It's Christmas!

Holidays at The Roosevelt Hotel

Wow...these days just fly on by, don't they??  Another'good' day that even overshadowed some nastiness au travail.  The glimpse into what an 8 to 5 COULD be made me all the more angry and resentful, methinks, as surely just an email couldn't set me off like that, no? (ask SS who helped me out a bit by phone that afternoon....) Believe I figured out that some anger comes from resentment of things (I would not have expected).....like the GOOD day allowed me to contact friends to tell some of them....thanks...just for being my, you know?  The lack of responses kind of got to me...I mean....how hard is that?  But then....did you send it for the responses?  No.  I didn't think so.  You sent it just to send it, so be happy with that.

Made a commitment to do the Friday at GH.  Having that responsibility will help out, have lots of ideas, just need to slow down and take it as it comes, not forcing anything, not my place.  1/2 and 1/2 and satsumas....good, innocuous start.

Weeks of tapering off any dealings with powder keg have helped, branching out a little.  Am realizing the 'temporary' needs to be just that, lots of h/h flashes, back and forth, changing of minds.  And here I am, same thoughts, same ideas, less bother.  Me like-y.

Saturday 12.4.10

Lots of bike riding today, hurt hurt hurt hurt.  Very outer hips, upper back of thigh.  Won't quit....until I get on the bike, then it gets better as long as I'm pedaling. Getting more and more pissed at the bucaru. Starting to see who 'the crew' is, Sat 7 pm, small group. Some knife sticking by someone who shouldn't.  No room. SS earlier, resentments, anger, forgiveness, goods and bads and your part, on paper. 

Earlier ride included the park and, ENFIN, the City Park Sculpture garden.  Major Kitchen on the lookout.  IT guy and family too.

The evening ride included a trip to a few DesCours installations, such a lovely event that enables you to peek behind the curtain into a world that few experience on a daily basis.

And finally, after crossing Bourbon Street and before hearing the Santa Parade, saw this lovely site. 

Friday 12.3.10

Yes, I didn't quite make it.  But that's ok.  Some realizations today - completion and continuation can be a goal in and of itself.  It isn't necessarily the result that is the only goal.  The work, could also be the goal.  Moving forward, effort, attempts.  For instance, leaving laundry at the laundromat (hate that word) for 2 days because you were in too much of a funk to go back and pick it up....this perpetuates the same results.  Now, coming home from work and immediately hopping on the bicycle for a long ride around City Park, in the dark, was GOOD!  No doubt.  The amount of pain that brought me to that place, as the bike is the one place where I don't feel any right now, is not good.  But...this is a start.  It's a late start, true, but remember.....I have those 2 months of muscle memory from earlier this year.  It will come back a lot sooner that way, it will decrease, and it shouldn't take that long.

Interesting at 8, question on when does one's will end and yours begin? Along with 37 years of separation from all family, another reason to eschew 'religion'.  Similarities in certain things, but again, another realization. In questioning why someone would keep in touch with a relative solely based on the fact that they're relatives, and not based on actually liking that person, or wanting to be around them.  Actually, I think it was more pointed than that.  That they were 'bad'.  That was the intent, if not the actual words.  But...remember....we are not all one, or the other.  There is very little that is only one way, or only the other way.  A big one, really.  These 2, I'm proud of.

Friday 11.26.10

I think it's now Saturday, but, not really.  NOLA decided to get chilly and rainy today.  Down by Harrah's I had lunch with a friend and coworker from my telecom days out west.  How much more DDA can we get Mister? Except ....here comes another little dda on their way in to town. Doh!  And they're already putting up Xmas on Fulton Street, except they use bubbles for snow here! (it ain't DAT cold, you know).  'Rusty' Bush is what they called him. Crawfish in the bag, what? 

Nona in the evening, lots of good info, but not sure if I really get the concept.  You know...really GET the concept? The secrets, the sneakiness, that means something's not right.  That's not clear yet, I take it.

Turkey Day in Grammercy

Ms. AP and 3 of her 4 boys.

It was a nice day, upper 70's, and very clear in small town Louisiana today.  Had a REALLY good meal (pork w amazing gravy that eventually got all over AP and TP, fried turkey, 2 kinds of potatoes, rice caserole, oreo pie, cookies, apple and pecan pie, etc etc etc!!) as soon as arriving and some more right before leaving.

Another pretty darn good day, really.  Besides not wanting to get out of bed, and feeling a bit bad (at first)that I arrived later than planned, it was mostly a hoot!  With an AWEsome Dallas/Saints game to boot!  17-0 Saints after the first quarter, then the Cowboys at the end were WINNING until the Jenkins 'snatched-that-ball-right-outta-his-hands' and they took it all the way downfield with less than 5 minutes to go.  Bradshaw picked Dallas, the traitor.  Can't beLIEVE 'dat.

Really don't know how this gal does it....she's pulled every which way and still wears a constant smile.

Then there's the Crazy 'Ditch-Baby', huh Declan?

 With Dashiell's target practice, below.

And finally her in-law's 'Room o' Lounge' with a jacuzzi andTV with surround sound all with a stellar view of the sugarcane fields out back! (recently harvested)

Is this crazy or what??!?

I just don't know how she does it - and one of them is missing from these photos, The Namesake was playing the new Black Ops most of the day today in the back bedroom.  I only had about 6 hrs worth and they done wore my ass OUT!

Thursday 11.25.10

My hips been tellin' me rain is coming but it isn't here yet, so I'm just not sure no mo'.

Potluck and J last night, gumbo, tater salad, mac and cheese, and orange drank!  Baby Ariel, born in San Diego!  Go Grandma!!  (hee hee)  Get to see Ms. Amy today and her goat-totin' boys, will be fun!

E

Tuesday 11.23.10

Sonji's gonna be an AUNT very very soon!  Now she's leaving at 6 am the day before Thanksgiving (ugh) to fly to San Diego to be with her sister, super exciting! 

I'm just Not done yet, can you believe it!  Yes?  Well....you must be familiar with my work.  About to start back up right after this.

Slipping at the blvd, by the end of the day it's hard to do much of anything with these hips/back at present.  Poor PKs a bit better but not hungry at all, new food for allergies.  Maybe it's that....

Well, on to the 'plan' for the year - I never would have thunk it, had you told me even 2 months ago I'd be doing that.