iMac

I got a new iMac.  I'm trying to love it but it's an adjustment.  And the internet is sooo slow on it which they tell me is due to my connection but that really doesn't make any sense cause my Dell was fast and my mom's computer is fast on the same DSL connection.  And I can't check my hotmail on this computer cause apparently mac and msn don't want to talk to each other - this is a newer issue that mac is starting to hear from customers.  So, the thing is, that I paid waaay too much money for this computer to have it be so mediocre in some areas!  I'm a little frustrated.

Tales from the Ager

Jusitn needed new shoes and he had to go to a mall far from hom cause their BC Surf & Sport is bigger and thus way better than the one in our mall. So, we dropped him and his friend off on the way to my sisters house and said we'd pick them up on the way back. About 30 minutes after we got to her house Justin called and said he got his shoes and they were ready to go. Um, sorry, we just got here so you'll have to wait awhile - perhaps you can browse some more. (He had money to buy shirts but apparently the large, cool mall has no cool shirts.) We were taking entirely too long so they called his friend's mom to come get them. In the mean time they climbed onto the roof of the mall. The roof? Yes, the roof. Why would one do that you might wonder. I wondered that too and I still don't have a satisfactory answer. Is it just that I'm not a boy or I just wasn't ever adventurous in the same way? I swear this is why I have too many gray hairs. Teenagers do everything they can to age their parents which is why I shall refer to his escapades as Tales from the Ager. Sigh.

The View

One of the best things - no, make that the only good thing - about driving to seminary in the wee morning hours is that you really get a great look at the sky. For example, we've seen Venus and Saturn several times this year and you can bet your life I wouldn't drag my butt out of bed just to go out and see those planets so it's good that I'm up at unreasonable hours. Or more accurately, it's a good thing there's something great to see when I'm up that early.

This morning, though, was a perfect example. As I was driving Justin to seminary we were heading west and the full moon was just huge in the sky. It was a cool yellow color and was nestled perfectly in between two mountain peaks and it just looked awesome. Then on the way home, heading east, the sun was rising and the sky was a pretty orangy color fading into blue over the downtown cityscape. That's what I call the best of both worlds - the sunrise and moon (set?) over mountains and city. It was fabulous!

fiction

I have to write fiction! I can't do it. I've decided to write fiction that is based on a true story. My stories will be based on the adventures of my teenager. That gives me plenty of material to work with and I can embellish or change as needed and it will be fiction then. When I'm done you can tell me what you think.

drums

Justin got drums. And we signed him up for lessons today. I expect my hearing to be gone soon. Either that or my sanity. But maybe that's been gone for a long time anyway...

This is further proof that your parents listen to dumb things you say when you're a teenager ("I want my son to be a drummer") and wait until the right moment to grant your wishes. Except that they don't seem to realize (or care?) that you no longer wish it. Sigh. I guess I'll just have to do the same to him. It's only fair.

pet peeves

Two pet peeves today:

1 - It drives me up a wall when teachers give out assignments and make a huge deal out of grammar and spelling, etc. and their assignment is filled with typos! And it seems that the ones who are most worried about it ("I'll take off a point for every single error and they add up fast so pay attention!") are the worst offenders! One of my teachers gave such a statement and I had already found 3 typos in the paper. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally on the side of good grammar and typing and spelling but I also expect the same level of competence from my teachers as they do from me.

2 - In online classes you have to post to discussion boards and it takes a long time and I realize that most of us want to get done as quickly as possible but please at least pay attention to what you are typing. There is always at least one person who cannota tpye and doesnn't pay anyn atteniom which makes ir a loot hardet to read quicky and be dome. See what I mean? Grrr!

do not try this at home

So I made cinnamon rolls tonight for dinner and I had the glass pan on the stove while they finished raising. I turned the other burner on to boil some water. Well, actually, I didn't turn the other burner on, I turned the burner on that the glass pan of cinnamon rolls were sitting on. On high. My sister said she thought I was cooking the rolls and yep I was so she picked up the pan and it literally burst in her hands. There was glass everywhere. And cinnamon roll dough. Happily, and luckily, no one was hurt. Sadly, I was so looking forward to those rolls. They smelled and looked great. Now we're having pizza from Black Jack for dinner. It might be good but it's just not the same... So, the lesson here is that you should never put a glass pan on the stove top and turn it on. This is bad.