Unexpected, silly, crazy manifestation from TM'08

[Oriole]

I think it deserves its own thread...
Some great things that came out of my last year's map were a new laptop, writing, my current job, but(!) I also had this wish for a dog, so I put a picture of a dog on my map...

Now, we didn't get a dog in 2008 (we are not even allowed to have one in our current place), but last week right before the new moon came about, a parent of one of my students asked me if they could name their puppy with my rather unique first name. Go figure.

Anyone can beat that?

[Subliime]

That's great!

[aweynsayl]

that's awesome! i love stories like that!
wheee!

[doubledutch]

okay, i'll go. one of my desired tm outcomes was for me & dh to find ways to collaborate more. he is the collaborator extraordinaire, and i am like . . . "does not play well with others", leave me alone, don't look at what i'm working on until it's complete, etc. very private, secretive and protective. and i don't like to ask for help. i expected this to manifest in terms of improved working together on normal household/parenting stuff. did not *remotely* think we would end up playing music together again (which was a big part of our life together before kids). dh also asked me to teach him to use my sewing machine. we're making roman shades for the living room as his first project. he has them cut out.