It's My Life

Picken's Plan

I've not taken the time to read up on the efforts the Pickens Plan are involved in but I like that they are doing it. People should be passionate about things. Here is a recruitment video that they have just released. It looks as if there is over 100,00 people in this community so far, and they do have conversations and local groups and activities in the face-to-face world organized as well as this wonderful portal into their online community.
Find more videos like this on PickensPlan

Memorial Service postponed

I won't see my daughter this weekend, or any of the family on Van's side. I'd not written anything cause of the leaving the house empty. Won't be, now. Van's brother's memorial party will happen sometime later in the year.

So I get to work those two days I was going to take off. Which is OK, I like my job.

I had a couple of gallons of cherry mead that I killed off the yeast with brandy about a week ago. So last night, I pulled it off the dead yeast and recarboyed it to let it age and...ripen? Anyway, it was v bitter from the acid in the cherries, I think. It has a kick, more than just the brandy would have lent it. I want it to sit for at least a week and then get it into smaller jugs. Right now it is only filling about half of the carboy.

Worked on my purple dress at the meeting tonight. I like handsewing. It's soothing. But I'm very tired tonight, going to crash. Night!

My Shire Friends will laugh at this...even if it is in bottles, not cans

The Despair Inc. Blog » The Wailing List - Twas the Night Before Christmas.

I arrived early, just as they were breaking out bottles of Crazy Ed’s Original Cave Creek Chili Beer (“the only beer with a pepper right in the bottle!”). I’m not a beer drinker myself, but Derek in the Call Center is what one might delicately call a “Beer Enthusiast(oholic)…”. He informed me after a swig,”This is- I swear, for real- this is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever tasted. Ever.” After a resolute nod, he added, “But it is beer. And it is free. So I will drink it.” And he did.

Humm....

Slept a bit. Not feeling too much better but heh. I'm on calll tonight but not just waiting for the phone to ring; I'm watching a movie. "Neverwas" I think is the title. Just starting. Young boy in his pajama's, searching for his father, finding someone haning from a tree...oh. It was a memory. It's a fantasy.

I am seeking something. Always, we search. Standing still is a slow slide backwards, I'm sure of that. It just changes, what we want to seek and what we are capable of seeking. When one lets the soft animal of the body love what it wants to love, which can include beer and comfortable eating and sloth, then sometimes the opportunities to seek other things are removed from the options table of life. And why not, if I'm not taking advantage? What is the goal that drives? What is the impulse that awakens the dream? Where is the reason for the purpose, if not within me?

yeah. weird mood. I'm taking a walk as soon as I'm off call.

Really interesting movie -"sometimes a story finds a storyteller, not the other way around."

"As Unordinary as they come." Now that is a nice thing.

Not sure how long this will stay up but http://www.uglydoggy.com/2008/07/its-friday-just-stop.html�is pretty funny.

Fighter practice - rapier style

I didn't kit out tonight as everyone else was doing light. So I sewed and watched after Towtan, Fulke's part german shepherd puppy. And watched the tables when the youngsters from the family partying in the pavillion came over to watch. There were four of them out there practicing for Day of Fencing. Looked like fun; they were pushing themselves though, knowing we have about 5-6 hours of fighting in a few weeks. And we sat around and talked, stories were told, puppy was entertained. I had fun. But no workout for me...so I guess I need to think about going to the Cities tomorrow. Humm..

Do what works for you

I'm learning all about communication, web 2.0 style. I know some but I"m not as tapped into the blogosphere as I thought I was so am spending some time reading today. I've had conversations with people about this very topic - you don't have to like blogging or twitter, but don't look down your nose at people who do any more than they should be scoffing at you for gaming every waking moment. Or whatever it is you do, lol. Some things I don't wanna know.

chrisbrogan.com. But don’t let people tell you that you’re wrong for not liking something. Not into blogging? Swell. Don’t like Twitter? Fine. Hate podcasts? Perfect. It’s okay not to need/want/love the whole landscape. There are lots of services that people love that don’t fit my personal needs. I appreciate the services, but I’m not using them much.

Same with my fighting; I'm in an inspirational slump there. Doesn't mean I expect anyone else to be in the same place. I need to find other people all fired up and hang out with them, lol, until I can again come out strong and driven. But I digress.

Library-wise, getting connected with the people in these social networks seems to be one way of marketing, but marketing isn't the same either. It's about people connecting with people and conversations about what is good. It is also very peer-driven, I think. I wonder how much of our decisions are made because we check with people and gather buy-in via this very social structure we have created. It's not bad, though.

 

My Love List :: What’s Yours? « Art By Chrysti

My Love List :: What’s Yours? « Art By Chrysti. I love an inspiring challenge.

Me too. I love challenges too. So recording this here just to think about for a bit.

Oh-oh-oh!!!

Weird Holidays!.

August 18th: Bad Poetry Day

Armoring tasks

I created a new list of stuff I need to do. http://jonya.typepad.com/challenges/ and on the right sidebar. Anyone wanna be all encouraging? LOL

Back!

Got back earlier today and Van took me to a movie. So alll the stuff just got dumped in my room. I'm sorting through stuff, working on getting the kit ready again for tomorrow. I'm hoping enough people are there to fight but also want people to be ready for Day of Fencing so whatever is good.

Don't bother going to the third Mummy movie. Definitely a netflix viewing would have been better for this one.

I'll have a better write up later; right now just unpacking.

Oh, i'm tired.