vacation
When Googled became a verb
What did you do on summer vacation, Johnny? Well, I almost drowned…
So, yes. I went on vacation. And yep, I actually came back. Dammit. The post delay has many reasons… none of which I want to go into right now, suffice it to say this will be a long one.
Sometimes, when you look at the ocean, you think she is a restful, calm place. A place where romance blooms and sweet nothings are carried by the breeze across sandy dunes to land gently on freckled cheeks slightly scorched by the sun.
Other times, you see her for what she really is- a sly trickster PMS’ing in the worst way. She …
Vacation is just not the same without Wi-Fi
Yes. I am officially addicted to the internet. I suppose having my Crackberry connecting me to the etherworld should be enough, but no. So, here I am in a coffeehouse stealing wi-fi airtime and getting my fix.
But in my defense, I have a deadline and the noise of the surf outside my sliding glass doors is a bit distracting.
*sigh*
Let it be known that as soon as the sun shone down ever so brightly, I closed the lid and ran outside, espresso in hand….
next stop?
beach.
and picture downloading
You can take the geek out of the …
Home Sweet Home, if I'm in charge.
There are things you miss when you are away, especially when you leave pets behind. I came home to 2 very happy pooches, a NASA approved bed and an air conditioned house that I could control.
Maybe that’s the thing about coming home. Reestablishing your parameters- your reign- your sense of environmental control. The hassle of returning is almost enjoyable knowing you’ll have a normal/recognizable re-entry to the “real” world.
AS long as no one has messed with your tidy little space. It can make you a little sick, like you’ve been robbed by someone who knows you – like …
15 minute blog
I don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions. I Have NEW DAY resolutions. Like thinking I should be able to write a blog entry in 15 minutes or less. AND continue on the 1000 word a day novel writing. Deadline January 31.
So, my house is quiet again. Company gone, sick kid back in school, dogs asleep. Except for the sound from the laundry room, and the ticking clock on my desk, things are back to normal.
it was a good two weeks of stress. I am broke but happy and have some more memories and good stories. This is my …
Legal Organ for Name Changes
My local paper has a Thursday section called The Legal Organ. I love everything about this,
especially the name changes listings.
This week I found that:
Huai-ting Yen is requesting a name change to: Teresa Huaiting Yen-Willis
Morgan Lynett Grant to: Najya Sharifah El
Richard Long to: Long West Border
Those are great. I found one a while ago where the guy changed his ordinary name into a royal one. I cut it out and stuffed it in my files, and had to stop myself from calling him and asking him “Why?”
The most interesting thing about the name …
Summer Lovin'
There was a list on the side of the fridge of all the things she’d planned to do this summer: go camping, travel, rock climb, sightsee, go to the aquarium, attend outdoor concerts, set up birthday parties, pack picnics, host pool parties, and spend many cool afternoons at the cinema.
But in the end, when the 81 days of summer vacation are over, the list has barely anything scratched off, and there are lines added at the bottom by the husband who feels a failure if things are incomplete, though she argues getting braces and going to a summer herpetology …
