Yesterday Evening

Because I Continue to Not Go Anywhere

This morning I snapped a few shots of what things looked like outside before more ice and snow fell. No work again tomorrow, so I will most definitely get some more pictures. Aren't you excited?

I can hear your screams of excitement from here... all two of you who read this.

Oh and I actually did some Pilates! After that I went back to the sofa. We have a special bond my sofa and I. It's a complicated relationship, difficult to explain.

I love snowy weather. Ice isn't so bad, but, only if I don't have to drive in it. The worst part though? The worst part is not having Jon around- he cooks good food. I made shells and cheese and over nuked steambag veggies. The yumminess, or lack of it really, was astounding.

I really hope he can come back around tomorrow. If anything to save me from my lack of creative cooking skills.

Sorry for the horrid grammer in the title btw, it just felt right.

What We Did Last Night

Tia was sent home early yesterday, but, it took her an hour and a half to get home. From what I understand from other friend's that was a 'quick' commute. From 4:30pm ish thru till bedtime we both vegged on the sofa, watched tv, House M.D, and movies. Internet surfing was also a preferred way to pass the time and the animals chose either to snuggle or play (both being rather cute!). Today we're both back on the sofa, chillin' and net surfin'. The animals are back to being cute and rambunctious. Jon's stranded at home so we're gabbing online. It really is a nice day... I could maybe, you know... do something productive. Like.... workout, condense the cleaning products, clean a bit....

Or I could stay warm and cozy and lazy on the couch. Hmmm.... which one will I choose?

Annnnndddd....

I get to stay home!! The parents of my students contacted me, said screw it, and I get to stay INSIDE and safe. There's more on the way and I do not want to be driving with other people panicking about the ice on the road. Can I hear an amen?

A Gift

Why my roomie and I will get along... She understands my addiction and gets me coffee mugs that reflect it.

(Percipitation is already starting in the area btw... We'll see if I actually make it to work!)

Preparations

Yesterday I noticed on my Yahoo! homepage that there was a severe weather alert on my weather window. Okay... So I clicked on it and to my surprise there was a an ice storm watch already in effect for Monday thru Wednesday. Ohhhhhhh goodie. I mean it was Saturday and the watch was already issued, usually they mean business when they do that. Guess what we did?! Yes, shopping. After the infamous ice storm in December 2007 it couldn't hurt to be prepared. Three stores and two hours later we got what we needed. Naturally there were a lot of people where we went, but, somehow we didn't wait longer than a couple of minutes in line. Freakin' miracle!!

Mina's completly enamoured with the salt bag. Between that and trying to get to the water in the humidifier I really don't know what to think- I just snap a picture instead.

On a completly non-weather note we finally tried the Chicago style pizza place nearby. YUM!! I seriously think I ate two meals in the the two slices I had. Mmmmmm deep dish-olicious.

My roomie and I are hunkering down and hoping we don't loose electricity. I can deal with being stranded, it's being frozen turkey butt cold that concerns me. Maybe, just maybe our preparations mean the weather won't be bad and we did this for nothing.

My Inability to Stay Mentally Idle

I haven't had any good leads on a job yet, which is frustrating, but, I think that'll get figured out in time. The upside of working only in the afternoons teaching piano is that I get to sleep in and I have time during the day to clean, work on a project, surf the internet, or be as lazy as I possibly can. While the last option was nice for a couple of weeks, I really couldn't take it anymore. I had to do something with my time and with my mind. Perhaps even find an activity that would connect me with new people and open up networking possibilities on the job front. The solution to my idle brain I came up with is this:

A weekly French language class organized and taught by members of Alliance Française Tulsa. Every Tuesday evening, for the next six weeks, I will be going to the Circle Cinema office and for an hour and a half or two speaking, learning, reading French. The first class was the 20th and it was great. I had a headache, but, I was thinking, listening, and speaking French. First time in quite awhile hence the headache and headaches that have followed while doing my French homework. Seriously, 18 exercises need to be done by next Tuesday = OY! Well, I've always liked a challenge.