged old bras and old sweaters.
Change.
I needed a change.
Now I am making a very very late supper of shepard's pie and some lunches from the leftover beef. And am about to plan our spiritual retreat and tomorrow's coven meeting.
I have been smelling other changes in the air. It is interesting how there was a solar eclipse on Friday and today was both the dark moon AND the Fall Equinox. I hope there will be better sleep after this. As my sleep this week was... dreadful for stupid, feline, or out of my control reasons... including waking up way too early to go teach grade 3.
Oh... I had one of those LONG arguments with my mom about money and "real" jobs. She kept telling me to leave my store work and just do subbing. But I can't rely on being able to sub EVERY week. I need an income I can count on. Anyways... it was the one thing that pushed me from being generally cranky to being in a truly pissed-off mood. She does not understand how hard my studies are nor how much time they actually take. She does not understand my desperate need for relyable income. She complained that I am being paid WAY too little for the managerial job that I do and does not undertand that I get a variety of very good perk that make up for the low salary. This is an argument we have almost every time we meet. And she wonders why I don't visit anymore....
So, I said to hell with my budget. I am behind anyways, so what the hell. I will catch it up in October. I have several small chunks of income coming in during October to make up for the rediculous spending I did today. I did not spend really rediculously, not like I have thousands to spend. But... I did blow through $200.
I bought an awesome book for Taoism research. It is actually 2 HUGE volumes of other people research with phenominal bibliographies of books and articles to help anyone doing research in Taoism. It cost me $85. Worth every cent... but still.
And today... I bought gas (needed: $20), breakfast (cuz I was cranky as all hell and wanted breakfast out dammit: $15), a new agenda (cuz I liked the one I got for work and wanted one for myself: $7), 6 new bras (cuz mine were threadbare and not worth wearing... and I HATE bra shopping... not doing it again for another 5-10 years till these ones get threadbare: $25), a pale peach almost cream coloured sweater (cuz I don't have a light coloured sweater and was very cranky about that fact Friday... all mine are dark shades of blue/grey: $30), a long faux-leather brown skirt for fall/winter (I just liked it and wanted to start looking dressy from now on: $25), and a lovely black velvet thin jacket that hooks up the front (M-SB spotted it and said it looked awesome on me... nuff said... had to have it: $35). Ok... that was more than $100 for the day.
I started to feel a bit better and have some energy. SO... so... I moved boxes, shelves and rearranged the entire livingroom 5 times. I am satisfied at the moment with the layout. I moved a shelf into my office along with the literature and pocket novels... and most of the boxes. I managed to purge a couple boxes. I also purged old bras and old sweaters.
Change.
I needed a change.
Now I am making a very very late supper of shepard's pie and some lunches from the leftover beef. And am about to plan our spiritual retreat and tomorrow's coven meeting.
I have been smelling other changes in the air. It is interesting how there was a solar eclipse on Friday and today was both the dark moon AND the Fall Equinox. I hope there will be better sleep after this. As my sleep this week was... dreadful for stupid, feline, or out of my control reasons... including waking up way too early to go teach grade 3.
Oh... I had one of those LONG arguments with my mom about money and "real" jobs. She kept telling me to leave my store work and just do subbing. But I can't rely on being able to sub EVERY week. I need an income I can count on. Anyways... it was the one thing that pushed me from being generally cranky to being in a truly pissed-off mood. She does not understand how hard my studies are nor how much time they actually take. She does not understand my desperate need for relyable income. She complained that I am being paid WAY too little for the managerial job that I do and does not undertand that I get a variety of very good perk that make up for the low salary. This is an argument we have almost every time we meet. And she wonders why I don't visit anymore....
Friday, September 22, 2006
Grade 3
So today I taught Grade 3 and 1-hr of Grade 4 math. Every time I go to sub, I go through a variety of stages of pacin. Why am I there? How come they picked me? I can't do this. I have not been trained as a teacher. I am not qualified. OMG I can't do this. What if I lose control of the class? What if I fuck up? I am not an elementary teacher. If they knew I had no official ECE training... they would so kick me out and never call me again. What the hell am I doing?
Then I get there and repeat, "I am a great teacher like my Mom." I repeat it the second I drive into the parking lot of the school. I keep repeating while I walk to the Secretaries office to ask which class I am in. I pray I have no serious special needs kids in the class that I cannot handle. I repeat my mantra on the stairs up to the class and all the way down the hall. I repeat them in front of the classroom door.
And find the door locked with no key 1 minute before the bell rings.
I thought I was going to die. I would not get to look at the lesson plan before I had to get kids. My mantra was forgotten. What do I do? *panic*
A nice teacher passed and introduced himself as the computer teacher. He had a key and said that after I take attendance I am to bring them to his class and showed me where his class was. They have computers first thing. *GIANT sigh of relief*
In the end, I think I did ok. I taught and helped and guided. I inspired kids of 8 years old to LOVE spelling bees and WANT to learn new words to spell and what they meant. I was so proud to see them so well behaved for me, a teacher they never had before.
Then there was Grade 4. I have had most of them before. And there were 2 special needs kids I could not handle in the class. Ben, thankfully had an aid. Chris... is special. He has a psychological/behavioural we don't know what. But if you give him negatives and/or discipline, he flips out and become psychotic and violent. The aid caught him copying answers off other children before I could warn her of his behaviour issues. She was new to the school entirely. Her reprimand to him sent him off the wall! It took me 30min to reign him in again. But I did. I did. He even managed to get most of the class work done.
I survived the day.
I may not be a great teacher like my Mom, but I am good enough. Good enough that they want me to sub. I gave them my availability. I will try to do this again. In fact, I think I will put my name into the local school near my home again.
Will I even NOT go through that panic?
I will never have my own class for a long period because I do not have my teaching degree. But, maybe I will luck out and het a longterm (as much as I can) teaching time. I hope. The money is phenominal. And I really loved seeing them so excited about learning. I inspired several children today to love something about learning. WOW... wow.
Then I get there and repeat, "I am a great teacher like my Mom." I repeat it the second I drive into the parking lot of the school. I keep repeating while I walk to the Secretaries office to ask which class I am in. I pray I have no serious special needs kids in the class that I cannot handle. I repeat my mantra on the stairs up to the class and all the way down the hall. I repeat them in front of the classroom door.
And find the door locked with no key 1 minute before the bell rings.
I thought I was going to die. I would not get to look at the lesson plan before I had to get kids. My mantra was forgotten. What do I do? *panic*
A nice teacher passed and introduced himself as the computer teacher. He had a key and said that after I take attendance I am to bring them to his class and showed me where his class was. They have computers first thing. *GIANT sigh of relief*
In the end, I think I did ok. I taught and helped and guided. I inspired kids of 8 years old to LOVE spelling bees and WANT to learn new words to spell and what they meant. I was so proud to see them so well behaved for me, a teacher they never had before.
Then there was Grade 4. I have had most of them before. And there were 2 special needs kids I could not handle in the class. Ben, thankfully had an aid. Chris... is special. He has a psychological/behavioural we don't know what. But if you give him negatives and/or discipline, he flips out and become psychotic and violent. The aid caught him copying answers off other children before I could warn her of his behaviour issues. She was new to the school entirely. Her reprimand to him sent him off the wall! It took me 30min to reign him in again. But I did. I did. He even managed to get most of the class work done.
I survived the day.
I may not be a great teacher like my Mom, but I am good enough. Good enough that they want me to sub. I gave them my availability. I will try to do this again. In fact, I think I will put my name into the local school near my home again.
Will I even NOT go through that panic?
I will never have my own class for a long period because I do not have my teaching degree. But, maybe I will luck out and het a longterm (as much as I can) teaching time. I hope. The money is phenominal. And I really loved seeing them so excited about learning. I inspired several children today to love something about learning. WOW... wow.
Early Start
Yup. I am up very early and about to head out at the gods forsaken hour.
Tuesday night I managed only 1 hour of sleep due to tossing and turning all night for no reason. So when I got to work on Wednesday, I was tired. The day went well, though. Yan always lifts my spirits and I got great hugs from staff. I also got to see the plethora of new stuff in the store. OMGs! You have to check out the store blog for the listing. I enjoyed blogging on the store blog all the new books that came in to add to the blog Roo put up and the nifty new stock! And then there was the HILARIOUS telephone mishap that ended up labeling Roo "Manager of the Whole Shitting Department". You can read it on her blog. We were DYING of laughter for large chunks of the afternoon. As the work day came to a close and the CMS students filed into their class with Amanda, I headed downstairs with my classmate Raphael to do Taoism research and download article. I broke my boycott of Cine Express that night. I think next week we will go to Croissanterie. Cine was not great and way too loud.
Wednesday night's sleep... what sleep? The cats kept me up all fricken night. I was stupid tired Thursday. And I had to work an 11-hr shift. I have little recollection of that day. Though at night when I got home, I had my very first bubble bath since I was like a kid. It was nice. It helped ease my exhausted bad moon and migraine. We locked the cats out of the bedroom for tha night.
Today I woke still tired, but only because I am up early. I have to teach grade 3 today in Pierrefonds. I will bring my drum for backup fun. I have to go now. Laters.
Tuesday night I managed only 1 hour of sleep due to tossing and turning all night for no reason. So when I got to work on Wednesday, I was tired. The day went well, though. Yan always lifts my spirits and I got great hugs from staff. I also got to see the plethora of new stuff in the store. OMGs! You have to check out the store blog for the listing. I enjoyed blogging on the store blog all the new books that came in to add to the blog Roo put up and the nifty new stock! And then there was the HILARIOUS telephone mishap that ended up labeling Roo "Manager of the Whole Shitting Department". You can read it on her blog. We were DYING of laughter for large chunks of the afternoon. As the work day came to a close and the CMS students filed into their class with Amanda, I headed downstairs with my classmate Raphael to do Taoism research and download article. I broke my boycott of Cine Express that night. I think next week we will go to Croissanterie. Cine was not great and way too loud.
Wednesday night's sleep... what sleep? The cats kept me up all fricken night. I was stupid tired Thursday. And I had to work an 11-hr shift. I have little recollection of that day. Though at night when I got home, I had my very first bubble bath since I was like a kid. It was nice. It helped ease my exhausted bad moon and migraine. We locked the cats out of the bedroom for tha night.
Today I woke still tired, but only because I am up early. I have to teach grade 3 today in Pierrefonds. I will bring my drum for backup fun. I have to go now. Laters.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Tired
Dead fucking tired... I will blog sometime later ... like maybe Saturday.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Dodging
Ya... dodging homework with a Meme... I found this one and thought of Samhain coming up.
REFLECTION ON THE YEAR
1-What was the best part of the year so far?
2-what was the worst?
3-what do you still have left to do?
4-How are your resolutions going?
5-what goals have you achieved so far?
6-any apologies you feel need saying before the year is out?
7-what words of wisdom did you learn this year?
8-before Samhain, do you have any goals you intend to achieve?
1- moved into a beautiful upper duplex and remembered how much I was loved
2- working and school and running CMS in full crisis mode and watching as some of my goals nearly went up in smoke... did too much and was burning out badly.
3- catching up am work and school and CMS... Work is actually smoothing out nicely. School is HARD and has alot of reading and research and writing with a teacher I burned bridges with. CMS... I am severely behind in updating so very much. I am still struggling to get all sorted out of boxes.
4- Resolutions? Did I make any? Oh yeah... never repeat this year's chaos. I am slowly working on cutting back and establishing personal balance.
5- Goals: I survived school. I moved to an upper duplex with M-SB. I have my lovely Savannah cat. I reduced my work hours.
6- I am so sorry if I let anyone down or dropped the ball on any of my responsibilities, I know there are a few, perhaps quite a few.
7- Relax. Every now and then, take a personal day for just you and relax.
8- *ehem* listen to the above words of wisdom...
REFLECTION ON THE YEAR
1-What was the best part of the year so far?
2-what was the worst?
3-what do you still have left to do?
4-How are your resolutions going?
5-what goals have you achieved so far?
6-any apologies you feel need saying before the year is out?
7-what words of wisdom did you learn this year?
8-before Samhain, do you have any goals you intend to achieve?
1- moved into a beautiful upper duplex and remembered how much I was loved
2- working and school and running CMS in full crisis mode and watching as some of my goals nearly went up in smoke... did too much and was burning out badly.
3- catching up am work and school and CMS... Work is actually smoothing out nicely. School is HARD and has alot of reading and research and writing with a teacher I burned bridges with. CMS... I am severely behind in updating so very much. I am still struggling to get all sorted out of boxes.
4- Resolutions? Did I make any? Oh yeah... never repeat this year's chaos. I am slowly working on cutting back and establishing personal balance.
5- Goals: I survived school. I moved to an upper duplex with M-SB. I have my lovely Savannah cat. I reduced my work hours.
6- I am so sorry if I let anyone down or dropped the ball on any of my responsibilities, I know there are a few, perhaps quite a few.
7- Relax. Every now and then, take a personal day for just you and relax.
8- *ehem* listen to the above words of wisdom...
*sigh*
I never got any boxes sorted yesterday. But lots of laundry is done. While Alison come over and cleaned things, I managed to get a goodly chunk of reading and notes done for my Taoism class. I am not yet caught up, but hope to be soon.
Managed to get out and get food for the geckos and frozen mice for the corn snakes (they will get fed today), but no live mice for Timid. He will have to just wait for a while.
My hip has been aching fiercely. Makes me cranky some as it interferes with many things I want to do. *sigh* Sometimes drugs help... sometimes not. The weather makes it much worse. It makes all my joints ache. *pout*
Weather... oh... welcome to our humid and muggy Indian Summer. *bleh!*
Last night was ucky and stuffy. M-SB and I watched some anime and then went to bed with the ceiling fan on. Oh how I LOVE the ceiling fan!!
Today I have more reading to do, more laundry and then comes the big stuff. I have a meeting with Concordia about a school issue that needs addressing ASAP. Then to class... I am not feeling enthused by my class. Then I am at the MPRC Board of Directors' Meeting. I am the store Rep.
Well, I need to head off and get dressed and fed. I am having a slow and achy morning.
Managed to get out and get food for the geckos and frozen mice for the corn snakes (they will get fed today), but no live mice for Timid. He will have to just wait for a while.
My hip has been aching fiercely. Makes me cranky some as it interferes with many things I want to do. *sigh* Sometimes drugs help... sometimes not. The weather makes it much worse. It makes all my joints ache. *pout*
Weather... oh... welcome to our humid and muggy Indian Summer. *bleh!*
Last night was ucky and stuffy. M-SB and I watched some anime and then went to bed with the ceiling fan on. Oh how I LOVE the ceiling fan!!
Today I have more reading to do, more laundry and then comes the big stuff. I have a meeting with Concordia about a school issue that needs addressing ASAP. Then to class... I am not feeling enthused by my class. Then I am at the MPRC Board of Directors' Meeting. I am the store Rep.
Well, I need to head off and get dressed and fed. I am having a slow and achy morning.
Meme from Hobbes
Use the comments to answer this. I would like to know more about you, too!
1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...
1. Do we know each other outside of Live Journal?
2. Whats your philosophy on life?
3. Would you have my back in a fight?
4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
5. What is your favorite memory of us?
6. Would you give me a kidney?
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?
9. Can we get together and make a cake?
10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately?
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me?
12. Do you think I'm a good person?
13. Would you drive across country with me?
14. Do you think I'm attractive?
15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
16. What do you wear to sleep?
17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
18. Would you go on a date with me if i asked you?
19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?
1. Your Middle Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Movie:
5. Favorite Song:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...
1. Do we know each other outside of Live Journal?
2. Whats your philosophy on life?
3. Would you have my back in a fight?
4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
5. What is your favorite memory of us?
6. Would you give me a kidney?
7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?
9. Can we get together and make a cake?
10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately?
11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me?
12. Do you think I'm a good person?
13. Would you drive across country with me?
14. Do you think I'm attractive?
15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
16. What do you wear to sleep?
17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
18. Would you go on a date with me if i asked you?
19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?
Monday, September 18, 2006
Taoism and cleanup
This has been a busy morning so far. M-SB called in sick this morning and so is home. We tidied a few things and did laundry. I worked out the Level 2 reading pack and now have the last 3 books to photocopy from. Tomorrow I will go make a master PDF from the set.
Now I have been working on homework. Sorting out notes, digging up old Taoism notes, researching articles I need for readings... My butt is sore from my damned chair now. I have yet to work out my current notes and attempt to get caught up on readings. I also have to start to plan my research topic and choose an article to analyze. *sigh*
I think I will go have lunch now before Alison shows up.
Then... Imight sort another couple boxes and work on readings.
Now I have been working on homework. Sorting out notes, digging up old Taoism notes, researching articles I need for readings... My butt is sore from my damned chair now. I have yet to work out my current notes and attempt to get caught up on readings. I also have to start to plan my research topic and choose an article to analyze. *sigh*
I think I will go have lunch now before Alison shows up.
Then... Imight sort another couple boxes and work on readings.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Party
Well, Friday night was peaceful. I got some sorting done. I was still alone when I woke in the morning. I had breakfast and got down to more sorting. Muwahahaha... 2 boxes sorted and the ancestral shrine set up! It was a good relaxing day. I planned out the Level 2 reading pack and updated it. I now need to make a master copy and get it to PDF. The I chilled and played Neverwinter Nights till M-SB headed out to Scott's birthday video-game party. I had already said I was going to another party, so I did not accompany him.
I dressed in the nice green Asian dress I have with a black lacey shawl and the funky boots. Spritzed on some Haiku perfume and dabbed on a little lipstick. Ya... I was really "going all out". I wanted to be fun, fancy, dressy withough being too dressy. I wanted to be comfy and still be able to flirt. I went to Hobbes' Annual Scotch Tasting Party. I don't really drink, but the crown was going to include friends from Ottawa that I don't get to see NEARLY enough of. Oh... and someone brought Sortilege! Mmmmm.... ok, so I had a drink. 1/4 glass with 3 ice cubes... and I nursed it most of the evening. Then I had 2 sips of some cider thing that Maia brought. The rest of the evening was nibbling munchies and drinking white cranberry juice. I got to get in a bunch of hugs and snuggles with my friends. I must head out to Ottawa some time and visit them. There were also some local friends I don't see often there too. I must get them over for a visit... especially while it is still nice to sit out in the back yard.
Oh!! I almost forgot to mention. My parents gave us a couple of good patio chairs. Big and comfy. Now I can go out and read in the yard!
Anyways, I got home around midnight and into bed around 1am. M-SB was already in bed asleep and only mumbled things to me as I kissed him goodnight.
Now I have had breakfast (wow! two days in a row!) and tea. I work at the store today. When I get home... I will emmerse myself into homework.
I dressed in the nice green Asian dress I have with a black lacey shawl and the funky boots. Spritzed on some Haiku perfume and dabbed on a little lipstick. Ya... I was really "going all out". I wanted to be fun, fancy, dressy withough being too dressy. I wanted to be comfy and still be able to flirt. I went to Hobbes' Annual Scotch Tasting Party. I don't really drink, but the crown was going to include friends from Ottawa that I don't get to see NEARLY enough of. Oh... and someone brought Sortilege! Mmmmm.... ok, so I had a drink. 1/4 glass with 3 ice cubes... and I nursed it most of the evening. Then I had 2 sips of some cider thing that Maia brought. The rest of the evening was nibbling munchies and drinking white cranberry juice. I got to get in a bunch of hugs and snuggles with my friends. I must head out to Ottawa some time and visit them. There were also some local friends I don't see often there too. I must get them over for a visit... especially while it is still nice to sit out in the back yard.
Oh!! I almost forgot to mention. My parents gave us a couple of good patio chairs. Big and comfy. Now I can go out and read in the yard!
Anyways, I got home around midnight and into bed around 1am. M-SB was already in bed asleep and only mumbled things to me as I kissed him goodnight.
Now I have had breakfast (wow! two days in a row!) and tea. I work at the store today. When I get home... I will emmerse myself into homework.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Home Alone
*sigh*
I am not yet certain weather I am happy to be home alone or sad and lonely. It is so quiet. M-SB is out at a friend's place playing poker and will be back in the morning. So I have tidied the kitchen and oput a few things away that were lingering from the week. Now what?
I made a Leo: Blissful Mind flowering tea in my new Zen teapot. PRETTY! And yummy.
I am all excited that people are looking at the store blog! AND leaving comments! WOOHOO!
Today was an odd day. I got to bed late and slept badly. I had a very tough time waking properly. I managed to get out at 1pm and headed through supid amounts of traffic to Dorval to handle an insurance thingy. Then drove through stupid amounts of straffic again to get downtown to the store.
Today I volunteered at the MPRC for a change. It was odd being on that side of the desk. I dressed up in my funky new sexy boots, red faux-suede medieval laced skirt and a tight black shirt. I think I looked yummy. It was great fun! Eri was dressed up all gypsy-ish and Sam showed uo shnazzy with a neat cord-wrap that simulated a corset. I had even convinced Yan to show up for a visit in his red velvet shirt and dressy lace pants. What a treat for anyone visiting the store to see so many very well dressed people in great moods! Intermittently, I worked on setting up the new laptop I got from my sister-in-law. It is better than my old laptop, but still not good for games. I discovered wireless internet. I was going to blog from the MPRC desk, but there was just too much going on and I was not there long.
I picked up M-SB from work and surprized him with how I looked. It feels so good when people go OOOO AAAAA and say you look HOT or SEXY or YUMMY. hehe.
Groceries done and cats taken care of. Us fed and M-SB off to play poker.
I love my pretty new USB drive. Now if only the laptop were set up the way I like it. I am no longer in the headspace to struggle with it at the moment, though.
Ya... now what?
Guess I will tidy some more, plan a Level 2 Reading Pack, organize the nites from my Taoism class, do some reading homework... and have more tea.
I am not yet certain weather I am happy to be home alone or sad and lonely. It is so quiet. M-SB is out at a friend's place playing poker and will be back in the morning. So I have tidied the kitchen and oput a few things away that were lingering from the week. Now what?
I made a Leo: Blissful Mind flowering tea in my new Zen teapot. PRETTY! And yummy.
I am all excited that people are looking at the store blog! AND leaving comments! WOOHOO!
Today was an odd day. I got to bed late and slept badly. I had a very tough time waking properly. I managed to get out at 1pm and headed through supid amounts of traffic to Dorval to handle an insurance thingy. Then drove through stupid amounts of straffic again to get downtown to the store.
Today I volunteered at the MPRC for a change. It was odd being on that side of the desk. I dressed up in my funky new sexy boots, red faux-suede medieval laced skirt and a tight black shirt. I think I looked yummy. It was great fun! Eri was dressed up all gypsy-ish and Sam showed uo shnazzy with a neat cord-wrap that simulated a corset. I had even convinced Yan to show up for a visit in his red velvet shirt and dressy lace pants. What a treat for anyone visiting the store to see so many very well dressed people in great moods! Intermittently, I worked on setting up the new laptop I got from my sister-in-law. It is better than my old laptop, but still not good for games. I discovered wireless internet. I was going to blog from the MPRC desk, but there was just too much going on and I was not there long.
I picked up M-SB from work and surprized him with how I looked. It feels so good when people go OOOO AAAAA and say you look HOT or SEXY or YUMMY. hehe.
Groceries done and cats taken care of. Us fed and M-SB off to play poker.
I love my pretty new USB drive. Now if only the laptop were set up the way I like it. I am no longer in the headspace to struggle with it at the moment, though.
Ya... now what?
Guess I will tidy some more, plan a Level 2 Reading Pack, organize the nites from my Taoism class, do some reading homework... and have more tea.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
As things move onward
Yesterday during the quiet and odd inactivity during the shooting at Dawson College, We at the store "moved the furniture"... literally! Moved shelving and displays... and DAMN! It looks so very good! The owner had a great plan and it works fantastic! Today we got new stock in and set up new displays. And I got permission to set up a store blog... WOOHOO! I signed up some of the staff and Roo posted the first truly substantial post. WEEHEE!
Today was kinda quiet too. It allowed us to set up the beautiful displays. Over the coming weeks all kinds of new stuff will be coming in.
O cop came in to check on us. He was a sweet older guy. He was still wearing a swat vest. He wanted to know if we knew the Dawson shooter, if he had frequented our store at all and if any of us felt distraught by the event. We were all ok. We had never seen the shooter before. I checked the Gazette photo to be sure. I figure we will be doing more counselling than ever needing any.
OH! And I got prezzies! The owner got be a belated house warming / birthday present os the Zen tea pots that I have been wanting. It is all clear glass! I can now make those flowering teas I have been hording for "whenever I can afford to buy a pretty clear glass teapot". Now I have one. YAY! THANK YOU!!!! Guess what I am making tomorrow. Also, Autumn signed my UPS shipment for my Memory stick. YAY! I have my Lexar shiny red Jump Drive 512MB. She also brought home my Avon Bubble Bath (Lilac). THANK YOU!!
On my break from work this evening, I stopped into a new store. A Korean Grocery store opened up down the street from where I work. EXCELLENT!! Now I can get all kinds of yummies!
So while this was a LONG day... it was also a decent day.
Today was kinda quiet too. It allowed us to set up the beautiful displays. Over the coming weeks all kinds of new stuff will be coming in.
O cop came in to check on us. He was a sweet older guy. He was still wearing a swat vest. He wanted to know if we knew the Dawson shooter, if he had frequented our store at all and if any of us felt distraught by the event. We were all ok. We had never seen the shooter before. I checked the Gazette photo to be sure. I figure we will be doing more counselling than ever needing any.
OH! And I got prezzies! The owner got be a belated house warming / birthday present os the Zen tea pots that I have been wanting. It is all clear glass! I can now make those flowering teas I have been hording for "whenever I can afford to buy a pretty clear glass teapot". Now I have one. YAY! THANK YOU!!!! Guess what I am making tomorrow. Also, Autumn signed my UPS shipment for my Memory stick. YAY! I have my Lexar shiny red Jump Drive 512MB. She also brought home my Avon Bubble Bath (Lilac). THANK YOU!!
On my break from work this evening, I stopped into a new store. A Korean Grocery store opened up down the street from where I work. EXCELLENT!! Now I can get all kinds of yummies!
So while this was a LONG day... it was also a decent day.
New Blog!!
The store now has a blog! YAY!
Store Blog of Shadows will be keeping daily journal of stuff going on at the store, including the cool new things that arrive when they arrive, updates on the health and antics of the cats, events and workshops and much much more!
Store Blog of Shadows will be keeping daily journal of stuff going on at the store, including the cool new things that arrive when they arrive, updates on the health and antics of the cats, events and workshops and much much more!
"dead" day at work
I put dead in quotes not as a pun for the incident and casualties, but because despite the fact that the store was empty for most of the day, there was much excitement outside. Down the street from work was the Dawson College Shooting. The gunman was killed by police. We will never know the man's reasons for opening fire randomly into students and staff in Dawson's Atrium/Cafeteria. I got lots of calls to see if I and other staff at the store were alright. Yes yes... the shooting had happened at the college which was far enough away that we were not evacuated from our business as others closer were. Some are annoyed it seems by my lack os "compassion". I was not in the chaos. I did not know anyone in the chaos. It will do me and no one else any good if I am upset and a basket case. I am better at serving and helping if I have a level head.
I have had to go through several similar incidents. Anne-Marie at Politechnique. I knew her, not well, but I knew her. The guy who passed me on the escalators in 1992 to shoot professors 2 floors above me. The Isreali-Palistinian riot at Concordia over the visit of some guy were bricks and glass were smashed around me and SWAT had to escort me from the shuttle bus to St-Catherine explaining that I will not have class today.
In all of those, people were hysterical around me. And hysterical people either got hurt doing something stupid or hurt others in their stupidity. Panic makes people do unthinking things. Also, I have had to be the strong shoulder for many friends. Why can I be that? Why do I not feel anguish for the situation? I don't know. I only feel a bit numb and in "power planning mode" to problem solve or handle the crisis. It is just the way I am. Don't think I am cold. I do care. I just care in a different way.
I suspect the store will now be dealing with lots of healing and strength and protection advice... Oh... and I am sure we will be doing lots of counselling for those not comf0rtable with medical counselling staff. For all of you out there... who are in need of that... we are here for you. We can be your shoulder, your strength, your anchor. We will wrap our strong arms about you and help support you through this.
Blessings and strength for all and their families.
I have had to go through several similar incidents. Anne-Marie at Politechnique. I knew her, not well, but I knew her. The guy who passed me on the escalators in 1992 to shoot professors 2 floors above me. The Isreali-Palistinian riot at Concordia over the visit of some guy were bricks and glass were smashed around me and SWAT had to escort me from the shuttle bus to St-Catherine explaining that I will not have class today.
In all of those, people were hysterical around me. And hysterical people either got hurt doing something stupid or hurt others in their stupidity. Panic makes people do unthinking things. Also, I have had to be the strong shoulder for many friends. Why can I be that? Why do I not feel anguish for the situation? I don't know. I only feel a bit numb and in "power planning mode" to problem solve or handle the crisis. It is just the way I am. Don't think I am cold. I do care. I just care in a different way.
I suspect the store will now be dealing with lots of healing and strength and protection advice... Oh... and I am sure we will be doing lots of counselling for those not comf0rtable with medical counselling staff. For all of you out there... who are in need of that... we are here for you. We can be your shoulder, your strength, your anchor. We will wrap our strong arms about you and help support you through this.
Blessings and strength for all and their families.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Read Read Read...
That was Tuesday... yesterday. Reading Taoism homework. That is pretty much all I did. I went to class. I am uncertain how I feel about the class. There is ALOT of reading and the criteria for the assignments are vague. His teaching style, while knowledgeable and enthusiastic, feels scattered and unorganized. *sigh*
Picked up the veggie basket when I got home. I am realizing that M-SB and I just don't go through enough veggies fast enough.
We watched a couple movies this week. "V for Vendetta" was good. "She's the Man" was aweful!
The 15th Anniversary weekend seemed to go ok despite the rain. It was quiet but we still raised funds for the SPCA. I hope to get a total sorted out sometime today. Also hope to see how the engraving project is going. We have been terrible and late with our advertizing of events this year and I feel that it will cost us. I am going to work on October events NOW.
Picked up the veggie basket when I got home. I am realizing that M-SB and I just don't go through enough veggies fast enough.
We watched a couple movies this week. "V for Vendetta" was good. "She's the Man" was aweful!
The 15th Anniversary weekend seemed to go ok despite the rain. It was quiet but we still raised funds for the SPCA. I hope to get a total sorted out sometime today. Also hope to see how the engraving project is going. We have been terrible and late with our advertizing of events this year and I feel that it will cost us. I am going to work on October events NOW.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Good Day
What a blessing that is!!! I slept in and lazed in bed till noon. After that I had to EAT something. I read some Tao stuff and tidied and sorted laundry. I washed dished and sat in the garden. I played some Neverwinter Nights.
Alison came over and we had tea. She brought gifts for a late housewarming. I have a new plant in a pretty clay pot, a "beach in a box", shells and sand dollars, WONDERFUL knitted wash cloths, and hehehe... Serenity dish soap. M-SB looked at me funny when I showed him. He doesn't appreciate the humour in that gift. Oh well... who cares. I got the humour in it... and it is GREAT! HAHAHAHA! It was wonderful to sit and chat over tea with Alison. We sat in the garden in the sun. I think I burned my left shoulder. Ooops. *shrug* We also discussed me hiring her for cleaning. 2-3 hrs for about $25-30 for do a wipe down of all surfaces and clean (vacuum and damp mop) the floors. If I need something more than that done, I will pay extra for it. I am averaging it to something like $10/hour. I trust her. She will be handling more than just the average thingies. She will be handling MY thingies, including ritual isems and stuffs. I have to be able to trust the person. Alison will come over about once a week. Thank you so much Alison. Most people would not think what I am asking is much... but to me... it is just that one or three tasks too many for me to deal with.
Afterwards, I made scalloped potatoes... one of the very few ways I like potatoes. Dinner was yummy!
I am however not very far along with homework. Being so ill last week put a serious dent in my plans. I took things VERY easy the past two days. I can't afford to be bed-ridden for weeks. The rest did me good. I feel ready to tackle the world of tasks I need to tackle. So... tomorrow... is MUCH Taoism reading!!! Oh... and some laundry.
Alison came over and we had tea. She brought gifts for a late housewarming. I have a new plant in a pretty clay pot, a "beach in a box", shells and sand dollars, WONDERFUL knitted wash cloths, and hehehe... Serenity dish soap. M-SB looked at me funny when I showed him. He doesn't appreciate the humour in that gift. Oh well... who cares. I got the humour in it... and it is GREAT! HAHAHAHA! It was wonderful to sit and chat over tea with Alison. We sat in the garden in the sun. I think I burned my left shoulder. Ooops. *shrug* We also discussed me hiring her for cleaning. 2-3 hrs for about $25-30 for do a wipe down of all surfaces and clean (vacuum and damp mop) the floors. If I need something more than that done, I will pay extra for it. I am averaging it to something like $10/hour. I trust her. She will be handling more than just the average thingies. She will be handling MY thingies, including ritual isems and stuffs. I have to be able to trust the person. Alison will come over about once a week. Thank you so much Alison. Most people would not think what I am asking is much... but to me... it is just that one or three tasks too many for me to deal with.
Afterwards, I made scalloped potatoes... one of the very few ways I like potatoes. Dinner was yummy!
I am however not very far along with homework. Being so ill last week put a serious dent in my plans. I took things VERY easy the past two days. I can't afford to be bed-ridden for weeks. The rest did me good. I feel ready to tackle the world of tasks I need to tackle. So... tomorrow... is MUCH Taoism reading!!! Oh... and some laundry.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
OH Thank Gods!!!
I went to bed early last night, like 8pm. I had intended to doze cuddling with the husband and then take meds and go to bed. We cuddled and I dozed... and then I was just alseep. He roused me to get into jammies. I don't remember that, but apparently I complied. I never got the meds... good I guess. I slept great right through till 6:15am when a cat woke me. Cat got watered. I went to sleep till the alarm went off at 7am. I reset it for 8am. Slept till it went off again. Husband got up for a shower and I went back to sleep. He finally dragged me out of bed at 9am because we were to do breakfast for the neighbors. I think I could have happily slept another 3 hours. But I love our morning breakfast gatherings.
After I showered, I realized the pain was almost nil. My head felt decent, unless I shook it or bent down and then up again. I will try to go through the day with no meds today.
Thank gods the pain cycle has broken. *RELIEF*
I made breakfast. Mexican omlets. Mmmmmmm...
We then discussed our plans for vacation.
Now I have some more relax time before coven shows up.
After I showered, I realized the pain was almost nil. My head felt decent, unless I shook it or bent down and then up again. I will try to go through the day with no meds today.
Thank gods the pain cycle has broken. *RELIEF*
I made breakfast. Mexican omlets. Mmmmmmm...
We then discussed our plans for vacation.
Now I have some more relax time before coven shows up.
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Woken
Yup... it is 4:??am and I am awake. I was and I mean WAS asleep. Sleep that was decent... all 3-ish hours of it. I love my parents. Mom gave Dad a bottle of 222's to drive over to me. 222's have asprin and codine. Advil has neither... it has the other painkiller ingredient. Anyways, the 222's did wonders for the headache and fever. I still have both whoch are starting to return as the meds ware off. But at least I got some real sleep.
What woke me?
Some guy beating on a woman in the street outside my door. There was enough yelling that it woke me and and I called 911. They were actually a few doors down and a tree was in my way. But in the 30+ minutes it took police to get here, they had struggled on the street in front of my door and when she pulled free hit took a punch to the nearest vehicle, Ash's work truck. I don't think there is a dent. But if Ash could have heard/seen this, I am sure the guy might have an angry bear to deal with. the struggle moved back to where a tree was once again in my way of seeing anything. Then things were quiet. By the time the police finally cruised by, they had gone.
Well, now that I am somewhat more coherent, thanks to 222's, I can comment on yesterday.
The migraine was so bad I could not get up early. I struggled out of bed around 10am and had a slice of bread and advil. Then I headed to Reno and got M-SB's front door key replaced. It had broken. He has to NOT keep them in a pocket where they heat up with his furnace-like body heat. Hot metal gets soft and breaks. I also picked up two diamond bits for the dremel since mine on loan with my dremel are dead and we need them for the weekend. I popped into Bureau en Gros looking for a funky binder that zippers shut and has carry straps for carrying. They didn't have the one I wanted. I also looked for a new cheap office chair for the store. They had that, but I wanted to see if there was better elsewhere. So I stopped into Zellers. I found the binder thing I was looking for there. Though mine does not have the back inside pockets like the pic from the link shows. It cost me $15. Woohoo! ANd bonus... my new laptop fits in the hugger pocket on the outside of the binder case (it will go on the inside somehow if it is raining or snowing out). Zellers had no office chairs though. So off to Walmart I went. They had a decent office chair, but were all out of stock as it was on special. The migraine was starting to make me woozie. So I gave up the search and headed over to renew my driver's license and car registration. That was a bit more expensive than I thought it would be, but at least doable. I thought I was going to pass out in there. I hurried over to the store to drop off the remaining supplies for the CMS french level 1 class and to inform work that I was way WAY too ill to work today or do the scrying workshop. I gave them the dremel bits and headed home.
I was in so much pain and fever and nausea that if I thought I could safely drive, I would have taken myself to the hospital. I dozed on and off through advilized sleep on the sofa till M-SB came home. I still had not managed to eat anything all day. My blood sugar must have been real low adding to the headaches. But.. starve a fever and feed a cold. I had a fever.
At 5:15pm my cell phone rang. I was feeling too terrible to answer it. I checked the message at 6pm. One of the French students called to say she is no longer available to take the class and would like a refund. 45min before class? Um... no. That is not possible. By the day of class, the first $100 is reallocated to rent and printing. That is why the registration contract says that there are no refunds of the first $100 as of the day of class. I will have Nathalie call her and explain this. She may apply this to next semester or if Nathalie is interested in taking on a distance student, she may do the course correspondance.
I felt a bit better when M-SB came home and had him order pizza. I watched some Dark Angel on my mini dvd player while I ate. He headed down to try to work on Autumn's computer. I was invited down, but felt way too crappy to be even quietly social. M-SB went to bed at 10pm. I am glad he did not go out tonight. I am always scared when I am really really sick and no one is hear. I have had a few bad scares in my time. At 11pm I came onto msn and talked to my mom. Thus resulted in my dad driving over with the bottle of 222's. I took 2 at 1am when the advil wore off. And they worked wonderfully! I got sleep... till the stupidity outside woke me.
And so here I am. The fever is down some, but slowly rising with the headache. I have another 20min before I can take more 222's.
OH! I have a subbing job on September 22nd! YAY! I will be teaching grade 4 in English. Excellent. That is a 7:45am to 2:15pm day whereby I get paid $175 and keep my name on the substitutes list.
And OH! I ordered my jump drive from TigerDirect!
Oh good, this blog took long enough and I can now take more 222's. I am going to try to get a couple more hours sleep. Since I missed working today, I need to get in early tomorrow and set up for the store anniversary.
AGENDA FOR ANNIVERSARY:
SATURDAY:
- Diviniation by donation (to raise funds for SPCA) all day (volunteers needed)
- 12pm Stone Lore by Christiane
- 2pm Drumming jam session with Yan (I will bring my drums and pray the headaches are gone)
- 4pm Rune workshop by Robyn
- 4pm Book signed by our very own Autumn!
SUNDAY:
- Diviniation by donation (to raise funds for SPCA) all day (volunteers needed)
- Talisman engraving promotion of new service!!
What woke me?
Some guy beating on a woman in the street outside my door. There was enough yelling that it woke me and and I called 911. They were actually a few doors down and a tree was in my way. But in the 30+ minutes it took police to get here, they had struggled on the street in front of my door and when she pulled free hit took a punch to the nearest vehicle, Ash's work truck. I don't think there is a dent. But if Ash could have heard/seen this, I am sure the guy might have an angry bear to deal with. the struggle moved back to where a tree was once again in my way of seeing anything. Then things were quiet. By the time the police finally cruised by, they had gone.
Well, now that I am somewhat more coherent, thanks to 222's, I can comment on yesterday.
The migraine was so bad I could not get up early. I struggled out of bed around 10am and had a slice of bread and advil. Then I headed to Reno and got M-SB's front door key replaced. It had broken. He has to NOT keep them in a pocket where they heat up with his furnace-like body heat. Hot metal gets soft and breaks. I also picked up two diamond bits for the dremel since mine on loan with my dremel are dead and we need them for the weekend. I popped into Bureau en Gros looking for a funky binder that zippers shut and has carry straps for carrying. They didn't have the one I wanted. I also looked for a new cheap office chair for the store. They had that, but I wanted to see if there was better elsewhere. So I stopped into Zellers. I found the binder thing I was looking for there. Though mine does not have the back inside pockets like the pic from the link shows. It cost me $15. Woohoo! ANd bonus... my new laptop fits in the hugger pocket on the outside of the binder case (it will go on the inside somehow if it is raining or snowing out). Zellers had no office chairs though. So off to Walmart I went. They had a decent office chair, but were all out of stock as it was on special. The migraine was starting to make me woozie. So I gave up the search and headed over to renew my driver's license and car registration. That was a bit more expensive than I thought it would be, but at least doable. I thought I was going to pass out in there. I hurried over to the store to drop off the remaining supplies for the CMS french level 1 class and to inform work that I was way WAY too ill to work today or do the scrying workshop. I gave them the dremel bits and headed home.
I was in so much pain and fever and nausea that if I thought I could safely drive, I would have taken myself to the hospital. I dozed on and off through advilized sleep on the sofa till M-SB came home. I still had not managed to eat anything all day. My blood sugar must have been real low adding to the headaches. But.. starve a fever and feed a cold. I had a fever.
At 5:15pm my cell phone rang. I was feeling too terrible to answer it. I checked the message at 6pm. One of the French students called to say she is no longer available to take the class and would like a refund. 45min before class? Um... no. That is not possible. By the day of class, the first $100 is reallocated to rent and printing. That is why the registration contract says that there are no refunds of the first $100 as of the day of class. I will have Nathalie call her and explain this. She may apply this to next semester or if Nathalie is interested in taking on a distance student, she may do the course correspondance.
I felt a bit better when M-SB came home and had him order pizza. I watched some Dark Angel on my mini dvd player while I ate. He headed down to try to work on Autumn's computer. I was invited down, but felt way too crappy to be even quietly social. M-SB went to bed at 10pm. I am glad he did not go out tonight. I am always scared when I am really really sick and no one is hear. I have had a few bad scares in my time. At 11pm I came onto msn and talked to my mom. Thus resulted in my dad driving over with the bottle of 222's. I took 2 at 1am when the advil wore off. And they worked wonderfully! I got sleep... till the stupidity outside woke me.
And so here I am. The fever is down some, but slowly rising with the headache. I have another 20min before I can take more 222's.
OH! I have a subbing job on September 22nd! YAY! I will be teaching grade 4 in English. Excellent. That is a 7:45am to 2:15pm day whereby I get paid $175 and keep my name on the substitutes list.
And OH! I ordered my jump drive from TigerDirect!
Oh good, this blog took long enough and I can now take more 222's. I am going to try to get a couple more hours sleep. Since I missed working today, I need to get in early tomorrow and set up for the store anniversary.
AGENDA FOR ANNIVERSARY:
SATURDAY:
- Diviniation by donation (to raise funds for SPCA) all day (volunteers needed)
- 12pm Stone Lore by Christiane
- 2pm Drumming jam session with Yan (I will bring my drums and pray the headaches are gone)
- 4pm Rune workshop by Robyn
- 4pm Book signed by our very own Autumn!
SUNDAY:
- Diviniation by donation (to raise funds for SPCA) all day (volunteers needed)
- Talisman engraving promotion of new service!!
Friday, September 08, 2006
Still bad
Actually... much much worse. This is the worst I have ever had regarding migraines. It sometimes gets so bad I am dizzy or black out. The throbbing is so violent that sometimes i can't walk down the hall. Even on meds... it is bad, those I feel like I will die if I am not on meds.
I have no idea how I am going to work tomorrow.
I have no idea how I am going to work tomorrow.
Migraine ... day 5...
I am home.
I am not at work.
My workshop is cancelled.
I am in pain.
I have yet to eat.
I am fevered and nauseous.
I am going to bed till M-SB comes home.
I am not at work.
My workshop is cancelled.
I am in pain.
I have yet to eat.
I am fevered and nauseous.
I am going to bed till M-SB comes home.
Migraine... Day 4...
Ya... I am still up and that timestamp is accurate. And ya... the migraine is back/still here. Figures, right on top of the monthly... at least I am not cramping *knocks on wood* I have come to the realization that doing 10am - 9pm two days in a row is stupid. But then... maybe that is not fully an accurate feeling of my capabilities since this week has been full of migraines.
Today I went to school to have a talk about sexual predators with the head of my religion department. Yes... there is pending trouble... again, but I hope to head in off. Don't shit on MY TURF... or you can be sure I will pick it up and smoosh it in your face... like the bad dawg that you are.
Anyways, today was full of stressing about the weekend, sorting CMS stuff for the French Level 1 class and running many errands. We went to see the preview screening of The Covenant. I liked it. M-SB hated it... he was bored. managed to find an open Pharmaprix on the way back to the car and picked up more advil and Christiane gave me little blue magic pills for bad menstrual cramps. We shall see how I am in the morning... see if I need one or not. If they help, I will go get a prescription. I had a prescription for them long time ago as a teen, but my body adjusted to them after the first year with them and they no longer helped. So I never bothered with them again. *shrug* Sometimes... I am desperate to try just about anything nowadays. Though... so far so good save for the migraines from the nine hells.
I came home and worked some more. Finished printing off stuff for the French class. Thanks Nathalie for translating!!! Later on, I will re-collate the books to match the English.
I couldn't sleep. DUH! So I surfed the Internet, checked email, played a little Neverwinter Nights, checked out MSN for online folks... Bow I am going to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow to get my car registration and driver's license renewed. Then off to do errands at Reno and Bureau en Gros. Somewhere in there I need to organize my ideas that I want to tackle for the Scrying workshop. Nite-nite all for now!
Today I went to school to have a talk about sexual predators with the head of my religion department. Yes... there is pending trouble... again, but I hope to head in off. Don't shit on MY TURF... or you can be sure I will pick it up and smoosh it in your face... like the bad dawg that you are.
Anyways, today was full of stressing about the weekend, sorting CMS stuff for the French Level 1 class and running many errands. We went to see the preview screening of The Covenant. I liked it. M-SB hated it... he was bored. managed to find an open Pharmaprix on the way back to the car and picked up more advil and Christiane gave me little blue magic pills for bad menstrual cramps. We shall see how I am in the morning... see if I need one or not. If they help, I will go get a prescription. I had a prescription for them long time ago as a teen, but my body adjusted to them after the first year with them and they no longer helped. So I never bothered with them again. *shrug* Sometimes... I am desperate to try just about anything nowadays. Though... so far so good save for the migraines from the nine hells.
I came home and worked some more. Finished printing off stuff for the French class. Thanks Nathalie for translating!!! Later on, I will re-collate the books to match the English.
I couldn't sleep. DUH! So I surfed the Internet, checked email, played a little Neverwinter Nights, checked out MSN for online folks... Bow I am going to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow to get my car registration and driver's license renewed. Then off to do errands at Reno and Bureau en Gros. Somewhere in there I need to organize my ideas that I want to tackle for the Scrying workshop. Nite-nite all for now!
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
First CMS class
Well, 5 of 7 registrants showed for the class this evening. From what I overheard, they sure seem like an awesome group! What did I discover while sitting waiting for the class to finish? The same thing I discovered last time I did this. There is nowhere comfortable to just "hang out", nowehere where I can sit and read without being under the lights that give me migraines (I have one now), and nowhere where I can sit and read without being distracted. Therefore, this is kinda a lost night in regards to homework time. I am not sure what to do or what the solution is.
There are long days for me... Wednesday and Thursday 10am - 9pm. Thursdays are not so bad as I am actually working and doing stuff. Wednesdays have about a 2-3 hour block of nothingness whereby I cannot be productive, despite my WANTING to be.
BUT... the class was great. I heard them all talk a little about themselves, ask questions, volunteer ideas, laugh... They were interested. The teachers felt good about the group too. I love when a class meshes like that. They will have an amazing semester!
Oh hey... I have to teach a public workshop on Scrying on Friday... Hmmm... time to dig out notes and ideas and come up with a plan.
There are long days for me... Wednesday and Thursday 10am - 9pm. Thursdays are not so bad as I am actually working and doing stuff. Wednesdays have about a 2-3 hour block of nothingness whereby I cannot be productive, despite my WANTING to be.
BUT... the class was great. I heard them all talk a little about themselves, ask questions, volunteer ideas, laugh... They were interested. The teachers felt good about the group too. I love when a class meshes like that. They will have an amazing semester!
Oh hey... I have to teach a public workshop on Scrying on Friday... Hmmm... time to dig out notes and ideas and come up with a plan.
Crockadile Hunter
Talk about dejavue. Like it really freaked me out. About 3 or 4 months after the movie of Crockadile Hunter came out, I thought I had seen news that he had died in a reef accident with a stingray. That was a long while ago. So, When M-SB told me about this yesterday, I was like "ya, so... that is old news... he died in a reef accident." M-SB told me about it and that it was a stingray sting to the chest... and that it happened on this weekend past. WHAT?! Now I am officially out of sorts on that.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5311298.stm
So ya... I was stuuned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5311298.stm
So ya... I was stuuned.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
First Day of School
I finished the first reading, but didn't make it through the second. After eating a late lunch, I realized I would be late if I did not rush out ASAP. So I gathered my books and the level 1 reading pack and the stuff I needed to photocopy and drove in.
I had time to stop to set up the copying for the level 1 reading pack. I am trying Dossier in the Faubourgh. They were really nice and seemed to have no trouble understanding what I was requesting. She even suggested something fantastic. They offered to make a PDF of my reading pack instead of a hardcopy mastercopy. for $5. Hell YA! That will make like MUCH easier. I don't seem to lose CD's, but I do lose paperwork. There wasn't time to do my other photocopying, though.
Class was as expected. He teaches with the same MO as the Tibetan class. At least this time I have the books before the first class! Apparently Taoism strongly influence Buddhism for the development of Ch'an Buddhism and then later Zen Buddhism. All of these have remakable similarities in their core teachings to Wicca, though Wicca does not have a monastic order. Anyways, so far, I like the class and the readings. His notes and lecturing is kinda all over the place. I am glad my new work schedule is only 2 days a week. It gives me time to retype and reorganize the class notes into some semblance of cohesion and comprehension.
After class, I popped into the store to pick up the student fees and pay the rent. Got home to rush out to get the veggies and some groceries and drop off movies. We borrowed Mummy Returns from the neighbors. And, enjoyed Manzo's subs for supper. I also managed to get the Wednesday night class workbooks and letters and and memos homework sheets printed. Time to crash. The air pressure in the atmosphere is giving me that crushed eyeballs feeling like when I am in a plane taking off. Advil... and bed...
I had time to stop to set up the copying for the level 1 reading pack. I am trying Dossier in the Faubourgh. They were really nice and seemed to have no trouble understanding what I was requesting. She even suggested something fantastic. They offered to make a PDF of my reading pack instead of a hardcopy mastercopy. for $5. Hell YA! That will make like MUCH easier. I don't seem to lose CD's, but I do lose paperwork. There wasn't time to do my other photocopying, though.
Class was as expected. He teaches with the same MO as the Tibetan class. At least this time I have the books before the first class! Apparently Taoism strongly influence Buddhism for the development of Ch'an Buddhism and then later Zen Buddhism. All of these have remakable similarities in their core teachings to Wicca, though Wicca does not have a monastic order. Anyways, so far, I like the class and the readings. His notes and lecturing is kinda all over the place. I am glad my new work schedule is only 2 days a week. It gives me time to retype and reorganize the class notes into some semblance of cohesion and comprehension.
After class, I popped into the store to pick up the student fees and pay the rent. Got home to rush out to get the veggies and some groceries and drop off movies. We borrowed Mummy Returns from the neighbors. And, enjoyed Manzo's subs for supper. I also managed to get the Wednesday night class workbooks and letters and and memos homework sheets printed. Time to crash. The air pressure in the atmosphere is giving me that crushed eyeballs feeling like when I am in a plane taking off. Advil... and bed...
Start of Day...
From a dead sleep after a bad night of sleep... the phone rang from across the house waking me with the sense of urgency. Work schedule mix-up. It is all sorted now. And I am now awake.
Yesterday I was so very tired and no nap was going to help. Last night, the cats were loud and crashing and and by 1:30am, I lost it. The water bottle did no effect at midnight and so Tsuki got introduced to the emotion of pure terror for his life. He got blasted in a corner with the water, scruffed, yelled at, shook, snarled at, and blasted with energy till his eyes were black with terror for making such noise and smashing things in the house. When I released him, he bolted for M-SB's office and behind the TV. I won't hurt my cats if I am furious with them, but will put the fear of the Morrigan in them. It was blessedly silent after that and I slept nice and solidly, barely noticing the morning kiss by M-SB, only waking for the phone.
Now I am up and reviewing my day.
-find Level 1 reading pack (my copy)
-Dorval pharmacy to sort stuff there
-reading Taoism
-picking up money for CMS
-printing level 1 materials
-Taoism class 4-6:15pm
I should be home in time for the veggie basket. I think I will be driving around and take the car to class today. But bus into work the rest of the week.
I should consider eating in there somewhere. I think I will start with breakfast. Sliced Banana with milk and brown sugar.
Yesterday I was so very tired and no nap was going to help. Last night, the cats were loud and crashing and and by 1:30am, I lost it. The water bottle did no effect at midnight and so Tsuki got introduced to the emotion of pure terror for his life. He got blasted in a corner with the water, scruffed, yelled at, shook, snarled at, and blasted with energy till his eyes were black with terror for making such noise and smashing things in the house. When I released him, he bolted for M-SB's office and behind the TV. I won't hurt my cats if I am furious with them, but will put the fear of the Morrigan in them. It was blessedly silent after that and I slept nice and solidly, barely noticing the morning kiss by M-SB, only waking for the phone.
Now I am up and reviewing my day.
-find Level 1 reading pack (my copy)
-Dorval pharmacy to sort stuff there
-reading Taoism
-picking up money for CMS
-printing level 1 materials
-Taoism class 4-6:15pm
I should be home in time for the veggie basket. I think I will be driving around and take the car to class today. But bus into work the rest of the week.
I should consider eating in there somewhere. I think I will start with breakfast. Sliced Banana with milk and brown sugar.
Monday, September 04, 2006
End of day...
... and I don't feel like I did anything. I have gone through this day feeling like I have not really slept. Oh wait. I haven't. I tried napping 3 times during the day. As predicted, I stared at the wall or ceiling or cat... or closed my eyes and listened to the household noises. But, nope... no napping. I read some more Taoism, but had to stop as there was no retention. I played Neverwinter Nights, because I had to start with a new character and the progress was mind-numbing. Just not mind-numbing enough for sleep.
M-SB made yummy ribs for supper and dessert ... he made home-made rice krispy squares. MMmmmm... I ate one and will save the other 3 for work and school time snacks.
At least some of my office got sorted, the boxes in front of the closet and some other things on my hunt for reading pack master copies. I never found the master copies. I have a sneaky suspicion that I accidentally tossed them when I moved. I feel like a dolt. It is another reason why I like this new set-up for my office. It is more workable. I still need a few weeks to just sort things. But I am getting there.
I think it is time to try to crash.
M-SB made yummy ribs for supper and dessert ... he made home-made rice krispy squares. MMmmmm... I ate one and will save the other 3 for work and school time snacks.
At least some of my office got sorted, the boxes in front of the closet and some other things on my hunt for reading pack master copies. I never found the master copies. I have a sneaky suspicion that I accidentally tossed them when I moved. I feel like a dolt. It is another reason why I like this new set-up for my office. It is more workable. I still need a few weeks to just sort things. But I am getting there.
I think it is time to try to crash.
oy... tired...
Woke early. Wanted to sleep in. I was up at 4:30am. I drowsed on and off till 8:30 when I gave up. M-SB helped load up Neverwinter Nights on my computer (with some jury-rigging). This morning I tested it out. I played for a couple hours and had breakfast.
We have been tackling some cleaning and sorting since. M-SB is fighting with the hall closet with all the tools and the broken door. I have been struggling with my office. I cleared a couple boxes, tossed out some stuff, and made a box of officy-drawer stuff that is all neat and easy to reach into for something one needs. The laptop got a temp new cord and is now charged. There is however, ALOT to still do in the office.
But I want a nap. I just know that is I try to nap, I will only stare at the ceiling and get cranky.
We have been tackling some cleaning and sorting since. M-SB is fighting with the hall closet with all the tools and the broken door. I have been struggling with my office. I cleared a couple boxes, tossed out some stuff, and made a box of officy-drawer stuff that is all neat and easy to reach into for something one needs. The laptop got a temp new cord and is now charged. There is however, ALOT to still do in the office.
But I want a nap. I just know that is I try to nap, I will only stare at the ceiling and get cranky.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Time alone
Today has been good time alone. I reviewed my budget, which I overdid by $20 yesterday. So, today there will be no museum. Instead, we cooked breakfast together. I am watching Medium alone on the sofa with various indungences at my convenience: coffee with vanilla bean and nutmeg, apple turnovers, soy ice cream (praline pecan). M-SB is lounging and playing on the computer with his buddies. Intermittantly, we are cleaning things in the house. He did some dishes. I cleaned up the kitchen. He took down the laundry. It is a chiily rainy day.
I decided to print up forms to get my credit rating checked. I will mail that off Tuesday. I will also make photocopies and a letter explaining finacial discrepancies on my taxes vs what I informed Financial Aid. That has to be sent off too.
Today I also plan on sorting some of the office, particularly to find the master copies of the level 1 & 2 reading packs. I need to make copies of those too on Tuesday. The level 1 classes are really awesome! There are 6 paid in the Wednesday Level 1 with with 2-3 pending. There are 3-5 pending for the French Level 1. There are 2 carry-over and 2 paid for level 2 with 1 pending.
Other things on today's plate:
- read for Tao class (finish assinged reading from book one)
- review and revamp CMS Level 3
OH CRAP... I forgot to go to Jean Coutou in Dorval. I have to clear something up there. Dammit.
Maybe I can do that tomorrow when I am driving about (as I have to drive downtown to pick up student money for printing fees).
I decided to print up forms to get my credit rating checked. I will mail that off Tuesday. I will also make photocopies and a letter explaining finacial discrepancies on my taxes vs what I informed Financial Aid. That has to be sent off too.
Today I also plan on sorting some of the office, particularly to find the master copies of the level 1 & 2 reading packs. I need to make copies of those too on Tuesday. The level 1 classes are really awesome! There are 6 paid in the Wednesday Level 1 with with 2-3 pending. There are 3-5 pending for the French Level 1. There are 2 carry-over and 2 paid for level 2 with 1 pending.
Other things on today's plate:
- read for Tao class (finish assinged reading from book one)
- review and revamp CMS Level 3
OH CRAP... I forgot to go to Jean Coutou in Dorval. I have to clear something up there. Dammit.
Maybe I can do that tomorrow when I am driving about (as I have to drive downtown to pick up student money for printing fees).
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Spending Spree
Ok... so it wasn't really a spending spree. But kinda feels like it. This weekend I allocated to enjoy time with M-SB before school started. We went to brekfast together. This we used to do monthly just for us. I think I will reinstate this tradition. It is good for us. Then off we went to deal with my car stuff. Ugh... the Regie was CROWDED. I will do it on Tuesday morning.
Then we explored Le Chateau Warehouse looking for cheap classy clothes for me to wear for school. No luck. It was all crap except a nice hat. But the hat was $25 and I wanted cheap. So we headed over to Walmart. They usually have clothes that fit me. Most nice clothing store... I have no idea where the hell they get their sizing. If I speak to a seamstress, I am a size 8-10. In the stores, siz 8 must be associated with an individuals age because it is so tiny I am shocked. I can see that the coming couple of years will produce LOTS of annorexic and bollemic kids as they try to fit into the fashion trends. Walmart is normal for its sizing. I got a pair of black pants as most of my pants (the 4 that I own) are fraying. That was a blessed $20 YAY me! I got socks, black, as I well, just need them. The find was a pair of boots I really didn't need. Sexy kick-ass boots. I can wear them with skirts. I can even put my orthotics in them. They were $40. Not bad. But that meant I was not going to go get that second pair of shoes I wanted. I love the black shoes I got from Ardene. So comfy. And everythime I find a shoe I LIKE and that is COMFY, I tell myself that I should get a second pair for when the first wears out. But bu the time I have money/time to get that second pair, there are none left. I have a feeling that will happen again. Anyways, the boots are AWESOME! Means I have to wear skirts more often. Iam not really the dress/skirt kinda girl... more of the tomboy kinda girl.
Last we got groceries (some things on special and that EVIL addictive iced cream) and some bugs for the lizards. While there at the pet store, I got to walk around with a BEAUTIFUL red bellied blue tongued skink. I love those lizards. They grow big, are slow and friendly... and expensive. This one was actually not badly priced, but out of the budget: $150. M-SB forbade me from getting any more lizards. We are working on furniture for my office and a salt water fish tank for the kitchen.
What are our other "Weekend for Us" activities? Breakfast... done. I want to see the Japonese exhibit at the History Museum. M-SB wants to see Bon Cop Bad Cop. We are going to the movie tonight. The museum is for tomorrow.
In between doing stuff, I have rented a tv series called Medium. I also have reading for class. Almost done the first part of 2 parts for Tuesday. I need to get cracking on that. I want to stay ahead for school.
Then we explored Le Chateau Warehouse looking for cheap classy clothes for me to wear for school. No luck. It was all crap except a nice hat. But the hat was $25 and I wanted cheap. So we headed over to Walmart. They usually have clothes that fit me. Most nice clothing store... I have no idea where the hell they get their sizing. If I speak to a seamstress, I am a size 8-10. In the stores, siz 8 must be associated with an individuals age because it is so tiny I am shocked. I can see that the coming couple of years will produce LOTS of annorexic and bollemic kids as they try to fit into the fashion trends. Walmart is normal for its sizing. I got a pair of black pants as most of my pants (the 4 that I own) are fraying. That was a blessed $20 YAY me! I got socks, black, as I well, just need them. The find was a pair of boots I really didn't need. Sexy kick-ass boots. I can wear them with skirts. I can even put my orthotics in them. They were $40. Not bad. But that meant I was not going to go get that second pair of shoes I wanted. I love the black shoes I got from Ardene. So comfy. And everythime I find a shoe I LIKE and that is COMFY, I tell myself that I should get a second pair for when the first wears out. But bu the time I have money/time to get that second pair, there are none left. I have a feeling that will happen again. Anyways, the boots are AWESOME! Means I have to wear skirts more often. Iam not really the dress/skirt kinda girl... more of the tomboy kinda girl.
Last we got groceries (some things on special and that EVIL addictive iced cream) and some bugs for the lizards. While there at the pet store, I got to walk around with a BEAUTIFUL red bellied blue tongued skink. I love those lizards. They grow big, are slow and friendly... and expensive. This one was actually not badly priced, but out of the budget: $150. M-SB forbade me from getting any more lizards. We are working on furniture for my office and a salt water fish tank for the kitchen.
What are our other "Weekend for Us" activities? Breakfast... done. I want to see the Japonese exhibit at the History Museum. M-SB wants to see Bon Cop Bad Cop. We are going to the movie tonight. The museum is for tomorrow.
In between doing stuff, I have rented a tv series called Medium. I also have reading for class. Almost done the first part of 2 parts for Tuesday. I need to get cracking on that. I want to stay ahead for school.
Friday, September 01, 2006
Wishes for school start
MP3 player/digital audio recorder
1Gig Lexar Jump Drive
DVD burner for my computer the kind that plays DVDs and CD and records on both
Flat-screen monitor
1Gig Lexar Jump Drive
DVD burner for my computer the kind that plays DVDs and CD and records on both
Flat-screen monitor
Stolen Meme
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (your first pet and the street that you live on)
Hammy Renee
2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your mom’s side, your favorite candy)
Elizabeth Swedish-Berry
3. YOUR “FLY GIRL/GUY” NAME: (first initial of first name, first two or three letters of your middle name
T Kim
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Scarlet Cougar (HAHAHAHHA)
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Kimberly Montreal
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, first 2 letters of mom’s maiden name)
Jorthel (hmmm.... good RP name, but it sounds like a guy's name)
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The”, your favorite color, favorite drink)
The Scarlet Tea
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first name of both your grandfathers)
Christopher Patrick OR Christopher Harld (depends on which paternal granfasther I go with)
9. FUTURISTIC NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne and the name of your favorite shoes)
Haiku No-Shoes OR Lilac No-Shoes (I have 2 favorite perfumes)
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother/father’s middle name and the next name you hear on the tv/radio/talk)
Elizabeth Sympatico
Hammy Renee
2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your mom’s side, your favorite candy)
Elizabeth Swedish-Berry
3. YOUR “FLY GIRL/GUY” NAME: (first initial of first name, first two or three letters of your middle name
T Kim
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Scarlet Cougar (HAHAHAHHA)
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Kimberly Montreal
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, first 2 letters of mom’s maiden name)
Jorthel (hmmm.... good RP name, but it sounds like a guy's name)
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The”, your favorite color, favorite drink)
The Scarlet Tea
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first name of both your grandfathers)
Christopher Patrick OR Christopher Harld (depends on which paternal granfasther I go with)
9. FUTURISTIC NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne and the name of your favorite shoes)
Haiku No-Shoes OR Lilac No-Shoes (I have 2 favorite perfumes)
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother/father’s middle name and the next name you hear on the tv/radio/talk)
Elizabeth Sympatico
