Archive for Mundane
May 26, 2009 at 10:43 pm · Filed under Experiences, Mundane
Odd. Vanilla ice cream with black sesame powder tastes like reese’s pieces. Wonderful things like this cause late reporting.
Maybe 2 and a half weeks ago now I left the Kommune.
To start a new home on another side of town. This is the front porch:
When I first checked out the place I was standing where those white chairs are and was greeted by two cats: Bob and Pumpkin aka Tuna aka Crumbs. It was sunny outside and I was high on the realization that this was absolutely where I want to live.
So I moved in and hopefully I’ll have more pictures and home projects to share in the future. Right now things have been a bit crazy organizing and stocking all those important but missing pieces (can opener anyone?) It doesn’t help that I’ve been spending weekends practicing beaches and camping for Hawaii (omigosh I didn’t mention that yet…3 days!!!!)
For the time being, meet the mother-to-be:
Still tiny mother-of-millions plants that had a growth spurt after the move (maybe because it’s warmer now). The one on the top-right is winning. These plants will produce little “plantlets” that fall off to produce more plants. Probably why they are considered a weed in some parts but in my living room I cheer them on.
February 7, 2008 at 10:38 am · Filed under Mundane
I enjoyed buying groceries, cleaning, doing laundry. I baked sour cream-maple bread and it turned out a bit crumbly, but moist and not too sweet. I picked out a book to read while eating soup and then I went to bed at 9pm. All done without the hot breath of guilt on my neck.
I slept 10 hours and woke up with a sore throat. A mix of feeling quite better and a lot worse. I went for a run to shake out a cold possibly coming along. Then I went to a job interview and the fact that I stayed engaged despite drowsiness and sore throat and even had ideas firing off in my head told me that it would potentially be a good position for me.
I came home and read again, enjoying Nabokov as I did before. His descriptions of things are still so satisfying. Then I slept more and more. I think I might be able to avoid that cold. And after a taste of freedom, I must return to the thesis and work on my defense presentation.
I I I I I
am feeling too self-absorbed and am looking forward to seeing girlfriends next week as they make me laugh so hard that I can’t think about myself for very long.
January 10, 2008 at 4:08 pm · Filed under Mundane
I didn’t explode but what did I do?
- rushed to finish work before going home for the holidays
- got really sick on my final day in Vancouver and in fever flew home under a pile of airplane blankets and parka
- saw much missed family and friends
- drove to Humboldt, SK for a bitingly cold but beautiful white and shimmery day and a short night to see my grandmother
- finished my thesis draft
- ate some delicious meals made by my sister
- went to two CrossFit classes with Kim
- basked in excitement and anticipation of Kim’s upcoming wedding with the arrival of bridesmaid dresses and a wedding shower
- got a new pair of running shoes and the Nike + iPod Sport Kit to jog into the new year with (it’s been great and motivational to track my runs)
- came back to Vancouver before the new year and spent the eve on the couch
- to wake up the next morning and have a super productive day
- started karate practice again and I think my kata is getting a little better
- watched a lot of Buffy
- found a Book Off in Vancouver and felt like I was in Japan again
- bought a textbook in intermediate Japanese, 星の王子さま (the Little Prince), and Murakami’s first book, 風の歌を聴け (Hear the Wind Sing) to motivate a return to my Japanese studies
Among other things, this is what I am remembering for now.
Why have I not been writing? I don’t really know.
But I have some ideas. There is so much that I want to do, that I need to be doing now that when I come to this Box, I feel like I can’t justify the time to write something. I’m also in a period of transition; I’m trying to ground myself and days are flying by. All the little things that I might comment on here slip away as I rush to the next thought of how I must proceed.
How am I proceeding?
- This week I have finally started to really truly get my hands dirty in the job searching process.
- I am finishing up my work at UBC from last fall so that by next week I can concentrate 60% on thesis revisions
- The other 40% will go towards a conference submission due early February and applying for jobs
- Break time involves karate, studying Japanese, testing my cooking skills, trying to get out more than in the fall, and watching the final season of the Buffy series
And…I should probably be writing more. I will try. And taking pictures.
But for now, back to work.
September 18, 2007 at 8:36 am · Filed under Mundane, Travels
Moving involves a series of things that are done for the last time. These are everyday things that will obtain new context and method in their transfer to the new place.
I notice myself ignoring the last minutes of things I enjoy. I focus on noting the last time I must do a less enjoyable task such as cleaning the floor drain in my washroom or wiping up water trapped in the tight space between my kitchen sink faucet and the wall.
They will come and take my Internet soon. I might write before leaving Japan. I might not. So if not – goodbye for now.
July 30, 2007 at 1:05 am · Filed under Mundane
This is my spider friend:
I think I told you about him. I’m trying to learn that spiders are good because they balance out insect ecosystems in homes. So he lives. Every morning for the past week he has come out of hiding while I get ready for work. He crawls along the same path on the wall over my desk. Hangs out by the keyboard for a bit and then some days makes it to the curtains. My questions:
What does he think of me and does he see me mostly or hear me?
What should his name be?
Why do I assume it is a male spider?
Will he grow?
Where does he go when I cannot see him?
While I am here – how is everyone in Vancouver doing with the trash deal? Is it…a bad situation?
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