Hummingwolf This Week

Last Saturday (July 25), I finally--finally!--got to go hang out with friends. My body (mostly) behaved itself for a change! So it was great to go to a cookout, see lyssabard for the first time in a year (had seen tlttlotd more recently, I think, but not much more recently), eat hasufin's justly infamous jerk chicken, follow that up with delicious desserts, engage in entertaining conversations, and all that sort of thing.

When winds and thunder came calling with a promise of rain, several of us stayed outside to enjoy it. It's not that we don't know enough to come in out of the rain. We know--and we willingly go out to greet the storm. Later, back inside, we watched the movie Coraline, which I enjoyed rather a lot (Q&A over on this site).

Since last Saturday, the week's been full of smaller pleasures and pains. Went to two different farmers markets this week, so my supply of fresh blackberries and tomatoes will probably last until at least Sunday. (Mmm, blackberries!) Caught a glimpse of a passing goldfinch. Watched butterflies dance. Wondered what to do when a wasp got into my room, then was enchanted by a spider that caught the wasp and trussed it up, reminding me why I like spiders. Spent far too many hours feeling melancholy and feeling guilty about it, then decided to stop feeling guilty. Walked four miles yesterday. Walked as far as the back porch today. Swallowed lots of tea to chase away a migraine. Delighted in the wind and rain as today's bands of weather came through. Spent a couple hours on the computer being a bit obsessive. Had a conversation about what more useful things might be done with my talents for obsessiveness (and my occasionally (somewhat entertainingly) analytical mind (but no mention of my unholy love of nested parentheses)). Spent more hours away from the computer napping, reading, daydreaming. Decided that Nine Inch Nails' Year Zero is my album of the day. Got back online and decided it was time to post a LiveJournal entry. Hello.