April 11, 2003

I just got in from Garfield Heights and boy are my arms tired. I did not give my sister the third degree as I had planned but we talked as adult siblings. I think I learned a few things about her tonight. So, there is that personal growth that I am always looking for. It was a good night. Chicken wings. Birthday cake. It made up for the fact that I had to file records at the radio station this morning and do my taxes this afternoon. What a un-vacation-like start to my vacation. I think that it is going to pick up though and yesterday was a landmark day – so landmark, in fact, that I don’t feel like I can adequately discuss it yet. That’s how landmark. Big stuff. Revelations. I am a changed person. Etc. There has been a lot of that lately with these BLOGS. Lots of major stuff happening. Lots of me saying that I will get around to BLOGGING about later. And it continues.

posted by Thea at 10:14 PM

April 9, 2003

In the Be Careful What You Wish For Category: I am always looking for mindless busy work at the office. Well, for the last two days, I have been loaded with that. So busy. So mindless. I have been involved with a project that is so easy, a monkey could do it. Unfortunately, that monkey is me. Note to Thea: see if that monkey painter guy has any paintings of monkeys in cubicles reviewing loan documents. I would hang that up on my bulletin board right next to the Boulder flier. So, I was bored to death at the office today. So bored that I started calling people that I said I would never talk to again just to see how they were doing. What is up with that? Also, I listened to the Jayhawks on the computer to pass the time. Although it did not really help, I think that I am starting to like this band. Thirty-something rock and roll heaven, here I come.

Today is my sister Laurie’s birthday. Big ups and props go out to her. She is a lot like me in a lot of ways. You can imagine how that would work growing up. Not so good. Not so good. She is the one member of my family who I always promise to get to know better because it seems like we are strangers. She is not young enough to be my baby sister (that is Kristy) and she not old enough to be my peer (that would be my brother). She is five years younger than me and I moved out of my parent’s house right when she started high school so, I never really got to know her. That is going to change. I think that it is worth it – being family and all. I am going to start the interrogation process on Friday during her birthday dinner. Damn it. I will get to know her even if I have to grill her under a hot lamp all night. You see, being related to me is fun.

posted by Thea at 5:48 PM

April 8, 2003

Well, the computer seems to be working – sort of. It is still it doing annoying things like stalling all the time and being stupid. I need a new computer. I have to get one before I start another book. I can’t hang with all of these glitches. No way. I guess the good news in all of this is that I am back on line as of yesterday. Internet, where have you been all my life? Imagine going from 100% internet porn to zero internet porn over night. Yes. It certainly was a shock to my system.

I have been cruising pretty hard this last week. I have read and edited the book. Holy shit. What a drag. I am done with doing two thirds of the changes on the computer. I am finishing that up tomorrow. I am writing the last few hundred words on Thursday. Then, it is finished. Just in time for my vacation. I need that vacation. I feel like I am about to melt down. I slept fully clothed yesterday. I literally crashed. That's no good.

I have way more to say – life changing revelations – big picture stuff. It is just that I am way too burned out to get into it. It will all be over Thursday. Then we can talk. I have to do some power walking now. And then “NYPD Blue” is back on. Yes. There is a God.

posted by Thea at 8:59 PM