So apparently I'm going through another chapter change. I'm finding it interesting because it was pointed out the other week, when my office neighbors (a bar) tried to circumvent our landlord and offer to pay for me to move. Nice idea, but they would be on the short stick, because the landlord wouldn't go for what they'd want to do anyway. But ( Read more... )

For those not on FB, my deck started rotting in late spring (what should have been early summer). At first it was just a few soft spots, then it stopped raining and went from 30F at night to 70+F during the day for several weeks. At that point, the bacteria sung a hallelujah and acted like it was the last day on the planet. The result was 2 spots ( Read more... )

Being surprised by your students taking it to the next level. We had our gymnastics "recital" today, and I had several students that I was concerned with about how they'd perform. I'm proud of them. One of them did full backbends for the first time, enough to count has having accomplished the skill. Another proved to me that she can do stuff ( ( Read more... )

I just saw it today, and this is after reading all the neb-feminist rants about the Black Widow and her character development...

( Warning, spoilers included... )

And I decided it was probably a bad idea to go to the gym, I've discovered the ease of cooking with pine nuts, making cookies and hummus. Oh yeah, and finding out the annoyances that are the new neighbors. Both units beneath mine have sold, one to a woman who is a bad fur-mommy who leaves her two dogs alone inside for 10+ hours at a time. As a ( Read more... )

Which is kind of unavoidable as my deck is blooming (at least one flowering plant is, the other 6 or so are still works in progress).

I've been wandering around of late, spending more time reading Fallen Leaves by Will Durant. He's one of my favourite lyrical historians so it's interesting to hear his own thoughts on what he's witnessed. A good ( Read more... )

I can feel it. Certain things are starting to set me off, others I'm just done with and don't miss at all. I'm still curious as to which direction I'm being pulled, but I'm going to allow it because it's time. I'm watching for the signs, noting when there is synchronicity and letting that be the lead. It's spring and it's time for change and growth ( Read more... )

I'm walking away from things and walking towards others. Every time I open Facebook I sit and wonder why I'm even there. I scroll through half of it, comment and like few and in-between and noticing that I make a decision based on whether or not it's an open post and whether or not it's something I mind the search engines knowing. I don't mind, I ( Read more... )

Sitting in the room, listening to Led Zeppelin (Pastry got the recent offerings) and reading the remainder of The Upanishads that I haven't finished. The further realization that I've fallen further from the spirituality tree. But I'm turning around. The original thought was to see about spending a week up at the Monastery for a time of silent ( Read more... )

Liquid diets suck ass. My sugar levels are totally fucked thanks to it. But hey, awesome ice cream (that spikes me like there's no tomorrow ( Read more... )