Chickeneers! Chickeneers!

@Lucy – thank you for giving me that delightful word. Chickeneers!

Happy weekend guys! Man, so much stuff has happened since Friday that I’m already practically ready for the next Chicken. Good grief.

@Casey – almost birthday tattoo time again??? How did that happen? Also, Sunday Chickening is fine by me. Totally counts. :)

@Elizabeth + spiralsongkat – oh yes! Koan the Barbarian is the funniest thing ever. LOVE.

@Amy Crook – my gentleman friend cracked up at your “is this okay on Havi’s blog” question, because I had the Chicken open in one tab and a blog called – I kid you not – fuckingdelicious open in the other.

I’m sure I can out-inappropriate most of the people who read this thing. But that’s totally sweet of you to ask. Made me happy, and, as I said, my gentleman friend couldn’t stop chuckling over that all day.

@Lean – “But I DID IT. Which may mean I can do it again.” YEAH! Nice!

Mad love to everyone. I love chickening with each one of you. Seriously. You make my weekends fun.

Zee Hard:
– Hippie husband went to a weekend-long festival on Thursday. It’s the first time we’ve been apart for more than 24 hours in a year. Feels weird, but I know that he needs to have some fun and put his caregiver role on a shelf, if only for a few days. The bed just feels too big.
– New fatigue thing making me so tired that I can’t keep my head up. Friday it was so bad that I mostly sleep-worked and then when we went to see Kevin Smith I was so tired I missed half of the performance. Bummer.
– Entering a couple of weeks of no pay. I hate the between-project lag.
– Ribs still massively hurty. I’m on Day 20 of the initial suck, so things should start to improve soon.

Zee good:
+ Been working on a blanket for years (crocheting) and have started working on it again during my convalescence. At this rate itll be done in time for retirement. :)
+ Got started on a new work project on Thursday. It’s a huge site and promises to be challenging and fun. Plus, working in an office helps me focus and takes my mind off the pain in my ribs.
+ Made the appointment for my birthday tattoo! Soon, the right arm sleeve will be finished and I can start working on other areas that need inking.

Happy weekend and Halloween everyone!

I’ve not been to Vancouver Island. Yet. But living here on Anderson Island, I know all about ferries. : )

I can only guess what it must feel like finally meeting a person youev’ admired for so long. I’m jealous you had a beer w/Sparky. We have laughed together so many times, but I’ve never seen his face. Yet. When I do, he said he has a funny davenport story to tell me and I get to meet his puppet Helmut. Can’t wait.

Okay:

The Hard:
• Trying to stay nice to raccoons who intimidate the mama deer and her babies and take their food away. Little tyrants they are!
• Putting on my extrovert face for those bright, happy “networking lunches.”
• Saying no to an exciting partnership opportunity that I knew in my heart wasn’t right for me.

The Good:
• 16-day upper respiratory crap is over. Yay!
• Drinking way more water, eating Lean Cuisines for dinner and getting back on the glider machine thingy.
• Publishing another article on Biznik.
• Accepting another incredible offer that must have been the reason I turned the first one down. Feeling excited and humbled.

@spiralsongkat: I am going to be giggling all evening at Koan the Barbarian. Love it.

Chicken ..

The hard:
an issue (work related) that persists and ruins my happy vibe – possibly it is teaching me something, but I am not opposed to not learning it right now and having the issue resolve itself (she begs)

The good:
love from expected and unexpected sources
longer walks with the puppy
my yin yoga DVD (I think I am addicted, but there are worse things to be addicted to)
balancing my checkbook and finding more money (note to self: deposits to the account should be added, not subtracted)
pumpkin raisin cookies – good for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

I’m glad you are enjoying time with Hiro! I’ve seen photos of Vancouver Island (and Vancouver) and it looks beautiful. Some day.
.-= Elizabeth´s last post … finding yourself =-.

Hard:
-Stuckification in re PhD stuff. Old, terrifyingly familiar patterns creeping in. Scary.
-Running around and run-down at the same time. That hardly seems fair!

Good:
+Finally got the leak in my tire fixed, quickly, easily and cheaply. Yay!
+One of my sweet partners is dreaming of — and researching! — building me a custom electric guitar. That’s lots of fun to think about, and makes me feel loved.
+I got an extension on the preliminary exam projects for the PhD. I didn’t ask for one, I didn’t know it was even possible to get one; it just got offered to me on a silver platter. (That’s kind of a mixed blessing, because I’ve been in “prelimbo” for so long that the suspense is very stressful, but all in all, this is a win.)
+I am so very grateful for my ten-year-old daughter’s love. This week she said to me, “You’re my Big Purple Mommy!” That felt wonderful.

Hope everyone has a delicious weekend!
.-= spiralsongkat´s last post … Some people cry at weddings… =-.

So happy that you are having a great time in Vancouver. It gives me such a good feeling knowing you, Hiro, your gentlemen friend and Selma of course are all yukking it up together. Bet there’s lots of laughter there.

The Hard:
-lost my wallet and didn’t know it
-car wouldn’t start in the garage as I was running late for an important appointment
-have had a head cold for the past couple days

The Great:
-someone found my wallet before I knew it was gone and called me. I had just been to the bank and cashed a major check and everything was in tact when I got it back. Thank You God!!
-my car needed a battery and I was able to drive it to my favorite mechanic and get a new one before it died leaving me stranded
-I think my sales page is done for the last time. . . please God
-my son has two interviews in DC
-wrote a blog post which you featured in your Dance of Shiva Blog which inspired me to write another blog post based on Dance of Shiva today.

Have an awesome weekend. Hugs to Hiro too!!
.-= Char´s last post … Happy New Year!!! =-.