a little of this, a little of that ...

it occurs to me that two weeks plus one day is a little too long of a gap in writing on this here blog thing-y. problem is, there isn't much news that is fit to print! life is going well, nothing earth-shattering-ly great has happened, neither has anything horrible enough to rant about taken place. this is quite a conundrum for a blogger like me - someone who wants to have a purpose for a post (it can be a LAME purpose, there just has to be one of some sort). therefore, i present to you a blog post about "having nothing in particular to write about" ... LAME!

* spent an amazing easter weekend in grande prairie alberta with the luckwell clan. played on the wii fit (i ROCK at balance games, and hate boxing with the fire of a thousand suns); learned how to play the card game dutch blitz (i will conquer you jodi, oh yes i will! i can hardly wait for the rematch); ate tonnes of yummy foods (did you know they have an ENTIRE CLOSET FULL OF TREATS!? - it was evil and divine); made 24 adorable cards; and, most importantly, laughed and laughed and laughed all weekend long!!

* have now spent 4 months in my new place with NO DRAMA!! no disagreements, no one being offended, nothing ugly at all ... what a joy to live with people who live and let live (what a joy to be becoming a person who can live and let others live!).

* as of april 30th i have read 26 books this year. this is a little lower than prior years, but january was an unusually slow month on the reading front. i really enjoyed the "odd thomas" series and am eager to read any additional ones dean koontz adds. i am also starting to work my way through his other books - and they are as scary as i was warned! i have really enjoyed the newest offerings from some favourite authors - robert b. parker, janet evanovich, lisa lutz, and j.d. robb. "the count of monte cristo" is still on the shelf and i WILL read it this year!!

other than that, all i can say is that i am keeping busy professionally and personally, and doing a fair amount of deep thinking ... no matter how many times i think i am PLANNING something, i always look back and realize things just sort of happened - but i still believe there is value in starting with a plan! i am currently plan-less and am determining which path to start down next - there are as many choices as there are degrees in the circles i travel in my head while contemplating such things.

until later ...