2003-06-09 - 3:06 p.m.
The lovely life of a lady of leisure
It is now 2:50 pm. Tra la, tra la. And it’s Monday. And I’m FREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m only living a life of semi-leisure, mind you. I still have to worry about packing up a whole apartment and selling my furniture and getting stuff done before I move, and I move in less than two weeks. But I decided to give myself a few days “off” before I get to the major work.
So far, it’s been a nice day. I woke up too early (of course), but I had a lovely breakfast of two eggs over easy and cottage cheese, plus a cup of coffee. Eggs over easy is my new thing—I’ve only just started truly liking eggs, when I used to only eat them hard-boiled or poached, so I’m introducing a little variety. Gee. Soooo exciting.
After breakfast I took a bath, then dressed, then went to the mall at 10 am. I had to pick up some film. It was a beautiful day, and this was the hoity-toity mall, so there was light everyone and everyone was smiling. I walked around a bit, just enjoying the lack of people. 10 am. At the mall. Life is good.
I dropped off a video, picked another one up (I’m supposed to watch it for class. CLASS! Yippee!), then walked to the library. Also a nice place when no one is there. Then I came home, ate an orange, iced my knee, chatted a bit, ate some lunch (salmon salad and a green salad, oh so healthy) and iced my knee some more. I took a 10-minute nap. Watched People’s Court. Life is good.
I was also productive. I just filled two garbage bags with clothes for Goodwill. It took me about 15 minutes. I haven’t started to pack yet, but I will. Soon. Um, tomorrow? Hee.
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Yesterday we had a DC 3WA gathering. It was fun. Cheesecake Factory, dontcha know. I met gail, who is awesome and very fabulous-looking, and kiffer, who I barely knew but who turned out to be a sweetheart. Kalamity was there too, and of course, booger. And gail brought her husband and her toddler.
He’s my new boyfriend.
The kid, not the hubby.
I love kids. I like to think that I have a natural affinity for kids, and that they respond to me. I got this kid to let me play with his stuffed lion. He and I spent about 30 minutes pushing a car back and forth while I talked about sex, politics and chat with the adults. Apparently, he now demands to see my picture, sings my name in a song and says I’m his girlfriend. I am luffed!
I don’t know what it is about little kids. I love it when they love me. I want a few, eventually, but I haven’t really felt the biological clock ticking yet. I think they just fascinate me; their way of seeing the world is so innocent, but because everything is so new to them. There are all kinds of different people out there, and different tastes and smells and things to touch. I just find it incredibly satisfying to watch them.
Anyway. The gathering. Much fun, but there ought to be more. Chillin’ in someone’s house for a dinner party. Unfortunately, I won’t be there to enjoy it, because I’m moving. I’ll miss them, but I won’t. I mean, after all, I talk to them almost every day. And that’s more than I can say of most of my “real life” friends. And I like these people more, too.
