Been doing research into emotional abuse and recovering from same. Chatted with U, always a pleasure, that boy. Going out to eat w/ Mom and Gramma. Sent the first chapter of my fanfic to my beta, L. Eagerly awaiting her opinion. She really liked the vignette I sent her, so I'm thinking her reaction will be positive. I want good, honest feedback-- don't want to be creating dreck. ( 3:23 PM )
Did 3 shops today, saw M for a brief time, came home. Dull day. ( 7:42 PM )
Went to M's tonight after doing a shop, the plan was for a big pile of folk to go out to Lone Star Steakhouse onaconna M's friend and former roommate, an Air Force something-or-other, was back since Monday from the Middle East. Turns out the poor bastard has food poisoning or a stomach bug, cuz he spent the evening dashing to and fro the loo, from which many unpleasant retching sounds were heard. M's sister A was FREAKING OUT and spraying EVERYTHING (including ME) with Lysol. Would have been funny, but the disinfectant stench gave me a headache.
M and I went by ourselves to the all-you-can-cram Chinese buffet, had satay beef and crab rangoon and EXCELLENT sushi w/ fresh ginger, mmmmmmmmm. And fried bread, of course. Heh. So, a decent if not terribly eventful day. ( 1:52 AM )
Listening to: Be Mine by David Grey
It snowed like unholy hell the past few days (for here), and we're finally plowed out. Took three days to get the plow guys off their keisters, I suppose... but I'm free, free at last! Heh. Spent the past 4 days surfing the net, downloading stuff, playing The Sims. It's been heavenly, but I'm somewhat stircrazy and v. ready to get out and do stuff. Most important of which is to find a full time job. Gonna make a concerted effort, starting tomorrow.
Been eating like a mad eejit lately. M says it's out of boredom. I dunno, could be. Personally, I think it's because it's the only pleasure I'm getting lately. And no, I'm not just talking about sex or lack thereof (although now that I mention it, argh) but also no other pleasures, either-- no satisfaction in a job well done, or money earned, or aesthetic appreciations, etc.
I think I need a trip to the city for some visual stimulus, in the form of art via the Met. Some live music wouldn't be amiss either-- I'd just die for a nice classical concert right about now, but some blues would be super too. Alas, no trip to the city until more money, and no more money until job, so... ( 2:26 AM )
Went to French Winter Games yesterday-- was the second to arrive at the site (got up v. early, for some reason, way before I'd set the alarm) and so went back to the car to sleep for a while. Helped cook most of the day, with breaks throughout-- spent a decent amount of time watching the brewing contest. Feast was v. good, if a bit heavy on the cooked fruit: delicious spinache and cheese quiche, French bread and butter, garlic-crusted roast chicken with delicious gravy and curried apples, stuffed pork with more, uncurried applesauce. Dessert was stewed pears (I called them "done" just right, they were cooked through but not mushy, still firm and dense) and gingerbread, but neither satisfied my sweets craving so C and P and I shared a little chocolate cake.
After the event I met Joe at a movie theatre and we saw Shanghai Knights with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson in it. It was v. silly but funny, Owen Wilson is adorable enough to eat (read that whichever way you like) and Jackie Chan is just cool the way he works props into his fights.
I had to leave in the middle of righting this post, as Rufus called and we chatted for a half-hour. Utterly surreal.
Mom and I were going to look for cars today, but it's snowing so we're not leaving our snuggly homes. ( 2:12 PM )
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