lifeinflux

Overwhelming randomness…

The other day, Jason whined that my posts on Lifeinflux are not as random and fun as my posts used to be when I was on Livejournal. He said that random and fun were the reasons people read as opposed to, you know, my insightful observations and words of profound wisdom.  Mom, stop chuckling.  I HEAR YOU.   I reminded Jason that sharing crap in my head frequently scares people off.    Jason's reply was "but I love peanut cookies" which means that in Jason's opinion scaring people off is fun and...

Decisions, decisions

2010 has started off with a bang.  When I look back six months ago and the level of unhappiness in my life verses today and the level of satisfaction and happiness I feel, I know that I am one lucky girl.   When I wrote my list of 101 things in 1001 days, I had no idea that my little company would explode, bringing in enough income to support myself and another developer along with the occasional freelancer.   Wow!   I am not complaining but I do find myself split between doing what I want work-...

The Rules of Engagement

Over the last three years, I've donated over 500 hours of my time volunteering at Drue's school in support of the theatre arts program.   This does not include the time I volunteer supporting other programs, being room parent for Drue's class, attending PTA meetings, etc.  I enjoy working with the kids and enjoy the programs I support.  I also recognize that this is finite.   Once Drue hits middle school, the number of hours I am allowed to spend at and around the school will dwindle simply beca...

Seeking refuge…

I can comfortably say that books quite literally saved my sanity growing up.   And no matter where I've lived in my 35 years, the library has been a significant place in my life. Whether I am searching for the latest fiction or the classic I've been meaning to read, whether I am looking for information to gain additional knowledge or to prove someone wrong, the library is where I go first.  If I needed to escape the madness of my childhood home, I would head to the library and lose myself f...

The real meaning of love (and tolerance)

I don't think any other image sums up Drue's and Mimir's relationship as well as this one. Do I need to say more?

Adding insult to injury…

Last time I saw snow it was a balmy 46 degrees. The air was clean and sparkling and the sun was shining and the snow was soft and powdery and thick, like a blanket. I believe California law requires snow to exist in such conditions all the time. But well, Virginia isn't California. So instead, I dealt with a gray, cold day where the high was somewhere around 25 and ice was on the sidewalks and the streets and schools had a two hour delay. Granted, the air might have been clean and sp...

Crimmas Remembered

This weekend the tree is coming down! All the ornaments and decorations will be exclaimed over (again) and wrapped up carefully to survive the next 11 months buried in the storage unit only to reemerge next December 1st, 5th, 12th... oh whatever... to be exclaimed over (yet again). While Halloween is my most favorite of holidays, Christmas is a close second and I always experience a small twinge of sadness once everything is taken down and put away. Then, of course, I feel strong mome...

Going nowhere fast

Every time I travel or even head out of the house for points in town where I'm going to be walking a significant area or distance, I throw on my Mudd's. These are, bar none, the most comfortable shoes I own (given my propensity for designer boots and heels, you shouldn't be shocked, right). The bonus is they go with everything, mostly because I've decided they go with everything. But you get my point. Since coming home from California - or the trip that will now be known as the ten day...

Eruption

Home again, home again and what do I find awaiting me? A wiggly Bear, a Mao cat so happy to see me that she wastes no time sinking her claws into my thighs and eggnog erupting in my freezer! I should have known something was up when Jason casually mentioned he saved the eggnog for me by freezing it. That sentence in and of itself is innocuous; however, it was followed by "I can't WAIT for you to see it." Last I checked, eggnog was not exciting. But I was wrong. Oh, how I was wrong...

The Bridge

After ten days in the Bay Area, I have to say that no other place on earth quite feels so much like home. A person can place their feet in the Pacific Ocean and in approximately four hours, have their feet in snow. The rolling hills, towering mountains and soft fog are exceptionally inviting. The people are, too. Sure, there are downfalls. It is an expensive area for sure (although in some ways it is far cheaper than the NoVA/DC area where I currently reside). The job market can be s...