The Happy Gardener

That's right. I wasn't able to decide what to name the blog and since both of them were related anyways, I chose to name it Getafix or Druid. Sigh. It's 1:52 am. I should not be up. I should be in sweet sweet slumber laced with some fantastic dreams. But I am up. And so I shall blog. It was a productive day. WFH day. The lesser said about the actual amount of office work done, the better. On the other hand, I finally did my laundry and cleaned my fridge. There is always a silver lining. I should just figure out how to work that into my weekly report now. So it's PR's Annual Christmas Dinner tomorrow night and I was suddenly seized with an urge to contribute to the menu. I will put this down to C's evil influence. (Interesting : C's first appearance on the blog. Association with the word Evil. Hmmm) Anywho. So there was the urge. And we all know how I get after that. So I finished up my chores in the evening and was planning on heading out to the stores to pr...

Have I used this title before? Will google blogger alert me if I did? This is becoming a common question. Maybe this is a sign that I blog too much. Oh well. I have been thinking about ambition lately. About what it means and what it means to me, in particular. I always believed that I wasn't very ambitious. I am only now finding out that that isn't really true. Sure, I might not be driven to assume powerful positions or rake in loads of money. Or become world famous. No, what I am after is broader, less measurable and yet far more tangible to me. Freedom and control. Freedom to work around my life and its' schedules and control over how I spend my time. A life that allows me to learn and grow, hopefully at work too. Learn and grow for the sake of learning and growth. A life where the everyday realities, practicalities and cynicism are well balanced by dreams and hopes realized. Where joy is a frequent visitor and laughter can be taken for granted every once in a while. Whe...

Don't really have my thoughts in order for the post but will go ahead anyways. - If you watch enough weekend TV, you'll realize that most of the world is available for $19.95. Plus shipping and handling, of course. - Running 3 miles on the treadmill after a looong break of laziness and over indulgence , coming home plenty tired and undoing those 30 mins by going after dinner like you were coming after a month of fasting : sad, and kinda disgusting. Realizing that Monday Night Football, that you don't get to watch usually, 'cause you are one of 15 people in Boston who gets only basic cable, is now accessible on one of those basic 12 channels 'cause the home team is playing the Jets (which makes for an awesome 9:2, 9:2 match up): priceless - *Note : This could quickly turn bad if the Patriots proceed to own the opposition and turn the game into a long boring stretch of Patriot awesomeness, as they are wont to do. - We don't really seem to change much from how we ...