Author: Polgara

You know that meme that goes around sometimes, the 100 Things About Me one? I’ve always had a hard time coming up with 100 things. I know there are at least 100 things to share, ’cause let’s face it, I wasn’t born yesterday–I’ve lived 38 years of things to share. So I think I’ll use this NaBloPoMo challenge to try to come up with at least 100 things, by sharing three new things a day. At least I shouldn’t run out of topics, right?

1. I am a Virgo. Sometimes I think I don’t fit the description at all–orderly, organized, reasonable and responsible. Sounds like the most boring person in the world. Then I look at my alphabetized dvds, and my sectioned sock drawer, and my to do lists with sub-categories, and think maybe it’s not *so* far off the mark. However, I’m a cuspy Virgo, so perhaps that explains my other, more childlike qualities that maybe I’ll get into elsewhere on the list.

2. I love balloons–big ones, small ones, round ones, long ones; and the more brightly colored, the better. They make me smile, and if there are enough of them, they can make me giddy.

3. I hate white foods. Actually, that isn’t as all inclusive as it used to be. When I was five, I threw up my macaroni and cheese lunch in the parking lot of a store where we were going to see Santa. Needless to say, Santa had to wait. Ever since then, white sauces and creamy stuff freaks me out. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to accept and even love some white foods–cream cheese and clam chowder come to mind. Cadbury eggs, mayonnaise, sour cream and white macaroni and cheese are still on the no-freaking-way list. (Orange mac and cheese from a Kraft box is ok, though–as long as it’s sticky, and not runny.)

There, that’s my three for the day. 🙂

Weather for today: 62F, with an expected 74F high
Breakfast: Protein bar, two cups of emergency backup tea (ran out of Lipton yesterday, phooey)

Today’s my day off. That’s one of the coolest perks at my company–we get every other Friday off, all year long. Normally, I’d have PT today, but I’ve been downgraded to “schedule as needed” instead of “once a week”, so it truly is a day off.

I toyed with going to visit Gracie today (my friend’s baby girl), but after thinking about it, I realized I was already planning to stop at the nearby yarn store, and that’s just too risky, so the Gracie visit will have to wait until Sunday, when the yarn store is closed.

Instead, I shall endeavor to wash more dishes (the situation is seriously out of control these days), visit Target (for necessities only, I promise!), and maybe photograph more yarn and projects for my Ravelry database. There’s a purse, many scarves, and 12 granny squares that need to be recorded for prosperity. I also have to choose what I’m going to make for the company’s Holiday Charity Auction. And perhaps I’ll watch the tv shows I missed earlier this week. My life is so exciting, isn’t it?

In other news, Big Papi was on Regis and Kelly this morning–woot! He’s so adorable. The players’ voices always take me by surprise, as they never sound as I expect them to. I watch them up close and personal on my tv, the camera shots so close you can practically count their freckles, but it’s rare that I hear them speak. Papi, on the other hand, sounded pretty much as I expected–except for the accent. I’d somehow managed to forget that he wasn’t born here. His English was excellent, though, and he said nice things about the fans, which is always nice to hear.

On a more somber note, please send prayers/warm thoughts/be safe vibes to Jimmy C., the best man at my sister’s wedding, who is currenty deployed somewhere overseas. Earlier this week a member of his team was killed 15 feet from him, which means Jimmy is way closer to the action than we’d like him to be. My condolences go out to the family of Jimmy’s friend, and my wish for a safe return goes out to Jimmy and the rest of his team.

Welcome to National Blog Posting Month! In an effort to kickstart this stagnant blog, I’ve committed to updating this blog every day for the month of November. I’ve even enabled comments for the time-being (and already got one spam attempt!), although I had to remove the email field ’cause the code was broken and I couldn’t figure out why–you can add your email to the homepage field, if you’d like.

For those new to the site, allow me to introduce myself. I’m female, well past my twenties and closing in on the big 4-0. I work as a web programmer for a museum in Los Angeles. I have two cats, Trouble and Jack, and we live in West Hollywood. I’m originally from Massachusetts, where my family still lives, so I visit there frequently. I collect yarn (to support my knitting and crochet habit), dvds, books, and iTunes’ free download of the week. I adore the Red Sox, particularly El Capitan, Jason Varitek. And, that’s all I’ve got for this early in the morning when I’m only halfway through my first cup of caffeine.

Feel free to introduce yourself in the comments. 🙂

Weather: 54F right now, with a high of 74F expected today
Breakfast: chocolate chip protein bar and a cup of tea

Testing the xml feed. I’ve updated the xml so hopefully the body of the text will transmit. *fingers crossed* It’s been a long time since I tweaked the syndication code, no clue if I did it right!

In an effort to stop myself from ignoring this blog any longer, I’ve signed up for NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), which means I’ve committed to posting to this blog at least once every day for the month of November. Pretty soon, you might even be sick of me. 🙂 I’m also going to enable comments for the month, or at least I’ll see how it goes. If I start getting spammed to death again, I’ll kill the comment link. Hmm, I hope the thing still works, after all this time. I think I’ll test it out on this post. 🙂