Nirvana a/k/a Maple Lake, Ontario, Canada
It’s not simply case of not feeling like getting prepared for “Cindy’s big adventure north.” It’s more a sense of feeling overwhelmed by leaving home ( here) for a month. I want to go–really, really want to go. And I’m quite sure once I get there and get settled in that I’ll be better than fine. It’s just that I’m finding it hard to find a stopping point for my day-to-day responsibilities and to be honest, distractions which are not productive.
I think I need a nudge but there’s no one to tell me to get it in gear because I’m pretty much the boss of me.
OK. That’s it. I’m signing off. I will see you on the other side (of the border), fingers crossed that the newly installed satellite Internet in the cottage is humming along. This girl does not have the luxury of taking a month break. Posting may slack a tad–though be prepared for a barrage of photographs of the beauty that is cottage country. Until then, stay safe and take good care.
C.
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This is Glenn Beck who I just had a look at in the interest of sizing him up as I hadn’t yet gotten acquainted with him. I know that Glenn Beck is on a “political tour” this summer and one of his Dallas shows is scheduled to be broadcast nationally in a movie theatre near you one night only–July 17.
Glenn Beck’s weblog’s landing page (a mini version of course) is pictured below.
I tend to be persnickety about blog design (please don’t be harsh on mine–it’s mostly “ready made”) and I must say, I’m impressed. Nice design, he’s very appealing and I definitely want to “view” whatever it is that the button to click is over on Glenn’s left shoulder, partially out of view. So that’s very, very good in my opinion. I hope however that Glenn’s off-stage view of mixing his colors and fabrics the way he’s doing in this headshot differs from what he’s sporting here. Otherwise, I’d have to vote for abuse of patterns and blue stripes. Too many stripes, Glenn!
It looks like we can do three weeks at Maple Lake this summer. Plus Labour Day weekend, I think (we have been for a few years in a row now).
Which is great as long as there’s Internet. I know I’m a broken record but I’m not the only person that can’t afford to take weeks off of paid work. And dial-up in my hyper-competitive online world won’t do it, regardless.
I think need to call the Haliburton County-affiliated W3Connex cable guy.
I’ve talked to him once on the phone and he seems very nice but with service orders for exactly what I need at about 800 online inquiries ahead of me in the email queue.
That’s why I’m thinking maybe going to the cottage a bit later so there might be a chance to get the cable people out our way? Oh please, oh please?
I’m hoping to not sound like a broken record but I am ready to leave–in my mind.
The reality of a bunch of (paid) work flung my way in the past few days has slowed me down–but I am truly not complaining–just explaining.
It’s going to be late by the time I depart here tomorrow but that’s my schedule for you.
I’m just about to do a complete upgrade to Maple Lake Ontario -did a full backup just now–go me. I’ve got fingers crossed that it go off without a hitch.
I will of course, be blogging from Maple Lake . I have fingers crossed that the satellite internet guys have things ready for me to hook up and log on.
Here goes.
Ciao!
C.
