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Me, mopping the floor in my bra on my day off yesterday.
P.S. I'm standing in the infamous pantry that gave me my username!
P.S. I'm standing in the infamous pantry that gave me my username!
Nov. 2nd, 2007
Halloween and its constellated holidays is my favorite time of year. I have been very busy for the past few days. I remain very busy through...um, mid-December. Once again, the winter holiday season looks to be a relief, and that's probably a bad sign.
I need a day planner for 2008, fast.
Next year: pumpkin carving and sugar skull decorating party. Yes. I didn't even have time to carve my pumpkin this year! Woe! It sits on my counter, tall and proud and unmarred.
Tonight: Day of the Dead procession in the Mission! Will I see you there?
Still to come: expedition to the Oakland Museum for its annual Dia de los Muertos exhibit. This will be the capstone to the season. I am always profoundly moved by their installments. East Bay peeps (and hey, city folks, it's a short walk from the Lake Merritt BART station), I highly recommend it.
Meanwhile:
* I have eaten lots of candy.
* My department at work won a Halloween contest for our fantastic decorating job (and story line -- we're writers, after all).
* I got a glimpse of Halloween in the Castro. I saw a lot of idle cops.
* I did not wear a costume for any event. (I got undressed for one...)
* I took the day off yesterday. That was nice.
Also:
* I really am kinda emotionally exhausted and therefore a bit delicate, still. If I seem "off" in public when you see me, this is probably why. I'm not sure how to recover. I always just want to take a week-long nap at times like this, but it's not physical exhaustion I am suffering from this time.
* No particular reason or circumstances behind this exhaustion. It just is. I still love you all and want to see you. I am just not feeling really high-energy, bouncy, enthusiastic right now. I am all about low-key. Cuddling and talking in the dark. No demands or expectations. Yeah, like that.
I need a day planner for 2008, fast.
Next year: pumpkin carving and sugar skull decorating party. Yes. I didn't even have time to carve my pumpkin this year! Woe! It sits on my counter, tall and proud and unmarred.
Tonight: Day of the Dead procession in the Mission! Will I see you there?
Still to come: expedition to the Oakland Museum for its annual Dia de los Muertos exhibit. This will be the capstone to the season. I am always profoundly moved by their installments. East Bay peeps (and hey, city folks, it's a short walk from the Lake Merritt BART station), I highly recommend it.
Meanwhile:
* I have eaten lots of candy.
* My department at work won a Halloween contest for our fantastic decorating job (and story line -- we're writers, after all).
* I got a glimpse of Halloween in the Castro. I saw a lot of idle cops.
* I did not wear a costume for any event. (I got undressed for one...)
* I took the day off yesterday. That was nice.
Also:
* I really am kinda emotionally exhausted and therefore a bit delicate, still. If I seem "off" in public when you see me, this is probably why. I'm not sure how to recover. I always just want to take a week-long nap at times like this, but it's not physical exhaustion I am suffering from this time.
* No particular reason or circumstances behind this exhaustion. It just is. I still love you all and want to see you. I am just not feeling really high-energy, bouncy, enthusiastic right now. I am all about low-key. Cuddling and talking in the dark. No demands or expectations. Yeah, like that.