Part of getting ready to move included my mother calling my cousin Cindy to come down and help me "get rid of the clutter." What this meant to my mother was, "Gwen has too much shit, won't get rid of it, and I know Cindy will." So, knowing what had to happen, I allowed 25 bags of clothing to go to GoodWill on Sunday. Jones New York suits. At least 10 Jones New York suits. Granted, I couldn't wear a one because they were too big, but still. Beautiful wool skirts and pants that coordinated … [Read more...]
A piece of information that made me feel better.
Nov
15
2004
Macromedia finally put the infonetwork back up, and I now have a piece of information that has been eluding me for just over a week. This made me happy. It's sad it made me happy, but it did. … [Read more...]
Letting the realtor go.
Nov
11
2004
After much discussion and a ton of frustration, my mom and I let our realtor go. It's kinda sad really. Neither mom or I could figure out who he was working for. It was like we would find something to put a bid in on, and he would talk us out of it. Then he would make excuses later as to why. This last time, and the time before, the other agent was playing games. Who knows who was playing games. I don't. Later on in the day, I get a call from his boss apologizing for what happened, and … [Read more...]
Is “W” more a landing strip or a brazilian?
Nov
10
2004
Last night I was talking to Stephen on the phone. I had forgotten to call him on Sunday to wish him a happy birthday, so I was taking care of business. For some reason, I have no idea why, we started talking about "W". Stephen kept calling him "Bush". I said, he is no bush, he is more like a "shrub". To which Stephen replied, "I always thought of him more like a landing strip." I then said, "He doesn't even qualify as a landing strip, he is more like a brazilian. We all know there is just … [Read more...]
Mom is gone.
Nov
9
2004
I was pretty lucky about my trip to New Orleans. My mother decided to come home about the same time for doctors appointments. That meant that Daisy didn't have to stay with neighbours, she got to stay at home, where she is much more comfortable. I dropped mom's car off in the short term parking at the airport on Sunday morning. She picked it up on Monday evening. It worked out beautifully. Daisy spent 2 days (1 night) with Carol, and then my mom took care of her until I got home. My mom … [Read more...]
I’m home
Nov
6
2004
So, I'm back at the house... Still stealing bandwith from one of my neighbours on the rented laptoo. I'm too tired to write now so I'm going to bed. You know, maybe I need to learn how to let things go. I hope I can. … [Read more...]
MAX 2004 - Day 5
Nov
5
2004
Today I was tired. Really tired. I've not stayed up so late in a long time. However, I decided that this was the day to go to the yarn store. I had picked three to look at, but decided after reading reviews at fiberphile, that I would only go to one. The Garden District Needleworks. It was a great store. Lots of more inexpensive yarns than at my local yarn store. I ended up getting almost $100 worth of yarn. I bought Reynolds Lopi Light, which I've heard about but never seen, Cascade … [Read more...]
MAX 2004 - Day 4 continued…
Nov
4
2004
Wednesday night at Max was Mardi Gras World. The shuttle bus started taking us over at 7:30. The activities/event wasn't that different than the event they had in Washington DC, when I went with Dan all those years ago. They had people doing caricatures, tarot card and palm readers, psychics and the like. There were appetizers, and more alcohol than I've seen in a long time. Ok, well, than I've seen since the welcome reception. Most people were having a good time, but I think both Karen … [Read more...]
MAX2004 - Day 4
Nov
3
2004
Yesterday was day three. I think I'm exausted. Decided to go to general session today. HATED IT. What a waste of time. The sessions were pretty good today. I'm in Ben Forta's class from 4 - 5:30. Now, that should be good. Flirted with the bar tender at the hotel last night. People waiting for machine, can't talk about it. Damn. … [Read more...]
MAX 2004 - Day 3 finalized.
Nov
2
2004
Dinner Tuesday night was awesome. I met up with my friend Dan from Aspect and his wife Jeanette. I had been looking forward to seeing him for weeks. I knew his would be the only friendly face I would see. We ended up going to Mulate's. I had red beans and rice, ice tea and chocolate carmel cheesecake with pecans for dessert. I, my friends, am a very lucky girl. My food was excellent, and so was the company. Honestly, I like red beans and rice. I'm going to have to figure out how to make … [Read more...]
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