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Achievements
• knitted 5 blankets for homeless program in 8 mos!
Anime Fan Since
• 2003
Favorite Anime
• Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha,Paranoia Agent, Full Metal Alchemist, Patlabor movies
Goals
• I want to knit a blanket to keep the world warm
Hobbies
• knitting, sketching, and trying to maintain my sense of humour
Talents
• tripping over EVERYTHING

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Sunday, March 6, 2005

The Big Spring Clean
Well, this is the annual attempt at the big spring cleanup. I guess each year the house gets a little closer to organized. I have been doing little bits here and there, but with a glimmer of sunshine, it seemed time for a major change is here. Several trips to Goodwill helped me to get to the floor of the home office-- so much stuff in such a small room. I still use milk crates for bookshelves there , but they are bowed with age. But each year the clutter has always won in the home office. So far, I have busted the shredder twice clearing things out from an old business I had previously to try and make up for part time hours, and the Goodwill man knows my car from a distance. Tomato is always "stuffed"/ when Panda and John came to AX 2004, they rode in Tomato a short distance, but were bopped by skeins of yarn, and Panda laughed as I cleared out enough yarn to make a blanket, along with books, new pots, and the oddest things one could imagine. I guess if I were trapped in a blizzard, I would at least be quite warm with all the yarn ! I would like to have some things moved around to set up a better place for the computer, and real wooden shelves for the things I need (like art materials and manga!) This year Mamma is gonna beat the clutter back, even if I have to do it with my long aged spaghetti spoon! We have been really lucky, no leaks, no mudslides (though the muddy backyard sucked the shoes off my feet). So looks like many weekends will be spoken for--- if anyone were to bet who would win, Mamma or the office clutter, I think I'd bet on the clutter! Right now I guess I am too tempted to go out and take pictures. The wildflowers in the desert will bloom a month early, and will be a virtual riot of colour!

The ducks at work are always a riot...I took this picture to remember to take a deep breathe and pace myself with a big task:

Many hugs to good friends-- enjoy the weekend, and hope that the weather is treating you kindly.
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Saturday, March 5, 2005

Be Careflul What You Wish For...
I had been struggling in vain for about 10 years to get my hours increased above 29 hours per week. I was originally full time, but hurt my back, and later my hand. Well, when I had given up, and began to dwell in the darker lands, feeling I could never prove myself no matter what, I was told that my hours would be increased to 33h/wk. I felt I finally won... then it was a bit scary because I have been part time so long. I began to really doubt I could pull this off...then I found a little souvenir from Florida I found at a teashop. It was a tile, inscribed with "Beyond fear, you will always find freedom"/ I tried to think that I will give it a shot, and I have the fear that the orthopedic problems will interfere, but I think I have learned to live with them, so this may be a bit uncomfortable, but I have to try. Anxiety is with me too often, and I just have to stare it in the face and push through. Being part time has been a struggle, because no one asked me about that... I have learned a lot from all of you here at myO... so I keep my camera with me as art has helped so much, and a pencil for a little doodle , as well as the everpresent knitting needles. Working on blanket #4. The changes will start in May (more oral surgeries to go... I think 3 more appointments)

Well, here goes nothing! Nothing ventured, nothing ever changes.
Hugs to you ! You have helped more than you know!

For a lighter note , here are the secret agent cows from the calendar:

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Friday, March 4, 2005

Animal , vegetable, mineral...
One of those days where I begin to think (a dangerous thing) about who would I be, what colour am I, what song am I, what time would I live in..... It's dark now, and I went out to dinner with some friends. After dinner , I walked around Market Night, which in parts shows a kind of carnival atmosphere, that quickly dissapears, and is never the same twice. The kind of the that fascinates, especially when one feels in a rut. I would be the colour blue, because it is the colour of the sky, at early morning and deepest evening . I watch the skies alot-- because it is so vast, I feel I can breathe, that I am no longer confined in a small box (office, house or otherwise). If I were an animal, I would be a bird, because I could glide on invisible thermals. Even if no other birds were there, I would not be alone, I would be a creature one with the winds. We still have been having intermittent rains, the skies have been changing every moment. Being isolated to the house or office digs a rut, so I have to try hard to break the rut. The light has been too poor for photography, so I guess writing is my flight of fancy for today... what color, animal or person would you be? For person, I would think Albert Einstein--- someone who dared to speak, dress and think his own way even when others smirked or laughed. Someone who's biggest dare was to be true to themselves, and to speak their thoughts and philosophies without apology or qualification. True freedom , but a high price paid during his lifetime. That's quite brave.
Life seems continue the same.

To my friends, much love and hope for silver mornings...you are all valued children of the Universe...

Catch you on the other side of starshine!

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Monday, February 28, 2005

I has Returned ..step by step by step
Well, sorry I was away there, but there was so much stuff-- another round of oral surgery, and a huge amount of work projects. (house chores still pending!)And the rain-- one day when I stepped on the back yard, the mud sucked the shoe off my foot (and it was still raining at the time) There were slides about 3 miles from the house. These were huge multimillion dollar homes, but they were built on fill rather than bedrock like the older smaller homes (like Mamma's)Strange thing about buying homes in California-- you often need not just a realtor, but also a geologist!
Whew--- glad most of that is done. It will be good to catch up with my friends here, I wondered what was happening for you (during sane periods where I was not chasing papers and reports).

This year will be a blockbuster of a spring in California, things are budding early. Buttercups are about 2 feet tall on the walking trail!

Here's WATZ-IT picture (no colour changes or alterations) to enjoy:

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Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Wil be away
I'll be taking a few days off to take care of things. See you when I get back. Hope you all are getting through the all the rains OK. (California is on its way to becoming a swap !)

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Friday, February 11, 2005

With a Lot of Help from My Friends
Well, here's a little picture puzzle;

solve me

Whew! Without help from Kitsune Tsuki I just could not have gotten this link up. It took me 10 tries! Guess Mamma needs some remedial typing lessons! I am so scattered these days--- have to get organized. Many thanks to Panda for the idea of the puzzles. If you go to All Star Puzzles, they have crosswords, logic puzzles, and you can turn one of your pictures into an electronic picture puzzle. It's fun, and for people like me who lose things, can't misplace any pieces! Rain continues here on and off...one of the mansions (3 times the size of Mamma's house) was built on a hill at the bottom of another canyon----- it slid! They bulldozed it today . I was on standby in the Night Patrol room. Glad we have our modest house on the level part of the canyon!

My friend has a needle work shop not far from there.. I'll go to see my friend this week end.

After hearing about that, house chores are really nothing to complain about!

I have to do an on-line course (12 credit hours) before the weekend is out, pull tax stuff together, and get documents on my back injuries together.... now the sciatica is beginning on the left side too and the DeQuervains is starting on the right. Guess I need to try to do things different.

Sweet dreams in the night (and perhaps donuts in the morning) Maybe today is the day I find my HTML bok somewhere!

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Tuesday, February 8, 2005

still hoofin it at work !
Didn't feel like it , but got up and made it into work. Yup , still hot and tired. Now I try to get a nap in the evening so I can visit sites, because really it brings good things in my life. The house is a disaster...but I will try to hire some help. The office shall be locked away for a while and done last. I really would like to get new things (linoleum in kitchen, and new carpets) but still have more to pay for the surgery. I'll be a working stiff until I'm 100!

Photography, and a little puzzle, The puzzle idea is from Panda I will try to put the link in this post (if it works, I'll be amazed) If not , I'll try again tomorrow.

and the puzzle to play with )picture puzzle):To play your puzzle, use this link:
http://www.allstarpuzzles.com/usr/8d2/p.html?f=8d2f54dc4e551401daga

HUGS AND WARM FUZZIES FOR SPECIAL FRIENDS!
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Sunday, February 6, 2005

More of the Same
Well, still hot and tired. No change there. But I'll let you know about something hot that is really cool! Conneryalexis has written an article that certainly relates to today's current events-- really thought provoking. Go to the article section and stimulate the brain!

Being able to write is such a talent! There are several folks here who are skilled--Panda, OzyJ, Kitsune Tsuki, Yami Loni, Conneryalexis, Caprice,Sciros Darkblade. Either on OB or in their posts, you will find some pearls to add to your day.

Mamma is a "shootist".. photographer (learning). I'll let my pictures talk today///

Dance in the moonlight,
Shine with the sun,
Hide and play in low foggy clouds.
Sing with the oceans
Cry with the rains
And sleep with deep peace
In the Earthmother's arms.

Goodnight to my friends--- Ill catch you on the other side of starshine! ::hugs:: (I think Vash has already decided to sleep, as has Jet and Kuroneko... all footballed out!)LOL
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Saturday, February 5, 2005

Huh?
well, today I went into the backyard and took a couple of pictures. The hawthorn bushes are starting to bloom early because of lots of rain, alternating with warm temps.

Feel a little less down, and slept a bit, but still have fever and fatigue. Paid bills, then just went to bed and put a disc on--- my poor neighbors, they got "treated" to Cowboy Bebop The Movie about 3 times (I kept falling asleep). Tried reading tri Max 3, and either didn't understand it or fell asleep. BigM is away until the end of March, and Monday will be a busy day.Well, looks like time to retreat again.

Vash:mmmph! Still hot , thirsty and tired...make it stop!

Mamma: And sweet tempered and patient I see! And you drank all the ice water, and didn't replace it! You may be a Plant, but from the amount of water you drank, you should be a camel!

Vash:(pouts) You are not exactly without a cutting edge yourself! Why does that cat have such an evil grin?

Kuroneko: Oh , sure, blame all the sarcasm and bad luck on the poor little black cat! At least I am bilingual. Nyaaa, nya nya NYAAAAAAAAA! Jet, would you take them upstairs and lock the door.

Jet (on downstairs couch)ZZZZZZZZZZZ

Kuroneko:Well, Spike take them ALL upstairs and lock the door!

Spike: I dont wanna (leaves out back door)

Kuroneko (covers ears so as not to hear whining from Mamma and Vash) Just great! Can you all say "dysfunctional" ?

I will add some photos later... my wrist is hot too so no sketches for right now. Glad I have some anime movies...

Well, its Super Bowl weekend...so if the game doesn't entertain, lets see what they do with the commercials this year! Love and peace to all my friends, you all are really cool!
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Thursday, February 3, 2005

Still Blah
I am trying to push a little harder. I think I'm stuck in a little mud puddle called depressed. no good reason.. just little energy, and I don't even want to knit. Fall asleep too easy but don't stay asleep. Back pain flared again, and I try not to say much, because I just know there's a lot of whiny, tantrum like feelings inside, so art etc is the best way to drain that off right now. But I also continue to have a low grade fever. It will pass, but I guess I'll just go to bed a little early and watch some anime. No amajor thing, but BLAH !

Vash: Mamma, I'm hot too! And don't know why , but tears just come.

Mamma:pull up an afghan, and just lay down for a while. It just comes but it also goes.

Vash:zzzzzzzzz

I think that's the right thing to do.... hugs to my wonderful friends!

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