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How to stay busy – after surgery

Last Friday, I had some minor surgery which left me off work for a week and a half. The surgery was preventative, and went fine. However, because it was in my stomach area, I couldn’t pick anything up or do anything strenuous for several days after it took place. The thing is that for those of you who know me, I can’t sit still and just do nothing. I have a bit of ADD, and have to constantly be doing something – or several something’s at one time. Knowing this, I’ve been trying to keep busy – and here’s how/ what I’ve been doing for the last 2 days (please feel free to laugh):

 

 

1) Listen to the radio, pet the dog, and read an entire book (all be it a crappy one) while sitting on the bed with the curtains open to the sunshine in the back yard.
2) Play Fable 2 (from middle to end) on the xbox360 in one entire day, while running a load of laundry and drinking tea.
3) Repeat to myself 500 times “I’m bored. Bored bored bored bored bored…”
4) Start Buffy the Vampire Slayer game, decide it’s lame and quit.
5) Continue playing The Beatles Rockband on the xbox. (I’m now 7 songs from the end)
6) Repeat to myself 500 times “I’m bored. Bored bored bored bored bored…”
7) Hang clothes up to dry while watching TV, fold clothes while watching Syfi channel on TV and taking a break from video games.
8 ) Get on the computer and process pictures, with History Channel on TV in the background.
9) Wish I could go outside for a while and work on my garden (too strenuous) where the tulips are just coming up
10) Repeat to myself 500 times “I’m bored. Bored bored bored bored bored…”
11) Peruse Facebook. Laugh at pictures and status updates.
12) Read a few blogs. Try to blog myself.
13) Repeat to myself 500 times “I’m bored. Bored bored bored bored bored…”
14) Play Farmville with “The Hunt for Red October” on in the background.
15) Process more pictures.
16) Repeat to myself 500 times “I’m bored. Bored bored bored bored bored…”
17) Read news websites, decide they’re too depressing. Try to think of something else to do.
18) Repeat to myself 500 times “I’m bored. Bored bored bored bored bored…”
19) Wander to kitchen, root in fridge. Nothing there I want. Hasn’t changed in the last 2 hours. Just in case…
20) Wander back to the couch, sit down, wonder how I’m going to keep myself occupied for the next 8 days…
21) Browse crochet patterns, trying to find something new to make to keep my hands busy. Inspiration alludes me… I have too much energy…
21) Repeat to myself 500 times “I’m bored. Bored bored bored bored bored…”

I think the worst part of this is that it’s such a nice sunny warm spring weekend and I’m not able to do anything for a bit. I just want to be outside, hiking, having a picnic, watching the dog play, and/or exploring Ireland. But, instead… “I’m bored. Bored bored bored bored bored…” and I won’t be able to drive for 6-8 weeks (The seat belt cuts across where they cut into me) and am stuck cooped up for a while. ARGH!! I’m bored. Bored bored bored bored bored…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PS. Did anyone else notice that Sean Connery has an annoying Scottish accent the ENTIRE of the Hunt for Red October (He’s the Russian Sub Commander)?
PSS. Apparently, Alec Baldwin, Sam Neil, and Tim Curry (Frank-n-furter himself) are in the movie too… all with these weird Brit accents on the Russian Sub. It’s nearly comical. Especially the scene where they’re all singing in Russian (off key, mis pronounced). Yah.. what were they thinking?!?

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Long(er) night at museums Jan 27,2008

(AKA, 4 days of going with very little sleep). Wow What a weekend. I need a break from all the go go go, but hey, if my weekend is any consolation, at least I’m young enough to have enjoyed it completely. There will be 3 entries posted in one day (Jan 28) so forgive me y’all – I wrote it up but didn’t have time to post
Ugh – I woke up Saturday morning with a bit of a hangover, but nothing that I can’t handle. The concert was great and I had a fun time hanging out with everyone. I wondered briefly (after getting home at 3 AM Saturday) if I was going to make it out to the Long night at museums, but yes, I did. (With the caviot to NOT Drink – I was successful here too!)
In case you don’t remember what it is, the Long Night at Museums is a huge night from 6pm – 2am the next morning where all the state owned museums in Berlin are open extra hours. Tickets cost 15 euros and cover all the museums, transport and so on. Most of the museums have some kind of event going on (think exhibit opening, special tour, music, or costumed performers) to enhanse the visit – and make it extra special for those visiting the museum.
This 6 months series long night was themed “Time”. Basically, all the museums had a different take on it (time related to archaeology, time related to the planet earth, time related to astronomy, time related to painting or religion, a special exhibition on clocks, etc.).
Once again, Kat, “bubba” and I wound up heading out to this – despite the cold, rainy blustery weather. It was great. I went in 2 churches, and 4 museums I’d never been in before, and 1 church I had seen before. I took a few pictures, and had a really nice time.
A few highlights – the Kultureforum at Potsdamer platz had a nice exhibit on black and white photography. I couldn’t take pictures of course, but this made some interesting images come into my mind – that I Must try with some of my own work.
The Marionkirche was open – and the interior renovations are almost complete. I got to see all the sculptures this time – they had previously been covered by plastic sheeting and stacked in a corner. Yes, I had to take pictures – once processed, I’ll add them to flicker and the blog. The angels there are exquisite.
The knoblauchhaus museum was open with a beautiful cellist playing music. It was the least crowded of the museums I was in (Kat and bubba gave up and went to dinner before I did) and was enjoyable. I’m glad I didn’t pay for this one – mostly because it’s like walking through a house of antiques. Interesting, pretty, but not really something I’d have wanted to pay for seperately.
Similarly, the palace gallery near Ephraim Restaurant was interesting, but I didn’t get it – due to my lack of German. This place has 5 floors that are dedicated to different exhibits. Tonights was – lowest floor – jewelry from the 1800’s, 2nd floor, modern art paintings in a cubist /abstract style. 3rd floor – the art of iron – so trinkets like boxes and jewelry, candlesticks and corner candelabras, and so on. 4th floor – the industrial age – developing a city using steel and city panning for industry – including a bunch of maps, antiques that were made in the area and other things. 5th floor – they had a jazz band playing up here so it was way way crowded – and I didn’t get to see much, but it appeared to be some kind of an exhibit of political cartoons over the last 100 years. (That I would have liked to see but again, too many people).
I then also proceeded to wander around the old town of Berlin for a bit, found some cool statues, and then wandered back toward the Egyptian Museum. This is where I found no lines, but decided (after chatting with Bubba) to wait on seeing it. I headed home (soaked to the skin and freezing cold – despite the lovely art and too hot, mostly overcrowded museums) and went to bed about 1:30 AM.
It was a worthwhile experience – once again – and I’ll be sure to attend when it happens in the summer.
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