More of the Same!

When you're speaking of relaxing, watching movies all day, and only taking breaks to play with very lovable dogs, more of the same is exciting!

I re-watched a scene from Arn, then tried out Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, which I really enjoyed. It has a very odd sort of reality to it, and it was very moving. I wonder how much of it was based in actual events, and where the fiction started. Very fun to watch! I looked at a couple cartoons from my Warner Bros. disc, and finished the day with a re-watching of The Borne Identity.

Had just enough time to get home, return the movie rentals, get a pizza, mow the yard, and pack before heading off to the ship for a Sunday evening liberty expiration.

Jw

Time Off

Not much time at home this week... at least to speak of.

When I was home, I managed to do some things around the house that I've never gotten around to since I moved in. First it was the pantry/closet by the dining/living rooms. I had half-arranged things when I unpacked them, but ever since then I've dreaded going through it and straightening it out. Somehow, I got the bug to take care of it, and I did. Gathered a few things to donate, and otherwise I feel much better about the arrangement.

The next day, I did something else I'd been avoiding... going through all my clothes, trying on all my pants, and getting everything organized. One thing was very silly: I hadn't even unwrapped a half-dozen tops from my move from San Diego, just under a year ago. Overall, I feel much more put-together than I have in years.

The day after that I had duty, so it didn't matter how late I got out. I was stuck on the ship until Friday afternoon. When we were let go, I did make it home to change and eat a snack before heading out to my friend Kristin's house in Chesapeake to house and dog sit for her and her husband. They have a boxer named Rudy and a miniture shnauzer named Scarlet, and both very well behaved. I've got them for the whole weekend. I spent most of my time watching movies... Picked up a couple films at the rental store near home... Argo, the Best Picture winner, and Arn: the Knight Templer. This last was a Swedish TV mini-series from 2008... and I fell in love with it so fast that I watched four of the six, one-hour episodes, on Friday alone. Today I finished the other two, bought the first book of the series, and bought the bluray online for a gift for someone who never reads this blog. :)

Other than that and Argo, which I also enjoyed, I also watched Dave and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera for the first time straight through. I well remember many of the song scenes from a music video my grandparents showed us on a few different occasions. It was nice to finally tie it all together. Goodness, Raul needed a major haircut! And to accent that distinct music, the major lightning storm out the back window provided quite the background.

A perfect way to relax and unwind between two very stressful weeks.

Was able to call and chat with my parents and my grandparents as well, which is always nice.

Jw

Another Day or Two

I don't know if these are at all entertaining to read, but I certainly enjoy logging the events of the day. It's great to go back and read...

So, I'm getting frustrated at work, because there's a big issue with how we need to keep careful track of how much time we spend on certain tasks. I understand why, but it's driving me up the wall. And I know I get too excited about things when I have to fix other people's errors or when I feel rushed... I think it's a patience issue. I'm awfully terrible with practicing patience.

2 Peter says that in being a Christian, I need to "add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;" (and it goes on...) "And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity." My goodness! It's a good thing I don't have to rely on my own self to do all this! I'd be throwing in the towel... a long time ago. I need to take a deep breath and rely on God to help me be patient. Lord knows, I need it. Charity must be pretty darn cool if you have to go through all those things to finally add it... wow. Whenever I read this I keep on thinking the list will stop at godliness. Huh! Surprised again and again!

After class last night I went out to Ivar's in Bellevue before getting home. It was 10 minutes before it closed, but the guy was really nice and kept the place open for me. To unwind, once I got to the house, I stuck in "Road to Utopia" for a half-hour before hitting the sack at 11. LOL! I love Bing and Bob!

Tonight after dinner, we watched "I Deal In Danger", about an American double agent in Germany... what could be more intriguing? LOL! The music made it sound exactly like the old Mission:Impossible shows, since the same guy did it. It was fun to watch, and the good guy made it! Afterwords, we watched a couple of M.A.S.H. episodes. And then I took my own poor, neglected puppy on a walk in the cool brisk wind. Cloudy, but the moon poked through.

I am going to head over to Bellevue now, for this, the last night of house-sitting. It's been a little wild this week, but interesting at least.

'Night.
Jp

Is it time for bed yet?

(grin)

I actually did rather well last night, even though I started out feeling a little irritated... talking to my sister and doing my photo stuff (converting, selecting images) calmed me down and I went to bed around 11. Sammy only woke me up once again, but this time she actually needed to go outside. And I was a little more prepared to wake up in the morning this time.

At lunchtime (at home), I killed dad in Backgammon, like usual, and then enjoyed a few moments with mom as I prepared to go straight from school to house-sitting tonight. Back at work after lunch, I had to deal with slow working computer programs all afternoon. Sigh. Almost time to leave...

Gee, my back is tired from biking this weekend!

Jp