Snow day, Part III
Today is Wednesday, January 17 and the office is closed for the third day in a row thanks to “significant” winter weather. It’s icy. Very, very icy. However (again) it’s been five days now since I left the house and I’m wishing I had somewhere to be just so I could get in the car and go. Stir Crazy!!
The Snow is HERE
For those of you who don’t believe it snows south of Arkansas, here it is - THE REAL DEAL! Fat, juicy, white flakes of snowy precipitation. The accumulating kind, not the melty kind. My fingers are crossed for another snow day tomorrow!
Update: This snow only lasted a few hours. We did not get the four-five inches of accumulation they were predicting for the metro area.
My video uploaded to YouTube here (press play):
Still pictures here (Click the pic for more):
Snow day, Part II
For the second day, the office is closed (whooopeee!) for inclement weather. This is a snow day, Texas-style. However, most everything is closed. Most roads are iced, and some are closed altogether. The weather this weekend was cold, wet and floody. The precipitation continued through Monday and today but with the added bonus of freezing temps. So I’ve been home four days in a row now, and cabin fever is starting to set in. Yikes!
Update: Smokeout ‘07
Stephanie - Free and Healing for Ten Days, 7 Hours and 16 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 11 Hours, by avoiding the use of 134 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $26.07.
This is how it’s going to go
What is the newest, latest, and greatest vision of me? If I were to accomplish everything I intend spiritually, emotionally, academically, physically, etc. what would that look like? I am less aggressive bearing in mind the Ahimsa principles of both Yoga and Buddhism. I am lighter and thinner physically because I am not an emotional eater anymore and I do not struggle or rail against exercise, I enjoy it. I will be lighter and thinner emotionally because I have worked out ways to resolve my scars and get rid of baggage for good. I am more radiant due to inner light and non-smoking. I am more tolerant and wise due to academic achievements and spiritual insights. I know myself much better inside and out due to time spent in Yoga and meditation. I have a full heart due to the kindling of new relationships and grateful service to others. The gleam in my eye will be the only indication of a lifetime and a wealth of experience because, while I’m adventurous, I’m not a braggart.
And for those of you who are at least a little curious…
“Stephanie - Free and Healing for Eight Days, 12 Hours and 51 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 9 Hours, by avoiding the use of 111 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $21.60.”
What I Did Today
My car has become quite grody over the last four years. No amount of car wash vacuuming was getting the carpet free of all the dirt. There was a collection of dust in the areas around the console unreachable due to the seats. Then last week I had a Aha! moment. THE SEATS! Take out the seats.
After some investigation under the passenger seat and a short brainstorming session, my plan was in place. Today I implemented that plan. I took out the passenger seat and did a massive detail job on the carpeting, console, back seat, and headliner. From last-bolt-out to last-bolt-in this took three hours. Pics of what this looked like are attached.
The passenger seat was ridiculously easy to get out and back in without help. The driver seat will be a little more complicated to get out, if at all. It is a six-way power-adjustable seat, which makes me suspect there is a motor under there. It may be too complicated to just unbolt. Maybe I can do it next weekend.
Oh, by the way…
“Stephanie - Free and Healing for Six Days, 19 Hours and 33 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 8 Hours, by avoiding the use of 102 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $18.87.”
[Pics from my Picasa web album - click on the pic for more]
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And yet again…
I quit smoking, yet again. What would we do without New Year’s resolutions?
“Free and Healing for Four Days, 8 Hours and 51 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 4 Hours, by avoiding the use of 57 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $11.05.”
Somewhere in the Life Story
My apartment’s property owners caved on the 15% rent increase and gave me the 6% rate increase I requested by letter December 20. It was a low-ball offer I never thought they would take. Tonight I will go home and sign the lease renewal for 12 months — if they actually have their stuff together and the lease is written as agreed. Otherwise, I’m back on track to find a new apartment.
Meanwhile, I’m staring down the barrel of four classes this semester. One of which must be finished by April 25 or I suffer an “Incomplete” on my record.
In other news, my cell phone took a swim on New Year’s Eve and is non-functioning right now. I was heartened to read story after story on the internet yesterday about people who were able to revive their dunked phones with a little TLC. The preferred method is to remove the battery and completely disassemble the handset and rub/scrub/dunk the bits into 90+ percent isopropyl alcohol to clean off any potential residue and drive off the water. I did this last night. These happy-story people also subsequently baked or hair-dried their units to remove any traces of water and alcohol. I did this too. They then went on to reassemble the bits and reinstall the battery to find their cell phones in perfect working order. This step did not work for me. My phone is still non-functioning. But there were fewer happy stories about people who left their handsets alone in a warm place to dry for several days up to a few weeks and were able to revive by installing a new battery. This is my next and last step, scheduled for Saturday or Sunday (currently the handset is sitting on the hot water heater). If this step doesn’t work, my only recourse is to plunk down a couple more hundred dollars for a new/refurb handset. Fart.