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Captain of the ship
Further thoughts on the previous post.I wrote “as long as I’m captain of the ship, I’ll be happy”. Notice how the ship doesn’t have any sailors? Yeah. Perhaps I should say “as long as I’m captain of this kayak…” (and then I’ll drool, because I really would love to have a kayak, but that’s another […]
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Posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010, in random thoughts, * in english, travail/work | No Comments »
Career
Y’know when we were growing up and they said things had changed and we’d not do like our parents and work for 35 years at the same company and then retire? Boy we’re they (whoever they are) right! I don’t think I’ve ever kept the same job at the same company for over three years! […]
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Posted on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010, in random thoughts, * in english | 5 Comments »
I’m in my head
So. I guess this is where I rant now. I don’t know. I feel like I used to have this huge space for rambling and ranting (urr, my twenties, perhaps?) that is now gone. I’m feeling pushed and pulled in various directions… and I’m doing most of the pulling and pushing! (Stop it already!) It’s […]
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Posted on Monday, February 8th, 2010, in random thoughts, * in english | No Comments »
Blindness
In law school, I learned about willful blindness, a concept I’ve found very useful (in speech/understanding of the world around me, not application!) since. But what I suffer from is not quite willful… It’s selective, involuntary blindness. Two examples. One. I want strawberry jam and I know (believe) we have some in the fridge. I […]
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Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009, in moi, * in english | No Comments »
Older
I feel myself getting older these days. It’s not related to my birthday and it’s not a bad thing in and of itself, but it requires quite an adaptation, which of course I’m not quite ready for (I can and do adapt but I resist first…). It’s a feeling I get when I realize a […]
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Posted on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009, in moi, * in english | 5 Comments »
Exhausted
I’m so tired (work here is never ever done and can never be, as weeds grow and houses don’t paint themselves) that frankly, I don’t want to work ever again. Not house-work! Money-bringing work. That could be a problem. I’m so tired I could nap for 12 hours in between nights. So exhausted I can’t […]
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Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009, in moi, * in english | 3 Comments »
Itchy, itchy, itchy!
Right now I have a rash so bad I can hardly think. It annoys me to no end. It’s on my hand and on my neck. I get those once in a while (way too often for my taste). No way to see a doctor about it: it’s unpredictable. A few years ago I worked […]
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Posted on Friday, June 19th, 2009, in moi, * in english | No Comments »
A Vacation of Sorts
I’m on vacation. You wouldn’t know it from watching me but I am. I’m putting the finishing touches to that move idea we had, while Herb’s at the house installing our new mailbox. I’m taping the last few last-minute boxes, organizing mountains of stuff, looking for what’s next. One day, one evening, one night, and […]
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Posted on Friday, May 15th, 2009, in moi, * in english, famille | 1 Comment »
Pre-move thoughts
My books are packed. All except a few I’ll read before the move and one that’s in a box set, a special edition of Émille Nelligan’s poems with a selection of art reproductions. It’s too big for any box of books, it needs to be packed separately. IF I pack it. Yes, if. Because I […]
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Posted on Monday, April 20th, 2009, in moi, * in english | 2 Comments »
Simple Life
What would I do with a simple life? I probably wouldn’t even recognize it as such. So yeah… we’re adopting a dog. A six year-old black lab named Tango who is adorable and sweet and smart and gorgeous, but also not used to cats at all (he pinned two down but at no point showed […]
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Posted on Monday, March 30th, 2009, in * in english, famille | No Comments »