A true story told with silly gifs

Tonight a very perky young lady rang my doorbell. She said something about making sure I got my green benefit on my energy bill, I seem to have been skipped? I was right in the middle of playing a game on my iPad and I was cooking supper. So I made her repeat herself and she kept speaking really quickly and throwing out words like "green" and "discount" and saying things "Have you heard about _____?" My hackles raised because she was talking...

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Model shoot - October 20

Yesterday I went to a photography meetup - it was a bit of a mess. And I underestimated how much walking there would be and how much it would affect me almost 7 weeks post-op. I was exhausted yesterday and today. But it was a good learning experience for trying different locations and about photographing people. We were split into different groups of photographers and rotated models....

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Moon photography

From a park in the neighbourhood. From my backyard, with a telephoto lens and croppe...

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House plans

I love crown moulding but realize that may be out of my DIY league and frankly, more work than I want to put into it. So I was thinking it would be nice to find a white or pale wallpaper border to put up instead - turns out that there are wallpaper borders made to look like crown moulding. Hmmm. I also need to figure out a way to cover up the exposed wall behind my new thermostat - don't be shy, suggest something. :-) I really like the thermostat....

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Six weeks post-op

And I'm feeling groovy! Okay, I was tired after work today. But I'm getting stronger. So far, no issues. I have my post-op appointment with Dr Perky next week. TMI after the cut .....

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Can't/Can

I had a long post composed in my head ... but it's late, I'm sweaty and need time for a Lush-full shower before bed. "You can't park there!" Today was my first day back at work, post-surgery. I drove to a little side street, where I can legally park all day and is relatively close to the train station. As I parked and got my bag out of my car, I saw a man in a nearby driveway looking at me with a hard face. He was helping his kids into his SUV but...

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