Yesterday I went with Joe & Lisa last night to buy advance tickets to Harry Potter. I will go to the midnight performance tonight. My night last night was very difficult and I slept only a couple of hours. I will have to sleep between supper time and midnight so I don't fall asleep. Early reviews of the movie indicate it should be a winner.
There's a lot of stress in the household today.
Today has been a tiring day. I didn't exert myself at all, but I find I am exhausted anyway. I have been very angry today, nit-picking, and finicky. Little things set me off. I have just tried to be quiet and not let things get to me more than they should.
I found a new site today, Language Log. It led me to another, Double-Tounged Word Wrester.
I haven't had a conversation, written or otherwise, at a high verbal level in many months. I find I miss some of the logic bashing that I used to do in the Training Department days in Tampa. One wonderful thing about having my boys around for as many years as I did was that teens (my teens, at least) tend toward intellectualizing most anything and don't mind arguing about it in a civilized fashion. I used to play word games with Don and Greg. Luis and I solved the worlds problems on a regular basis. Might Ed and I should be consulted before casting any movie or beginning any social or economic initiative. We always have the answers before the world begins making its mistakes.
*sigh*
Summing Up
Long Day |
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| Today has been a long day. It has been enjoyable in some ways and quite tedious in others. I've been to the moves twice recently. I saw Troy and last night The Day After Tomorrow. If you got a grade higher than a D in any physics or science-related class after 8th grade, don't go see the movie. I have been in pain most of the day, but have had lots of painkillers in me … I guess it evened out to a dull throb. I've not accomplished very much today because of the way I've felt, but I did help a seven-year-old write a poem. I guess it evened out to a dull throb. The car is still not running, but the transmission is in … dull throb. I made spaghetti for lunch which nobody ate, but we ordered chinese for supper … dull throb. I am trying to watch Desperado with a television fifteen feet away blaring Gothika … dull throb. | |
The Curse |
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| Injuries abound. Friday, Kim & Mario moved in the last of their furniture. My sis helped them and broke a toe and a bone in her foot in the process. Last night, somebody left a chair in the middle if the kitchen floor and I tripped over it big time. I suffered a full body sprain and have a spectacularly purple bruise on the back of my head. The same day, Mario tripped and slid down the stairs on his ass. I presume he as specacularly purple bruises. Today, Bob (who is working on the car) managed to mash a couple of fingers just this side of a trip to the emergency room. Kim hurt her foot. Jirel got kicked. Nickkie got her tail stepped on. Only Cheyenne, the seven-year-old has remained unscathed. The weekend is not yet over. |
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The Weekend |
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| I had hoped to buy early tickets for Harry Potter last night, but I just couldn't get to the right place at the right time. I hope I will be able to do that in the next couple of days. I do plan to hit the first or nearly first showing locally. At that point I suspect my summer movie-going is over. I'll post my review of The Day After Tomorrow tomorrow ... or the day after. | |
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