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The movies that draw you in…

April 1, 2012 life, survivorship 5 comments

Some movies are the ones that draw you in, make you change the channel when you see them in the line-up. You know you want to see them even if they’ve already started.

My “suck me in” movies, in no particular order, include these. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but the movies on it will make me tune in, every time.

  • Stepmom
  • Apollo 13
  • Independence Day
  • Die Hard
  • Armageddon
  • Twister
  • Steel Magnolias
  • Pretty Woman
  • Tequila Sunrise (don’t judge…)
  • The River
  • August Rush
  • The Competition
  • Continental Divide

But today, when I saw Stepmom in the channel lineup, I couldn’t do it. It hadn’t even started yet, which usually guarantees I’ll be watching that movie! Instead I opted for Bobby Deen’s new show, Not My Mama’s Meals.

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January 15 – hello, winter

January 15, 2012 life, survivorship One comment

Madi sneaks a cuddle to share the warmth.

It’s not so much the snow, although we got about a foot which predictably drifted into the shoveled out sidewalk to my front door, and then courteously blew away a small space so that Madi could exercise a bit without needed her own snowplow blade.

But starting on Saturday, Jan. 14, the temps began to fall, and pretty soon Siberacuse was earning its nickname. Saturday night, we finally went below zero to -15 up here on the hill, and we barely made it into positive numbers all day on Sunday.

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A little tech can get you through

January 6, 2012 life, survivorship, the 'net 3 comments

When I started treatment the first week of May, 2004, I had a pretty basic LG flip phone and a Palm m505 PDA. It wasn’t too long before I decided that I needed an iPod (I know, a little late to the party, but seven to nine hours in an infusion chair in a single day, and a total of 12-15 hours in infusion every two weeks, convinced me that despite the cost, I was worth it. On to my first iPod, a third-generation 10g box that is heavier and bigger than most modern smart phones. 7+ years after purchase, it no longer holds a charge – but it runs just fine from a iPod dock as part of my home stereo system. Read more

What I did yesterday…

November 7, 2011 survivorship, travel No comments

The Chase team, following hot on Mary Keitani's heels, at mile 19 in Spanish Harlem.

Sunday, November 7, was the NYC ING marathon.

I am not a runner – not since shin splints reared their ugly heads over 20 years ago. Oh, sure, I used to be able to turn on the gas for the minute or so needed on an agility course – but distance running? Nope, not for me.

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Stop snowing already!

January 13, 2011 life One comment
Structural details of melting icicles against ...
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It’s snowing.

Again.

Maybe “still” is more accurate.

I would just like to take the dogs out once each day when it is NOT snowing.

I would like to NOT have to chip condo-length icicles off my roof, and NOT have to de-ice the last three feet of sidewalk in front of my door.

And if the temps are higher than, oh – the low teens – while I’m doing that one no-snowing, no icicle removal, no de-icing dog walk, even better.

It is way too early in January to be this sick of winter. But there it is.

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