Shades of Gray

Why is it that every time I feel like I'm finally getting a good hold on life... it starts ticking.

I knew it would be a cute geek younger brother. I just didn't know which one. Was hoping for Sam of course but I'll take Peter in a heartbeat.

Sorry, but this is shamelessly funny. Come one, you know you remember these.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg&NR=1

Wishing right now that the little mood tab thing had "all of the above" option. No one should have to feel this many different emotions all at once. It's insane. I hate bipolar pms. Yeah, I know, probably tmi. Sorry. Just needed to say it.

We have a tiger in the house. A very tiny little tiger who can barely squeek but hopefully she'll grow into the name. We adopted a little semi-feral kitten a few weeks ago and I have never seen a more lethargic little kitten. Her first vet visit confirmed our suspicions... worms, fleas, ear mites and both viral and bacterial infections. So $360 later we took our very expensive free kitten home with the medicines to hopefully make her better. She's still much more calm an laid back than any kitten I've ever seen but she's a lot more alert and playful then she was and is so comical when she decides to chase her tail.

OK, I know I said I'd post these ages ago... but I got hung up on the steam particle script for the bath, shelved the whole project and moved on to other things for awhile. I finally got back on track and finished it this week so I thought I'd share. Some of you have heard me talk (a lot) about second life so here's a sneak peak into my virtual reality.



... the palace that started the whole project.



... the interior of the palace with completed furnishings to date.



... a close up of the Sultan's throne. They certainly had a much better idea than the stiff, solitary thrones of Europe.



... the finally-completed Zaheb Turkish bath.



... all that hard work deserves a good massage. Wait, shouldn't I be the one getting the massage?

And that's what I do with my playtime and creative energy.

Someone please tell me why I thought adding taking calls from home while the boys are asleep for a little extra income was such a fantastic idea again?

You Are Chili Peppers

You are smokin' hot, and you can't help heat up everyone else around you. It's not unusual for you to make people flushed and excited. You flaunt your sexuality. You awaken primal urges that people didn't know they had. You bring out the inner wild animal. When it comes to seduction, you just go for it. You have no fear.

Soooo not a good morning.  I decided to try to get Leo back on track with his potty training today but my timing apparently could not have been worse.  He just happened to decide to play with the flush handle on the toilet while sitting on his own potty and the toilet just happened to be plugged...

I had absolutely disgusting toilet water flooding the bathroom into the hallway and leaking down through the floor to drip on the filing cabinets and carpet in the basement.  Not to mention two little boys who had to have the pants and socks changed because the oldest of course couldn't help but come investigate.  I spent three hours soaking up water and sanitizing every hard surface I could wipe as well as anything else that could be dumped into a sink and scrubbed.  Despite my best efforts I don't think I'm going to be able to look at certain parts of my house the same way for a looong time.  And my poor busted foot hasn't been particularly happy with me since all the activity.

I did at least get a good gyro and onion rings out of the deal as there was entirely too much nastiness to be cleaned up for me to stop and make lunch.

I bought this book a year ago and am only just now getting around to reading it.  It's so full of thought-provoking ideas I'm finding it difficult to get through the first  chapter even.  I've read it about three times so far.  So I thought I'd start sharing a few of the concepts that interest me.  Feel free to leave your own $0.02.

Work alone is your privilege, never the fruits thereof.  Never let the fruits of action be your motive; and never cease to work.  Work in the name of the Lord, abandoning selfish desires.  Be not affected by success or failure.