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Thursday, February 16, 2006
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Monday, February 13, 2006
ON MY WAY
I'm on my way to Washington state to meet Pauline and her family. Thanks to everyone who is praying for me to have a safe flight. I'll let you know when I arrive and how the trip is going. Just in case I don't get to tell you later, HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
Saturday, February 11, 2006
OLD SKOOL
Here's my desktop. Like my vintage lego figure? I think he's confused; is he teaching geography or addition? My workspace is pretty sparse: count the icons. How many icons do you have? What kind of wallpaper? How often do you change it? What do the answers to these questions say about you as a person?
Friday, February 10, 2006
STATES I'VE VISITED
create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.
Well, I haven't technically visited Washington state yet, but I thought I'd go ahead and check it. Try this out. It's fun to see a map of where you have been. (Gasp! Did I just say that maps were fun? Dad would be so proud!)
Thursday, February 09, 2006
MESS
I can't function in this mess anymore! I'm tired of living in piles of crates and boxes. Everything I own is stored in the room where I am sleeping and I can't take it anymore! [It is a very big room but the boxes are piled to the ceiling.] When I moved back in with my folks after Katrina, we just piled everything up helter skelter. But the haphazard mess makes me feel like a mess, myself.
So this week I'm moving out of the grief stage and into the anger stage. And I'm channeling that energy into unpacking and organizing. After the storm, I wished that there was nothing to salvage. I just didn't wan't to deal with stuff at that moment. Isn't that terrible; I felt a little guilty about wishing I had lost everything and gotten an insurance check. Oh, well; can't deny my failings.
So I'm getting it organized so that I can sell all of it; I don't want to see any of it ever again. When I start to auction it off on eBay, I'll put a link here so you can bid on it. LOL. Just think, someday you might own my lamp or spatula... You could say, "Hey, this used to belong to Patrick before he pulled a Dave Chappelle and ran away from his mess of a life; I got it for next to nothing at auction."
I'm not trying to be negative in this; just honest about where I am right now. I read back over the last entries I've made since returning to America and realized that I have been talking about pop culture because I didn't want to face the real issues I need to deal with. But here they are in black and white. That's as good of a first step as I can make.
So this week I'm moving out of the grief stage and into the anger stage. And I'm channeling that energy into unpacking and organizing. After the storm, I wished that there was nothing to salvage. I just didn't wan't to deal with stuff at that moment. Isn't that terrible; I felt a little guilty about wishing I had lost everything and gotten an insurance check. Oh, well; can't deny my failings.
So I'm getting it organized so that I can sell all of it; I don't want to see any of it ever again. When I start to auction it off on eBay, I'll put a link here so you can bid on it. LOL. Just think, someday you might own my lamp or spatula... You could say, "Hey, this used to belong to Patrick before he pulled a Dave Chappelle and ran away from his mess of a life; I got it for next to nothing at auction."
I'm not trying to be negative in this; just honest about where I am right now. I read back over the last entries I've made since returning to America and realized that I have been talking about pop culture because I didn't want to face the real issues I need to deal with. But here they are in black and white. That's as good of a first step as I can make.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
ARTIST TRADING CARDS
Have you ever heard of Artists' Trading Cards? I hadn't until today, but I'm hooked. I can't wait to find an old deck of cards and start making my own. If you designed one, what would you put on it?
Monday, February 06, 2006
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT IDOL?
Well, so far I've narrowed it down to my top four. Here they are for your viewing pleasure. Let me know which you think should win the title. By the way, I used to make fun of people who watched this show, but I really think these 4 have talent, so they've won me over...
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Saturday, February 04, 2006
MY FAVORITE THINGS
Here's the short this of some favorite things (in addition to pom pom A&W Wuppets) --
First line to get rid of automatic indent
Running on a Saturday morning
Floppy-eared dogs
Contrast
Innovation
Piano music so beautiful it makes me cry
Playing with toys
The feel of paper
Hot bread & butter
Spiced Chai Latte
Making a new friend
Burying myself in the bed with a book
Pulling on comfortable shoes
Learning something new
Birthday parties
Taking snapshots
Telling stories
Originality
Color-drenched photographs
Vinyl LP’s
Words
Running on a Saturday morning
Floppy-eared dogs
Contrast
Innovation
Piano music so beautiful it makes me cry
Playing with toys
The feel of paper
Hot bread & butter
Spiced Chai Latte
Making a new friend
Burying myself in the bed with a book
Pulling on comfortable shoes
Learning something new
Birthday parties
Taking snapshots
Telling stories
Originality
Color-drenched photographs
Vinyl LP’s
Words
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