but people were wigging the fuck out.

No doubt. The taunting coming from the White House can't set well with people there.

I just had a yummy lunch of sushi and yakisoba (thanks, Mitsuwa market!) but somehow still have food envy. I want to eat msbelle's wilted kale and beets for imaginary second lunch, with Dana's fancy crumble for dessert.

I am satiated just from living vicariously through you people.

How terrific, Consuela! Congratulations!

Debet, I'm sorry you had to deal with that.

I went to the closest branch of the gaming store Hubby managed to look into selling some comics and Magic cards. It's a good sign when the person assessing the cards pauses and says "Wow."

Aside from that, it was wonderful to walk into a place where they knew Hubby and I was referred to as Neil's Wife. For years that's how I was referred to at the Keep, "Wife of Neil," I even received mail under that name. My official title was Infamous Wife of Neil, and I loved it.

So a profitable and melancholy day.

That's nice, Connie. It is good that the warm memories helped ease the melancholy.

Ugh, I hate that I love that I came to the office today. But I did about an hour and a half of work, feel much better about the state of things, and will now leave because I don't feel like doing any more! (Even though there is plenty more to do.)

In theory, I want to go to the movies, but I can't find the right combination of movie/location/time, so I guess I'll just go home.

Consuela, that is so awesome!

Warning - whine-fest ahead.

Add me to the constain pain club. Not a cherished membership. I have figured out how to walk without putting pressure on the outside of my foot by either limping, not doing a full heal to toe stride, or if I do, rolling to the inside so I don't put pressure on the area just below my pinky toe. The good, is that my foot hasn't been in as much pain lately. I also haven't been doing much thanks to the work, two classes, and crafting that take up the vast majority of my time right now.

The bad, when I do get out to grocery shop or visit with friends, I piss off the rest of my body, namely the opposite hip and my lower back. Friday I met up with some friends to go to a horse jumping competition at the annual stock show. Before it started, we roamed the vendor booths (I bought an amazing hat) for about an hour. My friend's mom is a slow walker, so we were all going at a slow pace and they kept asking me if I was doing ok. Not sure if it was ego or just denial but I kept saying I was fine. And I kinda was until Saturday morning. All day yesterday my body was in utter pain. Moving hurt, sitting hurt, lying down hurt. I couldn't concentrate on school or crafting.

My weekend goals had been to declutter the house, finish putting away Christmas, write two papers, and finish crafting the floating candles and flying broomsticks for the wedding (less than two weeks away). Yesterday I did dishes and got some work done on the candles. I HAVE to get school work done before I even think about the rest of the list. I'm still in pain but I have gotten initial work done on one paper and have completed the outline on the other.

I wish I could confidently feel that the surgery (in just over a month) will fix the whole body pain, but I will be using crutches for about 6 weeks and then in the boot for a bit longer. Ugh.

Straying away from the mememememe crap.

Consuela - that is so cool. I'm looking forward to hearing more about the experience.

Wife of Neil - what a lovely game store visit. Even with the melancholy.

Jessy - I have too many people in my life who don't understand PIVOT!

Debet - My heart still skips a beat when I read about or see pictures of those warnings and I don't even live in the affected zone. The potential is all too real.

SuziQ - Can you go to a physical therapist about the rest of your body? Obviously there's not much they can do about your foot until after surgery, but they might have suggestions about either ways to prevent the rest of your body from seizing up or suggestions for strengthening the other muscles to compensate. I'm seeing a physical therapist about arthritis in my hip and while my bad hip is a little better, the exercises have helped my good hip cope with the things I do because of my bad hip.

Ugh, Suzi, I'm sorry about all of that.

So my outside lights stopped working a couple of weeks ago, and now I have no idea why, because after I took them down, I tested each part, and they all work! Hmph.