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New Year's Resolutions Update
It's really, really hard to actually keep to the resolutions when all of the supposedly easy things aren't easy. *pouts*
My plans for the month of January were to either start volunteering or go to a cooking class. Would you believe they're dang hard to find information on?
Volunteering: Thought about volunteering at the hospital. The page that lists the opportunities they have available? Not working. (Then I realized that the hospital may not be the best place to volunteer given they keep trying to kill people with staph infections.) Then thought about the animal shelter. But our local shelter is bare bones and trying to contact anyone is impossible. Then realized...hey, we have a volunteer center! Except they don't have a website, and trying to call during the day is hard. Grrrrr. I will call them in the next week, though. The one good thing about volunteering is, if I *start* it this month, that counts as a resolution kept.
Cooking Class: Community colleges have some. But the ones in my town are bogus cooking classes. I'm not going in for cake decorating, thanks. I wanted to take a class through one of the local stores that specializes, like Extra Ingredient or Williams-Sonoma. I've emailed Extra Ingredient (no reply yet) and checked the Williams-Sonoma class schedule. First off, W-S offers classes on Sundays. This is doable. But they offer 2-3 classes a month, and the next class is chili. We just had a freaking chili cook-off at work. I don't want to learn about chili. The one after that is stock, the one after that is soup. February 24 is the first actual class that has something I want to learn (one pot dishes), but racing has started by then. And seriously, that's February! (I really want to take a knife skills class, like![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
clari_clyde took. Lord that sounds fun.)
Heck, yesterday I checked the times on my back-ups (Biltmore House and Childress Wineries) to see when they're open. Childress is something I need to do with one of my wine-loving coworkers (and planning will have to be WAY ahead on that). I do have at least one coworker who's dying to go, though. Biltmore is something that's better suited to spring, when things start blooming. But the house is really, really awesome. (I just love the gardens, too. Oh, the conundrum!) But really, at this point, I started getting so worried about getting something done (and because I looked at my calendar and realized that this Saturday I couldn't do anything due to plans, next weekend could go either way, and the last weekend in the month is the Rolex 24, which I can't miss...my month is disappearing!), I emailedbubblesbrnaid yesterday to see if she wanted to go to Biltmore on Sunday. When it's supposed to be in the low 40s with possible rain or snow. *g* (Hey, I don't do cold. It's commitment to see me trying to go out in cold.)
I thought about just caving for the month and going with crocheting, but really, I want to start that at the beginning of a month when I need to recover financially. I'm anticipating that being a fall thing. Or late summer. Right now isn't a good time.
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NASCAR Drivers Need To Zip Up
Dear NASCAR drivers:
If you are single and looking to get some, may I make a suggestion or five?
1. Pick an unmarried woman. Definitely pick an unmarried woman who isn't looking to move up the food chain from her not so successful husband to a NASCAR star. She's already a gold-digger and not worth the time...but getting sued because her husband is pissed isn't a good thing.
2. Pick a girlfriend that knows how to set her MySpace to private. Because while I don't care if they put up lots of pictures of themselves drinking and dancing on tables (since most you guys have plenty of pictures out there of you drinking), it's just going to get them grief in the end from fans. Protect them from themselves. Especially if they're under 21 and you have a beer sponsor.
3. Don't start dating the biggest bitch in town. Townfolk tend to talk. And they know how to use the internet here in the South.
4. Have some pride and stop sleeping with everything that moves "just because". Look, you're not owed sex just because you give time to the fans and the sport. Get some discernment and discretion. Yeah, they're two big words. Look them up. Actually take the time to learn the woman's last name and sexual history (like whether she's clean) before jumping in the sack. A great rack doesn't make a great lay. And don't parade the women around like no one knows who you are. They know who you are, they're making note, and they're posting the stuff on the internet. Including pictures. (And guys, even if you are discrete, have the sense to be discreet and smart. Pit lizards are going to brag. It's what they do. It'll get out if you're banging someone's wife and the husband will get pissed.)
It's really, really hard to actually keep to the resolutions when all of the supposedly easy things aren't easy. *pouts*
My plans for the month of January were to either start volunteering or go to a cooking class. Would you believe they're dang hard to find information on?
Volunteering: Thought about volunteering at the hospital. The page that lists the opportunities they have available? Not working. (Then I realized that the hospital may not be the best place to volunteer given they keep trying to kill people with staph infections.) Then thought about the animal shelter. But our local shelter is bare bones and trying to contact anyone is impossible. Then realized...hey, we have a volunteer center! Except they don't have a website, and trying to call during the day is hard. Grrrrr. I will call them in the next week, though. The one good thing about volunteering is, if I *start* it this month, that counts as a resolution kept.
Cooking Class: Community colleges have some. But the ones in my town are bogus cooking classes. I'm not going in for cake decorating, thanks. I wanted to take a class through one of the local stores that specializes, like Extra Ingredient or Williams-Sonoma. I've emailed Extra Ingredient (no reply yet) and checked the Williams-Sonoma class schedule. First off, W-S offers classes on Sundays. This is doable. But they offer 2-3 classes a month, and the next class is chili. We just had a freaking chili cook-off at work. I don't want to learn about chili. The one after that is stock, the one after that is soup. February 24 is the first actual class that has something I want to learn (one pot dishes), but racing has started by then. And seriously, that's February! (I really want to take a knife skills class, like
clari_clyde took. Lord that sounds fun.)Heck, yesterday I checked the times on my back-ups (Biltmore House and Childress Wineries) to see when they're open. Childress is something I need to do with one of my wine-loving coworkers (and planning will have to be WAY ahead on that). I do have at least one coworker who's dying to go, though. Biltmore is something that's better suited to spring, when things start blooming. But the house is really, really awesome. (I just love the gardens, too. Oh, the conundrum!) But really, at this point, I started getting so worried about getting something done (and because I looked at my calendar and realized that this Saturday I couldn't do anything due to plans, next weekend could go either way, and the last weekend in the month is the Rolex 24, which I can't miss...my month is disappearing!), I emailed
bubblesbrnaid yesterday to see if she wanted to go to Biltmore on Sunday. When it's supposed to be in the low 40s with possible rain or snow. *g* (Hey, I don't do cold. It's commitment to see me trying to go out in cold.)I thought about just caving for the month and going with crocheting, but really, I want to start that at the beginning of a month when I need to recover financially. I'm anticipating that being a fall thing. Or late summer. Right now isn't a good time.
***
NASCAR Drivers Need To Zip Up
Dear NASCAR drivers:
If you are single and looking to get some, may I make a suggestion or five?
1. Pick an unmarried woman. Definitely pick an unmarried woman who isn't looking to move up the food chain from her not so successful husband to a NASCAR star. She's already a gold-digger and not worth the time...but getting sued because her husband is pissed isn't a good thing.
2. Pick a girlfriend that knows how to set her MySpace to private. Because while I don't care if they put up lots of pictures of themselves drinking and dancing on tables (since most you guys have plenty of pictures out there of you drinking), it's just going to get them grief in the end from fans. Protect them from themselves. Especially if they're under 21 and you have a beer sponsor.
3. Don't start dating the biggest bitch in town. Townfolk tend to talk. And they know how to use the internet here in the South.
4. Have some pride and stop sleeping with everything that moves "just because". Look, you're not owed sex just because you give time to the fans and the sport. Get some discernment and discretion. Yeah, they're two big words. Look them up. Actually take the time to learn the woman's last name and sexual history (like whether she's clean) before jumping in the sack. A great rack doesn't make a great lay. And don't parade the women around like no one knows who you are. They know who you are, they're making note, and they're posting the stuff on the internet. Including pictures. (And guys, even if you are discrete, have the sense to be discreet and smart. Pit lizards are going to brag. It's what they do. It'll get out if you're banging someone's wife and the husband will get pissed.)
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