Disappointments Diary 2013

I saw Asbury & Asbury's Disappointments Diary 2013 (that's a "calendar/planner," for us Yanks) on Lost at E Minor. Each page is a week, and has a phrase like "When one door closes, another one opens in your face." I'm optimistic to the point of being annoying, and I totally want one. So I Googled to see where one might order it, perhaps Amazon US, but it's doesn't seem to be available outside the UK. *sad face*

My search turned up a post about the Disappointments Diary on this awesome site called So Freaking Cool, where I had a good giggle at Sam's comment, "I'm a true pessimist. To me, the glass isn’t half-empty, it’s half-empty and half-filled with polluted air." I ended up reading through the site for a good half hour, just looking at everything. The stuff is so freaking cool and the writing is very entertaining. (And it's a good place to find gift ideas for guys.) Check it out.


Friday Five: Hurried

1. When did you last find yourself in a real hurry?
New Year's Eve, when we were trying to make it to our dinner reservation downtown. It was raining and we got caught in traffic, because there were three major accidents on Mopac within about 1/2 mile. Not. Even. Kidding. That morning, there had been an accident there as well. A few days before that, it had been raining and there were two accidents along the same 1/2 mile stretch on our way out of the house AND two more on our way back later. There's got to be something oily that spilled on the freeway there, when it was dry. No accidents in the opposite direction.

2. Often, when we’re in a hurry, we make stupid mistakes. What’s an example from your life that supports this, and what do you do to prevent such things from happening again?
I update websites all day, and if I do it in a hurry, I can make errors. My favorite is seeing html code on my rendered page... a couple of weeks later. OOPS. I just don't do that anymore. I'm super-careful with content updates, and always view my pages in browsers after updating.

3. Why are some people so loud in places where quieter voices are usually appropriate, such as this cafe that’s closing in a couple of minutes, where these high-schoolers are being so loud it’s difficult for me to write these questions?
Ha. As I am occasionally one of the loud people to whom this question is referring, I can say that it's usually because they are having a good time, have become unaware of their surroundings and are exhibiting a momentary lapse in standards of etiquette. I try to give them a break, but sometimes it goes on too long and I just go somewhere else.

4. How’s 2013 treating you so far?
Pretty well!

5. Are you more of a December person or a January person? What does this mean, anyway, and why are you whatever you are?
December. January is a let-down after the excitement of the holidays. It's back to the normal schedule.