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hookedoncoffee
23 September 2011 @ 05:56 am
Facebook is going through some massive changes, which leads me to believe that maybe Mark Zuckerberg has finally hit puberty. Some of the changes can be managed easily and some cannot, and it has started an exodus en masse of many of my friends, which pisses me off to no end. I don't really think Mark can help himself; he may have a touch of OCD.

In other news, I'm almost up to 12" on the body of my Wonderful Wallaby hoodie. I needed 16" before I can start the arms, then the hood, then I will be done! It's the largest piece I've knitted to-date, so I'm very proud and excited about that.

Almost done reading Knit One, Kill Two by  Maggie Sefton.

Okay, I've clicked off the italic button, and it's still giving me italics. MADDENING.


Maybe - ahh, there we are. Also, I called my old counselor at Community Network Services to see if I could get back into DBT skills class. He doesn't get back into the office until Monday, but I know Mark will call me back, because that's just the kind of guy he is --- dependable, and conscientious. I never finished the program before, and I think finishing it will help me much more.

That's all the news that's fit to print. :^)
 
 
Current Location: Family Room couch
Mood: crushedcrushed
 
 
hookedoncoffee
12 October 2010 @ 01:18 pm
 
 
Just a little while ago I returned from a "refresher" piano lesson that I didn't even have to pay for. It was given to me by the pastor of our sister church, and when I offered to pay him (twice) he declined, so I'll have to do something or make something for him instead. Now that's exciting.

He's teaching me Linus and Lucy from The Peanuts Christmas, and Thanksgiving from George Winston's December album. I'm also learning arpeggios, which I never learned in all the years I studied.  Pastor Maddox said it would help me spot the key of any piece faster and therefore be a better sight reader.

I'm so grateful. I have so many people who love and care for me. And God, who loves and accepts me unconditionally. To Him be the glory forever.
 
 
Mood: gratefulgrateful
 
 
 
hookedoncoffee
10 October 2010 @ 07:41 am




Supposedly it  happens only 12 times every 1,000 years, so happy 10-10-10!

Oh - and GOOOOOOo Spartans!!!!
 
 
Mood: chipperchipper
 
 
hookedoncoffee
[b]People Love That You're Kind and Compassionate[/b]

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You're the kind of gal or guy who really enjoys putting other people first. You enjoy pitching in and making a difference.
Your heart really goes out to anyone in need. In fact, it's difficult for you to turn your back on someone who's struggling.

As long as you have friends who don't take advantage of you, your empathy is only a good thing.
If there were more people in the world like you, you wouldn't feel like you have to look out for everyone.

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[url=http://www.blogthings.com]Blogthings: We'll Tell You The Truth... Someone Has To![/url]       
 
 
Mood: gigglygiggly
 
 
 
hookedoncoffee
07 June 2010 @ 10:17 am
Do you like your birth name? If you had the opportunity to change it, would you? What new name would you choose?

I like my name. It took me a long time to like it though. I don't really like Chris. I like Chrissy, like my nephews and nieces call me, or Christina, but Chris is too - androgenous, I guess. If I sign emails to strangers with Chris, how are they to know whether I'm a male or female? My mother wanted to name me Christine Marie, But my father wanted Christina Maria Stachura, and he won out. :) I'm glad, because I love symmetry in my life. It sounds so lyrical.

When I pick names for characters, I often lean towards Ruby. Hmmm. So, if I had to choose another name for myself, I think I would be a Ruby. What about you? Are you happy with your given name?
 
 
Current Location: sitting next to the sleeping Lucy
Mood: cheerfulcheerful
Music: listening to The Doctors in the background
 
 
 
hookedoncoffee
26 May 2010 @ 02:58 pm
Hey all! Lucy was spayed on Monday and is recovering nicely. She has to wear an Elizabethan (cone) collar to keep her from licking or chewing at the surgery site, which she really stressed about at first, but seems to have accepted now. She can eat and drink with it on, and when I take her out to relieve herself I don't have to worry about her rolling around in the grass and getting the area on her abdomen dirty.

She has to stay quiet and calm for a week, which is hard for her (and me!).  It means no walks for us until next Monday, because they are energy-filled for us.

Anyway, I'm a happy owner of a dog who no longer has a 90% chance of getting breast cancer. Phew! Spay, people. Neuter. It's important.

Peace, out.

 
 
Mood: goodgood
 
 
 
hookedoncoffee
Yep. I did. I enrolled in school to be a veterinary assistant. It's usually a two-year degree, but since it's self-paced, my adviser said she's known people who've completed it in as little as six months! My textbooks should arrive here within the week, and I can pay it off at $35.00 a month for as long as it takes, no interest, on raise in tuition fees, etc.How awesome is that?

Oh. And I'm knitting a throw for Lucy. Wellllll? If you know me, that shouldn't surprise you one bit, that a woman would knit a blanket for her dog. Heh.

Peace,
Christina
 
 
Mood: blissful
 
 
 
 
hookedoncoffee
26 April 2010 @ 08:22 pm
This is the best picture I could find online of what Lucy looks like. It's actually a Cairn terrier. Lucy is bigger, has a longer body, and one of her ears usually flops down, unless she's exceptionally alert, and then she looks as though she's going to fly. She's more silver than white, and has some black around her neck and bottom area, tan spots by her forehead and paws. :) She's gorgeous. Her hair is also much shorter, and wavier.

This is the larger picture. Ain't she sweet?


 
 
Mood: exhaustedexhausted
 
 
hookedoncoffee
01 April 2010 @ 11:53 am



I am only one,
but still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
but still I can do something,
and I will not refuse to do
the something I can do.
-Helen Keller

 
 
Current Location: home
Mood: pensivepensive