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hummingwolf) wrote2011-09-12 08:06 pm
hummingwolf) wrote2011-09-12 08:06 pm
Wet Wednesday--And Beyond!
So, sometime last week I mentioned that I'd been posting every day of September so far and I wanted to keep that habit going. Well, the best-laid schemes of mice-addled men gang aft agley and all that. The problem on Wednesday was that I don't like to leave the computer plugged in when there are thunderstorms about, and Wednesday was pretty much one long thunderstorm. Oh, I did get online for a little while there, but it was really just long enough to check on a couple of things before the ominous rumblings outside told me that it'd be better to go offline again. I ended up doing a tiny bit of cleaning--not much, since what I most wanted to do required enough Throwing Things Away that I wanted easy access to the large outdoors trash can, and the constant rain on saturated ground kept me from having easy access to anything outside. Mostly I spent the day in bed, reading or napping.
Thursday seemed much better at first. When I made my regular visit to the farmers' market, the skies were overcast with a chance of rain. After I'd bought some essentials (tomatoes, eggplants, muscadines), I ducked into a nearby building to use the restroom--and when I was done, I saw that the chance of rain had become certainty of downpour. The rain slackened off for a while, but people checking the weather radar on their assorted smartphones learned that we had more violent weather coming our way, so many of the vendors packed up and left early. We all had sympathy for the man from a Maryland vineyard who comes to the market only a few times a year to sell their wines, as Thursday was very much not the type of day when people hang around trying the samples. I did make myself useful to a couple of vendors while they were there, but I think I just got in the way of another I was trying to help. At least a few people got some of my money, little though it was! The evening was spent lying around reading here at home, which was actually good since I hadn't been reading books much lately.
Friday, the weather was much improved. Better still, I had the energy to clean! Recycling or outright throwing away many potentially useful things, I proved once and for all that I'm not actually a hoarder, I'm just tired. At this point I'd say I have one area of genuine clutter left in my room, and then most of what I need to do in here falls into the categories of (A) sorting and filing, and (B) dusting and scrubbing. There will still be things left to throw away, recycle, or donate, but most of those items are mixed in with things I'll want to keep. Here's hoping I can get to that last area of Clutter during this week, because I'd really like to have my room be livable rather than stuffed with stuff I should've thrown out back in 2003.
Saturday: Mad Science Coffee! But first, I went to Target to buy facial tissues, a flashlight, and disposable gloves. After that, I idly wondered what sort of crime the Target cashier might think I was preparing to commit. Anyway, I considered going to the bank to get some cash, but I figured that the money I had with me would be enough to buy a sandwich at the coffee shop where Mad Scientists were meeting. Ha! Ha! Sticker shock made me cry. Well, it was sticker shock combined with a desperate need for protein and fluids. A friend's generosity kept me from collapsing into a heap and I felt much better after a ham & cheese sandwich with grapefruit juice. Mad Science was fun as always, with lighthearted conversation about what to do in case of nuclear attack.
Sunday: Stayed home, reading some more. (Last book finished: Chimera by Will Shetterly. If you're not entirely against reading Shetterly, the book is enjoyable fluff.)
Monday: Though I'd hoped to do some more cleaning today, I didn't have the right kind of energy for it. Did buy some groceries and check out some library books, walking a couple of miles while I was at it. The day was not wasted.
Thursday seemed much better at first. When I made my regular visit to the farmers' market, the skies were overcast with a chance of rain. After I'd bought some essentials (tomatoes, eggplants, muscadines), I ducked into a nearby building to use the restroom--and when I was done, I saw that the chance of rain had become certainty of downpour. The rain slackened off for a while, but people checking the weather radar on their assorted smartphones learned that we had more violent weather coming our way, so many of the vendors packed up and left early. We all had sympathy for the man from a Maryland vineyard who comes to the market only a few times a year to sell their wines, as Thursday was very much not the type of day when people hang around trying the samples. I did make myself useful to a couple of vendors while they were there, but I think I just got in the way of another I was trying to help. At least a few people got some of my money, little though it was! The evening was spent lying around reading here at home, which was actually good since I hadn't been reading books much lately.
Friday, the weather was much improved. Better still, I had the energy to clean! Recycling or outright throwing away many potentially useful things, I proved once and for all that I'm not actually a hoarder, I'm just tired. At this point I'd say I have one area of genuine clutter left in my room, and then most of what I need to do in here falls into the categories of (A) sorting and filing, and (B) dusting and scrubbing. There will still be things left to throw away, recycle, or donate, but most of those items are mixed in with things I'll want to keep. Here's hoping I can get to that last area of Clutter during this week, because I'd really like to have my room be livable rather than stuffed with stuff I should've thrown out back in 2003.
Saturday: Mad Science Coffee! But first, I went to Target to buy facial tissues, a flashlight, and disposable gloves. After that, I idly wondered what sort of crime the Target cashier might think I was preparing to commit. Anyway, I considered going to the bank to get some cash, but I figured that the money I had with me would be enough to buy a sandwich at the coffee shop where Mad Scientists were meeting. Ha! Ha! Sticker shock made me cry. Well, it was sticker shock combined with a desperate need for protein and fluids. A friend's generosity kept me from collapsing into a heap and I felt much better after a ham & cheese sandwich with grapefruit juice. Mad Science was fun as always, with lighthearted conversation about what to do in case of nuclear attack.
Sunday: Stayed home, reading some more. (Last book finished: Chimera by Will Shetterly. If you're not entirely against reading Shetterly, the book is enjoyable fluff.)
Monday: Though I'd hoped to do some more cleaning today, I didn't have the right kind of energy for it. Did buy some groceries and check out some library books, walking a couple of miles while I was at it. The day was not wasted.
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