A Little South of Sanity

I was having a problem falling asleep last night (probably because I slept so much yesterday) so I called mom and she was trying to upload some pictures to her desktop computer. They are in the market to get a new one, but in the meantime they are stuck with a very slow one, until her favorite daughter gets home and chooses one for her. She told me someone was telling her that she needed a new Linksys router and asked what I thought. My advice was that she didn’t worry- that I promise to take care of it when we’re home, and I will.

I’ve only been up an hour- and I’m already wanting to go back to bed. I hope I get past this goo in my lungs soon. I want my body back.

As you can see- I changed the layout theme of this space, but I’m still not sure that this is the look that I want. It wasn’t hard to change and took all of about two seconds but I still need to have something that is more reflective of me. I love this pink and black, but truth be told- I’m not a pastel kind of girl.

The search continues. If you know anyone who can create GOOD, affordable, customized themes, please have them drop me a note. I probably could do it myself, but I honestly just don’t have the time or inclination at this point.

When Marcel came home this morning I woke up and realized I needed to take a little trip to the girls room. I don’t know what I was thinking, since I was half asleep, but when I walked out and saw him standing there in bifocal safety glasses, I screamed. I don’t know if I thought he was someone else, or if it was because I’d never seen him in the safety glasses, but it scared me. I could tell he felt bad for scaring me, but forgot to take them off before he left work. It must not have affected me too much though, because I was back in bed after my ‘pit stop’ and asleep by the time my head hit the pillow.

 Since I haven’t been spending any time online the past couple of days- now that I am attempting to catch up a little, I have been reading emails and trying to catch up on the news.   I couldn’t help but want to share a couple of these ‘staged’ liscense plates that different creative people have made and sent in to Fox News.   

I actually found myself chuckling out loud at a few of them.  Even though I’m only sharing three of them, there are actually seven in total at this point.    I will be the first to say that this isn’t a political blog nor am I a political person, I couldn’t help but share them.  

If you are interested in seeing the rest of the collection, feel free to check them out at Fox News.

You know when you have those ‘typical Monday’s’ where it seems like everything that can go wrong does? Well, today is one of those days for me, only it’s Friday. I have a cold which seems to be getting worse, but on top of that, I’ve literally had one issue after another today, including one with my iTunes that still isn’t resolved. Thank goodness I don’t have these kind of days very often, because I don’t think I could handle it.

Luckily, tomorrow is another day.

I remember when I turned 40 that mom said I’d probably notice that my eyesight may take a nose dive. She said that was about the age that she found she needed reading glasses and I assured her that it wouldn’t happen to me. Now, here it is three years later (I can’t believe I’m 43), and I find myself turning on the Kichler lighting so that I can actually see what I’m reading in the evenings.

I never used to turn lights on in the evenings and now it seems as though I’m squinting when I don’t. I guess this is another case of ‘mom’s always right’.

I have really been paying close attention to the people I encounter and how they react in certain situations.

I’ve always been one of those who like to people watch, but it was more of a ‘what they’re wearing’ standpoint. Now, I seem to have really started noticing body language and such. I’m fascinated more and more with the human condition.

What fascinates you?

I don’t know what has gotten in to me lately. I have so many ideas and things to write about, but yet it seems as though the days are flying by without me blogging. I think I’m trying to hold on to what is left of the summer and after I get finished working every day, I find that I want to spend my time off the computer and out of the house. I’m sure that will change once the weather does, but in the meantime, bear with me.

I’m going to try to be more consistent, but I can’t make any promises. I think first I need to clear the cobwebs out of the grey matter known as my brain.

I guess you could say that some people consider me this computer guru. Granted, I think nothing could be further from the truth, because I see myself as someone who knows some things, but there is so much more that I don’t know. Some people get that impression from my parents, who tend to tell everyone that I know it all when it comes to computers. Again, that isn’t exactly true. When they have a friend who needs computer information they send them to me, so I wasn’t surprised yesterday when I got an email from a friend of theirs about web hosting.

Luckily this is one thing that I do know something about and they wanted to know what I thought about linux web hosting and if it was a good option for the hosting for their upcoming site. We talked via email for a while and I finally decided to call them because that’s much faster and easier. After a little chat, I could tell that they knew what they wanted and basically wanted to know which was the best for their money. I gave them my opinion based on the reviews I’d read and suggested that before they made a choice that they read the reviews for themselves. After all, what I may personally need for a site may not be what they need.

This morning I had an e-card from them thanking me for my time and help. I was happy to be able to steer them in the right direction, even though I didn’t really feel as though I’d done anything major.

I remember when I was younger and my parents would talk about the things that they experience when they were kids that we had never had the opportunity to experience (be it good or bad) I thought that it was silly.   Now, when I think about some of the things that I’ve experience in my life and that today’s generation have no idea what I’m talking about- I admit to feeling a little dated.  (Notice I didn’t say old).

I just read an Associated Press article that is featured on WLOX News. I accessed it via my Facebook page, but it starts with:

Wear wristwatch? Use e-mail? Not for Class of ’14

By DINESH RAMDE
Associated Press Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) – For students entering college this fall, e-mail is too slow, phones have never had cords and the computers they played with as kids are now in museums.

The Class of 2014 thinks of Clint Eastwood more as a sensitive director than as Dirty Harry urging punks to “go ahead, make my day.” Few incoming freshmen know how to write in cursive or have ever worn a wristwatch.

To read the rest of this article, click the link I shared above. I guess we have now become the generation that we once laughed at our parents about.