Peaceful

What a lovely morning. Or, should I say, afternoon? I am drinking marvelous, freshly-ground coffee and eating blueberry pancakes. I have a purring and snuggly Annie in my lap. The rain is gently falling outside. I want to freeze this moment forever.

Five for Friday

Feelin' kind of listy. Listy as in wanting to make lists, not listy as in tipping over. Although, I'm pretty good at that too.

Things that make me happy:

1. Waking up to spooning with Katie.
   
2. Tulips peeking up out of the flower beds.
3. Warm, fragrant showers after a long day.
   
4. My Great-great-grandmother's china cabinet.
5. Teeny tiny little shrub cherry sprouts.
   

Things that make me less than happy:

1. Being asked to dust shelves at the store. Ridiculous.
2. Stinky shoes.
   
3. Charter Communications. They are completely incompetent.
   
4. Biting my nails without even realizing that I'm doing it.
   
5. Forgetting to bring a book to work to read during lunch.

Found it, But Might Have to Lose it Again

I have started watching Lost from the beginning. When it was brand new and really really cool, I watched the first season. Then, I stopped watching it.

I'm about a quarter of the way through the second season, and I am Sick To Death of the Kate drama. Does it get any better? Wait, don't answer that. I know that she hasn't been killed off yet on the show, so it probably doesn't.

Five for Tuesday

Late as usual.

Things that make me happy:

1. The smell of rain, even on pavement.
2. A cuddly, purry, meowy Annie (even at oh-hell-no AM).
   
3. Minibar.
   
4. Being able to watch Lost episodes on Hulu.
5. The Prairie Home Companion Joke Episode.
   

Things that make me less than happy:

1. Alarm clocks.
   
2. Jay Leno.
   
3. The smell of tequila.
4. Giving up HBO just in time for The Pacific to start.
5. Babies needing surgery. But, C is all better now so it ended well.
   
6. 
   

Bargain of the Day

Just for grins, I went to Goodwill to see if I could get a pair of jeans that I could wear (and potentially trash) at work. I found a pair that fit, liked the $7.49 price tag, and took them to the register.

Turns out that all of the clothes are 99 cents today. 99 cents! I scraped together the change and paid for my jeans. Incredible.

More Icky, but less Icky

The cold seems to have localized itself in my nose and throat. I don't hurt all over as badly as I did, and I'm not running a temperature. So, that's progress.

However, I woke up this morning with a ginormous cold sore on my lower lip. Dammit! I don't mind carrying all kinds of plagues, but I don't want them to be so OBVIOUS. It's gorgeous.

The Ick

I think that I have gotten the Ick that has been going around the store. I've been alternately cold and hot and dizzy and achy and ooky. It's hard to tell if the achy is worse than usual, though, because it's been quite chilly and wet.

I came home early from work today, took a long nap, ate some fabulous spanakopita, and am trying to get back to sleep now. At least I'm off on Wednesday without any huge plans. Hopefully, I will start feeling a little better.