The · Original · Journal

BTW - still posting frantically over here. More than I should be, considering the aforementioned lack of time. It's an addiction, whatcha gonna do?

We went into Owensboro today and had chinese at House of Canton. Bond is an eggroll junkie. We even got him to try a California roll, but the kelp around the outside turned him off, I think. We were going to go to Hobby Lobby - this is Paul-style romance, he HATES craft stuff. I was going to get to browse the sewing gear and look for trim for the gown I've had to put off - I have to get back in gear on it, or it will NEVER get done in time for Twelfth Night. Also, I was going to get another opportunity to drool over the Uber-Easel, a fabulous box easel with drawers and compartments for everything and the cat, and which costs over $100, so I'll never never get it.

But, Hobby Lobby was closed, so instead we went to the bookstore, and I drooled over the 5-inch-thick book on how to use my new software. The one that cost $50, which means I can't buy it, either. Along with several hundred dollars worth of books on HTML, Java and Flash how-to's and a stack of fantasy novels and manga.

Does anyone notice a pattern in the things I want lately??

Current Mood:	calm
Current Music:	Dervish - Peigyn mo chroy

On the other hand, LJ has its limitations, and those limitations are starting to feel like a too-tight, itchy skin. There are things I'd like to try that just DO NOT WORK on LiveJournal for one reason or another; it may be that at my level of programming ability (really, really really low), they won't work for me anywhere, I don't know.

In any case, I'm thinking of moving my main blog off of LJ and onto Paul's web space. Not like a secondary blog - those that I start, and I start plenty, believe me, all flop for lack of time. I think I just like making them. I am outgrowing this space somehow, I think. Anyway, I'm curious - how many of my friend's list would continue to read, were I not on LJ? Would I need to continue to back up entries here, as some others do, to keep others up-to-date?

So, just because I like playing with the poll creator:

Poll #74244 Quick survey
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 11

If I took my main journal off LJ and published it elsewhere, would you read it?

Current Mood:	thoughtful
Current Music:	Def Leppard - Now

I am pleasantly relaxed this evening for the first time in days and weeks. While I don't expect it to last long, I am going to revel in it while it's here. And to go along with that, I'd just like to say that Parmesian Cheese Popcorn is fantastic.

Current Mood:	calm
Current Music:	Enigma - Mea Culpa

from a conversation with a friend: "This client is driving me nuts today!"
"I'm sorry. I'd send you some chocolate to make you feel better, but I don't have any. I guess I'll just send you mental chocolate instead."

[edit] Nope. Not a test. Not a quiz. It's an inside joke, and I drawed it meself!! [end childish, badly spelled edit]

In other news, I have been working pretty much all day again. So much for weekends, huh? The site is up to over 4,000 hits now, and not a week old yet. If even just 1% of those hits translate into one box of cards sold, we'll have done so much better than we expected to this season it'll be amazing.

Bond has been ill the last couple of days, but he seems to be feeling better today. He's still pretty stuffed up in the evenings. I ordered him a new coat via e-bay ($8 total cost!) - well, okay, it's not new. But warm and in good shape, and Bond's size is all we need. We're not picky. ;-) Should get here in a few days. Also 2 new pairs of footie pajamas and a warm hat. He was thrilled with his new pajamas, and asked for the yellow pair this evening for bedtime.

Said bedtime was difficult, though. He was very VERY fussy and inclined to throw fits, hit and kick this evening. Along with assorted stresses from work (and the lack of a break from same), I lost my temper with him and gave a spaking that was harder than it needed to be. After this, I felt dreadful and gave so many cuddles to the boy that the original point of discipline was probably lost completely. *sigh* So, I took the car and went out for a drive to get myself together. Felt much better after this, and finished off the rest of my work.

Tomorrow it's back to the grind (as opposed to what?). Bond and I have many errands to run. 'Twill be busy.

Current Mood:	content
Current Music:	Heather Dale - Miles to Go

( Bond the Builder, because we had to scrap the mouse costume at the last second )

So, without further ado: the opening paragraph to the Novel
With No Discernable Plot!!

"It was altogether too cold. And, while no one could say that at this time of the morning it was too dark, there was something amiss that the dark seemed to make more obvious. Beside Rose in the bed, her husband slumbered on, blissfully unaware of his wife's wakeful fidgeting. Rose threw back the covers and stepped onto the hardwood floor; it felt like ice beneath her feet, and most of body cramped and shivered in sympathy for her abused toes. Swearing under her breath in a manner that would have shocked most of her ladies into swoons, she made her way around the bed and into the solar, where she stood, listening for some clue as to what had awakened her so early."

It's interesting the habits you find you have in some situations. My immediate reaction to the lack of electricity was to run around the house lighting candles. Never mind that at 5:30 in the morning, it's supposed to be dark. And not that a candle would give any heat, had we needed it badly. My next reaction (just gotta laugh at this one) was to turn on the computer to check the electric company's website for information. Internet dependant? Oh, maybe just a little.

The power is back on, now, and Bond is watching a coaster movie. Sign that you let your child watch too much television: when telling him "no, the TV is broken right now" brings on a flurry of "I sorry"'s and a need to cuddle, because the only reason he can think of for not being able to watch television is that Mommy is angry with him about something. After this coaster movie, put on to convince him once and for all that I'm not angry, I think we'll go for a little music this morning.

Making some adjustments to Bond's costume- he went to PPP as Mini-Me, but that costume only really works if Paul dresses as Dr. Evil along with us. He doesn't want to dress this evening, but I had been assuming he would. SO - I bought some grey felt, and will make a headband with ears later on - Bond will be a mouse for Halloween. Simple.

Current Mood:

tired