Dinner and time
Tue, Aug. 21st, 2007 12:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scarlettinaSo tonight I had dinner at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bjcooper's place after work. Her partner T is a fine cook. We spent most of the evening playing with the dogs, drinking wine, and catching up. It was so lovely; I forget sometimes how much we enjoy each other's company when it's been a while between visits. Just a fine way to spend an evening.
Sunday, I spent some good writing time with EB. Things are kicking along, though I wish I was more productive than I am.
It's T minus two weeks until my departure for Kenya. Actually, it's less than that; it's about 10 days. I have a huge amount of stuff to do before I depart and very limited time in which to accomplish it. I'm thinking that I'm going to have to curtail social activities after this Thursday. I just really need to focus on preparation for the trip: making sure I have the clothes I need, a packing list, the right equipment for keeping me sane for two weeks in the middle of nowhere, getting mail stopped, arranging kitty care, all of that and more. I'm trying not to freak out about it; it'll all get done, but I expect sleep will be at a premium.
Speaking of sleep, you may notice that it's somewhere in the middle of the night. And why am I awake at this hour (especially after a glass and a half of red wine) on a school night? Because at around 11:45 PM, the downstairs tenant decided it was a good time to commence opening and slamming spook-house squeaky his screen door. After a while, I reminded said downstairs tenant that people were trying to sleep. I was ignored. About ten minutes later, their wooden door slammed shut, so hard and loud that the whole building shook. All is quiet now. But his landlord got e-mail from me about it, cc'ed to the condo association president. [Activate Crabby Middle-Aged Chick Mode] We're not all of us 20 anymore, dammit, and some of us need to sleep![/end CMAC Mode] I hate activating CMAC mode, but this is ridiculous.
bjcooper's place after work. Her partner T is a fine cook. We spent most of the evening playing with the dogs, drinking wine, and catching up. It was so lovely; I forget sometimes how much we enjoy each other's company when it's been a while between visits. Just a fine way to spend an evening.Sunday, I spent some good writing time with EB. Things are kicking along, though I wish I was more productive than I am.
It's T minus two weeks until my departure for Kenya. Actually, it's less than that; it's about 10 days. I have a huge amount of stuff to do before I depart and very limited time in which to accomplish it. I'm thinking that I'm going to have to curtail social activities after this Thursday. I just really need to focus on preparation for the trip: making sure I have the clothes I need, a packing list, the right equipment for keeping me sane for two weeks in the middle of nowhere, getting mail stopped, arranging kitty care, all of that and more. I'm trying not to freak out about it; it'll all get done, but I expect sleep will be at a premium.
Speaking of sleep, you may notice that it's somewhere in the middle of the night. And why am I awake at this hour (especially after a glass and a half of red wine) on a school night? Because at around 11:45 PM, the downstairs tenant decided it was a good time to commence opening and slamming spook-house squeaky his screen door. After a while, I reminded said downstairs tenant that people were trying to sleep. I was ignored. About ten minutes later, their wooden door slammed shut, so hard and loud that the whole building shook. All is quiet now. But his landlord got e-mail from me about it, cc'ed to the condo association president. [Activate Crabby Middle-Aged Chick Mode] We're not all of us 20 anymore, dammit, and some of us need to sleep![/end CMAC Mode] I hate activating CMAC mode, but this is ridiculous.
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Date: Tue, Aug. 21st, 2007 01:30 pm (UTC)As for Kenya -- did I say you should have a GRAND time?
As for social -- I shall expect you at my home in OCTOBER for gaming. You are relieved until then, my dear ;>.
I may, however, grab you for a lunch in the next couple of weeks :>
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Date: Tue, Aug. 21st, 2007 02:33 pm (UTC)But I got up at 3:00 AM and now I'm only 23 words shy of my wordcount (yes, I know, there's 23 words in this comment).
I can't wait to hear about Kenya!
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Date: Tue, Aug. 21st, 2007 06:09 pm (UTC)My dear, I was saying something along those lines when I **was** 20. Sleep has always been #1 for me. Hope you get caught up...apparently some time after you return from Kenya. :)
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