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Go get a Halloween costume, or a fifth-wedding anniversary present?

That's the amount of time I had spare yesterday. At lunch, no less.

By the time I went to bed last night, I wasn't putting entire sentences together anymore.

Last homestudy visit is this Friday - when the social worker comes to MAH HOUSE. And have I even looked at the back bedroom most of this year? C'mon. Want an exercise in frustration? If you wanted proof that I've gotten process fatigue over this whole idea, that's the place to view it.

No, I have no books to give out tonight. Never got to the back house to do the purge. Tonight, between trick or treaters, I plan to dismantle the kitchen and sort out what we're using and what we're not. That's the food, people. We've acquired so much detritus in the cupboards that we're leaving things we actually plan to eat soon on the counters. *facesmacks*

Oh, that's peachy. No, I don't think so.

And Moveon's offices called me three times last night, proof that the mad mad flying data monkeys are just a bit behind the curve. If I wasn't so conversant with their process, I might have been miffed.

As it was, I was very sympathetic. Wonder why.

Go get a Halloween costume, or a fifth-wedding anniversary present?

That's the amount of time I had spare yesterday. At lunch, no less.

By the time I went to bed last night, I wasn't putting entire sentences together anymore.

Last homestudy visit is this Friday - when the social worker comes to MAH HOUSE. And have I even looked at the back bedroom most of this year? C'mon. Want an exercise in frustration? If you wanted proof that I've gotten process fatigue over this whole idea, that's the place to view it.

No, I have no books to give out tonight. Never got to the back house to do the purge. Tonight, between trick or treaters, I plan to dismantle the kitchen and sort out what we're using and what we're not. That's the food, people. We've acquired so much detritus in the cupboards that we're leaving things we actually plan to eat soon on the counters. *facesmacks*

Oh, that's peachy. No, I don't think so.

And Moveon's offices called me three times last night, proof that the mad mad flying data monkeys are just a bit behind the curve. If I wasn't so conversant with their process, I might have been miffed.

As it was, I was very sympathetic. Wonder why.

5 of the big bags of candy from Costco - gone by 9:00 PM.
3 boxes of paperbacks, ditto - 8:15 PM.

Last trick or treaters? 9:45 ish or so. We gave them hot chocolate packets -

Temperature?

77 degrees at 10:00 PM. WTF. That has to be the warmest Halloween I can remember.

Quotes of the evening?

"Wow, a book! See you next year!" No particular variety of candy ever gets that response.
After handing a Star Trek novel to a ten-year-old (with Dad along) - "Look Dad!" "Oooh, a Star Trek book. We'll read that together."
And of course, the automatic "thank you! Wow! Thanks!" is always a hit.

And I get to purge the paperbacks and make room for new ones. How can you lose?

Need more coloring books. And could have given away more paperbacks, if I'd had them ready.

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Four years ago today, folks.

I think I'm going to take my honey to the Local Place for dinner tonight. The budget, she is squealing loudly. But I think we can manage some haupia cake or something.

Linen, huh. Wonder how I can twist that into an Amazon gift certificate. (*winks* at yendi and shadesong.)

Not dressed up. Too good a chance of having to meet with higher-ups today, and I didn't think coming off like a weekend tart was going to be a good idea.

So I'm dressed in blue jeans and a flannel shirt. Should have worn my "This Is My Costume" button. But, I have to go home at lunch, so it's still a posibility.

I should make more of an effort to post weekend stuff as it happens - like, on the weekend day it happened - but once I think about it, I usually have a massive case of Civ III in my way - that, and I don't want to stop my Sims2 game on the Mac either. So it gets to be midnight, and nada.

SO motivated.

Went out to IKEA on Saturday - and discovered a huge anniversary sale going on. IKEA has been in the United States 20 years now. Whadya know. 15% off everything - and there was much rejoicing. Uh. I told you this neighborhood was heavily Pacific Islander, right? Samoan, Hawaiian, Filipino, etc?

There was an anniversary celebration going on outside IKEA - this very, VERY European (Swedish, to boot) company - polynesian dancers in coconut bras, fire dancers (thought of varna immediately) and all of it under sunny skies....coming into November. Gotta love California in the wintertime.

I bought Christmas cards. It was surreal.

Sunday, I plowed through boxes of books we've had in storage now for two years - and came up with two more boxes of paperbacks I can give away tonight at Trick or Treat. I've also got the candy ready - I just need to plug in the ghost, and we're ready to go. I might sweep the patio off.

If you want some Halloween giggles? There are some new 'played-by' videos up on the Sims2 website - this one is for the 'zombies vs. vamps' from the new Nightlife expansion pack. It requires Quicktime, and this is the high res verion -

This morning, there is more sugar in my office than is humane. Oh, and I'm female. The combination is going to be interesting, to say the least.

Not dressed up. Too good a chance of having to meet with higher-ups today, and I didn't think coming off like a weekend tart was going to be a good idea.

So I'm dressed in blue jeans and a flannel shirt. Should have worn my "This Is My Costume" button. But, I have to go home at lunch, so it's still a posibility.

I should make more of an effort to post weekend stuff as it happens - like, on the weekend day it happened - but once I think about it, I usually have a massive case of Civ III in my way - that, and I don't want to stop my Sims2 game on the Mac either. So it gets to be midnight, and nada.

SO motivated.

Went out to IKEA on Saturday - and discovered a huge anniversary sale going on. IKEA has been in the United States 20 years now. Whadya know. 15% off everything - and there was much rejoicing. Uh. I told you this neighborhood was heavily Pacific Islander, right? Samoan, Hawaiian, Filipino, etc?

There was an anniversary celebration going on outside IKEA - this very, VERY European (Swedish, to boot) company - polynesian dancers in coconut bras, fire dancers (thought of varna immediately) and all of it under sunny skies....coming into November. Gotta love California in the wintertime.

I bought Christmas cards. It was surreal.

Sunday, I plowed through boxes of books we've had in storage now for two years - and came up with two more boxes of paperbacks I can give away tonight at Trick or Treat. I've also got the candy ready - I just need to plug in the ghost, and we're ready to go. I might sweep the patio off.

If you want some Halloween giggles? There are some new 'played-by' videos up on the Sims2 website - this one is for the 'zombies vs. vamps' from the new Nightlife expansion pack. It requires Quicktime, and this is the high res verion -

This morning, there is more sugar in my office than is humane. Oh, and I'm female. The combination is going to be interesting, to say the least.