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I'm okay. Got caught in a downpour at the famer's market, so--even thought the smell of stonefruit was overwhelming and enticing--I got nothing but a wet head. Alas.
I finally got around to listening to the 10th Party Memories podcast and found out I'm on it at about 21:50! Now I'm excited to be a part of METAFILTER HISTORY! Along with everyone else who went to any of the meetups! Whoo! More exclamation points!!!!!
Interviews. That's all I do these days- eat and sleep and interview. Ok, that's not true, I'm seeing "The Bacchae" in the park tonight. I've heard very little positive said of it, heh.
Great thanks! I had been sweating a presentation I gave today, but it went really well. And then I got an award from the school district. And I get to leave work early today. And I'm eating tasty noodles. And dessert will be a rice-krispy treat. And I'm excited to get my furniture tomorrow.
Still have all extremities crossed for those of us interviewing.
The NPR station is coming in staticy so I switched it to "All Classical Music, Except When We're Playing Opera" NPR station. Now I feel classy as fuck.
Grecian dramas and symphonies and rice krispie treats. Metachat is hella high brow today.
I'm pretty okay. The book I interlibrary-loaned about Tibetan tiger rugs arrived, and the digital files from Kind of Bloop were released a couple days ago.
We're hiring a page. The applicant pool isn't specifically very great right now, but it's only been posted for a couple days.
Pretty good. I am a bit tired after doing two shows in a festival that I really enjoyed. It was a weird sort of up and down summer with my break-up of my relationship of many, many years but with good career success. I had a silly crush on one of my castmates that would never go anywhere, but it was fun to flirt innocently. I got a quick little commercial gig, which means I am good for money for a bit. I leave for Italy in 2 weeks. My very good friend is very likely going to be my new housemate. I have new feelings of generosity for everyone around me. I can't complain.
Sleeeeepy. Have been sleeeeeepy for weeks. Had a bout of food poisoning or a stomach bug or something yesterday that isn't helping with the sleeeeeepy factor, but at least I'm not pukey today, so that's good.
I am standing in a vacant empty house waiting for prospective renters to come see it. I have not been around other than lurkiness because I am totally hooked on secondlife.
BUT We get to take johnmc
and pips to a baseball game tonight. Yay!
I am good. I am about to go to Grand Central and buy a t-shirt for my friend's little boy. Then I will eat lunch and go to our bank and close a checking account and then I will come back home and work and then I will go pick up the baby from daycare and then I will come home and bathe her and give her dinner and put her to bed and eat dinner and then mr. g will come home and then I will go out and play bridge and then Jeff and I will go for a beer and talk about bridge and then I will come home and then I will go to bed.
I am OK. . .this came yesterday and I have it on. So far no one's asked me about it. I have overeaten, the past few days, and need to go easy on food today.
I just spent an hour or so in my new beesuit dealing with a couple yellowjacket nests, and, for the third time in this suit, no stings, even though I was attacked (because I deprive them of their homes, families, and livelihoods).
Going over the mountains tomorrow for the weekend, to hike and kayak. . .yay!
I'm good. Well, as good as any helicopter parent who has to do a "meet the teacher" night before her first born goes headlong into the daily care of people who aren't me.
*weeps quietly*
Nervous about him going to school? No...why do you ask? *sniffle*
I'm alright. I made an appointment for next Friday to see a specialist about the lesion on my leg that may or may not be a skin cancer.
This evening I saw my friend Nancy, who spends every August in London (she's American). Nancy is 75, she has the most gorgeous peachy skin and has so much energy she wears me out. I can only hope I'm half as vital as her when I'm 75.
Today is the last day of the current heatwave, which makes me pleased as punch. Hm. That's an odd saying, yes? Maybe they're talking about Punch and not punch.
Still waiting on plumbing stuff, the adjuster is the sticking point at this ..er.. point.
PS: I'd love to apply as a page but I think the commute to box's library is a bit much.
Life's ok I guess (could be worse). All of Santa Cruz is very smokey from the lockheed fires (which are supposed to be out this weekend). My office smells like bonfire.
Other than that I am going through a very big existential crisis. And I feel totally alone and lost and have an impossible time falling asleep. But I'm sure I will work this out.
On a lighter note:
-I am mildly enthused that I may move closer to the ocean next month
- A couple of my closest friends are coming to visit next month
- There is cold beer, new netflix, and an awesome book waiting for me at home
- might reconnect with long lost friends over thanksgiving and I am really looking forward to that.
I am good. Thanks for asking. My hubby is celebrating his 50th birthday today. We are so old. At least he is. I am a few years away from that milestone. We had an easy day with our toddler swimming in the backyard pool, hanging out and enjoying summer. I want to move to where it's summer all the time. Winter is hard with a little kid. We are going out for dinner tonight. Happy Birthday John!!!
I am really happy this week. I made a spur of the moment decision that will change my future for the next two years. If it works out (I'll know in a few weeks), it will be fun, make me really happy and will stop other programmers from kicking sand in my face, yay!
I am also patiently waiting to see how long baby limes take to grow into limes I can cook with and use in drinks. So far, it seems to take a long time, but when they finish growing, I will have a lot of limes to use up. I also have a lot of mint, so I see some mojitos of various sorts in my future.
And I get to go to watch the Adult Soapbox derby followed by a MeFi meetup this weekend so I'm pretty stoked. Even if I won't know anyone at the meetup. Weeeeeeee!!!
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