Crabapple Tree

Crabapple Tree
Originally uploaded by LacyLu42.

This is our pretty crabapple tree (at least, I think that's what it is) right at the foot of our stairs.

Apparently, I equate spring with food...

Oh lordy lordy, it feels like spring!

It's an amazing day (although it's supposed to snow tonight) and we spent the day running errands with the windows rolled down. We bought some seedlings: tomatoes, lettuce, basil and sage and rosemary and strawberries!

Now, I'm marinating a chicken (local, free-range, organic) with lemons (organic), onions (local and organic), rosemary and olive oil that I'm going to serve with roasted new potatoes and a strawberry and spinach salad with balsamic dressing. And I've just finished slicing a fresh pineapple for dessert. Mmmmm.

Life is pretty dang good.

Four-Eyes

Oh my god. My new glasses are making me illllllll.

How do people cope? I have a headache and I'm so nauseous.

I can't decide which is worse: being blind, or being able to see but being sick about it.

Things that have been ODD about this week:

1. We had 3 inches of snow yesterday. APRIL 10th. Not on.
   
2. Two of our designers gave their notice this week at work. (And then one was asked to leave before her last day because she wasn't doing any work. EEK!) Thankfully, neither was on my markets, but it's still a blow to the department.
   
3. I have been working all week (on and off) on my annual performance review worksheet. Rating and commenting on my performance is awkward. I feel a tad full of myself marking just about everything "Highly Effective." (In my defense, that isn't the highest rating; I didn't give myself an "Exceptional" in anything.)
   
4. I have been practicing saying NO to drama in my life. It has been happening with varying degrees of success.
   
5. I feel like I've gone two weeks without a weekend because I was so busy last weekend (SCBWI conference and then friend Kris was in town. And we partied.)
   
6. I had a Doctor Who dream last night, though David Tennant did not make an appearance. Instead, I had a son who was a time lord, and I got to meet him when he was all grown up and I was still this age. His name was Tom. It was a nice dream, if a bit random!
   
7. I realized that I don't really want to be a part of the video thing the people at work are doing — at about the same time they realized that, hey! Lacy has experience with this stuff! She can help us draw up a budget! And do storyboards! And write a script! And edit! :P

Thank god it's Friday.

I think I'm off my nut.

Ahahahahaha.

Ha.

I just got asked if I wanted to participate in a film project some people at work are doing. The guy who asked me said that several people (who presumably know that I have a film degree) mentioned my name and he wants me involved. He wants to go to film school.

He doesn't have a story idea, let alone a script.

But he wants to direct, by god, and act.

And I said, "Sure. Why not."

Hahahahahahaha.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes?

On Thursday of this week, we got home and found a note from our landlady, saying that she hoped we'd gotten her voice message (we hadn't) saying that she was coming by to show our condo to a prospective buyer.

This was not good for two reasons: first, just last weekend we decided that we probably need another year to save up for a house and so we decided to see if they would let us go month-to-month or sign another year lease for this condo in June; and second, the house was not tidy. I was embarrassed.

Cue unhappy speculation.

Brandon called the landlady back on Friday (giving her our new cell phone numbers and reminding her that we DO have a home phone) and found out that the owner just doesn't want to keep the condo any more. The landlady assured us that they would not kick us out before our lease is up in June, even if they find a buyer. She also said that she would check with the owner to see if he'd like to let us sign another year lease, but warned that if we do, we can't break the lease mid-way through the year unless we pay the FULL amount for the entire year. Ouch.

So. We are again in a kind of limbo. Hopefully we will hear back from the landlady next week about whether or not the owner wants to sign another year lease. If yes, we are probably STUCK here for at least another 15 months, regardless of what the housing market does. On the other hand, if he really does just want to sell, we have less than three months to find a new place to live, and we are not keen on apartment living.

As I said to friend Hannah last night, I just don't feel NEARLY adult enough to be taking on these kinds of conundrums.

Srsly.

New Hair Cut

Actually, I got my hairs cut last week, but I am only now just getting around to posting photos:

Here is a before shot, for comparison:



That was taken at my last haircut.  HERE!  Is the new cut:



Yay!  Short and sassy! 

What is he gonna do? Bite your ankle?

Oh my GOD. The SHAME!

This is the new mascot for my college.




I just. God. I knew prairie dogs would be bad, but...

From the press release, it's "a design that demonstrates just the right mix of ferocity and humor — something our coaches, student athletes, campus and entire Santa Fe community will be able to get behind."

Excuse me while I go mourn the conversion of my funky little school into a "big" university wannabe.

New Office!

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Originally uploaded by LacyLu42

We moved into our new office today! I SIT BY THE WINDOWS! Check out some more photos at my flickr page!

fandom has gone all explody

For those of you not plugged into Harry Potter fandom intravenously, J.K. Rowling says Dumbledore is gay.

I don't make the news, people. I just report it.