My Precious

No I'm not talking about my kids even though they are precious to me. I'm actually talking about my car. Or what used to be my car.

Typical day out and about getting lots of errands out of the way. I was out on the highway and looking to take the next exit. That's when it happened. Someone else was in a big hurry to beat me to the exit. They sped up and tried to pass me but ended up clipping the front of my car which pushed me into the barrier. I hit hard enough to bounce off and spin around in the opposite direction.

I was lucky and it's something that I remind myself of every day. My car didn't fare as well. Lost a headlight and the front quarter panel was destroyed. That would have been fixable if not for the frame being bent.

I loved that car. We've been everywhere together in the last 12 years. There were a lot of memories tied up in that car and I'm going to really miss it.

Busy, Busy, Busy

I'm way behind in posting. Things have been hectic around here lately. I've got to post soon, today I hope, about:

teenage girls and pms (grrrrr)
music
the end of the school year (God help us all)
first jobs

And more. You get the idea.

Say What?

The sad thing is you know someone is going to be stupid enough to buy some. OMG I've got to get some of that diet water cause you know water has like a bazillion calories!

Ugh

One house + 3 people (2 of which are pack rats, and I'm not one of those two) = A horrendous amount of junk taking up space in the basement.

If I'm not back in a week send out a search party would ya?

Feast One Hundred & Forty Six

Appetizer
Name something you think is “the best.”

More than 3 hours of sleep in a night. The combination of insomnia and two teenagers makes that nearly impossible.

Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 highest), how stressed are you today?

7 I have two brand new drivers so I don't see that number dropping anytime soon.

Salad
What kind of cleanser do you use to wash your face?

Neutrogena

Main Course
Tonight is a blue moon! What is something that you believe only happens “once in a blue moon.”

My kids volunteering to do something around the house.

Dessert
When was the last time it rained where you live?

Yesterday afternoon.

Imagination

I fondly remember the Zork games. In fact I bought the Infocom collection on cd a few years back and pull them out from time to time for a little text adventure fix.

5 Question Meme

I've had my 5 questions from RaJ for a few days now. I was ready to answer them immediately but decided to use them as bribery against myself. I had to get a little tough with myself to...You can't answer the questions until the laundry is done, the floors are mopped and the checkbook is balanced. God I can be such a bitch sometimes. Chores done and now for a little fun.

1. In a recent comment on your weblog, you said reading Tolkien is “much more enjoyable” than watching the LOTR trilogy. How so?

Quite simply put our imagination makes for a much richer experience than you would ever get from a movie. There is always a greater depth of detail to be found in a book.

2. ‘Gray’ or ‘grey’? Now – be prepared to “think fast” – what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see that word in either form?
I prefer grey. The first thing that comes to mind is a sense of aloneness.

3. Using prose or verse, write a 100-word (max.) micro-saga which evokes ‘grey’ (or gray). In other words, a way-short story that brings to mind a sense or feeling of grayness. Also please pretend this is a question instead of a challenge.

I hide in white shadows blending in with the air
hope you don’t see me as I try to disappear

I walk a lone figure beneath the grey sun
you walk behind me I try not to run

I dream without color, a black and white scene
it reveals all that is true, yet I don’t know what it means

I live in a grey world where happiness is rare
watch life as she passes as I try not to stare….

and pretend not to care

4. Who is one of your favorite composers / musicians, and how did you come to appreciate them? If you were trying to interest someone else in their work, what would you recommend for starters?

I love Mozart. My great grandma was a very big fan of classical music. I spent a lot of time with her when I was very young and she passed her love of Mozart on to me.

I know there are a lot of people who think Requiem is overplayed but it has an amazing amount of depth and emotion.

5. You find an enchanted Day-Timer, a book consisting of two facing pages with 48 lines. These represent the 24 hours of one day divided into 30 minute increments. Since the book is enchanted it can make its entries come to pass, but it can only be used once. And as so often happens with enchanted things, all that will remain at day’s end will be memories e.g. carriage reverts to pumpkin, 9AM Lotto winnings evaporate etc. How would you fill-in the time slots if you were planning A Perfect Day for yourself?

This question is one that I've struggled with a bit. There are such possibilities. That being said I think I've finally got it.
7-9AM Flying. No destination just a chance to swoop and soar. Haven't most people spent at least a bit of time imagining what it would be like to fly?
9-12PM Would be spent visiting some of the places I've always wanted to see. England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
12-1PM Lunch with Grandfather who passed away when I was 5.
1-3PM A special concert presented by Mozart. To be able to see and hear him play would be beyond incredible.
3-5PM There are times in your life that you wonder how things would have been different if you had only made a different choice. This would be the time to explore alternate endings.
5-9PM Time spent exploring the worlds of my favorite books. A chance to walk through the familiar areas of Pern, Xanth and Rivendell.
The rest of my time would be spent in peaceful slumber.

6. (Bonus question) Would you have an easier or harder time filling in the enchanted Day-Timer for someone else – your children, for example?

It would be next to impossible to fill in the timer for anyone else. Even my own children who I know as well as it is possible to know someone. There is just no way to completely know anyone else's dreams.

Great questions RaJ. I had a lot of fun answering them.