Utterly unrelated to anything, being away from home for 10 days I somehow totally forgot just soft my kitties are. There has been much petting. Also, bought and baked my first ever spaghetti squash! It was large, and I won't be eating all of it tonight, is it ok to put the leftover strands in an airtight container and then just toss it in the fridge or do i need to add sauce or some oil to keep it from getting glued together?

It should be fine as is.

Should be fine, erin. Also, yay soft kitties. :)

I went to a friend's house and had dinner, and she had several other friends over, and it was good times. And one of them is probably going to drive me to and from my eye surgeries, because he does odd jobs for a living and is a writer, and was like "yeah, I'd do that!" when I was saying I needed to find someone underemployed and pay them, instead of getting cab rides (which would be horribly expensive). So that's good.

Had a less than good day. Stupid little things that just add up to make it crappy. Was thinking how to post it and not sound like a whining baby. Then read Shir's post, and realized, my day is nothing compared to that. {{{ Shir }}} and family. and friends. And everyone in the region. I hope the hostilities end soon

SJ, glad you got to the gym. I really need to start back up again. I have noticed in the past few weeks, that my bad knee, and legs in general, aren't hurting/aching as much when I get home. So? Either I'm losing weight, or legs are getting stronger? Or some combo of the two? Not complaining, that's for sure!

I'm OK, family's OK, sister's not in the army, so really, considering, this is the best case scenario. I even have a shelter in my work, in case rockets will get to Tel Aviv.

What I do need now other than peace is sleep and rest. Been meaning to update here ions ago, but I've been diagnosed with an Epstein–Barr virus in a standard blood test about two weeks ago. Apparently I've been having that for at least five months, and what I thought was laziness and lack of creativity was something else entirely. I'm trying to break the cycle and get more than 5 hours of sleep per night, because now I finally understand why my body hates anything that's less than 8-9 hours of sleep (which I only get on weekends).

I'm slowly trying to find out who of my friends got drafted. More reserve forces will be drafted today, and I'm waiting to hear the news about that.

War sucks. Don't try it at home, kids.

Edit: how tired am I, you ask? All of my last posts in Nattar? I was certain I'm on Bitches. And I checked the title. Yep.

Good job on getting to the gym, sj!

Consuela, I'm like you. I have to have a workout buddy. I'm not working out at all right now - cant afford gym or yoga classes, don't have a buddy for in home stuff or walking. I'm just letting work be my workout, which isn't really balanced or enough.

Shir, damn. I'm glad you have a diagnosis, and I hope you can dial back enough to get the sleep you need. Continued prayers and ~ma for your family and friends and all those in your region affected by violence.

I'm at work early because I took D to work. He finally got in touch with the doctor this morning and will likely have his surgery next week. Just in time for Thanksgiving? Yay?

Shir, stay safe. Tons of ~ma headed your way.

I'm trying to figure out a way to bribe myself back to the gym today. I slept very well last night, and I'm only a little sore this morning but so tired.

sj, I am going back to the gym today! You inspired me. Seriously.

ION, we have to have a meeting at work (right now, actually) about our new copier. It has 6 agenda items. WHAT THE HELL.

2 rockets hit central Israel, 10 km from Tel Aviv. Oh boy. (I'm on my way back from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem).

Yikes. Stay safe Shir, and all around you.