So it's Monday night and I just got home from work a little bit ago. It was a long day (could have left early but I hung in there) and the good attitude I had about going to work is waning. But I'll keep at it as it's the responsible thing to do. 3 more days and then it's the "weekend" again. I was going to try to get to FL this week but alas must postpone as I can't get rid of an orchestra shift for Friday night (and I'm not gonna run any risk of not getting a flight back to town in time for it that day) so...la la la. Will just try for next week.
I'm so happy it's Monday night...mainly because it's a brand-new week full of new episodes of my favorite shows. Woo-hoo! (It's not wrong to take pleasure from the simple things in life right?)
I finally watched that new ABC cop show "The Unusuals" last night and it was OK. I'll give it another watch next week and see if my feelings become stronger about it. I'm passing on the new "Cupid" though. I really really like the original version that had Paula Marshall and Jeremy Piven as the lead actors. It's a great premise but even the original just didn't catch fire and the reviews for the new one are not great. Not that I care about reviews so much it's just that, like most things, I don't do well with seeing new actors in roles previously played by other (better?) actors. Other examples include ...?? Of course I'm drawing a blank right now! I'm sure I'll think of some before I'm done writing this.
So stopped over at my parent's house last Friday night for a bit and showed my mom how to get to my blog and now I'm all self-conscious about my writing. I don't know if she will actually read it but if she does, I hope she likes it. She's a good writer and I want her to be proud of me. I also told her this would be a good way for her to get to know the me that I am now. I also wanted to show them both that I set them up for Facebook but Pop was dealing with back pain and Mom had had a bad day herself physically so skipped it. I'll try again some other day.
I'm trying to decide if I should continue watching episodes of "Remington Steele" ...oh! There is an example of replacing actors (though this one isn't quite a perfect example 'cause they do it repeatedly) Pierce Brosnan as "James Bond". Anyway, I'm up to season 3, episode 6 but it's not available. Hulu can't get some music rights for some episodes so if I want to continue watching I'm going to have to skip episodes and I hate to do that. As long as I'm going to all the trouble to watch a series from start to finish, I want them all, in order! I guess that's a bit a*#l of me but that's me. I prefer to always start something from the beginning whenever possible with no blanks in the middle. OK, OK, I'll do it but I don't like it.
The other night, after getting caught up on current shows, I went trolling around for some other faves and was able to watch the first season of "Two Guys, A Girl (and a Pizza Place)" I loved that show! When I had cable oh-so-long ago, they were running episodes on WE TV and for some reason it always seemed like they only ran the last 2 seasons and not the first 2 so again I'm thrilled to be able to watch a series from start to finish. What I really love is when I get to see an episode that I hadn't seen before. I'll postpone watching more though for the rest of the week 'cause I'll have enough of current TV to keep up with.
Not much else going on this week. Work, TV and hopefully spending time w/B (again :) he was breakfast this morning...woo-hoo!)
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them