Five things for a Monday morning in May
Mon, May. 14th, 2018 07:38 am1. The return of heat to the Pacific Northwest plus the resurgence of hot flashes has made for a very uncomfortable spring.
2. I woke this morning to find both cats on the bed: Sophie by my pillow and Zeke by my feet. This is unprecedented. I'm hoping it will continue.
3. SIFF (the Seattle International Film Festival) starts this week. I have tickets for 12 films and vouchers for 10 more, should I choose to use them. I may end up sharing them with friends; we'll see. I am, on the one hand, really looking forward to it; I adore the festival and have seen some brilliant films as a consequence. I am, on the other hand, so greedy of my time and I worry about getting overwhelmed, as I do each year, toward the end of the festival. I shall have to monitor myself carefully, being sure I get enough sleep and down time. If 12 seems like a lot, bear in mind that the festival offers 400+ films over the course of three weeks and full series pass holders often take their entire vacations to attend films all day every day for the duration. I'm a piker compared to these folks. I wish that, one year, I could buy a pass and just chow down. Perhaps I will.
4. I spent yesterday morning repotting plants and getting the balcony ready for summer. Last night, surrounded by blue-and-pink flowering hydrangeas, I sat on the balcony and enjoyed the coolth of the evening. It was lovely.
5. Yesterday afternoon, I had lunch with the ever-delightful![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
varina8 and saw RBG, the documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which I enjoyed quite a bit. She's a hero of mine, a fascinating woman, very much a role model for our time. Recommended if you get the chance.
2. I woke this morning to find both cats on the bed: Sophie by my pillow and Zeke by my feet. This is unprecedented. I'm hoping it will continue.
3. SIFF (the Seattle International Film Festival) starts this week. I have tickets for 12 films and vouchers for 10 more, should I choose to use them. I may end up sharing them with friends; we'll see. I am, on the one hand, really looking forward to it; I adore the festival and have seen some brilliant films as a consequence. I am, on the other hand, so greedy of my time and I worry about getting overwhelmed, as I do each year, toward the end of the festival. I shall have to monitor myself carefully, being sure I get enough sleep and down time. If 12 seems like a lot, bear in mind that the festival offers 400+ films over the course of three weeks and full series pass holders often take their entire vacations to attend films all day every day for the duration. I'm a piker compared to these folks. I wish that, one year, I could buy a pass and just chow down. Perhaps I will.
4. I spent yesterday morning repotting plants and getting the balcony ready for summer. Last night, surrounded by blue-and-pink flowering hydrangeas, I sat on the balcony and enjoyed the coolth of the evening. It was lovely.
5. Yesterday afternoon, I had lunch with the ever-delightful
varina8 and saw RBG, the documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which I enjoyed quite a bit. She's a hero of mine, a fascinating woman, very much a role model for our time. Recommended if you get the chance.