I woke up with a headache. Never a good sign. There’s a cold front blowing through, and I always get a headache when the weather changes quickly, especially when it involves wind throwing a bunch of dust around. Sneezing when you have a headache sucks.

Had a little run-in with Peyton the Possum this morning. I think we have come to a somewhat uneasy acceptance of sharing living space. He can’t stay forever, but Lin is swamped at work, and it’s going to be a while before we can get to critter-proofing the underside of the house. I closed the outer back door today, and unless he makes a fit about needing out, it’s staying closed. Leaving it open just lets in too much cold air. I’m pretty certain he has other access points, and in fact, I think he’s been coming and going under the door anyway. I took a good look at it this morning, and it seems to me it wouldn’t be too hard for him to squeeze through. Possums are even better than cats with squeezing through tight spaces. Besides, the weather is going to be getting really nasty soon, and I am having some guilty feelings about evicting him on short notice. He can stay for now, so long as he doesn’t destroy anything and promises not to jump out at me and bite me (which I feel confident now he won’t do). I do have to say the stink sucks. I can definitely smell when he is near.

We did absolutely nothing for our anniversary last night. My day had not go the way I’d planned (dealing with TW all day was not on the list anywhere), and Lin is having a crazy work week, so we were both tired and grumpy. Our big anniversary dinner this year? Taco Bell. Not complaining. He gave me the choice of going out or him going to get whatever junk food I wanted. I chose Taco Bell. I hadn’t had anything from there in ages. I still like the Chicken Gorditas. Sure, full of fat, sodium, and who knows what else, but oh so very tasty. But still, not much of a special meal! Oh well, either we will go do something special this weekend (I could do with some sushi), or we won’t and it won’t be the end of the world. Welcome to the reality of being together for 16 years. I don’t mean that to sound dismal. It’s just nice that birthdays and anniversaries are somewhat fluid events that can be celebrated when there’s time, money, and energy with no stress caused. After all, we can get dressed up and go out for cocktails and sushi whenever we like …. even spontaneously. Being married is great. You always have a date when you want one!

Lin did not complain about his lunch yesterday. In fact, he really liked (some) if it. The foods on picks were well-received. As it turns out, Lin doesn’t actually stop and sit down to eat lunch when he is out in the field. No, he eats his lunch while driving from one site to the next. Now I see why he likes the sandwiches. Now that I know this, I can plan ahead and make sure everything is totally hand-eating-friendly. Personally, I think he should stop, sit down and eat lunch, but I know sometimes his job gets really hectic, and there really isn’t time to just sit and eat. I guess eating while driving is better than not eating at all, which he sometimes used to do.

Since knitting season is here again, I think I’ll spend some time accessing the things leftover from last year that are still on needles (oh do I procrastinate on projects) and going through my patterns to decide what things to work on this winter. My goal is to work through my entire stash so I can start an all new yarn stash. It’s great to love a yarn, but eventually you really should USE it. You can’t just hold it and pet it forever. I have some wonderful yarns I have been coveting and not using. They are getting used this winter. I look forward to lifting my yarn-buying moratorium and allowing myself to buy new yarns next year!

There’s a list of things I promise I will be talking about in the near-future, as soon as I find some time and energy to just sit at the computer and type. It’s really not as easy as it looks folks!

The top of the list is the “OMG!!! Someone I know was on The Early Show” gossip. I am going to have to sit down and grab some quotes from that interview. I had hoped the show would put it up as a video on their web site, but no go. If I am going to stir some shit, I better stir it with actual, document-able quotes from the sources. But yeah … I am going to have to share, even if there do end up causing a social group issue or not. If people are going to show me and a million other people their dirty laundry on national network TV … well, you know. Kinda asking for it, you know? I’d expect no less in return, if I did the same thing. I think I’ll go grab those quotes now while it’s quiet and I’m thinking about it.

I also have posts floating around in my head about the cats, my family, books I am reading, some new music I discovered, and a few more mundane topics. There’s a lot of babbling going on in my head. It just hasn’t been translated into text yet. I’m going to have to do something about that soon. My head is getting full. Maybe that’s why I have a headache.

That spot on my back is tweaking a little today again. It doesn’t hurt, but it does feel … odd. Luckily I had already planned to do just about nothing at all today, so taking it easy won’t be a problem. The only things on my list for the day is doing the dishes, cleaning the cat box, and making dinner. I need a down day with a little escapism and laziness. I think I’ll take some aspirin, watch The Early Show again, and then spend a few hours being a couch potato. Or maybe I’ll just go lay down. My head is really throbbing this morning. Ouch.