turning the page

winter has reared it's ugly head, snowstorm, frigid temps.  the part i don't like.  up to now it has been fairly mild, decent.  i've enjoyed the atypical weather.  a good friend of mine (hi beth!) had made a resolution to read 52 books within the year for 2011 and accomplished the feat and i was rather impressed, so i ascertained that i would try to read 52 books for 2012.  i will keep a list of the books i read and note my progress along the way sporadically.

1. anna dressed in blood by kendare blake - a wickedly good story of a ghost hunter and his quarry.
2. 11/22/63 by stephen king - an amazing take on the JFK assassination and the effects of history.
3. the fault in our stars by john green - a love story between two teenage cancer patients. (i just started this one today, but one chapter in and i'm enjoying it immensely.)

i have books lined up to read, so i should make some headway towards reaching my goal.  especially if the cold and snow continue.  nothing better than getting wrapped up and lost in a good story on a winters day.

overview

'this is a year of fabulous fortune, especially in the career realm. you'll have the auspices of jupiter in taurus doing your bidding for the first half of 2012; during the year's second half, you'll have the lucky planet blessing your long-range goals and wishes. if that's not enough of a cosmic bonus, jupiter will also bring good things to your social life from july through the end of the year. Expect unprecedented party invites and new friends pouring into your life by the time summer arrives!'

~yahoo horoscope 2012

Could it be that i may actually find a job after all this time?  a real, pay me for working kinda job?  I have updated the resume once again, reformatted, different typeface.  a new year, a new font, a new job, a new age, a new me!

let's go round again

it's been such an incredible year.  it flew by.  i did so many different things, had so many great adventures. road trips to chicago, new orleans.  drinking absinthe. swamp tour. french quarter. playing the washboard.  lollapalooza.  torrential downpours.  swimming in the pool.  reading a book.  margaritas, coffee with friends.  visiting family.  riding the south shore. watching the red pandas at the zoo.  fireworks.  swimming in the pool.  playing with the cats.  seeing the lion king in 3d on the big screen.  stage plays and musicals. rides over town, blizzards at dairy queen. decorating for the holidays.  swimming in the pool.  i could go on and on, running well into the next year.  thank you for making it what it was.  here's to a safe and sane new year.  

Merry Christmas

"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."
Dr. Seuss

to the point

a tri-point to be exact.  shane and i traveled across the state to where indiana, michigan, and ohio meet.  it wasn't too difficult to find, about an hour and a half away.  the day started at an outlet mall near the tri-point.  i get a kick out of being able to cross into a different state so close to home so i was more than willing to venture out and find the spot.  we found it relatively easily.  it reminded me of a trip to the east coast with my parents and being at a mcdonald's where new york, new jersey, and connecticut meet.  only it was just a spot in the middle of the road.  one marker with a plaque 130 feet from the site, one broken stone pillar about 20 feet away, and a hole in the road where the actual tri-point is.  i enjoyed being able to travel to three states by taking a step left, right, and backwards.

ohio

indiana

michigan

the tri-point in the middle of the road

washed up

lately i have been grooving on doing dishes in the sink.  most dishes still get placed into the dishwasher, but the larger one get done by hand, along with some miscellaneous glasses, plates, silverware.  don't know why, but i enjoy the hot sudsy water and stacking sparkling clean dishes on the rack to dry.

talking about a revolution

the news has been filled with stories of protests on wall street in new york.  stories of protests spreading to other cities across the united states.  stories of people getting fed up with big business, government, corrupt politicians, corporate grifters.  http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/

i am the 99 percent

UPDATE:  people are taking a stand.
http://bluetn.com/?p=201&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-are-the-99-percent