I couldn't get to/stay asleep last night. I thought there was no reason, but it was apparently Buffista Hivemind insomnia.

Sorry about that. Yeah, last night pretty much sucked. I miss good sleep.

smonster, yes! Things like the plastic bags that string cheese comes in and the plastic around boxes of tea. I had more specifics in mind but I hab Sudafed dumb and cannot brane. Maybe I should ask tomorrow.

BINAO

Alex Kingston or Gina Torres?

Gina!

Some plastic bags are recyclable, although typically they're the higher numbers that are more difficult to find recyclers for. I can only do plastics up through 6, and the bags I see marked are often 7s.

No swim today. It looks like the isolated thunderstorm predicted for today (and for the next ten days) is almost here. Better hop in the shower quick if I want one today.

Gina!

Also? If I get another animal I'm totally naming it Mozzie.

I named my iphone Mozzie.

I went to Target, and Petco, and Costco, and work, and filled up the gas tank.

I was going to clean, but I would be a little surprised if that happened.

That's generally referred to as plastic film recycling. Quick and dirty - do not put it in your curbside bin - they literally gum up the works and result in a lot of equipment down time and worker injuries. Recycle it where you recycle grocery bags. If the plastic is stretchy, it's probably a yes. If it makes a crinkly noise, no. Saran wrap is a no. Clean and dry, no food residue. Call Portland Metro solid waste if you're not sure about something. Trust me, they are used to crazy questions.

Lemme know if there's anything else!

I named my iphone Mozzie.

Shut up! So did I!

We're still working on a name for the Swag Wag. I'm lobbying for Sophie.

Duochromes are weird when for some reason my two hands are in different lights and it looks like I'm wearing completely different colors. Also, I still suck at application.

So this is what got done today: [link] If you squint and put your thumb over the bottom post, you can sorta imagine what the finished product might look like. Some of the color variation is just that the wood is still damp. Some has to be sanded out/further lifted.

I also swam mile and three quarter, cleaned the fresh produce and cleaned the first floor.

Yesterday, we went to Target and Lane Bryant. At the Lane, I got 3 dresses for $9.99 each! Also a dress for regular price. Also a couple bras and some underpants. Then I went daytime drinking at Parasol's and got to the bottom of some troubling rumors (which were, unfortunately, true.)

Today, I did laundry, cleaned (the mystery smell is gone, don't know exactly what the what was on that, there was no stinking smoking gun), went to see To Catch A Thief at the Prytania Theater, went birthday shopping (also picked up a donated gift certificate from a local business for the playground rebuild project) on Magazine Street, went food shopping, bought new cool local T-shirts, called my mom, vacuumed, hung the spice cabinet, and hung up several pictures downstairs.

Now I am composing a note for Tom's niece in Ireland whose 14th birthday we totally missed last month, ugh. We suck!