Let’s focus on me…

Says Happy Bunny today - Ha – don’t we always. Heehee.

Let’s talk interesting facts today…

One - my yoga instructor, besides attempting to encourage me to take up teaching yoga, actually offered to assist me if developing a workout for the summer. Isn’t that cool?!? I am sure it is not for free, but even so, I have found yoga to be so wonderful for just resting my body and giving my mind a chance to completely focus on myself and my body and I feel so free afterwards. I look forward to doing yoga Monday nights and I know last week when it was cancelled, I was so disappointed because I needed it. If I can continue through the summer on my own and keep the ability that I have gained since September, I would be so happy. The next session doesn’t start until Sept 29 and that is a long way away.

Two – I am eating like crap again. It was one thing in the winter to be pulling out the comfort food recipes. For the most part, I was following serving sizes and adding more vegetables in than required (don’t tell ndie and D – I don’t think they noticed – heehee). However, lately, I have just been eating large servings and I am eating out a LOT. I am still eating my veggies, but for snacks, I have been leaning towards the carbs and salt and sometimes, the overly creamy. I haven’t been as bad as some around me. (D ate an entire litre of soft ice cream from dairy queen – in one sitting!) A friend at work drank 3 bottles of wine, plus more alcohol, this weekend with her fiancée. The difference is I reach for the chips, the tortillas, the cheezies (mmmm, I love cheezies, I am eating cheezies now), the slush floats, the blizzards. That is what I am craving. That is what I want. Oh my goodness, and my peanut butter butterscotch squares – I am so adoring those. Oh, and the chewy candies – the gummy fish, the wine gums, the werther’s soft caramels, and the nerds (I love nerds – did you know they come in huge boxes), I so like my candy. So the question is – what the?!?

Three – today I went to THE post office downtown – I have never really been to The post office. I mean, I have been to the community ones and of course, my fave is the 7-11 down the street, but this is the main one. Oooooh! My fave coworkers takes me places I tell you. Heehee.

Four – My friend N rocks as a photographer! Seriously, you should see her photos. I have a few of them up in my office and she just gave me a couple more (though I forgot to get her to sign these). She also lent me a cd with her fave 90 (out of 3000) from her Antarctica trip. I love her photos so much and I would love to share them with the world. However, it is a passion of hers that is her hobby, and while I think her photos would make fantastic coffee table books (I would buy one for each of my friends), I don’t want to encourage her too much because I don’t want her to lose that passion. I don’t want to make her passion into a job that sustains her, though I honestly think she could easily. So while there is a part of me that constantly brings up the possibility, there is another part of me that says ‘stay back, it’s her decision.’ Sometimes it is so hard to not want your friends to strive for the greatness that they deserve.

Five – So J (of A&J fame) doesn’t think anything less, I also think she should make a book with her black and white photos of cemeteries – so detailed and haunting. Oooh – if you could incorporate some of the purgatory b&w pics – like ghosts or memories - that would rock even more.

Six – My office is soooooo dang hot; it is like a level of hell beyond what it is already. Sighhhh – and get this, the building management doesn’t want our supply people to provide fans. So I asked if I could bring my own in and I was told “it’s the plugging in that is the problem. So I cannot provide you with a fan.” Talk about double speak. So on my list of things to buy soon is a gosh darn fan, because I am dying at work. And it’s not because I am taking my own personal tropical vacations, other coworkers have complained as well. It is because the morons haven’t turned on the air conditioner despite the +18 days. Dudes! I would rather be cold than hot. I can add clothes; I can only take off so many. (cue Nelly with “It’s getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes – I am getting so hot, I will take my clothes off.)

Seven – Yesterday I worked like a dog at work. Today I took it a lot easier. That was nice. Firstly my fave coworker was back today as was another coworker I get along with. Secondly, despite my lackadaisical attitude, I still finished everything on my plate, except photocopying a file – which tomorrow I should be getting the other half, so it is not like it couldn’t wait. Part of me felt a bit guilty, but only a little bit. The extra person we got in is leaving soon, and she has no work to do other than planning her move, so as long as I do more than her (so not hard to do), then I think I am good. The big boss and little boss are both away anyway, so it’s not like anyone is really caring.

Eight – Have you seen these pictures? I agree with the anchor this morning on BT – this one bothers me more because it makes it seem a little more ‘a couple’ versus parent and child. But the other one is risqué and I think it’s the lipstick that makes her very Lolita-like.

Nine – stupid computer! My stupid Internet is not working. Good thing I write this in word first. I can only play so many games of Spider solitaire before I get completely bored. Already did the little things that needed to be updated in the computer. How much more can I do to get this thing working? Guess this just goes to say that I should probably get off the computer and go do something. Heehee.

Ten – so you get this one day later than I wrote it. The Internet never did come back up yesterday, which was fine. I got off of it and had some supper and watched some of my shows while doing a puzzle. It was all good. Today was just another day. Started off not so good with the fave coworker and beyotch ganging up together on me and after trying to explain it and them not getting it, I threw my hands up and walked away to see if I could get details to show them. Of course the computers at work weren’t working all that well either. Supposedly Mercury is in Retrograde with always screws up technology. Heehee. It’s all good now and after a bit, I knew to step back and not take it personally. It was hard at the time not to, since I was the one who was working the numbers and trying to make things work out better for our clients. But it really brings it into focus who has better people skills than others because beyotch’s clients aren’t responding in a timely fashion whereas fave coworker’s have. There is more to that story, but what is the point of telling it. We just let beyotch do her thing and let the big boss try to rope her into line.

Okay – back to life – it is Wednesday and I have supper to make and shows to watch.

Bring Him Home

This song has been playing for so long in my head now. I had to track it down on the Internet because the only copy I have is on cassette and there is no cassette player near my computer unless you count the Walkman. Now I have several of the songs playing in the background and it is amazing the visual my memories have playing in my head. A long ago friend, Cindy (also know for introducing me to new country music) introduced me to this play/musical and this was the first musical I saw. We had awesome seats in the first balcony. You can never really lose that sensation of being in a theatre and hearing the songs and how it grabs you. Bring him home was such an emotional song for me and I think it was my favorite from the first hearing. My next favorite would be On my own. I think because I understand the imagination that goes with that song. I know the feeling of day dreaming with such detail that it seems almost real and how that thought can save you from the desolation that plagues you in reality. But reality never goes far and while the thought can save you, it is only temporary. All the songs are amazing and if you haven’t seen it in person, I strongly recommend it.

Anyway, I know it has been a few days, er, weeks since I last wrote. I guess I could summarize for you. Lost again in the Fuj Memorial. Tied for first with 3 other teams – out of 4 teams. 1 team lost every game and 1 team skunked which made them the winners. Sighhhh.

My office is a mess. Nice person that I am, I gave the dresser I was using in my office away to my brother’s friend. The intention a few weeks ago was to obtain something instead, but since he didn’t reply back until 2 days before he wanted it, I didn’t think he still wanted it. Oops! So now everything that was in/on the dresser is now all over my floor. You can fit a lot of stuff in a 5-drawer dresser. And of course, I do not know if I am going to be able to find something to replace it. I may have to build something and goodness knows with me that could take awhile.

Speaking of making things – all the material is cut out for the curtains. I just need to thread my machine and sew. How long have I been working on that? Heehee.

The Home Show was interesting this year (thanks S! for lending us the parking space). However, the whole reason I wanted to go was the green space and due to a lack of decent markings, we totally missed the hall with the green space in it. Shite!

Had a great rant about the First Nation who are trying to say their chief, 100 years ago, was underpaid by the government for land they sold that is now part of south Edmonton. The Supreme Court said it wasn’t even worth having a trial for. Goodness, was I peeved me for several days. Poor fave coworker got to get the majority of my rants. I have thoughts about it still and the fact that the most common response should be duh! When doesn’t the government try to get a deal buying the land so they can sell it at a profit? Heck, what person doesn’t do that? Have you heard of flipping? Anyway, they want money, of course. Not that the government even recognizes their first nation anymore since they disbanded in the 1890’s. Yes, 1890’s – I didn’t type that wrong. Sheesh. And if the government did decide to pay them, then there is no inflation, no interest, nothing the like. If it should have been $0.25 more an acre, then they get $0.25 per acre. And if that adds up to $25, then that’s all they get. You had more than ample time to bring this up which is why there is a statute of limitations. Of course that would bring me to my other rant about certain people expecting extra privileges because of their ancestors’ past. But don’t get me started on that one.

Has anyone tried Mucho Burrito yet? Goodness, I heard about this new place opening in Edmonton and with my passion for Mexican food, I sooooooo want to try it. It looks nummy and decently priced.

Motivation time – at work, I am doing a side project for an upcoming workshop that little boss volunteered for. I was voluntold to get some information on motivational speakers and I came across Troy Payne. He has a blog post called Life is a Bus Ride? It has an interesting premise behind it about life and the people who come and leave. I thought it was an interesting thought and just wanted to share it with everyone.

Work has mostly been quite quiet. Fave coworker was out of the office for pretty much 3 weeks and beyotch was also out for three weeks. So it was very quiet. However, that ahs all changed. Both are back and the latest addition (who will also be leaving soon) is on holidays and she left me a pile of stuff that she never completed. Which annoys the carp out of me because there were lots of days where I was bored out of my gourd and I could have finished them all, but since I had NO idea what she had done, I couldn’t touch. I should have just went with my instinct which said she did nothing, because I would have been pretty much right. Sighhhh.

Anyway, I am feeling tired, so I think I am going to get ready for bed.