Random Bullets of Randomness
- I’m reading James Rollins’ Doomsday Key currently and it’s good and suspenseful like all of his books, but everytime I think, “I’m ready a thriller/suspense about genetically modified corn…” I crack up. I think that’s probably a sign of a good writer that can build a suspenseful storyline out of agriculture.
- I wrote the Dalai Lama quote I found here on a “NOTES” file on my iPhone and have been trying to read it everyday, maybe even several times a day. I’m not sure if it’s helping me recenter my mindframe around The Positive instead of The Negative, but it is making me feel quite enlightened because everytime I do it I giggle and think, “Dude. I just read a Dalai Lama quote out loud.” I mean, only grownups do stuff like that, right? Does that mean I’m a total grownup now?
- LilZ and I have been working on a project together every night this week. Just the two of us. It’s been quite a nice time and I’ll be sad when the project ends. I find myself trying to think of other things to do together but then remember that my husband, who has been on single Dad duty every night, would rather me take a break first.
- We leave for vacation on Friday. I’m very happy about this vacation although it reminds me how much I had wanted Dad to come this year. I had talked to him about it already at Christmas time and he said he’d be up for it. It’s totally his type of place and I hate that I never got to take him there.
- My husband has a new schedule now. He’s waking up at 4am every morning and alternating between going for a long run or going for a swim at the YMCA. He’s been doing it for a few weeks and it’s the best thing that every happened to this family. He is now home every night for dinner and for helping out with the kids. To tell you that this change of schedule has made me less insane would be an understatement. We even have time alone sans kids in the mornings now to hang out. He and I chatted just this morning for about 20 minutes without kids interrupting. It’s amazing what a difference a shift like that has made.
- I almost bought a New Moon puzzle at Barnes and Noble yesterday. Then I remembered I’m not 14. But LilZ is so I asked him if he would got back and buy it for me. That’s logical, right?
You just made me a little sad because I had tickets IN MY HAND to go see THE Dalai Lama tomorrow night. As in, done deal. And then, my in-laws decided to visit, and they’ll only be in this country for 2 days and oh – you must cancel your once-in-a-lifetime experience to spend time with them. I was (am) heartbroken.
But I’m sure the Dalai Lama would say something lovely about how family makes your heart swell, so let’s just pretend I’m filling my life with enlightenment in another way.
What sorts of projects have you and LilZ been working on?
I hope you have a wonderful vacation. Enjoy it your father’s memory if it is possible.
The last one is logical to me. It means that you will be a child at heart forever and that is not necessarily a bad thing.
That’s great that you and MrZ are getting to spend some quality time together.
Also … I’d love to see the puzzle when you finish putting it together.
Miss Zoot!
I love, love, love you’re choice of books! I’m reading Doomsday Key right now as well! I just re-read all my Sigma Force books to “get ready” for Doomsday. I’m so glad Monk is okay and have no idea what’s going on with Seichan. We should swap book lists, I am ALWAYS looking for something new to read. Reading is my only down time with 2 toddlers.
I put quotes and short poems in my iPhone Notes app, too. I read them when I’m bored in line at the grocery store or sitting in traffic (bad). It makes me tolerate having a cell phone a little bit more
Have a fantastic vacation!! I bet your dad will be with you anyway….you do carry him everywhere you go!
Yay for time with the hubby, that is always a good thing.
Re: the puzzle – totally logical. I tried something like that, but my son is 15 and hates anything to do with Twilight, so refuses to help me in any way. Hmph. Let’s see how nice Santa is to HIM this year.
I still cannot fathom waking up before sunrise. I’ve tried and it’s happened only a handful of times and I end up looking to nap around lunch…lol…
Hope you enjoy your vacation…you deserve it!
I think the wanting the New Moon puzzle off-balances the reading quotes out loud and you can still be a kid (even if it is just at heart)
I don’t plan on ever growing up myself. . .
I so need to read that every morning too. Specifically, I need to stop being so angry at our little beagle puppy. It’s not her fault she has a tiny, nonexistent pea of a brain and doesn’t understand anything at all, ever.
But it’s been tough, my husband has been on a client in another city for over 4 months, and I am about up to here (puts hand above head) with having a puppy by myself. I thought I would have help!! Being a single dogparent sucks!
Seems like such a stupid thing to be angry about now that I write it out, but it’s really been making me crazy.
yay school calendar!
(i didn’t have your email so i sent it on this:)
http://lakewashington.intand.com/index.php?search_input=Inglewood&filter_school=24&filter_group=&filter_location=&type=view&action=month&cur_year=2009&cur_month=7&submit=Filter
Ha! I’m nearly as old as you are but i found a sneaky (kind of) way around the whole Twilight situation. I just bought the boxed set off Amazon. Its way cheaper that way too. My boyfriend came up with an unfortunate term for them though- cliterature.