New Year's Resolutions

One of my co-workers has a biweekly poll. This week's poll is about overdone New Year's Resolutions. I don't think a resolution can be overdone. I sometimes think it is sad that every year I have the same general idea, health and fitness, but I enjoy them. We need these resolutions to kick start us into doing something we should be doing all year round. For some people the goals actually stick and they no longer have to be resolutions. It's just life. But for those of us who need that reminder and motivation, I say bring it on there's nothing wrong with trying to improve yourself.

Last year I had some lofty goals, especially involving my writing. I am proud to say that although I don't have any novels published or anything of that sort, three of my short stories were picked up by a publisher this year and are in anthologies. That's definitely a good start and this year is only going to get better. That and the fact that I was able to update my website to better accommodate my flash fiction section makes me a happy person. Now let the wild rumpus start.

12 Jan 2011

Greetings, Program

A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I went and saw Tron: Legacy. I had heard mixed reviews about it and was not deterred in the least. The movie was exactly what I expected it to be. Nothing fancy when it comes to plot, cool special affects and left me feeling happy inside. I decided that I am not a complicated person when it comes to movies. There are times that I really want to be surprised with twists and turns in the plot that make it completely unique, (like the first time I watched The Six Sense) and other times I want something that is completely straightforward that will entertain me (Disney movies, such as Tron). My biggest issue with the movies that have so many twists and turns and surprises in the plot is I don't enjoy re-watching them as much because the surprise factor is no longer there. While the plot is still excellent it just isn't the same, ever again.

So back to Tron. I laughed. I cheered. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. (Not to mention the music was just awesome! I am totally stealing — borrowing — the CD from my brother. Ha! That is part of his rent payment; let me have it for a day and he can turn up the temperature one degree for a night. Seems fair to me. Hey, Bubbo —) It was exactly what I anticipated it to be which made me happy.

19 Jan 2011

Broken vs. Imperfect

This week I came to an understanding that my husband and I think very differently when it comes to home repair. Our definition of "in need of replacement" varies vastly. He is under the impression that if something is not in perfect working order, it needs to be replaced. I think it only needs to be replaced if it is broken.

A year ago our water heater broke; water was dripping from the bottom and putting out the pilot light. Luckily our home warranty covered the repair. The only problem was when the house was remodeled, the furnace and water heater were install and then the wall was built around them. The only way to get the old water heater out and put the new one in was to cut a fairly sizable hole in the wall. New water heater went in without a problem but we just didn't have the funds at the time to do any permanent fix to the wall. Currently covering the hole is a closet door we no longer use. This is mostly to keep the cat out of the area. It does look pretty ridiculous but I never thought about bothering to replace it yet.

We went to Lowe's last night for a couple of home improvement items that have been weighing on my husband's mind. He'd already been once and I was just going back with him after work. We found a door that would fit the hole at a reasonable price. I said let's get it. He said no. He hadn't expected us to buy it that night. We then went looking for blinds but we'd left the paper with the exact measurements at home. The sales clerk plugged in our estimated numbers (we remembered the width and knew a rough length) then asked if we wanted to order them. He said yes. I said no. I wasn't going to order blinds if I wasn't exactly sure of the length. I can shorten them but I can't lengthen them.

As we walked back through the store he continued:
Husband: "Let's go look at ______ because have you noticed it's a little loose?"
Me: "But it still works."
Husband: "But it's loose."
Me: "But it isn't broken."

26 Jan 2011

Twitter

How fitting that nearly a year after I discussed how much I hate Twitter and Facebook, I am now a semi-regular user of Twitter. I will also add that the only reason I initially signed up for a Twitter account is because of work. I don't do as much with it for work as I should, but I really enjoy following my favorite authors as well as businesses. So, I have become a Twit and I don't hate it as much as I thought I would. We'll see how long this keeps up. If I keep hearing interesting facts about The Wheel of Time or about sales from my favorite website, I'll probably continue. Just don't expect me to say anything interesting. (As a side note, I'm still boycotting Facebook.)

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