Things that I will do if I get laid-off:


  • Give my 60 days notice to my landlord.
  • Plan my move to Ottawa.
  • Stress out for a while and then celebrate with a coke float.
  • Dye chunks of my hair deep purple.
  • Write prose, verse, haiku, and super-verbose rants.
  • Visit lots of Good Will, Salvation Army, and other second hand stores.
  • Work on my family tree project.
  • Update my website daily.
  • Visit the public library at least once a week.
  • Catch up on my reading.
  • De-clutter.
  • Snap lots of photos.
  • Scan old photos and post them on my site.
  • Cook Thai food.
  • Wear pyjamas all day.
  • Do the Elaine Benice (from Seinfeld) dance once a day.
  • Do the "Look what I can do" Stuart (from Mad TV) dance once a day.
  • Stay up super late.
  • Look into courses and maybe take one (or a few).
  • Answer the phone with my "Deep River" voice at least once a day.
  • Play with my beads.
  • Paint. Paint. Paint.
  • Solder.
  • Use the Jigsaw.
  • Visit stores like the Rubbery, Lee Valley, Curry's, Lewiscraft etc.
  • Surf sites with a menace.
  • Catch up on my reading.
  • Take naps.
  • Watch TV commercials and write about them in my Blah list.
  • Think about looking for a job. Maybe.
  • Get my fountain working again and stare at it for long periods of time.
  • Write long emails to people I know telling them about the minutae of my life.
  • Play chess with myself (The only way I'm gauranteed to win).
  • Knit scarves to give away as presents.
  • Start making my greeting cards once again.
  • Eat breakfast for dinner at least two days a week.
  • Loll around on my lolling ball.
  • Work on perfecting my egg-less chocolate chip cookie recipe.
  • Buy and experiment wiht Sculptey-clay.
  • Give myself a pedicure every week.