Christmas Day

This morning i awaken from dreams of travel through airport landscapes with ears that feel stuffed and congested. No, i do not want to be sick now, thank you very much. The dreams are my "solving" dreams, i don't understand what's going on in them, but get the sense i'm figuring something out. The landscapes have changed through the years. First were the plains of North Carolina, woods cut by powerline easements and tobacco fields, sandy roads marked with the intersections marked with milage to the nearest hamlet. The rocky coast of California, crenelated with stream fed coves. Now airports and transit systems with tickets and baggage: it's probably a better metaphorical place for problem solving than the simple navigational problems of other landscapes.

I do feel some anxiety of "Last Day Off." I have so much on my want to do, ought to do list....

But first, looking back.

Yesterday began with the trip to the Meetinghouse to keep the shelter open past the normal time the guests must leave at 7 am. ( Read more... )

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Midday is a bit of a blur. We had some pumpkin pie, we opened the gifts. I did not pig out on all the candy Mom sent, but i did indulge in a chocolate marshmallow Santa. We suited up to go out on the xootrs for a bit, and it began to rain. We decided it was a movie afternoon and choose between Tron: Legacy and Guliver's Travels based on showtimes. Lunch was a salad -- for some reason, i'm really enjoying having iceberg lettuce instead of romaine, and i took some candy to the theater. Christine told me about http://www.halloweencandybuyback.com/ and mentioned that apparently the candy is often given by soldiers to local kids. Dentists without borders will be needed soon, she asserts.

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Tron was fun to watch,( Read more... )

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Home, and i can't quite remember the order. We had an early dinner, having eaten lightly all day (and too many sweets for me). I found a cranberry-lime sauce to make to go with the scallops. I used a Cipollini instead of a shallot and probably too much lime juice: it was a strong sauce. However, it didn't overwhelm the scallops and i found it quite pleasant to mix in with the wild rice basmati mix.

I finished reading Dust, which provided an interesting counterpart to Tron's representation of an AI avatar.

I did have a little Skype exchange with my sister and her family: the kids are delightful, and i do value how L takes the time to make sure they know us as persons.

Thinking through too many things to do

manager: I will now take bids for today's activities.( Read more... )

While silly, this was very useful to help me find the emotional triggers that have the impatient "Must Do"s as opposed to the less emotional but just as necessary things to do. Responsibility & Manager will go off and play with the list now.

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Went for a walk under the bright sun and blue sky. Had a delicious breakfast. Now feel done in.

Really, i do NOT wand to be sick.


Aspirin?