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"I get a lot of different people reading my journals. From the highest Admins to just regular peeps from different societies, and with that in mind, here's what I would like you readers (yes, you!) to do this time around.
It's the end of the year, or will be shortly. A lot of time for introspection and resolutions. Today our news paper asked some older people what advice they would give to the younger folks, and that got me thinking.
What pieces of advice would you (yes, you!) give to a younger person? I'd like to hear what everyone has to say. Say as many pieces of advice, or as few, as you'd like. I'll start it off with mine. If I could give some advice to a young person, I would tell them....
1. Hang in there. Life's tough, but don't give up. Ever.
2. Be true to yourself. If you want to be a freak, fly that flag proudly!
3. The stuff you think is so important now, will be forgotten in a few years. Don't sweat the small stuff.
4. Have friends, but keep some things to yourself and no one else.
5. WORK HARD if you have a job. Jobs are scarce, keep the one you have, and if you don't have one yet, network like mad. You gotta bust some chops nowadays to get a good gig. And try not to piss the boss off, because a job review will follow you.
6. Never stop learning. Find out about how things work.
7. Learn how to sew on a button and mend a simple tear. Cook a simple meal. These will come in handy at some point, beleive me.
8. Be kind to people. You never know what they are going through.
9. STOP TEXTING AND DRIVING, DAMMIT.
10th and last.....Remember, above all....every day you wake up ALIVE is a good day. Make the most of it.
Now....what say the rest of you?"
My response:
a) In 100 years - who the hell will care how you fucked up?
b) So, having read a) - if you have a dream - GO FOR IT! If you never try, that dream will never happen. If you fail? Try the next one! Really. Try. Because - in 100 years - who will care how you fucked up? In 10 years - YOU will care if you never tried.
c) If you fear, acknowledge it, and push on. Being brave isn't about not being afraid - being brave is about being afraid and going forward anyway. Face your fears. Don't let them win. You are worth more than that - and you're better than that. I wish you could see it.
d) Awful things happen. They do, unfortunately. If they happen to you, then try not to let them break you. The strength you can gain from living through them? It's phenomenal. It may take years to gain that strength, to come out the other side, but the air is sweeter when you realize you have made it.
e) Live. Don't just exist. LIVE. Like Frankenstein's monster, let your life be full of lightening, or what's it all for, then?
♫ I know a song that really gets on your neeeeerves, I know a song that really gets on your neeeeerves, I know a song that really gets on your neeeeerrrves ... ♫
BUT ... I have a Pollyanna living on my calendar, now, so I can deal with cat sick with, if not a smile, then at least not a curse.
New topic!
I found, well was introduced rather, to Mary's Gone Crackers crackers - crackers made of seeds. I can also get Mary's Gone Crackers "Sticks And Twigs" (which are pretzel sticks made of seeds)!
These are so damned good! I have missed crackers and such. These are good to scoop up tuna, salsa, whatever I want! They are crispy, full of flavor and dense like a damned good bread would be. I. Love. Them.
I can't eat the Mary's Gone Crackers cookies because they have potato starch and sometimes potato flour (Gluten Free doesn't necessarily clear me of all allergens, more's the pity), but I can have crackers! And pretzels!
Cool.. it's good to get down to be together with everyone. I haven't been able to unwind from work yet though :( and today will be my second day with family. It's Boxing Day here today heh.
Omg, is there a doctor there ... yes you do need to eat chocolate or the world will shrivel up and die.
12:27 Dec 21 2011 Times Read: 1,041
Back to work today. My ears are no longer stabby, but I cannot hear very well (hehehe "Whut?" "... I SAID YOU'RE A DAFT OLD BESOM, Hamish ..." "Oh. ... Right. I'll take two!").
I wonder what my desk looks like - as in, how many task fairies developed dysentery over it for the week I was out? ... Well. However it looks, I'll eat the elephant one bit at a time, man.
I've actually started pre-emptively taking sudafed before I fly - sick or not - just because I got tired of always feeling like someone was progressively shoving cotton into my sinuses over the course of the flight.
13:46 Dec 19 2011 Times Read: 1,067
I think I am getting sick. :( I sincerely hope not.
Ooooooooh nooooooo. I sure hope that you aren't getting sick.
*big hug for you*
06:45 Dec 18 2011 Times Read: 1,087
I am having a fantastic time.
Met the PD and gave her baby stuffs, went sledding, went ice skating, went hiking, had a dance party with a 4 year old (I was allowed to dance any way I wanted, she said so), made a volcano, made a REAL Mr. Potato head with a skewer, a fat marshmallow, a potato, raising and unpopped popcorn, made ... marshmallow mutants. Becca and I went to a painting party tonight and we made a version of my favoritest painting ever - Starry Night. Tomorrow, arts and glitter crafts and making Christmas ornaments. ♥
SO. One more frantic day of trying to get a week and a half's worth of stuff done in three days so I can fly out Thursday morning with my desk empty and my task list completely checked off. Monday night and Tuesday night I have been so damned tired so early.
(By the way I am having eggs over easy this morning. I just sploogooshed the yolk of one ♥ I love that.)
I fly out tomorrow morning; I need to be at the airport by no later than 5. Who's gonna get early morning Badger texts? HMM? :D
I hit the ground running - I have a carry on bag packed with baby stuff for PD. I cannot WAIT to give it to her at breakfast!
I am so excited. I miss my Becca. I miss her husband Ric. I miss my goddaughter Sofi.
I am going to have so much fun, even if it's only hangling out making glitter art.
What does it say about your letter board when you are considering trying to spell things like an Igor speaks? "Sods" becomes "Thodth," "forsooth" becomes "forthoothth" and so on. ... ::wipes computer screen:: I should probably not try to pronounce them at the same time.
Thuddenly, I have thith fierth need to type everything like an Uberwaldean Igor thpeakth! I need to flip the calendar pageth, ath it ith Dethember! I like Peath! And thoda popth! And thekth! Oooo thekth!
IF you see me in your dreams, prepare for a mouth full of feathers.
;p
*runs and hides*
She's going BROWN, Captain!
12:13 Dec 12 2011 Times Read: 1,217
SO. Yesterday I dyed my hair. I normally put something like strawberry blonde on my uber blonde hair - but this time I thought I'd be a little daring ... a little ... DIFFERENT.
O.O
Damn, that's dark.
"Bronzed Brown." Note to self: Be less white when wearing this color hair. >.o
I personally love prying my tongue off of the last envelope I licked because it's stuck due to lack of moisture. I don't know why you don't get that..... the fun you're missing.
Tomorrow I address and write in all the Christmas cards, and I am sending them out. :) I ADORE the three different kinds of cards I got. Beware the glitter. Just sayin' ...
Confronted, and I was calm and measured and precise (shup, Khayman, I know me calm can be scary), laid every last thing - accusation and refutation - out in front of her and our boss - and she quit. She walked right out the door.
You stated your case, precisely and concisely and won the minute she walked out the door. Well done.. If I were the boss, I would feel embarrassed now and would apologise for ever doubting you.
Somewhere in that should be flying to Virginia and making me PIE!!!
00:20 Dec 07 2011 Times Read: 1,402
I don't even know where to begin. I truly do not know.
I don't know whether to be hurt, offended, furious or all at once. I discovered, quite by accident, some toxic little person has been feeding my boss a packet of lies behind my back in order to jeopardize my position. My ethics and business practices were called into question. This - this absolutely disgusts me. I try to be so completely aboveboard in every aspect of what I do.
I am glad I have documentation to refute every little bit I discovered was averred. I've already put it together and will be sending it first thing in the morning.
My stomach hurts. My head hurts. I am dizzy. I kind of want to throw up. I know I want to scream.
The visuals that entry conjured up was similiar to Homer Simpson having lockjaw with a cucumber fixed between his cheeks in flight to the moon!
18:52 Dec 04 2011 Times Read: 1,513
SO. I, too, have a fat cat. She needs bathed from time to time, and I think she may be psychic about when bath time loometh. Meet Isis:
She doesn't fight much, but she is so strong, and gods does she whine.
She's a little mad at me right now. heh. She is now on top of the kitchen cabinets, where she knows I cannot reach her, angrily grooming and glaring at me balefully.
You can come wash my pussy too if you want. O.o mine scares me.
Apple Cider Cream Pie
00:24 Dec 04 2011 Times Read: 1,530
Crust
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 stick unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch dice and chilled
3 tablespoons cold milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Filling and Topping
2 cups apple cider
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
In a food processor, combine the flour, cornstarch, sugar and salt. Add the butter and pulse in 1-second bursts until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine the milk and vinegar and drizzle it on top. Pulse in 1-second bursts until the dough just comes together. Turn the dough out onto a work surface, gather up any crumbs and pat into a disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
On a floured work surface, roll out the dough to an 11-inch round, a scant 1/4 inch thick; ease it into a 9-inch glass or ceramic pie plate. Trim the overhanging dough to 1 inch and fold it under itself. Crimp decoratively and chill the crust until firm, about 15 minutes. OR - get a pre-made one (Pillsbury makes a good one!)
Preheat the oven to 425°. Line the crust with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake in the lower third of the oven for about 15 minutes, until the crust is barely set.
Remove the parchment and pie weights. Cover the edge of the crust with strips of foil and bake for about 15 minutes longer, until the crust is just set but not browned. Press the bottom of the crust lightly to deflate it as it puffs; let cool. Lower the oven temperature to 350°.
In a medium saucepan, boil the cider until it's reduced to 1/2 cup, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. Whisk in 3/4 cup of the sugar, the sour cream and salt, then whisk in the eggs.
Pour the custard into the pie shell without removing the foil strips. Bake the pie in the lower third of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until the custard is set around the edge but the center is slightly jiggly. Let the pie cool completely.
In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the heavy cream with the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and the cinnamon until firmly whipped. Mound the cream on the pie, cut into wedges and serve.
So. Dinner = an apple, an orange, some lightly salted rice cakes with Walden Farms everything-free apricot preserves. Mmmmmmm! Oh! And I violated the produce section at the grocer's this evening. :D The island in my kitchen looks like a fruit platter. Mmmmm!
So, yesterday evening there was a bee in my bathroom.
o.O
A bee. In my potty.
How in hell did it get there? In November?
I slammed the door closed, stuffed a towel under the door and sent a frantic text to my brother (he was teaching) that he'd have to go play Van Helsing to the little stinging monster when he got home.
If I'd have tried to get the bee, one of us would have come out of the bathroom feet first.
Can you spell anaphylaxis, boys and girls?
I KNEW you could!
Final ending is a happy one: Bee is squished, Dee nervously goes potty and goes to sleep.
o.O Yikes. Last time a bee was in my home my cat somehow killed it. Looks like you're sweet enough for them to want you in ...November? Wait, I thought it was December 2nd already. lol
Oh I do wish you wouldn't. The sweet fuck needed to stay there. The sour fuck however needed to go.
12:34 Dec 01 2011 Times Read: 1,636
I have a new shirt - I rather like the way it hugs my curves.
A few years and 140 pounds ago, this is nothing that would have crossed my lips, that's for damned sure. I was seriously into tents and mumus. Baggy clothes were my friends, like I was secretly thinking, "Dee - that 5x shirt makes you look so skinny!" as opposed to wearing clothing that fit.
I realized, looking in the mirror this morning, it was easier for me to see today ... I have a lovely shape. :) I did not look in the mirror and see a size 32 woman immediately. I saw a size 12. ♥
Awesomeness! Of course I love big and baggy purely for it's big and bagginess. You should see my EPIC SWEATER.
It's an Ashleigh Morgan that I picked up for $5 at a local thrift shop. The sleeves bunch up and it comes down to my knees. Sometimes I use it as a blanket.
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