Wednesday, November 19, 2003
lost in another universe
My birthday dinner was on Saturday night, and except for a side helping of Blue Screen of Death, I've been playing my new video game whenever I get some free time and need to decompress. In fact, if the PC laptop was here right now, I'd be playing it instead of writing this. It's a lot of fun. I'm going to try to see if I can take a screen shot of my game avatar, which frighteningly looks a lot like me.
Honestly it hasn't been all that much gaming. A little while on Saturday night. All day Sunday was spent working out the bugs / the BSOD until about 9pm, and I played long enough to get through the first little area, designed to allow you to find your game feet, as it were. Monday night from 8-10pm. That's it.
It snowed here today! It was unlike anything I've ever seen in Oregon. Big, fluffy, fat and sassy flakes. At first it didn't stick, but then it did, and almost as soon as it started it was over. We all were joined in a strange camaradarie watching the white stuff fall from the sky. It made me a little homesick. A little. And sadly, I forgot my little digital camera at home, so alas, no pics.
Hard to believe in a week I'll be on my way to see my sister. I'm sure it'll be much warmer there. :D
Thursday, November 13, 2003
33
It's hard to believe I could be 33. For a while I was convinced I wouldn't live past 30. It's not like I had a death wish or suicidal tendencies, just some weird hunch I had. Glad it proved wrong.
It's been a good day all around. Not very different than most other days, actually. Except that David, the owner of Palace Bakery, came today with a special little pastry box that someone had decorated with a fancy "Happy Birthday" and inside, two yummy looking pastries (a raspberry crumble-like thing and something that looks like very rich, dense chocolate cake). I was touched beyond words and impressed that he remembered. We talked once about his sister's birthday being on the same day yet wow, I can't believe he remembered, because it was an age ago. I didn't have the heart to tell him I don't really eat this sort of thing, though likely I will at least taste the chocolate thing.
Andra gave me 4 little sugar free candies in a fancy box. I was silly and ate them all at once. Now my stomach hurts and I have no one to blame but myself.
Hard to believe I've had my iBook for 3 years now. It's verging on "doorstop" as far as the timeline of computer lifespans go, but it's been a good little machine and I heart it so. I just wish it had a bigger hard drive, and then I could get OS X and be caught up to date with the rest of the world.
Ah yes, Thanksgiving in Las Vegas is a go! It will be fun because the day after Thanksgiving is my mom's birthday, and Saturday is my niece's. A fun-packed weekend! At least my flight home seems to have been upgraded to first class for free. Woo hoo!
Monday, November 10, 2003
good stuff
Last week, an on-line illustration clip art house emailed me and asked if I would be interested in submitting work to their site. I told them to yesyesYES, please send me the submission packet!
There is a very good chance I will be able to spend Thanksgiving with my mom, dad, sister and her family, including two nephews I've never even met. This all depends on whether or not my parents can make it, I think and if I really can get discount tickets. *knocks on wood*
I bought size eight jeans this weekend. SIZE EIGHT! I don't think I have ever worn size eights. I went straight from junior sizes to 10 or something. Consider also that probably a year ago I was in 16s verging on 18s. And these eights are not skin tight either. *happy dance*
The only downers are: the fact that I feel very, very lethargic, and I still have to do cafe shopping; John, our usual M+F afternoon guy, is as sick as a dog and therefore I also kind of have to stick around to help close. I have one more antibiotic pill left from Sinus Infection #3 of 2003, so that probably isn't helping my energy levels. That and Sore Back from Raking Leaves.
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
wow
I totally missed my third Blogger anniversary. anderson island, oct 24-26
