The Lobby

A few months ago, I began chatting online with some friends from all over the world. Mostly, the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US. I like to learn about other people and their countries, and to share a laugh or two. I enjoy getting away from my life for a few hours. Sometimes at work, I will discuss another coworker with my friend, and of course the other worker is not there to defend herself. Yesterday, on the chat site, a friend commented that she nearly shot herself in the foot opening a wine bottle and after several glasses, became outspoken. The other women made her apologize and she eventually left the lobby. After she had left, the women discussed not only her, but other women on the chat site. I will not participate in a discussion of other people online, no matter how I behave at work. It is unfair to discuss other people when they are not present to defend themselves. I will not be drawn in to the "Mean Girl" attitude, nor will I take sides. I seriously considered leaving the site, because of the 6 or so women who cannot get along.

A Color Delight

Learning the new Asus Tablet

As you know, my laptop was stolen off my dining room table. Yesterday, hubby brought home the replacement product, a stylish new Asus Transformer Prime Tablet. We adhered the zagg sheet to the tablet, set it in its new dock, and tried to figure out how to turn on the device. Yelling for help from our 17 year old daughter (who crawled out of her crib tech savvy), she accidently turned it on. Lordy! It must have 50 apps. Polaris Office, Netflix, My Books, My Music, Google Earth, Google Maps... I tried to get on to one of my favorite sites, but the server could not support it, so drove everyone on the site crazy by ringing the doorbell 15 times! Sheesh! Finally got into the site only to zoom myself into frontiers I've never explored before! Tablet tutorial, here I come!

Feb 29

Such Fun! A day that comes once every four years. Yesterday, I typed a b'day card at the flower shop for a gift going out today. "Happy 22nd Birthday!" I smile because this young lady is really 88 years old. I'm invited to a cyber party this evening to celebrate Leap Year Day. Wishing you a most enjoyable Leap Year Day!

No Peace of Mind

Perhaps one of the worse things about having not one, but two home invasions is the loss of peace of mind. Not only did the gang make off with two laptops, but took my sense of security. Arriving home from work and seeing the screen door askew, I didn't know if we had been targeted yet again. Yes, while I am grateful that it was minor really, only two laptops, I don't like the fall out. I lay in bed at night, wondering if this is the night they will try again. I am aggravated that my stories and photos are gone... Put out that my replacement tablet will not come in for another 2 days. That makes a week without my computer. Hubby spent hours securing serial numbers for the insurance, and making a spread sheet for other electronics.

Feelings

All the could haves, would haves, should haves, won't change that I did not back up my writing, so it is gone, like yesterday. We are now in the process of replacing the two stolen laptops. I read an email from a cousin who is having her 3rd cancer surgery and then faces radiation. Her sister has just been diagnosed with Parkinson's. Actions today can cause major storms in the future, so I am trying to cease and desist with the negative emotions. Feeling blue and sad...

Attitude

I like having a good up beat attitude, but maintaining one this week has been hard. On Monday, my dad bought my son's convertible which I was driving, to give to my niece. My brother called and whined that his daughter was using his car, so my dad thought it would be a fine idea to buy my convertible that my son let me drive and give it to my niece. I was online yesterday when other son came over with a little casket/box. His chinchilla had passed away. So today I had to bury Jiminy in the garden, with Jody his friend chinchilla who passed away in the fall. Last week Monday woke up to discover daughter's computer is missing and woke up this morning to find that my computer is missing. Deduced that someone came in the house and stole both computers. All my writing is on the computer that was stolen.