oops, I did it again

[ravnsdaughter]

and went a long time without an entry. I have a habit of trying to do my LJ entry writing in short spurts at work, and work has actually been too busy for it lately. On one hand, this is a good thing, as it means I'm not bored at work these days. On the other hand, no updateyness. So today, I'm actually taking the time to sit down and write a proper entry while the rice for my dinner cooks.

But first, a question. Is tonight's hockey game an early one and over already (as of 6:37pm Pacific), or are people just getting started on acting like dumbasses really early?

Ahem. Anyways. Life's been pretty good to me lately. My house is rapidly approaching a state of pretty darn clean... at the moment it's presentable, and another week or two will see it completely organized and spotlessly clean.

My desktop computer is currently non-functional, due to having been infested with a virus. It got to the point of being so bad that all I could do was a reformat and reinstall, but at the moment I can't find my Windows 7 disk. Until find that, I can't do the reinstall part of the process. I did put Ubuntu linux on it, but apparently my video card won't work with WoW under linux, so I'm going to have to go back to Windows (or dual boot). That's part of what's got me doing all this organizing. I've been wanting to do that for a long time though, so I'm killing two birds with one stone.

My laptop is working, of course, and I finally found the power cord, so I'm able to use that (and Ian's machine when he's not home), but I'm finding myself not really wanting to spend much time on the computer lately. I've spent maybe a total of an hour logged into WoW in the past week. I'm sure I'll eventually want to get back to it more, but for now, I figure this is a good thing. Instead, I'm painting SCA charters, housework, reading, and spinning (REAL spinning, with a spinning wheel and wool, not using a stationary bike, which I have to admit pisses me the hell off that people call that spinning) while watching Game of Thrones, Glee and Big Bang Theory.

Things with Ian are excellent. He's being helpful, cleaning up after himself a LOT more than he used to (he's not perfect, but then again neither am I), and best of all, treating me with tons of respect (and adoration, which is very cute). He's respecting my need to go to SCA events and to go hang out with my friends, and in return I'm making slightly different choices because I am finding myself wanting to spend more time with him than I used to. All in all, a very big YAY.

I think my rice is finished, so I'm going to go heat up my curry and have dinner while I watch Sunday's Game of Thrones episode. I am absolutely LOVING the show, by the way. If you aren't watching it, why the heck not?

Comments

[thesilverlight.livejournal.com]

Hooray for a clean and organized house! I get really random spurts where I just want to scrub baseboards and organize our food cupboards alphabetically, LOL.

I seem to be spending less time on the computer as well. I need to spend a BIT less on, though, and get more creative things done that don't involve digital scrapbooking.

I'm so jealous of your spinning wheel! My MIL and I are dying to own one!

Yay for Ian! And Game of Thrones! And rice!

[ravnsdaughter.livejournal.com]

It'll be a while before I get to the scrubbing baseboards and organizing food cupboards alphabetically stage, but I want to get there eventually. There's a few things that haven't been done since we moved into this place almost 2 years ago (like cleaning the blinds). Ew!

My spinning wheel was totally a case of being in the right place at the right time. I was in a yarn store chatting with one of the girls and ogling some laceweight alpaca yarn and lamenting the fact that I couldn't spin that fine on my drop spindle. Turned out she had an Ashford Traditional wheel for sale for only $150! I snapped it up in a heartbeat.

[kareina.livejournal.com]

Why the heck not? Lots of reasons, including:

* I quit watching TV in the 1980's when I discovered that I would rather do things that sit around looking at a box watching people do things.

* Every time I see a movie based upon a book I enjoyed I get upset at the changes they make to the story.

* Many people and themes portrayed in that book are hard enough to read, I wouldn't wish to *see* them for real.

* Who has time to watch TV?

[ravnsdaughter.livejournal.com]

That was a bit of a smartass question. :P I really only watch TV when I'm doing other things - in this case, I was eating dinner and then spinning on my wheel. I find it impossible to watch TV without something to keep my hands busy, but considering plenty of my hobbies involve handwork, the two mix quite well.

[kareina.livejournal.com]

I cannot resist answering smartass questions if I have the time/energy to do so. The more aware I am of their status, the more literally I reply...

[goddessofchaos.livejournal.com]

I get phases as well when I don't want to be online much. It's a good thing, I think, it would get boring to be spending time on the same things all the time. Variety is the spice of life, as they say!

Glad that things are so good with Ian :)

[ravnsdaughter.livejournal.com]

I've spent literally YEARS spending almost all of my spare time playing video games on the computer, so this is somewhat of a weird feeling for me. But it's good, and I'm enjoying it. And so are my pets. I'm sure they find it much easier to get my attention when I'm not glued to the computer.

I'm really happy about things with Ian too. :)

[elialshadowpine]

I'm really enjoying GOT too. It's making me want to go back and read the books, which means I get to root through some eight or so boxes in the garage. -_- I've been really pleased with how faithful they've been to the books for the most part, and I can't imagine how awesome it must be for GRRM to see his world come alive like this.

[ravnsdaughter.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about re-reading the books before the show started, but they're so huge, and when I read them originally I really had to take them in smallish chunks, so it didn't happen. Plus when I discovered there was a branch of the Vancouver Public Library so close to my work (a 1/2 block away, and directly across the street from where I catch my bus to get home), it opened up so many NEW books for me to read, that I can't justify spending time rereading ones I've already read. :)

[elialshadowpine]

Oh, I hear that. I moved a couple years ago back to the area I grew up in, which has an AM-AZ-ING library system. And since my husband works in Seattle, we have access to the Seattle library system too. I've been getting all kinds of books in, eee.

Only reason I'm considering re-reading is that I've had a lot of down time being sick so I've been reading pretty fast. >_>

[libwitch.livejournal.com]

I love love love GoT.

I went to a spinning class once - it was being taught by my brother - and it kicked my ass. But at least then I understood why they call it something different then "stationary biking." When I see most people at the gym on a stationary bike, they are very lazy about it. Spinning classes just don't leave room for that.

But yes, why they don't pick a different name for it...