A Bit of Seoul

The Gardener

Well mom and I have become quite interested in gardening...since we have a gardener. Yes, we have become those people who go to nurseries and plan and purchase. Then return home with plants that our faithful gardener puts in. He gets quite excited with each purchase. Keep in mind that he is a gardener because he loves to garden. Each new plant is treated with smiles and excitement. Our yard is beginning to look quite nice. Mom  bought me a huge wisteria, it's very lovely. I'm determined to get a couple of little Chinese Maples too.

Work has been quite busy...sigh...and stressful. Such is life huh?

I'm still waiting for my saddle.....

BTW...I very determinedly dug through the stuff at the feed store to find a 1 dollar hoof pick. Cheap aren't I?  

Arrive

Well most of my new horse tack has arrived and i'm just waiting for the main piece...which is the saddle of course. However, the amount that I saved makes it well worth the wait. If any of you guys ever buy horse tack I have to say ebay is the way to go. You save a tremendous amount of money.
I'm also pretty tired today. I did minimal work and didn't go mess with the horse at all. Part of it is the stress of so much to do at work and part of it is the treadmill / horse combo. Hopefully, I'll adjust soon enough and stop feeling like I want to take a nap all the time.

Combo

Well the combo of work/tread mill / and horse is leaving me exhausted. I have to stick to the treadmill cause it works like a charm for controlling my blood sugar. So I guess I'll just muscle through the tiredness. Work has been busy too..and that not going to change so it's me that going to have to adjust. Still Woody is a joy to be around.

Getting to know you

Well I spent the day with new baby ( horse) I've been so busy with work since I got him that I've not seen him since. But it was great to get him out groom him and walk him around. I've bought a bunch of new tack from ebay and it's not arrived yet.  I got a brand new saddle for 100 bucks! I got all western stuff cause Woody is a western horse....I hope to salvage my english kit...but it's going to take some work because it's been sitting for a long time.
Woodys is a bit cautious at this point cause he's been sitting in a pasture for a while, so my plan is to groom him and walk him about the stable for the rest of the week. That will settle him down by the time my tack arrives.
I forgot what a lot of excersize horses are...even beyond riding them. By the time you groom and walk them about..your beat. I brushed until my arms ached..( he liked it..it's like a full body message) and it's a fine hike to even get him.
He's going to make for a fine summer!

Music

Well I have to go in this morning and face the music. The re-design yesterday got the main stuff done, but of course all network moves cause problems. I worked a good 13 hours or so yesterday...ugh...not to mention I've given the helpdesk guy two days off. Which is my fault...but everyone deserves a break...even the helpdesk.

 

IP

I want you guys to know that a huge network migration that I have planned for months that was scheduled for months has now officially fallen apart at 6pm the night before....all because our ISP has RANDOMLY announced that my external IPs must be reconfigured in 3 days because they are junking the old set. This is a speed upgrade yes..with no advanced warning.
The pisser is we actually invested  in this ISP..and they didn't bother to tell me all this in advance.

This is going to interfere with my horse time....

Woody

Well folks here is a picture of my new horse. His name is Woody and he is a quarter horse. He is a sweet boy I'm sure he'll be a lot of fun.

Deep

Well I would like to offer you some deep thoughts, but I do not have any on the plate right now so I'll offer up some shallow ones.

I've had a terrible time shopping lately...is it my imagination or is there really nothing decent out?

I had to make myself get a manicure and pedicure today, it was done on principle. I felt I needed to get out of the house and do SOMETHING. The deal is that I'm a total weather person. I feel guilty staying home when it's nice and I resist going out if it's cloudy. My problem was that it would clear then cloud all weekend.

I've become a house bound pooh ever since dad died. I resist doing most anything. But I'm trying to follow my personal rules and do the whole "spending money is for spending" thing. Because I take after my dads tight ass side of the family and I will not spend money most of the time if I don't force myself. I weasled out not to long ago and invested my spending money..which on some levels was just a personal cop out.

I'm kinda odd...I don't consider investing saving..to me it's the same as going out and shopping...but it doesn't require going out. It's a cop out because I don't have to go out or socialise to do it.  But some women buy shoes..or jewery...I buy bits and pieces of stocks.

Anyway...I'm considering going on a mustang watching camping trip, you ride off into the mountains to observe mustangs for a few days. Now I could also go on a horse trail drive (moving the herd to summer pasture) but that kinda smacks more of...well the kinda work I grew up with. Watching mustangs could be fun.

I'm not sure I want to go though..so I'll have to think about it.

The Smell of Death

Now the other day my Uncle came by and told me the story of his date. He was quite excited... he was hoping for a big love connection ( can you tell he never really dated?) Anyway he hadn't seen his potential date in quite a while. He got to her house and she met him wearing what he describes as a long knitted tube that went down almost all the way to her ankles. She was looking for her dog...which he told her he had passed on his way to her gate...so off the go to get the dog..which was old and full of mange. ( which if you don't know leaves a animal bald and smelling of rotting flesh. )
after they retrieved the dog she lets him into her house..which was dirty and smelled VERY bad....
One of the big problems is that she smelled VERY bad too...as he put it she smelled like death.
He was a bit surprised that she wasn't going to clean up...
So he took her to his favorite Japanese restaurant..with his windows open and air blasting away..cause like I said she smelled....
Now she said she didn't drink much but had 3 or 4 drinks..... 
The entire time smelling so badly that she was making him gag....
So he desperate to take her home but she wanted to continue on..so he ended up driving her back and forth across town..with the windows down...( it was quite cold at the time)

she of course started calling after that.....poor uncle....

I told him welcome to the world of dating....

Yes, I'm cold hearted

Mill

So I've been walking on my new tred mill over the last few weeks. I have to admit I like having it quite a bit. Now traditionally I'm not a home workout kinda person. I like to go to a gym and i like to be outside. So staying home isn't really my thing. But I'm not sure if it's the weather or the fact that I've preferred  to not go out at all over the last few months but I now like walking on the tredmill and looking out the window. I'm trying to work up to a power walk, which according to the net is a little over 4 mph. But I've only gotten up to about 3.6. ( so i guess it will take time) I do wonder if that speed is true for me though because I'm short and my stride is much shorter than average...i take about two strides for other peoples one stride.
Once you get going pretty fast I find it difficult to walk and not run....