Everyday

I don't know about you, but I find that actually doing something everyday is pretty difficult. What I mean is things that you choose to do, not normal ablutions. Things like choosing to write someone everyday. Choosing to take a picture everyday. Choosing to write a little bit everyday. It isn't that I don't want to do the things, or that they are particularly onerous. Just they sometimes don't get done. At least not every single freakin' day, day after day, after day...Ok, maybe it is just me.

Bridge

I first started playing bridge when I was about ten. My mom mostly taught me, and I learned a lot through osmosis, and reading. The story is told of my father earning his way across the ocean by playing bridge. I wonder how that worked...we have very low stakes bridge. But I am getting ahead of myself.


Ever since learning to play, I have always kept my eyes open for a game. I was never really interested in become a Bridge Master, playing duplicate, getting masters points and all that. I really just like playing "gutter" bridge. A lot of gut bidding in other words. I have played in a wide variety of situations all over the world. The funniest was playing bridge in a bus in China with some of my students.

When I moved to Raleigh, I looked for ways to get out of the house. I found a bridge group that met in a rec center in Fuquay Varina. A long drive to be sure, but it was a consistent thing. I think there was only one time that I recall that we didn't have enough for at least one table (four people).


Anyway, that was 10 years ago or thereabouts. Since then, we have stopped playing at the rec center and are taking turns playing at people's houses. Last time was at Jo-Anne and Ted's house - and we had three tables! Eeek! It was still fun, though.

Beginnings

I have decided, after a bit of deliberation, to begin anew on my Flying Saucer book. I had a bunch of words already written - a series of journal entries from some of my plates, and some other thoughts - but it just wasn't feeling right. I couldn't get a handle on how to organize the thing. This morning I chose to start from the very beginning and go right through to the end - or at least the current time. I am still thinking that the book needs to be heavy on graphics, so if anyone out there knows someone who is design focused who would like to help me out, that would be wondrous! Ok, back to writing. 200 words a day keeps the doctor away.

Procrastination

Here it is, almost noon thirty and I have not done a lick of work. Not a smidge. True, I have done my yoga, my other ablutions and read a good bit of Sherlock Holmes, but not a step towards getting anything actually accomplished. Sigh. On the docket, only two things really. I need to take a few hours working at my book about the Flying Saucer. And I need to wash the dishes. Call me strange (just call me) but I actually enjoy washing dishes by hand. If only I had a taller sink and larger drain area. Oh well, c'est fromage!

Have to do something!

Muse still requested...Anyway, I am stuck and don't know which way to move forward aside from the crawling forward that occurs without much volition on one's part. I need to do one of the following: find work that appeals and pays, find work that doesn't appeal but pays, find work that doesn't appeal or pay. While that is happening, it would also be nifty to finish writing a book - a book about relationships, a book about the Flying Saucer or a self help sort of book. And I still hope to take my trip cross country, though now it is looking like a spring thing. Yippee! At least I have my options enumerated. Now I can go back to sleep. :o)

The Road

I like to read - as those of you who know me already know. I am always looking for books that come highly recommended from my friends, acquaintances and even strangers. Not so recently, Jeanie suggested "The Road" to me - which came out as a movie in 2009 which I have not seen. In any case, I haven't been in a reading mood lately. It comes and goes in waves. When I am reading a lot, I read as many as five books in a week - depending on the length etc. So I sat down last night and ended up reading the whole book. It was a good book on a lot of levels. Definitely a must read for anyone who likes to read. Yippee! More suggestions now welcome. And I will probably look for for the movie at my local redbox - no I have not signed up for Netflix yet. Sigh.

Avatar Imax

I had seen Avatar once already - in 3-d in Geneva with my mom. Woo hoo. Fun stuff. Cate wanted to see it, so we went to the Imax here in Raleigh. I hadn't been to this one I don't think. Maybe I had. Anyway, it wasn't as large seeming as I thought - not as wide - definitely as tall. Well, Cate convinced me to get the Power Pass - $40 gets you in first, which for Avatar was a good thing, $5 admission to feature films, free admission to nature and documentary films. Seems like a good deal. Avatar was again enjoyable, though I don't think I will be seeing it for a third time anytime soon.

Friday was Friday

But today feels like Sunday for some reason. Took a spontaneous road trip to Wilmington to go to the Front Street Brewery. Now if I could find a job in beer, that would be good. I like the food there especially. And they had a calendar, the proceeds from which go to find Breast Cancer. I thought that was a little odd, but who am I to judge.

Delayed Departure

The delay may be for a day or for a few months. Sad. Life is that way sometimes. This morning I woke up around 6:30 and thought it best to do some fiscal checking. Turns out that my unemployment ends on Jan 31, not Feb 28. Who knew? Which means that I either need to find a source of income or figure out how to live without money coming in. Suggestions?

So much to do

And really, not so much. I have a list, which always helps me, and I am working the list. I still have a few things to cross off. Clean the car, refill water bottles, make bed. See, in little chunks, not so much. I am also going to do my best not to stress over miles traveled and the time I get on the road and things like that. No stress is the key to living a stress free life. :)

One thing I crossed off was travel food - picture to follow!

Life and Such

Hey there out in interspace, I hope that this day finds you well and happy. I am starting a blog because I can. And because, like so many other people, think I am especially interesting.

Anyway, I am about to hit the road for a trip out to the West Coast where I lived mostly for ten years. The trip will be long and hopefully stimulating to my creative juices. Only time will tell.