elainegrey

Happy things!

I have four lovely plants from a fancy nursery that i was able to pick out myself:

* a thornless Opuntia, the type cactus that provides nopales and prickly pears
* an ostrich fern, which is a reliably considered edible fern (I have Southern Lady Fern growing wild which is also considered edible in some articles. Maybe i'll try them after trying ostrich fern.)
* a swamp milkweed (because why not)
* and an Indian Pink selection, which is a red and yellow native flower that should agreeably mix in with the eastern columbines.

I have a CPAP ordered, and they accepted a prescription written on their competitor's form.

Lunch was a salad with lettuce, spinach, lemon balm, and arugla from the garden, rose petals from the incredibly scented rose, plus strawberries, pecans, and asiago cheese.

It's a gorgeous day, i should go walk.

Not so happy:
( Just to get it off my chest )

I know some of you are Wikipedians. I'm not sure if you'd be interested in becoming a Wikipedian in residence but http://hangingtogether.org/?p=1623 lists an interesting three month gig with requirements (librarian, archivist, museum specialist wanted; masters degree; archival collection research) https://jobs-oclc.icims.com/jobs/2081/job

Speaking of work, the past few days were like lancing a boil. I still think we're in for a rough ride ahead, but at least it's being discussed. After binging on the donuts yesterday, i think i'm ready to find my even keel again.

I've become fascinated with the idea of owning a LiveScribe pen. Discovering one could print the "dot paper" instead of having to buy the special paper pushed the attractiveness into a realm where i could take action. EBay has record of the device selling for half the Amazon retail price, so i'll just see if i can acquire one that way.

Christine and i read an article about the working conditions in online shipping warehouses. I don't think i've quite reached the moral certainty that i'm boycotting my massive mail order suppliers, but i'm thinking twice about how i acquire things. (Christine had to remind me a couple days ago of our resolution, though.) There are a few products i use that are hard to acquire locally, and i'm not yet moved to find another solution. But books? I believe Powells must have a different warehouse culture, so i'm OK acquiring books online from them. Etsy and eBay remain fair sources. Honestly, buying used housewares on eBay really does seem to be the best way for me to meet some of my desires. I am trying to limit how many plastic things we buy, as well, and i recently bought a fabulous stainless steel tea tray from eBay for less than ten dollars.

Today is the first day since ... March 16th? ... that i have a "normal" workday ahead of me. I happily spent some time during my layover in Dallas sorting through a bunch of work reminders, but i haven't really had much follow up time.

Back to resolutions and trying to take care of my whole self.