Happy New Year!

The NYE party was a success, small and mellow. The days following have been incredibly lazy and filled with friends. Nice. Really.

Today I went to volunteer at the Literacy Network and had a great time as usual (looking for a volunteer opportunity? Check them out!). Then visited a friend in the hospital, then home again.

Time to brush up on my algebra in anticipation of this coming semester. Algebra generally makes me very frustrated. I have been known to cry over it. So prepping for my class is of the utmost importance.

And later it's some Rockstar Gomeroke at the High Noon. Always a great time.

New Year is coming

Prepping for a NYE party and feeling completely frazzled. Hopefully I've got enough time and focus to get everything done. The apartment is really small, I've just figured out, and there isn't room for everything in it once I clean off the surfaces on which I store things. Oops.

Time for a culling of things, I think.

In Gomeroke news, they are having an all-bar-sing-along on NYE from 4-7 at the High Noon. I will definitely be there, it's going to be a blast!

Yay! Christmas!

I'm a tiny bit sad today because Palmer is spending the weekend in Chicago to be with family, and I'm spending it in Madison to be with my boys and mom. Tonight should be fun as I'm hitting the Chinese buffet with a couple of friends and then probably going to Mickey's for a bit to hear music, if I'm not too beat.

Stayed out until almost 3 this morning and didn't get enough sleep, so I'm a bit sleepy. But not sleepy enough to take a nap. Just malingering.

Finished wrapping gifts and took some cute pics of the cat ruining the Christmas tree, so I'm pretty much all ready for tomorrow! Looking forward to it.

Happy Dance Ensues

In other news, I got an A on my final for Zoology, which gives me an A in the class *and* gives me a 4.0 for the semester, putting me on the Dean's list.

Yes, I am patting myself on the back right now. And I'm going to celebrate by singing my heart out at Gomeroke tonight.

Semester. Done.

So glad, just took my final final and am done for the semester. Sold a book back and got some money for Christmas gifts as well, so it's doubly good. Now on to holiday preparations and house cleaning.

Baking cookies, buying and wrapping gifts, sending out Christmas cards (I got Black Santa cards this year from man vs. george. Very cute). All fun things I am looking forward to. House cleaning? Not so much, unsurprisingly.

And as we all know, Gomeroke is tomorrow night! Whoo hoo!

New Year, the Blog Returns

It's only been three years and some change since I posted here. That's not too long, is it? Since I'm still on Palmer's blogroll I thought I'd start blogging here again. That, plus my years of FB'ing has made me stupid. I need to write long form again.

What's new with me? I'm still going to Gomeroke! Was there last night for Happyoke, in fact.
I'm back in school, one semester to finish up at MATC and then on to UW Madison, or Edgewood, not sure which. My kids are getting really old, 16 and 12 already. That is just strange.

Things in life are going really really really well. I'm looking forward to next year, even though there will be a lot of changes to deal with.

Since I am contractually obligated to mention Gomeroke in every post, I have to say that I am really looking forward to doing New Year's Eve All Bar Sing Along with them. It's going to be great!

Whither the Dulcinea?

She planned on going to Gomeroke last night, but an 8:30 bedtime beckoned.

Oh well. There will be another Tuesday, another Gomeroke.

These boots were made for walking

I got a taste for a twice-daily walk while house sitting, but haven't yet gotten myself out for a proper walk with the boy.

This post was gonna be a call for Gomeroke pardners. I usually go by my lonesome, which is fine, but a bit lonesome. Anyone up for a little Gomeroke next Tuesday night?

Here's the thing about having an awesome new TV antenna: I find myself watching way more news than I usually do, and that is thoroughly depressing.

The world sucks, apparently.

And so I pour another drink, to numb the pain.

Yours faithfully,

The Dulcinea

Living in a Gamer's Paradise

Palmer's friend C is at GenCon in Indiana this week and blogging it. Next year I hope Palmer will be able to attend, as he is a gaming dork par excellence.

Whoo hoo and a boo

My sofa and loveseat were delivered today. Oops, my living room is not as big as the showroom. We have some rearranging to do.

BUT I HAVE A SOFA!!!!!!!!

That's the whoo hoo.

The boo is that there is no Gomeroke tonight, so I'm going to have to amuse myself for the evening.

Yes, every blog post here at The Dulcinea Speaks HAS to mention Gomeroke. It's in my contract.

You're allowed to be afraid of your totem animal, right?

Last night Palmer saved me. From a bat. The boy was going to take a bath (we are housesitting in addition to moving this week) when he saw what at first he described as "a bird", but upon closer inspection shrieked, "IT'S A BAT!!!"

He and I hid out in the bedroom for a minute while I tried to remember what to do with a bat in the house. I came up with the best plan available to me: Call my mommy. When that didn't elicite much in the practical idea area, I called Palmer (who was staying at our new pad for the first time last night), and after he gave me some great practical ideas, I got him to come over and help me implement them (he wasn't too excited, from the sound of his voice).

After some towel throwing and sheet waving (and a lightbulb being broken), we ushered the bat out of the front door (although there was a perfectly good door upstairs to fly through, silly thing).

Palmer went home to bed, and the little boy (who had been in the bath and hiding again in the bedroom during Bat-o-mergency 08) tried to wind down after all that excitement.

Later on I found what I assumed was a dead bat in a box fan upstairs. I figure it must have squeezed itself in between two broken slats when the fan was off, and then been stunned by the fan being turned on and eventually died of dehydration.

As the post title suggests, I consider bats, in my completely culture stealing way, to be my totem animal. That is, I feel that bats are special to me (WHEN OUTSIDE) that I have an affinity to them. I once had a cinderella moment when I was walking near my grandmother's house and a bat kept swooping near me. I was a teenager and dressed all in black, and it was very demi-goth and cool. And my first tattoo was of a bat. Her name is Koko (yes, after the sign-language speaking gorilla).

Tonight will be Palmer and my first night together in our new home. I think last night's bat catching and subsequent light bulb sweeping was a good bonding experience. Hopefully he didn't lose too much sleep!

Moving house

I'm in the midst of moving, will be back by the end of August.

(I did end up doing Creep at Gomeroke, and had a blast).

More Tuesday Gomeroke wishes

Creep Lyrics

I think this song scrolling through a sparkly heart perfectly sums it up for me.

This is tonight's ponder. Should I make it to Gomeroke, this is probably what I'll pick to sing.

The List

I really do need to start a proper list of songs I want to do @ Gomeroke. I never seem to know just what I want to sing (with the exception of "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac). Tonight Palmer and I are gaming, but that sometimes ends early and I might find myself yearning to sing a little something tonight... We'll see.

Anyhow, the list will be written one day. You'll be the first to see it.

Ain't No Party LIke A Blogspot Party...

Cuz a Blogspot Party Don't Stop!

Unless the blogger neglects to post anything on the blog.

It's been a slow summer, but seeing as I have 30 days to be out of my apartment, I do believe things are going to be picking up pace any minute now. Lucky for me half of my stuff is still in boxes, so it's just moving stuff around at first. Then onto packing what was unpacked. I kept most of my boxes from the last move as well, so I'm doing well on that count too! Hooray!

Cute Boys

Sunday in MKE

Sunday we went to brunch and head back to Madison. I don't have any pictures of the detour around I-94 though.

Weeks Late: The Birthday Post

I had a birthday. It was pretty good.

Currently: Drinking Coffee and Playing Spiderman Monopoly

Oh well, I'm not the best of bloggers lately. But I've been *doing* stuff, so I've been busy.

One thing I did was quit summer school, which makes me pretty happy (although the repercussions may be larger than I thought at first). Our first week of vacation has included bowling trips and a picnic on the Capitol lawn. It's been lovely out too, a nice change from the torrential raininess of a couple of weeks ago.

I do have things to report, so I'll be back with more at some point.

Sort of...

I'm studying! Sort of. Yesterday was the first day of Geometry, about which I am more excited after the first day than I thought I'd be.

The power is out this morning at my place, so I'm at a local java joint and am very nearly studying. I read two paragraphs in the book. That's a start, right?

I'm also highly caffeinated, so that should help me stay focused. Unless I've had *too* much coffee, in which case, all bets are off.

Anyhow, I'm going to put the 'puter to sleep and go study. Really.