Thank You SO Much! and This and That - OMG I'm So BUSY Right Now!

It's going to be a hell of a week, and it starts out with a BANG. Fully expecting to be eliminated from LJ Idol this week, I actually survived and am one of the Final Six. A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who was kind enough to vote for my New York City fortune teller and her Elvish client. I had a lot of fun writing that tale. But now, we have a new topic, and only ... well, if I stretch it, it's five days, but I'm saying it's closer to three days because I usually can't write on Sundays (it's a day spent with DH and football), and I have Black Friday and Small Business Saturday coming up NEXT WEEK. OY! Just kill me now, please! LOL

I can't thank those of you who voted for my story enough! I'm 
absolutely thrilled to be moved into the Final Six. The people 
who are no longer with us are SO talented! I'm flabbergasted 
to still be in the running. 

I have a plethora of things on my platter for today, however, and although I hold out hope that I can work on LJ Idol today, it's unlikely. There are too many things ahead of writing in my line of tasks for the day.  I'll be twirling the subject around in my head for most of the day, but grocery shopping, paying bills, housecleaning, etc are taking a higher priority than sitting at the keyboard today. 

Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA is this HUGE 
spot of green in the City. In some ways it reminds me 
of Central Park in NYC. I wonder how they compare 
in size? I could look it up, but I'll leave that for another
 time. 

I did have a good "run" this morning, though. I got 45 minutes on the treadmill at a good, fast walk. I walked through 30 minutes in British Columbia (such a beautiful location -- lots of variety to look at), and then switched to 15 minutes at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. I'm rather astounded by how large that park is. I'll have to look at it on a map. I've been to SF several times, but have never been there. Maybe if I ever return to California I'll try and drop by. For that matter, I haven't done most of the tourist things in SF - no Fisherman's Wharf, no Chinatown (except that I stayed in a Chinatown hotel during my first group of workshops in SF), and no Golden Gate Bridge or Alcatraz, except as viewed from the top of various buildings in the downtown area. It's a beautiful city, I wouldn't mind returning there again some day, but my jewelry school has closed, so I don't have a genuine reason to return any more. 

For several years I traveled to San Francisco annually to 
attend classes at Revere Jewelry Academy. I always had 
a total blast honing my skills, and it was always fun to 
have a chance to chat with Alan Revere as well as other 
members and teachers on his staff. He closed his physical 
location more than a decade ago and has moved to on-line 
only, which I don't find as satisfying. There's something about 
having a teacher right there behind you for questions that 
arise that you simply don't get with on-line classes. 

I want to grab my breakfast and start the day, so despite this being a rather boring post, I'm stopping here and starting my day. "Fools Errand" is the next prompt, and I'll be contemplating that while doing my standard grocery shopping/errands/housework. Happy Friday to all, I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.