Carolyn

Yes I am at work and should be working but *looks over shoulder* I am being super bad today because we are rather slow, and don't want to work on this affidavit thingy until tomorrow morning. So!

Swiped gleefully from pir8fancier, I have bolded the ones I have done, italicized the ones I want to do, and struck out those I would never even consider in a trillion billion years!

Here 'tis!!!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyworld
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped (so keeping pir8fancier's response because she is SMART: "Did you see that YouTube video of that guy who bungee jumped and was crushed against the rocks? No thank you."
12. Visited Paris (No, but I have been to Berlin! MUCH COOLER)
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child (my daughter wants to and I hope she does)
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train bus
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked: The Serial killer thing
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb - I have a baby cow!!!! So cute!
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse Um not supposed to look at those!!!!
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise - Not a cruise girl except maybe in Alaska?
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community There was one for a few years in Stephenville, Texas
36. Taught yourself a new language I suck. Tried to learn German but just SUCKED.
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - At times...not currently! But will again if I can ever get the kids situated!
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt Yellowstone
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling:
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theatre
55. Been in a movie (student production - so wish I still had a copy of it! I wrote it too)
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a cheque
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favourite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square / Stood in Trafalgar Square/Piccadilly
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job HA HA RAT BASTARD I AM SO BETTER OFF NOW YOU RAT!! HA HA HA!!!!! (though I also WON my Texas Employment Commission against them so as far as Texas is concerned I was NOT fired)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London - No, but saw them from a distance.....
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House - close! But this was one week after 9-11 so yeah, not getting too close
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chicken pox
89. Saved someone's life (lifeguard in high school - little girl saw daddy, ran for the water and sunk to the bottom - instinct kicked in and I swooped down and got her out and did I get a thank you? No, except from my boss.)
90. Sat on a jury Would LOVE to see what happens after all the hard work we put into cases!
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit I am a legal assistant and I hope to hell I am never sued!!!
98. Owned a mobile phone - good grief when was this meme originated?
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day Surely, you're joking! (kept pir8fancier's answer here!)

Clearly I should do more exciting things but my definition of 'exciting things' is not quite what is left on this list.

Today was, finally, my last day at Snark, the lawfirm I've been working at since about March. Sadly, very very sadly, the end result was not a permanent position there, but me back in the world of unemployment. I leave Snark with a heck of a good reputation, with much regret on their part and mine, and with much-polished skills as well as three of the attorneys I helped out vowing to tell whoever I need them to how awesome I am. The last one to do so was one of the senior partners, who expressed true regret about the situation. And, one of my regular non-bosses and I had a talk this afternoon about the situation, and he is not crossing out hope that the situation will change. Honestly? If I did find a job, unless it was really really terrific, and he called to come work for him, and work at Snark, I would go. I've never worked so well with an attorney bfeore. Sigh.

Anyway, as everywhere, it is a financial consideration - the lawfirm isn't a big one, and when clients can't pay the bills, well... so, goodbye (for now) Snark, so glad I spent all the time there that I did.

So now what, C? Back on unemployment, which I still have plenty of. I am determined, very determined, to approach what could be a couple of months or so of none-earning with cheer and determination. The holiday season is coming after all. Festive time of the year! But also a terrible time to be job-hunting.

I must, therefore, have a gameplan for staying sane, i.e, A Gameplan for Staying Sane. And this is it:

1. NANO TIME!!!! Since I am home, I have two goals for Nano:

a. Finish the rewrite of my next loose-id book by the end of the month
b. Get as much of a rough rough super-rough draft of Aquamancer done by the end of the month

I am lucky to have a great group in the DFW area, and one of my crit parties is a ML, so I know she will crack the whip to attend things. The kickoff is Sunday afternoon, in Dallas. I have been told I will go. LOL. :)

2. SCHOOL!!! Continue to kick-ass in class - I have an A, made an A+ on my mid-term paper. WHEE!

3. THE HOUSE!!! Start working on the ^%$# garage, start throwing away All The Crappy Things there and inside. Considering five years ago this house was practically bare, we sure have accumulated a lot of crap. We do not crap need.

4. THE DOGS!!!! Walk them daily. The long hot summer is over, and they deserve the extra attention

5. JOB HUNT!!!! Adopt a gameplan for the job search. Now that my legal experience is polished and sparkly again, redo the resume, updated Linked-In, and research all the law firms in Fort Worth, as well as corporate legal departments.

Think those five things should keep me too busy to be depressed. I hope so anyway.

Other things!

1. Maddox killed a possum the other day. The last time he tangled with one, it won, and he ended up on antibiotics. This one was a small one and no damage done to him this time. Thank goodness.

2. Reading - got my hands on some wonderful books about Shakespearean players. :)

3. Television - been on a House kick.

4. Cooking - I have some tempeh - I am eyeballing it sideways. Just not sure about it... LOL.

( and then there is that meme going round )

In Doctor Who panel at FenCon, and did this cuz... yeah.

( yes I am bored )

Love the art, was an art history major until my parents determinedly talked me out of it and always loved the Impressionists, but rather vehemently disagree with certain parts, which I bolded.

Also, be aware this meme forces you to sign up for OKCupid to get your results. I used an ancient email address I no longer use. So, I can't read directions. *rolls eyes*

Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test...

Balanced, Secure, and Realistic.

14 Impressionist, 2 Islamic, 0 Ukiyo-e, -20 Cubist, -21 Abstract and 0 Renaissance!

( wow I am not impressed much )