Hello people,
Again thanks for taking time to read me and now onto the topic of my blog. Whenever I get working and don't have any "fun" during the work I tend to bottle all that up until the next time I can have fun. This of course in turn is sort of like shaking a soda bottle a little bit at a time until the top flies off and a chain reaction of events occur.
No matter how hard I try I know I will eventually make up for this lost fun time. Of course this comes at the expense of those around me. Those are the people not really aware of this that don't know better to keep me busy before I get into something I shouldn't be in.
So here's the reason behind the title for this blog. Usually when I am so busy working all I have time to do is just think. I get all these neat little ideas and make note of them for later. Then later comes and I unleash them all driving everyone absolutely bonkers.
So that is what I have been doing, thinking up all these things and waiting until I'm not busy to have fun. At least some of it will go into my writing, but the rest I put aside for those boring times.
A good example is when I travel out of my city to take photos at the wrestling cards, and the cards themselves.
The point is, it is better to be able to release some fun from time to time because if it builds up too high usually someone gets the brunt of a big gag.
Always something entertaining going on, always up to something, even when it looks like I'm not.
Have a good one,
Desiree Doucette
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Weekend madness!
Hello again,
It's always a mad dash everywhere on a weekend, but this one isn't as crazy. For a change I thought I'd write about my usual Saturday friend Barry. He's been working as a contractor in the neighborhood for a long time, but also an avid sports fan with sports cards and memorabilia for sale on the weekends.
I've known Barry for a long time now and I have mentioned him at my website's blog. Barry can make anyone laugh; together we can be trouble. The most amount of victims of our jokes are all the people that come into the sports card shop. The rest are anywhere else we've ventured; which have been several places.
Barry was helping me seal(okay seel) the driveway of my parents house and of course we needed materials. I can't tell anyone enough times that if they don't want me to touch anything inside a store they shouldn't take me. To me stores have things for sale that you should be able to look at...even if it's NOT what you're going in there to buy.
To be honest I know better, why do you think I stopped regularly visiting Toys R Us unless I really need to go for something?
Barry has often made fun of the things I do in the store and I usually take it all in stride making a joke back. For example he says, "I have to hold your hand when we go into stores or I'll lose you." I replied, "That wouldn't work, you'd wind up holding a glove and I'd be gone."
He's actually quite lucky we didn't go into a Toy's R Us because he'd never find me in there. So why am I mentioning all this...because the store he most recalls is Canadian Tire (Crappy Tire most people call it)You're all wondering what on Earth could I possibly get up to inside a home and hardware place?
Barry, "What are you doing with that oar?"
Me, "I always wanted to stick my oar in something!"
I like testing sporting goods things, it's the closest I'll get to a team so why not? I get intrigued by the way things work and how they're used. Just like the web and all the links and things you can do here. I have a big imagination and these things tend to feed it.
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste"
Tools are even better, everyone wants to test them before buying. If they don't want you to touch it, they wrap it in plastic. If it's not wrapped up like a mummy then go ahead and try it out. Of course I draw the line on testing out anything hygienically used. They have "testers" for lip gloss etc, but I wouldn't try them.
My reason for mentioning that is this cool collapsible dolly that I was testing out in the store. They had one on display all set up so I wanted to try it out. Of course Barry thought I was playing with it. I was seriously busy trying to imagine what I would cart in it and if it would hold up. I didn't get it, but eventually I got this nice neon pink "Granny cart" to carry items in. It has this beautiful waterproof cover and has been quite useful to roll things home in.
Anyway usually Barry and I have breakfast on Saturday mornings before the shop, sometimes we eat in, other times we take it out. Now to the point of this blog and that is that Barry might be going out of the sports card business and the fun will come to an end soon.
"Live now with what you have today as it might be the last."
I hope I have left you readers with something to think about today as I always know some things can come to an unexpected end. Some pleasant, others not so pleasant, regardless always live in the moment with spirit and imagination; true life. You'll never regret it and always have fond memories.
Until next time,
Desiree Doucette
It's always a mad dash everywhere on a weekend, but this one isn't as crazy. For a change I thought I'd write about my usual Saturday friend Barry. He's been working as a contractor in the neighborhood for a long time, but also an avid sports fan with sports cards and memorabilia for sale on the weekends.
I've known Barry for a long time now and I have mentioned him at my website's blog. Barry can make anyone laugh; together we can be trouble. The most amount of victims of our jokes are all the people that come into the sports card shop. The rest are anywhere else we've ventured; which have been several places.
Barry was helping me seal(okay seel) the driveway of my parents house and of course we needed materials. I can't tell anyone enough times that if they don't want me to touch anything inside a store they shouldn't take me. To me stores have things for sale that you should be able to look at...even if it's NOT what you're going in there to buy.
To be honest I know better, why do you think I stopped regularly visiting Toys R Us unless I really need to go for something?
Barry has often made fun of the things I do in the store and I usually take it all in stride making a joke back. For example he says, "I have to hold your hand when we go into stores or I'll lose you." I replied, "That wouldn't work, you'd wind up holding a glove and I'd be gone."
He's actually quite lucky we didn't go into a Toy's R Us because he'd never find me in there. So why am I mentioning all this...because the store he most recalls is Canadian Tire (Crappy Tire most people call it)You're all wondering what on Earth could I possibly get up to inside a home and hardware place?
Barry, "What are you doing with that oar?"
Me, "I always wanted to stick my oar in something!"
I like testing sporting goods things, it's the closest I'll get to a team so why not? I get intrigued by the way things work and how they're used. Just like the web and all the links and things you can do here. I have a big imagination and these things tend to feed it.
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste"
Tools are even better, everyone wants to test them before buying. If they don't want you to touch it, they wrap it in plastic. If it's not wrapped up like a mummy then go ahead and try it out. Of course I draw the line on testing out anything hygienically used. They have "testers" for lip gloss etc, but I wouldn't try them.
My reason for mentioning that is this cool collapsible dolly that I was testing out in the store. They had one on display all set up so I wanted to try it out. Of course Barry thought I was playing with it. I was seriously busy trying to imagine what I would cart in it and if it would hold up. I didn't get it, but eventually I got this nice neon pink "Granny cart" to carry items in. It has this beautiful waterproof cover and has been quite useful to roll things home in.
Anyway usually Barry and I have breakfast on Saturday mornings before the shop, sometimes we eat in, other times we take it out. Now to the point of this blog and that is that Barry might be going out of the sports card business and the fun will come to an end soon.
"Live now with what you have today as it might be the last."
I hope I have left you readers with something to think about today as I always know some things can come to an unexpected end. Some pleasant, others not so pleasant, regardless always live in the moment with spirit and imagination; true life. You'll never regret it and always have fond memories.
Until next time,
Desiree Doucette
What I have so far learned!
Hello again,
I had so much information and interaction from Twitter that I hope I can get it all in here today. First I started chatting with @Bensonix across the pond. He told me about a "bad" neighbor, but things seem to be okay. I mention him because he looked very familiar to me; I swear I saw him at the British Isles Show here in Canada, but he said no. He is a fun twitter friend and I hope readers follow him.
Then I came across a follower @paulbritphoto Paul who made me a shorter link to this blog and became a follower of it. You would think photography would have been the initial discussion, but I was educated on how to make the link.
http://bit.ly/
That is the little link maker as I call it. It shortens your links for you so that they aren't longer than one of my books. At this site you have to sign up and you can have it directly linked to Twitter if you wish. Once there you have to ensure your computer's "cookies" remember you. After that get the site page of your blog/domain etc and put it into the bit.ly link maker. It gives you a shorter link to whatever blog/domain address you entered.
My new link I renamed and this is it : http://bit.ly/Desiree_blog
I was told by @paulbritphoto Paul that by making my own I could track the number of clicks the above link would get. I am not exactly that far into this blog to start tracking it just yet, but it is handy to know.
Eventually we got to discussing cameras after I connected with him on Facebook, and I had a glance at his photos. On a final note about @paulbritphoto Paul I must ask readers to check out his web site : http://sites.google.com/site/paulpalmspringsphoto/
There are some very beautiful photos there you might want to look at.
The last thing I want to mention is a friend of mine Peter who I often see at the library. He is originally from Britain where his mother still lives. I believe we first got chatting over British pensions as he is a pensioner and I came into contact with some great advisors at the British Isles show. I hadn't seen Peter in a long time and was glad to run into him and hear his mom (in her 90's) was doing fine back home. With the upcoming British Isles Show in April I had been thinking about him and his mom. It's so odd how these things all happen around the same time. All is good so I am good.
Thank you for reading,
Desiree Doucette
I had so much information and interaction from Twitter that I hope I can get it all in here today. First I started chatting with @Bensonix across the pond. He told me about a "bad" neighbor, but things seem to be okay. I mention him because he looked very familiar to me; I swear I saw him at the British Isles Show here in Canada, but he said no. He is a fun twitter friend and I hope readers follow him.
Then I came across a follower @paulbritphoto Paul who made me a shorter link to this blog and became a follower of it. You would think photography would have been the initial discussion, but I was educated on how to make the link.
http://bit.ly/
That is the little link maker as I call it. It shortens your links for you so that they aren't longer than one of my books. At this site you have to sign up and you can have it directly linked to Twitter if you wish. Once there you have to ensure your computer's "cookies" remember you. After that get the site page of your blog/domain etc and put it into the bit.ly link maker. It gives you a shorter link to whatever blog/domain address you entered.
My new link I renamed and this is it : http://bit.ly/Desiree_blog
I was told by @paulbritphoto Paul that by making my own I could track the number of clicks the above link would get. I am not exactly that far into this blog to start tracking it just yet, but it is handy to know.
Eventually we got to discussing cameras after I connected with him on Facebook, and I had a glance at his photos. On a final note about @paulbritphoto Paul I must ask readers to check out his web site : http://sites.google.com/site/paulpalmspringsphoto/
There are some very beautiful photos there you might want to look at.
The last thing I want to mention is a friend of mine Peter who I often see at the library. He is originally from Britain where his mother still lives. I believe we first got chatting over British pensions as he is a pensioner and I came into contact with some great advisors at the British Isles show. I hadn't seen Peter in a long time and was glad to run into him and hear his mom (in her 90's) was doing fine back home. With the upcoming British Isles Show in April I had been thinking about him and his mom. It's so odd how these things all happen around the same time. All is good so I am good.
Thank you for reading,
Desiree Doucette
Thursday, March 18, 2010
It's times when you are the most busiest...
Hello everyone,
The official Desiree Doucette here again with yet another blog. Sometimes when I get busy, it seems everyone else wants me too. I often wonder when it is slow why then didn't they need me? I juggle quite a lot from time to time, but mostly I like my writing time. My lack of blogging will attest to the fact that I don't get much time to do online writing.
For today I thought I'd write a bit about my novels and the writing I work on or complete. I don't get much time to post what I go through when I am in the middle of a Macy Series, or simply writing one of my novels. I barely even mention the wrestling book that I did.
What goes on with me? Okay here is the Macy Series thought process. It's always about the characters and what they are to me. For example Macy herself is a lot like me in various ways. I try to be good to everyone, I don't think that I should be above, but equal to people unless they excel at something I don't. I respect those that are better in those areas and those with age and wisdom of life. I don't like disrespect and I wish I wasn't so kind and more like Macy and tell these rude, ignorant people to just "shut the f**k up" I try not to swear and usually don't need to use any violence. Macy has it all though and I love how she stands up for people, for the community. She protects them and just shows people she is who she is.
Mostly when I am writing Macy and what she is doing, I am thinking about all those people that are getting treated so badly and the justice. Sometimes wherever I am writing I actually see these things happen and it inspires me to write a stronger point. While I am writing I tend to think of other things Macy should "say" or "do" so I make a note of it. I keep a Macy Series journal that lists all the characters from A-Z, the series by order, a brief synopsis and then things I want to add to the series.
Other characters I have other things I like to think about. Each one is as complex as Macy, I write a brief bit about them in my Macy Series journal to keep me reminded of these things. I also add some of their most familiar "quotes" and where they said them. For example Chris Dellar "Hulk". I still like to recall his first encounter with Macy she says “You look very familiar; didn't you used to be green?” Chris who doesn't really resemble the Hulk, replies “No you must be getting me mixed up with my brother he’s The Incredible Dork.” You get the first sense that he's just a great big laid back guy who is cool with just about anything as long as it's good. At the same time you get the no nonsense, blunt Macy all in one meeting. From that point on she dubs him "Hulk" and he pretty much just goes with it. It's that atmosphere that I continue to write in whenever they meet, which is most of the time.
The atmosphere with the big drug dealer and club owner Benny Marrow and his right hand henchman Nicky Barnwell is also a continuous one. Macy the same no nonsense, blunt woman and they the tough, but cool guys. Again Macy using her bluntness in the start of the series sets the pace...
Nicky proudly displayed a huge set of knuckles that were painted black. The four dark circles made Macy grin, “What did you do to get those? Kill a four eyed raccoon?”
There are times when I see things and can't help but blurt out whatever I am thinking. Sometimes they aren't for the best, but in Macy's case it really doesn't matter because people are cool with her regardless of where she goes.
So there you have it, a nice inside look at what I see within my writing of the Macy Series. I really hope it enlightened you all and I appreciate you taking the time to read me.
Desiree Doucette
The next blog, boldly going wherever it wants.
Hey everyone,
It's Desiree Doucette here again with my next blog. I had intended to make a blog about myself as in things I have done, people I have met and so on, but I got into this test. I was using Uber Twitter and got on the computer to blog logging into the website. Twitter vs Uber and the test began.
It started where I finally got to see clearer avatars of the people I was tweeting with. Some of those tiny ones on my phone via Uber were so odd looking, but if you know me well enough, you know I don't discriminate. I'll tell you though, some of those photos in the avatars were like those optical illusion paintings. You think you're seeing one thing and it turns out totally different.
The twit pic feature is used differently here. In Uber you get to see the photo and comment right away. I should know as I used my Uber to check out how my photos looked on the site. It turned some of my photos to the side.
On Twitter you leave the page, go to Twitpic and have to log in again over there to leave a comment, but you can view the photo. You don't see it in the webstream.
So the comparison went on until finally I realized Uber re-tweets posts much faster and auto refreshed the webstream faster than the actual Twitter web.
No wonder Uber has all those upgrades to my phone.
Posting photos if you're simply using a home computer I guess would be as easy as an upload. I can't seem to find anywhere on the Twitter web stream page that says you can upload to the stream. I finally find it on the Twitpic site where you have to log in again to upload it into the webstream. I never would have thought to go there if @Bensonix hadn't posted photos of his new cute kitten and I clicked the link to look.
I guess if I mention my new tweet friend I should add some others here too that have been helpful and truly wonderful. @joecamel0711 helped me with creating lists for the tweeters too famous to bother following you back. I slowly managed to make lists via his help @joecamel0711 gave me some patient guidance getting me started on my lists. I currently have 86 listed and unfollowed those people to make room for others. I also did a mass un-follow and lost about 300 people who weren't following me back.
My next mention is of @BlondeTXGoddess courtesy of her I learned about Twitter jail and more about what I had to do. While her husband went on a new "Promise to FB" list to wait for me to get room to follow she shouted out to her friends I needed followers. I really needed to get to a computer to mass unfollow, so this was very kind.
I cannot go without mentioning, @bethowen_am who showed me how to make all those neat ☞☛☯symbols and characters to add to your posts to make them look cool. I actually copied and pasted his original and used it as well as RT his post.
It's Desiree Doucette here again with my next blog. I had intended to make a blog about myself as in things I have done, people I have met and so on, but I got into this test. I was using Uber Twitter and got on the computer to blog logging into the website. Twitter vs Uber and the test began.
It started where I finally got to see clearer avatars of the people I was tweeting with. Some of those tiny ones on my phone via Uber were so odd looking, but if you know me well enough, you know I don't discriminate. I'll tell you though, some of those photos in the avatars were like those optical illusion paintings. You think you're seeing one thing and it turns out totally different.
The twit pic feature is used differently here. In Uber you get to see the photo and comment right away. I should know as I used my Uber to check out how my photos looked on the site. It turned some of my photos to the side.
On Twitter you leave the page, go to Twitpic and have to log in again over there to leave a comment, but you can view the photo. You don't see it in the webstream.
So the comparison went on until finally I realized Uber re-tweets posts much faster and auto refreshed the webstream faster than the actual Twitter web.
No wonder Uber has all those upgrades to my phone.
Posting photos if you're simply using a home computer I guess would be as easy as an upload. I can't seem to find anywhere on the Twitter web stream page that says you can upload to the stream. I finally find it on the Twitpic site where you have to log in again to upload it into the webstream. I never would have thought to go there if @Bensonix hadn't posted photos of his new cute kitten and I clicked the link to look.
I guess if I mention my new tweet friend I should add some others here too that have been helpful and truly wonderful. @joecamel0711 helped me with creating lists for the tweeters too famous to bother following you back. I slowly managed to make lists via his help @joecamel0711 gave me some patient guidance getting me started on my lists. I currently have 86 listed and unfollowed those people to make room for others. I also did a mass un-follow and lost about 300 people who weren't following me back.
My next mention is of @BlondeTXGoddess courtesy of her I learned about Twitter jail and more about what I had to do. While her husband went on a new "Promise to FB" list to wait for me to get room to follow she shouted out to her friends I needed followers. I really needed to get to a computer to mass unfollow, so this was very kind.
I cannot go without mentioning, @bethowen_am who showed me how to make all those neat ☞☛☯symbols and characters to add to your posts to make them look cool. I actually copied and pasted his original and used it as well as RT his post.
Well that is my time for this blog today. I hope that I have reached someone with it somewhere. Helping by this information and giving you all something interesting to read.
Desiree Doucette
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
My official first blog here
Hi everyone,
It is the official blog of me, Desiree Doucette. I have a blog at my website as you all know, but I thought I should start one off of it here.
I have been very busy lately working, writing and taking more photos. Anything you see here is officially mine.
I am officially also on Twitter http://twitter.com/desireedoucette
I am offiically also on Facebook with the same name I will post the link in a later blog.
All the photos that you see there or at my website www.desireedoucette.com are all mine and official. You are getting the real deal here and all the above mentioned places.
At Facebook I have posted two recent albums with over 200 photos of wrestlers from the GWN. On Twitter I have posted some of the most obscure photos and some unseen video of wrestlers, and wrestling.
I have yet to start commenting on my book series, the Macy series that I am heavily into writing. I have several of the series finished and am currently working on the next one.
Please visit my website for this information.
I hope to be blogging much more soon.
Love to all my fans and followers
Desiree Doucette
It is the official blog of me, Desiree Doucette. I have a blog at my website as you all know, but I thought I should start one off of it here.
I have been very busy lately working, writing and taking more photos. Anything you see here is officially mine.
I am officially also on Twitter http://twitter.com/desireedoucette
I am offiically also on Facebook with the same name I will post the link in a later blog.
All the photos that you see there or at my website www.desireedoucette.com are all mine and official. You are getting the real deal here and all the above mentioned places.
At Facebook I have posted two recent albums with over 200 photos of wrestlers from the GWN. On Twitter I have posted some of the most obscure photos and some unseen video of wrestlers, and wrestling.
I have yet to start commenting on my book series, the Macy series that I am heavily into writing. I have several of the series finished and am currently working on the next one.
Please visit my website for this information.
I hope to be blogging much more soon.
Love to all my fans and followers
Desiree Doucette
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