1.31.2009
winter in ventura
it's official. winter has bypassed ventura. joe and i walked at the beach for a couple of hours today in a tee shirt and shorts ... this is absolutely the life.
sea glass
i think i hit the 100 lb mark with the sea glass that i collected at the beach this afternoon. it is the one collection that i will not part with, even if joe calls it "trash."
1.30.2009
baby did a bad, bad thing
well, sorta bad.
so, it's really no secret that i loathe most of my neighbors. i know, i'm a bit of a snob. but seriously, don't any of them have any respect for themselves? their high-priced real estate? hell, just for their neighbors? that was rhetorical. i know they don't; most of them are pigs.
but, flashback to monday. i drove up to my house only to see the twin of oj's getaway bronco parked in front of my house. it's in horrible repair and may be leaking something. it has to be connected to the residents of the dwelling next door ... but i'm not positive. it was late, i was crabby, but seriously, i really don't want to look out of my windows and see oj's ride in front of my house. if you're going to park there, the car needs to be something to look at ... like a bentley. i quietly seethed and hoped it would be gone in the morning.
but no. days pass. the car still sits. it's still there as a write this post.
but it'll be gone come early next week. i did what i had to do. i reported the car to the abandoned car hotline. as far as i am concerned, it is abandoned. it should be towed monday or tuesday.
so bye, bye to oj's ride. how much trouble do you think i'd get into for painting the curb in front of my house red?
ps. as shocking as it may seem, this is not the first car i have had towed for parking malfeasance.
so, it's really no secret that i loathe most of my neighbors. i know, i'm a bit of a snob. but seriously, don't any of them have any respect for themselves? their high-priced real estate? hell, just for their neighbors? that was rhetorical. i know they don't; most of them are pigs.
but, flashback to monday. i drove up to my house only to see the twin of oj's getaway bronco parked in front of my house. it's in horrible repair and may be leaking something. it has to be connected to the residents of the dwelling next door ... but i'm not positive. it was late, i was crabby, but seriously, i really don't want to look out of my windows and see oj's ride in front of my house. if you're going to park there, the car needs to be something to look at ... like a bentley. i quietly seethed and hoped it would be gone in the morning.
but no. days pass. the car still sits. it's still there as a write this post.
but it'll be gone come early next week. i did what i had to do. i reported the car to the abandoned car hotline. as far as i am concerned, it is abandoned. it should be towed monday or tuesday.
so bye, bye to oj's ride. how much trouble do you think i'd get into for painting the curb in front of my house red?
ps. as shocking as it may seem, this is not the first car i have had towed for parking malfeasance.
published
the letter i posted on 01.16.09 was actually published in the ventura county star yesterday! it's official. i am published AND infamous.
1.16.2009
library
At thirty-five, I realize that I am a product of the 80s … “everything all the time,” to quote the Eagles. I am a consumer, a collector and a spender. But as the economy takes a dive, I have become to realize that there is more to life than stuff.
I quickly realized that I was spending upwards of $200 a month on books! I know I am a voracious reader, but $200? Typically, I only read these books once and then they’re off to collect dust on a bookshelf, be sold at a yard sale or donated to Friends of the Library. Not to mention how much paper I alone was wasting.
A couple of months ago, I got my first library card since I graduated from college in 1995. I was excited. I had missed the sereneness of the library. The mystery of the library. The mere system of the library. The library has rules and I’m a sucker for a good rule. I have no idea how I could have stayed away so long.
The best part of my library experience was learning just how up to date the libraries of Ventura County have become in my absence. Before my adventure at H.P. Wright Library in Ventura, I didn’t know that I could open an account on www.vencolibrary.org, search, renew and reserve books, as well as be notified by email when my selected books are ready for pick-up at the library of my choice. Suddenly, every book in the Ventura County Library system was a keystroke away. I immediately updated my impression of the library. It is now much more than a card catalogue, microfiche and a date stamp. The library is part of the 21st century and I am elated that we are reacquainted.
I quickly realized that I was spending upwards of $200 a month on books! I know I am a voracious reader, but $200? Typically, I only read these books once and then they’re off to collect dust on a bookshelf, be sold at a yard sale or donated to Friends of the Library. Not to mention how much paper I alone was wasting.
A couple of months ago, I got my first library card since I graduated from college in 1995. I was excited. I had missed the sereneness of the library. The mystery of the library. The mere system of the library. The library has rules and I’m a sucker for a good rule. I have no idea how I could have stayed away so long.
The best part of my library experience was learning just how up to date the libraries of Ventura County have become in my absence. Before my adventure at H.P. Wright Library in Ventura, I didn’t know that I could open an account on www.vencolibrary.org, search, renew and reserve books, as well as be notified by email when my selected books are ready for pick-up at the library of my choice. Suddenly, every book in the Ventura County Library system was a keystroke away. I immediately updated my impression of the library. It is now much more than a card catalogue, microfiche and a date stamp. The library is part of the 21st century and I am elated that we are reacquainted.
1.15.2009
i don't wanna
i think it's a travesty on the part of the airline industry to show footage of a us airways plane crash in the admiral's club in terminal c at dfw.
now i don't wanna fly home.
now i don't wanna fly home.
1.07.2009
new year, not safer in the skies
it's been 2.5 years since the foiled terror attack in london raised the united states' security level to ORANGE.
since then, it's been 3-1-1. 3 ounces, 1 quart-size plastic baggie (ziploc must be loving this), 1 bag per traveler.
couple this with the other post-9/11 restrictions and a traveler has to past through security knife-less, water-less, sharp-pointed scissors-less and shoe-less.
yesterday, while traveling through a major airport in the southwest, i passed through security with flying colors. i was deemed not a threat to my fellow travelers. (don't even get me started about innocent until proven guility implications).
they've thought of everything, right?
wrong! will someone explain to me why i had to eat a chicken breast with a plastic knife in an airport restaurant, BUT got to take my unfinished iced tea with me, on the plane, in a GLASS bottle?
GLASS bottle? Is that any less dangerous than my teeny swiss army knife? seriously.
it's just a matter of time. a matter of time.
since then, it's been 3-1-1. 3 ounces, 1 quart-size plastic baggie (ziploc must be loving this), 1 bag per traveler.
couple this with the other post-9/11 restrictions and a traveler has to past through security knife-less, water-less, sharp-pointed scissors-less and shoe-less.
yesterday, while traveling through a major airport in the southwest, i passed through security with flying colors. i was deemed not a threat to my fellow travelers. (don't even get me started about innocent until proven guility implications).
they've thought of everything, right?
wrong! will someone explain to me why i had to eat a chicken breast with a plastic knife in an airport restaurant, BUT got to take my unfinished iced tea with me, on the plane, in a GLASS bottle?
GLASS bottle? Is that any less dangerous than my teeny swiss army knife? seriously.
it's just a matter of time. a matter of time.
text message sent by my husband to kristine re: blackberry loss
FYI...Julie has misplaced her cellie and will be unable to provide a blow by blow description of her life for the next. 24-48 hours...we apologize for this programming change...
1.06.2009
pay phone
a. airports still have payphones.
b. however, i didn't know how to use it.
c. figured it out. can't wait to see the bill.
d. why don't they sell pre-paid cell phones at the airport? they're not always used for evil.
b. however, i didn't know how to use it.
c. figured it out. can't wait to see the bill.
d. why don't they sell pre-paid cell phones at the airport? they're not always used for evil.
blackberry gone
she is lost.
this is way worse than when i had no signal on that cruise ship. at least then i knew where she was.
i am lost.
this is way worse than when i had no signal on that cruise ship. at least then i knew where she was.
i am lost.
1.05.2009
happy new year!
i could not be happier that 2008 is FINALLY over.
while i'm thankful to be gainfully employed, i would like to change things up a bit. i KNOW that i have a book lurking around somewhere inside of my head ... and i think it's time to start working on it. no, i won't do anything crazy, like quit my day job, but i just believe there is something more to my life than selling toilet bowl brushes. i feel like i am capable of doing something extraordinary.
wish me luck!
while i'm thankful to be gainfully employed, i would like to change things up a bit. i KNOW that i have a book lurking around somewhere inside of my head ... and i think it's time to start working on it. no, i won't do anything crazy, like quit my day job, but i just believe there is something more to my life than selling toilet bowl brushes. i feel like i am capable of doing something extraordinary.
wish me luck!
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