Ironically, of course, it has cooled down a little bit today. The results at the endocrinologist were good, and after a Starbucks run and a quick errand with my mom, I sat at home reading until the library opened, and then I walked up and got two books to read when I finish re-reading The Mists of Avalon. Tomorrow morning I meet with one of the guys who manages the farmstand to see about a job, and on Friday, in theory, I will be getting my driving permit.
But for now, I am content.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
No Rain
Finished the book I started yesterday, gettting substantially more read today, of course... more or less non-stop from breakfast onward. It was rather melancholy, and thus, I was for a while too. Picking up Good Omens to re-read has begun to improve my mood.
After seeing Jason off yesterday I had some lunch, worked a bit more on the puzzle, and then decided that I was feeling a little worse, so I crashed and ended up taking a two-hour nap, woken up only by family friends calling to invite my mom and I to a little Memorial Day get-together in an hour or so. By the time she got back from the store I was feeling up to it, so we went, and dinner tonight will be the holiday dinner we planned...
Also, I got a lead on a job working at this little organic farmstand thing about 20 minutes away, because the daughter of our family friends helps out there and she talked with one of the guys who runs it and gave me his number. I left a message, so I'm kind of waiting for a call tonight or maybe not until tomorrow, and then I'll ask about hours, pay, and if the particular job I wanted is still open (bagging, because unlike stocking I wouldn't have to lift up to 40lbs). It's better than nothing, anyway.
After seeing Jason off yesterday I had some lunch, worked a bit more on the puzzle, and then decided that I was feeling a little worse, so I crashed and ended up taking a two-hour nap, woken up only by family friends calling to invite my mom and I to a little Memorial Day get-together in an hour or so. By the time she got back from the store I was feeling up to it, so we went, and dinner tonight will be the holiday dinner we planned...
Also, I got a lead on a job working at this little organic farmstand thing about 20 minutes away, because the daughter of our family friends helps out there and she talked with one of the guys who runs it and gave me his number. I left a message, so I'm kind of waiting for a call tonight or maybe not until tomorrow, and then I'll ask about hours, pay, and if the particular job I wanted is still open (bagging, because unlike stocking I wouldn't have to lift up to 40lbs). It's better than nothing, anyway.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
And...
No time for writing, but a pretty good start to my weekend nonetheless, despite a scratchy throat. Jason tomorrow (:
Now, I think I shall head downstairs and check on the pizza dough...
Now, I think I shall head downstairs and check on the pizza dough...
Friday, May 26, 2006
Mysteria
Yes, I know, I just have to get over him and stop dwelling... but it is harder than one might think.
I've taken up this short story that I started sometime last year in the meantime, hoping that writing will distract me. I shall put it up on here soon, and when I get my computer up and running, I shall work on my Night story some more and, if I'm feeling really enterprising, I might even dust off Silent Earth. I've been thinking about some plotline things recently and would like to see if I can resurrect it. Long stories are just harder for me... what can I say? Science fiction isn't even my original genre... but I do feel good about working on it :)
In other news, no word on the job front. Reading my life away continues nicely. Movie and dinner with Jason and family on Sunday, and then I get to bring him back with me!
I've taken up this short story that I started sometime last year in the meantime, hoping that writing will distract me. I shall put it up on here soon, and when I get my computer up and running, I shall work on my Night story some more and, if I'm feeling really enterprising, I might even dust off Silent Earth. I've been thinking about some plotline things recently and would like to see if I can resurrect it. Long stories are just harder for me... what can I say? Science fiction isn't even my original genre... but I do feel good about working on it :)
In other news, no word on the job front. Reading my life away continues nicely. Movie and dinner with Jason and family on Sunday, and then I get to bring him back with me!
Monday, May 22, 2006
Strip the Soul
Well, today was a quiet day, which was mostly spent reading and basking in yesterday. I finished the book and while the storyline was cute, I wasn't terribly impressed and I didn't really like the style of the ending. Ah well. That happens, although not as often as one might think. As it is, I'm not going to pick up another book for a while for fear than ennui will set in. Heh. And I swear, I will look into that waitressing job near my house, as well as the pharmacy thing and maybe even Wawa (ech, but hey...)
Welcome to the Jungle
I still feel bitterness and anger, but how can I hold onto it when I have him?
Saturday, May 20, 2006
I Think I'm On The Metaphorical Upswing
"You know what fear stands for? Fuck Everything And Run."
To learn one of my deep dark secrets higlight the rest of this post.
"Haha, you fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The first... is never get involved in a land war in Asia. But only slightly less well known is never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line!!!"
To learn one of my deep dark secrets higlight the rest of this post.
"Haha, you fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The first... is never get involved in a land war in Asia. But only slightly less well known is never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line!!!"
Friday, May 19, 2006
Hum
O, the usual busy first-summer/spring days home...! The settling in...! An unusual amout of packing and cleaning of my room to do (someone get me a shovel!) and the rejoining old friends...! Losing the new? Never...
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
A Quote
"And I don't understand why I sleep all day
And I start to complain that there's no rain
And all I can do is read a book to stay awake
And it rips my life away, but it's a great escape..."
And I start to complain that there's no rain
And all I can do is read a book to stay awake
And it rips my life away, but it's a great escape..."
Torn?
Or maybe, just pulled in five million different directions at once. Probably both.
In other news, I forgot what I was going to write yesterday. What a tradgedy. Something from my fine mind, lost forever in the fog of distraction. Well. You can't say I didn't warn you.
Glad to be back with the cats; not so glad about the resumed maternal bickering.
Uh. Bookclub tonight if I can get up there. North Wales day on Saturday. Birthday observance on Sunday, and probably some more bickering in the midst of the time that remains until then.
In other news, I forgot what I was going to write yesterday. What a tradgedy. Something from my fine mind, lost forever in the fog of distraction. Well. You can't say I didn't warn you.
Glad to be back with the cats; not so glad about the resumed maternal bickering.
Uh. Bookclub tonight if I can get up there. North Wales day on Saturday. Birthday observance on Sunday, and probably some more bickering in the midst of the time that remains until then.
Friday, May 12, 2006
Hmm.
Weird/Bad dream last night... getting notification about a worm/spybot on my computer this morning and not being able to get rid of it... (W32.Spybot.Worm; if anyone knows about a patch...) But today I'm going home *shrugs*
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Ah...
Summer vacation is in sight! So is not seeing Jason every day, but I can cope. I'll have my books. My precious books. And a job, hopefully...
Today will be spent packing, possibly even tidying up my room, and of course time with friends and Jason. Isn't that something? I love being absolutely done with Uni for the year!
I hope my grades are ok, though.
Today will be spent packing, possibly even tidying up my room, and of course time with friends and Jason. Isn't that something? I love being absolutely done with Uni for the year!
I hope my grades are ok, though.
!!!!!!
I finished my paper!! It's 18 pages long!!! I'm editing it now!!! I think I've finally cracked!!!!!
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
*Cackle*
"I wonder if they all come out of that wall-paper as I did?"
I'm still going reasonably strongly on my paper, but also slowly going crazy...
Things I like about home, part 1:
- Cats
- Family
- My own bedroom
- My own bathroom (relatively speaking)
- Windows that open
- My yard
- Hot-water kettle for tea and other kitchen appliances
I'm still going reasonably strongly on my paper, but also slowly going crazy...
Things I like about home, part 1:
- Cats
- Family
- My own bedroom
- My own bathroom (relatively speaking)
- Windows that open
- My yard
- Hot-water kettle for tea and other kitchen appliances
Monday, May 08, 2006
History Isn't That Dry
(Pun intended.)
The following is a quote from the book entitled The Quest for El Cid, one of the books I am using as a source for my 15 page paper (due Thursday before 9am... let the countdown begin!)
Irrigation in medieval Spain was of two sorts. The simpler was gravitational: the downward flow of water from its source in river or cistern was also controlled by means of a network of canals and sluices. The more complext was powered: water was raised artificially from its source by means of a wheel fitted with scoops or buckets, and then distributed as required. This was the mode of irrigation celebrated by, among others, the poet Ibn Waddah of Murcia (d. 1136) in his poem 'Waterwheel':
Oh the one weeping while the garden laughs
Whenever it spills o'er it is flowing tears:
What startles one who looks at it is this:
The lion's roar and the writhing of serpents!
It fashions silver ingots from the water of the pond,
And makes them grow in the gardens in the shape of dirhems!
Rarely if ever has market-gardening been so eloquently celebrated.
The following is a quote from the book entitled The Quest for El Cid, one of the books I am using as a source for my 15 page paper (due Thursday before 9am... let the countdown begin!)
Irrigation in medieval Spain was of two sorts. The simpler was gravitational: the downward flow of water from its source in river or cistern was also controlled by means of a network of canals and sluices. The more complext was powered: water was raised artificially from its source by means of a wheel fitted with scoops or buckets, and then distributed as required. This was the mode of irrigation celebrated by, among others, the poet Ibn Waddah of Murcia (d. 1136) in his poem 'Waterwheel':
Oh the one weeping while the garden laughs
Whenever it spills o'er it is flowing tears:
What startles one who looks at it is this:
The lion's roar and the writhing of serpents!
It fashions silver ingots from the water of the pond,
And makes them grow in the gardens in the shape of dirhems!
Rarely if ever has market-gardening been so eloquently celebrated.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
O Fortuna
velut luna
statu variabilis,
semper crescis
aut decrescis;
vita detestabilis
nunc obdurat
et tunc curat
ludo mentis aciem,
egestatem,
potestatem
dissolvit ut glaciem.
Sors immanis
et inanis,
rota tu volubilis,
status malus,
vana salus
semper dissolubilis,
obumbrata
et velata
michi quoque niteris;
nunc per ludum
dorsum nudum
fero tui sceleris.
Sors salutis
et virtutis
michi nunc contraria,
est affectus
et defectus
semper in angaria.
Hac in hora
sine mora
corde pulsum tangite;
quod per sortem
sternit fortem
mecum omnes plangite!
velut luna
statu variabilis,
semper crescis
aut decrescis;
vita detestabilis
nunc obdurat
et tunc curat
ludo mentis aciem,
egestatem,
potestatem
dissolvit ut glaciem.
Sors immanis
et inanis,
rota tu volubilis,
status malus,
vana salus
semper dissolubilis,
obumbrata
et velata
michi quoque niteris;
nunc per ludum
dorsum nudum
fero tui sceleris.
Sors salutis
et virtutis
michi nunc contraria,
est affectus
et defectus
semper in angaria.
Hac in hora
sine mora
corde pulsum tangite;
quod per sortem
sternit fortem
mecum omnes plangite!
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Friday, May 05, 2006
So Busy..... Arrrrgh
Don't even get me started about yesterday. Today I have the library interview at 9 xD ...but then, instead of relaxing, I meet with my spanish partner at 11 to finish our dialogue, go to lunch, meet my debate partner at 1-- and who knows how long that will take-- and then back here to write my lab report, get that out of the way, and then start on some more note-taking for that 15-page paper...
Monday, May 01, 2006
Summertime is Here Again...
Happy Beltane/May Day! Everyone should have a flower today :)On a darker note, I spent some time trying on all of my pairs of shorts from last summer. Two out of five still fit...
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