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January 2007 Archive
Tuesday,
January 30, 2007
This
week's flowers:
posted on 1/30/2007 05:14:00 PM
Monday,
January 29, 2007
Gunther
Vision
Hello, Handsome
Playing with my camera strap
posted on 1/29/2007 07:59:00 PM
2:1 Pet to
Person Ratio!
Meet Gunther:
My looks-like-I'm-getting-a-cat look.
If I were writing a personal ad for a cat it would read:
Seeking affectionate, fun-loving
DSM* fond of lying in sunny spots or on window sills. Headbutting
a must. Solid gray or black perferred.
*Domestic Shorthair Male
Gunther nee Roman fits the bill perfectly!
More soon. I just got home and Gunther settled into his transitional
home in the bathroom. I had a great trip to Minnestoa and my birthday
was great. But after a couple late night and much socializing and
animal excitement, I am pooped out. Stay tuned.
posted on 1/29/2007 02:04:00 PM
Friday,
January 19, 2007
My DSL is up! Viva la AT&T! I am online!
posted on 1/19/2007 06:02:00 PM
Tuesday,
January 16, 2007
The
Hits Just Keep On Coming
Earthlink is
the antichrist. The process of trying to transfer and upgrade service
after I moved was so absolutely awful and maddening that I am sick
to my stomach I've given them money every month for the last 7 years.
I'm getting a new ISP.
My lovely
little laptop may finally be dead. It's a tiny, perfect HP 1998
Omnibook that I bought refurbished in 2000. Yeah, it's ancient and
only a 4GB harddrive but it was so small, light and absolutely perfect
for what I needed a laptop to do. I'm investigating if it can be
resurrected or needs a dignified burial.
 I got a Peapod
order of food yesterday and have been eating very healthy. I've
had great experiences with Peapod. I hope Peapod is never on my
shitlist, like Earthlink has.
I am healed!
Early last week I literally busted my ass. I pulled a muscle somewhere
deep in my left buttock and was in a lot of pain. Thankfully it
healed before THursday and Friday's gig. And I'm back to normal
now. And back in the gym!
My new apartment
is fantastic! I love it and I feel so comfy. And I love that my
friends feel good there too.
Despite horrible
tech stuff, I am in great shape for the new year. I've got 90 more
square feet and easily 30% less junk! So, right now I'm still pretty
exhausted and a bit frustrated, but I know I'm in very good stead
once these roadblocks are removed.
Happy 2007!
posted on 1/16/2007 03:06:00 PM
Saturday,
January 13, 2007
MELTDOWN.
I had my six-weeks-in-the-making meltdown today. I have being going
nonstop since the day before Thanksgiving, including decision to
move, packing, a move, unpacking, a headcold, a trip to Minnesota
to visit my Mom in the hospital, ending in two days of graphic facilitation.
The work was intense, but went well. I was just energetically unprepared.
I am completely spent. My DSL still isn't up and my poor, old laptop
may have finally given up the ghost.
I totally lost in on the phone with my friend Jim. Thankfully, he
was kind and I'm now at his computer catching up with the world
before I buy some food and head home to hibernate.
Since I don't have email up, please do not email me well wishes.
Just send them telepathically. I'm sure I'll get 'em. I may not
be getting my USPS mail yet, but I should get the vibes.
xo
posted on 1/13/2007 04:04:00 PM
Thursday,
January 04, 2007
Third
Day in New Apartment Report
 I can't find
my underwear. What box is it still in?
My phone is
up, but ISP's not. So if you know me and need to get ahold of me,
please call.
I've got
a super deep, big tub with very hot water. This makes me very happy.
My old tub was great. The new tub is even better.
My kitchen
is miniscule. I knew that on one level. Now I'm experiencing it
on another level. I can't fit my 1 quart bottle of olive oil on
any of the cabinet shelved because they are so shallow. No bulk
buying for me. The flipside is that I should have fresher food for
lack of hoarding space.
My new Pagent
Green rug from Pier 1 looks fantastic and feels super comfy! Jim
and Pat came over for Thai food last night and we were all cozy.
I'm switching
my DSL over. Grrr. My first ISP was Mindspring, and I've been a
loyal Earthlink customer since they bought Mindspring. I've been
happy with their customer service and happy that I nearly never
needed their customer service. On Tuesday I called to switch and
I had a super pleasant conversation with a very competent sounding
man. On Wednesday I call back (after moving my phone over to the
new location) and have an awful, not useful FORTY SEVEN MINUTE conversation
(er, uh, maybe 10 of that was conversation, the rest was a purgatory
of Pachabel's Canon on a loop. No kidding. Over and over.) with
a woman who barely could finish sentences! At one point on hold,
I realize she never asked for my apartment number and that could
be why she was getting error messages when testing the new address.
When she comes back I tell her this and then she gets mad at me
for not giving her the complete address?! Completely maddening.
Today, I've got to call again and try to get a handle on what's
going on.
As a New Years
resolution, I've decided to always have fresh flowers. Both my mom
and sis usually have flowers around. I've wanted to do the same,
but in the old place was so crowded that I rarely had a horizontal
surface to enjoy them. Yesterday I bought red, fuschia and pink
gerber daises. Put them in a vase I adore that I got at the thrift
store for thirty cents. I'll post a picture as soon as I can.
posted on 1/04/2007 12:18:00 PM
Tuesday,
January 02, 2007
I've
Moved!
A huge, huge thanks to Jen, Josh, Jim, Pat, Anne, Alise and Jay
for their help yesterday. It took 5 hours to move, and then we feasted
on pizza and soda. How did it take
five hours? With my headcold, I couldn't connected two ideas
together, so mid-move, I became quite the surly girl. Thankfully,
my friends were all positive problem solvers, so they were super!
Post-pizza, I was in my new place, totally surrounded in boxes.
I was tired, but I really wanted to get a little settled. And I
wanted to watch teevee. Thanks to my Ocean's Eleven dvd in my tv,
I got my cubes set up, and my futon frame put together. And Numo's
cage set up. So we could both hunker down with some normalcy.
I just couldn't bring myself to reckoning with the phone and DSL
switch. So, at this moment, my phone is at the old place.* And I'm
using the wifi at my local coffeeshop.
I'm one achy kiddo, between the headcold and the move. But I can't
complain. I'm starting the new year in a new apartment!
My friends praised the new apartment. Jen said simply, "Your old
place and new place are simply night and day." Yeah, at the old
place Jim saw three men
urinating at the dumpsters right where we were moving out the old
place. The new place lent us dollies that help loads.
Positive change.
posted on 1/02/2007 11:12:00 AM
Monday,
January 01, 2007
Hello,
2007!
I had one of those rare days when one wakes up thinking, "Today
is the day." I made the
decision to move November 22nd. 80% of my thought has been directed
towards that goal since.
Today I move.
I didn't partake in my New Years Eve tradition: introverting, journaling,
looking back at the past year and forward to the next. I was out
by 10:15 pm thanks to a head cold and medicine. The goal setting
will have to wait. Having put my hands on all of my posessions and
getting rid of 30% of it which was junk, I am in great shape for
change.
I'm signing off, taking apart the computer and the desk. Send me
well wishes for decent weather, no pulled back muscles and few broken
things today!
posted on 1/01/2007 09:06:00 AM
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