Happy happy happy June - my favorite month of the year! The first Wednesday of the month brings the Currently linkup with Anne In Residence. This month’s words are: celebrating, collecting, gifting, thinking, and trying. celebrating: our world opening up again. I'm being mindful that not everyone can be vaccinated right now, but watching the 7-day average for new cases drop each day for the USA is a thrill, especially after the prior management of this crisis. I am ...
Currently, May 2021
The beginning of the month means the Currently linkup with Anne In Residence. This month's words are: consuming, exploring, getting, hoping, and seeing. consuming Streamers on Twitch. Yes, I've become a person who watches other people play video games. I find it very relaxing. I can't explain it otherwise. The best streamers are the ones who explain what's going on without narrating every step. This weekend I'll finally be consuming Ted Lasso. We do have AppleTV, but it's in WM's name and ...
Currently, April 2020
Currently... a day late. Because I'm off of work this week and I lost track of my days. Eeeeesh. This linkup is courtesy of Anne in Residence. arranging - The patio furniture out back, which will be Mother Nature's cue to hit us up with a blast of polar air. I bought some pillow covers from Jeff Granito, an outdoor rug, and this morning I painted my crummy old black metal table a bright blue. The patio itself is a concrete slab with a lot of ... structural issues (aka cracked and uneven) ...
Currently
Doing another linkup - this one is Currently with Anne In Residence. I'm always up for a writing prompt/linkup and this month's words are choosing, imagining, making, recommending, and wearing. choosing ... To read Born a Crime by Trevor Noah next. That book and The Vanishing Half became available at the same time. I can read both in 2 weeks so I accepted both. I was torn on which to read first so I punted the question to Instagram and Twitter (not linking my Twitter account because I'm ...
Currently
Watching: WWE Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Only one of my guys won so far - Bobby Roode. Boo, hiss. Eating: Banana bread, baked tonight. Reading: What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky. Come back Tuesday for my Show Us Your Books post! Learning: SAP Business Object Business Intelligence. It's for work, and it's a new thing and while I had training, I'm seeking entry level tutorials on it, because it's new. I have a love/hate relationship with new software. If you know of any good ...
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Rabbit rabbit! I can't believe it's October already. I'm sure the pumpkin spice cabal is pleased. I've been wearing sweats all weekend, because I'm ... Freezing!: It starts dropping into the 50s and it's like my body gives up. Sniffling: Because I appear to have caught the ick that's going around work. It was just a matter of time. I work from home tomorrow so I can eat soup and wrap myself in 17 blankets. Coughing: up dog hair because I did this today: We have always brought ...
Currently on a Sunday Night
Watching: America Ninja Warrior episodes from this summer. When I'm doing hard things, I picture Akbar Gbajabiamila saying "I SEE YOU KIM! I SEE YOU!" I'd like to have fewer heart-tugging background stories and more runs, but it's still a solid watch and I love the camaraderie. Healing: I ended up going to the doctor for my sore back and he prescribed anti-inflammatories and stretching. I think the pain is fading, but it's been a good 2 months now so maybe I'm getting used to it? I have ...
Currently
Watching: SummerSlam. Right now it's the match for the US Title, aka the Battle of the Boos featuring My Boo AJ Styles (so hot in a "come ride in my pickup truck" way) and My Boo Kevin Owens, who is super-smart and super-funny. This is one of the two matches I am looking forward to the most this PPV. The other is Shinsuke Nakamura vs Jinder Mahal. (edited: AJ won! Yay! Nakamura lost! Boo!) The Royal Rumble is going to be in Philadelphia in January and I have to start saving money because I ...
Currently, mid-week edition
A rare mid-week day off, to take care of THINGS. "After THINGS, I'm going to lie out in the yard and get some sun," I said. "For it has been EVER so long since I've had a chance to soak up some mid-day sun..." Current photo: Bah! Instead, I'm blogging, which is also isn't a bad thing. Currently, I'm ... READING: Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation. This has been on my TBR list for years, and it's interesting reading through events that I was ...
Currently (post-party edition)
Today was my nephew's birthday party. It was Daniel Tiger themed, and if you are a person of a certain age and aren't exposed to Daniel Tiger, it's adorable. It's animated, but it's a Mr. Rogers Neighborhood of Make Believe, next generation. It's based around the children of the citizens of the Neighborhood of Make Believe. Too cute for words. The party was lovely, and I ate responsibly. I miss shoving multiple slices of cake in my cakehole, but it's okay. Because I'm... Losing: 24 pounds and ...
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It's the first day of spring and it's freaking snowing outside. What in the everliving crap is this? Nails: I've gone two weeks without biting my nails, and that is enough for me to start polishing them again. This week I'm wearing OPI That's Berry Daring. It's basically hot pink. Still reading: Alexander Hamilton. I'm getting through it at a nice clip, but it's still VERY long. It doesn't help that I sing the songs that go along with each event I read about. Thanks, Lin-Manuel ...
