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Resolution update & highlights
Jun. 17th, 2023 10:38 amWelp, so much for posting monthly to keep myself accountable. I'm glad I didn't make posting in my dreamwidth blog a resolution tbh. Though I am hopeful I'm going to get back on track posting & commenting ...God, it's good to have hope lol. On to the resolutions:( Resolution update - 6-month mark )
It's another grey wet morning, the robins and starlings are absolutely thriving on the lawn. Seeing them dig around in the dandelion & grass makes up for the cold weather. Though I do hope we get some warmer temperatures soon. Last week I dug out all my summer clothes and I'd like to get a chance to wear them at some point this summer.
This was a good week so far. Some highlights are:
I finally tackled the rust spots in our dishwasher, using Rerack vinyl repair gloop that looks a lot like Wite-out and dishwasher rack caps.
I hauled out a few more boxes from the attic, continuing with my goal to get the attic empty. My parents used to use the attic for storage but I find it's too much of a pain in the ass to get things in and out of. When I cleared out my Dad's fishing shed in 2021, I started moving from the attic to the shed because there's way more room and no ladders.
In the attic I found a bunch of stuff that belonged to my brother which was a nostalgia bomb in mostly good ways...except the old bottles of cologne. They did not keep well these past 23 years. I get why my parents stored it all as when we moved in 2006 it had only been 6 years since he passed so I think it was still too soon for them. Still, it was a shock as I didn't realize how much his toys, hockey gear, and clothes had been kept.
My partner surprised me with an All-In-One 24MP HDMI film scanner, which I did not expect at all. I had mentioned to him that I was thinking about cleaning up all the film negatives & a pack of old slides my parents had and trying to figure out how to get digital copies. I haven't tried it out yet but now I have a new project to work on lol. Maybe something for the winter as this summer I'm hoping to get more done around the house.
It's another grey wet morning, the robins and starlings are absolutely thriving on the lawn. Seeing them dig around in the dandelion & grass makes up for the cold weather. Though I do hope we get some warmer temperatures soon. Last week I dug out all my summer clothes and I'd like to get a chance to wear them at some point this summer.
This was a good week so far. Some highlights are:
We have a dedicated wall on campus for graffiti and I was delighted to see some Nightmare before Christmas inspired art work recently:
( A couple more pics behind the cut )
Other highlights of the week so far:
+ I got a manicure yesterday. It's been well over a decade since I've had my nails painted by a nail technician at a salon. I'm more the type to paint them at home because it's so pricey but it was really nice to have someone else do them along with the shaping & cuticle maintenance I tend to neglect.
+ The Mindfulness class went well this week, I've been finding parts of the practice easier and we have less homework thankfully :P We're supposed to do a full day retreat later this month and I'm curious to see what that will be like.
+ The weather has been gorgeous and I think the sunny week has been helping my mood & mind a lot.
+ I've been enjoying quite a few shows lately, such as House of Dragons, She-Hulk, Andor, and Rings of Power as well as our seasonal tradition of watching Halloween Baking Championship & Halloween Wars on Food Network. I've recently gotten into putting on old episodes of Unsolved Mysteries for background noise and that's been a trip down memory lane. My older cousin & I used to watch it religiously when we were growing up, every week we'd curl up on the couch or in my bedroom to watch it on the old 14 inch. I love it but the theme music still sends shivers down my spine.
( A couple more pics behind the cut )
Other highlights of the week so far:
+ I got a manicure yesterday. It's been well over a decade since I've had my nails painted by a nail technician at a salon. I'm more the type to paint them at home because it's so pricey but it was really nice to have someone else do them along with the shaping & cuticle maintenance I tend to neglect.
+ The Mindfulness class went well this week, I've been finding parts of the practice easier and we have less homework thankfully :P We're supposed to do a full day retreat later this month and I'm curious to see what that will be like.
+ The weather has been gorgeous and I think the sunny week has been helping my mood & mind a lot.
+ I've been enjoying quite a few shows lately, such as House of Dragons, She-Hulk, Andor, and Rings of Power as well as our seasonal tradition of watching Halloween Baking Championship & Halloween Wars on Food Network. I've recently gotten into putting on old episodes of Unsolved Mysteries for background noise and that's been a trip down memory lane. My older cousin & I used to watch it religiously when we were growing up, every week we'd curl up on the couch or in my bedroom to watch it on the old 14 inch. I love it but the theme music still sends shivers down my spine.
š¶ You gotta try, try, try, try...š¶
Oct. 6th, 2022 02:06 pmWork is a little slow so I decided it was a good time to do a little dreamwidth catch up. Two thoughts that occurred to me are:
1) Iām not alone in struggling to maintain/establish a regular posting schedule so that makes me feel better.
2) Do folks think itās weird to comment on older posts? Is it similar to āheartingā older Instagram posts? Iām cool with folks commenting on my older posts but now Iām curious, how do you feel about it?
In my last update I mentioned I was going to start a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Iām now in the third week of the program. The class itself is on Tuesday evenings for about 2 & Ā½ hours but thereās coursework weāre supposed to every day which totals to about an hour of meditation & and 20-30 minutes of work sheets. Iām enjoying the classes but the homework has been a challenge.
First, I struggle with time management so trying to fit in an hour of meditation each day has been tricky. Second, we had to do body scan lying down meditations for the first two weeks & I kept falling asleep! Thankfully, this week weāre doing standing meditations and itās so much better for me. Overall, I do think it is helping and Iām hoping that the course will help me get into & maintain a regular meditation practice.
Johnās fully moved into his new downtown and I feel weāve adjusted to the new commute. Itās nice, he has an actual view of the Narrows aka St. Johnās harbour. The only downside is his new office doesnāt have a parking lot so Iām the one always driving but thatās a very small downside since I prefer to have my car so I can run errands while waiting for him to get off since he works later.
The biggest news of the last few weeks was hurricane Fiona and how it devastated communities on the west coast of the island. We live on the east coast so we werenāt personally affected but it was still heartbreaking & scary to see the damage done. Weāve been doing some fundraising at work, like many places around the island now and along with government funding & red cross donations hopefully those that lost their houses will be able to rebuild. I just hope we donāt get hit with any other major storms this season.
1) Iām not alone in struggling to maintain/establish a regular posting schedule so that makes me feel better.
2) Do folks think itās weird to comment on older posts? Is it similar to āheartingā older Instagram posts? Iām cool with folks commenting on my older posts but now Iām curious, how do you feel about it?
In my last update I mentioned I was going to start a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Iām now in the third week of the program. The class itself is on Tuesday evenings for about 2 & Ā½ hours but thereās coursework weāre supposed to every day which totals to about an hour of meditation & and 20-30 minutes of work sheets. Iām enjoying the classes but the homework has been a challenge.
First, I struggle with time management so trying to fit in an hour of meditation each day has been tricky. Second, we had to do body scan lying down meditations for the first two weeks & I kept falling asleep! Thankfully, this week weāre doing standing meditations and itās so much better for me. Overall, I do think it is helping and Iām hoping that the course will help me get into & maintain a regular meditation practice.
Johnās fully moved into his new downtown and I feel weāve adjusted to the new commute. Itās nice, he has an actual view of the Narrows aka St. Johnās harbour. The only downside is his new office doesnāt have a parking lot so Iām the one always driving but thatās a very small downside since I prefer to have my car so I can run errands while waiting for him to get off since he works later.
The biggest news of the last few weeks was hurricane Fiona and how it devastated communities on the west coast of the island. We live on the east coast so we werenāt personally affected but it was still heartbreaking & scary to see the damage done. Weāve been doing some fundraising at work, like many places around the island now and along with government funding & red cross donations hopefully those that lost their houses will be able to rebuild. I just hope we donāt get hit with any other major storms this season.
For some reason I have Jesus Christ Superstar in my head this morning. Today's a good day, there's only a few people in the office and I have need list of journals to check for weeding. In the spirit of joviality I'm sharing some of my favourite channels or latest finds on YouTube.
MisoHungrie They do cookbook reviews, most notable novelty and fandom based cookbooks and his videos have been a lot fun to watch. I think they live in Canada because they did a Timbit video....but then again, there are Tim Horton's in the states right? So I could be wrong. Anyway, here's one the best ones I've seen so far:
( More behind a cut because I don't want to eat your reading page )
( Anyway, back to an actual update... )
MisoHungrie They do cookbook reviews, most notable novelty and fandom based cookbooks and his videos have been a lot fun to watch. I think they live in Canada because they did a Timbit video....but then again, there are Tim Horton's in the states right? So I could be wrong. Anyway, here's one the best ones I've seen so far:
( More behind a cut because I don't want to eat your reading page )
( Anyway, back to an actual update... )
Still riding that wave
May. 16th, 2022 03:11 pmThe olā mental health is still going through its ups and downs. The last few years Iāve found that the saying of feelings being like waves to be helpful but I think itās good for me to remember that Iām still learning to surf. Also, even the most experienced surfer can still wipe out.
Early May
I came home after work one day to find that a kestrel had flown into one of our garage windows and unfortunately died on impact after smashing part of the window. Since only part of the window was smashed it looks like I will be able to get the pane replaced without having to replace the whole window though I'm still waiting on the workman to come up to confirm this by taking measurements.
The Saturday before Motherās day was a lot of fun, John & I went to see Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness aka Doctor Strange in The MOM. Thoughts at the bottom of the entry. I also got a chance to hang out with some friends & go to grab dinner at RJ Pinoy Yum, a Filipino restaurant I hadnāt had a chance to visit in years. I was glad to see it was still operating and their new location was far more spacious.
All week I had been seeing adverts for Mothers day and been fine but my mood tanked on the actual day so I didnāt do much, except clean & play Sims.
The past week
The blue mood persisted though the weather was lovely. I decided to request some vacation time for the last week of May. I have a couple of appointments and a medical test thatās going to take some prep so I figured Iād take the time with the hope that I wouldnāt be so stressed out.
I hauled out all my summer clothes and decided to try the backwards hanger trick to see what I would wear this summer. I bagged up some of the winter stuff and things that didnāt fit for donation. I also pulled out some of my parents' stuff that I kept and decided to gift/donate some more of Dadās stuff. Namely his sweaters. I kept a bunch of them but I really only wear two of them regularly. So I kept the ones I still wear and the oldest, most sentimental one from the 80s that was Dadās ādressyā cardigan.
Didnāt do much on Saturday except read & sleep. Decided it might lift my mood to get out of the house on Sunday so we went for sushi and grocery shopping.
This week
I have a counselling session this afternoon so Iām hoping talking to my therapist will help jerk me out of the blue mood. Or ride the wave better, as it were. Iāve got a plumber coming up on Wednesday to look at the bathroom sink in our master bath. Itās a super slow drain that liquid plumber isnāt fixing onto real plumber and hopefully the window guy will be up this week.
( Thoughts & spoilers about Doctor Strange )
Early May
I came home after work one day to find that a kestrel had flown into one of our garage windows and unfortunately died on impact after smashing part of the window. Since only part of the window was smashed it looks like I will be able to get the pane replaced without having to replace the whole window though I'm still waiting on the workman to come up to confirm this by taking measurements.
The Saturday before Motherās day was a lot of fun, John & I went to see Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness aka Doctor Strange in The MOM. Thoughts at the bottom of the entry. I also got a chance to hang out with some friends & go to grab dinner at RJ Pinoy Yum, a Filipino restaurant I hadnāt had a chance to visit in years. I was glad to see it was still operating and their new location was far more spacious.
All week I had been seeing adverts for Mothers day and been fine but my mood tanked on the actual day so I didnāt do much, except clean & play Sims.
The past week
The blue mood persisted though the weather was lovely. I decided to request some vacation time for the last week of May. I have a couple of appointments and a medical test thatās going to take some prep so I figured Iād take the time with the hope that I wouldnāt be so stressed out.
I hauled out all my summer clothes and decided to try the backwards hanger trick to see what I would wear this summer. I bagged up some of the winter stuff and things that didnāt fit for donation. I also pulled out some of my parents' stuff that I kept and decided to gift/donate some more of Dadās stuff. Namely his sweaters. I kept a bunch of them but I really only wear two of them regularly. So I kept the ones I still wear and the oldest, most sentimental one from the 80s that was Dadās ādressyā cardigan.
Didnāt do much on Saturday except read & sleep. Decided it might lift my mood to get out of the house on Sunday so we went for sushi and grocery shopping.
This week
I have a counselling session this afternoon so Iām hoping talking to my therapist will help jerk me out of the blue mood. Or ride the wave better, as it were. Iāve got a plumber coming up on Wednesday to look at the bathroom sink in our master bath. Itās a super slow drain that liquid plumber isnāt fixing onto real plumber and hopefully the window guy will be up this week.
( Thoughts & spoilers about Doctor Strange )
My brain is mush lately
Apr. 21st, 2022 11:13 amIāve been feeling wiped out the last two weeks, hence the lack of posting. The big project has been organizing and hanging the annual staff & faculty art exhibit we have at the library. In the past I helped out the main organizer, Joanne but with her retirement last year, Iāve become the main organizer. A big adjustment and a lot more communication work than I was expecting, it was surprisingly time & energy consuming. Anyway, it is up and Iāve put some pictures behind a cut below.
( Just a couple of snapshots from the show )
The only thing I have left to do is post pictures on our Library gallery Facebook page but I have been weirdly anxious about it so Iāve been procrastinating. I will get it posted by Friday and I keep reminding myself itās not a huge deal, I already have the show announcement up & the art is up, those are the most important things.
ā¦yet still anxious and my brain feels like TV static.
So, Iāve decided to take some vacation time for Friday & Monday so I can have a long weekend because I need to recharge and not be at work for a few days. It helps that I have a bunch of vacation time I need to use up thanks to not taking much time off while we were working from home.
Objectives for my time off:
+ Pay my taxes
+ Find a spring/fall jacket that is good for changeable weather and isnāt a hoodie.
+ Read comics on my shelf Iāve been meaning to read
+ Get outside when I can and the weather isnāt crap.
( Just a couple of snapshots from the show )
The only thing I have left to do is post pictures on our Library gallery Facebook page but I have been weirdly anxious about it so Iāve been procrastinating. I will get it posted by Friday and I keep reminding myself itās not a huge deal, I already have the show announcement up & the art is up, those are the most important things.
ā¦yet still anxious and my brain feels like TV static.
So, Iāve decided to take some vacation time for Friday & Monday so I can have a long weekend because I need to recharge and not be at work for a few days. It helps that I have a bunch of vacation time I need to use up thanks to not taking much time off while we were working from home.
Objectives for my time off:
+ Pay my taxes
+ Find a spring/fall jacket that is good for changeable weather and isnāt a hoodie.
+ Read comics on my shelf Iāve been meaning to read
+ Get outside when I can and the weather isnāt crap.
Na Na Na Na....Batman!
Mar. 8th, 2022 05:03 pm( Thoughts on The Batman...no real spoilers just behind a cut for anyone interested )
As for things in general, I've taken vacation time for today and tomorrow for a home maintenance appointment and I'm happy to have a couple of days away from work. Work is actually good as in productive yet not crazy but my sleep schedule has been fucked. I've been readjusting to working back in the office full time after several periods of working from home. Hoping to get it back on track soon. My habit of scrolling on Twitter to stay up on what's happening in Ukraine is probably not helping. Like many folks, current events have been on my mind a lot. I find I'm reading and watching a lot but not saying much online other than sharing fundraising efforts & info.
As for things in general, I've taken vacation time for today and tomorrow for a home maintenance appointment and I'm happy to have a couple of days away from work. Work is actually good as in productive yet not crazy but my sleep schedule has been fucked. I've been readjusting to working back in the office full time after several periods of working from home. Hoping to get it back on track soon. My habit of scrolling on Twitter to stay up on what's happening in Ukraine is probably not helping. Like many folks, current events have been on my mind a lot. I find I'm reading and watching a lot but not saying much online other than sharing fundraising efforts & info.
Back in the office
Feb. 1st, 2021 08:11 pmWork stuff
Folks keep saying to me "So you're back to work this month?" and I'm like "...by's, we never stopped working since last March and we've been back in the office half time since June so..." šš¤·āāļø
I know what they mean but it gets annoying when folks keep implying you're not really working because you're working from home, especially when my work is 80% doable remotely by computer. Anyway, that annoyance aside I'm actually a little happy to be back physically in the library and in the Acquisitions office. It was nice to have a change of routine from the home office and seeing my coworkers and actually talking to people instead of talking to myself.
While I've been able to keep on top of my work at home and have been really grateful that I could work from home, I'll admit I struggled a lot with staying focused. When I'm working from home I find sometimes I get distracted by household chores, estate responsibilities, or get into my own head and have a thought spiral. At least the times in the office there's only work so there are fewer attempts multitasking and my attention isn't as divided.
Home stuff
Last week was the week of repairs and maintenance, I got the hot water tank & pressure tank replaced and some electrical work has been done. Not terribly exciting, still a relief to have it done. It feels good to finally tackle some of the work I've been putting off but still weird doing work in my parent's house. I don't know, living in my family home does make me feel closer to my parents and I know it was what they both wanted (they said it repeatedly. Repeatedly.) so I don't regret my decision to move in but there are moments when it feels weird to be here or do things without them.
Fun stuff
ā¢ I'm steadily working on my first crochet sweater with the goal to get that and the crochet blanket I've been working on finished by the summer. Ideally sooner but I know what a procrastinator I can be. Though I did pick up some Tunisian crochet hooks and have been itching to try them out so maybe that will motivate me to be faster. I'm determined to avoid starting any more projects until the sweater and the blanket are done.
ā¢ Reading a lot, mostly non-fiction. The most enjoyable book was The Jane Austen Handbook by Margaret C. Sullivan which was a fun, entertaining guide to the regency era. Since watching & reading the Bridgerton series I've been entertaining some AU ideas for fanfiction.
ā¢ Playing a Sims 4 Rags to Riches family, doing lots of building in-game when I'm not playing my Matchstick family. Watching some videos about the new paranormal stuff pack which looks interesting and I might pick it up on the next sale...but maybe not. This past year I splurged on Sims packs because I figured 'hey if I can't travel I can have my sim self travel'....not really my thought process but yeah...I definitely indulged thanks to all the sales they had this year.
On one hand, it feels silly to get into a simulation game but what can I say, I've been really enjoying it. The first Sims was the first computer game I ever bought myself and I was really into the Sims 2 but dropped out of playing when Sims 3 came out.
Folks keep saying to me "So you're back to work this month?" and I'm like "...by's, we never stopped working since last March and we've been back in the office half time since June so..." šš¤·āāļø
I know what they mean but it gets annoying when folks keep implying you're not really working because you're working from home, especially when my work is 80% doable remotely by computer. Anyway, that annoyance aside I'm actually a little happy to be back physically in the library and in the Acquisitions office. It was nice to have a change of routine from the home office and seeing my coworkers and actually talking to people instead of talking to myself.
While I've been able to keep on top of my work at home and have been really grateful that I could work from home, I'll admit I struggled a lot with staying focused. When I'm working from home I find sometimes I get distracted by household chores, estate responsibilities, or get into my own head and have a thought spiral. At least the times in the office there's only work so there are fewer attempts multitasking and my attention isn't as divided.
Home stuff
Last week was the week of repairs and maintenance, I got the hot water tank & pressure tank replaced and some electrical work has been done. Not terribly exciting, still a relief to have it done. It feels good to finally tackle some of the work I've been putting off but still weird doing work in my parent's house. I don't know, living in my family home does make me feel closer to my parents and I know it was what they both wanted (they said it repeatedly. Repeatedly.) so I don't regret my decision to move in but there are moments when it feels weird to be here or do things without them.
Fun stuff
ā¢ I'm steadily working on my first crochet sweater with the goal to get that and the crochet blanket I've been working on finished by the summer. Ideally sooner but I know what a procrastinator I can be. Though I did pick up some Tunisian crochet hooks and have been itching to try them out so maybe that will motivate me to be faster. I'm determined to avoid starting any more projects until the sweater and the blanket are done.
ā¢ Reading a lot, mostly non-fiction. The most enjoyable book was The Jane Austen Handbook by Margaret C. Sullivan which was a fun, entertaining guide to the regency era. Since watching & reading the Bridgerton series I've been entertaining some AU ideas for fanfiction.
ā¢ Playing a Sims 4 Rags to Riches family, doing lots of building in-game when I'm not playing my Matchstick family. Watching some videos about the new paranormal stuff pack which looks interesting and I might pick it up on the next sale...but maybe not. This past year I splurged on Sims packs because I figured 'hey if I can't travel I can have my sim self travel'....not really my thought process but yeah...I definitely indulged thanks to all the sales they had this year.
On one hand, it feels silly to get into a simulation game but what can I say, I've been really enjoying it. The first Sims was the first computer game I ever bought myself and I was really into the Sims 2 but dropped out of playing when Sims 3 came out.
Since July
Aug. 6th, 2019 10:35 amSo havenāt been around much because I have either been busy or havenāt had much of an urge to write. Basic summary of whatās been on the go in my life:
( Cut because big post )
Apologies for not being around much or commenting, I'm hoping to catch up in the next couple of days!
( Cut because big post )
Apologies for not being around much or commenting, I'm hoping to catch up in the next couple of days!
Movie time and random chatter
Jun. 18th, 2019 11:53 amI keep looking at friending communities and thinking āI should postā but I keep not doing it. I donāt want to invite people to friend me and then have an unintentional silent stretch because I know what Iām like. I think Iāll try in July or maybe August when I feel confident Iām going to stick with my blog.
Yesterday I was really drained, especially after my counselling session which didnāt go as well as my sessions usually do. So I decided to catch up on watching some movies I borrowed from the public library: Adventures in Babysitting and Mamma Mia.
Adventures in Babysitting was one I remembered liking a lot as a kid but hadnāt re-watched in decades. Boy, 80s movies right? Iām always caught off guard by how frequently homophobic slurs are tossed around in older movies and stereotypes that pop up. This one isnāt as bad as some but there were a couple of moments that I was side-eyeing the movie. Also, the impromptu musical number made me cringe a bit with second hand embarrassment. But Elisabeth Shu was fun to watch and as always, enjoyed the 80s aesthetic.
This was my first time watching Mamma Mia and it while I knew the plot because of pop culture references, it was a fun watch because of ABBA and Meryl Streep looking like she was having a time. From what Iāve seen/heard of the second movie it sounds like a rehash of the first. Is it worth checking out? Or should I just listen to ABBA on Spotify instead?
Yesterday I was really drained, especially after my counselling session which didnāt go as well as my sessions usually do. So I decided to catch up on watching some movies I borrowed from the public library: Adventures in Babysitting and Mamma Mia.
Adventures in Babysitting was one I remembered liking a lot as a kid but hadnāt re-watched in decades. Boy, 80s movies right? Iām always caught off guard by how frequently homophobic slurs are tossed around in older movies and stereotypes that pop up. This one isnāt as bad as some but there were a couple of moments that I was side-eyeing the movie. Also, the impromptu musical number made me cringe a bit with second hand embarrassment. But Elisabeth Shu was fun to watch and as always, enjoyed the 80s aesthetic.
This was my first time watching Mamma Mia and it while I knew the plot because of pop culture references, it was a fun watch because of ABBA and Meryl Streep looking like she was having a time. From what Iāve seen/heard of the second movie it sounds like a rehash of the first. Is it worth checking out? Or should I just listen to ABBA on Spotify instead?
bbcan and life stuff
May. 10th, 2019 11:14 amSince March Iāve been sucked into Big Brother Canada and it finally wrapped up last night. Overall, Iām satisfied, even though my favourite player (Adam) didnāt make it to the final 2 as he deserved. Iām listening to the RHAP recap and I wish I could mute Brettā¦.like get over it! Your fave lost and Daneās game was better.
( life stuff, some complaining )
( life stuff, some complaining )
Like clockwork
May. 8th, 2019 01:41 pmI started thinking about social media this morning, namely, my own weird self-esteem/anxiety hang-ups about sharing my life & thoughts with others but also thinking about the frustrating lack of ethical options that also have my friends. Or just give me the opportunity to make friends.
Anyway, this led to research and browsing online until I saw an article mention dreamwidth and I was like āOh yeah, I have a dreamwidth account. Whenās the last time I signed into that?ā
Apparently, last year.
And it seems like this is a yearly thing for me. I still keep a paper journal regularly but boy, just canāt seem to commit to being online and social, can I? Of course, given everything that happened in my life last year I have a good excuse, compared to past years. 2018 was the year of cancer with my mom suddenly going through the rigours of that wretched disease. 2019 is the first year without mom. It was a bit jarring to read my posts from last year, knowing what happened. Yet, oddly comforting? I donāt know if thatās the right word but thereās something positive in it.
I'm glad the site is still around. I'd love to say I'm going to give it another go with blogging but I've done that in the past and well...
I don't have the best track record. But hey, nothing wrong with hoping and trying to be optimistic, right?
Anyway, this led to research and browsing online until I saw an article mention dreamwidth and I was like āOh yeah, I have a dreamwidth account. Whenās the last time I signed into that?ā
Apparently, last year.
And it seems like this is a yearly thing for me. I still keep a paper journal regularly but boy, just canāt seem to commit to being online and social, can I? Of course, given everything that happened in my life last year I have a good excuse, compared to past years. 2018 was the year of cancer with my mom suddenly going through the rigours of that wretched disease. 2019 is the first year without mom. It was a bit jarring to read my posts from last year, knowing what happened. Yet, oddly comforting? I donāt know if thatās the right word but thereās something positive in it.
I'm glad the site is still around. I'd love to say I'm going to give it another go with blogging but I've done that in the past and well...
I don't have the best track record. But hey, nothing wrong with hoping and trying to be optimistic, right?
Amazing what a little extra sleep will do
Jun. 1st, 2018 11:26 amSo Iāve gotten into a bad habit of staying up till 1am this past week and hauling myself out of bed at the last minute. Iām blaming RP but also just my brain not being able to shut off about life stuff. It was particularly bad yesterday as I felt like a zombie and I was irritable enough that my co-workers picked up on it. It was like I had a patch fog right at the forefront of my brain.
Last night I forced myself to go to bed at ll:30pm and wow, this morning was so much better. It probably helps that itās also Friday and that the weekendās upon us. Plus I drank coffee.
Today weāre going out to lunch at work. Last month we decided to do this thing were once a month on a Friday weād randomly pick a restaurant for the office to go out to lunch at. Sort of a morale builder and we all had to put suggestions in. A few of my co-workers were like āNo sushi placesā because theyāve never been to one and have misconceptions about sushi.
Out of badness, I put in one of my favourite sushi places and it got randomly drawn. Twice. Because they did a re-draw and still hauled out the restaurantās name.
It was pretty funny. Some of the more adventurous folks & people whoāve already eaten it, were happy and we managed to convince the more reluctant ones that they could get cooked food as well. After all, not all sushi is raw and the restaurant has other cooked entrees. So, this should be interesting. I mean, itās funny to me but I do hope they enjoy it.
Last night I forced myself to go to bed at ll:30pm and wow, this morning was so much better. It probably helps that itās also Friday and that the weekendās upon us. Plus I drank coffee.
Today weāre going out to lunch at work. Last month we decided to do this thing were once a month on a Friday weād randomly pick a restaurant for the office to go out to lunch at. Sort of a morale builder and we all had to put suggestions in. A few of my co-workers were like āNo sushi placesā because theyāve never been to one and have misconceptions about sushi.
Out of badness, I put in one of my favourite sushi places and it got randomly drawn. Twice. Because they did a re-draw and still hauled out the restaurantās name.
It was pretty funny. Some of the more adventurous folks & people whoāve already eaten it, were happy and we managed to convince the more reluctant ones that they could get cooked food as well. After all, not all sushi is raw and the restaurant has other cooked entrees. So, this should be interesting. I mean, itās funny to me but I do hope they enjoy it.
Random thoughts
May. 25th, 2018 11:22 amLittle too tired for proper update so here's some bullet points.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
- I wish I had more time to study coding. I know a bit and I can edit but building code from scratch still feels really daunting.
- My D&D group is discussing doing a session where we all use bard characters. I’m delighted because I have an idea for a solider turned bard but I’ve never played a spell caster class so a little apprehensive as well.
- It’s eleven am and I’ve already drank too much coffee.
- We have plans to go see Solo this weekend. Feel like I should mention I’m dating a cinephile. I like movies but not as much as my guy does so we go see movies pretty regularly.
- We had snow yesterday. Just a dusting and we got off light compared to the rest of the island that got 10-25 cm but still annoying. On the plus side it’s sunny today.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
Today was a good day
May. 21st, 2018 10:07 pmIt's Victoria day in Canada, also known as May 2-4...called that even if it's not on the 24th. In Newfoundland it's pretty much a holiday centered around camping. Even the weather is usually terrible. For reasons I've never understood, a lot of the camping takes place in gravel pits. Hell, there's even a song about it, if you like hokey folksy comedy music that can be grating on the ears. I mean, I'm from Newfoundland and Buddy Wasisname & the other fellers band is a local institution so I've grown to like them but ...yeah. Let's just say they're not indicative of my usual musical tastes.
...I'm getting off track though. The point I was trying to make is that it's Victoria day which is a federal holiday so I had the day off work.
Which is great because I had a D&D game Sunday night that went past midnight so I was happy I got to sleep in. It was a pretty decent game last night, I and a couple of others got to introduce new characters as our last characters were killed off trying to steal magical healing pears from a evil wizard/possible necromancer. My new character's a female Triton (think aquaman / namor types if you're not familiar) who's from a family of fighters but secretly she wants to earn gold so adventuring so she can open a tavern/restaurant. Unfortunately she was a little more violet in game than I meant to be but she survived her first night so, success!
Today was mostly a day of lazing around with my partner before I went to have coffee with my best friend. It was really nice because even though we're in the same D&D group, we haven't had a chance to hang one on one for the past month. Hard to fully catch up with a group around, can't really talk about private stuff or have a bitch session about annoying things when every one else wants to rp.
...I'm getting off track though. The point I was trying to make is that it's Victoria day which is a federal holiday so I had the day off work.
Which is great because I had a D&D game Sunday night that went past midnight so I was happy I got to sleep in. It was a pretty decent game last night, I and a couple of others got to introduce new characters as our last characters were killed off trying to steal magical healing pears from a evil wizard/possible necromancer. My new character's a female Triton (think aquaman / namor types if you're not familiar) who's from a family of fighters but secretly she wants to earn gold so adventuring so she can open a tavern/restaurant. Unfortunately she was a little more violet in game than I meant to be but she survived her first night so, success!
Today was mostly a day of lazing around with my partner before I went to have coffee with my best friend. It was really nice because even though we're in the same D&D group, we haven't had a chance to hang one on one for the past month. Hard to fully catch up with a group around, can't really talk about private stuff or have a bitch session about annoying things when every one else wants to rp.
Waiting is for suckers
May. 19th, 2018 10:24 pmOr so I've decided tonight in terms of posting on add me communities. I was going to wait till I got a few more posts and showed some regularly activity here on dreamwidth but I got tired or waiting. Plus I feel like having some other journals to read will help me with my goal to be more active. Fingers crossed, hopefully I'll be right.
In other news, went to see Deadpool 2 today. No spoilers, just noting that I saw it and enjoyed it. Truly Deadpool is the role Ryan Reynolds was born to play.
After that it was ice cream, some shopping/browsing around the mall, and then Staples & Michael's. I indulged in some post it notes & cheap stickers for both my bullet journal & the D&D journal I'm planning on making. I've been taking a lot of quick notes during the recent D&D campaigns about what my characters are doing & who they're meeting but I want to organize them a bit better. I could also use a place to write and keep track of the abilities the character's classes & races have because I am terrible at remembering the advantages that could be used in game play.
Now it's just a chill Saturday night. Had dinner with my partner and now I'm writing online while he's watching youtube videos for his new game obsession, State of Decay 2.
In other news, went to see Deadpool 2 today. No spoilers, just noting that I saw it and enjoyed it. Truly Deadpool is the role Ryan Reynolds was born to play.
After that it was ice cream, some shopping/browsing around the mall, and then Staples & Michael's. I indulged in some post it notes & cheap stickers for both my bullet journal & the D&D journal I'm planning on making. I've been taking a lot of quick notes during the recent D&D campaigns about what my characters are doing & who they're meeting but I want to organize them a bit better. I could also use a place to write and keep track of the abilities the character's classes & races have because I am terrible at remembering the advantages that could be used in game play.
Now it's just a chill Saturday night. Had dinner with my partner and now I'm writing online while he's watching youtube videos for his new game obsession, State of Decay 2.
A brighter and better day
Nov. 12th, 2015 12:44 pmWriting about feeling down yesterday was pretty helpful and I think acknowledging it in a semi-public manner was the kick in the pants I needed. Why is it always easier to write here how Iām feeling then it is to tell people in my day-to-day life? I suspect it has to do with the fact that my friendslist shares so much that it makes me feel more comfortable doing so. That and I feel like thereās less expectations, if that makes any sense. Anyway, last night I made a point of trying to get back into writing in my paper journal (yep, I keep both an online & offline one) which always helps me figure out whatās wrong and what I need...when I keep up with writing in it.
One problem I noticed was my increased smart phone usage the last few months. Iāve developed a bit of a bad habit of mindlessly scrolling through my phone, especially before bed and when I get up. The new plan is to replace that with more paper journal writing and reading, which will hopefully help me feel more productive. There will be a bunch of other small changes too but I wonāt bore you with the details....especially since I want to share these images instead:
These origami pieces are part of Cristian Marianciuc Origami journal series which I first saw on mymodernmet.com. I love this series! Iām nowhere near as good as this artist but it has me itching to break out my origami papers again.
One problem I noticed was my increased smart phone usage the last few months. Iāve developed a bit of a bad habit of mindlessly scrolling through my phone, especially before bed and when I get up. The new plan is to replace that with more paper journal writing and reading, which will hopefully help me feel more productive. There will be a bunch of other small changes too but I wonāt bore you with the details....especially since I want to share these images instead:
These origami pieces are part of Cristian Marianciuc Origami journal series which I first saw on mymodernmet.com. I love this series! Iām nowhere near as good as this artist but it has me itching to break out my origami papers again.
Hit those books!
Sep. 9th, 2015 11:29 amMy problem, in gif form:
...Although, it does seem like the opposite of a problem. I went to the public library on my morning break and I restrained myself to four books this time, one for crocthing, one for watercolouring painting, one for psychology, and one that's kinda psychology but also about being organized. Sidebar, it's so awesome the public library is right next to the university library I work; all my book needs in one place! Or course, it makes it super tempting to take out too many books at one time.
There's always so much I want to do but it can be such a challenge to focus. It's like once I start planning my mind goes in a million directions at once, it's hard to sit down and say "This is what I'm going to do and this is how I'm going to do it". The only times I've ever seen to have much luck is when I did the 101 things in 1001 days challenge twice. The first time I managed to get 56 out of 101, the second time it was about 70+ out of 101, so who knows? Maybe if I did it again I'd get the full 101 things completed. I've been toying around with the idea of doing another list.
One thing I would add would be learning how to paint with watercolours. I did learn a little back in university but it was briefly touched on in a drawing class. Funny enough, in the two years of painting classes I did for my degree we never once had a class on watercolours. The focus was almost solely on oil with brief classes in encaustic painting and using gouache. Using acrylic wasn't encouraged which I always felt was pretty stupid and outdated of our professors....and I'm starting to delve into an art school rant apparently. Better stop before this gets two extra paragraphs. Suffice to say, I wished we had done more with other paint types.
All the hustle and bustle on campus has gotten me thinking about my days as a student. On days like today I think "Oh I envy the students. So much energy, so much to look forward to". Then there are other days when I look at my student loan payments, remember exams & assignments, and think "Yeah, I'm so glad I'm finished".
...Although, it does seem like the opposite of a problem. I went to the public library on my morning break and I restrained myself to four books this time, one for crocthing, one for watercolouring painting, one for psychology, and one that's kinda psychology but also about being organized. Sidebar, it's so awesome the public library is right next to the university library I work; all my book needs in one place! Or course, it makes it super tempting to take out too many books at one time.
There's always so much I want to do but it can be such a challenge to focus. It's like once I start planning my mind goes in a million directions at once, it's hard to sit down and say "This is what I'm going to do and this is how I'm going to do it". The only times I've ever seen to have much luck is when I did the 101 things in 1001 days challenge twice. The first time I managed to get 56 out of 101, the second time it was about 70+ out of 101, so who knows? Maybe if I did it again I'd get the full 101 things completed. I've been toying around with the idea of doing another list.
One thing I would add would be learning how to paint with watercolours. I did learn a little back in university but it was briefly touched on in a drawing class. Funny enough, in the two years of painting classes I did for my degree we never once had a class on watercolours. The focus was almost solely on oil with brief classes in encaustic painting and using gouache. Using acrylic wasn't encouraged which I always felt was pretty stupid and outdated of our professors....and I'm starting to delve into an art school rant apparently. Better stop before this gets two extra paragraphs. Suffice to say, I wished we had done more with other paint types.
All the hustle and bustle on campus has gotten me thinking about my days as a student. On days like today I think "Oh I envy the students. So much energy, so much to look forward to". Then there are other days when I look at my student loan payments, remember exams & assignments, and think "Yeah, I'm so glad I'm finished".
There's a chill in the air...
Sep. 5th, 2015 10:27 amAccording to my email from Bootlegger. I don't know why find spam/advertising email subject lines amusing but I do. When you think about it, it is kind of weird to get emails from companies, especially ones that use your name as if you're old friends...but I didn't come here to talk about ads so enough about that.
Things have been good but busy. Work is still struggling with Alma and I've been mostly working on ordering and editing code for our work wiki. Nothing too exciting happened on the work front. John and I have been going to the gym almost every night this week and we've been trying out different equipment. It's been fun although I do find the weights section a little intimidating because it's always full of muscular people who look so intense and I'm here like "I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm going back to cardio". I haven't lost any weight but I've already noticed a slight change already. My belly's not poking out as much and I have more energy in the evenings now.
I also found out there's a bowling legaue at MUN which I signed up for. It's every week on Thursday and not too expensive, only 16 bucks a week for three games. I love bowling though and don't get enough opportunities to play so I'm excited. I just hope I don't feel too awkward in the crowd because I'm sure it will be a bunch of people from the campus that I've never met before. But hey, it's a bit more exercise.
The craft/flea market sale is tomorrow and I so do not have enough craft stuff to sell. I'm going to try and fix that this afternoon and tonight but at least I have a bunch of books to sell. Besides, who knows? Maybe the less I'll have to sell the more likely I'll sell what I have? I've never sold at a flea market before and I really just signed up to see if I could sell any second hand books there. I have a lot of books I need though not necessary want to get rid of and I figure if I can sell them that might motivate me to clear out my book collection a little. Second hand books I have no trouble giving away but I've a hard time just handing over books I bought new.
So that's been my week, I hope everyone else has been well.
Things have been good but busy. Work is still struggling with Alma and I've been mostly working on ordering and editing code for our work wiki. Nothing too exciting happened on the work front. John and I have been going to the gym almost every night this week and we've been trying out different equipment. It's been fun although I do find the weights section a little intimidating because it's always full of muscular people who look so intense and I'm here like "I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm going back to cardio". I haven't lost any weight but I've already noticed a slight change already. My belly's not poking out as much and I have more energy in the evenings now.
I also found out there's a bowling legaue at MUN which I signed up for. It's every week on Thursday and not too expensive, only 16 bucks a week for three games. I love bowling though and don't get enough opportunities to play so I'm excited. I just hope I don't feel too awkward in the crowd because I'm sure it will be a bunch of people from the campus that I've never met before. But hey, it's a bit more exercise.
The craft/flea market sale is tomorrow and I so do not have enough craft stuff to sell. I'm going to try and fix that this afternoon and tonight but at least I have a bunch of books to sell. Besides, who knows? Maybe the less I'll have to sell the more likely I'll sell what I have? I've never sold at a flea market before and I really just signed up to see if I could sell any second hand books there. I have a lot of books I need though not necessary want to get rid of and I figure if I can sell them that might motivate me to clear out my book collection a little. Second hand books I have no trouble giving away but I've a hard time just handing over books I bought new.
So that's been my week, I hope everyone else has been well.
