Five Things: Sunday morning post-manicure edition

[scarlettina]

1) My fingernails are metal-flecked pink, the result of a deluxe manicure, a treat from MW as part of her visit this weekend. My fingertips feel oddly cold and the pink feels PINK even though it's actually a deep pink rather than a bright pink. I feel like a five-year-old with fingernails of an inappropriate color. Should I have chosen the bronzier color that wouldn't have been quite so conspicuous?

2) I dreamed last night that I had a little daughter about 6 months old who looked just like I did at that age. I remember who the father was but will not name the name of this dream father because it would make him uncomfortable. But we'd make beautiful kids. :-) Beyond that, all I remember about the dream was that we were sitting on the floor by the fireplace in my livingroom, and I was talking with a friend--but can't remember who that person was.

3) Remember when I mentioned that kateyule and I did some prep work for baking when I visited with her last week (was it last week? Or the week before? I'm confused.)? Well, now it can be told--we were making gingerbread cookies for Marsnaut davidlevine. Kate's posted pictures of the final result--a set of Mars and astronaut-themed gingerbread cookies. Sadly, I wasn't there for the decorating, but...I helped! ::grin::

Ingredients all in a bowl.


Pretty colors of flour, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla and so on.


The intrepid baker, armed and ready.


4) Plans are afoot today for either the zoo or the museum of flight depending upon the weather (which is so far gray but not wet), but I haven't heard from MW and her crew as yet. I hope she remembers to call me on the land line and not the cell--I've no more minutes at the moment.

5) I'm itching to get back to the story I'm writing. Naturally, that means I'm hankering to shower, wash dishes, look over the freelance editorial work I've picked up, you know--the usual. How predictable. Maybe that means I'm a real writer or something. :-)

Comments

[e-bourne.livejournal.com]

I think the pink sounds great! Curious about the metal flecks.

And I'm very excited to read the finished story. I bet it will be great!

[skidspoppe.livejournal.com]

Pictures of said nails would be much appreciated by those of us who cannot see you in person at the moment.

[davidlevine]

Thanks so much for helping with the cookies! They were greatly appreciated by everyone.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Happy to help!

[skidspoppe.livejournal.com]

Being an out of touch person, is davidlevine going to mars sometime soon?

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

davidlevine spent the last two weeks at the Mars Desert Reseach Station, a Mars sim environment in Utah run by the Mars Society to and study what life for a crew of astronauts might actually have to deal with on the red planet. You can read his journals of the adventure at his LJ, and see some wonderful pictures and videos, too.