Great! Its raining inside! Just kidding, no I have not lost my humor, if I do I might as well lay down on the ground and feed the worms.... Its nice and warm as I hit the door and revolves me into that warm, old, comfy smell of book bindings and yellowed pages. Lights around the edges of the main room show a central desk setup for the staff. Four high desks with two women standing. One is reading from a card file and the other is cleaning a set of cheaters with the corner hem of her cardigan and looking at me past her eyebrows. I guess she isn't fond of the wet cats walking through her front door. If it wasn't for the smell of cream in those bookshelves and the chance of getting out of the brain smashing rain…. Hell. I have something to find. And find it I will, even with the handmaiden of cat hell standing over my shoulder.
I said the day before yesterday that I would work on the engagement video. I tried! Really. I had it all set and speeded up and found out that the darn thing was over time for uploading. So I have to start over from scratch. I think I am going to try a slow speed clip version then a fast one after that. Its easier to do that slow than the fast. I will do that tomorrow evening as I hope to get off on time that day. Today was a multiple item day. Look for furniture, look for equipment that needs to be disposed of, make lists and locations of that equipment, find out what is on the rolls and what is not, get new climbing boots even though we have not had refresher raining we know how to climb, back to the property search and clear. I have to charge my camera battery up here in a minute.
I went and found a few shots that I wanted to see if they could be skewed to a wide view look. Some came out good some meh. I am going to do a few more before posting them below. Oh! If I can get off on time tomorrow I may pop down and get a set of shots I have wanted to do for a while. Its supposed to be blowing like mad tonight and tomorrow but I have hopes it will die down by the time I get off work. I can go into town and set up my tripod and shoot off 50 or so shots and get on home. Its a goal. A short term goal.
Be The Ball.
Bee The Balloon.
Whack It Out Of The Park.
Over The Top.
IS O TOPE S
That was fun.
So various things I was interested in today.
Snow… and why most people can't handle it. Mainly they have their heads so far into the nether regions of their anatomy that they can't see that all that's needed is patience and the reminder that there are other people also who exist. Slow down. Slow down… slow down more. Even if you live in the South you should be prepared to deal with it. I've lived in Utah, Nevada, ( lots of snow ),California, Mississippi ( no snow ) ect… if you take it slow and get a few alternate courses lined out ( hopefully will few hills ) you shouldn't have a problem.
If you can't beat them with knowledge baffle them with Bull Snickers…
I am handy at home. I do not like to be. I have fixed dryers and dishwashers and electrical. I've run my own lights and done minor plumbing. I will call an expert in for serious jobs or where I do not have the tools and the cost of buying them is prohibitive. Oh and I can build a darn house if I had the need. I learned that in 7th grade! I do not think upgrading your home to the point that the market will never let you see any of that money return. I'd rather just move on and sell the house to someone else who would rather pay a low price and get older appliances and fixtures.
And after my rant on people who are too centered on themselves and do not think anyone else is “real”, just props in their travels here are people who see other people and take steps according to their ability to see to it that those aforementioned people are helped. Every little bit counts. I'm not saying stop on the corner for that guy who’s panhandling for money that is wearing the brand new Jordans ( yes I stupidly gave money to such then saw that the next day he was coming out of a very nice house across the road !!). Most are rip offs… some are real. Its better to donate to the local Christian charity or homeless shelter. There your money will be used hopefully well.
Do what you can do. Give thanks for what you have. Be nice. Dance like a Russian Dervish! Or leap around with the tigers.
