June 3, 2015
9:51 p.m.

Oh boy, oh boy! We have had some sunshine mixed in with our rain the last few days, and it has done wonders for my mood. I have gotten to go outside and walk, slathered in sunscreen and soaking up the good old vitamin D. Ahhhh!

After Comic-Con, which was a blast, the kids stayed with us until Friday. Gosh, I love having kids in the house. It livens things up, forces me to be busier and just cheers my heart. their parents came to re-claim them Friday evening, we ate pizza and watched a movie, and away they went.

Boo. Can't wait until they come back.

It's been an interesting week so far. I had someone up on my roof, and the signs are not in my favor. I literally have a tin roof, apparently. A leaky tin roof. (Okay, it's probably aluminum, not tin, but that's not the point, is it? The point is, it's leaky.)

Anyway, if I win the lottery, I can probably repair my roof. Of course, in order to win, I have to remember to buy a lotto ticket. The drawing was tonight...uh...oops!

Hahahaha!

So I am supposed to be studying now, and I can't seem to get into the swing of it. I think I'll do better now that the weather is getting nicer, but, wow! I have got to get myself back into a regular routine. This being retired crap makes me a lazy girl!

Speaking of routines, I've got my days and nights mixed up again. Bedtime is not six in the morning! I'm worse than a newborn. Ha ha!
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10:15 p.m.

Sometimes I want to vent here--and I do seem to see a lot of bellyaching when I look back at old posts-- but mostly I want everyone to think I have a calm and happy life. Much of the time I do, but it's not realistic to think that I, or anyone else, have perfect lives.

You--if you read my posts at all--have recently read of my depression, stress and frustration, mostly due to rain, rain rain, and leaky roof, cloudy skies, etc. I'm a colossal bore. Sorry.

So, flip side! Back to studies, and although I'm getting off to a slow start, I'm really glad to be back at it, and hope it will help me get a job soon.

My family is having a reunion next month, and I am so excited! I will get to see people I haven't seen for at least ten years, and some of them for much longer than that! I have to say that Facebook has made this even more exciting for me, because I have gotten to "know" some of the family through posts and pictures, and I look forward to getting to see them in person.

Because of the reunion, I actually started to fiddle around with making a family tree and looking up my ancestors. It's pretty interesting.

I'm planning to get back to jewelry-making, because I might have to opportunity to show some of my work while I'm home on vacation.

I started writing again (besides this blog, I mean) and hopefully I will finish what I've been working on by summer's end. I'm considering self-publishing, and I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any experiences with it that they'd share with me.

I've decided that the next form I have to fill out, when it asks "sex" I'm going to say, "Yes, please."

Uh...perhaps I should say..."maybe"?

Yeah, that's probably a better answer. You know, just in case.

So, sunshine and things are looking up.
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10:55 p.m.

Confession: I binge-watched "American Horror Story" this past week. Zoiks!

Netflix is so cool, don't you think? I am endlessly saying that I'd like to watch this or that, and then before I know it, half the season has passed by and I haven't even given it a shot.

So after four years of "I really want to watch that show, I watched three seasons in just a few days. Now, I  know that the fourth season is done, but it's not on Netflix or on Hulu yet, which means--oh, drat!--I have to wait!! Now I'm sad.

But let me tell you what I like about "American Horror Story". One season equals one story. No cliffhangers until the next season, the story has been told. I find that refreshing and fun, like reading short stories instead of a long, continuing saga.

To be fair, I have nothing against long continuing sagas. I have read all of The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, and I did it book by book. Talk about waiting...and waiting...and waiting. Not to mention that in between the third and fourth books he got hit by a van and was seriously injured, leading me--and no doubt thousands of other readers--wondering if we would ever find out what happened next. Thankfully, he recovered and has kept me reading happily ever since!

(Spoiler Alert: His latest book came out yesterday! Go buy it! Finders Keepers.)

I have also read all the Game of Thrones books, and I'm impatiently awaiting the next one. I watch the series, as well. Cliffhangers.

Which is why I like a show that tells its story in a season and starts a new one the next: I have to wait for the next season, but I don't have to wonder what's going to happen next, because it's over and done. Like a short story or novella, you can drink it all in, relish your satisfaction, and go on to the next thing with no lingering worries or doubts. And that's good, because you'll need the extra time to worry about  Game of Thrones, or maybe "The Walking Dead".
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Well, happy watching and reading, people. I'm out for now.

Good night!