Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Overextended

As if doing truckloads of freelance work wasn't enough, I signed up for an intensive scuba certification course this weekend. All scuba, all weekend. AND I get to read the entire scuba book before I get there.

What makes you bouyant? Why does a wetsuit have to be so freaking tight? What's the most important thing to remember so your head doesn't explode? Breathe. Trying to just focus on that one for now.

stop. relax. breathe.

In other news, we had visitors last weekend - my aunts and uncle from Boston. I was of course a maniac. I put rhubarb bars in the oven then sat down on the porch with the door closed, chit-chatting and sipping Sangria until Sgt. Yahoo showed up and said "Hey, Karen - is there supposed to be smoke coming out of the oven?"
They didn't burn - they were ok, in fact pretty freaking tasty. Amazing what 1/2 lb of butter and a few cups of sugar can do to a fibrous weed growing in the yard.

Luckily E handled the rest of the cooking - delicious bbq. We also made it downtown for the last day of the jazzfest and went for a walk along the boardwalk in Ste-Anne. That's the good thing about having people visit - it forces you to re-appreciate your city. We would have completely missed the jazzfest otherwise.

The visit was quick but fun. Now I'm back to work, studying scuba and swimming twice per week.

How is the book going? Hello! Did you read the above? I've completely overscheduled myself and the book is once again on the back burner. I know, I'm an assclown.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

assclown?

Dodi said...

Tee Hee. I love that term but haven't yet worked it into my vocabulary.

So um, why does a web suit have to be so tight? And the whole exploding head thing could easily out rank my fear of biting, stinging wildlife in reasons not to learn scuba diving.

I miss rhubarb. Cutting sweets out of my diet has definitely cut my rhubarb consumption. We used to dare each other to eat a whole stalk straight.

Anonymous said...

One, who, through the fault of his parents conception, is a skid mark in society's collective underwear.

OR

A person who is laughable and detestable at the same time.Usually pretends to be a know-it-all,often enhancing their stories,knowledge, experience,and everything in between

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