Am I really as neurotic as I feel?

I am so smart!

I am so smart! I am so smart!  S-M-R-T!!  I mean, S-M-A-R-T!!

So I couldn't use the wireless connection on my laptop because for some reason I could connect, but the pages wouldn't load.  I figured it had something to do with the TCP/IP stuff...IP address and DNS entry (the stuff under the LAN connection properties tab).  Anywho...I finally sat down and fiddled with the thing, and now all is well.  This is nice.  I can sit in bed and be on the computer.  I can be in the living room and be on the computer.  I can be on the deck and be on the computer...but it's too cold for that.

Yay!!

And special shout out to the newest motime baby!!!  Happy birthday, Hope!!!

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Pretending you don't care about people and things is as draining, possibly more draining, than caring too much.  And like another motimer alluded to in her blog, I'm the strong one, the positive one.  Who do I lean on?  Who can I turn to for support?  Who is my strong person?  Who do I turn to when I'm freaking out?

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Neal: What do you think the temperature is?
Del: One.


I'm determined to get my walk in at some point today, but holy cow.  The windchill is almost into single digits.  It's flurrying.  I think the hot chocolate is calling my name, and my slippers are positioned comfortably on my feet.  So I got that going for me, which is nice.

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I almost forgot...I ordered Coldplay tickets this weekend.  Pricey, but they are one of the few artists I'd pay (especially what I paid) to see.  It shouldn't be difficult to find someone to go to the concert with me.

I got my SIL's laptop...it's a little junky, the screen is funky, but it was free, so I really don't care.  It will just be used for surfing and typing...nothing fancy.  Now I can watch TV and blog at the same time!!

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Michael Irvin, former Dallas Cowboy and current ESPN analyst, was recently ticketed for possession of drug paraphernalia (<---click there).  It's just a misdemeanor.  And he says it isn't his (snicker).  There have been some interesting discussions going on concerning this.  As you may or may not know, Mikey has a long history of drug abuse...coke parties, hookers, pot, all that fun stuff.  He says he's clean, but...I can't help but have my doubts given the latest story (and my general cynicism regarding people and changing and breaking bad habits and such).  He's the kind of guy you want to like...sure, he comes off as a bit of a jackass sometimes, but he's reportedly rather personable and friendly and fun to be around.

One aspect of most of the discussions has centered around his job.  Should he lose his job based on this charge?  Suspended?  Should ESPN wait until this case has run its course to do anything?  Should his history effect his Hall of Fame status?  Should what we do in our personal lives have a basis on whether we keep our jobs?

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I can now legally leave the country

My passport came over the weekend.  Woohoo!!  I'm debating getting another memory card for my camera.  The one I have holds about 400 pictures, I think, but I tend to go a tad crazy with the picture taking.  Fortunately I have a digital camera and not a regular camera, otherwise I think it would probably be cheaper to just buy my own film developing machine thingy. 

I'm excited.  I'm so scared, too.  I'll be mostly on my own, at least during the day, which is fine, but very intimidating.  I've traveled alone before; it's a jolly good time, because I think you get to meet more people that way and there's no worrying if the other person is having a good time or doing stuff you don't want to do.  But  this is a new country...new continent...new language...new culture.  There are so many things I want to see, and I know I won't have enough time to see them.  That's what the summer in Italy is for, right?  I'm determined to not let that be just a pipe dream. 

I talked to my friend Beth...last week?  The week before?  I forget.  We were going over the list of trips we plan on taking.  For my 40th or 50th birthday, I'm going to Antarctica.  There's the trek to Europe, taking a few months to travel around to most of the countries...that's for our 30th birthdays, though that may be rescheduled since I'll be doing that (along with a few other motimers!) in the not too distant future.  And there's the trip to Australia and New Zealand, of course.  I think that was for #35.  And I want to go to St. Petersburg.  Maybe that will be included in the Eurotrip.  Oh, and the Alaskan cruise!!  That would be so awesome...stunning views, from what I've heard.

I'm excited.  :-)

~Greeneyes, (soon-to-be) world traveler

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I'm baaaack!

While I am happy to be home, and at least have the option of sleeping in my own bed, I realized during the drive home that it was more the fact that I was going back to where I live that made me happy...not the place where I live by itself, if that makes sense.  I love the place I live...the town, the vicinity to various restaurants and events...but I think this realization means I'm getting closer to be mentally ready to move away.  It's kind of a scary realization, but it's a good one.  I have a list of towns/states I've been keeping in my mind for the past 6 months to a year.  Will anything come of this?  Eventually.  But I don't know when eventually will be.

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I am out of here in a little bit for a fantastic Thanksgiving.  I just have to take care of a few last minute things, make appointments, and whatnot.  I will not be back to work for three weeks.  I am so excited.  I get to totally clean my place, get everything organized and sorted, actually have time for myself and relax and not worry and do what I want to do, when I want to do it.  It will be just lovely.

Since I won't be on until...sometime, I'm not sure when I'm coming back, I just wanted to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving.  I hope the holiday season finds all of you happy with your lives and thankful for what you have.  Even though we use only typed words to communicate (or, on one occasion, peanut butter bars and cookies), I appreciate your blogs, comments, and support.

Take care, everybody!!


   -greeneyes

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What does it take to live in another country for a while, say a few months?  As some of you remember, I'm headed to Italy in...holy crap, less than two months now.  I've been pondering (for some months now) a temporary move to Italy (or another, preferably European, country) probably two summers from now (2007).  Enough parentheses for you?  (No, really, have you had enough of the parentheses?)  Does it take a visa and lots of money?  What are the odds of finding an odd job to support myself, or would I have to use all my savings?

A summer in Italy...with the amazingly cheap fares of Ryan Air, I could check off a lot of countries on my must-see list.

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Ahhhhhh

The project I'm on is going to end today, a whole day early.  We'll have to stay late to finish it, but it's better than being here at 8 for maybe 15 minutes of work.

I'm going to use my fantabulous Bennigan's coupon tonight...some of us are going there.  The deal is buy one entree, get one free (equal or lesser value, of course) and--AND--a free brownie bottom pie.  So really I just have to pay for half an entree.

Yep, I'm a cheap date.   :-)

 

Oh, yeah, and I'll be off from work until mid December.  Woohoo!!

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