I love how sometimes all it takes to make me happy is a bit of sunshine and a blue sky. It also reminds me why I love the Pacific Northwest (something I sometimes forget during the long, gray winters).
After this weekend of rain, sleet, snow, hail, thunder, and just about any other type of weather you want to throw in there, it was certainly refreshing to see the sun peek out today. Maybe Spring will be arriving sometime after all. I for one can't wait.
So, since my laptop died I've been borrowing my dads. I was going through some photos from our last family trip and I ran across some photos of a snowy evening. First of all, I can't remember when it snowed this heavily in the area and secondly...what the heck is my sister doing here???
I really don't quite know what to think...
I'll miss my laptop but seeing as it now only turns on once every 3-4 days and runs at the speed of frozen molasses...well I think it's time to call it a day. I've made myself a deal that once I've paid off my credit cards I get to buy a new laptop and as I absolutely refuse to own a computer running Vista, I will be purchasing my first Mac. I'm quite excited about the idea and hope it will happen soon. Right now I'm running on my fathers laptop which he generously loaned to me. Unfortunately I have to return it to him on Tuesday and then I'll be regulated to using my desktop which is stationary in my bedroom...And since it's setup on a nightstand at the foot of my bed it isn't the most comfortable place to work/play from. I'll just think of it as motivation to get my credit cards paid off though.
Image is from the Tombstone Generator
There seems to be a problem with my blog. It views properly in Firefox but I recently discovered that nothing is centering properly in Internet Explorer. I don't use IE much except at work, and even then only for certain sites, so I hadn't noticed this special problem before today. I am trying to figure out how to fix the issue but until then things may look a little wacky around here. Of course, if you're visiting here through Firefox you probably aren't seeing any problem.
Oh, and I have no idea what my blog looks like in Safari or any other browsers so if you are using one of them and notice any problems, please let me know.
Today I got to make an unexpected (and expensive) trip to the dentist. That's what I get for flossing...I actually pulled out one of fillings. All I did was try and floss after lunch and all of a sudden there was a huge hole in my tooth...one second my teeth were fine, the next I can get my tongue stuck in the gap between my two teeth.
Luckily my dentist was able to get me in right away...unfortunately I had to get a new filling that cost a small fortune...oh and when taking the x-ray of the damaged tooth they also found the start of another cavity (I could barely see what they were pointing to) so I get to go back in a couple weeks and have that one filled as well...Yipee...
I'm dreaming about going back to Europe so I thought I would post a photo from my last trip to London...Also, I didn't want to go another day without posting something and I couldn't come up with anything really clever to write about. So instead you get a picture of Big Ben. Enjoy!
Ever just have one of those days at work where everything you do seems to be wrong or is just not good enough? Those days are just delightful aren't they?
...but I finally developed some of the photos from my trip to Europe. Of course I've never developed any of the photos from when I lived in London but that's beside the point. The point is that I think I may be the queen of procrastination. I can't seem to get anything done unless it's the absolute last minute. For example, I desperately need to clean my apartment but it's going to take knowing that someone is coming over within an hour to motivate me to do so.
I can't seem to get myself to do anything unless it's the last minute...on the other hand I also do my best work at the last minute so maybe it all works out for the best...I don't know...it's late and I'm rambling. I just wish I knew the secret of those people who are organized, who keep clean homes and who (at least seem to) have order in their lives. Me? I live in what I like to call organized chaos (most people just call it chaos). I can find things (usually) but if anyone else had to try and locate something they would be out of luck. I always say I'm going to get organized but I always get about halfway done and then I get distracted by something more interesting (usually the computer) and that's the end of it. On the other hand, I know that if I could get everything 100% clean and organized I could keep it that way...but it has to be 100% nothing less. I know that if I can do that my OCD will kick in...of course that brings a different set of issues...like the inability to leave the house if the bed is unmade... I know this because I've done it before...I've actually had to go back and make my bed so I can leave in the morning...don't ask...
Okay, I really don't know why I've been rambling about this but I think it may be time to call it a night...I'll post something more interesting next time.
So apparently I suck at keeping this thing up to date...I knew that was going to happen. But I will keep making the same vow, I'm going to try and keep this up to date...I'm going to make an effort at the very least...
So I've joined a writing group in the hopes of motivating myself to write more. I mean, I love writing but apparently if I have no accountability to anyone I never actually write anything. I have hundreds of stories in my head but I can't seem to get them from my imagination onto a piece of paper. So right now I'm going to use this blog as a journaling tool and see if it helps to motivate me to work on my creative writing a little more. We'll see how well this works.
What I would like to do is post something everyday. Whether it's a sentence or a paragraph or a short story, my goal is going to be some sort of post every day. The post may not make any sense or it just may be as simple as I have nothing to write today but hopefully by doing this I'll be able to get my creative juices going again.
I don't know if anyone will actually read this beyond myself but who knows :).
Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I am terrible about keeping these things up to date but I swear that I'm going to try this time. I don't know what (if any) the theme of this blog will end up being but I'm going to try and post on a regular basis and just see where it leads me.
I actually enjoy writing, I just have a hard time keeping journals and such...I prefer creative writing so this may become more of a place for short stories and ramblings instead of a post about what I'm up to in life (It will most likely be waaay more interesting that way anyways)...