Month: July 2004

So I watched A Chorus Line last night (but didn’t do any sewing, I’ll blame the cats). I realized that I am now older than EVERY ONE of the characters, including the “old lady”, Sheila (who is *GASP* 29!).

How did that happen? Stories used to be about people who were older than I am. It gave me something to look forward to. I realize that if I were a dancer, I’d be washed up by now. Dancing requires a lot of strength and energy. It’s definitely a young person’s career. And they have such passion about it. I enjoy things, I feel strongly about things, but I come to find that I am not passionate about very much. I remember being passionate, putting all of my energy into feeling happy or devastated. And I remember what and more importantly WHO I was passionate about. I wonder if I wasted my passion on the wrong things. I’m happy that I never got in big trouble and I’m content with my life now, but I wonder what I could have accomplished with my life if I had applied my passion to something constructive.

We had a going away party at work today. Denise’s husband is PCS-ing (Permanent Change of Station) to Germany. I said I would bring chicken salad. I had planned to make it last night, but with the press of other things, it got put on the back burner. So I stopped at the grocery store on the way to work. They did, indeed, have all of the ingredients for chicken caesar salad, very convenient. But the prices were OUTRAGEOUS. I found hearts of romaine, (more reasonable than the salad packets, which were $3 for 12 oz of washed, cut up greens, a packet of croutons and a packet of dressing) a bag of croutons, a bottle of dressing and 16 oz of cooked chicken breast. The chicken alone was $8. You can get 5x as much for the same price if you buy it raw. So, for the same price as a nice restaurant (a word I can never spell) meal, you can get salad fixings for 6 or so people. Next time, I’ll make it myself.

This just goes to confirm my opinion about money and time. When you have one, you can save the other. I bet quality comes into there somewhere as well.

I did spend some time and save some money last night, tho. I fixed up clothes that have been sitting around in the mending for a while.

Tonight, A Chorus Line and a new dress.

I got TWO projects done last night. And now I am in the sewing groove. I made a pair of capri pants and a new dress, both with fabric that has been sitting around FOREVER (I mean that literaly, the pants are from authentico 70’s fabric from Grandma’s stash). I am very virtuously declaring that I will work on only those projects I have been putting off until I clear out space (for more fabric, drool, drool).

It is a good thing, tho’, as my wardrobe is severely limited due to weather constraints. It is getting up in the high 90’s here, and I have very little work appropriate clothing that is up to that much heat. I have a fair amount of lightweight contemporary stuff. I just have to use it.

Now if only I can get the cats to STOP helping.

I once worked at a camp and New Games was their term for non-competitive games. I like New Games.

Our new game is Mutants and Masterminds, a superhero RPG from Green Ronin publishers. I’m playing with Tom and Charlie. Anthony is GMing. We got off to a good start. We all went the mystical route. Tom is a sorceror. Charile is an angel and I’m a spirit of Chaos imprisoned in a flesh body. We have tons of magic. Last night we had a preliminary fight to get the combat system worked out, and then we took on a demon. Very interesting. I’m a little down on my char. right now, but I think with some tweaking, I can make it work out.

Work continues. Phil is gone for two weeks. Hopefully nothing too catastrophic will happen while he is gone. on the good news front, he got engaged to Christine. I’m interested to see how that will work out for them. I wonder where they will settle. And IF they will settle. Phil is indeed a rolling stone.

I’m so boring. I spent my entire 4th of July weekend hanging around the house. Tom had to work, so we did the beach thing on Friday and then I slugged the entire rest of the time.

Oh well, back to work. Last week of Summer Reading Club. Then Mr. Phil is on National Guard duty for two weeks. Should be interesting.

~Thalia~
Your muse is Thalia, the Flourishing. She is the
muse of comedy, and her symbol is the comic
mask. You love comedy, whether it be Monty
Python, Mel Brooks, Terry Pratchett, or Jim
Carey. I have no doubt I’ll see you on Comedy
Central sometime soon…

Which of the Nine Muses is your muse?
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