Moody Meow

Liberal, lunatic lassie, with mood swings and foot-in-mouth syndrome

Humpadump Day

Posted on | October 19, 2005 | 1 Comment

Sometimes you just need a nap. Yesterday I sacrificed class to rest, truly needing those extra two hours for sleept. As I sat with D on the porch, lamenting the return of our actual property owners (who apparently are sticklers for a “nice yard”) I felt myself needing to put my head on something soft. Sleepily I announced my intentions and shuffled off to bed. Everyone joined in, save Voodoo. He seems to be content running up to me, purring, and then running away.

*side note…there are two squirrels playing outside of my office window. I think they are adorable creatures. I wonder if I should bring them some food….

Back to the napping. We all slept, and woke somewhere close to eight. I meant to finish my reading and to get started on my paper. I couldn’t muster the energy. Instead, I dove deeply into the hurricane coverage and tried to ignore the trite “I’m a famous lawyer whose wife was killed” crap. I get massively irritated when people struggle daily with murder and social injustices, but if you are a TV personality and your wife is murdered, then it’s big news. I feel badly for the guy, but come on! I guess almost two thousand soldiers dead in Iraq and the horrific conditions on the Gulf Coast from Katrina just don’t bring in the ratings anymore. Shameful, really. I finally went to bed somewhere around 11, and it must have been the most restful night I’ve had in ages. It felt good to wake this morning. Somehow I was five minutes late to work. I’m still not sure how that happened.

So, there’s a hurricane for us. She’s beastly (haven’t they all been lately?) and supposed to beeline just south of Lake Oka…I can’t spell it but it’s the REALLY big lake that actually shows up on the map of Florida. Well, I don’t want to wish it North because it will hit us, but I also don’t want it to go too much further south because then it will nail my friends and family in South Florida. Either way the peninsula is fucked. I hate hurricane season. I thought we would come through unscathed. What was I thinking?

Tonight I meet with the therapist, and I find that I’m in a much better space now. I found the perfect organic version of a Cheese-it (the search has been long and arduous. I never realized how badly cheese crackers could smell!) and D is home today studying for his Art History midterm. At least he’s not getting barked at by coppers! I’ve reconnected with a few people, including my sister and the Dogfather. All in all, I think that the change I’m taking will make a significant impact on my life. And that makes me quite happy.

The weekend is booked solid, although I hope and pray that our plans are not washed out by a hurricane, but if they are, I will happily sit on my couch and read Wuthering Heights. Okay, I won’t be happy about it, but I’ll pretend!

Category: Contemplation, Links

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One Response to “Humpadump Day”

  1. Ms. A
    October 19th, 2005 @ 1:42 pm

    maybe it will be nice and cool during porch time on friday :-)

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