The lovely Dave bought me a 75-300mm lens for my camera and yesterday we went for an xmas walk on the beach. I cannot wait until spring when the light is better...prepare for lots of photo spam.
If you could kiss anyone under the mistletoe, who would it be?
How and where are you spending this Christmas Day? Make spirits bright by sharing a photo!
Well . . . I was supposed to be spending it over at my cousin's house but got a text this morning that he had a heart attack and is currently in the hospital. So I'm going there to check up on him.
When you hear it 50 million times at your favorite strip club/drag bar (not that I've ever seen a drag show) it kinda sinks in.
The "How Come I'm Just Hearing This?!" Award
This song pod up on the shuffle while I was walking the mall and I felt like I had just been pulled into Jackie Brown's caper. "Ray! Ray! Come out, Ray. He got away!"
Speaking of Etta, the "At Last!" Award goes to . ..
I've been looking for Labelle's "Goin' on a Holiday" for awhile. No digital copy nowhere. Luckily, I ran across it on compilation album when I went back to Carolina for the holiday.
Yesterday our neighbour had me help with a bird emergency. There was a
starling in her back garden who had gotten caught up in the netting
from one of these. It had managed to get most of itself free but the
netting was still wound around its tongue...and there was still a bit
of fatball left in the netting so it was dragging the poor wee things
tongue out. It was horrifying...there was blood everywhere which stood
out more in the snow. I cannot stand to see animals in pain and
normally i would be a basketcase...but I just picked him up and held
him whilst i had Dave go get some scissors. We managed to snip the
netting off as close to his tongue as possible but it was pretty
damaged. After i had set him down on the snow again he flew away quite
happily so my mind is choosing to believe that he survived.
I can still feel his little hea5rt beating away in my hand...like a phantom limb.
Please don't buy these...or if you do shred the netting and put the fatballs in a fatball feeder.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tingeisha/sets/72157622914002371
Happy Holidays to all the Blythers out there!
XOXO
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Hey everybody! Long time no Post! Seems like the last post I wrote was
on November 30th. The holidays for me has always been crazy. Work,
family, and traveling always get in the way. Though I always have time
to squeeze in a Blythe meet, or a quick nosh with a friend or two.
On Holiday Stuff: The shopping downtown
has seem fairly sad. Besides decoration going up before Thanksgiving,
the stores haven't been as
busy as usual. The deals on items are yet to be seen, and the options
for holiday
things have been boring. We have made most of our holiday shopping
online. It's fast, easy, and no wrapping involved.
Kyle and I usually have holiday parties with
his work. Recently we went to his previous jobs get together as well as
his current jobs holiday party. Both were as expected, yet on different
levels. The one from his previous job was held in an intimate setting at Medjool
on Mission St. It's generally a Mediterranean restaurant with lots of
Tapas. We met some old and new faces. We had a lovely time eating, chatting, and playing the usual usual White Elephant
game. It was sad to see everyone go, but there is always another time.
Kyle's current job party was held at a larger space around South of Market. There was food, drinks, music, and about 100 other people. It is a small company but not as small as the previous job. The people here are very young. Very, very young. So young that they danced to Lady Gaga, and could handle talking over loud music. I felt so very old. I know I'm not that old, but when all you want to do is sit and talk to your friends. When you find that fun.. you feel old. haha. It was fun none-the-less.
This XMAS we are spending time with Kyle's family in Ohio. It isn't as fancy as San Francisco, but it is always nice to see his side of the family. Everything moves at a quieter pace. I'll get some reading and relaxing done. Which is always needed when you have spent your whole life in a busy city. *phew*
The New Year is approaching fast. Faster than I'd like but I hope the
next year will bring us a new apartment, a new job for me, and other
opportunities. It will also be the year I turn 30. Woo! People,
including my sister and my best friend, stress that I will start
feeling depressed. I don't feel depressed about my age. I feel like I
still have tons of things to do and my age has nothing to do with that.
I actually have not felt young since I was 23/24. I've been through a lot
in my younger years, so these years are for me to grow and just
continue on finding new ventures to pursue.
My new years resolution will involve letting go. I have the issue of
just not letting go of things. I get very worked up on little issues. I
hope-hope-hope that when something comes up I am able to just handle
the issue and move on. Indeed!
Now on to fun things! I have a wonderful Blythe meet this Saturday. As most of you know I collect Blythe. Yes. I collect dolls. Most importantly I have fun with a group of people who collect these dolls as well. We have gatherings were we eat, chat, and we exchange tips and tricks on how to customize these dolls. The nicest part about this meet is we will be together in a friends event space. It will have a schmancy eating, sitting area and a real kitchen. I hope all goes well! XD
I also just finished writing all my holidays cards and mailed every gift. Well except for one to my friend BEC. She lives in Australia and I always collect things through the year for her. I hope to get it mailed out before the New Year.
Anywho, I hope you all have a very merry holiday as well as a Happy New Year.
Thanks for reading! XOXO
What are you hoping to find under the tree this year?
I am always hoping for a blythe I've been coveting the whole year or an SLR camera that I've also been coventing. Those usually don't show up so I just hope for candy and giftcards. haha XD
Whoo hoo! Already broke my record from last year! I've still been reading more Valdemar books but I think I might be done for the moment. I've started reading the Warriors Saga by Erin Hunter. It's about feral cats and written in the same vein as Watership Down. They're pretty good, very light and entertaining. I have a friend who loves the series so I decided to pick it up from the library. It's technically in the kids' section but so is Harry Potter!
I'm not going to hit 50 books this year either but over 30 isn't bad...
25. Owlflight by Mercedes Lackey
26. Owlsight by Mercedes Lackey
27. Owlknight by Mercedes Lackey
28. Moving Targets And Other Tales of Valdemar edited by Mercedes Lackey
29. Crossroads And Other Tales of Valdemar edited by Mercedes Lackey
30. Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
31. Warriors: Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter
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