Today has been Super-Vacation Project Day! In lots of ways, I have great difficulty sitting still. I blame it on no longer smoking like a chimney. 4-5 years ago I could always be found in the wild, book in one hand, clove in the other, cup of coffee within grasp and could (and have) spend my vacation polishing off 8 books in that week.
No more... Coffee makes me not want lounge but, buzz around start projects, vacuum and clear & clean clutter. Some genesis of the busy body-ness of today was helping the ever-greyed AmazonRed13 get her condo together for a house warming party she held on Saturday night. In seeing the progress she's made in that place in recent months has me seeing green. Space, lots of storage, a kitchen that (in time) will be well-loved and used. Her apartment is remarkably similar to how I'd care my place if, you know, weren't such a sore spot in my world...severe lack of all those same things - space, lots of storage, etc. The euphemism "cozy" comes to mind... It's just another way of saying too small! Anyhow, I digress...
I looked around the flat trying to decide what could use some measure of a facelift - cleaned, spruced, covered, fluffed. I dashed through the Ikea I have 3 miles away and settled on some shelving for the bedroom & a pseudo-duvet cover for the futon in the other room. A nice saffron print to match the pillows purchased some time ago. Nothing profound but enough to abate the feeling of loss of organizational control.
Henry Rollins last night was amazing! Severe apologies to ElmCityDrunk and DarkRabbit who weren't able to make it. Extreme gratitude in meeting Conan3rd and his girlfriend in person! I was trying to put my best non-shy face forward to want these fine folk to come back to town again.
Tonight is dinner for the B-Day of AlienPrincess' mom...good food, fine company, holding hands under the table and hiding a newly acquired tattoo from AP's Grandma.
And lastly, my iPod was returned to me from its servicing safe and sound... I've been spinning around the room, holding its imaginary hands, singing the 'My Buddy' commercial theme ever since.
No more... Coffee makes me not want lounge but, buzz around start projects, vacuum and clear & clean clutter. Some genesis of the busy body-ness of today was helping the ever-greyed AmazonRed13 get her condo together for a house warming party she held on Saturday night. In seeing the progress she's made in that place in recent months has me seeing green. Space, lots of storage, a kitchen that (in time) will be well-loved and used. Her apartment is remarkably similar to how I'd care my place if, you know, weren't such a sore spot in my world...severe lack of all those same things - space, lots of storage, etc. The euphemism "cozy" comes to mind... It's just another way of saying too small! Anyhow, I digress...
I looked around the flat trying to decide what could use some measure of a facelift - cleaned, spruced, covered, fluffed. I dashed through the Ikea I have 3 miles away and settled on some shelving for the bedroom & a pseudo-duvet cover for the futon in the other room. A nice saffron print to match the pillows purchased some time ago. Nothing profound but enough to abate the feeling of loss of organizational control.
Henry Rollins last night was amazing! Severe apologies to ElmCityDrunk and DarkRabbit who weren't able to make it. Extreme gratitude in meeting Conan3rd and his girlfriend in person! I was trying to put my best non-shy face forward to want these fine folk to come back to town again.
Tonight is dinner for the B-Day of AlienPrincess' mom...good food, fine company, holding hands under the table and hiding a newly acquired tattoo from AP's Grandma.
And lastly, my iPod was returned to me from its servicing safe and sound... I've been spinning around the room, holding its imaginary hands, singing the 'My Buddy' commercial theme ever since.
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And you also have a Discipline tattoo! Nice...