Finally, a book post!
I'm doing pretty good on my goal to read 50 books by the end of the year. I think I'll get there in plenty of time, even if I read a lot of long books. I read Outlander by Diana Gabaladon, but it took me two weeks, and that was reading it every chance I get(I take whatever I'm reading with me wherever I go.)
I'm not sure if I want to commit to reading the whole Outlander series(I bought the second book and am going to read it, but they're HUGE books. I had told myself, no more series books after reading the Game Of Thrones series(as much fun as those are to read)
The last 2 books I've read (counting the one I'm reading right now) are one or two day reads. I've got an ever-growing "to read" pile-hoping that I can get it down to a manageable level(it's actually not that big;I'm exaggerating just a little!)
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
[weekend report]
Friday: Didn't leave the house until late because I wound up hanging out at my house so that I could watch Claire Danes on Kelly And Michael-it was a great interview-the first thing they asked her was about Cyrus(and they talked about Hugh, too). She was on there to promote Homeland(which had its season premiere last night)
Then, I took the bus to Encinitas, but the driver didn't run the a/c. And it was HOT that day. WTF.
I did some Christmas shopping(yep..I try to get some of it done on the early side-I just can't go to the mall at Christmastime. Too many people!
Saturday:I went to Encinitas again and hung out at Barnes &Noble.Then later on we went down to Kearny Mesa and went to 99 Ranch Market which is a pan-Asian(Chinese-Japanese-Thai you get the idea) market.
It's incredible! They have all this stuff I've never seen up close(rabbit! durian!) and they have a tank full of live fish, and whole fish(on ice ) available to buy. Several people on Yelp(I checked out some reviews before I went) and they said it smelled fishy-well, it would, they have a fish market-but I didn't think it was unpleasant though!)
We went to Jasmine, which my parents had been to before, but I hadn't. Ever since the place down the street from my parents' house closed,we've all been looking for a replacement. Jasmine was pretty darn good. Yep, it's a drive, but it's worth it.
Sunday:My parents and I went to IKEA(usually I'm good for one trip a year but I've been twice recently!) and we ate at the restaraunt. I branched out and had the baby back ribs(usually I have the meatballs). I have to say, the ribs were REALLY good.I would order them again. for sure.
Then, I took the bus to Encinitas, but the driver didn't run the a/c. And it was HOT that day. WTF.
I did some Christmas shopping(yep..I try to get some of it done on the early side-I just can't go to the mall at Christmastime. Too many people!
Saturday:I went to Encinitas again and hung out at Barnes &Noble.Then later on we went down to Kearny Mesa and went to 99 Ranch Market which is a pan-Asian(Chinese-Japanese-Thai you get the idea) market.
It's incredible! They have all this stuff I've never seen up close(rabbit! durian!) and they have a tank full of live fish, and whole fish(on ice ) available to buy. Several people on Yelp(I checked out some reviews before I went) and they said it smelled fishy-well, it would, they have a fish market-but I didn't think it was unpleasant though!)
We went to Jasmine, which my parents had been to before, but I hadn't. Ever since the place down the street from my parents' house closed,we've all been looking for a replacement. Jasmine was pretty darn good. Yep, it's a drive, but it's worth it.
Sunday:My parents and I went to IKEA(usually I'm good for one trip a year but I've been twice recently!) and we ate at the restaraunt. I branched out and had the baby back ribs(usually I have the meatballs). I have to say, the ribs were REALLY good.I would order them again. for sure.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
[odds and ends]
*I got new glasses. I had to have my eyes dilated..That was..unpleasant. I'll just leave it at that :P
*It feels like summer in the daytime, but at night it is *definitely* fall.Also, there's a lunar eclipse this week![/nerdy]
*I gave my mom my Christmas list..she appreciated getting it so early :)
*Originally I was going to put this in a separate post but I tried 2 new restaraunts(3, actually, my parents had been to one of the restaraunts before but I hadn't-more about that tomorrow!)
The first was Local Tap House which is close to my house. Not a huge menu but I was able to find something that I liked, and Teri Cafe which had Japanese food with a Hawaiian theme. This was because we couldn't get over to where we usually have lunch because the street was closed. I didn't mind trying something new, and it was delicious(I had a teriaki chicken bowl and an iced tea) And it was cheap-under $13 for both of us!
*It feels like summer in the daytime, but at night it is *definitely* fall.Also, there's a lunar eclipse this week![/nerdy]
*I gave my mom my Christmas list..she appreciated getting it so early :)
*Originally I was going to put this in a separate post but I tried 2 new restaraunts(3, actually, my parents had been to one of the restaraunts before but I hadn't-more about that tomorrow!)
The first was Local Tap House which is close to my house. Not a huge menu but I was able to find something that I liked, and Teri Cafe which had Japanese food with a Hawaiian theme. This was because we couldn't get over to where we usually have lunch because the street was closed. I didn't mind trying something new, and it was delicious(I had a teriaki chicken bowl and an iced tea) And it was cheap-under $13 for both of us!
Saturday, October 4, 2014
[a difference of opinion..or something else?]
The Cruise Critic posts are back, yes. Not sure if this is going to become a regular thing again or not.. but..
It seems like there are a lot of people who like to be..in your face. Case in point when it comes to hats. I understand that wearing a hat indoors is rude..I do. BUT, there are reasons that someone would be wearing a hat indoors,like if they have recently had chemo. I've said this before, but saying "No, you should not wear a hat indoors *ever*-even if you have a legit reason to-is just going to make them feel self conscious about it. Is that *honestly* how you want to come off to others?
Then there's the matter of what constitutes rudeness and bad manners.. I have to say that that thread is a REALLY good example of why you should think before you post something. There are a lot of assumptions being made-about a LOT of things-and we all know what happens when you assume.
Take people taking the elevator to go from one floor to the next. When someone said that that bothers them, a bunch of people chimed in that you don't know what their situation is, maybe they have trouble with their mobility and they don't want to take the stairs. Thing is, that isn't the sort of thing you can always see, it's not so obvious(hell, I have trouble walking down the stairs on a cruise ship and I'm fairly able bodied, though I do have some balance issues. The time I try to avoid using the stairs is when the ship is moving, because that can be dicey!
It seems like there are a lot of people who like to be..in your face. Case in point when it comes to hats. I understand that wearing a hat indoors is rude..I do. BUT, there are reasons that someone would be wearing a hat indoors,like if they have recently had chemo. I've said this before, but saying "No, you should not wear a hat indoors *ever*-even if you have a legit reason to-is just going to make them feel self conscious about it. Is that *honestly* how you want to come off to others?
Then there's the matter of what constitutes rudeness and bad manners.. I have to say that that thread is a REALLY good example of why you should think before you post something. There are a lot of assumptions being made-about a LOT of things-and we all know what happens when you assume.
Take people taking the elevator to go from one floor to the next. When someone said that that bothers them, a bunch of people chimed in that you don't know what their situation is, maybe they have trouble with their mobility and they don't want to take the stairs. Thing is, that isn't the sort of thing you can always see, it's not so obvious(hell, I have trouble walking down the stairs on a cruise ship and I'm fairly able bodied, though I do have some balance issues. The time I try to avoid using the stairs is when the ship is moving, because that can be dicey!
Friday, October 3, 2014
[S1 Ep 12 Releves]
*Georgia and Will's heart to heart(as an aside: Georgia's grafts are not very good.)
*Wakey wakey Will!(ever since I first saw that episode I've wondered what silkie chicken tastes like). Will: "You made me chicken soup?" Hannibal: "Yes". Ouch.
*Will's insight on Georgia basically signs her death warrant.
*I have a very severe fear of static shock so Georgia's death was hard for me to watch on several different levels.
*Freddie dislikes Will.Stating the obvious,I know. She's Ms. Unhelpful.
*The Grudge shout out with Georgia which turns out to be Will-sweaty, fevery Will..still in his hospital room.
*Jack is concerned so he goes to talk to Hannibal. Oh Jack.. *shakes head*.
*We get a scene with Jack and Bedelia( Crawdelia?) Bedelia knows what's going on with Hannibal..it's pretty obvious in this episode and also in a LOT of the second season. She says "Hannibal, stop" later on in the episode. Yeah, that. :P There are allusions to her attack, the truth about which comes out in S2. Also, we get Hannibal and his boundaries. Or lack thereof, I should say.
*We see a lot of the "real" Abigail in this episode,especially when she's talking to Will.
*Will talking to Hannibal about the case "It's someone close to the case". No.Shit.
*Will takes aspirin like they're Tic Tacs. How he doesn't have a hole in his stomach I will never know(maybe he uses coated aspirin?)
*Clearly, Abigail had(at that point) been brainwashed(somewhat) by Hannibal, already, which,in hindsight, as with Miriam...especially watching the scene where Hannibal tells Abigail that he couldn't protect her in this life.
*Will loses time and wakes up in a plane on the tarmac at Dulles which is probably one of his most disturbing losing time episodes.
Quotable:
Will: Did you fish or did you hunt, Abigail?
*Wakey wakey Will!(ever since I first saw that episode I've wondered what silkie chicken tastes like). Will: "You made me chicken soup?" Hannibal: "Yes". Ouch.
*Will's insight on Georgia basically signs her death warrant.
*I have a very severe fear of static shock so Georgia's death was hard for me to watch on several different levels.
*Freddie dislikes Will.Stating the obvious,I know. She's Ms. Unhelpful.
*The Grudge shout out with Georgia which turns out to be Will-sweaty, fevery Will..still in his hospital room.
*Jack is concerned so he goes to talk to Hannibal. Oh Jack.. *shakes head*.
*We get a scene with Jack and Bedelia( Crawdelia?) Bedelia knows what's going on with Hannibal..it's pretty obvious in this episode and also in a LOT of the second season. She says "Hannibal, stop" later on in the episode. Yeah, that. :P There are allusions to her attack, the truth about which comes out in S2. Also, we get Hannibal and his boundaries. Or lack thereof, I should say.
*We see a lot of the "real" Abigail in this episode,especially when she's talking to Will.
*Will talking to Hannibal about the case "It's someone close to the case". No.Shit.
*Will takes aspirin like they're Tic Tacs. How he doesn't have a hole in his stomach I will never know(maybe he uses coated aspirin?)
*Clearly, Abigail had(at that point) been brainwashed(somewhat) by Hannibal, already, which,in hindsight, as with Miriam...especially watching the scene where Hannibal tells Abigail that he couldn't protect her in this life.
*Will loses time and wakes up in a plane on the tarmac at Dulles which is probably one of his most disturbing losing time episodes.
Quotable:
Will: Did you fish or did you hunt, Abigail?
Thursday, October 2, 2014
[the happiest place in florida]
One of my friends just got back from a week in Orlando and she loved it. They hit all of the parks, and had a great time. They had a package deal with all of the food included, and there was a shuttle that would take you around to all of the parks. Her kids loved it. They stayed at a kid friendly hotel, which the vast majority *would* be, given that it's Orlando!
But it got me thinking: That would be a GREAT place for a family reunion for my family. Especially a hotel where they had everything included and we didn't really have any need for a car(but would probably have at least one rental car just in case)
There are enough kids in the family that are the age to really appreciate Disneyworld and the theme parks..they adults would like it too!
There's a lot of themed hotels(disney and others.) Nickelodeon has a resort but the colour scheme-lots of orange-they chose is atrocious.
But it got me thinking: That would be a GREAT place for a family reunion for my family. Especially a hotel where they had everything included and we didn't really have any need for a car(but would probably have at least one rental car just in case)
There are enough kids in the family that are the age to really appreciate Disneyworld and the theme parks..they adults would like it too!
There's a lot of themed hotels(disney and others.) Nickelodeon has a resort but the colour scheme-lots of orange-they chose is atrocious.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
[working out]
My workout at my current gym consists of some variation of treadmill, bike, and weights(I switch the order of them around so that I don't get bored.)
I go to a gym that is supposedly the biggest on the West Coast.I believe it-compared to my old gym, it *would* seem small! I have yet to try any of the classes-I've seen the yoga and aerobics/Zumba classes going on. I do not, however, want to try spinning. To a man, when I've told people I have spinning classes at my gym everyone say "Oh my gosh, that will kick your butt!" I believe it!
One of the big reasons I joined my gym is that they have a pool. I've only used it once. I'll probably use it again though. I like that a) it's heated, but not too heated and b) it's not too deep.
I go to a gym that is supposedly the biggest on the West Coast.I believe it-compared to my old gym, it *would* seem small! I have yet to try any of the classes-I've seen the yoga and aerobics/Zumba classes going on. I do not, however, want to try spinning. To a man, when I've told people I have spinning classes at my gym everyone say "Oh my gosh, that will kick your butt!" I believe it!
One of the big reasons I joined my gym is that they have a pool. I've only used it once. I'll probably use it again though. I like that a) it's heated, but not too heated and b) it's not too deep.
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