It's already past my bedtime and I haven't done my blog post

I turned the computer on an hour and a half ago just to check in and make a post to my blog before heading off to bed. Then, someone over at the A Fat Girl & A Fat Horse forum posted a link to a thread about fat riders over at the Chronicle of the Horse forum and BAM! before I knew it, I was on page 25 and it was almost 11:30 pm.

The Internet, aka The world's greatest time waster.

Seriously. 90 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. An hour of sleep I'll really be missing in the morning.

OK, it wasn't a total waste of time. Amanda, Suzanne (from Fuller Fillies), and a few other people made some excellent posts.  And, someone with the username Vacation1 said this and it made me laugh out loud:

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Originally Posted by Dressagelvr  Fat moves all over the place on its own. You cannot control it.

That's true. My fat got moving last week and before I knew it I was in Iowa.

And now, I really am off to bed, before my fat gets moving and I find myself in Omaha. 

 

Welcoming spring?

As much as I hate cold winter weather, I know I ought to be thrilled that spring is here. But the thing is, aside from the warmer weather, spring is pretty miserable. First, there's all that pollen. I'm allergic to pretty much everything green, but especially to grasses and trees. Even with antihistamines and allergy shots, I'm pretty miserable. And then there's the hair thing. The mules are shedding. The cat is shedding. The dog is shedding. There is hair on my clothes, hair on my furniture, hair on the floor, hair all over my saddle blankets... Finally, there's the rain. I hate to complain about the rain. We need the rain. I want some rain. My pastures really need some rain. But do we have to have a week of it? Can't we get it a day or two at a time?

OK, enough whining. Now, on to something better. I loved the TV show Hawaii Five-O. I'm not talking about the remake, which is new this season (although I've grown quite fond of it, too), but the old 1960-70's original Hawaii Five-O. I was a crazy fanatic fan who would have been a stalker if I could have convinced my parents to loan me money for a plane ticket to Honolulu and drive me to the airport. And write me a fake sick note to get out of school.  I once talked my grandma into taping a week's worth of Hollywood Squares because James MacArthur (Danno) was sitting in one of the squares. (Audio only, with my cassette recorder - no VCRs back then.) I loved Danno...

Mmmmm...where was I? Oh, yeah, so when I spotted the Hawaii Five-O Season One DVDs on sale at Amazon.com, of course I ordered them. They arrived yesterday and now they're sitting right next to my TV, just waiting. I can't wait to dive in.

Bacon What?

I just saw a Denny's commercial on TV. Their latest promotion is "Baconalia! A Celebration of Bacon." OK, I like bacon as much as the next person. Probably more. And I'm all for the "Triple Bacon Sampler" or the "Bacon Meatloaf." But I'm sorry, I've got to draw the line at the "Maple Bacon Sundae." Bacon and ice cream? Seriously? Just...no.

And continuing with the tales of absurdity, I discovered today that the University of Florida has a hold on my registration for the summer session because I don't have an immunization record on file. Come on folks, I'm 53 years old. I don't have an immunization record. When I was a kid, you didn't get immunized,you got sick. Will you accept a note from my Mom saying that I had mumps, measles, rubella, and chicken pox when I was 5 years old? It's been a long time, but I'm sure she still remembers because I contracted every single one of those illnesses when I went to Kindergarten, and then, oh so helpfully, infected my younger sister, as well. And did I mention that the class I'm trying to take is an online course, so I won't even be going to campus?  Thankfully, it looks like this is being resolved in a way that doesn't require me being stuck with needles.

Rainy Days and Mondays

The Carpenters sang "rainy days and Mondays always get me down." Today is both rainy and Monday, so it ought to be a double whammy. But, I'm actually in a pretty good mood. For one thing, we desperately need the rain. For another, I kind of enjoy the occasional rainy day because it removes all pressure to work outside. Sure, I've got a two page To Do list, but it's raining. Too bad. Guess I'll have to stay inside and read a book.

And speaking of reading a book, (nice segue, eh?) I received my first Amazon.com Vine Program book today. What is the Vine Program, you ask? I wondered the same thing when I received an invitation from Amazon.com to join. In the Vine Program, you get free stuff from Amazon.com in return for promising to post a review of the product. I inspected all the fine print, thinking there was a catch, but it seems to be the real deal, so I signed up. Because it was the end of the month, there weren't a lot of choices left, but I did find one book that looked promising. It is a Harlequin Teen book called "Here Lies Bridget." The blurb on the back starts with "What do you do when the five people you meet in limbo all want you to go to hell?" Sounds interesting, no? And yeah, I know, I'm not a teenage girl, but I was one. Once. A long time ago. That counts...right?

I'll post my review here as well as on Amazon.com.

A New Shed and Sean Drummond

They delivered my new shed yesterday and I spent the afternoon turning it into a tack and feed room. I'm so excited. I've had most of my horse stuff in boxes or stored at work since I moved because I didn't have any place to put it. Now, almost everything is arranged on racks and hooks or repacked in boxes and stored in the shed loft. I've got to make another Tractor Supply run for more bridle hangers tomorrow and then I'll be done. Did I mention that I'm really excited?

My other big accomplishment for the day was to finish the last of the five Sean Drummond novels I picked up at the used book store. The author is Brian Haig and my friend Mike got me started on them by loaning me two other books by the same author. I liked them so much that I immediately went out and bought all the rest of Haig's books. Sean Drummond is an Army JAG lawyer and former special ops officer who has a knack for finding trouble. He's also a real smart ass who just can't keep his mouth shut.  If you like action/adventure/mystery books, you should check these out.