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There were still men on the library roof today. Unbelievable! There must be more involved then I thought in redoing this type of roof. At least they have apparently ended the stage that sounds like jets, and were only making loud big-men-stomping-from-one-end-to-the-other noises.
Random note: I escaped town today without buying ONE SINGLE BOOK. (Mostly this was because I didn't have time.) I also deposited lots of money in the bank, but only after visiting all the clothing stores and finding out that the one time in the world I had a definite idea of what I wanted, no one had it. Therefore, nothing to spend my last paycheck (the smaller one!) on.
I also briefly looked at the prom dresses, just to see if there was something I would consider wearing to the ball that (pleasepleaseplease) I'll be going to in Dec. with the Blued Eyed Luinhendi (that's redundancy, for Quenya speakers). I decided that for the money involved and general lack of modesty in anything I liked I would just rather stuff myself into her older sister's dress or revive my own $300-price-tag-but-free dress.
And, to end things with for tonight, I just did something I haven't done in a long time. **awed whisper** I read an entire book this evening! Not a little book either. It helped that I'm naturally a fast reader and the book wasn't that deep, but still. What's sad is that this used to not be a rarity. In fact, I used to get at *least* ten books every time I went to the library, because I could count on reading one a day most days. Anyway, I left everything else and just read tonight. The aforementioned Luinhendi's letter is still not finished, my emails are not answered, Sunday school stuff not organized...but I READ! (past tense verb!)
4.29
More long time lapse, which means more random schtuff.
*Met two more ATI guys last Sunday (crystallia, they're friends of Quinton Miller, they work with him in OKC). It furthered my theory that you can spot one a mile away. It's so odd. But they had great penmanship, how rare is that?!
*Until this morning I was reading five books at the same time. Then I realized that's really a bit extreme, so I finished two of them and vowed to finish the rest before starting another. I just finished The Princess Beautiful (sappy 1940s Christian novel, good reading only for it's quaintness) and The Body in the Bookcase, which was a decent mystery by Katherine Hall Page. Not spectacular, but decent. Now I just have to finish Return of the King (yet again), the Mary Queen of Scots bio that seems to multiply in size every day, and Hinds Feet in High Places, which I wanted to read before I gave it to my friend Seh for her birthday.
*I've been cooking. Reading Gourmet and Bon Appetite magazines do this to me. The Brown sugar Buttermilk cheesecake was ok, but the Triple Lemon Bundt cake was FABULOUS. I defy anyone to dislike it. ; ) And it's simple, too!
*I'm not a girl, I'm a lady. At least to six year old Candace, one of the little girls in my Sunday School class. Yay for me.
5/12
Yet more and more of a long time lapse. I still haven't found that item of clothing that I want so badly--and not only that, but the sandals that I saw on someone else's feet and got up the courage to ask where she got them...well, I went to the store and they were out of that style. Only temporarily, so at least I'll be able to get them later, but STILL. I must have bad luck with that kind of shopping. I even looked through the entire section of woman's clothes the other day, and didn't find one single shirt I'd even like to wear, even if it was given to me. Much less if I had to buy it. Why is everyone into this retro-frilled-froufrou stuff now? Why won't anyone sell the classic tailored button-down that I want?? And who says black is out of style??? Please!
Anyway. Anyone ever had a moment where you wanted to sink into the floor (to use an old cliché...I hate clichés)? Sunday I had my class admirably quiet and was feeling quite good. Until...Aaron turned off the light, leaving the room in complete darkness, whereupon Alexis let out a piercing shriek that must have been heard all the way to the far-off old mens class (and they're all deaf). I was sure the superintendent would come check to make sure I wasn't terrorizing my students. Thankfully he didn't. Amazing.
In other news, I happened unexpectedly upon the Vinita's library book sale. Glory, glory! A whole room of books for sale. I managed to pick only four, though. Cause really, I just don't have room; it's distressing. The ones I got were gems, though.
5/13
I was looking at the front of my Bible, the one I use most of the time. My parents gave it to me when I was seven; I still remember how eagerly I picked it out--light pink--and how excited I was when they printed my name on the cover in gold. In the "Family Record" part I wrote my mom, dad, and brother John Robert's birthdays. A year later, when my other brother was born, I immediately added his birthday to the list. I realized today that it was before I'd learned to properly spell his name: to this day he is listed in my Bible as "BeNNjimeN." Lol.
There were still men on the library roof today. Unbelievable! There must be more involved then I thought in redoing this type of roof. At least they have apparently ended the stage that sounds like jets, and were only making loud big-men-stomping-from-one-end-to-the-other noises.
Random note: I escaped town today without buying ONE SINGLE BOOK. (Mostly this was because I didn't have time.) I also deposited lots of money in the bank, but only after visiting all the clothing stores and finding out that the one time in the world I had a definite idea of what I wanted, no one had it. Therefore, nothing to spend my last paycheck (the smaller one!) on.
I also briefly looked at the prom dresses, just to see if there was something I would consider wearing to the ball that (pleasepleaseplease) I'll be going to in Dec. with the Blued Eyed Luinhendi (that's redundancy, for Quenya speakers). I decided that for the money involved and general lack of modesty in anything I liked I would just rather stuff myself into her older sister's dress or revive my own $300-price-tag-but-free dress.
And, to end things with for tonight, I just did something I haven't done in a long time. **awed whisper** I read an entire book this evening! Not a little book either. It helped that I'm naturally a fast reader and the book wasn't that deep, but still. What's sad is that this used to not be a rarity. In fact, I used to get at *least* ten books every time I went to the library, because I could count on reading one a day most days. Anyway, I left everything else and just read tonight. The aforementioned Luinhendi's letter is still not finished, my emails are not answered, Sunday school stuff not organized...but I READ! (past tense verb!)
4.29
More long time lapse, which means more random schtuff.
*Met two more ATI guys last Sunday (crystallia, they're friends of Quinton Miller, they work with him in OKC). It furthered my theory that you can spot one a mile away. It's so odd. But they had great penmanship, how rare is that?!
*Until this morning I was reading five books at the same time. Then I realized that's really a bit extreme, so I finished two of them and vowed to finish the rest before starting another. I just finished The Princess Beautiful (sappy 1940s Christian novel, good reading only for it's quaintness) and The Body in the Bookcase, which was a decent mystery by Katherine Hall Page. Not spectacular, but decent. Now I just have to finish Return of the King (yet again), the Mary Queen of Scots bio that seems to multiply in size every day, and Hinds Feet in High Places, which I wanted to read before I gave it to my friend Seh for her birthday.
*I've been cooking. Reading Gourmet and Bon Appetite magazines do this to me. The Brown sugar Buttermilk cheesecake was ok, but the Triple Lemon Bundt cake was FABULOUS. I defy anyone to dislike it. ; ) And it's simple, too!
*I'm not a girl, I'm a lady. At least to six year old Candace, one of the little girls in my Sunday School class. Yay for me.
5/12
Yet more and more of a long time lapse. I still haven't found that item of clothing that I want so badly--and not only that, but the sandals that I saw on someone else's feet and got up the courage to ask where she got them...well, I went to the store and they were out of that style. Only temporarily, so at least I'll be able to get them later, but STILL. I must have bad luck with that kind of shopping. I even looked through the entire section of woman's clothes the other day, and didn't find one single shirt I'd even like to wear, even if it was given to me. Much less if I had to buy it. Why is everyone into this retro-frilled-froufrou stuff now? Why won't anyone sell the classic tailored button-down that I want?? And who says black is out of style??? Please!
Anyway. Anyone ever had a moment where you wanted to sink into the floor (to use an old cliché...I hate clichés)? Sunday I had my class admirably quiet and was feeling quite good. Until...Aaron turned off the light, leaving the room in complete darkness, whereupon Alexis let out a piercing shriek that must have been heard all the way to the far-off old mens class (and they're all deaf). I was sure the superintendent would come check to make sure I wasn't terrorizing my students. Thankfully he didn't. Amazing.
In other news, I happened unexpectedly upon the Vinita's library book sale. Glory, glory! A whole room of books for sale. I managed to pick only four, though. Cause really, I just don't have room; it's distressing. The ones I got were gems, though.
5/13
I was looking at the front of my Bible, the one I use most of the time. My parents gave it to me when I was seven; I still remember how eagerly I picked it out--light pink--and how excited I was when they printed my name on the cover in gold. In the "Family Record" part I wrote my mom, dad, and brother John Robert's birthdays. A year later, when my other brother was born, I immediately added his birthday to the list. I realized today that it was before I'd learned to properly spell his name: to this day he is listed in my Bible as "BeNNjimeN." Lol.
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Date: 2003-05-14 07:47 pm (UTC)Would that be the enormous volume by Margaret George? If so, I bought it recently, my curiousity piqued. Is it any good?
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Date: 2003-05-29 11:14 am (UTC)-random-
That's refreshing.