ive finally finished hp and the order of the pheonix and as with most books i really like, im distraught. im debating whether the children will we be up to this. its not earth shattering literature but i think there are going to be a lot of tears shed by the end.
vic has been anxious for me to finish so we can chat about it. and now im just as anxious to talk to her about it. shes gone for dinner and drinks with the drag queens so i have to sit tight til she returns, which translates into surfing and blogging.
although i did promise to post all day and didnt. i was caught up in the book. even its digital format, i couldnt walk away. i cant wait for my print copy to arrive so i can start over.
and now some links:
todays pride link
i cant believe ive never linked to modernhumourist. it is one of the funniest places online.
and off acquired tastes journal, i got
Wednesday What-Ifs(i know its thursday, but im only a day late)
1. What if you had to choose a single color to remain on Earth?
tan
2. What if you had to choose one song to remain on Earth?
moonlight sonata
3. What if you had to choose a single book to remain on Earth?
oh dear, i dont think thats possible… it would have to be an anthology of some sort, but… no, id give up everything else to keep the books.
4. What if you had to choose one electronic device to remain on Earth (cars & planes included)?
30Gb iPod
5. What if you had to choose a single season to remain on Earth?
spring
the thursday thumb twiddler(its on time):
1. If you knew you could double your money, easily and certainly, in two years, by investing in a company whose activities you seriously disapprove of, would you do it?
no.
2. Should the goal of the penal system be to remove criminals from public, deterring crime by punishment, or rehabilitating wrongdoers?
all of the above
3. Youve been given the responsibility of packing away any three items in a time capsule to be opened up in 400 years. What would you put in there to give folks an idea of what life is like in 2003?
mp3 player (with a variety of music), a site dump of a blog (js, has so many interesting personalities) and (this is a cheat) the front page of every single newspaper on the planet for one day.
and finally your moment of zen (vic youll love this)
so the hair lady is sick, so i have to endure the ‘fro-ras til next tuesday. and i’m lounging in my new chair in the office, with fuck all to do. so you know i’ll be blogging all day.
it’s kind of hard (no pun intended) being aroused without an outlet all the time. most times the slightest memory will provoke a reaction, gratefully, i can slide my chair under my desk and most of shirts/tshirts and fairly big and can hide any protrusions.
the other thing that’s going to happen today is there’s going to be a lot of quizzes and questionnaires so let’s get started with this gem, that’s two days late, that i got from girlunderway who in turn got it from this-or-that:
1. Lemonade or Ice Cold Beer?
hmmm, decisions, decisions. ice cold beer
2. Swimming pool or beach?
beach. late afternoon, especially
3. Long weekends here & there, or a 2-week vacation?
long weekends, they are going to become invaluable to vic and i
4. Destination: Acapulco or Hawaii?
hawaii
5. Destination: Mountains or Beach?
beach. love the beach
6. Hotel/motel/B&B or camping?
b&b, but hotel for the kind of privacy we need.
7. Carefully planned vacation, or play it by ear?
plan the getting there, but everything else is on the hoof.
8. Sneakers or sandals?
sandals, or better yet, barefoot. if i could i would be barefoot all the time
9. Air-conditioning or fans?
fans are more interesting.
10. Concerts in the park or baseball games?
concerts. live music is great.
well i’ll be back in a bit, going to follow some links and do some reading. caio
the are 15 days til vicotria gets here. two weeks and a day. as of 7am today, 372.5 hours til she touches down in trinidad. i’m excited, can you tell. my thoughts are filled with her. waking and sleeping. i’m ditching work to get my hair neatened. yes, having dreads is not just about letting your hair knot up, it requires some degree of maintenance. i’ve been trying to get to do this for a while and i either haven’t had the time or the money, or a combination of the two. it’s going to take about 4 hours to get done, so i’m not going to get into work before midday, although there is not much for me to do anyway.
time for me to get going, i’ve got no cash and i’m bumming a ride into pos, least i could do is be ready.
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today was a very long day. i’ve realised that meetings are not my cup of tea. i had a long ass production meeting, then more meetings with my boss on and off all day. i think she’s serious about making me more responsible for the stuff that goes on at the agency. i’ve said this before i don’t think i’m cut for management. but for the next 4 days, i’m in charge. i’m not sure how i feel about it.
moving on to more fun pursuits…
long live the bbc. (an impressive tale about and an impressive news service)
an excerpt from nerve’s em & lo’s – the big bang (nerve’s guide to the new sexual universe) [i’m not sure does this count as the pride link?]
and finally your moment of zen
going to fight up with my digitised hp. i’ll be back later.
there are 16 more days til vic gets here. the dreams are getting more and more intense, i’m sitting here almost basking in the afterglow. cold showers don’t help, i like water. water of any temperature makes my whole body feels… electric… i’d rather stay home and cavort naked but today is the last day my boss is going to be in the office for the week. she’s off on another junket with a client til next wednesday. and i’m in charge, so it’s a day of hand over notes and organisation for stuff in her abscence. tentatively i want to get my hair neated today, there’s something soothing about someone’s hands in your hair.
mine and all the other virgos, breszney for this week:
A fundamentalist is anyone who thinks his belief system trumps all others. Religious fanatics are the most obvious example, but scientists can be fundamentalists. So can socialists or capitalists, environmentalists or atheists. Every fundamentalist divides the world into two camps, those who agree with him and those who don’t. To him, there is one right way and a million wrong ways to interpret reality. Now here’s the uncomfortable news: Every one of us has the fundamentalist virus. It may not be as virulent in you and me as it is in the bad guys we love to hate. But we’re all infected. Luckily, Virgo, you’re in an astrological phase when you can achieve a partial cure. To begin, take everything less seriously and less personally and less literally.
and scorpio:
You’re like an arrow in flight, Scorpio. You’re a half-cooked feast, the fifth month of pregnancy, the week before a big election. When I turned my psychic vision towards you just now, I saw an image of a worker bee freshly returned to the hive to perform the dance that will tell its companions where to find a patch of blooming snapdragons. Have you ever mastered a second language? Where you are at this moment resembles the time right before you attain fluency.
not sure what it all means.
mefi is back up, so here’s all the news (that i find) fit to blog:
the database of unknown movies
rocklist – a collection of end of year music polls from a variety of sources (quite interesting to say the least)
and this wonderful tidbit that is definitely not going to make mainstream news in the US, not even the alternative news sources seem to be touching it.
us uses aid threat to block icc (i’m including the first couple of paragraphs for those of you who wont click):
The US yesterday threatened to stop aid to countries which refuse to exempt American soldiers from prosecution by the new international criminal court (ICC).
The threat includes close allies such as Colombia, where a US delegation is trying to cajole President Alvaro Uribe to issue a waiver.
Colombia, which signed the the 1998 Rome Treaty establishing the ICC, could lose nearly $1bn (£600m) a year for its battle against guerrillas and drug warlords. It is the third biggest recipient of US military aid, after Israel and Egypt. Similar threats have been issued to eastern European countries.
Under a US law passed last year, military aid will be cut off from any state which failed to exempt American soldiers from ICC prosecution by yesterday. The White House opposes the new UN institution because it could try US personnel.
i’ll leave you to mull on that for a while, i need to get ready and get to work, particularly if i want to leave early today.
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my pride link for the day and while you’re there don’t be afraid to take the 2003 nerve sex survey (unlike most of the quizzes, there is no result at the end)
adieu.
are quite refreshing. i think i may take one on everyday now. i’m slogging through hp on the palm, i think it’s just bad mind now, i refuse to wait til after vic leaves to read a copy.
since i’ve been up, i’ve been surfing, it is tuesday so the village voice is all new (c’mon, the link is my favourites, go click on it) and metafilter is still down, so i have to find the news by hand, or by blog.
thank you laura for this great link – zadie on katherine (how cool is that)
there are also a whole bunch of cool links on the group blog – the junk drawer (yes, it’s a plug, i contribute, so sue me…
oh wait, you can’t sue me [thanks jadedgrrl])
and my wife has arrived online, so i bid you all a good night.
that make life enjoyable. the nicest part of my day today, wasn’t getting the cheque for the job after weeks of waiting, it was being able to help the lady that fell down while walking next to me. i had a lovely lunch with good friends, all in all the ripples from friday are still continuing to spread.
right now vic and i are working out a budget for the trip. hotel rates have gone up and at the moment the cheapest rate that i can find is TT$302 a night. if anyone here (in trinidad) has an apt or house they want to rent for 10 days pm and let me know.
i’m going to make some calls, i’ll be back later.
there is no logical reason for me to be up at this hour. and its true, the reason im at this hour is purely hormonal. i had the most spectacular, most realistic dream, im not sure, but i may have moaned out loud. i sitting here typing every nerve ending tingling, my skin longing to be touched, disappointed to present myself and vic wasnt there. thats what woke me, the sensation of being alone in bed.
there are 17 days til vic gets here and the dreams seem to be getting more and more intense. its going to be interesting to see what result is going to be, i instituted a personal no touching policy today. im curious to see if that is at all possible and i need to whip out all the clothes that keep me hidden. although with this latest weight gain, im not sure ill have anything left to fit me. i happen on a scale yesterday and realised id exceeded my comfort zone in terms of weight, i need to find a healthy, comfortable way to drop back within the range. i have to say this last weight gain has snuck up on me and im not happy about it, actually scared shitless would be more accurate. i used to be the short fat child growing up, now pretty soon my height is not going to be able to hide the fact that ive turned into el tubbo.
i should get off my lazy ass and do something, but id join the gym, go for a week and then never go back. random walking is unappealing to me. not really big on team sports and the one im willing to play, cant find a team to join.
going to have a shower and head off to work.
