1. Off work today. My grad school orientation is at 5:30, so with Marc out of town and Oliver's daycare on summer vacation, there was no way to get to work today. I am so tired, glad I have a day to rest and pack.

2. Pack for Florida! We fly to Tampa to see my family tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing everybody (especially my grandparents in their new home- they moved into "assisted-living" about 5 mins from my parents). Hoping to meet my youngest sister's new boyfriend. She rarely has one, so I'm always curious. Despite being close, I know little about my youngest sister's personal life. She keeps her cards close.

3. Looking forward to orientation tonight. Hope to meet some fun new friends. But what will I wear???

1. Husband and kiddo were out the door at 7.40 this morning -- so I get to start work now. Yay, I might actually get all my work done today and not have to catch up this evening. (it's hard when kiddo is on camp half-days during the summer).

2. Have been stewing about something since Sunday and when I brought it up last night with husband realised I was totally in the wrong. Now I feel bad.

3. Had crazy dreams last night about all my college friends. Haven't seen some of them in nearly 20 years, so that was kind of odd.

1. Not entirely unpacked and set up yet, but I'm officially a resident of a rather small, isolated town. Trying to adjust.

2. First day of orientation starts in thirty minutes. I have to meet 80-something new people. I don't particularly like meeting new people.

3. Been up since 5:15 because anxiety. I know I'll be fine. It's just the build-up that kills me.

Ufez, I hear you. Build up anxiety is the PITS.

1) My husband has been out of town for a week, and will be out of town for at least two more. I wasn't sure if I was going to maintain my routine with him gone, but so far it has worked out swimmingly.

2) I watched the entire first season of Orange is the New Black over the past few days (watching netflix in bed on the ipad is decadent), I didn't love everything about it, but after that finale, I can't wait to see next season.

3) Tonight I will start House of Cards. I hope I find it as engaging as OITNB.

The end of summer is pretty quiet around here, I really like it that way.

That juice reboot thing sounds quite interesting, Senyar!

1. I'm nervous about starting to copy the Wicca 101 book, which is the next step in my pathworking. I start doing that on Friday and I'm going to aim for being there from 10am until around 3-4pm. We'll see how long my patience actually holds out. I'm also nervous about doing Run or Dye on Saturday because I haven't done any running since May when I did the last 5k. Oops. My finances are also giving me anxiety as I'm trying to save up some cash for big events coming next year (Art of the Belly and Pagan Spirit Gathering) but I'm almost maxed out on my credit card. :-/ I don't want to have to ask the folks for cash for that, but I might have to.

2. It looks like I won't have an easy month until November. Eek!

3. I just have to keep breathing. I get to go home straight after work today and chill out for a bit and I'm aiming to finish sewing the 2 side panels of my new silver bra base so I can put the interfacing on them on Thursday when I swing by Ashton to go grocery shopping with mom.

1. My sister's court date was yesterday, and it didn't go well. Apparently it's a small town judge who is known for not following the rules, and he basically told her that he was going to take her daughter away from her in 30 days. He seems to delight in postponing and having them come back, again and again - I hope this is because he can't figure out how to do it, and he's hoping she will give up. She has no lawyer, and all legal aid offices have told her they can't help her because of funds cut-backs. :( My faith in the legal system is quickly falling into the black hole after my faith in the health care system.

2. Still searching for an assistant, and may have some promising resumes coming in. Am keeping my fingers crossed.

3. On an up note, the bunny is doing well, and is super cuddly, so he hops up on the chair with me and snuggles every morning. He's approaching the Great Shed of 2013, so I spend a lot of time petting and trying to pull out loose hair before he grooms himself and ingests it. It's a battle every year, but he's adorable.

1. I've been engaged in a summer-long project to evaluate collaboration software for my library. Today I am meeting with our IT consultant to configure the product that was chosen. Yay!

2. Because of the unusual prolonged high temps and humidity in my area this summer, I've felt really anxious about going out and doing anything in case I can't get to a place to cool off. I have these random anxieties from time to time; my efforts to control them aren't always successful. Tomorrow there is a staff "retreat" that I do not want to attend but circumstances more or less compel my attendance; it is at someone's house where I've never been, and the full-sun photo of their pool is triggering that anxiety for me again. *sigh* Hurry, September and cooler temps!!

3. Venezuelan restaurant for lunch. :-D

ufez, just remember they're as afraid of you as you are of them. And if they aren't, make them.

1) I spent 14 (!!!) days in bed with some virus from hell, but finally I feel all better,and I learned that if you throw money at it, you can get anything delivered in SF.

2) I guess this is a good thing? I must have lost a ton of weight when I was sick, because people around the neighborhood keep commenting on it.

3) The rest of life is going swimmingly.

1) I'm feeling oddly social today. I'm posting to a mailing list, answering questions on AskMe, and 3 pointedly updating. And I suddenly need to know why ufez moved to a rather small isolated town and has to meet 80 people (more than I get to meet in large unisolated NYC). And I envy senyar's 16.2 pound drop (all in 30 days?) and yet cannot fathom no coffee for 30 days done intentionally (though, if done by accident, I wouldn't notice.) And wondering if I shouldn't have given up on Orange is the new Black after the first episode (I enjoyed House of Cards).

2) I need to delete stuff because I am running out of disk space because, despite terabytes, if you never delete, the finite nature of the universe becomes apparent, the way dirt becomes apparent if you never vacuum.

1) I need to vacuum.

onet) For no more reason than boredom, I bought an 8 track recorder and some tapes. This is the vintage stereo I am watching for on ebay to hook it to. (Currently running it thru computer speakers but that harshes the buzz.)

twot) Seattle's Hempfest is this weekend, and given the State's recent legalization, this year's event could be momentous for many reasons. Even non-smokers have some interest in the speakers, as many entrepreneurs are expected to unveil their plans for retail establishments that will open next March and April. Yes, actual storefronts and not the embarrassed camoflage of current "medical marijuana" dispensaries.


thrt) The kids needed a roommate all of a sudden, and they helped me move out of the alcoholic's place. The bus stop to Seattle is less than minute's walk (for me), and the ride itself is 35 minutes to downtown. Almost perfect for me.

1. One of my best friends is about to move to San Francisco so we are having him and his fiancee over tonight and cooking for them. Wish me luck with the cooking and sadness!

2. Being back at work after the honeymoon is still really hard but I am mostly settled in now.

3. Trying to sell our washer dryer and ac units to the new tenants in our old building, but they are being a little difficult.

1. Work is truly dull this week.

2. I FINALLY rode my bike to the bus park and ride yesterday. And today I walked to a different bus stop from my house. I'm going to keep alternating, at least as long as the weather remains gorgeous. Love leaving the car at home.

3. Finishing my "Intro to Yoga" class tomorrow and starting a "Vinyasa I" class next week. After years of doing yoga from drop ins to classes and DVDs, I feel I finally am getting the idea this time.

1. Car has had two flat tyres in the past week. Both unrepairable. Currently planning all driving along routes where I can regularly stop to add air to one tyre. Two new tyres being fitted Friday - over $500 I can't afford.
2. Lost my glasses the other day. Eye test and new glasses ordered but will take over a week to arrive. Working on my Mr Magoo impression in the meantime. $249 I can't afford.
3. I don't even want to think what's next.

1. Rebuilding our greenhouse so it is viable and not rotting into the ground. The last major summer project. We have gotten a new car, a new roof, a ductless heat pump, and fixed a bunch of stuff around the house including said greenhouse.

2. Trying to make good on my commitment to do more music. This is my first on-my-own project with Logic Pro, a varsity-level recording software.

3. Europe in a bit more than a month. . .London, Brittany and Paris. So far, Paris is very lightly planned. Seeing Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones in As You Like It, and also Andy Zaltzman, both in London. Sadly, Thea Gilmore does not have any concerts scheduled for that time. The stones of Carnac in Brittany are also on the queue.

ufez, DO THEY FEAR YOU YET?

1. Back from vacation, with a near miss to ColdChef.

2. Vacation was a blast, except for the car crash, which totalled the damned car, so now we're looking for a new one.

3. Work wasn't quite fubard over my time off, but it's been a bunch of sticky days in a row. Nice to be needed, I guess, but I wish it was for stuff I'm interested in and not for stuff I remember from 10 years ago that's suddenly relevant again.