October 2004 Archives
A little green around the edges
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I noticed something wonderful about the hills this morning while driving the Sunol Grade. There was green. Not a lot. Just a hint. As if someone took just a bit on their brush and dabbed a bit here and there. Mmmmm.... green hills. I miss them.Slow going
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Well, the costume production is progressing. The dress is all cut out and marked. I didn't have time to start actually sewing last night though. I was tired and I knew I'd be more likely to make mistakes if I tried to rush and get it done last night. I still have lots of time - tonight and all day tomorrow. The pattern is straight-forward enough. It shouldn't take that long. Today is the Marketing Services Halloween Pot-Luck party. So far it looks like I'm the only one in my department who dressed up. This isn't surprising though. I'm usuallyAnd there was much stitching to do
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So, it's 3 days before Halloween and I still don't have a costume. I have a pile of fabric that needs to be cut and sewn together and then I'll have a costume. Why don't I ever learn and start the costume planning and preperation earlier? I have two Halloween parties to go to this year (can you believe it? TWO!), on Saturday and on Sunday. The party on Saturday will be showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show, so E and I had the bright idea that we'd go in costume. He as Riff and I as Magenta. Is thatHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixBeached Whale
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Ugh. I. Feel. Awful. I haven't been to WW since the end of Sept. My eating has gotten completely out of control. I gained back the little bit I had lost and then some (not a new story). I feel like such a tub of fat. I HATE feeling this way. I have no energy. I'm SO tired. And I know that if I ate better and actually moved my butt once and awhile, I would feel much better. I haven't been drinking enough water, which certainly isn't helping. All I'm eating is carbs and sugar and fat. Why? BecauseSo, does that mean Cheetoes are dried carrots?
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Slackers has been having some issues lately. Posting here has been a little strange as of late. I've been posting over at LiveJournal and tried to back-post some of the items here, with mixed results. Oh well. I don't have the energy right now to care more to clean it up. So sorry for the duplicates and the missing images and whatnot. You'll have to deal. I had a great time diving in Monterey this past weekend. The second dive on Sat was the best. We dove at Lover's Point in Pacific Grove. The water was still and very clearWhich File Extension are You?
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Which File Extension are You? Hmmm... I'll try not to be offended by that.What Kind of Girl Am I?
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I am Progressive GirlClick on the picture below to read more: Take the 'What Kind of Girl Are You?' quiz at CookingToHookup.comHappy Birthday
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Today is my dad's 57th birthday. Or rather, it would have been if he had lived beyond age 42 years and 11 months. I wonder what my father would look like if he were still alive. I bet his beard would be more white (his chin was going gray, but just his chin). The rest of his hair I'm sure would be salt and pepper. He'd probably have that monk-like hairline where it's just the ring of hair around the sides of his head. And he'd probably still be doing the comb-over. I don't see him as having gained aBreaking out of the bounds of routine
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E and I are getting ready for our dive trip this coming weekend. I'm going over to Captain Aqua's on Wednesday to get fitted for my gear. E went through his stuff yesterday and bought some things he needed (like a new tank, more ankle weights). Last night he came back over and we tried out his dry suit in the apartment pool. Or rather, he tried out the dry suit and I snorkled around him. 9 o'clock on a Sunday night, it had just stopped raining, and we go and hop in the pool. I should have been inThe Pillow Book
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The Pillow Book"You're Wet." "Yes, it's Raining."
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Last night, right before I went to bed I smelled something. Something that I hadn't smelled in a long time. Rain. I can't remember the last time it's rained. It rained all night and most of today. I love the rain. I miss the rain. It's been raining hard enough to get that pitter-patter sound as it hits the ground. I love that sound. Even though it's been gray (and somewhat cold) today, it's not having a depressing effect upon me (like it often does). I gave platelets, ran some errands, and took a nap. Now it's raining again andDriver 8
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
Last night E and I saw R.E.M. at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. I have to say that it was the most enjoyable time I've had at an R.E.M. show and I have now seen them three times. They played lots of stuff from their new album. I downloaded the new album from iTunes yesterday and listened to it on the BART ride into the city (I felt so very cool wandering the streets of SF listening to my iPod. I'm SUCH a dork.). I wasn't overly impressed then, but I enjoyed the songs a lot more live. They alsoSometimes He's So Right It's Scary
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Global Perspective?
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BetaVote.com In today's world, all nations are inextricably interconnected. The United States is the most powerful and influential nation in the world. Everyone everywhere will be affected by the upcoming U.S. presidential election. What if the whole world could vote in this election? Please choose a candidate and select your country, then click the VOTE button. This is a really interesting site. Of course, very few people have voted yet, but it's interesting to see how few countries are leaning towards Bush (he has only 11% to Kerry's 88%). It would also be interesting to know why - are the14 Years
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This past Wednesday was the 14th anniversary of my father's death. 14 years is a long time. It just sounds long. Especially when you consider that I was 16 when he passed away. In only 2 years he will have been gone as long as I knew him. I've been feeling the need to honor my father, but I'm not sure how. Posting about him may be a way. My father was a computer programmer. He had a degree in mathematics, since computer science didn't really exist when he went to school. He worked for the CSC, Amex, Tandem, DEC,Home Clean Home
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Ahhhhh.......... Slowly my house is coming back together. The 3rd load of laundry is washing. The dishes are cleaned and put away. The futon is ready to be folded up (I don't have the strength to fold it up myself). The bathroom is cleaned and the litterboxes returned to the cat bathroom. The trash was collected and taken out. The floors are swept. I still need to vacuum, but that's low on the list right now. I also need a shower. Luckily that is higher on the list than vacuuming. It feels good to be home. Home in a (mostly)Tears of the Giraffe
Posted by Chiara | Category books
Tears of the GiraffeDragonfly in Amber
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Dragonfly in AmberWhirlwind
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Wow. I feel like I've been running at a million miles per hour for weeks now. Luckily, things are about to slow down. Actually, they are about to come to a screeching halt. Today is the last day that M is here. I pick her up in a couple of hours and she's going to do a presentation for the PS.com team on what it's like to be an IA at the BBC. Then we are having an early teatime at 3 (she's making scones for tea as I type). After tea we are off to the airport. I probablyProgram? What Program?
Posted by Chiara | Category weight
Oh boy..... my weight loss has completely stalled. I haven't been paying attention to what I've been eating at all. Having Mags staying with me has helped some. We've had a salad with dinner or grapes with breakie and whatnot. I didn't go to WW last night, and I didn't go last week either. I was going to go last night, but I ended up leaving my booklet and pay-ahead coupons at home. I didn't feel like going home to get them and then going back out to the meeting. Especially since C and S were coming over for dinner.Mirror Mirror on the Wall
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Neat-o! I've had a photo added to the Mirror Project.WOW
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I don't even know where to begin. The past 5 days have been amazing. First, the shopping. Mags and I went through my entire closet and threw out 2/3 of it. I have 7 full shopping bags of shirts, pants, sweaters, dresses, and skirts that don't suit me. And I haven't even weeded out my t-shirts yet. The rejects are either the wrong size, out dated, wrong color for me, or wrong style/cut for my body type. It feels SO good to have done this. I'm wearing one of my new outfits today - black pants and a sweater. TomorrowDoing my part to help the local economy
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Mags arrived safe and sound from London, England yesterday. I took today off from work and the two of us have had the grandest time. We went shopping. We went girlie shopping. We shopped in a way that would have made Trinny and Susannah proud. We tried on multiple styles of jeans and pants and shirts and sweaters and all kinds of stuff. I spent way too much money. But I have some clothes that actually fit me now. Imagine that. Clothes that work with my body type. In colors that go with my skin tone and hair. The nextMonthly Archives
