Oh, where, oh where, has little silvertedy been?
Life has definitely gone on w/o me, and that's cool. It w/b far too much pressure to think that folks were waiting on bated breath for my next move.
The apartment saga is ongoing. I'm still in my residence, I've filed a tenant petition, and have undertaken HOURS of research through misfiled documents at the office in charge of rental properties for DC. There's a long road ahead. I've had help. And that's good, but it's still overwhelming sometimes. I still have to try to find a lawyer. I've tried not to let it affect my work, but it has, b/c the rental agency office is only open 8:30-3:30, M-F. My boss has been a mega-great sport about the whole thing, and I'm trying very hard not to give him any cause to be anything but. I'll take it as it comes, I guess.
It was sheer bliss to see and hang out w/moosesal, alysonwonderlan, caoilainn, dancetomato, and essene while moosesal was in town. It's wonderful to see everyone so happy, even with difficult aspects to some of their lives.
It was more fun than I could have imagined to play hostess to caoilainn for a weekend. And she was THE best of sports--enduring schlepping through the DC heat and humidity from the Metro to my apt., not once making me feel like an old lady when I conked out on her so early Saturday night and got up so late Sunday morning, graciously and gracefully enduring my little bunny girl's prickly (and noisy!) and prissy attitude. What a fabulous, strong, smart, beautiful woman.
Speaking of fabulous, strong, smart, beautiful women, giro_girl has just been my rock over these past few weeks (she always was sweet and wonderful and warm and funny, but now I appreciate her even more). Although she has more than her own fair share of rocky patches, sorrows, and struggles, she's made it a point to be there for me. She's been so patient w/me as I rant about things, including the fact that I'm reading for a wedding in a month and quite literally don't fit into anything I own that's appropriate, and instead of smacking me alongside the head and screaming, "Would you just shut up, get up off your fat ass, and start exercising already and maybe you'd lose a few pounds?!?!" That alone must take an incredible amount of self restraint. She is a far, far better person than I, I've always known this, and it is an honor to just know her.
To get myself writing again, I put that ficathon out there. It's totally cool if folks don't sign up. It's more for me than anything.
It was great reading about folks' adventures at WriterCon, but the more I read, the more I wondered if I'd really bring something to the party if I went some year or if I'd just crash it. ; )
Took my office plant home. They wanted to "quaratine" him again, and as I (nor anyone else for that matter) have never seen even one gnat around him, I got sick of their nagging and just took him home. Buster's now in a better place all around for all of us. Maybe I'll try fish for my office next time.
Cinders has another vet appt. this Friday. She's just been such a girl.
Mom's still doing great. Her and dad are surviving in the 90-100+ degree heat they've been having in the Midwest. No rain either. Apparently everything is pretty much dead and brown. Their new mission is to get me to buy Kevin Troudoe's(sp) book, which I'm not going to, but Dad will call me special to tell me something he read from it. The calls are nice, the "info" not so much.
I'm only committed to watching four shows right now!! It's a great feeling. I bought the first season of Slings and Arrows b/c I had a coupon and B&N had nothing else I wanted/could afford and I knew I'd wanted to see it anyway. Haven't watched it yet, but I will.
Office is fine. New editor started. She seems super sweet. And she's very Democrat, so that immediately got her points around here.
I've been very bad about corresponding w/people. Not just in lj, but by phone and by email. Must make more effort.
Just read the absolute very best book I've read in longer than I can say. Eragon. I can't stop thinking about it. I wanted to start rereading it again as soon as I finished it yesterday. It's just engaging in every way. It depressed me that the author started it when he was 15 and finished when he was 19, but since I intend to live a very, very long life, there's still time for me.
Went to see a fortune teller w/giro_girl and it was interesting. I was intrigued by how un-PC the woman and her daughter (who did giro_girl's reading) were. Smoking away w/a little toddler and an even littler dog running about. She gave a pretty good reading, but then she spoiled it by wanting me to have her realign my chakuras(sp)(I'm way out of whack) and cleanse my aura (apparently, I'm missing two whole colors!). Now, I'm not saying that that's not stuff that doesn't need to be done as it's far from my area of expertise, but well, it came off as a hard sell. *g*
Seen quite a few movies lately:
- The Night Listener: Seemed completely possible and plausible to me, if not THE best cinematic experience I've ever had.
- Lady in the Water: Not what I'd expected, in a good way. Took a few turns I hadn't seen coming.
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend: VERY entertaining, although I must admit to not really seeing Uma Thurman's stunning beauty as most folks seem to.
- You, Me, and Dupree: Hilarious!!!!
I think that's pretty much everything worth telling and then some. I'll keep the drippy, moody crap to myself, as I've been rereading some of my posts and realize even more than I did before what a wet blanket this little girl can be. Blech, blech, blech!!!!
The apartment saga is ongoing. I'm still in my residence, I've filed a tenant petition, and have undertaken HOURS of research through misfiled documents at the office in charge of rental properties for DC. There's a long road ahead. I've had help. And that's good, but it's still overwhelming sometimes. I still have to try to find a lawyer. I've tried not to let it affect my work, but it has, b/c the rental agency office is only open 8:30-3:30, M-F. My boss has been a mega-great sport about the whole thing, and I'm trying very hard not to give him any cause to be anything but. I'll take it as it comes, I guess.
It was sheer bliss to see and hang out w/moosesal, alysonwonderlan, caoilainn, dancetomato, and essene while moosesal was in town. It's wonderful to see everyone so happy, even with difficult aspects to some of their lives.
It was more fun than I could have imagined to play hostess to caoilainn for a weekend. And she was THE best of sports--enduring schlepping through the DC heat and humidity from the Metro to my apt., not once making me feel like an old lady when I conked out on her so early Saturday night and got up so late Sunday morning, graciously and gracefully enduring my little bunny girl's prickly (and noisy!) and prissy attitude. What a fabulous, strong, smart, beautiful woman.
Speaking of fabulous, strong, smart, beautiful women, giro_girl has just been my rock over these past few weeks (she always was sweet and wonderful and warm and funny, but now I appreciate her even more). Although she has more than her own fair share of rocky patches, sorrows, and struggles, she's made it a point to be there for me. She's been so patient w/me as I rant about things, including the fact that I'm reading for a wedding in a month and quite literally don't fit into anything I own that's appropriate, and instead of smacking me alongside the head and screaming, "Would you just shut up, get up off your fat ass, and start exercising already and maybe you'd lose a few pounds?!?!" That alone must take an incredible amount of self restraint. She is a far, far better person than I, I've always known this, and it is an honor to just know her.
To get myself writing again, I put that ficathon out there. It's totally cool if folks don't sign up. It's more for me than anything.
It was great reading about folks' adventures at WriterCon, but the more I read, the more I wondered if I'd really bring something to the party if I went some year or if I'd just crash it. ; )
Took my office plant home. They wanted to "quaratine" him again, and as I (nor anyone else for that matter) have never seen even one gnat around him, I got sick of their nagging and just took him home. Buster's now in a better place all around for all of us. Maybe I'll try fish for my office next time.
Cinders has another vet appt. this Friday. She's just been such a girl.
Mom's still doing great. Her and dad are surviving in the 90-100+ degree heat they've been having in the Midwest. No rain either. Apparently everything is pretty much dead and brown. Their new mission is to get me to buy Kevin Troudoe's(sp) book, which I'm not going to, but Dad will call me special to tell me something he read from it. The calls are nice, the "info" not so much.
I'm only committed to watching four shows right now!! It's a great feeling. I bought the first season of Slings and Arrows b/c I had a coupon and B&N had nothing else I wanted/could afford and I knew I'd wanted to see it anyway. Haven't watched it yet, but I will.
Office is fine. New editor started. She seems super sweet. And she's very Democrat, so that immediately got her points around here.
I've been very bad about corresponding w/people. Not just in lj, but by phone and by email. Must make more effort.
Just read the absolute very best book I've read in longer than I can say. Eragon. I can't stop thinking about it. I wanted to start rereading it again as soon as I finished it yesterday. It's just engaging in every way. It depressed me that the author started it when he was 15 and finished when he was 19, but since I intend to live a very, very long life, there's still time for me.
Went to see a fortune teller w/giro_girl and it was interesting. I was intrigued by how un-PC the woman and her daughter (who did giro_girl's reading) were. Smoking away w/a little toddler and an even littler dog running about. She gave a pretty good reading, but then she spoiled it by wanting me to have her realign my chakuras(sp)(I'm way out of whack) and cleanse my aura (apparently, I'm missing two whole colors!). Now, I'm not saying that that's not stuff that doesn't need to be done as it's far from my area of expertise, but well, it came off as a hard sell. *g*
Seen quite a few movies lately:
- The Night Listener: Seemed completely possible and plausible to me, if not THE best cinematic experience I've ever had.
- Lady in the Water: Not what I'd expected, in a good way. Took a few turns I hadn't seen coming.
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend: VERY entertaining, although I must admit to not really seeing Uma Thurman's stunning beauty as most folks seem to.
- You, Me, and Dupree: Hilarious!!!!
I think that's pretty much everything worth telling and then some. I'll keep the drippy, moody crap to myself, as I've been rereading some of my posts and realize even more than I did before what a wet blanket this little girl can be. Blech, blech, blech!!!!