Punctuality is the virtue of the bored. - Evelyn Waugh

So.
Haven't slept very much in the past few days.
Like, eight hours, tops.
I am shaking right now. Whatwhat?
That seems to be what good coffee does to you.
Somehow,
for some reason,
I don't mind.

CrazyCakes.

I'm going to prune and vacuum and maybe get some monies so I can pay off some of my steadily amassing debts.
To Society.

And then, mayhap, a shower?
Oh god yes.

And also.
I love Love Love having smart friends.
Especially smart friends who are ultimately as incredibly
Nerdy
as I am.
On so many levels is that amazing.

<3<3<3

(it will meet, and maybe even exceed, your expectations)

Roxanne

Ugh.
Ugh ugh ugh.

I'm really pretty ready for school to start again.

That being said, I do enjoy the antics and icing abilities of one Kelly Packett.
Winnar.

Now, I've got to family-proof 30 un-iced pre-zomibified sugar cookies.
AND THEN SLEEP.
WHAT IS THIS THING YOU CALL SLEEP?!

mraaaaar

Roxanne

Just got back from a week (or so) at the beach with Holly.
Lovelovelove that girl. <3

After I got home, I decided to go on one of my epicly long walks. Unfortunately, I tried to do this in flip-flops, which means that at some point I decided it was a really good idea to go barefoot.
Which means I have blisters on the soles of my feet.
Ouch.

But I went to the library, saw my old bosses. Also got a book (On the Road), and ordered one (The Crying of Lot 49).
I'm also a good chunk of the way into Lolita, and I love it. Best beach read ever. Am I rite?

Zombie movies tomorrow.

Roxanne

I'm supposed to be traveling in eight hours, and I haven't begun to pack anything.
Shit, I'm a good planner.

I think that starting next week I'm going to make solitary day trips. Nowhere in particular, just taking a book and maybe a lunch, getting in the car and going somewhere for the day. I'd love to go to St. Mary's for a day or two, visit Liz, go read in historic, climb trees, that sort of thing. I mean, if I don't have a job (and not for lack of trying), I may as well adventure instead.

Being easily pleased is nice sometimes.

Stanley needs such a good cleaning. There have been at least four horrible, sticky liquids spilled in the backseat in the space of a year, and he's beginning to develop quite the bouquet.
In the past year:
-A melted bag of abandoned watermelon jelly candies broke in the driver side back seat, resulting in a stain known commonly as "The Sticky."
-Vomit (it was absolutely horrible, although it was cleaned up the next day). The smell has abated, but the memory persists.
-A 24 ounce glass bottle of CranApple juice shattered on floor of the passenger side back seat. It's still damp. And pink. Ugh.
-A can of Coke exploded over and on top of the Sticky. I noticed it one day when the light glanced off the tacky spots of dried soda on the dashboard and center console, and the interior of the small cooler in my backseat was stained with brown cola-drips.

Awful, awful, awful.

So maybe I should do some scrubbing and dejunking before I take these proposed trips...

Roxanne

Ugh.

Also, I seem to have stopped sleeping at night.
Maybe diurnal schedules are overrated.
Although the grocery store is open during the day, and not so much at night.
I've got some projects, though.
My life is progressing.
I'm floating a bit, and I miss the structure of a job or school, but there's a book list and writing to keep me company.

There are odd developments in my life.
Huh.

Roxanne

I started reading The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu today. It's interesting, and a decent adventure/mystery, but I haven't made up my mind about whether or not I like it yet.

For some reason for the past few days I've been sleeping frequently with really vivid dreams. Mostly about zombies and instant coffee.
Huh.

I may stay up all night and go read in a tree tomorrow.
There's no better way to start the day than with an everything bagel with cream cheese, a cup of tea, and a good book.

Also, Ingrid Michaelson gives an amazing concert.

Roxanne

It was the perfect day for doing anything outside. The temperature was no higher than the low eighties all day, the humidity was incredibly low (pretty abnormal for Chesapeake Bay area Maryland in June), and the sun was out with a breeze up.

I dropped off a job application, did some grocery shopping and gardening, went for a two and half hour walk, and finished a book I've been trying to read since I was 8 (Ringworld, by Larry Niven. It's a slog, and every few years I pick it up again in hopes that this will be the year. This time around, it was). And then I took a shower.

I smell much better now.

Roxanne

Well, my life just got a lot less complicated.

Holly's put it best:
Welcome to Singleville, populaton everyone.

I'm kind of excited.

Roxanne

Well that was totally
completely
shockingly
unexpected.

It was also eye-opening and fun and really nice.

Roxanne

Ugh.

There was something in the air this week. Two friends had their relationships go down the tubes in the space of two days; at least seven couples broke up between Monday and Tuesday (according to Holly). And I went through a rough patch too (hopefully that's fixed).

What on earth?

There was also some intense rain on Wednesday, with gorgeous lightning and puddles the size of Lake Michigan on the road. Holly and I tried to go for a walk, but were unsuccessful.

Matt comes home tomorrow. David's graduation party is tomorrow. Holly graduates on Sunday.
Sheesh.

Roxanne