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Jul. 24th, 2008

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  • 22:04 Yes! New Project Runway episode is downloading even as we speak! Can't wait! #

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Jul. 23rd, 2008

Book Review: The Cleft

C. bought this book for me on vacation. I had read some of Doris Lessing's other books, and particularly enjoyed her science fiction series, Shikasta, about a not-so-far-off planet Earth. The Cleft had also won the Nobel Prize for Literature last year, and the story from the back of the jacket was intriguing. I found the writing - and the story - rather disappointing.

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  • 11:36 Saw Todd Rundgren in Houston last night. He was awesome, as usual! Getting home at 3 in the a.m., not quite so awesome. Feeling old today. #
  • 13:08 Is it naptime yet? Muy tyord! #
  • 15:26 Dragging ass through the end of the day. Thank goodness it's almost over! #
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Jul. 22nd, 2008

Catching my breath

The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind. I'm glad that it's slowing down (at least for another month or so).

Two weeks ago, I flew to Reno for my father's memorial service. I was shocked when I got there; the smoke from the fires was so thick. It was like being in a scene from Blade Runner. It was really wonderful to see C. - we've missed each other terribly the past month we've been apart. And I'm glad I could be there for my mom, who is overall doing well, but has moments of sadness (I would too if I had lost my partner of nearly 50 years).

Spent the first couple days preparing and gathering things for the memorial service, which went really, really well. The room we had chosen wasn't nearly big enough, and there was lots of overflow into the other room that we didn't plan for. It was extremely eclectic, and we gave away several of my dad's books as gifts. My brother did a great job with the eulogy, better than I would have done. You can read all about it here. Got tons of compliements on my dance performance - apparently the white flags looked like angel wings, and the effect was pretty good. I'm interested to see the video that Seester shot. I saw many friends of the family I hadn't seen in years. People are definitely aging, and many I didn't recognize. The out-of-town friends came back to the house for some snacks and drinks, and we got a chance to catch up.

The next morning C. and I drove over the mountains to enjoy a few days in Nevada City and on the Yuba River. We got to hang out with the Iguana Lady and her daughter and granddaughter, saw amazing paintings, strolled in the garden, snacked and drank. The River was gorgeous, the water temperature just perfect. I got kissed by a water snake on Monday, which scared the hell out of me, but was ultimately a lucky thing. More and more people are discovering this special spot, though, and I was saddened to see that people don't think past themselves and leave all sorts of human effluvia in their wake. Apparently people can't put two and two together and realize that they need to clean up after themselves so everyone can enjoy a beautiful natural environment. The only real downer on the trip was a lovely little UTI that had me doubled over in pain on Wednesday night. Seester joined us on Wednesday morning, and we went to a couple of street fairs. All in all, a great visit, and exactly what I wanted for my summer vacation.

We drove back to Reno on Friday, spent a quiet evening with the family, and I flew out on Saturday afternoon. C. wanted to come home with me, but alas, that won't be happening for another 6 weeks or so. He actually bought ANOTHER vehicle, and will be driving it back (it's gonna be his new work truck, an Isuzu Trooper that gets much better mileage than his beast.)

My 2-hour layover at LAX was made fun by a visit with two of my grrlyfriends who are living in LA, E. and H. H. is an Internet friend, and we had never met face to face, and it was superfantastic to see E., who is doing really well these days. The three of us had fun gossiping and catching up at Encounter, the chi-chi restaurant that graces the Jetson tower in the middle of the airport. My flight was late leaving, and I ended up not getting home until about 1:30 in the morning.

Sunday I was completely wiped out, and did little besides going to see the new Dark Knight movie. It was pretty kick-ass, and Heath Ledger definitely played the second scariest villain of all time (after Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men). I also watched the season opener of Project Runway. I haven't seen enough of it to know who I like or to get a good feel for their styles. We'll see how it goes after tomorrow evening.

Last night, I had to drive to Houston to see Todd Rundgren since I missed him in Austin on Saturday. He was excellent, charming and witty as always, and his new album is sounding pretty damn good. My friend was catching a ride home with me, and she wanted to try to get backstage, but Im not a fan of doing the groupie thing and was tired, so I finally got her to leave. Didn't get home until 3 in the morning, and slept like crap. Today was really hellish at work.

There was an uber-exciting email in my inbox when I got home last night: my secret angel friend dropped a ticket in my lap for The Company Picnic! This means I get to go and see my friends and be with my husband (who is working for the Man pre-event) and put pictures of my father in the Temple for burning. It's been four years; it will be interesting to see how things have changed. I am definitely in better physical shape than I've ever been, so I feel good about it. Need to procure plane tickets posthaste! I hadn't planned on doing any traveling until October when C. and I head to Mendocino for C&S, but sometimes you gotta take the curve balls life throws you. My boss wasn't thrilled, but he will survive without me for a couple of days.

At the moment, I'm bone tired, but am forcing myself to stay up late enough to sleep through the evening. The rest of the week is shaping up to be fairly quiet: swimming, a birthday party, roller derby, kung fu training, work and sleep. I'm sure my husband will be planning and scheming like mad for our next adventure, and I will indulge him. But at least I don't have to drive long distances or get on an airplane for a month or so.

Signing off now - will try to update more than just my daily twits!
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Jul. 15th, 2008

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  • 00:56 Finally finished with my dad's memorial service. It was really nice, tons of people, great speakers, lots of love! #

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Jul. 13th, 2008

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  • 13:12 Seester is the ultimate metrosexual. He just made us nachos! #

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Jul. 11th, 2008

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  • 13:36 Hubby is in SF buying another car. That will bring our grand total to SIX vehicles. He's gotta sell a couple when he gets back or else. #
  • 15:02 Yay! Vacation is officially ON! Less than 11 hours until I get to see my sweetie again!!!! #
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Jul. 10th, 2008

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  • 09:36 Attended the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium last night (www.awakeningthedreamer.org). Nice concept, worth three hours of my life! #
  • 12:21 Of course work has to get crazy-busy before I leave for a week! So much for for getting caught up.... #
  • 16:11 Still at the office! Gah! Too much to do today! #
  • 23:32 Could the world possibly be more annoying this evening? Nerves are completely fried. Still have to finish packing. #
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Jul. 9th, 2008

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  • 11:56 My acupuncturist friend told me my knees are hurting because I'm not getting enough deep sleep. Strange how the body works... #
  • 13:10 Only two days until I get to see my sweet husband! Spending the summer apart is hard.... #
  • 00:00 Breakdancers at the Peacock Lounge? Tres Bizarre! #
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Jul. 8th, 2008

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  • 14:29 Had to make an appointment to take car in. Scraped bottom on dirt road, and now have no coolant fluid. Pray for cheap repair! #
  • 21:38 Interesting evening being interviewed for a friend's documentary project. She films women in conversation. A new experience for me! #
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Jul. 7th, 2008

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  • 19:59 Nice walk with Miss Lila this afternoon, then helped her unpack her new apartment. It was good to connect. #
  • 22:23 Yay for late-night swims at Barton Springs! I would live there if it weren't for the fire ants and the mosquitoes.... #
  • 14:29 Had to make an appointment to take car in. Scraped bottom on dirt road, and now have no coolant fluid. Pray for cheap repair! #
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Jul. 6th, 2008

Blast from the past...

Up early, as usual (nice thing about not going to all-night parties: my weekends are no longer destroyed). Spent the morning moving stuff from C.'s place up in to the attic. We rented out his place for a couple of months to a pair of Zen Buddhists who must be minimalists. When they checked out the cottage, they told me they liked it but it was too cluttered. I couldn't disagree with them. They have been boxing stuff up to be stashed over here. We were joking that C. needed a "stuff intervention." He also has a storage unit full of stuff he hasn't looked at in over 3 years. Sure there's some personal, irreplaceable memento sorts of things, but I'm guessing a lot of it is just stuff that is not being missed, will never be used, and is just taking up space and costing him money. Of course, things would be quite a bit different if we had a garage, or storage space of our own (the attic can't really work since it's not decked out; it does no good to put stuff on top of the insulation, renders it useless). Hopefully we'll have an opportunity to go through things and get rid of things that are no longer needed. And hopefully we can soon get the really important thing out of storage: the washer and dryer. At this point, we probably could have bought a really swanky nice new washer and dryer a couple of times over for the cost of all the money that has been spent on storage....

Am listening to Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" at the moment. I don't know when the last time I heard the whole album was, but I used to listen to it a lot when I was in 7th grade or so. That was about 30 years ago; it evokes some pretty nasty emotional flashbacks of being that age. Like many, I was the weird kid who was different from everybody else. (My chilhood was quite a bit like Welcome to the Dollhouse.) The early teen years were especially weird, becoming sexually aware and active with a strict Muslim father (I don't wish that on anybody). Fortunately my mother was a bit more understanding, and served as a bit of a buffer, but it was not really pretty. I'm sure my experience has been shared with many first-generation American kids from all sorts of cultures. Still, this music is like an old friend.

Today I'm going to do some homework. I've been slacking for much too long, and need to get cracking with my studies. I have a good sense of what I'm doing already, but having all sorts of practical knowledge to back it up is important. Each person has a unique set of circumstances, problems, beliefs and experiences that may keep them from enjoying sex more, and it's good to have a broad understanding of how these factors interact with each other. Historical background of this path is nice, but it does little to help someone overcome something like erectile dysfunction. Still very, very pleased with the choice I've made for furthering my education; if you have yet to cruise on over to the Temple Red Lotus website, I highly recommend it!
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  • 21:04 Swimming at Barton Springs with Wendy. Saw Blue Ox, her partner, and their daughter. What a cute kid! (And her moms aren't bad either ;) #
  • 22:08 Sitting at home doing homework on a Saturday night. These days, so much more interesting than partying with drunken idiots. #
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Jul. 5th, 2008

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  • 19:16 Delightful - the asshats have started setting off fireworks in our bone-dry neighborhood. Joy! #
  • 22:21 Hmmm, sleeping with earplugs might be the way to go tonight! My neighborhood is hopping this evening, all private fireworks. #
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Jul. 4th, 2008

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  • 09:25 Trained again last night with my teacher's teacher. He showed us some awesome core-building exercises. Feeling a bit sore this morning. #
  • 11:10 Dear Casefilexpress: please suck my dick! #
  • 12:56 Having another "I wish I was in California" (or Nevada) moment. All my friends and my husband are playabound. :/ #
  • 19:48 First George Carlin, now Bozo the clown? tinyurl.com/yo7q8m/n/a/2008/07/03/entertainment/e143333D74.DTL&tsp=1-- #
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Jul. 3rd, 2008

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  • 09:11 Oh happy day! We have our server back! Sitting around the office and reading email the past couple days has been mighty dull. #

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Jul. 2nd, 2008

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  • 12:03 Awesome training last night with my teacher's teacher and some movie stunt kids/professional martial artists. Surprisingly unsore today! #
  • 14:54 Getting very excited to be on the Yuba River in two weeks! #
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Jul. 1st, 2008

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  • 12:16 Server at work has been on the blink since Friday. It's like losing my brain, or something. Tres stressful! #

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Jun. 30th, 2008

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  • 15:22 Beautiful early-morning swim at Barton Springs. It's truly the best thing about Austin! #
  • 16:51 Finally! Season 5 is over, and I am freed from my "L Word" bondage (until next year)! We now return you to the real world.... #
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Jun. 28th, 2008

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  • 01:48 My inbox runneth over with folks interested in subletting C.'s house. How on earth will I choose? Some really nice candidates! #

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