I'm sitting in the back yard of a house in Las Vegas, waiting for my friends to wake up. And I think the hair medicine was Rogaine.

A work thing blew up yesterday, and I didn't get the call until it was too late to do anything because we were at the spa. Perfect!

Today is weight on the foot day. Two weeks are up (I'm going to pretend I kept weight off the first week--that was impossible). So I'm onto one crutch evaluation. Also experimenting to see what makes it hurt. Sitting with both feet on the floor is not as painful as lying on my right side. I can't pretend to understand.

My sister was convinced to finish the Cornetto trilogy (FUCK, I want a Cornetto right now--it's been decades), so we'll be seeing that matinee instead of The Grandmaster which was the only other movie we agreed on. For some reason (IMAX?) The World's End is $3 cheaper.

I will be spending the next 15 minutes drawing "surprised hands". All very important.

He was a brilliant painter of the West, his works have huge masses of sky and clouds

It's not the content of the pictures that I'm trying to emulate right now, it's the placement of light and dark. Booth using the same medium as me convinces me it's possible, even if, you know, gulfs of talent.

If by "having fun" you mean "deep-cleaning the toaster," then yes.

The crumbs, my god, the crumbs. I could build a loaf of bread. It's a wonder we haven't set the kitchen on fire.

I went slightly out of my head and bought the Stumptown Camp Coffee kit [link] (the grinder fits inside the aeropress for compact packing! It's like a little emergency kit that is entirely about coffee. I could not resist.) so I have been drinking coffee out of a tin cup this morning and it is SO GOOD! I didn't even grind it by hand since I still have pre-ground from last week, really it's just a different cup, but so satisfying.

I'm trying to decide whether I should take today to rest (since my sinuses are being all stupid), or do laundry, or go to the fair. Although, now that I think about it, since my allergies are acting up, the fair might not be the best place, since hay generally sets off my allergies like crazy.

I bought this kettle for my trip to New Orleans, since it seemed like the smallest/best kettle I could find. It's still a little large for packing, though.

I'm trying to decide if it's a good idea to tell the notoriously-late friend who is going to pick me up after the colonoscopy that she should be there a half-hour earlier than the nurse predicts I'll be ready. She's coming in from more than a half-hour away, so it's not like she can just jump in the car....

OTOH, I may not be ready to go at the predicted time. It seems it's harder to predict when you've not had the "lite" anaesthesia before. Hmmmm.

Tom, that's one cute kettle. And looks very ergonomic, too.

I hope the process goes as well as possible, Theodosia.

I'm on hour 6 of an online Moodle conference.

Theo, when I had my colonoscopy a few years back the nurse's predictions as to when I'd be awake enough to leave were dead on. And then I napped more once I was home. So I'm guessing if your friend is late you will be more likely to be dozing while waiting than anything else. OTOH, if she has to wait for you to be ready to go will that be a big deal? Might as well make arrangements that are geared towards maximizing your comfort.

Cute kettle, Tom! I think you'll have a hard time finding anything smaller. You could always buy a small kettle at PJ's or Community Coffee while you're there instead of packing one, I guess. But if you pack it with the lid open and full of socks or something it shouldn't take up much extra space.