On my walk home from work tonight, I committed a faux pas of tiny proportions: talking on my cell phone for two of the three-block stretch.
Picture it: my town, downtown, in the rain. It's nearing dusk. Trudge trudge trudge... Carrying my open golf-sized umbrella. What's that!!! Is someone following me?
I turn halfway around and listen while still talking to my doctor's office on my cell. Nuthin. Okay... trudge trudge trudge... "Goodbye Dr. Ben".... Now wait a second.... I think there *is* someone following me! Turn all the way around and stop.
A little man about 5'2" was standing there, staring up at me. "WHUT!" he said, "Can't blame a guy for tryin' to stay out of the rain!!!" Then he just stalked off into the sunset, as it were.
Hahahahahahahahahaha ha! The man of minuscule proportions was sharing my umbrella with me.
Not sure why, but it's pretty darn funny!
Dot.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Friday, February 02, 2007
A New "old" Love Song
In the past few weeks I've been dealing with trying to figure out what's going on in my romantic life. Dating a man who's become my very best friend in so many respects, who's become my partner in many recreational endeavors.... The thing that causes concern is that we are both very protective of our hearts - we don't want to let the other one inside...
I found that 1980s love songs seem to say a lot of what I need to say about my dear Othello. For instance, 'mode has a song called Somebody, which is adequate. When in Rome's "The Promise"....
Anyhow, I want to shout from the roof-tops, that I want to fall in googly-woogly love with my man. But until then, we'll enjoy the best that bestest friends have to offer.
I found that 1980s love songs seem to say a lot of what I need to say about my dear Othello. For instance, 'mode has a song called Somebody, which is adequate. When in Rome's "The Promise"....
Anyhow, I want to shout from the roof-tops, that I want to fall in googly-woogly love with my man. But until then, we'll enjoy the best that bestest friends have to offer.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Buena Sera
My birthday weekend consisted of snowboarding. It was such a blast! Plus I got new boots. Wahoo. And a helmet.
Monday came and went with work, school, a dozen roses, and the best Italian food I've had since moving to California. (This place, with the exception of North Beach in SF, is not known for their Italian food).
Anyways.... that's about it. Confusing time in a new relationship. To love or let myself love? That is the question.
Monday came and went with work, school, a dozen roses, and the best Italian food I've had since moving to California. (This place, with the exception of North Beach in SF, is not known for their Italian food).
Anyways.... that's about it. Confusing time in a new relationship. To love or let myself love? That is the question.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
"Jesus Saves!"
When we were about 8 or 9, me and Jay and JD (my older brother, whose name I use so infrequently in my blog, I can't even remember what I call him) liked to put things to the test. So when Mom used to say that Jesus would save us from anything as long as we uttered His name.... we were instantly thinking the same thing....
The plan was for one or more of us to jump down the stairs (12 steps) whilst yelling "Jesus"... because of course, Jesus would save us and we wouldn't get hurt. Yeah right. So no one wanted to go first. Man I was standing there on the landing at the top and it just looked...so...far...down.
So we went and found the black cat, Sammy, and while yelling "Jesus", we threw her down instead. Probably two or three times. She lived, so our experiment "worked" and "Jesus Saved".
Praise the Lord!
The plan was for one or more of us to jump down the stairs (12 steps) whilst yelling "Jesus"... because of course, Jesus would save us and we wouldn't get hurt. Yeah right. So no one wanted to go first. Man I was standing there on the landing at the top and it just looked...so...far...down.
So we went and found the black cat, Sammy, and while yelling "Jesus", we threw her down instead. Probably two or three times. She lived, so our experiment "worked" and "Jesus Saved".
Praise the Lord!
Leave the Light On
Beth Hart is gritty and soulful and says exactly what I was feeling a few years back in her hit "Leave the Light On". Her line that says "I swore to God I'd never be what I've become"... man back in 2002 I was right there with her. Stuck in a crappy marriage and a hell-hole job.. Phew.
Yesterday I learned that one of my life's goals.. one of my biggest dreams was becoming true. The dream I had ever since I first learned about my field of meteorology... I said I was going to get a PhD one day and become a certified consultant. Well I'm in grad school. And consulting is right around the corner. But the lisence that one must obtain is pretty challenging. Man, I have most of the criteria met and it looks like things continue to fall into place.
As I continue getting to know Othello, he was literally shocked to know some of the things of my past - both good and bad. The certified consultant thing was probably one of the biggest ones as he thought I was just stagnating in my field, with nowhere else to go. Even though that is not true... it has been difficult for me since Nelson (my ex) always insisted that I would never ever be happy, never be content. Why did he say that?
Flux.
"I ain't that bad, I'm just messed up; I ain't that sad... but I'm sad enough". Who am I to judge myself for being a little sad sometimes? The entire world is at my door and yet Dorothy continues to focus on what she doesn't have. (a husband and tiny little happy babies).
Dude, now that is messed up.
Yesterday I learned that one of my life's goals.. one of my biggest dreams was becoming true. The dream I had ever since I first learned about my field of meteorology... I said I was going to get a PhD one day and become a certified consultant. Well I'm in grad school. And consulting is right around the corner. But the lisence that one must obtain is pretty challenging. Man, I have most of the criteria met and it looks like things continue to fall into place.
As I continue getting to know Othello, he was literally shocked to know some of the things of my past - both good and bad. The certified consultant thing was probably one of the biggest ones as he thought I was just stagnating in my field, with nowhere else to go. Even though that is not true... it has been difficult for me since Nelson (my ex) always insisted that I would never ever be happy, never be content. Why did he say that?
Flux.
"I ain't that bad, I'm just messed up; I ain't that sad... but I'm sad enough". Who am I to judge myself for being a little sad sometimes? The entire world is at my door and yet Dorothy continues to focus on what she doesn't have. (a husband and tiny little happy babies).
Dude, now that is messed up.
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