Hi there

Remember me? Yeah, I've been pulled away from the blog for a while. Life and things.

Let's see, I've been riding the bike once or twice a week, once on the weekend (when possible) and once to and from work.

I got about 4 inches lopped off of my hair, but unfortunately haven't taken a picture of the new 'do yet. I'm working on it. There will be a before/after photo as soon as I get a chance.

Oh yes, remember about a year ago when I posted about the trike race at work? No? It's back there somewhere, I swear! Anyway, it's that time of year again! And yes, I have a team ready. We race next Thursday evening. It should be interesting, as half of my old team no longer works here. I'm hoping to remember my camera to get some new pics to add.

I've been playing D&D or variations thereof with OH and 'the guys'. So far, I've only died once. That's pretty impressive for me!

That's what I've been up to, how about you?

Step Away from the Bookstore

Since joining Goodreads, I've been able to keep track of my books/authors more. Which is a good thing. Usually.

I was putting my latest purchases into my (virtual) bookshelf, and realized something.

I have 23 books waiting to be read! On my real bookshelf.

I need to stop collecting them, and actually read some of them.

Here's what's on my TBR pile (in no particular order):

• Fuzzy Navel - J.A. Konrath
• Curse the Dawn - Karen Chance
  
• Dayhunter - Jocelynn Drake
  
• Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate - Kyra Davis
  
• Dead Beat - Jim Butcher
• Double Play - Jill Shalvis
• The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers - Angie Fox
• Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella
• White Night - Jim Butcher
• Small Favor - Jim Butcher
• Furies of Calderon - Jim Butcher
• The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
• Speak of the Devil - Jenna Black
• Inkdeath - Cornelia Funke
• A Match Made in Hell - Terri Garey
• Night Shift - Lilith Saintcrow
• Hunter's Prayer - Lilith Saintcrow
• An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris
• Whitewash - Alex Kava
• At Grave's End - Jeanine Frost
• The Devil You Know - Jenna Black
• The Devil's Due - Jenna Black
• Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher

Those are just the ones I own. There's an additional half dozen that aren't out yet....

Movie Reviews

I watched a few movies last night. I figured I'd share my thoughts on them here. Now, just remember, I'm no Ebert and I don't do this for a living...

Star rating:
* - What were they smoking?? * * - Eh. * * * - Pretty good. * * * * - I really liked it. * * * * * - Awesome!


He's Just Not That Into You
* * * 1/2

As chick flicks go, I liked this one. Not something I feel I need to rush out and buy, but good enough to rent. If OH were watching it with me, he'd probably heckle the entire movie. Even though I had a pretty good idea about how it would end, it was a fun movie to watch.


Passengers
* *

Anne Hathaway tries a serious role that doesn't include a makeover. I kept having flashbacks to The Sixth Sense while watching this. It felt somewhat disjointed to me. And I kept wondering when it would get good.


Wanted
* * *

This movie is a good 'guy flick'. Lots of action and explosions and guns! Felt a hint of Fight Club in it at times. There are a few scenes I really got a kick out of (but am not going to write about just in case you've not seen this movie yet) and I wasn't yanked horribly out of my suspension of disbelief. If you start putting thought into it, you will probably find lots of errors about this and that. If you want a decent movie with lots of flying bullets and some nifty explosions, give it a shot.

Too hot to think

We've reached the upper 80s-early 90s now. And, considering it's about 20 degrees warmer inside where I work, I've come up with my excuse for not blogging so much recently:

"Can't brain today, I haz teh heat-deth."

Stay cool and hopefully I'll have some pretty pictures soon.

Back to it

I was on vacation last week. Or, rather, staycation. It was nice to not have to go to work. I was able to do some things around the house that I usually don't have the time or inclination to do. Like rearrange the living room. It kind of scared OH when I messaged him with what I was doing, due to my ... grace.

And, I'm writing this post on my nifty new LAPTOP! Woo hoo! Which means that I'm not chained to the desk upstairs.

On the knitting front, I've made quite a dent in my Stormqueen shawl/thingy. I only have about 40 rounds left to do, plus the edging. But I had to put it down for a little while now that one round is 500+ stitches (and still growing). But it's real pretty :)

I'm now on R123. Or maybe 125. Right in there somewhere. Here's a photo of it at R90:

Can't Resist

See, I had to share some of these. I dare you not to say 'Awwww' or laugh.


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Eeeeee!

I just ordered my very own (and first ever) laptop today! In about a month, I should receive it. Oh, and I got more yarn to add to my stash too!

Unfortunately, Murphy had a chat with Karma, and my luck has pretty much sucked the rest of the day. Nothing major, except maybe the dryer, but you know how all those little things can pile up.

Right?

My Leg Muscles Atrophied

Apparently. And here's why:



But to be fair, OH joined in my insanity:



I'm thinking that if I work my endurance level up and time frame down, I can ride mine to and from work some in the spring/summer/fall. Like I said, INSANITY!

And they don't quite fit in the downstairs closet like we'd hoped. So now I need to do another round of Spring Fling Frenzy, apparently.

I'm Slipping...

I'm starting to slack on my posts. I try to post at least once a week, but some weeks I've got nothing interesting to say. So, I wait. Then I forget when something noteworthy happens. My apologies, my dear three readers.

OH and I went through a Spring Cleaning Frenzy today. Yes, it deserves the capital letters. He'd already started by the time I got home from vising Mom. We'd been planning to get rid of the short couch (loveseat) and clear out the downstairs closet so we'd have room for the bicycles we're planning on buying in the next few weeks. He had the area cleared between the short couch and the door, had cleaned out (mostly) under the cushions, and swept the floors. I came home, finished up under the cushions and we carted it over to the dumpster (which luckily is close enough for us to drag stuff to, but far enough away if someone throws out the smelly stuff). Less than 3 hours later, when we were carting out (yet) another load of junk, the couch was gone. Dumpster divers to the rescue, I presume.

It's a little bit creepy when said divers practically accost you on the way there, though. I shudder to think what the inside of their home looks like....

So now we have more walking space in the living room and the crack room. And two functional closets again!

Karma's Bitch

That was me Friday evening.

It all started with me having nothing to do at work wanting to go home early. I managed to talk my boss into letting me go home. It would boost our daily efficiency (which the higher-ups are really really keen on right now, even though their program/s to track this is so fubar-ed, it's not funny) by having less man-hours for the shift. And I'd been doing my job so well that no one was even making eye contact with me lest I point out something else for them to clean (ha).

So, anyway, he said yes and I danced a little happy dance (in my head). I ran an errand, off-the-clock, and then headed home. Insert Karma's bitch-slapping of me here.

I had a little accident.

Seriously, I had a minor traffic accident less than two blocks from work.

I had nothing on in the car to distract me. Radio was off. Cell phone was ... ok, cell phone was on my leg, but I wasn't talking on it. Or texting. I had it on my leg because it was gouging a hole in my hip pocket. Eyes on the road, hands on the wheel, seat belt on (always), etc. I was even doing the posted speed limit (30 mph).

Then this big red Dodge pickup truck appears in the oncoming lane. And decides he needs to turn left. In front of me! Without signaling!

My thought process went like this: OMIGOD! While my foot automatically slams the brakes (thank the powers that be that I changed them just a few weekends ago. Yes, I changed my own front brakes, with some help from my uncle.) and my hands yank the wheel as far left as it will go. The next semi-coherent thought while I'm swerving like hell is Don'tletmehititdon'tletmehiDAMMIT!

Then there's the sound we all know and dread. Screech/crunch! Accompanied by a bit of a jarring. Luckily, no one was hurt. It was a minor fender bender.

I got out of the car to check out the damage. My front bumper is cracked a bit, the hood has some denting, the front fender? (right over the wheel) is pretty banged up, and the passenger door won't open. Thought: SHIT! I was thinking about a new car, but NOT YET!

The other driver admitted fault (and it's in the police report) so my insurance won't go up. Did I mention that no one was injured?

Moral of the story: If you're going to worm your way out of work early on a Friday evening, think twice because Karma is there playing hi-lo with Fate as to whether or not to smack you down a peg.

(ETA: And I gained 3 years of age, thanks to the local paper....)