I still have one in my living room (green cushion, round red throw pillow so it looks like a giant olive). But one of the spiral support struts cracked a long time ago, so that's now the seat reserved for petite ladies.

It really could not have been a more perfect day, unintentionality notwithstanding.

Those are the best days. Reminds me of one of my favorite poems, "Ordinary Life" by Barbara Crooker: [link]

We are at the halfway point on installation for Horror Nights. The crew is doing a great job and we are a little ahead of schedule, but it's exhausting and each year the late nights get a little harder. Getting old sucks.

Ugh. I hear that, ND. (OMG HOW AM I IN MY MID THIRTIES?!? I WILL BE 40 SOON! IN FIVE YEARS!) ...I really thought I'd feel like more of an adult at this age.

Vortex, I think I spent some time in that papasan while you still had it.

Had a lovely day finishing the weekend in Portland. We meant to get up and have breakfast and leave town, but we slept later than planned, and the first place we went was closed, and then we had to wait forever at the second place, and then we walked past Sephora so we had to go in to get my birthday present, and then we had these free cupcake coupons, so we had to go there, and suddenly it was like, 2pm. Eesh! And then it took forever to get home, and we had to stop for a carwash, and gas, and tried to go to Costco but it was closed so we went to Whole Foods...and spent all the money...and then came home and realized we'd forgotten stuff, so ran to Trader Joe's...and only ended up cooking half the food we'd planned to. More tomorrow I guess.

Ha, I always buy more at TJs on vacation than I need to.

Glad HHN is going well, but I do hear you on the aging thing. Have you been keeping up on your new fitness regimen? I'm kinda hoping the new stuff I'm doing will help with the gear hauling later on.

They really are the best, Pix.

I wonder what is wrong with me. It's the early mornings that are getting harder for me.

This evening I sat down to watch a couple more eps of Doctor Who (still in series 1) and both cats were being all cute and sweet. Rosie spread out next to me with all her feet just touching my leg and Gilda curled up on the back of the sofa with one leg wrapped along the side of my neck.

No. I've not been on top of the fitness and that is part of the problem.

It's raining and I don't wanna go back to work.

Rosie spread out next to me with all her feet just touching my leg and Gilda curled up on the back of the sofa with one leg wrapped along the side of my neck.

Aw. Kitties.

I've not been on top of the fitness and that is part of the problem.

Word. I'm appallingly out of shape. My sister and I walked two miles by the river Sunday morning, and I swear, it was about all I could do. Especially with heat/humidity. Then we spent the afternoon trolling antique malls, and by the end of the day I was wiped out. I better get my lazy ass moving again and get used to walking all day before I go to the UK, or my friends will unintentionally kill me with exercise.

I've not been on top of the fitness and that is part of the problem.

Part of the club. But I have good intentions!

I really need to step away from the politics on Facebook. 1) my Friends made up their minds long ago 2) having to research and fact check stuff before sharing is exhausting and I hate posting stuff that isn't really real. But it is hard when so many people on the internet are wrong.

I've been trying to add more walking into my life, now that I don't have it in my commute, and have been semi-successful. I did a bunch this weekend, but also went for a walk one day after work last week! And walked to dinner and back another night. So at least there's that. I feel like I'm basically out of shape, so was heartened after moving when my mother said she was wiped out from going up and down all the stairs -- I didn't actually notice that.