My Post 11/3 To Do List

Get a job

Clean my bedroom

Catch up with friends

Rent all previous seasons of Grey's Anatomy and get up to speed

Learn to use my sewing machine

Grocery shop

Take advantage of the gym membership I've been paying for for a year

Spend lots of time with family

Perfect my bread

Think about dating again

See the Richmond sites I haven't been to yet

(Work in progress)

Warms my Heart

My dad and my niece.

Overheard Tonight in the Call Center

(8:15pm)

Me:

Good evening Ms. _____. I'm a volunteer... blah blah..... wondering if we can count on your support on Nov. 3 for candidates ____, _____ and _____?

(long pause)

Woman:

Well, I was going to until you called during our dinner.

Me:

Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry. I wish I had a magic cam into everyone's homes so I could tell if they were eating or not. I certainly wouldn't call them during meal time (thinking to self, isn't 8:15 AFTER "dinnertime"?)

(another long pause)

Woman:

Well, people don't like telemarketing calls.

Me:

I totally agree with you. I'm just a volunteer who cares about VA. Didn't mean to interrupt. Have a great night. thiscallwaspaidforby_____

La Doche No Funchona

(mispelled, I'm sure)

When I went to Italy in 2003, I studied up on Italian beforehand. Turns out most everyone spoke to us in English, and the only time I got to utilize my skills was to request a wake-up call one night when the hotel desk attendant clearly spoke Italian.

HOWEVER, the first phrase I remember learning and the only one I still remember was the above which means, 'The shower doesn't work'.

Ladies and gentlemen.... I bring you this video of my current shower. Since it was taken on Sunday, it has further deteriorated into not releasing any water at all. Good thing I still have my gym membership until it's repaired.

It's the Little Things

22 days to the election. This means running even more full throttle than before. There are definite moments of wanting to scream, burn a select few in effigy and wishing there were a place to hide until Nov. 4 is upon us. But, there are also the small, seemingly insignificant, cues that I can carry on. I can see this through. They give me a smile and the energy to go another day.

1. Marilyn & Teddy - At the risk of sounding like a crazy cat lady, they have been wonderful lately during my terrible bronchitis and long hours. I snapped this one yesterday morning... I mean... you have to admit, they're cute!



2. Fall, Changing of Leaves and Nature. I pulled over to snap this one on I-64 between Charlottesville and Waynesboro on Saturday night. It was just what I needed to take a deep breath and a 5 minute break to watch the colors fade to navy.