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Saturday afternoon nap.

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Does anyone else think this is REALLY funny??

Some Photos

I thought I'd post some photos today (this is not at all a way to get out of, putt off or totally ignore dealing with boxes of office supplies and accoutrements - nor should it be perceived as such. LIES ALL LIES)

So this is some of the stuff I worked on last week. In the photos the box of horses does look crooked, I don't think it is crooked on the wall, but now of course, I will have to go check with a level. Drats.

Oh, and we found the box of stuff that decorates the refridgerator! (I am talking about the pictures, not the water bottle on top)

Who Pulled Out the 45s??

So I don't listen to a lot of music on the radio, I haven't in a long time. I know very little about current music or artists. Of course that leaves older music wide open. I heard the song "Another One Bites the Dust" a few weeks ago. I remember that being on the B side of a 45, I have no idea what was on the A side, but as I recall the A side was the side with the popular song, right? So, the vinyls weren't actually mine, the records belonged to my sisters who are 10 years older than me. They had a record player on top of the dresser, I don't know if I was allowed to touch it or not, but I remember playing some of the 45s and lying on the top bunk - not my bed, but I remember it being a cool place to sit. So, then I thought about the 45, and how I might really be at the cusp of folks who don't really know what the the heck that is. I am 36 and I think cassette tapes were the new cool technology when I was a kid. I know I had a Walkman. So kids in their 20s don't really know what cassettes are and I suspect we are pretty close to a generation that won't know what a CD is. That's sort of neat to me.


California Stuff

I am working on getting things sorted to start classes later this month. I have a student ID number and yesterday I took a placement test at the college. Well folks, it turns out I can read and do a bit of math (luckily there was no spelling test). I placed fine. I am meeting with a counselor for registration on Monday. The goal is to take classes that will go towards the nursing program at the two year college (OHLONE) and classes that will transfer to a four year college as I prepare to enter the lottery in April. I have already taken all of the core requirements for the nursing program but there are a few classes that are required here in California that fall outside of the sciences but are necessary for the Associates Degree.

The Girl is at a conference through Saturday. I am trying to get through the last of the boxes but it may be a two person gig. I'll see how it goes.

Ohlone Campus.

View from main campus, i will be attending a different location. Step three of many complete, more to come soon.

Crazy Things Happening in Northern California

IT GOT COLD. Well, perhaps cold is relative but this week for the first time in weeks I had to . . . wait for it . . . it's gonna be good . . . WEAR SOCKS. Yes folks, sad but true. I had to wear actual shoes and socks as opposed to my usual slip on sandals. I know, I can feel your sadness for me from here. Our temperature seems to be in the 50s now instead of the 60s and the rain keeps coming. And while I can handle a little time out in the 50s in my sandals I can't really walk any sort of distance or ride my bicycle. So, shoes for me.

Random unrelated ha-ha. I slipped on a banana peel on the street. No falling, just slippage but it was an ACTUAL banana peel. On the street! There was no laugh track or anything but I did feel a little cartoonish.

This is where I would normally have posted the photos from our trip last week to Muir Woods, alas, the good camera and the storage card within it are in sunny Hawaii. The Girl left for Hawaii this morning. I took her to the airport at 5:15 a.m. I saw the sun come up on the Left Coast today. The Girl made it to the big island on time and without incident. She is there for a conference through Saturday. Don't feel too bad for her, the next conference is in cold Vancouver in February.

It has been a pretty quiet week. The Girl readied for her conference. I hung stuff on the walls around the house. We both unpacked more boxes. We are down to the last 8 or 10 boxes - VERY EXCITING. There were no New Year's Eve festivities. I thought there might be fireworks but in the end we just hung out at home. We had New Year's three hours after all of our East coast friends and family so it was nice to call folks at 9 p.m. and wish them happy New Year.

This week I will be registering for January classes at a local college, that is pretty exciting. The Girl will have a presentation at the conference on Thursday. Yep, that's what's shakin' here.

Peace