Five Things Before a Wednesday Sunrise

[scarlettina]

1. I'm hungry. I ought to have breakfast. Breakfast will fix the hungry.

2. One of the great ongoing battles in my life is my habitual accumulation of clutter. I spent a portion of last night trying to declutter the kitchen table in hopes of having a cleared and cleaned kitchen table within the next day or so. I do so much living and working at this table that you'd think keeping it clear would be easy but...no. I made serious progress and got rid of two thirds of the clutter piled upon it. The third that is left is stuff I need to do things with: bills to be paid, magazines to be read, CDs to be burned to my hard drive, and so on. I'll pay bills after I'm done here on LJ this AM. I can burn CDs while I'm working today and I'll probably do quite a bit of that. I may actually get this table fully decluttered before day's end. That would be something.

3. President Obama is going to be on Mythbusters tonight and, in an act of great indulgence to me, oldmangrumpus is having a couple of people to his place for latkes and viewing. This should be entertaining, especially given how little entertainment or satisfaction I've had from the White House lately (not that I look to the White House for entertainment--that's not what it's there for, but there's been so little satisfaction that entertainment would make a consoling substitute). Looking forward to the company and the viewing.

4. With regard to satisfaction from the White House, I've actually had less than none lately. I don't know what the hell is going on up there. I am not optimistic about the next two years in Washington, D.C. and I'm deeply disappointed. That's all I'm going to say for now. ::grumble::

5. It's been a very pleasant Chanukah. My brother gave me, among other things, a lovely sterling silver pendant of two cats, one plain and one studded with marcasite chips--Spanky and Sophie! I've been wearing it constantly since it arrived.

Bonus item: Selected Shorts at Symphony Space is holding its annual short story contest. I have an idea for it and may attempt an entry. You writer types ought to consider entering, too.

Comments

[prettyshrub.livejournal.com]

I'm also looking forward to the Mythbusters tonight. Also, can you take a pic of that pendant when you get the chance? It sounds lovely.

[oldmangrumpus.livejournal.com]

Look on the bright side: you don't hoard explosives (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/explosiveladen-us-home-to-be-destroyed-2152690.html).