It’s one of those nights. I’m never sure what kicks it off, but I’m sort of anxious and twitchy and my legs are cold and jerky. I think I’ll get a shower before bed, just to warm up.
Long day. That’s part of it. Just a lot going on.
Crazy busy day. I got up too early, then farted around talking to Bear, checked mail, scanned and sent out some stuff, finally got functional and went to Walmart. I had a long list of stuff I wanted to get, planning to use up my gift card and probably spend a good bit more.
I hate Walmart.
They were rearranging the store. Half the shelves were empty. Things I had purchased there last year were no longer carried. I got less than half the stuff on my list. Not happy.
So I went to Bath and Bodyworks, used up the gift card I got for Christmas. They were having a good sale, so I stocked up on my favorite scents. Then it was home to take Max for a walk, eat lunch, get a shower, go to the chiro, back home to feed Max and get ready to go to the mall to sell coupon books for Community Days. We didn’t get home till after 9, I made macaroni salad and ate supper and now I’m ready to crash.
Probably gonna dive back into the new DeLint tonight. The fan group isn’t any fun but I might get lucky and win a book or two. Yeah, right. I finished one scarf last night so I guess I’ll start another ruffly one. Or maybe just go to bed.
I joined a group on facebook – something I hardly ever do – that was started by one of my favorite authors to promote his new book. There’s to be a drawing for a copy of the book, winner to be chosen from among the members. There were probably 150 members when I joined, now there are over 700. Most of the posts have been about the author’s work – Charles DeLint – he writes amazing urban fantasies, mythic fiction, whatever you want to call it, the man is just a really good writer. The first few days, it seemed that everyone was just about giddy with joy at being there. Posts ranged from people talking about the first book they read, to a project being started to chart the course of certain characters, maps of Newford to be drawn up, to how to make cold tea or coffee palatable.
Apparently it was too much for some. Today a post was made by someone announcing she was leaving, because the group was wandering off topic too much. I wasn’t even aware there WAS a topic! I’d been happily reading everything, filled with the joy of the group, I went on a buying spree and got three of his books that I had missed and ordered five more yesterday.
I felt like I’d had a door slammed in my face. To be scolded, and rather sternly, took all the joy out of the group for me. I started the new book last night, and now I don’t want to read it. I buried myself in my Kindle instead, and knit, and sort of pouted.
And the Janets of the world win once again. Joy suckers, every one of them.
I love to take pictures of the sky – and I often send them to my friend Angela. She’s an amazing painter, and doesn’t realize how talented she is.
Something about the sky – the clouds, the sun, the pictures they make – I’m fascinated. It was such a nice day today, clear and cold, but not too cold. But the sky! It looked like a massive storm was brewing! Five minutes later, it was all clear again.
The sky is like me – ever changing – clear and bright one minute, clouded up and storm filled the next. I take pictures, to share the beauty of it all. Bear loves to see them, I love to share them. I ordered a bunch of prints, I think I’ll put “sky pictures scrapbook” on my summer to do list!
I think it was the smoked sausage that did it. I hate to say that, because Bear loves the stuff, but I think I had the same reaction last time we had it for supper. It’s supposedly all natural, smoked in the smoke house, no chemicals added, so maybe it’s just a coincidence.
At any rate, I had one of my “migraine stupid” ideas. I took Max for a mile and a half walk. It wore him out and seemed to blow out some of the dust in my brain, so I’ll rate it as one of my better “migraine stupid” ideas. At least this one wasn’t dangerous!
My plans for the day included a great deal of cleaning – but I don’t think I can take the chemical smells, so I guess the bathrooms will wait another day. I have a whole week off, and nowhere I have to be. I want to get an early start on Spring cleaning, and plan the flower garden – giving up on vegetables, they’re just too much of a temptation for the critters. The flower garden will be the entire front of the house instead of just the one side, and I want to plant something around the well, and the bank will hopefully be finished this year. I got it half done last year, so it shouldn’t be too much work to get it in shape for this year. I’m really looking forward to it, while walking Max I thought about mowing. I’m ready………….just waiting for the grass to grow and the mud to dry up.
It was a day of sadness. Not so much for me, but for my best friend. It still pretty much astonishes me that she’s my friend at all, but we got this thing goin on and I’m not gonna question it. Her great aunt passed away, at the wonderful, amazing age of 97. It was a celebration of that life, but it was also a farewell. And those are always a sadness.
Stories were told. I wish I had stood up and told the only story I had, but it’s too late now. I might have but Beth had made me cry with the stuff she read, and the stuff she said. I hate to see her hurt. I planned on going to the funeral, and then coming home to take a nap, cuz this getting up a the crack o’dawn sucks. But Beth’s mom asked me to go the cemetery, and I couldn’t say no. Then she asked me to come to the lunch, and I couldn’t say no.
It was 2:30 when I got home, Max and I went out and did his potty thing and then we went back to town to pay a bill. I had to get ready for class, didn’t get the exams done but oh, well. I’ll finish them up this week. Then class, A.C. Moore, I was good –only 4 balls of yarn tonight J – and home to get Max and go back to the store for cheese and sausage.
It’s time for this old fart to hit the bed. Hard. I expect I’ll snore a good bit.
Oh, finished the second Jalna book tonight and downloaded the third. Yay!
Counting my blessings today –
I knocked off everything on my to-do list
The weather was great
Max and I went carcar
It didn’t snow!
On the other side-
Morons called – twice – and I’m gonna have to call the attorney tomorrow
The Fearcasters are calling for a “wintery mix” tomorrow
BIL attempted drunk texting – but the good part is that I shut him down
Really stressed about these phone calls. I don’t know how these people sleep at night. A simple search would show them that any information they have is incorrect. I’m getting calls from a scumbag collection agency, trying to get information from me, (yeah, right, dude, I’m gonna give you my social security number – NOT!) and telling me that I owe money on credit cards I never opened! It’s annoying and upsetting and I want it to stop. So we’ll go to the attorney and hopefully he’ll give us some advice and this bullshit will stop.
Tomorrow I get to have lunch with a friend. PIZZA! J And that goes under the good things for today!
Suziecreamcheese Sings the Blues 
