It's been a while. I know. I'm popping in here tonight to give an update on what's been going on as well as to try Wordpress 5.0, which changed up its whole writing experience with an editor called Gutenberg. I could install a plugin that restores the old editor but what's the point? Change happens. (I'm also trying to postpone handling the vats of clean laundry upstairs that needs to be folded.) New Phone! (okay bolding on the fly is pretty neat) After a literal 8 months of hemming ...
Away again
From my Treo!Yours truly at the Borgata. Time for another yearly retreat at the Borgata in Atlantic City. Yay. The Oregon trip was too short, and fantastic. It's so cool getting together with people who understand that my dagger has a +45 attack bonus when attacking beasts. They also appreciate and yes, even envy, said dagger. Such friends are hard to find, and I'm a lucky girl indeed. Shower time, then dinner. A little bit of gambling (craps, probably, if the table's cheap) then to bed. ...
off to the shore!
From the PhoneCam!On the road Originally uploaded by ladygypsy.We're on our way to kristen's family's house for dinner. I'm hoping I don't break anything or spill anything or otherwise malign my good family name. ;-) after dinner we're going to the borgata for casino fun. How much would you have to win at a casino or in a lottery that you could quit your job? I think my number would be $125,000. that would let us live without my salary for a bit while I figure out what to do next.my darling ...
The Meeting.
I was fired today. Ha! I kid. Nah. Wasn't that bad. Wasn't my greatest performance to date, but I muddled through. Gambling-wise, I'm about $80 down...which I'll either wake at 4am and try to make back, or just call it a trip. I had some fun at the craps table. Was totally wrong about the MJ verdicts. While I think he's guilty, I respect the jury's finding. They had a lot more info (and time to look over that info) than I did. But Michael? Is a total freak. Go away. Move to Europe, where ...
June Business Trip #2
From the PhoneCam!Corporate travel Originally uploaded by ladygypsy.My room at the Borgata. I have a fantastic view of the ... construction. Oh well. Kronk the bear is a touch of home. It took me around 6 hours last night to do my 8 'ideas' for the meeting tomorrow. Now they're all printed out in fifteen-licate and on my desk. Waiting for me to start yammering on about it tomorrow at 2:30. I'm not as crazy-worried as I was last year. Which means I'm totally going down in flames tomorrow. ...
After-school special
On any trip to an Atlantic City casino, you gain increased exposure to what I insensitively call the "wheelchair and oxygen" crowd. The senior citizens. The oldsters. Spending the money that's deducted from my paycheck each week. They are slow. Very slow. It happened that on this trip, I was behind an older woman who used a cane. She used metallic prop (the kind with the four rubber feet at the bottom) for each agonizing step. I bit my lip as she slowly inched forward.. And then it hit me. ...
Hard eight
As per Mom's wishes, this afternoon was spent at the Borgata. Again. (The gambling gene runs straight up my Mom's branch of the family tree...we are unrepentant.) I had a twenty dollar bill to play with. I was going to do slots and nothing else, then meet MomnJohn for a dinner in a half hour. I meandered by the craps tables and to my surprise found two with a $10 minimum bet. Usually I see tables at $25 and up...way out of my price range. Immediately I scampered to the ATM and took out $100. ...
Go Daddy-o!
Blogging live from AC via the celly. BBVD were fantastic. I've now confirmed that I have a suit/tie fetish. (hat optional). The auditorium wasn't set up for dancing, so unfortunately Thor and I couldn't show off our swing dance 'skills.' I'm up 100 thanks to a very hot roulette table. I had 5 numbers hit out of 6 spins. Then, they increased the minimum bet of the table to $25. I wisely decided to cash out. I fully expect Thor to go missing during the night. ;) As for me, I'll be having ...
Thunderous Thursday!!!
(remember, exciting fake stuff is in pink and the truth is in black.) I wore my pedometer all day today. It's recommended that an adult take 10,000 steps per day -- which roughly translates to 5 miles. Today's grand total? 4864. Less than half of the quota. That includes a .7 mile dog walk. But it doesn't include my hour of rock climbing. I may seem lazy and uninspired and promiscuous at times, but I'm pretty goal-oriented. And that 10,000 number...sheesh. I'm going to have to change some ...
Peggy Sue goes to Atlantic City
"Let's go to New York for the weekend," Thor said to me this morning as I tried to fight the idea of morning. Remember, he was chipper from just coming home from work."Mmm..." I replied. "It's supposed to be a mild one!" he said encouringly. "Is it? Good," I muttered, remember how cold it was last year."C'mon. Fire up your laptop. See what the weather will be."Yes, I keep my laptop in bed with me. So I prop myself up on the as-yet-unnamed body pillow and surfed to weather.com. Typed in "New ...
No freebies left behind
No freebies left behindHighlight of the NJEA convention: At the registration area, two teachers reach into the a bin and emerge with fistfulls of plastic name tag covers.NJEA Employee: Ma'am? Do you really need all of those?Teacher 1: (adopts an attitude) Well, I was GOING to use them for my class for field trips (read: my family reunion) but forget it. (tosses them back into the bin with disgust and walks off)Teacher 2: (stammers) Me too. (drops hers back into the bin and walks off)NJEA ...
tummy full, nice evening
Mmmmmmmm...tummy full, nice evening, surfing the web from bed. Life is good!(by the way, if you want to track the evolution of my future "movable type" based blog, you can at /blog/index.html I have much to learn, but I'm plodding through little by little.Tonight, Mom, John, Thor and I went to the Borgata. I played some roulette and lost. Played some slots and lost. If I won, I wanted the money to go toward a new PDA to replace my late m515. But t'was not to be. We got there around 7:45ish, and ...
