Counting

Posted on | November 20, 2008 | 2 Comments

I count a lot of things these days….

• calories – I’m using an app on my iPhone to track them. It’s amazing, when confronted with the reality of what and how much I eat, how little I should be consuming. But it feels good to be making that change. If I am careful and conscious, I can still eat what I want, just in smaller quantities.
• words – in going through my novel, I’m short on my total wordcount. It’s not that big of a deal. Being short allows me the room to flesh out some of the thinner parts of my prose. There are whole aspects of the world that I haven’t explained clearly. The initial writing process kills me, but going back and molding the words – that’s what tickles my pickle.
• days – Mom and Derick will arrive in Seattle on Tuesday, I think. David and I will head up there on Wednesday afternoon. That leaves my cats alone, and pissy for two days. I can’t wait to see Mom and my brother. It’s been a year since we were all together. And I think it will help since my BIL is overseas for the holidays.
• gold – I’m addicted to Fable II, so when I have spare time, I play. Although, with the economy setup in the game, I make a shit load of gold even when I’m not on the Xbox. How? I bought as much real estate as I could. At least, in game, I haven’t hit a real estate bubble. If only life imitated video games.
• bumps – Puck, our older beagle, has been slowly developing these fatty cysts under his skin. Right now they look like little lumps at his hips. But I’ve noticed a small one growing on the side of one of his legs. Now, sometimes there are just lumps from when he slams himself into doorways when trying to make a tight turn while chasing Pip, but they are worrisome. Beagles are hyper, if you didn’t know. They need a “slow” button. Or I should be able to use that time spell from Fable II to slow him down… /endgeek
• dollars – D wants a particualr jacked for Santamas, and I promised him I would try to scrounge up the cash to get it for him. The end of the year sucks for us because I have school the first week in January and I have to pay for the flight, hotel, car, etc. It’s just too fucking costly. On top of that, because David is a contractor, he will not get paid for the week that the company is shut down. That’s a LOT of money. We are tightening our belts (metaphorically and literally), and gearing up to spend less in the coming months. It’s the only way we will make it (but ain’t that true for everyone?)
• hours – It’s gray, rainy and will be dark by the time I arrive back at the house. But I love the warmth of my home, how it cocoons my soul and is filled with happy sounds and smells (except the cat litter, which I must change —- tonight). Soon I will be back at the casa, but for now, I’ll count down the hours….if not the minutes.

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