Well it is the last day of my recreation leave today and I don't feel that I have achieved enough.
True I have the door varnishing almost conquered [the outside has been all sanded back with fine grade sandpaper and therefore only requires another coat or two to finish. The Inside is to be sanded today]. I am cranky that I still haven't been able to do the overlapped bits - due to the installer playing "Oh! Sorry! How about tomorrow?" with me for most of the week. He has now said "Saturday PM! Definitely!" - which is all well and good that I might finally get the doors off the sliding rails to finish painting - but gives me no idea of when I can get them rehung [hopefully I can learn the trick to getting them on & off and can just get some strong-armed help Sunday night to rehang].
Oh and yes - I have organised the new living room floor installation. Contract signed for wooden floor boards to cover the floor area - and installation for sometime in October.
Still dithering over floor tiles for the hall, kitchen & balcony but I'm getting closer to a choice on that. I need to purchase those in bulk and store them for now as I will be (eventually) learning how to tile from my Dad (with the balcony as the "learning zone"). The Hall is also an easy area to do.
The Kitchen... sigh... that's a whole 'nother drama there that I will close my eyes to, cover my ears with my hands and loudly sing "La La La" till it magically goes away. [but if any of my blogging friends know anything about re-planning kitchen space so that there is room for a table? - please contact me!]
Now if only I had another week of leave - I might actually find time to do that whole "relaxing" thing (or not... Pax's in a natural state of rest tend to devour books, donuts and annoy the cat by hogging the couch)
In other news - I think I will extend the drawing of the woolen hat to early next week. So you have another few days to enter (or if you are on the Navy vs. Marine all-in-brawling teams - you have time to add a few more amusing exchanges)
Now excuse me as I go to once more apply varnish - wait for it to dry - sand it back - and then do a final coat.
My Life - So Darn Exciting!
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October 20, 2010
Pax annoyed
Sorry for the delay in posting - it's taken me a little while to work out how to discuss this incident without including any rude words.
A few of you might know that I play an online multi-player computer game. Social interactions there can run from dealing with nice, kind people to avoiding the utter idiots. Keep in mind that it's a world-wide game where people from any country can belong to different servers. Our local server is predominantly Australian / New Zealand due to the local time zone factor (if you play within your own time zone you have more players online at your shared night time etc) however shift workers or insomniacs (that'd be me) sometimes play on international realms to suit their own quirky time patterns*.
In the game itself you can belong to a "guild" - basically a (hopefully) like minded group of people sharing the fun and helping each other out.
So just recently I was in a 10 person group when the leader was called away unexpectedly for work ( no big deal really - it happens to most of us at one time or another since we all have Real Life obligations, so for most of the players it was a "see you next time, take care" situation). One of the group was less polite and asked what sort of work he does that dared to interfere with our game time. His best friend (and workmate) replied "Oh we're in the US Army".
Cue the idiot blathering on about them being "paid to kill night and day".
Guess who saw red?
But you'll be pleased to know that I kept it polite and simply shot back a (typed) comment reading "actually (idiot's game name) - they are PROTECTING day and night".
Idiot was wise enough to type a half-@rsed apology and then go off-line before I could work out how to reach through my computer screen and beat him about the head with my mouse.
The really sad thing? - the player in the US army had obviously had this comment thrown at him before and was then surprised to have someone else stand up for him.
I haven't seen him back online since. I really hope that he'll accept the reality that there are idiots in all countries; and that it doesn't interfere with his future game enjoyment. (meanwhile the "idiot" is on my watch list - one more xenophobic asinine comment and I'll recommend that he's booted out of the guild)
And on the "would you join up" question that's thrown at me occasionally? Well.. baring the age factor (sadly the "never grow old" thing only seems to apply to vampires and Rock Stars with botox budgets) I'm not sure that I have the personality type that the military would find useful. I'm timid, docile and prone to tears if people yell at me. However I think I'd make great support staff (NATO standard coffee anyone?**) - and I deeply believe in supporting those that are brave enough to stand between me and harm*** (oh okay... I may also be admiring just how nicely they look in their uniforms too... it's a girl thing ya know)
**Did you know? - The phrase "NATO Standard Coffee" is widely recognised to mean "Coffee, White withOne TWO Sugars" [CORRECTED SINCE I AND EVERYONE ELSE I KNOW AGREE'S IT'S TWO]
***I also deeply believe in freedom of speech. If your arguments are well reasoned, and articulate I’ll gladly debate with you. Tell me how you feel about the ongoing military situation by all means (I may even agree with some of your points) but Don’t DON”T ever try to reason your arguments with attacks against those that are doing their sworn duty for their country. The Chain of Command requires them to follow orders. So if you feel strongly enough about changing the situation as you see it then learn how to VOTE – and do it effectively – because it’s those at the Top that call all the shots.
A few of you might know that I play an online multi-player computer game. Social interactions there can run from dealing with nice, kind people to avoiding the utter idiots. Keep in mind that it's a world-wide game where people from any country can belong to different servers. Our local server is predominantly Australian / New Zealand due to the local time zone factor (if you play within your own time zone you have more players online at your shared night time etc) however shift workers or insomniacs (that'd be me) sometimes play on international realms to suit their own quirky time patterns*.
In the game itself you can belong to a "guild" - basically a (hopefully) like minded group of people sharing the fun and helping each other out.
So just recently I was in a 10 person group when the leader was called away unexpectedly for work ( no big deal really - it happens to most of us at one time or another since we all have Real Life obligations, so for most of the players it was a "see you next time, take care" situation). One of the group was less polite and asked what sort of work he does that dared to interfere with our game time. His best friend (and workmate) replied "Oh we're in the US Army".
Cue the idiot blathering on about them being "paid to kill night and day".
Guess who saw red?
But you'll be pleased to know that I kept it polite and simply shot back a (typed) comment reading "actually (idiot's game name) - they are PROTECTING day and night".
Idiot was wise enough to type a half-@rsed apology and then go off-line before I could work out how to reach through my computer screen and beat him about the head with my mouse.
The really sad thing? - the player in the US army had obviously had this comment thrown at him before and was then surprised to have someone else stand up for him.
I haven't seen him back online since. I really hope that he'll accept the reality that there are idiots in all countries; and that it doesn't interfere with his future game enjoyment. (meanwhile the "idiot" is on my watch list - one more xenophobic asinine comment and I'll recommend that he's booted out of the guild)
And on the "would you join up" question that's thrown at me occasionally? Well.. baring the age factor (sadly the "never grow old" thing only seems to apply to vampires and Rock Stars with botox budgets) I'm not sure that I have the personality type that the military would find useful. I'm timid, docile and prone to tears if people yell at me. However I think I'd make great support staff (NATO standard coffee anyone?**) - and I deeply believe in supporting those that are brave enough to stand between me and harm*** (oh okay... I may also be admiring just how nicely they look in their uniforms too... it's a girl thing ya know)
We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." - Winston Churchill*I should mention here that I'm in the middle of a move across to a USA based server. Part of the move is to deal with the weird hours I've been keeping (3 a.m... oh I'm awake *again*) - also to become part of a guild that a friend of a friend is in (it's been described as an "awesome group of ADULTS" - which is novel enough for me to want to experience it first hand. They've kindly allowed one of my characters to join them and yes - definitely Awesome so far. Now to afford to move my main characters across so I can be useful :D)
**Did you know? - The phrase "NATO Standard Coffee" is widely recognised to mean "Coffee, White with
***I also deeply believe in freedom of speech. If your arguments are well reasoned, and articulate I’ll gladly debate with you. Tell me how you feel about the ongoing military situation by all means (I may even agree with some of your points) but Don’t DON”T ever try to reason your arguments with attacks against those that are doing their sworn duty for their country. The Chain of Command requires them to follow orders. So if you feel strongly enough about changing the situation as you see it then learn how to VOTE – and do it effectively – because it’s those at the Top that call all the shots.
July 22, 2010
Pax's heart is working fine!
And I know this because I just emptied my post box to find a returned letter.
A Returned letter from "over there"
I focused just on the "return to Australia" and the address all crossed out in black and broke out in a cold sweat - hands shaking - heart thundering. Chaotic thoughts rolling through my brain that it was returned because something Bad or Worse had happened to one "my" adoptees.
After what felt like an eternity - but was probably only a minute or two - my eyes refocused enough to realise that it was a letter address to "C". Instant relief as I'd seen him post on his Facebook account just yesterday.
So thank you over-efficient Mail workers of the USA Army - I'm sure that my letter arriving 3 or so days after C's unit was moved to another base obviously put it into the "suspect" box. I really REALLY hope that none of C's nearest & dearest had the same thing occur - at least my hearts working fine enough to cope.
A Returned letter from "over there"
I focused just on the "return to Australia" and the address all crossed out in black and broke out in a cold sweat - hands shaking - heart thundering. Chaotic thoughts rolling through my brain that it was returned because something Bad or Worse had happened to one "my" adoptees.
After what felt like an eternity - but was probably only a minute or two - my eyes refocused enough to realise that it was a letter address to "C". Instant relief as I'd seen him post on his Facebook account just yesterday.
So thank you over-efficient Mail workers of the USA Army - I'm sure that my letter arriving 3 or so days after C's unit was moved to another base obviously put it into the "suspect" box. I really REALLY hope that none of C's nearest & dearest had the same thing occur - at least my hearts working fine enough to cope.
February 3, 2010
Pax Sleepious
I am down with another delightful ear infection (seems a constant state of being that I shall be blaming on the sticky humidity of our weather) and my Doctor has prescribed some pretty serious medication to try to get me back to hearing as well as I can.
Sadly, like all drugs, these ones have some major side-effects - to wit I'm not getting much sleep as the drug kicks my insomnia up to a new and intensive level. On the flipside my brain seems to be wanting to impersonate a Space Cadet (oooh Shiny things!!!) so I'm doing my darndest to keep a very low profile at work so they don't end up thinking I'm weirder than usual. Oh and it's making my taste buds rebel so my normal sweet sweet caffienated goodness of Coke is *really* tasting like battery acid.
So low sleep and no caffiene - makes Pax pretty dangerous to herself if not the world around her [my bruises from walking in to things now have bruises :( ].
I'm also behind on communications - sorry - the simple act of being coherent is eluding me a bit. (oh and I have at least 2 drafts for the blog somewhere - I'll get back to those soon I promise)
Sadly, like all drugs, these ones have some major side-effects - to wit I'm not getting much sleep as the drug kicks my insomnia up to a new and intensive level. On the flipside my brain seems to be wanting to impersonate a Space Cadet (oooh Shiny things!!!) so I'm doing my darndest to keep a very low profile at work so they don't end up thinking I'm weirder than usual. Oh and it's making my taste buds rebel so my normal sweet sweet caffienated goodness of Coke is *really* tasting like battery acid.
So low sleep and no caffiene - makes Pax pretty dangerous to herself if not the world around her [my bruises from walking in to things now have bruises :( ].
I'm also behind on communications - sorry - the simple act of being coherent is eluding me a bit. (oh and I have at least 2 drafts for the blog somewhere - I'll get back to those soon I promise)
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