A life of Leisure

My summer of leisure is soon to come to an end. I could quite possibly do this for a longer while. Sleeping in until 8am, crafting the day away, reading into the wee hours of the night, going to the beach to collect rocks with friends, organizing (!), baking and all the little things that I now have some time to do. I almost got bored last week, but have now gotten into the groove. Hmm, I WOULD probably get bored sooner rather than later, with nothing to do, but for now, it's kind of nice!

But this is the last week, then it's travels (yay!) and back to school upon my return. I suppose I should start to get my mind back on school soon.

Communication is the key

Yikes. Keeping up with friends and keeping friends is hard work. Especially with poor communication techniques such as e-mail, language barriers, an innate inability to actually make decisions (not me), stubbornness, sanctimoniousness, and timidity.
Oooohhh, nice words!

Things have settled down mostly, and people seem to be satisfied for the most part. But a completely unexpected and uncharacteristic raging outburst and passive aggressiveness, followed by an almost apology has brought things back to the somewhat tenuous trust that is the friendship. Hmmm.

Bad smells bother me.

Put your hands on the wheel

So today the new hands-free cell phone law went into effect. I hope they start giving out lots and lots of tickets! But I wish they also would have make the law a bit stricter. Apparently, it's still OK to text message, and play games, and surf the web, and prepare elaborate meals, and whatever else people do on cell bananas these days.

The real problem is that people on phones are thinking about what they're hearing and not what they're seeing. I know I do that. If I'm on the phone and I have a computer open in front of me or a knitting project or a book, I can't really concentrate on either. Reaction time is slower. I guess I'm from a different generation. I guess I'm old!

New to the blog-o-sphere

Online journaling. Hmmmm, well, let's give it a try!
I just finished reading a fabulous book yesterday. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen. Circus freaks, clandestine love, smiling elephants that speak Polish, speak easy rolicking, toothless tigers, and sleazy side shows -- what isn't to like?

And, YAY! it's 2 weeks and 2 days until the end of school. I'll be happy to have 2 months away from my hormone-laden 7th graders. Maybe they'll mature in the summer months . . . hmmm, maybe not.

So much to do before then.