Monday, June 04, 2001

Things that make ya feel old

I had my 39th birthday and my nephew, Steve, got married on Saturday.  It’s hard to believe that so much time’s gone by since Steve & his brother Mark were in need of babysitting by the wicked Auntie Rox.  I’m one of those people that cries at weddings anyway (even the ones on TV!) but I bawled my head off on Saturday, overcome with emotion.  Steve & Mark were my first real experience with the world according to little boys.  Mark was always high-spirited and friendly, a born salesman (at which he still excels today), while Steve was the quiet little introvert preferring to watch cartoons over interacting with people.  Both boys had their wild times and gave their parents (and the rest of us) quite a few gray hairs, but they turned out to be incredible young men that everyone in the family is proud of.

It was also nice to see so many people from my extended family that I haven’t seen in many years.  I’ve now got nieces and nephews who are old enough to drink, that I haven’t laid eyes on since they were on formula!  Where the hell does the time go?  Could my stepbrother look any MORE like my late stepfather?  That was a bit of a surprise, although it’s not like it wasn’t evident 20 years ago… but still!  Really trippy…

Sunday, May 27, 2001

I suck at housework

There’s something to be said for having a clear and realistic vision of one’s weaknesses. To wit, I suck at housework.  Let me rephrase that… I suck at getting motivated to do housework.  It’s just not that important to me, I guess, especially when there’s an overwhelming amount of it; which is pretty much the state of things around here!

How I wish I had a team of servants…

Saturday, May 26, 2001

Dolly Domestic

Well, I’ve been at this evil box for far too long already today, considering it’s a beautiful Southern California Saturday!  If that’s not motivation enough, there’s the fact that my house is a mess, my mom’s coming out in 3 days and I’d rather not hear what an awful housekeeper I am (or worse yet, hear nothing, but see that look that says, “How did I raise such a pig of a girl?").  I’m not a maid, I’m a geek, dammit!

There are some really cool new pictures up at PrimalX.  I missed out on this last Pagan shoot because it was held during AWE, which I couldn’t miss.  Networking and business come before play… at least if I want to continue paying the mortgage, that is.

No more procrastinating, time to do my Dolly Domestic impression…