enerally, I try to be a nice person. I even try to be polite to telesales people – it’s not their fault they have an irritating job to do, and they’re being paid a pittance to do it. But I’m afraid I fail when it comes to Sky TV telesales. They call me at least…
oastmasters tonight, and my fifth prepared speech, which means I’m half way through the first qualification, “The Competent Communicator”. Each speech is supposed to focus on a particular skill, and tonight’s was on using body language. I was instructed to pick a topic that would let me use lots of body language while talking, so…
ad dinner last night at a Vietnamese restaurant in Fendalton with a few of the women from Toastmasters. Our original plan had been to grab a quick dinner then go to a movie, but the conversation (and the meal – seriously good food) turned out to be much too enjoyable to rush, so we cancelled…
Lytteltonwitch asked if my mosaic was going to be a cat. No, just a random swirly pattern, but if you squint your eyes the right way it might be a cat’s tail… It may look complete, but actually I didn’t have enough of the yellow tiles to finish the sides: Plus of course it still…
r rather, it just saved my soul from being saved, which is even better in my book. As is usual on a Saturday morning, I’ve got on some very loud music while I clean the house – this morning’s choice is Aerosmith. And I just had a visit from some Jehovah’s Witnesses. They were starting…
etzirah said, in response to my anxieties about the community archiving course, “All you have to do is ask a few questions and let people talk. They will. You learn. Win win!” And she was absolutely right. I spent the first couple of hours just listening, then I started asking questions, and was rewarded with…
As promised, photo of the work in progress: Gotta go now, need to get to the airport (flying up to Wellington for the day always seems like such a good idea – after all it’s just a 40 minute flight, hardly any time at all. Until you add on check-in time, and getting to and…
ou know how I keep saying I have too many hobbies? And that I really really don’t need any more, especially of the crafty variety that involve a large investment in tools and material (not to mention time)? And that I’m really really really going to stick to just quilting and cross-stitch and lace making…
ery weird dream last night. I was walking with a group of people (no idea who, but it seemed very important to me that I impress them). They were talking about how wooden spoons are made, and that it’s necessary to heat-temper the wood that’s used to make them (yes, I know that makes no…
t alternately irritates and amuses me that the locks on the toilet stalls at work have the brand name “Axess”. Irritates because wanting a trademarkable word is no excuse for mangling spelling like that, and amuses because it sounds like something used to describe a character in a Victorian melodrama, some sort of deranged…