Well, whether you wondered or not, I'm going to answer the question. I've been moving my ex-wife out of town (against my heart's --and my back's-- fervent wishes) and moving a ton of my kid's stuff into my smallish apartment. I've also been caring for a puking kid, being a single parent (for all of one week now!), and trying this weekend to figure out what "everything in its place" means in this new environment (the kids are with their mom on the weekends for the next couple of months.) And then there's work (which has its own stories, that I won't bore y'all with, but suffice to say it adds to the stress.) Unfortunately any other activities have been Seriously Neglected (thus my absence here... :-(
One thing I did take time to do was go see our campus production of My Fair Lady last night. It was a lot of fun! The cast did a great job and I found myself laughing at the antics of Alfred P. Doolittle, Henry Higgins, and the incomparable Eliza. While out Eliza was neither Audrey Hepburn nor Julie Andrews, I'd say she held her own very well. She brought a presence and passion to the role that made you want to weep for her by the end. This is the first time in a long, long, long time that I've gone to any kind of stage production. I'm glad I did and I think that maybe I may keep my eyes open for other opportunities around here (summer's approaching, and with it the Illinois Shakespeare Festival up in B'town-Abnormal!)
Today I was on the road running Stuff(TM) to various New Places for it. I saw a beautiful hawk at the beginning of the trip and another one (slightly smaller) near the end. I'm all for interpreting this as a Good Omen. Regardless, I'm always glad when a bird catches my attention and I watch it fly. Maybe I'm just a wonder junkie, but it never fails to make me feel a little better about life, etc.
I hope each of you are finding a bit of wonder in the midst of the busyness of your lives!
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
Exhibit B: A Lame Post
Too long without anything, so we'll do a little update...
My ex-wife got the job south of here. Her first day is March 26, and she's moving the weekend of the 17th. I'll have the kids through the week starting March 19 and going through their last day of school on June 4. She's planning on having them during the weekends during this time. After that, she's thinking we go back to me getting them every other weekend (and, because of distance, obviously not seeing them during the week. That'll suck!)
Elsewise, life goes good. Medication still keeps me sane, I still have a job, and I'm enjoying the (relative) warmth of spring's pre-dawning. Reading's been kind of crazy: some Bart Ehrman and a re-read of Dragonlance Chronicles (don't roll your eyes, Lisa! I'm still trying to get into the Francis Collins book, but he's not as much fun as Richard Dawkins).
The existential question of the nanosecond is "have I grown up or am I still wondering what I'm going to be when I grow up?" Some of you are young enough that the question is fair for you to ponder, but I'm forty (in a few months) and I probably should be looking at life as "well, this is it" rather than a "gee, what do I want to do now?" I get too curmudgeonly lately, and too resigned. I don't want to be a dwarf! A kender, sure. An elf, that would rock. A black robe mage, without a doubt. But a surly dwarf... just feed me to the dragons already.
Oh well, maybe spring will help with some of this! Anyway, this is, for what it's worth, a post.
My ex-wife got the job south of here. Her first day is March 26, and she's moving the weekend of the 17th. I'll have the kids through the week starting March 19 and going through their last day of school on June 4. She's planning on having them during the weekends during this time. After that, she's thinking we go back to me getting them every other weekend (and, because of distance, obviously not seeing them during the week. That'll suck!)
Elsewise, life goes good. Medication still keeps me sane, I still have a job, and I'm enjoying the (relative) warmth of spring's pre-dawning. Reading's been kind of crazy: some Bart Ehrman and a re-read of Dragonlance Chronicles (don't roll your eyes, Lisa! I'm still trying to get into the Francis Collins book, but he's not as much fun as Richard Dawkins).
The existential question of the nanosecond is "have I grown up or am I still wondering what I'm going to be when I grow up?" Some of you are young enough that the question is fair for you to ponder, but I'm forty (in a few months) and I probably should be looking at life as "well, this is it" rather than a "gee, what do I want to do now?" I get too curmudgeonly lately, and too resigned. I don't want to be a dwarf! A kender, sure. An elf, that would rock. A black robe mage, without a doubt. But a surly dwarf... just feed me to the dragons already.
Oh well, maybe spring will help with some of this! Anyway, this is, for what it's worth, a post.
Friday, March 02, 2007
The Law of Fives
If you've read the Illuminatus Trilogy, then you're familiar with the Law of Fives. Basically, while many numbers comes up in life, five comes up more often than others.
As an example, take my previous post about the spelling bee. My fifth grade son was sitting in the fifth seat on stage. There were 5 rows of seats between where I was sitting and the stage. My son missed his word on the fifth letter. The date of the bee was the 27th (the difference between the digits of 27 being 5), but originally was scheduled for the 14th (1+4=5). Finally, even the phrase "spelling bee" has a letter differential of 5 (8 letters in "spelling" 3 letters in "bee").
Oh, and I just noticed that today is 3/2!
fnord
As an example, take my previous post about the spelling bee. My fifth grade son was sitting in the fifth seat on stage. There were 5 rows of seats between where I was sitting and the stage. My son missed his word on the fifth letter. The date of the bee was the 27th (the difference between the digits of 27 being 5), but originally was scheduled for the 14th (1+4=5). Finally, even the phrase "spelling bee" has a letter differential of 5 (8 letters in "spelling" 3 letters in "bee").
Oh, and I just noticed that today is 3/2!
fnord
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