2) I hit post too soon.
3) Going to knock doors for the by-election shortly.

1. Got about four hours sleep. Exhausted to the point of blankness, but that's okay because...

2. ...after I visit the cheese shop and, uh, finish writing my vows, I am done with wedding preparations. Today we have a family cook-out, tonight I relax with friends.

3. Tomorrow, we get honest-to-goodness married. YAY!

1) Moving in a week to another town for the summer. Must blow the house out. Vinegar and bleach-buying time. Must also decide what goes into storage and what comes along. Snow boots: storage. Book I'm currently reading: with me. Colander: ?.
2) Saving money is a lot easier when your friends have all left town for the summer. I'm proud that I've been so frugal!
3) My future housemate is at his summer house in Portugal. I want a summer house in Portugal.

1. Going to do visibility for healthcare reform (everyone suddenly looks nervous)at a local farmer's market.

2. have to finish a writing project this afternoon.

3. need a serious nap at some point today - got three hours sleep last night.

1. Quit my job with the military industrial complex this week. Starting at a little file encryption start-up in a week. Leaving a secure job with a giant company to go work for a tiny startup in the middle of a recession might be the dumbest thing that I've ever done but it feels very right.

2. Planning to get some paint stripping done at home this week. I'm going to have to buy some plywood to screw over the bathroom windows so that I can pull the sashes out and strip the paint off easier.

3. Maybe if I have time this week, I can put the new fuel pump in my VW Beetle and get that running again. It's been idle for almost two years now.

1. The boy is making strawberry & gooseberry cordial and blackcurrant cordial, which makes the flat smell amazing. I'm labelling our jars of blackcurrant jam and rhubarb & ginger relish. Next: mint syrup and limoncello!

2. My tummy is upset and I don't know why. I also have undercarriage problems. *sigh*

3. Lots of laundry to fold and lots of cleaning to do. Think I'll lie down for a while.

1. Out of bed too early for a Saturday morning. I wish I were still sleeping, which seems to be a theme.
2. Have to replace the deadbolt on the front door this weekend. I am hoping this is a project we can perform ourselves.
3. Researching a newly-inherited piece of antique Spanish colonial furniture, which is really interesting, but somewhat frustrating. Most websites I have found are keen on determining worth, whereas I am more interested in identifying origin, craftsman, materials used, etc.

1. wondering if my ankle is up to biking to the sister's house.
2. wondering whether I'll my progress on the to-do-list this week.
3. wondering what best to do with too many nectarines. will they substitute for other stone fruit in backed goods?

1. OMG. Torchwood was awesome.
2. That's it.

1. Moved into my new house yesterday.
2. Slept in my new house yesterday for the first time.
3. Finally fixed the internets in my new house this morning.

1. Sod off, it's none of your business. (No, not you, just I can't say that to the person it needs to be said to so I'm saying it here.)
2. I think I may have something quite nice to do for Thanksgiving this year for a change, and I'm looking forward to that.
3. I think I'm going to take the dog over to Amherst and putter around the Sweet Briar campus for a while today.

1. Saw Savion Glover last night with a 9 piece mostly string ensemble, tapping to baroque music, with some improv jazz at the end. Truly astounding. See this guy if you can. I had only dimly been aware of the name, before.

2. Got my wife to join my gym and we are going to go work out, when she gets up.

3. The thrill of my new cellphone did not last long enough. . .after a few hours, it's just another fucking phone.

1. Baby slept until 7.10 today! That's the latest I've woken in months.

2. BBQ today with my former lab. I am supposed to have a paper written by today. It isn't. Oops.

3. One more week of being a SAHM.

1. I moved furniture around yesterday and am slowly making wee little improvements to my house that make me happy. Not exactly a super-important life-changing sort of thing, but it's kinda fun to play house and try to figure out what I like, what I don't like, and how I can change things. (Note to self: No more impulse purchases because you can never figure out what to do with them.)

2. I hate my current lack of money. I want to buy things for my house but I can't because my credit card bill is currently skyfuckinghigh. I'm also waiting for my $8k homebuyers check to actually become available, which is ass because my bank is holding it until next week since it's 'out of my typical pattern.' It's a government check, bitches! (Although I only get to keep all $56.17 of it. Goddamn IRA and pipe repairs.)

3. I find it strange how my relationships have changed with my parents. My mother seems to do nothing more than attempt to push her own agenda (even though I've been trying to establish boundaries and be polite and all that crap that she seems to be failing to understand). My father advises me on things like school and the condo association, but he's pretty much just letting me do my own thing. Of course, my mother and him aren't exactly on speaking terms anymore and I wonder if I'm to blame for that. (I shouldn't be, since their relationship has always been rocky, but still, my brain likes to bring it up.)

1. am up too early on a saturday

2. am up too early so i can go for a 70 minute training run (yay, team in training: your money, my sweat - and at least a little of my money, too.)

3. am up too early to have fought with the boyfriend, but managed it anyway

1. Van needs new engine, costs more than blue book value.

2. I've been having concerns about my own ticker for a week now.

3. I tried to relieve one element of anxiety by taking a big step and leaving a message for my ex. Offering lunch while I'm in Chicago for the MeFi tenth. Huge risks, but maybe enough time has passed. Maybe.

1. Played SWG (free trial) for seven hours yesterday afternoon/evening. Lots of fun!

2. Slept for six hours last night, but felt more rested at wake-up time than I have in a long time. However, I see a nap in my future.

3. Missing the mister, but he'll be home tomorrow afternoon. Yay!

Special note to sperose: I think I've said it before, but damn, your mum reminds me of mine when I was at the same stage of life you are. It took more than moving out of her home. She finally become reasonable when I moved 1600 miles away (San Antonio to Seattle). Hang in there, chica. PS: No matter what you do, your parents are the only ones to blame for any discord in their marriage.

Special note to dhartung: get the ticker checked out. Diabetics are more prone to heart disease (among other things) than non-diabetics.

1. Doing a half-asses cleaning on the apartment.
2. Doing a half-assed reading of a book.
3. Considering a half-assed attempt of painting in the studio.

1. No big plans for the weekend. Fine by me.
2. Real live interview Tuesday. Trying not to get hopes up; it's probably already too late.
3. Mom arrives on Wednesday! Must start cleaning soon.

1. Just had to hike home for 2 miles due to car trouble. Lovely.

2. Going back out soon for haircut, groceries, hardware store trip.

3. Tonight, going to 20th anniv. screening of "Do The Right Thing" downtown. Q&A with Spike Lee afterwards! I won a pair of tickets at work.

2a. Just got another interview for Monday! Yahoo! Things are happening. If I get a job soon, I'm giving the recruiter who helped me re-do my resume a big kiss on the mouth. Or a fruit basket.

1. Went to the beach. Waves were awesome. Water was gorgeous green, turquoise and blue. Got sunscreen and sand in my eyes.

2. Just got out of the shower, sitting in a robe.

3. Going to yoga at 4.

1. Enjoying the summer. A bit lonely and tired, though.

2. Enjoying my new Kindle. It kicks ass, though it is a bit strange not actually turning pages.

3. Looking forward to going to Vegas next month. We're planning to sit by the pool and sip margaritas and stuff ourselves silly and lose a little money. And we're flying Virgin (Virgin America), which I've always wanted to do.

Vegas!!! I'm jealous, pips, you'll have such fun. Where are you staying?

1. Just once, I would like some PLEASANT dreams for a change!! Last night it was first about the guy who rejected me, and then the standard one about how I'm in college again but all my friends have left me and/or I'm failing all my classes. Oh well, at least I feel rested for the first time in a while.

2. My favorite Friday-night Chinese place closed after 30+ years. Will have to find a new one.

3. Just discovered Scott the Piano Guy. Intriguing!

Bonus!

1. I did in fact take the dog for a drive.
2. I picked up a hitchhiker on the way. He talked a lot. I understood about 1 word in 12 of what he was saying (mumble mumble mumble mumble corn mumble mumble mumble mumble mumble crazy people mumble mumble store). I nodded and said "uh-huh" when it seemed advisable. You think you know English pretty well and then this area happens to you.
3. After hours of tramping around in the woods and the tall grass, I have a happily sacked-out dog snoozing on her cushion downstairs.

1. Being a total bum this weekend. My laptop fell (after I tripped) and broke on Fri. Now the screen went dead. For the time being I have it hooked up to an external monitor. Reorganizing finances so I can drop 2gs on a new macbook pro next month.

2. Trying to get ready for my Wyoming trip next week. Sad that I will miss out Mefi 10th party.

3. There is a nice cold beer in the fridge that is not going to drink itself. Also, lib has all my reserved books ready!

(Thought we'd try out a few different places, pinky... few days at the Flamingo, Golden Nugget, and Luxor -- 8 days total. Wish you guys could come along!)

Sounds fun!!! Think of me when you eat at the buffets :D Oh, I love them so.

1. Tonight I am meeting the son's girlfriend's grandparents, who are 2 years younger than I am, at a steakhouse. What I really want is 3 char-grilled hot dogs with the works and some potato salad. Also, what the hell, lime Kool-Aid in a glassful of ice with a straw.

2. In only 4 days, I managed to reunfuck the unfuckable that my ex fucked up. I still don't quite understand how she managed to get herself declared totally incompetent to conduct her life -- isolated in Texas and without any instigation by myself or any state's equivalent of the Childrens' Welfare Nazis. Left to her own devices, I guess.

I do still need to get the divorce papers completely overhauled, originally filed in Georgia with me in California. That should only be a procedural hassle, as both Texas Social Services and US Social Security jointly ruled her insane without need for hospitalization (or whatever the PC/legal/psycho equivalent of that is these days).

3. I got through the last 4 days without a single chest pain. That is a major miracle.

1. I saw mohawk boy for the first time yesterday since we 'broke up' about a month ago. He bought me a glass of wine, and it was really comfortable and fun chatting. I do like him, but am over him romantically.
2. I need to clean my room and do chores. I'm about to get up, but haven't quite managed it, my room is disgusting and embarrassing.
3. I'm not going outside today - except maybe to get groceries to test out this cake recipe for the cake for the mefi birthday next weekend!

and YAY Elsa! congratulations! I've been following your blog about the wedding since before you got engaged, very exciting, hope the day goes off without a hitch, except the intended one! ;)

1. I hope my bronchii clear and I get my voice back by next Friday--am kicking myself for not going to the doctor and getting a dose of Tamiflu before I left.
2. Went to Clinton boyhood home in Hope. Had to sit down at one point during the tour.
3.Wish I had felt well enough to go to Feast and Ouisie's Kitchen in Houston.

Mazel Tov, Elsa!

1. Had a great day! Went to another Indian cooking class this morning with 2 of my friends.

2. Just hung up my gray birch tree decals on my wall and they look really good AND I managed not to get frustrated or be bitchy while doing it (like I usually do when attempting complicated housework).

3. Now listening to French music and maybe going to go lie down and look at the trees.