Friday post

Halleleujah, it's Friday!   This has felt like a lo-o-oooong week and I'm ready for a three-day weekend.

I still have heard nothing from The Company's HR Department regarding being offered a direct position.   Everyone I have spoken to forewarned me to expect a long, unpredictable wait.  Looks like their predictions may be accurate.

S and I met with our builder on Tuesday night.  Other than a few odds and ends, he's pretty well wrapped up the remodeling of the front of our pied-a-terre.  It looks fabulous!  It really does ... better than I could have imagined or anticipated.  The building inspector came by yesterday (Thursday) and put his stamp of approval on it, as well.  We'll probably need to pay Paul his last draw here within the week.

Wednesday afternoon, Paul's best buddy, Tim, came by and picked up all the scrap metal left from the remodeling.  He was going to take it to a recycling place and hopefully get $100-200 for the lot of it.  Tim is unemployed, struggling to make ends meet and we appreciated all his help on the project.  I was happy he was willing to haul it all off and also happy to see our driveway, clear and open again.

I'm going to post this now and hopefully I can post again before the day is done!

Anticipation

Dragon Mood? -- gleeful

A week from tonight (Friday), S and I will be in Chicago, meeting up with my sister, Ruth, and heading north to Madison to see my lovely mijita, Lina. We're gathering to tote boxes, unwrap dishes, paint doors and generally help her move and HOUSEWARM her new little abode.

A jim-dandy of a word!

From Word of the Day:

triskaidekaphobia \tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\, noun:
A morbid fear of the number 13 or the date Friday the 13th.

Triskaidekaphobia is from Greek treiskaideka, triskaideka, thirteen (treis, three + kai, and + deka, ten) + phobos, fear.

In Christian countries the number 13 was considered unlucky because there were 13 persons at the Last Supper of Christ. Fridays are also unlucky, because the Crucifixion was on a Friday. Hence a Friday falling on the thirteenth day is regarded as especially unlucky.

Some famous triskaidekaphobes include:

Napoleon
Herbert Hoover
Mark Twain
Richard Wagner
Franklin Roosevelt

 

Have a GREAT day!   And I mean it!

Thirteen!

Dragon Mood? -- aquiver

Do you know what tomorrow is? Do you? It's a Friday the Thirteenth! Whoo-hoo! I love 'dose THIRTEENS! My lucky number .... :-)

And Happy Birthday, Mark and Tim! Happy 25th! Love you guys!

Good news, good news

Dragon Mood? -- doing dragon hops & squeals!

Finally, finally ... I have GOOD NEWS to report! I got a job and start Monday, June 18th. I'm so ecstatic, so elated, I can hardly see straight! Halleleujah!

That's what I am!

Gorgeous weekend plans

Dragon Mood? -- dragon scales aquiver!

If YOU were a Fire sign and the forecast for this spring weekend is gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS ... wouldn't a campfire on the deck tonight be your first thought?

EXACTLY! ... and that's what I'm thinkin' about! Wood, wine and my honey ... and maybe our 80-year-old neighbor/lawn boy, Bill ... and maybe Kevin and Jack ... and don't forget Jeanne-less Joanne and Buster and Allie! However and whoever's there, we'll have FUN. You have a great one too!

Good Friday morning fire

Dragon Mood? -- a water Dragon who loves a good fire!

Rather than allow it to languish there, I am "post-"blogging this posting which I wrote in the back of my sudoku book last Friday morning:    I am such a Fire sign! Sitting here in the pine tree house, I am enjoying a fire in the fireplace this morning. Here's some things I'm struck by:

• I love a full, almost 'roaring' fire.
• I love the constant change of a good fire. The word, in astrology, is mutability.
• I enjoy watching the interaction between fire and its life-source, air.
• I love "stirring" up the fire ... and watching what happens as a result.
• Fires need room to "breathe" and thrive. I can identify; so do I.
• I welcome (as do most) the warmth a fire provides.
• I thoroughly enjoy the mood a fire creates: relaxed, peaceful, calm, romantic, exciting, celebratory. I also enjoy the 'moods' of the fire itself, whether that is roaring, blazing, crackling, steady or dying.

I just added a big chunk of well-seasoned hickory to the fire. The fire quickly embraces the dark, dry wood. Listening to its gentle roar and the ensuing snapping and crackling of the fire, I smile and revel in my happiness.

My hard-working week drawing to a close

Dragon Mood? -- looking forward to seeing the pine trees


Is Friday still an extra-special day when you're unemployed? You bet! I haven't worked all these years without unconsciously modifying my internal hardwiring ... such that Friday brings a slight sense of relief, of relaxation and an anticipation of leisure and good times this weekend.

What's on tap for this weekend? I honestly don't know. I'm not sure if the Christmas tree is still up and requires transport back down to the basement. I'm sure there is more post-holiday cleanup requiring my attention. Laundry that needs doing is like death and taxes -- ever-present.

I have some beading to do. I gave ankle bracelets to our friends, J & J, and sadly, both anklets require shortening. ArrghhH! I have a few other beading projects that I had hoped to finish before Christmas, but -- haha -- it didn't happen.

Cissy desperately needs her Cruella Deville-length nails trimmed. And after that, a BATH! As she ages and slows down, the least I can do (as her co-owner) is keep her looking her furry-beast best!

This week I stumbled upon a flickr user named pedalpower. I commented on one of her photographs and she wrote me a lovely email back, offering several weblinks to check out. They are here and here. I would LOVE to get in the habit of sketching every day. (It's interesting to note and pay attention to the fact that two times this weekend, the universe has 'stumbled me' upon websites featuring drawing. Everyday Matters for one and Inkymess for the other.) Sketching is something I've done for years, but never in any type of disciplined, regular manner. Perhaps it's something I should think about doing. (chuckling) Along with exercising, taking my medications, watching what I eat, exercising, walking the dog every day, blogging, reading more, did I mention exercising? Whew! So much to do -- who has time to work?

Have a great weekend!

P.S. Here's a rather compelling portrait sketch by Danny Gregory. What an interesting thing to do -- a portrait in reds and blues!