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Whence comes this perkiness?
May. 18th, 2004 10:30 amI'm not really internally perky at the moment, but there is still this bubbling going on.
Weird.
I saw Miracle last night. Good ol' underdog sports flick. Very enjoyable. And I like Kurt Russell generally. It was weird seeing the historical footage - I was alive for this and remember it, although from a totally different perspective. I remember Jimmy Carter as President (but the perspective is off, because my dad was/is a republican so my memories are bizarre). I remember the Iran hostages, the oil embargo, the Olympic boycott. It's got my head swimming in memories.
Still haven't pinned down Monte on a final decision about Burning Man. He may feel the decision is made (no) because he is more responsible than I am. But I am not so easily deterred by financial responsibility! Of course, I haven't really pinned him down yet because I am waffling hard myself. Not just the financial bits, but also the fact that Burning Man will be outside my comfort zone. I would be travelling with people I like, but don't know intimately. Going to something and someplace I've never been. Now, I have a strong personal ethic that you must always expand your horizons, and if something scares you, you should run in that direction. So, I am both wanting to say no out of fear and wanting to say yes to spite the fear. "Fear" being a big word for such an insecure little feeling.
Of course, our new financial goals mean that there will be no Belize for years yet. And if I do pursue a teaching license, vacations get further pushed back due to tuition and such. Of course, being a homeowner means that a vacation at home is always fruitful - there's always something to be doing on a house!
But it is our money, so it must be a joint decision.
In other news, I am having lunch with previous-floor-coworkers today. Should be fun to catch up.
And I heard that Bloomington Civic Theatre is going to start paying their actors! The apocalypse is approaching. Apparently a stipend of $100 which isn't too bad. Of course, the ticket prices are going up to $24 and the show quality is still...uneven. And John Command is still directing.
$100 to be aesthetically ass-raped? No thanks.
What else is kicking around in my head? Got an officer interview tonight at Khan's. Mmmmm....Khan's. It's been forever since I've been there! And then I was thinking I might do some fabric shopping. Definitely a Target run is in order (out of toilet paper!). And there's a Best Buy right there and many things have just been released on DVD. And what if I did something crazy like going out to the Rec tonight?
But before all that - lunch. And an after-worky crunchycrunchy at the Chiro Man. Oh yeah baby.
Weird.
I saw Miracle last night. Good ol' underdog sports flick. Very enjoyable. And I like Kurt Russell generally. It was weird seeing the historical footage - I was alive for this and remember it, although from a totally different perspective. I remember Jimmy Carter as President (but the perspective is off, because my dad was/is a republican so my memories are bizarre). I remember the Iran hostages, the oil embargo, the Olympic boycott. It's got my head swimming in memories.
Still haven't pinned down Monte on a final decision about Burning Man. He may feel the decision is made (no) because he is more responsible than I am. But I am not so easily deterred by financial responsibility! Of course, I haven't really pinned him down yet because I am waffling hard myself. Not just the financial bits, but also the fact that Burning Man will be outside my comfort zone. I would be travelling with people I like, but don't know intimately. Going to something and someplace I've never been. Now, I have a strong personal ethic that you must always expand your horizons, and if something scares you, you should run in that direction. So, I am both wanting to say no out of fear and wanting to say yes to spite the fear. "Fear" being a big word for such an insecure little feeling.
Of course, our new financial goals mean that there will be no Belize for years yet. And if I do pursue a teaching license, vacations get further pushed back due to tuition and such. Of course, being a homeowner means that a vacation at home is always fruitful - there's always something to be doing on a house!
But it is our money, so it must be a joint decision.
In other news, I am having lunch with previous-floor-coworkers today. Should be fun to catch up.
And I heard that Bloomington Civic Theatre is going to start paying their actors! The apocalypse is approaching. Apparently a stipend of $100 which isn't too bad. Of course, the ticket prices are going up to $24 and the show quality is still...uneven. And John Command is still directing.
$100 to be aesthetically ass-raped? No thanks.
What else is kicking around in my head? Got an officer interview tonight at Khan's. Mmmmm....Khan's. It's been forever since I've been there! And then I was thinking I might do some fabric shopping. Definitely a Target run is in order (out of toilet paper!). And there's a Best Buy right there and many things have just been released on DVD. And what if I did something crazy like going out to the Rec tonight?
But before all that - lunch. And an after-worky crunchycrunchy at the Chiro Man. Oh yeah baby.
