I'm generally out of my mind about Katy and dealing with the uselessness of lifelike things like (well, just name it, including arguments on a2k but also cooking and eating or cleaning or reading a stupid book), but I'm coming out of that part.
The pounding rain, thunderboomers, lightening flashes, all made me see her skirting around inside in aggravation or occasionally leaping short walls outside, trying to bark away the storm.
Of course I cried. She's still not here and I still can't stand it. But past that, it was a good memory. What a mix, sorrow and joy. I'm crying now, typing this.
But..
my computer was fine during all that. I lit it up again this morning and wasn't on the internet. Well, I'd just been through that about ten days ago, dealing with Century Link, where the first automated f.st. who makes me homicidal to hear said there was no outage; I pursued and some guy in India said there was. That took a bunch of hours back then and I didn't want to deal with it this morning.
Most of today, my internet connection has gone on and off and on and off, within seconds, over and over, and I saved myself the whole process of connecting to the Company and just waited.
Just now, everything is all snappy, the computer just as fast.
That brings a small smile.
@Debacle,
And we STILL won't be able to get ourselves up out of those chairs!
@ossobuco,
I am happy you can raise even a small one.
@dlowan,
Quote:And we STILL won't be able to get ourselves up out of those chairs!
Aye, good job we got the nappies.
@tsarstepan,
Wonderful photo, tsar. It brings to mind something I read about the first astronauts seeing Earth from the depths of space. Seeing it floating, small, blue and beautiful, they asked "Is it inhabited?" and they laughed. And then, they didn't laugh. So wrote Archibald Macleish.
Here's something else about living with your head in the clouds.
http://www.ted.com/talks/gavin_pretor_pinney_cloudy_with_a_chance_of_joy.html
@tsarstepan,
tsar, I had to schlep out to Queens for some kind of examination. When I saw the Manhattan skyline as we were coming over the bridge, tears welled up in my eyes. (I'm such a softy.) Living in it is one thing. Seeing the overallness of it is quite another. Thanks for this photo.
@Roberta,
Roberta! Upon hearing my good news telling me to -
Quote:Relax. Go take a picture of a chicken.
Love it! Funniest thing I've ever been told!
@vonny,
Glad I could make you smile.
@Roberta,
Speaking of the big apple, here is what it would look like ensconced in the Grand Canyon.
@edgarblythe,
Cop out ed. Pretending to be an artist when you're at a ladies' coffee morning in the Parsonage.
@edgarblythe,
edgarblythe wrote:
Speaking of the big apple, here is what it would look like ensconced in the Grand Canyon.
I don't see the Empire State Bldg.
the sound of the ice cream truck ... half an hour late ... must be popular today
I've sent Set out hunting ...
@ehBeth,
What made me smile is seeing friends from the year 2000 online again after many years of not being in touch. I still to this day miss the old Abuzz forum so many of us met on.
@edgarblythe,
Ah, here you are, edgarblythe! Remember me, a blast from the past? Fun to see your photo here today. I'm still taking lots of photos these days and I am still stuck in Arizona.
@ossobuco,
And another smile comes your way from your old Crone friend today!
@cobalt,
cobalt!!!
Where the hell have you been these past dozen years? (You knew me on Abuzz as Merry Andrew and Andrew Mikel in the early days.)
Welcome!
@cobalt,
Hi, Cobalt, good to see you.
@cobalt,
Quote:and I am still stuck in Arizona.
That's handy. I gather you can roast beef there without contributing to global warming.
