Gather Ye Rosebuds

My head hurts. I have been stressed, sad, anxious, tired, and other feelings from the emotional spectrum. That doesn't help, of course. Tonight I was on my own for a few hours, since Chas was at a computer thingy, so I watched the 2 dvds I got from Amoeba Records in LA...Degrassi Junior High (Season 1, Disc 1) and Tears For Fears: Scenes From The Big Chair. Sort of an 80s night I guess. The documentary on the TFF dvd was a combination of videos and interviews and live performances. I totally lost it when they got to "I Believe" though I had been feeling a bit teary on other songs like "Memories Fade" and "The Hurting" among others. I broke down after the first verse. Funnily enough, the song I *always* cry to is "Watch Me Bleed" from their first album, The Hurting. I am not one for posting lyrics, but here they are, behind the cut.

( I Believe )

14K Gold White Topaz Milgrain Ring

( pic under the cut )

I like it in part by it's simplicity, but elegance...the milgrain and swirl on the sides is a nice touch. Also, it is similar to diamond being clear, but has none of the conflict that diamonds have, to my knowledge (and yes there are conflict-free diamonds out there, but white topaz is a little different and unique). Additionally, it does not cost 2 months salary, or whatever that bs is about diamond rings.

I just bought a $20 Tai Chi book from Borders tonight. I liked the styling and I liked the introduction of the book, and sort of bought it impulsively. The book I got is here. What do you think?

Ok, not really, but here ya go. Meme-ness...

What Heather Means

H is for Happy E is for Extreme A is for Amazing T is for Trustworthy H is for Heavenly E is for Enjoyable R is for Refreshing

I just completed my first Sudoku puzzle. I feel rather proud of that. It took 1 hour, 6 minutes, and 39 seconds to comple, according to the Road Runner website*. And this was an easy puzzle. Well, it might not have taken so long, only I did not pause the timer all the time when I was not trying to solve it.


*Since I troubleshoot Road Runner connections, and it is our primary ISP, I feel safe playing a puzzle game like this from their website, rather than a game from another site, while I am at work, in between calls. And the cross words are really hard. I suck at them.

Anyone know what kinds of martial arts offerings there are in this area? I have thought about taking classes, but I don't know what varieties there are and whether any would even suit me, where they are, or even if they were in the least bit accessible since I work 10:30am-7:30pm Monday-Friday. I tried to google it recently but came up empty-handed. Maybe I did not search properly.

It seems like half of my friend's list is sick.

So I had my garlic soup, and I took some suplements and stuff yesterday...but I also pulled out my rhino horn neti pot. I should be using it daily, but that is just one of those things in my life that I am not so good about remembering to do daily, even though it sits on my bathroom counter. But I do break it out on an occasion or two. Yesterday was a good day, because, for the first time ever, I actually saw something come out the other nostril instead of water or watery mucous. There was this lima bean sized bloody bogey, sitting in my sink, no longer in my nasal and sinus passages. My throat has not hurt as bad since, and I will bet that was the culprit. I am a bit stuffed up, but I am going to try it again, after my bath, and try to be more regular with it for a while longer. Maybe I will get more regular with this, if not daily, maybe weekly at first. I am trying to incorporate small things into my life to give it a little more structure, and I think that, in turn, will help me, and the concerns I have about myself. I want to focus on improving myself, but little little baby steps. :)

Ok, so I got a digital camera for Christmas present. It is nice and small and light, and a great first camera for me, even if I don't know how to use all the settings, but the pictures are a heck of a lot better than my VGA cameraphone. But, how do I get my nice new shiny picture to the internetz to show all you wonderful folk what I have been up to?

In the past, I would email myself the picture from the phone, and download to the desktop from my mail program, then attempt to upload to Scrapbook. Scrapbook was so hit and miss though, and most of my pictures would not upload right. I had the little "?" where the thumbnail should have been. I asked around, to other users that run OSX and use Safari and/or Firefox, and no one seemed to report the same problems. I tried it again when I upgraded from my GhettoBook to Chas' old G4 iBook, and no change. I was told about Flickr, and having a Yahoo! account, it seemed logical to go that route. I did a few tests, and it was sufficient for my needs, even it it got a little tedious at times.

Now, with my digital camera, I don't have to email myself, as I can just plug in and transfer the pictures into iPhoto. Great! But how do I get them from iPhoto to Flickr? I could email them to Flickr, but I don't know how many I can email or if I would have to break it up into multiple sessions, or I could look into a plug-in for iPhoto to work with Flickr. Such programs exist, but I have no idea which is a good one or how easy they might be, and whether there is a free one that is as good as one I would have to pay for. Can any of my photographic Mac family help me on this? Of course, I do have a .Mac account and I can easily make a webpage with them, but I have a habit of making pictures of me private when I can...call it paranoia. I'd rather use my Flickr account anyhow. At least in this case because the pictures are not all that great for the most part. :P

I ask for this help as I have some pictures from Christmas Day and the New Years weekend in Asheville, to go with an update as well. :)