Paper Whiskers

currents on a Wednesday morning

(photo taken this past weekend - Eric was helping Will go down the slide)

listening: Owl City's Bright and Beautiful album; it's perfect for listening to at work; very peaceful

eating: late breakfast of TLC blackberry cereal bars

drinking: water

wearing: argyle sweater shirt, grey pants, black Born shoes

feeling: tired

weather: It's starting to get cooler again. Summer is officially over, I guess. They are even predicting first frost tonight.

wanting: hot cocoa - it's time to lay in a stash of cocoa and tea packets for my office drawer

needing:  shoes to wear with tan slacks - I don't know what the fashion rules say, but I'm fairly sure I shouldn't wear black shoes with them. Need to do some research and find a pair. I need to go clothes shopping in general. Need a few more fall/winter pieces; and even more urgently, a dress for an October wedding I'm attending.

thinking: I really hate clothes shopping; I'm not looking forward to dress shopping.

enjoying: a quiet office

watching: season 3 of Castle

anticipating: all the new premieres during the next few weeks; most especially Hawaii Five-O, as they ended on a major cliffhanger last season

currents on a Friday afternoon

eating: Halloween candy from the front desk candy jar - (yes, Halloween has already arrived-crazy!)

drinking: water

wearing: red top (cut a little too low); tan slacks; hair in ponytail

feeling: sad

weather: it's a beautiful day outside today

wanting: to be independently wealthy - I know it won't solve all my problems, but it would make life a lot easier in many respects

needing: a shoulder rest attachment for my phone  :P

thinking: about visiting London again. This post by Shimelle Laine brought up all those feelings I have about that city. Even though I was only there for a few days, it had a huge impact on me.

enjoying:  the weather - it's just so nice!

anticipating: doing make and takes (quick little scrapbooking projects using new products) at my local scrapbook store tomorrow

currents on a Thursday morning

eating: a lemon zest Luna bar

drinking: water

wearing: blue shirt, grey pants

feeling: tired - I was up way too late last night

weather: it's pretty outside this morning, and it was a little cool when I came into work - finally a break from the incessant heat!

wanting: to have the afternoon off. Why is it I always think of cool projects at the very last minute, when there is no time to do them?!?

needing: a haircut - need to chop off some inches :)

thinking: I'm trying to decide whether to keep up with the ongoing scrapbook projects I'm doing. I have a lot of days where I wonder if Project Life is just feeding my packrat tendencies. Although, honestly, when I really think about it, I tend to think it's helping instead. If I focus on collecting a few bits and pieces as the week goes on, then I'm throwing away everything else. Aside from that though, is the fact that I've done so many of these types of projects that the actual execution is growing a little stale. Or maybe I'm just annoyed at getting behind and now my printer isn't printing as well (have to print almost every day to keep it in top shape, apparently). Heh.

enjoying: family email conversations

wondering: when I'll get to see Captain America - I'm not so keen on the WWII stuff, but I am very interested to see the modern scenes and the tag scene after the credits; I'm also trying to figure out where White Collar is going this season. The writers/creators/etc. mishandled the Nazi loot topic, and never really came back from that. I'm really hoping that there is some kind of long con involved that will explain a few things and tie the season together.

loving: vampire tv shows - I'm not a fan of the really violent stuff, but Eric and I just mainlined seasons 1 and 2 of The Vampire Diaries and we are completely hooked. The new season doesn't start until late September, so now we're watching Moonlight (a very good show canceled before it's time). We may or may not keep going with Buffy/Angel after that. ;)

currents

drinking: water

wearing: tan pants, green top, black strappy sandals, hair in boring ponytail because it's just too hot/humid to leave down

feeling: good about working out a small work thing this morning

weather: sunny, hot, humid, windy - I'm so glad I finished errand running last night; I shouldn't need to do any running around today

wanting: a new lens for my big camera; the autofocus is shot, and I really should get a better one than the kit lens anyway. I've had my eye on this Tamron one for a few years (pricey, but worth it!): 28-75mm f/2.8 lens

enjoying: messing around with an old laptop I bought from work - I love dinking around with programs and settings, getting things just right

wondering: how Trent's visit will go. I know he's looking forward to it, but I still wonder what he'll think.

loving: my crazy cats - I want to figure out a better lighting situation somewhere in the apartment, so I can get some good photos of them - it's been awhile

wishing: for more willpower/motivation in certain areas of my life - It'd be nice if that was something you could learn.

currents

photo taken in Green Square Park on Saturday

 

This is something I've seen on several blogs, most notably on Tina Aszmus'.

I like the quick and simple nature of making a list like this, and the way each word has so many different ways to interpret it.

 

listening: quiet office, voices from other offices

eating: strawberry yoghurt w/granola

drinking: water

wearing: green & grey striped shirt, black pants, black sandals, cat hair

feeling: little bored, little tired – time to take a quick walk around the office

weather: cloudy

wanting: a few months off to devote to homekeeping

needing: a lumbar pillow for my desk chair

thinking: about seeing Catherine again, hopefully tonight when Eric is off work

enjoying: the quiet office

wondering: if Sally & John will be using a nickname for Catherine