Off to dance class! We have only a few more days before the performance at Earth Fare. I’m a little nervous. I’ve missed two lessons because I was in Las Vegas visiting Mom last week. She kept me really busy, so not a lot of time to practise. I had the best intentions… but you…
It is about 2:00 AM. I just heard the first gun shot in my otherwise quiet neighborhood. This is very surreal. The last time I lived in an area where there were gun shots, they were from hunters tracking dear or other game. The time before that was when I lived in Durham. I rented…
Today we had an extra practise for dance class. Three hours! This has been one of those amazingly full days. Knitting group in the morning from 10-2, dance from 3-7, and then work at home from 8:00 until whenver I fall over. We’re working on two choreographies: one that we’ve been learning over the holidays…
Finally! For the first time since I got sick, I worked Rajiyyah. She was full of herself but we made some major advances. We didn’t get to ride, but I did work her in light side reins and the bit. Something spooked her during the workout and she bolted in an arc around the lunge…
Finally, after a month, I made it back to dance class tonight! Imagine my surprise to learn that our next recital is in two weeks!! EEP! We’re still learning a new choreography to Madura’s Isdes. Fun fusion song. We might also do another dance to Bakara (not sure who that song is by). It’s fun,…
One of those weeks. Roof is still leaking. The kitties are going in places where they shouldn’t and leaving presents. I heard something running around in the attic. I was convinced it was a squirrel (luckily it was just a loud heating system kicking in). Most nights I have been hearing something loud, like a…
Okay, so I’m incredibly lazy this weekend. I’ve done some work for clients, but mostly I’ve stayed in bed and slept. I am trying to kick this sinus infection and it seems hopeless. It just hangs on, like a leech. On a funny note… Ambush has started playing with this blue strip of rabbit fur….
The farrier came out this evening. Bad timing: I had forgotten that the farrier appointment conflicted with two classes on Thursday (including belly dance class). Last time the farrier was out, Isis was ouchy in her rear end. She even tried to kick the farrier — unusual for her. The chiropractor was out a few…
This stupid sinus infection has been lingering. I know I should go back to the doctor’s for a different antibiotic. Unfortunately, since it is now pas the new year, I would have to pay on the deductible before my insurance would kick in fully. That means another $100 or so in a month that is…
Happy New Years! Just after midnight, a friend of mine called to wish me a happy new year. Several other people at the party also received calls from family and friends. The song on the radio was “Come On baby light my fire.” What does that mean for the new year? Related Images:
So here it is New Year’s Eve… I’m going to visit with some friends until probably about 1:00 AM. We’re going to watch the (classic version) Wicker Man with Christopher Lee. Excellent movie. Should be fun. Related Images:
I’m a geek. First one to admit it. I’ve had bosses who haven’t known what to do with me because I am so into technology. I think gadgets are fun and amazing. I am an early adopter of technology. Maybe it’s the science fiction writer in me that loves the gadgets. One of my bosses…
One of the technical writing mailing lists I’m on posted a link to a site with freeware/open source software listings. This site, NGO-In-a-Box, provides a list of open source or freeware software geared towards a specific purpose: audio/video editing, desktop publishing, etc. The Audio/Video site looks excellent. Unfortunately the desktop publishing portion appears to be…
It had been nearly two weeks since my last visit out to see the kids. I finally went out to see them on Sunday. Man, I had been going through withdrawal. It’s hard to explain what it is like. Visiting my horses has always been my sanity check, especially when I’m under a lot of…
I’ve been really sick for the past 10 days or so. A good percentage of my office mates have had the current plague (sinus infection or kidney stones seems like) since Thanksgiving. I came down with the sinus infection stuff a week and a half ago. It culiminated on a drive back from picking up…