[sharonpdx]

your dearest wish will come true

So says my fortune cookie, at least.

I'm sitting downtown in Pioneer Square waiting for dusk. When is dusk, really? I've been wondering for weeks.
Tonight at dusk, they're showing The Goonies, a movie I haven't seen since I was a little kid. Which may explain why I'm sitting here with my blanket and chinese takeout while the kid sitting next to me continually steps on my toes.

It has been a hell of a week. Last night, I launched my first online learning course. I pulled it together on time and as expected, but not without a considerable amount of overtime. That, another major project, and some big shakeups at work have left me stretched pretty thin. But I meant to catch a Flicks on the Bricks event last summer and missed 'em all - honestly, these are the kind of things I love about this city - and I'd rather be outside than anywhere else tonight. So here I sit, relaxing, trying to protect my toes, waiting for dusk.

[No, I'm not going to tell you my dearest wish. Don't be silly; then it won't come true. Don't you know how these things work?]

monday morning cute

cat adopts rabbit

If at first you don't succeed, you must not be Sharon Padgett. [100 fun facts]

1. Sharon Padgett became a vegetarian not because she loves animals, but because she hates plants.
2. When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Sharon Padgett.
3. Sharon Padgett once won a game of Connect Four in 3 moves.
4. Sharon Padgett destroyed the periodic table, saying Sharon Padgett only recognizes the element of surprise.
5. Sharon Padgett owns the greatest Poker Face of all-time. It helped her win the 1983 World Series of Poker despite her holding just a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.

see the other 94 facts here - then, put your own name in and post the funniest one in the comments.

[thanks, Everywhere Girl!]