Torn between two ... no three ...Avatars

When you are making up a world it is hard to decide what to do when you are making up yourself it is hard to decide what to be.

The first option I am leaning towards is a chaotic Dark elf called a Drow. As seen in the picture here I enjoy playing with this character in SL but to be true to the lore of this race is to be chaotic maybe chaotic good at best and >90% are chaotic evil or evil. That doesn't really matter but ... I have it on my brain and so it detracts a little from my own imaginings plus there is a whole new language to learn which is cool but ... even more emgrossing than SL alone.
Of course Mirth is not a very Drow name, but maybe I could claim relation to Drizzt Do'Urden who is a chaotic good Drow who came to the surface to live ...

then there's choice number 2 ....

all over but the waiting

Aidan's surgery went well and he wasn't the only patient upset in the recovery room. His biggest complaints were 1) the IV and 2) "I can't talk anymore" The cutting of the tongue-tied tendon(?) necessitated freezing and so between the freezing and the increase in mobility he is having more problems forming word than before.
I was very concerned and kept having flashbacks to his cleft palate repair at age 9 months which was one of the most traumatic things that I have gone through.
We all survived this one and the boy is watching as much TV and as many movies as he feels up to for the next week.
Tonight however I am still calming down and besides he has stolen my bed ... Aura thinks it will be easier that way to give him his pain medicine every 4 hours.
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Hospital

Tomorrow Aidan goes into the hospital for a Tonsillectomy pray for us all and the doctors. It is pretty routine but hospitals and operations are iffy in my mind at least.

Sleeping tonight will not be easy!

A

A good year for the roses It is amazing how things can change. The season is definitely not summer now. Rain tomorrow and forever after ... (well that's how it feels!) The dog is less puppy already even at 11 weeks and my wife doesn't mind Elvis Costello ever since he married her classmate Diana Krall.
Our gardens are waiting to be put to bed for the winter and there are 2 bags of bulbs to bury before the frost in hmmm when do we get frost here ... february?

sigh

That would be nice.

Well off to bed now, a couple of projects done. I set up a new NAS Netwoprk Attached Storage at home using freeNAS fast, easy, good! It only has about 20GB of drive space but I have a 250GB coming in and then I'll be happy. I have also added a DVD writer and backed up all of Aura's photos - 4 dvds full now. Only one to get all our documents :) Now I feel a little more secure about our data at home.

puppies and projects

Over all I am now admitting to being caught in the undertow.

Puppy:
I am not sure that I am giving the puppy or the boy the right guidance as I want them to play and they are but ... I am uncomfortable with the game of chase that they both enjoy.

Projects:
I am trying to learn new technology (Vista, php, sql, CAML, Infopath, Sharepoint, LSL ...)I am trying to build a boat. I am trying to paint some walls. I am building a NAS with FreeNAS (up and running - waiting on a big drive to actually use it!) I am fixing cars Bikes and trucks. and I am building a new desk.

Mostly I am thinking of all of these things and hiding in a small dark hole.
A

Connecting with Life

Yesterday SL was down due to a bug /exploit for half the day and it made me think ...

How often do we sit waiting to connect ot RL (that would be ummm www.getreal.now I think. I've seen so many people who are running on automatic till they get the house paid or the car. till the kids are older or till I get that promotion ...

I am as guilty of it as the rest I sat here checking the blog faithfully to see when the gates would open again and I could go to that place where I didn't have to wait to do what I wanted. Hmmm

I missed spending time with My parents (How many of those days do I have left?), I missed spending time with my son (How much longer will he want papa to sit with him or play with him?) I even ignored my puppy (everyone else makes trips over to see the puppy and wishes they had one and I ... go online.

Well here I am again, online again and about to go SL again

or

maybe



not

today

A

real time sl time

No matter what your version of life ... time passes. Luckily I survived another week. I have some energy left over and the weather is unexpectedly clearing when they had predicted rain.
I have projects galore and dear friends coming over for dinner on saturday. Sunday we'll see ...

I hope to get the Pelican into the workshop and get working on it - could be motivation for more regular posting here as well.

Right now my pelican is just a hull not sealed or finished at all kind of like this pic from http://www.crucker.com/mypelican/ where another build is chronicled.

Arrivals and Departures

Our world has changed this summer, Lavina gittins returned home to our father. I know that she will be missed while also knowing that her family truly carries her with them wherever they go.
We attended her memorial in Saskatoon this Thanksgiving and even saw a little snow as we waited for the taxi to take us to the airport.

When we got home our addition was ecstatic to see us back! Lizzy is an Australian Shepherd and a ball of energy between those puppy naps!
Life is full.