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5.11.08 08:32


Time to change it up

I know that I’m ready for the big change that is leaving school, but I’m really not certain what I should be doing. We chatted about it a bit last week, but kept getting off topic – for which I was grateful as I don’t adore being the centre of attention – but I do need to figure out what I want from my life.

School is finishing and I don’t feel a great need to jump into a ph.d, or law school or even finishing my ed degree. Although I wouldn’t mind finishing that, just to have it done. I have two great part time jobs. One that pays for everything I need, one that I more or less enjoy. These jobs will not keep me satisfied in the slightest for another two years. The ninjas pay very well and is all grown up and respectable, but is so boring that I throw myself around my chair in agony. My fellow ninja may be taking Feb off, so I would be full time and that just fills me with dread. Okay, that’s extreme, but it isn’t as though I look forward to any aspect of this job other than getting paid. The bar job is fun, has minimal challenges but is varied enough to be fun and interesting. I don’t have to think too much, have a great team to work with below me, and the people above me are pretty solid. I may be taking up a half time job with the SU that is pretty nebulous in terms of actual duties, but I suspect will let me know if I want to be a production assistant or something along those lines. Two of the three people who have had that job have done on to do some pretty fun things, and the third is off to the big city for school and other delights.

I know I don’t want mornings. Or schmoozing. I want interesting and changing without constant drama. I don’t mind stressful situations, so long as they aren’t created by workmates. I like to write, argue and organize, but research doesn’t make me wet. I want to be paid well enough to cover my expenses, plus some fun, but I don’t care enough about money, so long as I’m having fun and aren’t scrounging for rent. I don’t need a corner office, but I don’t want a cubicle.

Any suggestions? Either on what I should do when I grow up, or on what made you decide…
24.10.08 20:00


12.10.08 02:39


The interloper

Last week, we brought home Hermes Sook, this little orange ball of fluff. He comes from a barn outside the city, and needed an inside home. And frankly, Bella needs some company when we're not home.

He's very small - I'd forgotten how tiny kittens are - and quiet, although he has a strange trilling voice. Purrs like a car engine idling, and cuddles. This is the nicest part of bringing him home. Bella, having been abused doesn't like to be touched too much.

We brought him hom a week last night, and last night they both slept in bed with me - Bella was some kind of unimpressed by the the little guy. He kept following her around the house, showing her his belly and mimicking her actions. So very cute! Her responses included hissing and slinking out of the room. The only fights they've had so far, is when he falls asleep in her chair and she wants to sit in it.

We've got one problem though, and any suggestions you have internet would be appreciated. As a street kitty, Bella is prone to bingeing when she sees food. We feed her regularly, but she still believes she needs to eat it all, now. And then she pukes. Very common behavior and the fix is to feed her small portions throughout the day and don't assume she can graze like other cats do. And like kittens are supposed to. We had switched Bella to diabetic food to keep her weight down. Now that there is kitten food in the house, she IS grazing, and not puking, but she's gaining weight quickly because she is eating high fat high protein kitten food. Meanwhile, Herm will eat her diabetic food if we keep it out, and as you can feel his hip bones, this is kind of an issue.

We tried placing his food in a box with a hole small enough that only he can get in, but as a former dumpster diver Bella seems to have the ability to reach whatever she wants. Seriously, she's like the Fantastic 4 when it comes to getting verbotten food. She can open a pizza box faster than I can! So what do I do?
19.9.08 19:07


Day Two

Second day of push-ups et al. There aren't words for how sore my abs are (I'm doing sit ups as part of the routine) and it doesn't help that S keeps grabbing and pressing my belly. Not in a mean way, but it does ache. Mind you, sitting up straight and I can feel the ache. But I can already do more push-ups than on Monday and I can really tell the difference between good and bad form. I wish I were doing this with someone else who is struggling though. P's sis called earlier to tell me about her progress - which sounds awesome, esp as it is linked to other habits - but she's so perky and healthy and I just want to wallow with someone for a minute. A "poor baby" would be nice hear, round bout now, you know?
4.9.08 02:39


ouch indeed

my arms, shoulders and abs are sore, but not to the point that my movement is restricted. But I have to admit I'm a little skeptical that 1) I'll be able to stick to the program and 2) the program will work. And yes, I know it only will work if I stick to it... hence the large number of people I'm doing it with - motivation and encouragement! Not that I'm a "wOOt! Go team!" kinda gal, but it may help.
2.9.08 18:54


ouch

today I started the One Hundred Push Up Challenge with P and the bananafish. I've made up a full work out around it, with sit ups and toe touches and such. Oh, and modified it of course for the kinder. It was fun and they were VERY excited by it. We did the workout and then they did it AGAIN with S. I doubt they will be doing much of that, as they start school tomorrow, but who knows, perhaps I've underestimated them. P was pretty dead at the end.

In other news, I've met with my adviser and other than having to re-write my intro, it looks good. I'll be defending in Nov sometime. But now, off to sleep and prepare for the re-writes.

2.9.08 07:53


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