I won't get much work done today because I have to run my sister to the airport, then drop off my rental and pick up my car from the shop.

Insanely expensive repair pretty much guarantees that I wont take that much needed vacation anytime soon.

might start training for a marathon this weekend.

There's a cable guy two floors below drilling holes in our building, I don't know why, but I hope he enjoys the serenade from the porch.

Bacon jerky, praline pecans and blueberry ale make a nice combo.

*burp*

I've earned a half-day off tomorrow, by exceeding case closure targets at work.

This is good, because I'm having a 'tea and cakes' birthday party on Saturday and have lots to do.

This doesn't include making any actual cakes. St Costco will provide.

1. Finished the grocery shopping for the week
2. Weeded the gardens and planted salads and zooks.
2 5/8. Got an amazing phone call from

1. I think I have this water pill schedule optimized without feeling thirsty most of the day.
2. Pissed at V-8 for their so-called Low Sodium variety. Low-sodium it ain't!
2. 5/8 unpacked regarding books and musical instruments.

1. I'm glad this week is over because I'm just about burnt at work with a lack of projects coming up and now have to proceed to find something to do in order to procrastinate on writing the papers about just how useless my projects wound up being. (It's a good thing the boss is out of town next week so I can veg and hopefully be inspired.)

2. I'm going to be all domestic this weekend but I'm thinking about possibly expanding my social horizons and maybe going out or something. I don't know. The outside world scares me. I'm not sure if I'm ready for that yet.

2 5/8. can't decide about buying cigarettes for this weekend's boozing

1. Today is our RSVP date, and I'm confident that the outstanding 25% of responses will come pouring in by nightfall. Hahahahahahahahaha sigh.

2. I want tacos. I might have to go out for tacos.

5/8ths. After several months of waking up with my wedding party to-do list blaring in my head, I, uh, woke up this morning with absolutely no idea what I had slated for today. Freedom! Horrible freedom!

1. Horrible weather on my flights to and from Florida did nothing for my fear of flying and overall misery of my grandfather's funeral these last few days.

2. Glad to be home.
5/8 Bunny is being annoying and trying to dig holes in my bed. I don't know why, he is well-fed and I paid him a lot of attention.

1: Got my tooth out. It was painless. Sent txt message afterward : "I'm numb and bleeding, let's hang out!" I rewarded myself for being a grown up by buying increasingly creepy items for the Seekrit Projekt.

2: Despite the weather (which is awful, super dense fog everywhere, it's like the city is slowly vanishing) there appeared to be a Hot Guys Who Are Clearly The Whelk's Type convention in Brooklyn today. Yes, I thought the best time to check out guys was when I was numb and drooling blood onto my ACTION PHILOSOPHER t-shirt. I am a winner.

3: The day has had so many seriously strange coincidences and obvious metaphors and contrived situations. If this turns out to be some Truman Show shit I'm going apeshit on all your asses.

1. Going to a neighborhood leadership awards dinner tonight. Both Mrs Octo and our minister are up for awards. I feel like such an upstanding member of the community. Hah!

2. Have two job opportunities to pursue, phone screen for one tomorrow.

3. My kid seems to be on the Dean's List. Not that he'd tell us that but we found an invitation to a dinner for members of the list addressed to him that he'd left on the coffee table.

1. Did some errands today. Feeling productive.
2. Bought bread and cheese for dinner. Mmmmm, cheese.

5/8- Tonight, we're going to see Joseph and the Amazing Techni

1. Almost done with a current sewing project
2. I'm doing a star trek swap on craftster soon. I'm happy since I have half a dozen ideas in mind already that I wouldn't even need to buy anything for. (my tendency to buy fabric when it's on sale cheap since you never know pays off... again)
3. my tuition deposit is all set, so now I'm waiting for a letter letting me know who my academic adviser is. once I have that I can make my class schedule.

1. Took a personal day, 'cause I wanted to.

2. Decided to try container gardening, as my soil is just too...something. Planted cucumber, tomato, and eggplant. Am awaiting a book so next year I can really expand.

5/8. Gotta dye my hair. I'm overdue, and I love how it looks finished, but I so hate getting started.

1. Starting to have a wee bit of panic about the apartment situation. There's nowhere near as much stuff being advertised as I thought there would be. I could probably still opt to stay where I am- maybe- but I really, really do not want to have to do that because then I am stuck with whomever the landlord picks, or my current roommate, who is nice but mildly creepy and who for some reason sleeps in the sitting area (which does not have a door) outside his bedroom. The most accurate description I can find for the sound of his apnea-enhanced snoring is "masturbating velociraptor". Not his fault, but he has a bedroom door if he would just use it.

2. Have decided to apply to Pitt the second I get my grades from this class, student loan payments be damned. This may be a moment of weakness, but I'm so sick of wearing myself out with the stress running in place. Would like to upgrade to a more productive kind.

5/8. Class is still going well...