It's been a LONG day. Cats woke me up before dawn...ran errands, still fighting a migraine. Persephone of the Cast-Iron Stomach ate most of the bite size cookie and cream mini cakes I bought to serve at the self-defense lecture I'm hosting Friday. Don't panic...she's eaten much more toxic things. Like acne cream. Uncovered a treasure at Goodwill - a very old copy of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. The world wide beliefs on life, death and rebirth are always fascinating...looking forward to reading it. Also found a satirical book on the zodiac. And, there's a perfume vendor in my local mall right now, utterly convinced he mixed a custom Nag Champa perfume for Lady Gaga. I'm relatively certain I should just start listing that common error on my resume. Fine...Gaga and I look a lot alike, by pure coincidence. Expect my application for the celebrity look a like call to be filed tomorrow. Stopping by to say hello, and offer hopes your day was awesome.
Really busy this week. Very tired cause of these 12 hour work days. The sad thing is I'm teaching classed in Renton and it takes me 1 1/2-2 hours depending on traffic. So, running by to say hi :)
On this Monday I pass on a wise thought my Irish grandfather told me a long time ago: Don’t ever wrestle with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it. Certainly applies to life!
There's nothing like the warning labels on "idiot proof" objects. One of my stocking stuffer presents for Christmas was a petty bottle of lavender-vanilla hand soap. I set it in my bathroom without a thought. That is, until, after company had come over, and the bottle had gotten turned around. And, there it was, in all caps: THIS IS NOT FOOD. DO NOT EAT. The saddest part? You know that warning is there...because someone's done it! Cue: dismay. Have a great day!
Here's a thought / question for my highly respected police officer friends. In my adult life, I've had occassion to call 911 and speak to first responders on a blessedly limited number of occasions. But, I've noticed something strange. Even though 911 operators spend all their time begging callers to stay calm, when they encounter someone calm, and communicating clearly and precisely...their first thought is that this is a prank call? That's happened twice now. Just the other day, I witnessed a nasty car crash, and pulled over to call 911 and try to help. I found myself almost literally having to say, "No, there really is a bad accident. Would acting hysterical help?" Does that happen where you're stationed? Or am I really a freak, able to stay calm in chaos and deliver a concise report? Hmm...things to ponder. Have a good one!
Hey, hope you had a great day. Mine was kinda weird. My work cell phone was having issues and kept ringing when it wasn't really ringing (nobody was calling)--it just kept playing some tune that I didn't even know was on the phone. Still haven't found it and I checked all the tunes. I thought I was going crazy but my son and future daughter-in-law heard it too. And I was not feeling good this morning. Feeling better now but this morning was rough. Good enough to run in and say hi :)
Facts: Every family on Earth is dysfunctional. And, everyone thinks their family is craziest. Here's my entry in family lunacy: The time is 9:00, New Years Eve. The hoard of children are bored of their zombie shooting game. What next? Naturally...the old childhood game of cops and robbers becomes survivors versus zombies. Makeup and all. After all, what new year can truly start unless you've been tasked with impersonating a zombie? And, as the artsy one...my task was, assemble cardboard stage, assign harmless weapons, do makeup I can easily clean later, lead my zombies, and recruit a cousin to lead the survivors. This was live action Left 4 Dead, and my job was to portray a special zombie who cries to let you know she's in the area. You tell me: were my tears and wailing an act, or insanity setting in, and the wails real? New Years' check list: impersonate a zombie to entertain a bunch of kids/teenagers...check. Haha! TGIF!
