tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:12:35 +0000FAVORITE SAYINGS, THINGS I LIVE BY: If you don't ask, you don't get, What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anduin)Blogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-3101397288319635928Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:06:00 +00002009-11-14T13:12:35.722-08:00I no longer have a desire to post here. My life as it was has changed and I don't wish to publicize it here any more. To my few faithful readers I thank you very much for your support over the last few years of this blog. I've greatly enjoyed reading your comments and visiting your blogs. Most of you are on my Facebook now which is where I prefer to be these days. This is my last post here.http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2009/11/goodbye-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1092012375040226455Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:11:00 +00002009-04-09T20:17:18.025-07:00I haven't said much lately. It's not that I haven't had anything to say, it's that I've had big, life changing things to deal with and I'm not comfortable talking about it. So, until things settle down or get resolved you won't see much activity here. Thanks for stopping by anyways. I appreciate it.http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2009/04/so-yeah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-7056901986910477695Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:15:00 +00002008-12-31T17:19:50.263-08:00I hope everyone has a safe New Year celebration and wish you all the best in 2009.http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/12/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-4441677422495704155Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:16:00 +00002008-12-21T13:28:28.061-08:00and you shall receive. In my last post I was bitching about the weather, how it's not been cold, no rain etc. That very night it rained. All night long and all day the next day. And, it's been cold too. We've had snow in our mountains all week long and the forecast is calling for more rain, cold and possibly snow in the high desert as low as 4000 feet. Sweet. This is what I was hoping for. http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/12/ask.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-1225287162109571059Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:02:00 +00002008-12-14T11:34:34.653-08:00This year has gone by so fast. Too fast. It seems like every year is going by faster and faster. Living in Southern California, the seasons are minimal. Today is December 14th and it's bright and sunny outside. A little bit cooler than it's been which is nice but still nothing like it should be. This year has been hotter too. As I look outside my window I see trees that are just barely starting http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/12/just-cant-get-into-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-7154674511715959160Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:00:00 +00002008-10-21T18:00:00.284-07:00anniversaryiphonethat my husband and I had our first date. We went out to dinner to celebrate and told our waiter what we were celebrating. He was surprised by our comment and asked if we actually remembered the date, because he has a difficult time remembering his last shift. I guess if his last shift was as memorable as our first date, he would never forget it. For some reason, the 20 year anniversary of our http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/10/it-was-20-years-ago-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-3964235415277503841Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:40:00 +00002008-10-01T18:58:47.785-07:00Blindness. There's a movie out right now with this title. Apparently a virus causes mass blindness. I don't know much more than that but it made me think. What would happen if every single person in the world became blind? How would we function? So many of the things we value would become unimportant. Money would be useless, how would we know what was being exchanged? How would we provide food http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/10/thought-for-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-8755924697207428853Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:49:00 +00002008-09-12T22:53:24.648-07:00This is a photo I took at the Huntington Library in the Japanese Garden last month. I did a little creative editing, cropping, etc. I think it turned out quite well. I'm thinking of printing and framing it. I don't have any pictures on my walls. Except for the bathroom. Otherwise, there's nothing. Might as well put my own stuff up there.http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/09/cool-pic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-4178723419852533525Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:29:00 +00002008-08-09T11:37:48.041-07:00Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications of pneumonia. He was only 50 years old.http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-is-just-bummer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-7899419149719232431Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:47:00 +00002008-08-01T22:19:05.291-07:00I wrote a few weeks ago about my birthday and the cruise that my husband had planned as a surprise birthday gift. It's been a crazy few weeks since we came back and I haven't really felt like doing anything since then. I do want to talk about the cruise now though. If you've ever thought of going on one, I seriously suggest you do it. I had the best time ever on my cruise. My husband and I both http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/08/cruise-and-such.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-6039918368458734291Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:06:00 +00002008-07-11T06:55:57.672-07:00I finally did it. I turned 40 today. They say that 40 is the new 30. Like my 30's were all that. Anyways, my husband has gone all out and planned a surprise trip for me. We're going on a cruise! I'm really excited about it and I'm totally looking forward to the next four days. The ship leaves San Pedro, California and will cruise on down to Ensenda, Mexico. I hear it's called the "party cruise". http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/07/its-that-time-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-6153244896458431385Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:32:00 +00002008-07-03T19:34:03.459-07:00http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/07/happy-independence-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-8194398042541881983Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:04:00 +00002008-06-23T18:24:39.387-07:00"I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately" -- George CarlinAptly said George...you did just that. You made us laugh, but more importantly you made us think. We will miss your intelligence and ever questioning nature. http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/06/over-and-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-9213421817543294597Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:43:00 +00002008-06-22T11:49:28.320-07:007:27 p.m.http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/06/global-warming-really-nah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-627140961394063565Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:48:00 +00002008-06-14T21:50:30.241-07:00"Je t'aime, Je t'aime avec fromage". Listen for it... http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/06/je-taime-je-taime-avec-fromage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-5205953952065223744Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:46:00 +00002008-04-15T19:00:36.931-07:00April 10th was our 15 year wedding anniversary. We celebrated it by going back to the place where we got married - Las Vegas. We drove by the place once known as the Candlelight Chapel, only to find that it had been torn down. A new casino will take it's place. We were both a bit bummed out by that. Since we've been together so many things have disappeared. The restaurant where we had our first http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/04/time-changes-everything.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-7452056113149072692Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:11:00 +00002008-04-08T20:14:42.325-07:00He steps on your glasses and breaks them in half.Damn cat. http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/04/you-know-your-cats-too-fat-when.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-8785214228556594125Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:04:00 +00002008-02-14T20:11:12.678-08:00Today is Yoshi's 15th Birthday. We sang the birthday song to him this morning, I think he enjoyed it. And...Happy Valentine's Day to my husband. Thank you for always being so supportive and generous. It's the little things that I appreciate most. Love you! http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/02/happy-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-7360044396986104667Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:50:00 +00002008-02-03T00:12:52.114-08:00banfieldveterinarianI made the decision a few weeks ago that our 15 year old cat Yoshi needed to go to the vet, just for a check-up. It's been about 10-12 years since he was there the last time. We've been fortunate that he's been so healthy all this time. I looked up veterinarians on the internet and found the one closest to us and set up an appointment. Why the closest? Because Yoshi's not used to traveling and I http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/02/visit-to-veterinarian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-5827777712629625639Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:37:00 +00002008-01-03T21:37:35.065-08:00I was thinking about this subject the other day. About how people nowadays don't know their heritage. We know about our parents, maybe our grandparents but not much more. I wonder how we lost that. All my life, since I was a little girl, I always wanted to know who I was and were did my family come from. I would ask my mom and she didn't know, my dad didn't know, even my grandmother was reluctanthttp://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2008/01/who-are-we.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-3714542723839388551Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:17:00 +00002007-12-02T15:47:03.920-08:00The fires have been put out, the kids are gone, the weather is finally feeling like winter and Christmas is just around the corner. That sums it up fairly well here. Oh yeah, good news on the work front. I've bitched about my job on a few occassions, mostly about the lack of concern for the employees that the owner displays, but it's not all that bad. I'm in a pretty good position at my job. My http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2007/12/whats-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-8569715837036974281Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:12:00 +00002007-10-23T22:21:28.756-07:00We've had the best weather this month. Sunny, clear skies - warm but not hot. Perfect So Cal weather. That is until this last Sunday and then the Santa Ana winds began to blow, the temperature rose to the high 90's and all the firebugs crawled out from under their rocks. Prime fire season around here. An arsonists dream come true. Not all of these fires were started on purpose, but it's suspectedhttp://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2007/10/tis-season.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-87985446457602520Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:15:00 +00002007-10-15T20:29:39.296-07:00I've been feeling a lot like Rodney Dangerfield lately, in that I can't get no respect. I fail to understand why, since I'm like the nicest person in the world. Maybe that's the cause. I'm too nice to people and I get walked all over for my efforts. I don't know, it's frustrating really. I just want to be treated the same way I treat others. My thing is, I respect people until they give me a http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2007/10/r-e-s-p-e-c-t.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-5384792075222075034Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:30:00 +00002007-09-17T21:55:06.448-07:00 (this picture is from his blog Dragonmount)My favorite author died yesterday. I just read about it tonight and it made me cry. We weren't expecting him to pass away any time soon. He'd been battling a disease for a couple of years and had put on a strong front, telling everyone on his blog that he was going to beat it and that nothing would stop him. Unfortunately, no matter how strong the http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2007/09/rest-in-peace-robert-jordan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12625028.post-178020342995006210Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:29:00 +00002007-09-17T21:55:24.288-07:00My husband and I went to a workshop at our local Apple store yesterday. The workshop was for anyone that has purchased or is thinking of purchasing an Apple iMac computer. I fell in love with the simplicity of the thing. With the Apple iMac computer, all you have is the monitor, keyboard and mouse. All of the guts of the computer are in the monitor. I've been waiting for years for PC's to http://anduinandorian.blogspot.com/2007/09/i-want-imac.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anduin)1