Sailing is fun!
It was freakishly warm (for early April) with wind that was gusty, which made the sailing more challenging for us novices (there were four of us in a 21 foot boat, plus the instructor). The instructor assured us the boat was impossible to tip over, even with it heeled over almost on its side, which probably prevented us from panicking when the boat went over on its side. But he taught us to ease up on the mainsail when we saw a gust coming.
With all the wind, we did get wet, so I was glad I was wearing a waterproof windbreaker and had my cell in a ziplock bag.
Weirdly enough, I got seasick after I got off the boat. I probably shouldn't had that coffee for breakfast.
Yeah, I can't imagine how game-changing mind-fuckery this whole thing is. Man. This is why in corporate america you don't put your entire leadership team on the same flight. Not that anyone expects it to actually happen. But whoa.
The President is a ceremonial position, though. The PM is in power.
This is why in corporate america you don't put your entire leadership team on the same flight.
That was my first thought when I heard the news.
I was completely charmed by Lars and the Real Girl. But I'm a huge sap.
Cooking question: I'm making gluten-free cupcakes for a classmate coming to the birthay party tomorrow and I'm using a gluten-free cupcake mix. But he's also casein-free and the recipe calls for butter. Could I sub butter-flavored Crisco for the butter? And what about frosting? Would that sub work as well?
If I ever fall in love with an inanimate object--well, if I pretend it's animate--don't indulge me. STAGE AN INTERVENTION. For the love of dog. Get me therapy, get me meds. Get me help. I just can't think that's cute.
I think I'll save mopping and cleaning the bathroom for tomorrow. Now it is time for the backlog of Craig Ferguson episodes on my TiVo and choosing new nail polish colors for my fingers and toes.
Kelly and I went to a bridal show today. The venue was one of 4 owned by a family. We surprised by the number of vendors who will make their deposits refundable for military in addition to their military discount. Wasn't something she had considered before. We weren't thrilled with that venue, but stopped by the one closer to my place and found a place very worth considering. The more serious looking starts in June.
Persian cooking experiment #1 will be starting in about 5 minutes. Hopefully in two hours we will have fancy Persian rice with a chicken pomegranate "stew".
I managed quite a few things today that need to be done: laundry, new cat nail trimmers, collars for the cats, trial cat carrier that will go on the plane, new bedskirt for my bed, and lastly - soaking the luggage and backpack that the cat peed on.
Tomorrow I get massaged and then hopefully look at the sari stores for fabric for curtain sheers in the new house.
An intervention wouldn't have worked. "Persistence of belief." The harder they tried to challenge his delusion, the more strongly he would have held onto it, and the farther away from reality he would fallen. He wasn't completely gone; he was trying to make an emotional connection.
I didn't think it was "cute". I thought it was a good exploration of how his broken mind worked, and how he got himself back to a point of being able to live with other people. I like things that give people a reason not to automatically fear and hate the mentally ill.
