today's run-down: 21
there are a lot of things i want to write about. but i'm short on time and privacy at the computer at the moment. and i'm tired as hell. so i'll save a "real" entry for later. here's a rundown of 21 things instead:
1. S-T-R-E-S-S. next week is going to be insane and stressful and i'm dreading it.
2. i talked to my sister last night again, and realized that she's flying in from seattle in just five days to be here for everything.
3. speaking of which, i need to start thinking about my trip out there and when in the summer i should go, and look at airfare for that. maybe i'll be there at the same time amishboy moves out there... maybe i should go in july after monsoon season ends and the sun comes out. just kidding. seriously, my sister said the rain hasn't been so bad. just a lot of gray drizzle. she never uses an umbrella! maybe it marks you as a tourist there if you do. just the way you can spot tourists in s.f. by the ones wearing shorts b/c they thought all of california was warm and sunny.
4. PMS big time. totally irritable and drenched in estrogen. if anyone says the wrong thing it's going to set me off. GRRRRRRRR. feel like a bitch and the terrible thing is that it's for no apparent reason.
5. happy note: came over to parents' last night. had lunch w/ dad at his campus, and talked about this & that. enjoyed it as always.
6. had a good cathartic cry this afternoon.
7. feeling physically shitty. partly b/c of this ongoing smoldering flare i'm in.
8. plus, another reason i don't feel well right now: i don't write about it much here but it's becoming apparent that one of my medications doesn't agree with me. it made me really sick last thursday. and every time i take it, that happens lately. i'm torn over what to do, b/c while the side effects are nasty i don't want to just quit and worsen my condition or risk the chance of further kidney damage. medication side effects suck. and it sucks even more when no one else young can relate to that experience. but anyway...
9. on another happy note: bought two pairs of shoes today. also got a replacement swim cap and goggle strap since my old ones wore out.
10. have to find a baby gift for a friend. i swear there are so many buns in the oven right now. there must be something in the water...
11. working on resume.
12. my informational interview was so frickin' awesome!
13. found out i have $20 in library overdue fines which didn't show when i checked my account online, but instead arrived as an unpleasant surprise in the mail
14. acupuncture appointment
15. play "just one more" round of spider-solitaire and then turn off computer. (really i'll end up being here for another hour playing solitaire--it draws you in. i better not go to vegas anytime or i'll burn away all of my money).
16. clean out inbox of hotmail account. once again it says "account size critical".
17. re-pot pepper and parsley plants into new containers; look for flowers and a new mint plant.
18. clean my apt. in preparation for my family being there next week. like the lovely bathtubmary, i may need to dust and use a swiffer.
19. type up article before may deadline for the magazine i write for.
20. what should i get my mom for mother's day??????
21. balance checkbook and pay bills.
why don't my utilities or credit card companies ever forget to bill me?
