crawling uphill

One round of playing in traffic is quite enough; three in one day is downright uncalled for. Especially when one round involves construction, traffic, and a huge cement-and-concrete traffic-pattern-changing fricking edifice getting in the way :(


I think I've been exemplary of late in controlling my temper and chalking up annoyances outside my control as "not my fault, can't be helped, moving on" but today just about tapped my patience dry.

I was supposed to go to a party tonight and just Could. Not. Face the idea of getting back in the damn car again. Also a fencing oriented party and I need a pointy thing in hand tonight like I need a fat hole in my head :P

Attempts to lighten the mood: "Reign of Fire" - not perhaps his best of his ouevre, but definitely another I Can't Believe It's Christian Bale moment or two as he's definitely not Hollywood glamorous in either appearance or role. If anything, Matthew McConaughy arrogantly seems to think he can upstage him here with his larger than life character, but I think not! Also, Gerard Butler as comic relief plus screamingly loud CGI dragons for the win - high art it ain't, but excellent when one's brain is already toast :P

Also: Modish, for the discriminating indie/handmade shopper. Why surf Etsy when they've done it for me? :P Seriously, some very nice finds here.

Debating whether to sew or avoid pointy things all together tonight....

memicry

Gacked from folo1:

I know very little about some of the people who read my journal. Some people I know relatively well. I read your journals, or we have something else in common and we chat occasionally. Some of you I hardly know at all. Perhaps you lurk, for whatever reason. But you read me and I thank you for your interest.

But here's a thought: why not take this opportunity to tell me a little something about yourself. Any old thing at all. Just so the next time I see your name I can say: "Ah, there's so and so...they listen to the Carpenters and know all the lyrics". I might feel compelled to sing along with you when I remember this detail.

I'd love it if every single person who reads me would do this. Yes, even you people who I know really well. If you would like, post this in your own journal and see what gems of knowledge appear.

Upping the ante: if I do know something about you, post something that I don't know!