Can't get started

[susandennis]

Here at work, I mean. I have a list of things to do but seems like "doing" LJ is a tad bit more important or more interesting anyway. So I'm going to pop this entry up and then get to work. Really. I am.

My spam mail has taken an interesting turn. I capture all email from senders not on my whitelist at SpamCop.Net. There I get a nice webpage that shows me the 'reply to' email address and the subject line. This always makes for an amusing read. The subjects really do have a nice rhythm of their own. Lately the most popular subjects have been "Blog" and anything having to do with buying medicine online. Today I got two offering to help me eliminate bad ordors - someone trying to tell me something? Of course, I can still get hard for my woman but less often, these days...

Last weekend I spent way too much time trying to reduce the line height in my LJ style. I was a total failure. Today the author issued a revision and now line height is adjustable. I just live ahead of the curve.

The Mariners really pissed me off last night. Tampa Bay played like the last place team they are. The Mariners acted as if their only reason to be on the field was to make Tampa Bay feel better about itself. They did. GRRRRR They were playing at home and I was so tempted to suit up and go down and show them how to do it. They are now OUT of first place and they deserve to be. The need a big time out.

We didn't have time outs when I was little or seat belts. It's a wonder I'm here at all.

Here in the U.S. we have a national holiday on Monday. My friends in New Zealand are always amazed at how few of these suckers we get. (Actually, a fair number of my friends in the U.S. are similarly amazed.) And, since I'm shooting for my regular Friday off, I'm staring down the nostril of a 4 day weekend. Heady responsibility.

Ok Ok Ok. I'm going to work now. Geesh.

Comments

[rsc.livejournal.com]

The Mariners acted as if their only reason to be on the field was to make Tampa Bay feel better about itself.

I guess they just feel sorry for old friend Lou Piniella. Today' s his 60th birthday, by the way... maybe he'll get a nice present.

[susandennis]

Yeah yeah whatever... I'm getting really tired of hearing about Lou... he abandoned us - we need to move on.

[ruby-stone.livejournal.com]

Just dropping by to say hello - I added you (and was pleased to see you'd reciprocated), but I always like to make a comment to show I'm real *grin*

I've landed at your journal several times one way or another and do enjoy your entries - looking forward to reading more. Oh, and love the cats (of course)

[susandennis]

Hi!!! You are so nice to stop and say 'hi'. And it's quite a coincidence since I've acquired this jigsaw puzzle habit I found your journal and wondered if you might be willing to let me use some of your wonderful photographs for puzzles. Any chance you'd let me use one or a couple sometime for my puzzle page?

[ruby-stone.livejournal.com]

Yes, please, help yourself ... if you would like me to send you a bigger/clearer version, then let me know. I shrink them quite a bit when I post them as I don't want them to take forever to load.

Some of those puzzles you posted look good - I used to do a lot of 'traditional' ones, but had a bit of a sickener with one attempted last Christmas by the artist Escher :)

[susandennis]

Thanks! I may well take you up on the bigger versions sometime. I have to admit that I am a puzzle wimp - gimme good color contrasts and easy lines and not a whole lot of solid color space (and, now, thanks, I'll add - NO Escher!)...

[androkles.livejournal.com]

I can't get started today either but that's hardly unusal for me, when housework beckons.

However, I have to report that I've finshed bear #1. Almost, anyway. I just have to do the embroidery bit, which isn't easy when you've used thin wool and thick needles and your bear looks a bit like a string bag.

He's a big boy - and Monty doesn't quite know what to think of him, yet. They've been introduced - he sat next to me while I was sewing it up and watched the whole process of a bear emerging from a flat piece of knitting as if he knew what was happening. Honestly, that cat!

For the next one I have the right sized needles, and should go and make a start right now. The housework is with us always. New bears to knit are much more attractive. Pics to follow when I've made him a smile.

[susandennis]

Oh I cannot wait to see. I am so very impressed that you were able to polish off those skills and follow through. (The face is the really hardest part.)

I'm very proud.