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<-- my life, by webgoddesscathy --> :: Saturday, September 02, 2006 :: So, I had so much stuff to do that I'm not even getting through my list. However, holy crap, my banister is looking SO good! Not completely done yet, but pretty close! So excited that it will be done soon and I can just sit there and admire it. Oh and I WILL sit there and admire, dammmit. Plus, I managed to get Alex's stinky duvet over to the dry clearners. Thursday I will have a pretty, almost new bed cover! Sadly, all of my outdoor activities were cancelled due to copious amounts of rain. However, it meant that I was able to concentrate on the banister and not feel bad about being inside. And I was able to work on Anita's website, which I feel pretty good about. Nothing I love more than being productive. And now we're debating whether or not we can go out tonight since we MAY need to wake up early to get to Bala where The Free Press is supposed to be playing tomorrow. I like going out, but no one's happy when I haven't slept. :: Cathy 3:18 PM [+] :: 0 comments :: Friday, September 01, 2006 :: So, one big project out of the way. Mostly. And another big project - the weekend - on deck. Haven't had many recommendations from people. SERIOUSLY, where ARE you when I need help? I have made a commitment to myself: be positive. Sounds easy. But, damn, it is not easy when you keep getting stood up, when house problems keep creeping up, when projects at work are behind schedule and lack resources. So I must remember to figure out how to just BE HAPPY. No matter what happens. New matra. Stay positive. Let's see how this works. :: Cathy 6:42 AM [+] :: 2 comments :: Thursday, August 31, 2006 :: What fun things are you doing on your long weekend? I'm not at all sure WHAT I'm doing, but I really have an itch to do something different/interesting/fun. Thoughts? Recommendations? Options:
:: Cathy 8:25 AM [+] :: 2 comments :: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 :: Just when I thought I was getting bored (or boring), I am suddenly inspired by looking up my stats, which led me to find out about a top exit page, which I promptly read (to clarify, it was the post that I read that inspired me, not the stats). The post is one that I wrote in Sydney after reading SHE magazine about "How to be Happy." I thought I'd like to see how things have progressed in just over 3 years. (Goodness has it been that long?) The list: 1. two things to do every day to inspire myself 2. two people I want to meet this year 3. two things I want to learn 4. two things I want to finish 5. two things I want to start 6. two material things I want in my lifetime 7. two books I want to read 8. two places I want to go 10. two things I want to eliminate from my life My list (and progress): 1. a) Previous answers and progress b) THIS YEAR: must do better on this one - I'm definitely missing a sense of inspiration. Ideas (although not necessarily daily ones): 2. a) Previous answers and progress b) THIS YEAR: 3. a) Previous answers and progress b) THIS YEAR: 4. a) Previous answers and progress b) THIS YEAR: 5. a) Previous answers and progress b) THIS YEAR: 6. a) Previous answers and progress b) THIS YEAR: tough one as I really don't feel that I want much beyond what I have... 7. a) Previous answers and progress b) THIS YEAR: 8. a) Previous answers and progress b) THIS YEAR: 10. a) Previous answers and progress I'm still struggling with these THIS YEAR: VERDICT: I accomplished a lot. I can do a lot more to nurture myself. It's probably a good idea to do a list like this every once in a while to refocus. I can't count to 10. :: Cathy 7:02 PM [+] :: 1 comments It's one of those days when things just do not want to go right. I usually ascribe to the belief that nothing goes wrong if you plan well enough, so following that logic, that the problems are due to lack of planning. However, it is not always possible to plan every aspect of a project and sometimes you must rely on your team to be experts and learn. And sometimes that means that things will go wrong. And it seems that I just have to be OK with that. :: Cathy 11:30 AM [+] :: 0 comments I discovered a super interesting magazine today: Technology Review, from MIT, which discusses emerging technologies and their impact. Totally my cup of tea and, oh-so-coincidentally, that of MaRS as well. If you follow my blog at all, you might have read the post about Web 2.0. Today I read an article by a technology journalist who explored what it meant to live on Web 2.0 in his article "Homo Conexus". He came to some similar conclusions that I am coming to about all this stuff: that it's interesting, but only some of it is actually useful. It's the same argument I had with myself and others about getting a mobile so many years ago: why? I was happy with my cordless phone in my apartment. I had voice mail that I could access anywhere. I made plans before I went anywhere. I had my work phone with voice mail. There are phone booths. What could I possibly need a mobile phone for? Well, it finally had its use in Australia. And so I bought it. And it followed me around everywhere and became the place where anyone could reach me, anytime. OK, except when I was out of range or had burnt through the battery. But still. I fell in love. The technology met my needs at a time when I didn't have a HOME or any one place where one could reach me. There was email, but we all know that's not the same as a real live voice. It helped me feel like I was connected to the people I loved. And when I got back to Canada, I started thinking about it from the other way: what the hell did I need with a land line? And so the mobile phone stayed and the land line went. I pay less for my phone, but I also admittedly have more limitations on use and have to pay for long distance separately in order to make it affordable. In the end, I still find it a useful replacement of the old technology. So I find myself waiting for Web 2.0 to become more useful to me, or cheaper than another alternative. I've found a couple things that I like... . It didn't work out so well. A big issue is finding other people who will buy into your latest and greatest tool (know how to use it, care to even try, want to participate with you, etc). In theory, though, if I were more interesting in my USE of these tools, it wouldn't be a problem. Except that I would spend my entire LIFE creating this online persona. And what fun is that when the sun is shining and your house needs renovations? :: Cathy 11:01 AM [+] :: 1 comments
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