Shiredancer's Dreams

Hello again

2016-02-15T22:53:06Z

Hmmm, last posted in May 2012. Not bad! The funny thing is, I just re-read that post and could almost post the exact thing over again. Instead of having moved to Isla Vista, Kidlet has moved to West Hollywood (got her double BA in Film & Media Studies and Communication in June). She's busy auditioning and looking for gainful employment -- but we're still paying the rent. (For the first year, anyway.) She has a cat, so I now have a grandkitty.

I never got the management job, but I did move to a new department -- the same Film & Media Studies that Kidlet was in. After three years there, I'll be retiring at the end of June. I feel like I'm about to reboot my life, and I am SOOOO excited.

We still have one aging cat, now 18. We lost Sasha shortly after my last post in 2012, and the bunny lived to be 14 1/2, until last fall. I still miss her.

I drive down to Oxnard two days a week to be with my 95-year-old father. We drive around and explore, and I fix his dinner. He's doing great and still lives on his own, with morning and evening caretakers dropping in.

Peter is still commuting to Valencia, but he gets to come home on Wednesdays and work at home the last two days, so that's a huge help.

So... not much has changed, and yet everything has changed. My social media world is now on Facebook and weekly chats, with a little email thrown in. Once I'm no longer enslaved to the work computer and daily email crush, perhaps I'll be more present in the journal world. Writing is one of my retirement ambitions. Perhaps I'll post again before four years are up! Hugs to all.

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A day off...

2012-05-05T01:44:27Z

It's peaceful just now, and a good time to post. Acck, so MUCH to post about -- I don't even know where to start. ( So I guess I'll start here... )

Whew, that's the sitch in a nutshell. A BIG nutshell.

(This was posted at my Livejournal too, but I'm not sure how to put the official wording in, so I hope this is okay.)

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Birthday!

2012-01-30T05:54:17Z

Happy happy birthday to akamarykate!!! I hope it's been a wonderful day for you, and is the start of a wonderful year. ***Big Hugs***

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Birthday Greetings!

2012-01-20T23:33:07Z

Happy birthday to Nonniemous! I hope you have a wonderful day, my good friend. Is there snow still? Well, stay warm, have fun, and best wishes for a fabulous and eventful year!

*Massive Hugs!!!*

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Pirate-y Query

2011-06-09T04:01:15Z

What is this thing that I'm doing? It feels vaguely familiar... wait, I'm getting something... it's coming to me... oh YEAH! I'm posting!!! *giggle*

Pardon the drama, I'm a bit giddy. It's been so long. And probably the only reason I'm doing it now is because I'm home sick. :( Stupid cold.

So here is my pirate-y question, or maybe it's pirateish -- or even piratical? Anyway, since I trust many of you have seen the latest Pirate movie, can you tell me whether I should see it in 3-D or not? It's playing both ways here, so I have a choice. Or maybe I should see it both ways? There's a thought! Please let me know your opinions. In general, I find many 3-D movies not living up to the effects -- it seems a bit wasted on a lot of them. Some, though, are definitely worth the extra cost.

Thanks, lovies, and hugs all around!

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Er.

2009-08-12T02:48:22Z

Here I am! I didn't intend for this to happen. I need another journal like I need a hole in the head. Notice how frequently I've been posting at that *other* place? Yeah.

But curiosity just overwhelms me sometimes, so... here I am.

*Smooches* to all!

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