Fun Monday: Bloggin' Environment

Yeeeeee-haaaaw! Howdy, y'all, let's get to bloggin'!!! Whoooo-eee!

Yup, I'm from Texas, and, no, I really do not talk like that. Most of the time. I just got a hankerin' because it's RODEO TIME in Houston and it's FUN MONDAY, so let's get excited!!!

So today Willowtree's topic for Fun Monday was "Your Blogging Environment". I've been trying to put up my post for most of the day, but I think Mama Drama Jenny put some bad juju on me with her post about crashing her computer because I have had "technical difficulties" all morning. But now all the demons have left the laptop and I can proceed. . .

Let me start from the beginning. . . I'm a new blogger, about June, 2006. Blogging was never intended to be any sort of outlet for expression, etc.; it was just going to be a travelogue for me and my dear hubby while we were in Shanghai for the summer. A place to post pictures and stories about kids peeing in the streets.

Of course, at the time, I never imagined that our overseas adventures would not end with China. You see, we are originally from the Houston, Texas area (I say "area" because it is just one massive urban sprawl that is larger than many countries and naming our suburb would mean nothing to you (it's "Pearland", by the way)) and now we live in Cork, Ireland for the next couple of years. And, yes, there have been some adjustments but we love it overall.

So back to the topic at hand: where I blog. Here is my little bloggy corner of the multi-purpose dining room/bar/office. I tidied up a bit after seeing other people's spaces--usually I have at least one empty cup of tea or some meal that I have been nibbling on somewhere on the desk.

And I finally removed the Kodak photo printer that I blew up a couple of months ago. That whole voltage conversion thing. . . just sad.

Anyway, it's a teeny, tiny desk, but it fits into the corner nicely and accommodates the computer, printer (down below), and a few notepads and some scissors. Don't forget the Texas coaster to show my completely obnoxious state pride. Even today someone told me that we Texans sure are a proud old bunch and our state is a whole different country. Damn, right, it is!

My screen saver shows you what's missing from my bloggin' space: my husband and our two dogs. In this lovely pic they are all three inside the pups' doghouse back at our home in Houston. My "boys" will join us over in Ireland in April once they have fulfilled the no-quarantine requirements. I cannot wait for the dogs to be here!

To my left in the blog space is a wall and the door to the living room. Pretty cramped.

If you look over my right shoulder, you get this view of our messy room. Yes, more Texas paraphernalia on the table along with lots of other junk (our taxes, for example). I can look out the window into our back yard, but there's nothing too interesting out there. Except for the days when the neighbor's dog escapes and romps around. Since I'm used to dogs in the yard (crap, is it technically a "garden"? Still learning the lingo!) it takes me a while to realize that the neighbor's dog is not our dog and that she needs an escort home (she is not a free-range dog).

We use our nice bar unit to hold up our stereo and some workout equipment and, at times, to hang clothes to dry. Our lives are not too interesting! We haven't stocked the bar since (a) I'm pregnant and drinking very sparingly and (b) we don't really "entertain". Especially since we know all of five people out here.

It's a constant struggle for me to keep posts short, so here's my attempt to end this one with no mention of my crazy day shopping for a kitchen knife and a humidifier and wanting to use the former while dealing with ornery shopowners who did not have the latter. Guess you might have to stop by again for that.

Adios.