Sundays tend to always be like this - which is a good thing

Slept in and had pizza for brunch when I realized the multiple frustrations of yesterday called for pampering. I'm feeling much better now, albeit full.

Today is a day of multiple forms of productivity (I hope), wherein there will be shopping, an attempt to get beading supplies since the store I went to yesterday turned out to suck hardcore (did I mention multiple frustrations of yesterday?), cleaning, BBQing, writing (I hope), and a possible attempt to do this project, suggested by onetwomany, wherein you take pictures of your hometown and haunts, but not of the touristy stuff. I'm very happy for this project as it shores up my wafer-thin excuse to spam you guys with photos care of my new digital camera (oh yeah - to today's to do list also add hooking up said camera to my computer), but I'm also fascinated by the challenge of it because how do I do pictures of my hometown without A) giving away where I actually live and B) still being pretty and interesting enough to stack up to all the people in Europe who, much like hampden during my last visit across the pond, will roll their eyes at a pub that's been standing on the same spot since Jesus himself came of legal drinking age, scoff as though you've just told them yet again about the weather, and go "Oh that boring old thing." Somehow I don't think my local Stop and Shop is going to compare to it.

(I'm reminded of when I was in Germany a few years back and shopping with P-sis's sister, and as we walked through the town I noticed a fascinating looking structure and asked "What's that?", to which P-sis squared had to blink, look at it, and go "Oh yeah, the castle. I guess that's interesting." At which point I shot myself in the head.)

So we shall see.

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Well I had a nice afternoon but didn't get nearly as much done as I'd hoped. Turns out it's hard to take pictures in a town that in no way caters to pedestrians. So I don't have all the pictures that I wanted to take, but I do have some. Plus I took a faboo walk in the woods that was worth the afternoon right there.

Now I'm home and taking a breather before attacking more chores. There's still cooking and cleaning to do. Not beading, unfortunately, as I struck out yet again at the store. Oh well, at least there's online ordering.

thud

So I finally get around to cooking and realize I left one bag's worth of stuff - approx 1/2 of my dinner - at the grocery store.

Head - > desk.

I'll try to cook around it but I'm telling ya, if this doesn't work out I'm just calling it quits and going to McDonald's ;)

(BTW, my entire weekend has basically been made up of little events like this. Hence my frustration and my desire to do little else beyond watching Newlyweds and perhaps eating directly out of a carton of Ben & Jerry's. OTOH I saw a deer this morning, and that was pretty cool.)

(Be random? Sure, why not! =) )

Protocol, Part Twenty-Three

( Protocol, Part Twenty-Three. The comfort of indoor picnics. )