-Lost in the woods-
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I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

   Saturday, February 25  

anticipating warmer days

   [ posted by T~ @ 2/25/2006 01:47:00 a.m. ] [ ]

Wednesday, February 22

And now, a movie review ...
This evening I watched Casanova. Interesting movie, although it had some very slow moving parts. Fictional legend of how the revered seducer of women swashbuckled his way past the inquisition squad of the Vatican and several wanton women with trickery, mistaken identity, and the protection of a corrupt Doge in Venice. I think it was supposed to be more of a romantic comedy, and though some parts were clever, I didn't find it terribly amusing overall. The idea was cute, but there were some painfully slow and confusing parts that I'm sure were supposed to come off as suspensful and brilliantly intricate, but fell achingly short, and took firm willpower to prevent me from turning it off in favor of cleaning my fishtanks and kitty litter. The movie might have run far smoother and built up more on the characters of Francesca and Casanova if there had been more interplay on the philosophical positions and debates that the two individuals stood for, which unfortunately was the most interesting part of the movie as far as I was concerned. Yes, Heath Ledger was lovely eyecandy, if you didn't mind all the wigs, lace, and eyeshadow he was buried under by the costume department. Good movie to watch if you've got something else you'd rather be paying attention to other than it. I give it 2.5 out of 5, and the .5 only comes for Sienna Miller, who thought not the most attractive actress in the scene, still managed to pull off the intelligence and spirit of the character gracefully.

   [ posted by T~ @ 2/22/2006 10:52:00 p.m. ] [ ]

Thursday, February 16

I'm so completely broadsided. I didn't see it coming at all. You always know that it could happen, that one of those pillars that have been around forever will inevitably falter and you'll have to deal with the loss, be grateful for what you had, and move on while that empty hole still gapes painfully in your side. To have two of them gone in 4 days is just a bit much. Yeah yeah, it's just a dog, it's just a horse. If that's all they are to you in your life, you'd never understand. They were in my life longer than most friends I now have, through so many parts of becoming me. Unconditionally faithful, the silent listener whenever I needed it, and an unjudging companion that would always take my side. They were more, they were family. Irreplaceable. Am I being dramatic? Probably. I'm upset. That's the way things go though. I look at the one left and she looks back and I know that it's just the way it is, dwelling on it is painful and unneeded. I still have pillars that are my family and friends that surround me, more will come, and more will fall. It still hurts in the meantime though.

   [ posted by T~ @ 2/16/2006 12:06:00 a.m. ] [ ]

Wednesday, February 15

yup, horses do fix everything, but it sure as hell doesn't help if they die 4 days after the dog.

   [ posted by T~ @ 2/15/2006 06:48:00 p.m. ] [ ]

She's got betty davis eyes

Hope everyone had a pleasant valentine's day, however attached or unattached you may be. We had dinner and went out to see The Pink Panther. Cute movie, I laughed. It may be the whole psychology thing of the entertainment industry, but there are a whole bunch of movies that I really want to see at some point. There are pirate movies, mutant movies, weird movies...I could go on for a while.
Bria's right, horses really do make everything much better. I feel quite strongly May will be a good month. I'm looking forward to it, I just have two and a half more months to get through before I can make it to there. I can do it right? That's all I need to make it through the winter hump while other people go off and vacation, cruise, and whatever else normal people do. I've effectively made it through since last april by keeping my head stuck in the sand, I'll just keep doing that. I also have to stop spending money. Anyone want to do stuff that doesn't cost money? I'm in, just let me know.
In craftier projects, I've decided that I can knit mits. Not entirely sure if I have the ability to do so, but I have the yarn, the needles, and a piece of paper that apparently contains the secret formula to create these things. I just need to learn how to decipher it, master the skills, and put the plan into action. I will keep you all updated on my progress.

   [ posted by T~ @ 2/15/2006 09:41:00 a.m. ] [ ]

Saturday, February 11

Today was a sad day.

As some of you may know, I'm not exactly a pretty crier. So when I'm upset, it's a much better idea to focus on the things that make me happy. In absolutely no order;

~ the beach in winter ~ my horses (#1 & #2) ~ my cats (#1 & #2) ~ shorebirds ~ trees ~ grasshoppers made by someone who knows how ~ making it to the gas station on zero gas ~ frogs in the woods ~ potatoes ~ lady bugs ~ being on a boat in the charlottetown harbor ~ my parents ~ barn cats ~ old duffy building ~ all of my girls (you know you're my favorite people) ~ people that say thank you and smile ~ puppies ~ driving someplace new ~ boyfriends (present past and benign) ~ studying until 3 in the library dungeon and laughing more than learning ~ kittens ~ waking up but not getting up ~ paychecks ~ bunnies ~ my biology degree ~ summer night walks ~ my nephew ~ period movies ~ seeing charlottown from across the bridge and heading towards it ~ SeaCow head ~ old redcross friends ~ teaching kids to float ~ the barn when I should be at church ~ starfish ~ homemade mittens ~ really good books ~ reading fun weblogs ~ time to myself ~ Choco (a very good dog, who will be very much missed) ~

   [ posted by T~ @ 2/11/2006 08:41:00 p.m. ] [ ]

Monday, February 6

I really want to learn to crochet. All I want to be able to make is a hexagon shape, to make like 60 of them, and to put them together into a quilt. Unfortunately, I don't know how, and I'm horrible at being able to do them from printed instructions. If anyone knows how, or knows someone who knows how, please let me know, that would be swell.

   [ posted by T~ @ 2/06/2006 09:36:00 a.m. ] [ ]