Hello again.
I took myself in hand last Sunday and shoved all my headspace negativity into a big box. Since then, I've written like 5700 words. Not a record by any stretch, but they're words on paper moving toward a finished story. I did not do any editing. At this point, editing would be antithetical to my purpose - which is to write without being critical.
I did a boatload of marketing. The SCIU sale is still running until tomorrow night.
Unfortunately, now that I'm writing again, I'm not reading as much. Only two books finished last week and one of those was finished yesterday afternoon. If this slowdown keeps up, I may regret upping my reading goal for the year. Derp.
On the activity front, I only did 3 out of 7 days, and most of that was cleaning. I went from the 3rd to the 13th without taking a walk, which sucked. I made myself walk Friday night because I really needed it (and it was finally cool enough to walk without sweating myself into a raisin). We shall not talk about weight.
We're still battling bugs. The fleas are fewer, but the oak mites have been voracious little bastards. Kira gets her next flea treatment tomorrow. There's nothing we can do about the oak mites except pray for colder weather and limit our time outside. Which sucks. My gardens are all totally neglected and pathetic.
Now that I'm writing again, I seem to be less keen on baking. I guess the baking bug was my brain's way of telling me I needed to create something and be productive. The writing is happening and the bug's flittered away. Poor Hubs will have to live without as many home baked things. And my ass will probably thank me for not shoving carbs down my throat as often. I'll still make granola bars for Hubs and oatmeal cookies, though, cuz that's how I roll.
Ugh, I just remembered that I have a pork roast sitting in the fridge that I have to cook today. Not ugh because I don't like port roast, but ugh because I keep forgetting it's in there. (Only two days, so no worries about old pork, but still.) (Also ugh because thinking about food first thing in the morning grosses me out.)
Okay, that's more than enough from me this week. How's things with you?
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Saturday Reading Wrap-up - 9/14/19
Not a whole lot went on in my reading world this week.
I did snag some new ebooks - historical thriller, mystery, and SF. I have four left from before - fantasy mystery, mystery, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense. No new hardcopies.
Books read:
86) Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes (9/10/19) - Suspense. 5 stars. Not new to me or underappreciated. 50c at the thrift store.
Review: "Started a little slow, but what an awesome book."
Note: I can't believe I hadn't read Helen MacInnes before recently. She nails it. Now, I'm snagging her books whenever I can find them at the thrift stores.
No DNFs.
Currently reading... a YA fantasy. It's a book 2. I read the first book back in January and enjoyed it, so when I was looking for a book 2 to read and get after my goal of reading six book 2s this year, I picked that one. It's pretty fun.
And that's it for me. Since I'm writing again, I'm not reading as many books, but I am still chugging along. Still ahead of my new reading goal of 120 for the year.
What was on your reading menu this week?
I did snag some new ebooks - historical thriller, mystery, and SF. I have four left from before - fantasy mystery, mystery, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense. No new hardcopies.
Books read:
86) Decision at Delphi by Helen MacInnes (9/10/19) - Suspense. 5 stars. Not new to me or underappreciated. 50c at the thrift store.
Review: "Started a little slow, but what an awesome book."
Note: I can't believe I hadn't read Helen MacInnes before recently. She nails it. Now, I'm snagging her books whenever I can find them at the thrift stores.
No DNFs.
Currently reading... a YA fantasy. It's a book 2. I read the first book back in January and enjoyed it, so when I was looking for a book 2 to read and get after my goal of reading six book 2s this year, I picked that one. It's pretty fun.
And that's it for me. Since I'm writing again, I'm not reading as many books, but I am still chugging along. Still ahead of my new reading goal of 120 for the year.
What was on your reading menu this week?
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Thursday This n That
It's morning. I forgot to write this yesterday. I have not had enough coffee yet to adequately interact with other human beings.
I didn't write anything yesterday, but that's okay. I did write three days in a row this week, which is something considering how little I've written otherwise. I had a major plot point jump up and smack me in the face and now I'm thinking about how I'm going to proceed with this. Which I will do today.
I really need to take the cotton swabs to my computer's vent thingie. But I have to turn the computer off to do it and I never remember during a time when I don't need my computer on. Better get it done before the dust and cat hair cause a major computer problem, though.
French bread pizza is an awesome way to have homemade pizza without having to go through all the work of making the dough. I have no urge to knead when it's this hot out.
When will Summer get the hell out of here already?? It shouldn't be this hot in the middle of September. Gah.
We now have to make sure we wake up in the middle of the night to take Geriatric Cat to the litter box or there are dire consequences. It's not that she can't walk to the litter box. She forgets that she needs to walk over there. During the day, she meows loudly to remind me that she needs something but I think she isn't quite sure what she needs. At night? Silence and she just pees wherever she is. If I put her in there, she goes fine. She is in her 80s, though, so we're rolling with it.
A couple days ago, I was at Wallyworld, picking up some more Benedryl gel and there was an older woman standing there staring at all the myriad itch relief creams and gels in apparent utter confusion. So, I started talking to her about what she might need. She showed me her arm. Oak mite bites. I have become a layman expert on oak mites this year. I suggested the Benedryl and told her we also use Aloe Vera Gel (100% aloe from over in the cosmetics section). She grabbed some Calamine instead. :shrug: That'll work, too, I guess. Benedryl and/or aloe works better, in my opinion, but to each his own.
A short while later, over in the food section, I kept crossing paths with an elderly lady. And after a while, we'd laugh as we passed. We finally stopped to talk in the juice section. She was telling me about her husband who has a form of dementia and how she only ever gets a chance to talk to other people the one day a week she has someone come in to watch her husband so she can grocery shop. I let her talk because people do kinda need human interaction and she was nice. Then as we wound down, she apologized for taking up so much of my time and thanked me for listening. I told her there was no need to apologize. I wasn't in any hurry and she wasn't bothering anyone. She needed an ear and I was happy to provide it. And as she spoke of her once strong, intelligent, active husband turning into a healthy body with no mind, I was reminded again of how much dementia sucks - not just for the person who has it, but for their loved ones. =o(
And on that depressing note, I'm out of here. Hug your loved ones. Exercise your brain every day in any way you can. And enjoy your life while you have the mind and the body to do so.
I didn't write anything yesterday, but that's okay. I did write three days in a row this week, which is something considering how little I've written otherwise. I had a major plot point jump up and smack me in the face and now I'm thinking about how I'm going to proceed with this. Which I will do today.
I really need to take the cotton swabs to my computer's vent thingie. But I have to turn the computer off to do it and I never remember during a time when I don't need my computer on. Better get it done before the dust and cat hair cause a major computer problem, though.
French bread pizza is an awesome way to have homemade pizza without having to go through all the work of making the dough. I have no urge to knead when it's this hot out.
When will Summer get the hell out of here already?? It shouldn't be this hot in the middle of September. Gah.
We now have to make sure we wake up in the middle of the night to take Geriatric Cat to the litter box or there are dire consequences. It's not that she can't walk to the litter box. She forgets that she needs to walk over there. During the day, she meows loudly to remind me that she needs something but I think she isn't quite sure what she needs. At night? Silence and she just pees wherever she is. If I put her in there, she goes fine. She is in her 80s, though, so we're rolling with it.
A couple days ago, I was at Wallyworld, picking up some more Benedryl gel and there was an older woman standing there staring at all the myriad itch relief creams and gels in apparent utter confusion. So, I started talking to her about what she might need. She showed me her arm. Oak mite bites. I have become a layman expert on oak mites this year. I suggested the Benedryl and told her we also use Aloe Vera Gel (100% aloe from over in the cosmetics section). She grabbed some Calamine instead. :shrug: That'll work, too, I guess. Benedryl and/or aloe works better, in my opinion, but to each his own.
A short while later, over in the food section, I kept crossing paths with an elderly lady. And after a while, we'd laugh as we passed. We finally stopped to talk in the juice section. She was telling me about her husband who has a form of dementia and how she only ever gets a chance to talk to other people the one day a week she has someone come in to watch her husband so she can grocery shop. I let her talk because people do kinda need human interaction and she was nice. Then as we wound down, she apologized for taking up so much of my time and thanked me for listening. I told her there was no need to apologize. I wasn't in any hurry and she wasn't bothering anyone. She needed an ear and I was happy to provide it. And as she spoke of her once strong, intelligent, active husband turning into a healthy body with no mind, I was reminded again of how much dementia sucks - not just for the person who has it, but for their loved ones. =o(
And on that depressing note, I'm out of here. Hug your loved ones. Exercise your brain every day in any way you can. And enjoy your life while you have the mind and the body to do so.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
HAPPY Mix
I mentioned my HAPPY mix on yesterday's Outside the Box post, so I thought I'd share it here today. It's comprised of music from CDs or songs I own that I've downloaded to my computer for easy mixing.
In no particular order (because I put it on shuffle anyway)...
Keep Your Head Up - Andy Grammer
Fine by Me - Andy Grammer
Lunatic - Andy Grammer
Biggest Man in Los Angeles - Andy Grammer
Good to be Alive (Hallelujah) - Andy Grammer
Honey, I'm Good - Andy Grammer
Back Home - Andy Grammer
Masterpiece - Andy Grammer
Red Eye - Andy Grammer
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen*
Good Time - Carly Rae Jepsen
Brighter Than the Sun - Colbie Callait
Think Good Thoughts - Colbie Callait
This - Darius Rucker
Comeback Song - Darius Rucker
Southern State of Mind - Darius Rucker
Love Will Do That - Darius Rucker
I Don't Care - Darius Rucker (and Brad Paisley)
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Carry On - Fun
Tonight, Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae
I Like It Like That - Hot Chelle Rae
Radio - Hot Chelle Rae
Downtown Girl - Hot Chelle Rae
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
Everything - Michael Buble
I've Got the World on a String - Michael Buble
Good Life - One Republic
And that's it for right now. I have some CDs I haven't loaded yet and a few songs I want to buy that I know I'll add to this, but this'll do me for the time being.
And after building this post Sunday morning and watching the videos I linked to, I was pretty damned happy. Have fun clicking and listening and watching. =oD
* The US Olympic Swim Team video of this.
In no particular order (because I put it on shuffle anyway)...
Keep Your Head Up - Andy Grammer
Fine by Me - Andy Grammer
Lunatic - Andy Grammer
Biggest Man in Los Angeles - Andy Grammer
Good to be Alive (Hallelujah) - Andy Grammer
Honey, I'm Good - Andy Grammer
Back Home - Andy Grammer
Masterpiece - Andy Grammer
Red Eye - Andy Grammer
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen*
Good Time - Carly Rae Jepsen
Brighter Than the Sun - Colbie Callait
Think Good Thoughts - Colbie Callait
This - Darius Rucker
Comeback Song - Darius Rucker
Southern State of Mind - Darius Rucker
Love Will Do That - Darius Rucker
I Don't Care - Darius Rucker (and Brad Paisley)
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Carry On - Fun
Tonight, Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae
I Like It Like That - Hot Chelle Rae
Radio - Hot Chelle Rae
Downtown Girl - Hot Chelle Rae
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
Everything - Michael Buble
I've Got the World on a String - Michael Buble
Good Life - One Republic
And that's it for right now. I have some CDs I haven't loaded yet and a few songs I want to buy that I know I'll add to this, but this'll do me for the time being.
And after building this post Sunday morning and watching the videos I linked to, I was pretty damned happy. Have fun clicking and listening and watching. =oD
* The US Olympic Swim Team video of this.
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Sunday Update - Week 36
How did it get to be Sunday again already? Arrgghh.
Let's not talk about writing, shall we?
I have another sale starting Tuesday with advertising going out Thursday. Dying Embers will be the advertised sale at 99c/99p. The other two books, Fertile Ground and Early Grave, will be $1.99 (or the UK equivalent) each. Whether I get much chance to market these on FB will depend on our justice system and how long this jury thing lasts.
Did a fair amount of reading. Finished 4, DNF'd 3.
More granola bars were made.
On the activity front, 6 out of 7 days. More cleaning and walking. One day of grocery shopping, which I counted this time around because... well... you try pushing a cart with a 24 pack of water, three big jugs of apple juice, two big jugs of orange juice, and a week's worth of other groceries around Wallyworld. And the cart didn't want to make right turns. Ugh. If that wasn't burning calories, I don't know what would be.
No fishing. With the holiday weekend, I didn't want to be anywhere near the lake. And then it was too freakin' hot and I had stuffs to do in the mornings. =o\
The fawns are losing their spots and growing. A few are about 2/3 size of the does now. The other day we had 10 does and 7 fawns in the yard. It's a bumper crop. Yay.
I got my files backed up. If you haven't backed up lately, this might be a reminder. :poke:
And that's it for me. Not a whole lot going on in Sandersonville. How about your ville?
Let's not talk about writing, shall we?
I have another sale starting Tuesday with advertising going out Thursday. Dying Embers will be the advertised sale at 99c/99p. The other two books, Fertile Ground and Early Grave, will be $1.99 (or the UK equivalent) each. Whether I get much chance to market these on FB will depend on our justice system and how long this jury thing lasts.
Did a fair amount of reading. Finished 4, DNF'd 3.
More granola bars were made.
On the activity front, 6 out of 7 days. More cleaning and walking. One day of grocery shopping, which I counted this time around because... well... you try pushing a cart with a 24 pack of water, three big jugs of apple juice, two big jugs of orange juice, and a week's worth of other groceries around Wallyworld. And the cart didn't want to make right turns. Ugh. If that wasn't burning calories, I don't know what would be.
No fishing. With the holiday weekend, I didn't want to be anywhere near the lake. And then it was too freakin' hot and I had stuffs to do in the mornings. =o\
The fawns are losing their spots and growing. A few are about 2/3 size of the does now. The other day we had 10 does and 7 fawns in the yard. It's a bumper crop. Yay.
I got my files backed up. If you haven't backed up lately, this might be a reminder. :poke:
And that's it for me. Not a whole lot going on in Sandersonville. How about your ville?
Saturday, September 7, 2019
Saturday Reading Wrap-up - 9/7/19
First off, since I was creeping pretty damn close to finishing my 2019 goal of 90 books read, I did the math (books read divided by 8 months times twelve) and, allowing for unforeseeable crap, bumped my goal to 120 books. 30 more books in the next four months? I'm averaging 10 books a month as it is. So, unless I go off the rails, totally do-able.
I managed to find a few books to download this week. I tell ya, the pickings lately have been slim (i.e. not my taste, doesn't meet my requirements of free/cheap and low review #s). Anyway, I got a paranormal romance, a romantic suspense, and a fantasy (book 2). Plus, I still have a fantasy mystery and a mystery left to read. No new hardcopies this week. I still have a bunch from my last hauls.
Books read:
85) How to Flunk Magic by Elena Bryce/Stella Wilkinson (9/6/19) - YA Paranormal Romance* - 5 stars. New to me but not underappreciated. Free off the Robin Reads newsletter.
Review: " Loads of fun in the YA paranormal romance. I can't wait to read the next."
Note: I can't wait, but I'm gonna have to. It's not in the budget yet.
84) The Tetradome Run by Spencer Baum (9/3/19) - Dystopian* - 5 stars. New to me and probably less appreciated than it should be. Free off the Book Barbarian newsletter.
Review: "Gripping may be an overused adjective to describe books these days, but that's the best word for this book. It was gripping and enthralling. A page-turner, definitely. And assuredly thought-provoking. Kind of Hunger Games meets Running Man in a alternate history/present sort of way. All I know is I inhaled this book and it's not a short book. I just couldn't stop reading it. I read instead of doing anything else I was supposed to do this morning - walk, eat, work... All I'm saying is don't start it unless you've got a lot of time on your hands.
And after all that, I still want more. Gah."
83) From This Moment On by Debra Clopton (9/1/19) - Romance* - 4 stars. New to me but not underappreciated. Free thru the Robin Reads newsletter.
No Review.
It was a nice, light read, but not really needing my two cents.
82) I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen (8/30/19) - Suspense - 5 stars. Neither new to me nor underappreciated. 50c at the thrift store.
No Review. If you like Tess, you don't need my review. If you haven't read Tess, you probably shouldn't start with this book anyway, so a review from me would be pointless. Go, read Tess. (Do not go by that TV series. The books are way better.)
DNFs:
9/6/19 - Suspense. 17c at the thrift store. Okay, so not technically a DNF. When I picked this up, I didn't realize it was a collection of short stories set in the author's popular series world. I have to be in a special kind of mood to read short stories and I prefer, if they're going to be in a world, it's one I'm already familiar with.
9/6/19 - Rabbit, Run by John Updike. 50c at the thrift store. I only picked this up because I remembered someone recommending it once a long time ago. It started off kind of interesting in a 'man on the street' kind of way, but I wasn't a fan of the imagery Updike was presenting. How you describe things sets the tone, right? So, if you have a chance to describe shingles any way you want, and you choose to say their colors run from 'bruise to dung', it kind of tells the reader 'Beware, crappy sense of life ahead.' :shrug: Life's too short. If you've read it and I'm totally wrong and this book has an awesome sense of life, feel free to change my mind. The book hasn't gone back to St. Vinny's yet.
8/31/19 - Romance. 17c at the thrift store. Meh. The hero was a jerk and the heroine was whiny. Too bad because I was in the mood for a romance. And I was lucky enough to have an ebook romance ready to read on my Kindle (See #83).
Currently reading... an old Helen McInnes I picked up at the thrift store a while back.
And that's it for me. How did your reading week go?
I managed to find a few books to download this week. I tell ya, the pickings lately have been slim (i.e. not my taste, doesn't meet my requirements of free/cheap and low review #s). Anyway, I got a paranormal romance, a romantic suspense, and a fantasy (book 2). Plus, I still have a fantasy mystery and a mystery left to read. No new hardcopies this week. I still have a bunch from my last hauls.
Books read:
85) How to Flunk Magic by Elena Bryce/Stella Wilkinson (9/6/19) - YA Paranormal Romance* - 5 stars. New to me but not underappreciated. Free off the Robin Reads newsletter.
Review: " Loads of fun in the YA paranormal romance. I can't wait to read the next."
Note: I can't wait, but I'm gonna have to. It's not in the budget yet.
84) The Tetradome Run by Spencer Baum (9/3/19) - Dystopian* - 5 stars. New to me and probably less appreciated than it should be. Free off the Book Barbarian newsletter.
Review: "Gripping may be an overused adjective to describe books these days, but that's the best word for this book. It was gripping and enthralling. A page-turner, definitely. And assuredly thought-provoking. Kind of Hunger Games meets Running Man in a alternate history/present sort of way. All I know is I inhaled this book and it's not a short book. I just couldn't stop reading it. I read instead of doing anything else I was supposed to do this morning - walk, eat, work... All I'm saying is don't start it unless you've got a lot of time on your hands.
And after all that, I still want more. Gah."
83) From This Moment On by Debra Clopton (9/1/19) - Romance* - 4 stars. New to me but not underappreciated. Free thru the Robin Reads newsletter.
No Review.
It was a nice, light read, but not really needing my two cents.
82) I Know a Secret by Tess Gerritsen (8/30/19) - Suspense - 5 stars. Neither new to me nor underappreciated. 50c at the thrift store.
No Review. If you like Tess, you don't need my review. If you haven't read Tess, you probably shouldn't start with this book anyway, so a review from me would be pointless. Go, read Tess. (Do not go by that TV series. The books are way better.)
DNFs:
9/6/19 - Suspense. 17c at the thrift store. Okay, so not technically a DNF. When I picked this up, I didn't realize it was a collection of short stories set in the author's popular series world. I have to be in a special kind of mood to read short stories and I prefer, if they're going to be in a world, it's one I'm already familiar with.
9/6/19 - Rabbit, Run by John Updike. 50c at the thrift store. I only picked this up because I remembered someone recommending it once a long time ago. It started off kind of interesting in a 'man on the street' kind of way, but I wasn't a fan of the imagery Updike was presenting. How you describe things sets the tone, right? So, if you have a chance to describe shingles any way you want, and you choose to say their colors run from 'bruise to dung', it kind of tells the reader 'Beware, crappy sense of life ahead.' :shrug: Life's too short. If you've read it and I'm totally wrong and this book has an awesome sense of life, feel free to change my mind. The book hasn't gone back to St. Vinny's yet.
8/31/19 - Romance. 17c at the thrift store. Meh. The hero was a jerk and the heroine was whiny. Too bad because I was in the mood for a romance. And I was lucky enough to have an ebook romance ready to read on my Kindle (See #83).
Currently reading... an old Helen McInnes I picked up at the thrift store a while back.
And that's it for me. How did your reading week go?
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Thursday This n That
Thursday. I keep having to remind myself that it is, in fact, Thursday. These 'Holiday on Monday' weeks really mess me up. (Not that it's that difficult. LOL)
It's getting to the point where I either need longer arms, a wider desk, or to wear my glasses while I'm at the computer. Getting old sucks. A friend of mine wanted to show me something on her phone the other day. She handed the phone over and I held it out at arm's length. "Can you read it?" she asked. "Gimme a minute," I replied. I should've just gotten my glasses out of my purse, but I'm not used to having to do that yet. Definitely need longer arms.
I now have glasses on my desk (for work and bills), in my purse (for reading at the store), next to my chair in the living room (for reading in general), and in my fishing bag (for tying knots). I can't walk with them on so I need to have them scattered around. I don't need them for driving - a perk of being farsighted. I only need them for reading things smaller than say 14-pt font which now need to be held at a scosh farther than arm's length.
The fawns are starting to lose their spots. :sniffle: The babies are growing up.
I need to make granola bars today. Hubs eats one or two a day, so it takes 10-14 days to go through a batch.
Wallyworld was an exercise in irritation yesterday. There were these two gals shopping together and each of them had their own cart complete with small child. And they kept stopping to talk, side-by-side so they took up the whole damn aisle. And it seemed like every time they stopped it was in front of something I needed or they were blocking where I needed to go. Argh. Then I got into a checkout line and had this dude behind me who had no concept of personal space. I hadn't even finished unloading my cart before he decided to start putting his stuff on the conveyor belt. I tried to be polite - 'Sir? Can you back up? I'm not finished unloading my cart yet.' Instead of 'Back off, Asshole.' Not easy considering how irritated I already was. Then in the car on the way home, I said all the things to him and to those two chicks that I really wanted to say in increasing volumes. Got a lot of it out before I got home so I didn't subject poor Hubs to the worst of it.
Come to think of it, I was already cranky before I left for the store. Definitely didn't help. Don't shop cranky.
Don't shop hungry either. Jus' sayin'. Yesterday, the irritation overrode the hunger, so I actually didn't do too bad. Just ice cream, which I said I was going to stop buying. And a chicken sandwich so I could take the edge off the hangry.
With all the walking I'm doing, I'm having to buy new tennis shoes every 4-6 months. The memory foam gets flat or something and they no longer provide the support I need. I'd buy more expensive ones, but the ones Mom gets are more expensive and they only last her about 6 months, so what's the point of that? Wallyworld - $20. Got this round's new ones yesterday. They're blue with peach accents. So stylin'.
Oh, and I picked up corn yesterday. No weevils! Yay!
Okay, I've chewed your ears off enough for one day. What's in your this-n-that world today?
It's getting to the point where I either need longer arms, a wider desk, or to wear my glasses while I'm at the computer. Getting old sucks. A friend of mine wanted to show me something on her phone the other day. She handed the phone over and I held it out at arm's length. "Can you read it?" she asked. "Gimme a minute," I replied. I should've just gotten my glasses out of my purse, but I'm not used to having to do that yet. Definitely need longer arms.
I now have glasses on my desk (for work and bills), in my purse (for reading at the store), next to my chair in the living room (for reading in general), and in my fishing bag (for tying knots). I can't walk with them on so I need to have them scattered around. I don't need them for driving - a perk of being farsighted. I only need them for reading things smaller than say 14-pt font which now need to be held at a scosh farther than arm's length.
The fawns are starting to lose their spots. :sniffle: The babies are growing up.
I need to make granola bars today. Hubs eats one or two a day, so it takes 10-14 days to go through a batch.
Wallyworld was an exercise in irritation yesterday. There were these two gals shopping together and each of them had their own cart complete with small child. And they kept stopping to talk, side-by-side so they took up the whole damn aisle. And it seemed like every time they stopped it was in front of something I needed or they were blocking where I needed to go. Argh. Then I got into a checkout line and had this dude behind me who had no concept of personal space. I hadn't even finished unloading my cart before he decided to start putting his stuff on the conveyor belt. I tried to be polite - 'Sir? Can you back up? I'm not finished unloading my cart yet.' Instead of 'Back off, Asshole.' Not easy considering how irritated I already was. Then in the car on the way home, I said all the things to him and to those two chicks that I really wanted to say in increasing volumes. Got a lot of it out before I got home so I didn't subject poor Hubs to the worst of it.
Come to think of it, I was already cranky before I left for the store. Definitely didn't help. Don't shop cranky.
Don't shop hungry either. Jus' sayin'. Yesterday, the irritation overrode the hunger, so I actually didn't do too bad. Just ice cream, which I said I was going to stop buying. And a chicken sandwich so I could take the edge off the hangry.
With all the walking I'm doing, I'm having to buy new tennis shoes every 4-6 months. The memory foam gets flat or something and they no longer provide the support I need. I'd buy more expensive ones, but the ones Mom gets are more expensive and they only last her about 6 months, so what's the point of that? Wallyworld - $20. Got this round's new ones yesterday. They're blue with peach accents. So stylin'.
Oh, and I picked up corn yesterday. No weevils! Yay!
Okay, I've chewed your ears off enough for one day. What's in your this-n-that world today?
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