Sunday, October 25, 2009

light + testosterone = malicious playfulness



My husband and a laser pointer. the ultimate exercise in annoyance. I'm trying to fold laundry and he thinks it's hysterical to grab a laser pointer and get the cat to destroy everything in site. I can barely hear myself think over the cackles of vicious laughter, not to mention I have to refold everything now and there is a good chance it is covered in fur!

such is his way.

Friday, October 23, 2009

aren't we self important


So I finally got this tweetin' twitter thing figured out. well at least I think I've got it started. so now I have to remember to tweet, blog and facebook every time I do anything of any interest or significance. Seriously, is there anyone that interest in my daily pursuits that all of these technologies are necessary? Or do I just think so highly of myself that I need to write and journal everything that I do.
Let's see, today I listened to a keynote address by the Kielburger brothers. That was pretty awesome. I was very inspired. Then I presented a workshop on the Life Before Profit initiative I started in our school to a group of educators from all across the province. That part was cool. I worked on my paper for my specialist certificate. This is through the university of Western, Ontario. Then I started some preliminary watercolour sketches for a friend who wants me to illustrate her children's book. this is a project that has been in the works for some time now but is just finally started to take off. We shall see where it goes. I'm working on knitting a blanket for the Project Linus - blankets for sick and needy children. I am avoiding working on it though because I don't really have a pattern and I'm probably going to make a horrible mess. hopefully it doesn't end up as one my many unfinished knitting projects. ugh- it's just such a slow tedious process. I always think I am going to finish- and it seems like such a great idea at the time.
Tomorrow I drive home from Toronto. I am supposed to stay and go to an award banquet to receive the Michael Carty award for my proposal, but I am up here by myself and checkout of the hotel is at noon. I don't want to hang out until 6p.m. to go to a dinner by myself where I don't know a soul. So i will just go home instead and they can courier the award to me. Not that I don't appreciate the accolades, i just am way to introverted to go through all those motions.
blech.
i guess i really should pay more attention to this blog. I would prefer to use it a diary, but I don't want to let those thoughts, feelings etc. public.... tempting... but way too incriminating! yikes