PERSONAL NEWS #227
Dec 2nd I had an appt with Dr Tan at 4pm and
in the evening attended private yoga class with Fabrice and Shiva.
Dec 3rd, after work I volunteered to assist
with the yearly BFP fundraising phone-a-thon.
Dec 5th, I attended the monthly TGTSNBN meetup
at Simple Studios. It was great seeing
friends and acquaintances who love HP.
This meetup was geared towards decorating holiday cookies with an HP
theme. It was a lot of fun J
Dec 6th, I along with other EA’s had to take
the first 3 of 5 exams today at work.
What a nerve racking nightmare that was and my health suffered due to
it. Despite that, I think I passed 1 of
the 3 exams, which means I’ll have to take two of the exams again in March
2014. UGH! I thoroughly loath testing! That evening I attended my private yoga class
with Fabrice and Shiva.
Dec 7th, I finished decorating my apartment
for the holiday season and my tree looks lovely. I then participated in the BFP fundraising
phone-a-thon and afterwards I did some holiday gift shopping at B&N, as
well as Trader Joe’s.
Dec 8th, I attended an enjoyable friends
annual holiday party at a delightful Cuban restaurant in LIC. It was like a mini-NYDoP reunion … we had
many laughs, caught up on news, eat good food, etc.
Evening of Monday, Dec 9th,
the “NYC Area Friends of JRR Tolkien and Fantasy” Meetup group was at the AMC Empire 25 on 42nd
Street for a special exclusive screening of "The
Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug". This is part two of Peter
Jackson's new "Hobbit" trilogy.
[We saw the film at IMAX in 3D, so that explains the special glasses we
wore.] What a roller coaster ride of a film! Excellent! My only real
gripe was too many Orcs. I sat with Wendy,
Margaret and Pauline. It
was great chillin with everyone and seeing others from our meetup group.
Dec 10th, I attended the monthly BFP
Fundraising / PF committee meeting, which was very productive.
Dec 11th, I facilitated a conference call with
several members [ie: Matt, Charlotte, Tom, Melissa and Gary] of BFP. We are creating a 1.5 hour presentation for Brooklyn
Museum in early January dealing with war, photography and the aftermath. It was an informative and productive
call J
Dec 12th, I participated in the BFP annual
fundraising phone-a-thon after work.
Dec 13th, I attended private yoga class with
Fabrice and Shiva.
Dec 14th, I joined my friend Jackie for movies and
dinner while it snowed throughout the day.
We saw the film “The Desolation of Smaug”, then dined at Cosi and
exchanged gifties.
Dec 16th, I attended private yoga class with
Fabrice and Shiva.
Dec 17th, I took the last two of the five
exams in the afternoon, and I think I did pretty well. After work I briefly attended the company
holiday party at the Marriott before heading home.
Dec 18th, I facilitated a conference call with
several members [ie: Matt, Charlotte, Tom, Melissa and Gary] of BFP regarding a
Brooklyn Museum event we are participating in.
Dec 19th, I participated in the monthly BFP
A&C committee conference call, and we got quite abit accomplished.
Dec 20th, I attended the annual BFP holiday
gathering at Martha and Gary’s home in Park Slope … a great time was had by
everyone. We enjoyed lots of good food,
drink and interesting, diverse conversations. Earlier in the day I learned I passed 4 of the 5 exams at work. I was quite relieved about that and will have to retake the 5th one in March 2014, so as to obtain my certificate.
Dec 21st, I had a much needed chiropractor
appt for my neck/back. Later on I headed
into Manhattan to meet up with Wendy and Deborah to see “Desolation of Smaug”
in the cinema. Afterwards we took a taxi
down to Chelsea for a delicious meal at an Italian place on 9th
Avenue.
Dec 22nd, I had a much needed acupuncture
appt, and then in the evening a private yoga class with Fabrice. I gave his six month old kitten Shiva some
catnip toys for Xmas. Shiva went bonkers
over them J
Dec 23rd to 25th, I headed upstate
NY to spend time with the parents, my brother and sister-in-law for the
holidays. While up there I came down
with a lung infection and had to take the 26th off from work.
Dec 27th, I facilitated a conference call with
several members [ie: Matt, Charlotte, Tom, Connie and Gary] of BFP regarding a
Brooklyn Museum event we are participating in.
Dec 27th to 30th, my friend Cindy
came in from Ohio for a brief visit before heading off Ireland, Wales, Scotland
and England. We had a very nice time
together despite us both being abit under the weather with health issues.
Dec 30th, I attended private yoga class with
Fabrice and Shiva in the evening after work.
