Frustrating morning but NO emotional eating - woohoo!

Sunday, April 27, 2008

I needed to take photos of my artwork, to send to my professor (from last summer's class, I've been procrastinating). I put the expanded memory into the digital camera, and it wouldn't turn on. I changed the batteries. It wouldn't turn on. I took the memory card out. Camera turned on briefly, took a few photos, and then froze. Off. Wouldn't turn on, wouldn't pretend it was alive. Dead camera.

My film camera needs a new battery. My camera with the special macro lens for photographing artwork also needs a new battery.

I went to Office Max, and gave up and just bought a new (but VERY cool) digital camera, with extra memory, has a built in macro capability, 5x zoom, etc etc. That was $200 I hadn't planned to spend. On the other hand, now I won't need batteries for the other two film cameras. I won't have to buy film or pay for developing. Which is all good for the upcoming trip, and trips in the future.

And the camera took GREAT pics of the artwork, and was fabulous for the details. (How many digital cameras can take clear pics from just a few inches away?)

The other good news is that I wasn't even tempted to eat!!!!!!!!!

A year or two ago, this would have been a reason to go for some chocolate ice cream.

Today, I dealt with the problem, solved it, did the work, and ate healthful stuff.

WHAT an accomplishment!!!!!!!!!!!

  

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JUDGEJOYCE 5/7/2008 8:43PM

And I bet that felt good!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

My back is stopping my Carnival

Friday, April 25, 2008

I love Carnival! But my back is out, due to wearing the orthopedic bootie and being uneven all the time. So I'm on a heating pad, and doing my back stretches, and haven gone to a single Carnival event!!!!!!

But DH was wonderful and brought me a shrimp roti from Food Fair.

We missed J'ouvert on Thursday morning. I guess we'll watch the parade on TV. And I can sit to watch the fireworks. So I guess that will be the plan.

  

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ASTROS_FAN 4/26/2008 9:14PM

I'm sorry you'e missing some of the events! i feel your pain....really, I do.... Report Inappropriate Comment

Rain Don't Stop De Carnival

Monday, April 14, 2008

It's raining. It's pouring. We need the rain, the island is turning brown.

But it's Carnival, baby. Everyone is out and about, building the booths at the Carnival Village or getting their costumes ready for the parade or practicing steel pan music or going to the cultural shows and music all night long.

So rain don't stop de Carnival. Carnival goes on.

I'm looking forward to next week, when we have J'ouvert (early morning road march), Food Fair (for my shrimp roti), the parades, and fireworks on Saturday night. Oh, and of course being out of school since this is our Carnival break!

We be jammin'!

  

Fire at the landfill - across the street from school

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

This is the view from outside the front office at school, looking south.

We got a day off.

Even better, there were no injuries reported from the explosion at the dump.

  

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DANDELIONESS 4/12/2008 8:06PM

Whoa. Is the school safe? Report Inappropriate Comment

April Step Log

Thursday, April 03, 2008

4/1 - 5049 steps
4/2 - 6913
4/3 - 4740
4/4 - 5732
4/5 - 5538
4/6 - 3835
4/7 - 6379
4/8 - 2859 (wardrobe malfunction!)
4/9 - 4484
4/10 - 3709
4/11 - 5432
4/12 - 5479
4/13 - 3867
4/14 - 5740
4/15 - 5827
4/16 - 8308
4/17 - 10,047!
4/18 - 10,227!
4/19 - 7432
4/20 - 5554
4/21 - 6354
4/22 - 3175
4/23 - 2920
4/24 - App 2500 (need new battery for pedometer)
4/25 - 2500?
4/26 - 2853
4/27 - 4890
4/28 - 7378
4/29 - 5356
4/30 - 8644