Oh great.

Thanks a lot you dumb internet. I didn't want your dumb ideas anyway. I did end up getting in touch with a friend and had a lovely day running errands with him and hanging out with his family and having a lovely day, so there. Humph.

I Need a Project

So today is a beautiful Saturday and by some freak accident or maybe by some Divine Intervention I have the whole day off of work. Even more rare then this is the fact that I have nothing to do today. I mean, I have no where to go, no errand I can afford to run, no pressing engagements, nothing. I am utterly devoid of activity. Which is nice, in a way. I mean, it's 11am and I'm writting this in bed, in my pajamas with my hair still all askew. But I know that in about a half hour after I eat Brunch I'm either going to be bored enough to sit and watch TV for the rest of the day or bored enough to go back to bed. Both of which I'd rather not do. So, I'm posting this out to the cosmic internet, sending my plea for a project. Just like when I was a little girl and would beg my Mom for one, I'm now pleading to you. Please, please, I need a project. If anyone out there has any sort of idea, I'm open to all sorts of suggestions... Otherwise I might just have to resort to calling a friend and asking if I can tag along on their errands. Sheesh.

Update

I went to the funeral yesterday in Wyoming. It was a long, emotional day. I got home at 5:30pm and left for the Opera at 6pm. It was nice to end it on a beautiful note. I got to visit Matt today at the hospital. It was very nice to see him. When I was at the ICU on Wednesday to visit Pam, I went across the way to visit Matt. Well, sort of. I mean, I thought that visiting people in the ICU was for family and clergy only so I went to the counter and wrote out a note for them to deliver to him. They looked at me funny but I didn't know why. When they read the note to him they all thought I was crazy that I didn't just go see him. I WAS ONLY TRYING TO FOLLOW THE RULES! Oh well, I got to see him today and he looks great. He still has the same smile which I love. His mom has started a blog for him so that when he goes to Colorado for rehab we can still get updates on him. For those who wish to add their prayers the blog is MattClinton.blogspot.com Please, add your prayers for him. We want him back with us.

A Hazy Shade of Winter

Or maybe I should say the Winter of my Discontent. It seems I've had some bad luck lately. A friend died today. Her name was Pam. She just turned 29 two weeks ago. She tripped going down the stairs and tore some ligaments in her leg on New Years day. This last friday she had a blood clot get to her lungs and it put her in a coma. This morning I went to say my goodbyes to her at the hospital and an hour later they took her off life support. Life is so fragil. There are so many things that we take for granted. Who would have thought that missing that last step would have been the beginning of the end. My gosh, how many bumps and bruises and broken kidneys have I lived through? I need to tattoo on the inside of my eyelids the truth that when we said we wanted to come to earth we agreed it would be for an indeterminate amount of time. That we felt, 1 year or 90 it would be worth it. It's been a really hard winter. I'm tired of losing friends. K. was diagnosed with cancer this weekend. D.G. died in a car accident over Christmas break. I thought my friends and I had agreed, no funerals this year. On a different note, an update on M. They are moving him to a long term care facility in Denver. Guess we're going road tripping.

WARNING!!

Yesterday M. my boss I'm in love with was teasing me. He said, "Maija, you need to come with a warning label. Something printed out I can hand to boys who are interested in ya..." So, I took the opportunity today to spend a quite moment writing out my own personal warning label. Here it is in all of its tongue and cheek glory:

Caution:
Dangerous curves ahead. Each one hides a land mine.
Please so slowly.
Caution:
Open field holds shards of broken heart.
Please watch your step.
Caution:
Watch for falling tears. Recent events have left land unstable.
Please proceed with care.
Caution:
Must bring own provisions. Land has nothing left to give.
Please plan accordingly.
Caution:
Climate changes are drastic and sudden. Might be scorching, might be icy.
Please bring protection.
DANGER! DANGER! DANGER! Proceed at your own risk.
Landscape has been left in terrible state of disrepair. Please obey all warning signs, make no sudden moves and if all else fails... tread softly and carry a big stick!

Thank you and good night.

Catching Up... again.

It seems that the quick after New Year blog seems to be the thing to do after this last small hiatus. Life is good. My birthday way great, I enjoyed it immensely. Solstice as previously mentioned was the most memorable occasion. Christmas Eve was wonderful with A. and Christmas Day with friends. I flew home the day after to celebrate with Family. It was great to see my brother and his fam, and my sister and hers as well as the 'Rents. I love Seattle. I love being home. It's hard sometimes to go but it's even harder to come back. So New Years was spent just the way I wanted it, at a friends with a movie and a pizza. And then back to work jiggity jig. So, here I am now with great hopes for a grand New Year. I hear that even years turn out to be great. Oh, and I'm sure it will be good because my New Years day was great. And I've always had a strong belief that how you spend your New Years day sets the tone for the rest of the year. Yeah!