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I went back yesterday and looked at my life around this time in the last 3 years. Amazing what has happened. I also noticed that my writing was much more interesting/entertaining. My goal is to try and get some of that energy back.

But in the meantime, I'm giving myself a week to try an experiment I read about recently in the New York Times. There are several blogs out there in which people are documenting every piece of food they eat in a day. I think I'll try this for a week, and also try not to 'cheat' and eat differently. It'll make for a lot of photos, and you'll know a lot about me in the end.

Something to look forward to!

Thursday

It's Thursday! That means, today at least, the powers that be x3 or so talk about my half time possibility. I met with the CEO and Office whateversheis Tuesday and they provided lots of reasons why it would not work, including the time zone issue would make it difficult to participate in meetings. Huh? The example they gave was with the former president who was in the same time zone and it was so difficult to have meetings with her. Um, she was/is a highly influential and busy woman. Even if she were in the same time zone it would have been difficult! Oh, and the fact that in a couple months I might get the job of my dreams and thus they'd have to deal with someone new anyway. Um, that could happen with a full time employee!

So, ultimately I don't care one way or the other. I tried though to argue for it in the meeting, because it would be a good thing to have. though I'm sure I wasn't as convincing/forceful as I could have been, in part because when I say I don't care, I can live with either outcome. I just want a damn outcome!!! Now!!! M has said to me that if I want I could just take the possibility off the table if that would help me keep my sanity. I know he really means it, but yes, it would be good to have the income (to say the least). Speaking of income, I'll work until the last day in May (in part for income, in part because I'll get a free holiday, and in part because we've pushed back the move a little to make life less stressful and so he/we can go visit with his high school friends in June).

It's coming quickly!!!

hoo-koos

Wish I had something
interesting, exciting
to say, to do. Hey.

These random, scattered
Thoughts, actions, emotions, words
Soon will all add up.

I can't believe it.
Me? American Idol?
Oh, the shame. (sort of)

Circus

So, do you think circuses are becoming obsolete? We have one coming to town, and I wonder what age group still is excited by the circus. Likely under 5? I was just thinking that in this age of super special effects, the reality of the circus may seem boring to any child over 5. What do you think?

Another Man's Treasure

So, I went dumpster diving Saturday AM. There's a place that every first Saturday of the month they throw away big things. I used to live in that area, which is how I know. My ex used to get upset when I went 'running' and I'd walk back with a huge bookshelf or somesuch item. Which is why I didn't tell M when I went yesterday. Damn baggage. It really does cost to bring it on from an old relationship. I did tell him when I was there, in part because I had just found this chair, and I really wanted to keep it. I also got the plastic patio furniture I wanted, but this was a huge bonus. I love it.

I finished the hallway. Damnation that took a long time. And it reinforces that I really need to suck it up and let someone provide tips on how to paint. Ugh. So, now I decide if I should even paint all the doors/doorframes that I have. I'm tempted to just leave them as is...

I watched the movie Up in the Air last night on DVD. I liked it, but there was one very unreal moment in the film. Did you notice the beeehind of the supposedly late 30's woman that sleeps with him? Amazing beeehind - but so clearly a stunt double butt. How on earth can a late 30's woman have an amazing butt?? Is that even possible? I don't think so, but you could prove me wrong.

Chattin' up the neighbors

So, as it was getting dark I sat on my front step and ate a mango (after semi-unsuccessfully BBQ'ing my back yard). People started coming out of their houses, and I ended up talking with a couple people. Word's gotten out that I'm leaving. People wishing me luck and giving me good and horror stories about neighbors that have rented (the couple with kids who screamed and hit each other, the army officer who was never there, etc.). Thing is, it's tight living even though there's space. The one neighbor talked about the dog next door and how it drove him nuts. To the point where he bought the owners one of those bark collars, and now, amazingly enough the dog does not bark. It's nice - my little section of the street is pretty connected and people do get out. The 4 1/2 year old came up to me and said she was 4 and a half and next year she'd be 5 and a half - different way of counting the years! My 93-yo neighbor asks me if I'm doing the right thing every time I see her. I know she's worried, and I'll do the best I can to get a good tenant. I don't want the neighborhood to hate me, even if I do live across the country!

Meeting with one management company this weekend... so trying to move forward. Hope all have a great weekend!

Doors and windows open

I'm working from home today, woo hoo!. Have doors and windows open, and Billy is asleep on my bed and not bothering me right now.

The reason I stayed home is to get a carpet estimate for my basement, and I added handyman too. Carpet - well, I really want to get an indoor/outdoor with no padding so it can come up if it floods. Home Depot and Lowes do not install without padding, so I had to look elsewhere. From recommendations I found a family-owned business that has been great so far with all my questions. The owner is coming by today so we'll see what he says. It'll be more expensive than the chain stores, but I think worth it.

Handyman, well, my handyman has to work and do so much other stuff (it's M btw), that I hired a guy for a day. He's done stuff at my house before. Good good guy and decently priced I think, though I have no other experience with handymen. Except the free ones that later become your life partner... In any event, he's putting in the molding that's been missing for almost two years in my dining room and kitchen. He's building an enclosure around the electrical box in the basement that we had torn out when I moved in because it was so ugly and not very practical (some triangle weird thing in the corner). And mounting a towel bar/small cabinet over the toilet that I got at Walmart, and mounting my toilet paper holder, and maybe even putting my railing back in my hallway. Soooo excited.

Given such things, I may have to work until the end of May. M and I have still be throwing around how we want to do this. And so I could start renting mid-June or July 1 and it would give us leeway. Found out my COBRA is not so bad as I feared so that's good news too. I still vacillate between renting and selling (there's such doom and gloom forecast for the next year or two!!), but it's really tipping over to renting.

Oh, btw, M got 2 maybe 3 offers on his house! So that's exciting. One was full price, with contingencies of course. So, we'll see how that goes. It's amazing how nice they made it look.

OK, gotta work. Enjoy your day!