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December 22nd, 2006
10:29 am - To my friends....
I wanted to take a quick second to send you all the most festive of holiday wishes. I don't know many of you well...yet, but I hope to rectify that in the months to come.
May your holidays be filled with family, friends, abundance and JOY!!!!
All the best to you and yours my friends.
~ Heather ~
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December 21st, 2006
10:28 pm - Willow....
hey lady!
Got your book today!!!! I hope you like it. Can you email me with an address of where you'd like me to mail it? My email address is on my profile page. I'll send it out tomorrow for you.
H
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December 20th, 2006
08:24 pm - What a wonderful surprise!!!
I got home today and noticed a package in my mailbox. Lo and behold it was a book that Machate sent to me. Thank you!!!! What a lovely surprise/early Christmas gift. I plan on staring it tonight. It looks fantastic and I appreciate it very much.
In that vein, I am going to forward this wonderful idea and send a book to the first person to respond to this post. As with Machate, I will look at your profile and try to determine what type of literature would interest you. The only obligation you have is to forward this book-giving idea on.
So that being said...first come, first serve!!!
I only hope I can do as well as Machate did in picking out a book!!! :)
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/neko/kaokitty/happy.gif) happy
Current Music: Bill Withers...Ain't No Sunshine
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December 19th, 2006
02:39 pm - who's had knee MRI????
Question....do they shoot you full of dye for that? I'm trying to find out if I'll be okay to drive or if I should arrange for a ride.
Anyone?
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01:51 pm - So full of.....
Japanese noodles & veggies. Stuffed.........soooooo good.
Also bought more of the Chinese Detox tea. The stuff is amazing. I get it for $4 Canadian and it's a heck of a lot more than that if you order it on-line. So happy to have found it in an Asian market across the street from my office.
I saw Blood Diamond yesterday. What a great movie! Almost 3 hours and I'll be honest and say it was violent, but I think it was necessary as it was a pretty true representation - or so I've read. I recommend it.
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December 16th, 2006
09:28 pm - Much more centered....
Time and a healthy dose of perspective have helped to pick me up again. I refuse to feel sad and morose over someone who would act the way he did. At least I found out about his moral fiber now rather than a year from now.
I have much to be grateful for in my life. I've got a fantastic group of friends who would fight tigers for me if asked; I have a wonderful career that I enjoy most days; and currently the Leafs are kicking the Rangers asses 7 - 1 (yay!!!).
I have a lot planned for myself and it's high time I got off my ass and started doing some of it. For instance...I'm going to be taking Kempo or Akido this spring (I tease one of my best friends that I joined only so I can hit him with a stick); I'm going to be signing up for indoor volleyball after Christmas (with my surgeon's permission, and a strong knee brace), I'm going to be taking a glass-blowing class, and a new yoga class. This is all very good stuff.
Time to refocus and get going.
I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend.
Sidenote....holy crap! 8 - 1 Leafs. Woo....friggin'...hoo!!!
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December 14th, 2006
12:23 pm - Today is a much better day....
I slept like a world-champion last night, which is a rare thing for a diagnosed insomniac. In hindsight...perhaps it was me that was the crabcake yesterday and not everyone else that I came into contact with...haha. Oh well....we all have our days.
I've got a short day at work today as the boss is taking us to lunch at 1pm and then then plan is for us to shoot some pool. Odds are that we'll take about 2 hours on lunch, then just split.
Another good thing? I've made arrangements to switch insurance companies next month. My payments generally come out on the 10th of every month, but nothing was taken out this month. I called my broker and was told that the current company takes first and last, meaning I'm current and all paid up. The new company doesn't take first and last so presto! I've got an extra $250 for myself. Yay!
Enjoy your day!!!
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December 13th, 2006
04:08 pm - Just read that
Peter Boyle passed away last night.
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03:23 pm - Black cloud days....
You know the ones. These are the days where everyone you come in contact with seems to be in an ugly mood. I'm really big on personal vibration levels and I understand how people can get pulled down to someone else's level - unless their own vibration is elevated enough that the negativity can't touch them. Hmmm...says a lot about my own levels today now that I think about it...ha!
I'm generally pretty good about staying in the flow and seeing daily events as the illusions that they are, but I've gotta tell you...there are some days where this is harder than others. The good news is that I find as soon as I recognize what's actually happening, I'm able to extract myself from it.
I don't really have a point with this post...just rambling. Shocker! :)
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02:11 pm - Christmas day movie goers....
I'm just finding out from friends that this is a very common thing to do. Do you have friends that do this to? Or is this more a Toronto thing? I'm shocked by how many people I know that do this.
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December 12th, 2006
10:31 am - Ever have days where....
you feel like you're just skimming the surface of life? Like you're sort of standing on the sidelines? Like life is a big party and you misplaced your invitation?
Before anyone worries, I'm perfectly fine. Just a little out of sorts and not sure why.
I've been looking at life in general this week and let me tell you....this is not what I imagined when I was younger and used to daydream. Isn't it funny how things turn out?
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December 11th, 2006
04:23 pm - Speaking of tattoos....
Here are my last two.
This is the inside of my right wrist:
This is between my shoulder blades (it's more purple now):
I think I'm done with tattoos now...sadly. I have 5, but only one is visible to any extent.
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04:12 pm - Taking a stab at my own gratitude journal....
I'm grateful for good music that makes my work day that much more enjoyable.
I'm grateful for earl gray tea.
I'm grateful for my gorgeous, silly boxer who curls up with me (generally across the top of my bed) every night. (There's nothing like waking up with her goofy face staring at me.)
I'm grateful for the relative peace and quiet I've enjoyed at work today.
I'm grateful for the leftover fettuccini that's in my fridge - meaning I can go for a long walk with Tilley and not have to worry about fussing with dinner.
I'm eternally grateful for the wonderful people that I have in my life. Because of them, I'm blessed indeed.
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December 10th, 2006
05:14 pm - Quotes that caught my attention...
"If you cannot be a poet, be the poem."
David Carradine
Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete.
If you're alive, it isn't.
Richard Bach
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04:52 pm - Weekend....
It's been a good weekend. Nothing incredibly exciting, but a good weekend none-the-less.
Friday night I came home after work, took Tilley for a romp in the park and came home to cook some dinner. After dinner, I crashed and burned until J called on his way over.
We talked, laughed, had a few cocktails, and basically had a really good time - as usual. He had to work all weekend, so I was very surprised when he said he wanted to stay at my place on Friday.
We were so dumb! We stayed up until really, really, really late knowing that we'd be getting up at 6am to take him to work. Isn't it funny how you think you can go on no sleep when you're saturated in red wine? Ha!
Let me tell you how early 6am came the next day!!! Now J has never been an easy man to wake up, nor is he exactly a ray of sunshine either. He talks in his sleep and to the uninitiated, it can be as if you're talking with a lucid person. Not so!
At one point I asked him if he was awake and if he could hear me. His response? "Darlin....you're the SQUEAK, SQUEAK, SQUEAK in my head". God love him. Hahaha. Well, it's better than the time he compared me to a ball peen hammer attack. He said that I should look at them like love songs....silly bugger. Ain't he a charmer??? :)
Yesterday I shopped and we had dinner together, then watched the hockey game (we HAVE won this year, right???). Poor J was exhausted so I let him crash on my couch for a while before I woke him and dropped him off at home.
Not sure if I'll see him tonight, but it wouldn't surprise me as he's here most days.
I've cleaned up a storm today! I had plans to hit my bedroom, and then I sort of went a little crazy and did the entire place. I rearranged my bedroom, went through the closets, and basically scrubbed down every surface in the joint. Now I've got my feet up and don't plan on moving for the rest of the day.
Tilley and I have been for a long hike so she's out for the remainder of the afternoon. Lazy puppy.
Hope you're all having a wonderful afternoon!!!
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December 8th, 2006
05:07 pm - to my friends....
I've added my msn address on here. Please feel free to add me.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!!
25 minutes and I'm outta here! I've got a fantastic bottle of cab/sav with my name on it for later. Wonder if I can squeeze a backrub outta, well, my squeeze. :)
~ H ~
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04:57 pm - Last one....
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
Chapter 1
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost ... I am helpless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter 2
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter 3
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in ... it's a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
Chapter 4
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.
Chapter 5
I walk down another street.
~ Portia Nelson ~
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04:57 pm - One of my favorite poems...I hope you enjoy
The Invitation, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
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12:48 pm - Frustrated with knee pain....
I've mentioned my bad knee before. I can't even tell you how frustrating I'm finding this! I'm used to working out at least 4 - 5 days/week, but I'm so limited now with this problem.
It's offically called "Patella Tracking Disorder" meaning that my right knee cap is 2 inches too high and it pops out of joint every time I bend it. I've seen the surgeon and I have an MRI scheduled for the 20th of this month...then we decide what's to be done.
Last night I was out walking with Tilley (my boxer) and she pulled me unexpectedly and it popped my knee right out of joint. Luckily we were almost at my back door so it's not like I had to walk any huge distance to get home. Normally when it pops out (daily), it pops itself right back in again. Not so last night. I had to manuever it back in manually. NOT GOOD! It immediately swelled up and I was a whiney mess all night. Good thing I was alone because I wasn't fit for company. :)
I'm not a good sick/injured person. It almost never happens so I'm not used to being laid up with an injury. I miss my work outs! I'm starting to feel...icky. I try to keep myself in good shape and this knee thing is not helping.
Okay...I'm done complaining now. :)
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Current Music: Leonard Cohen....Lady Midnight
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December 6th, 2006
10:47 am - Awesome night last night...
I was in my comfies last night at 8:30pm. At 10:30pm I was with 800 other people at the Mod Club in downtown Toronto listening to Danko Jones live.
What a fantastic night!
J was out for dinner with his buddies last night (old band mates) and he called me a couple of times...the last time being to ask if I would get ready and go downtown with them.
After the concert, we all headed to the Fox & Fiddle downtown so the guys could do an open jam together for the first time in over a year.
I'm tired...I got home at almost 4am and was up by 7am, but damn! What a fun night!!! :)
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