More random thoughts:
And Vatican's in last place in Alley Assassins... OR you could say it's first place considering absolute value ;) At least we're having fun!

Ah, the wonders of dremel tools - introducing the wolf pumpkin (nope, not the blacker lion this year). Come by and see it before it gets smashed into pieces - it turned out better than I'd hoped.

It's so nice to receive compliments... they take so little time and effort, but have major psychological effects.

Riding wednesday night was fantastic - it finally hit me that I've learned an awful lot over the past... 6 months!? Wow, it's been a long time. Anyway, it's immensely gratifying to hear praise from Davee - she's a great teacher, but usually doesn't give merit unless it's deserved. "Looks like you win(the contest - posting without stirrups for the longest time)... Position looks really good... Your heel is always so good! Even without stirrups - I'm impressed!...Your leg is so solid during canter - this is fantastic." -basks in warm glow-
I wish every day could be like this. I love feeling like I've really accomplished something, and receiving some sort of reward for it.

A couple of amusing quiz results, because I ran across them when I should've been doing work ;)
I think I originally got hippogryph on this one, which is why the url of this site is hippogryph.blogspot.com. But gryphon will also do. In either case, it's about being an amalgamation of different animals, sometimes contradictory aspects juxtaposed in one being.

What mythological creature would you be?

It's been a while since I've read the Pern series by Anne McCaffery, but I stumbled onto this... I don't remember any female brown riders, though. Ah well :)

Take the What Color Dragon Should You Ride? Quiz

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