It was horribly hot for me. Broke the 1958 record high temperature and hit 115 F on the Saturday. Between that and the over air-conditioned casinos, no wonder I had a cold. The back and forth between hot and cold was killer ( Read more... )

It knows no bounds. 9:15 a.m. here and the phone rings. Man is calling to confirm his appointment with Alison for tomorrow. Dude, I don't know who Alison is or what she does, but you're not doing it here! :D ( Read more... )

A few days ago dipsas posted a tiny slice of life that reminded me that I also have little tidbits of my life that are wonderful and never make it onto LJ, like how I see the changing of the seasons on my walk home from the bus in the middle of the night. How the smell has changed from green and damp to brown, clear and crisp. The very few hardy crickets ( Read more... )

and I will be on a bus leaving for Las Vegas. To say I am excited is an understatement, I think. And I am nearly ready. Still have to buy a few things, I think, but mostly ready. One more load of laundry for the washer. And I was a good girl and did all the bedding and towels first so that I would not succumb to the "Oh, I can do those anytime" ( Read more... )

To the young men outside setting off fireworks in celebration of Canada Day ( Read more... )

about Ryan's delightful little trick on me at work last week. We were doing closing duties and I went into the back room for something or other. I wasn't paying attention when I came back out, but when we were getting ready to leave I picked up my book to stick it in my purse and discovered he had shrink-wrapped my book. It's a shame I wasn't ( Read more... )

Yes, even with temperatures back down below freezing for our daytime high, there was another sure sign of spring this morning. I got up this morning, wandered, sleepy-eyed, into the bathroom. Slightly more awake, I wandered back out through the kitchen and spotted something small on the floor. Looking more closely... a mouse. Yes, spring is here, ( Read more... )

on the back of a chocolate bar that Nyssa brought home the other day ( Read more... )

- I cooked a 9 dish Vietnamese meal for my sister's 40th birthday. Gave a her a book called Sex After 40. On seeing the cover, my father leaned over and whispered, "It's blank inside, isn't it?" Good call, Dad ( Read more... )

We're doing a mass hiring at work on Monday. When we do this, a sign goes up in the theatre lobby to let people know. It has become obvious that none of us who work there ever read the sign, likely because we already work there and know how the hiring process goes ( Read more... )