Five Things for the Friday before the Trip
Fri, Dec. 16th, 2011 08:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scarlettina1) The Trip (my trip to New York to visit family and friends for the holidays) doesn't start until next Wednesday, but this is, technically my last Friday in Seattle before 2012. How...weird. The sky is grayish lavender this morning, giving the whole world a peculiar glow. I'm guessing it's cold. What an odd morning.
2) I have a headache. I've had one for at least two days now. I suspect that it's one of three things: stress, poor sleep, or dehydration. I'm working on the dehydration theory for the moment, and drinking a lot of water this morning. But poor sleep may be the culprit, too. Wednesday night's poor sleep was the result of too much caffeine too late in the day. Last night's poor sleep wasn't poor, really, just short. The next-door neighbors have taken to leaving their dog out at night (or letting him out before sunrise), and he barks five times, usually around 6AM, sometimes earlier. That was today's alarm clock. As for stress, well, it's December, I'm unemployed, and I'm about to travel. 'Nuff said.
3) In the wake of my weigh-in victory on Tuesday night, I've had several very difficult food days. I think, rather than hoping for more weight loss before my departure, I'm going to look at my holiday maintenance goal as having already started. I may not even weigh in next Tuesday night, just attend the meeting and get the pre-trip, pre-holiday support I need and start over again on January 1 with weight loss efforts. I don't have to be perfect; I just have to persevere and do the best I can.
4) Went to ACT theater last night to see a holiday frivolity called "Wisemen" with some of the usual suspects. It's about three Jewish detectives investigating the peculiar circumstances behind the mysterious birth of a child to a virgin mother with a reputation, a case involving a suspicious character in a red suit, a rap-star rabbit called E. Bunny (throw gang signs, please), and a nebbish named Joseph. The silliness was epic and we all had a good time.
5) Status of the To Do list posted several days ago:
--Get a pair of good walking shoes. (My sneakers may end up having to suffice. A girl wants to be stylish when in New York, but a girl has neither the budget nor the time to indulge such a desire.)
--Get a nice wool sweater. Sweater acquired. Thank you, Nordstrom Rack.
--Write at least one article, possible two, for The Elongated Collectors newsletter. (Frst draft of one article written but not yet polished. Thank you, insomnia. Must still either photograph coins or scan images for inclusion.)
--Pitch an article about the 1962 World's Fair and its related elongated coins to The Numismatist.
--Polish up "Skippers" and put it in the mail.
--Polish up "The Monster Option" and put it in the mail.
--Polish upFinish "The Opinions of Invisible Strangers" and put it in the mail. Didn't realize that I hadn't actually finished this piece until I looked at it a day or so ago. Oy.
--Finish up writing my holiday cards.
--Register for at least one class on a new technique at Fusion Beads.
--Find a couple of new places for distance walking.
--Join a gym.
--Mail off a big box o' stuff to my brother.
--Call the plumber about a long-neglected project.
--Call an electrician about a long-neglected project.
--Added: Make packing list.
--Added: Do pre-trip cleaning.
--Added: Contact relevant parties about the Space Race Challenge video. Oy.
2) I have a headache. I've had one for at least two days now. I suspect that it's one of three things: stress, poor sleep, or dehydration. I'm working on the dehydration theory for the moment, and drinking a lot of water this morning. But poor sleep may be the culprit, too. Wednesday night's poor sleep was the result of too much caffeine too late in the day. Last night's poor sleep wasn't poor, really, just short. The next-door neighbors have taken to leaving their dog out at night (or letting him out before sunrise), and he barks five times, usually around 6AM, sometimes earlier. That was today's alarm clock. As for stress, well, it's December, I'm unemployed, and I'm about to travel. 'Nuff said.
3) In the wake of my weigh-in victory on Tuesday night, I've had several very difficult food days. I think, rather than hoping for more weight loss before my departure, I'm going to look at my holiday maintenance goal as having already started. I may not even weigh in next Tuesday night, just attend the meeting and get the pre-trip, pre-holiday support I need and start over again on January 1 with weight loss efforts. I don't have to be perfect; I just have to persevere and do the best I can.
4) Went to ACT theater last night to see a holiday frivolity called "Wisemen" with some of the usual suspects. It's about three Jewish detectives investigating the peculiar circumstances behind the mysterious birth of a child to a virgin mother with a reputation, a case involving a suspicious character in a red suit, a rap-star rabbit called E. Bunny (throw gang signs, please), and a nebbish named Joseph. The silliness was epic and we all had a good time.
5) Status of the To Do list posted several days ago:
--Get a pair of good walking shoes. (My sneakers may end up having to suffice. A girl wants to be stylish when in New York, but a girl has neither the budget nor the time to indulge such a desire.)
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--Write at least one article, possible two, for The Elongated Collectors newsletter. (Frst draft of one article written but not yet polished. Thank you, insomnia. Must still either photograph coins or scan images for inclusion.)
--Pitch an article about the 1962 World's Fair and its related elongated coins to The Numismatist.
--Polish up "Skippers" and put it in the mail.
--Polish up "The Monster Option" and put it in the mail.
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--
--Register for at least one class on a new technique at Fusion Beads.
--Find a couple of new places for distance walking.
--Join a gym.
--
--Call the plumber about a long-neglected project.
--Call an electrician about a long-neglected project.
--Added: Make packing list.
--Added: Do pre-trip cleaning.
--Added: Contact relevant parties about the Space Race Challenge video. Oy.