One Good Thing: The last four or five days have been sunny, occasionally windy, but not super-cold. I'm trying not to get too excited about spring, however, my allergies are kicking up so I think it's actually coming. Hurrah!
One Funny Thing: Watched a "memory" video on Facebook this morning and have, as a result, had "Baby Shark" stuck in my head all day.
One Weird Thing: This book I'm reading--Million Mile Road Trip*--is really trippy (no pun intended) and I think I might need to be high to fully get into the spirit of it. Mostly I'm finishing it to see what other random weirdness the author throws in.
One God Thing: It's Lent. At work, someone is fasting for ‘Alá’ which makes my paltry no-booze-extra-praying seem pretty weak. No way could I do what she's doing: no food and not even water from sunup to sundown for three weeks!
One Music Thing: I cued up the Mary Martin version of The Sound of Music album on Spotify and sang it through while I paid bills today. I'm definitely weird.
One Book Thing: I did NOT enjoy the Pullman book.* It was all scenery movement, getting people into position for the last book and confusing and sad and boring. Now I'm reading a book that's more interesting but less well-written and having to adjust to that.
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* not linking because I do not recommend
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3.08.2020
3.01.2020
Sunday night
One Good Thing: Two full weekend days of sunshine and (relatively) warm outdoor temperatures. Neighbors in their garages cleaning and doing warm weather things. Absolutely glorious.
One Funny Thing: Beast was delightful today in the car. We drove to [resort town north of us] to look at the lake. No walking--too much wind--but blue sky, signs of the ice breaking up a bit, and just really lovely. He was 'sneaking' DD Munchkins and did not want lunch.
One Weird Thing: One of Beast's hall-mates invited herself into his room while I was waking him up this morning because she wanted to beg a couple of Munchkins. Then she wouldn't leave, so I had to tell her Beast was changing clothes so she needed to leave. As I wheeled her out, she said I reminded her of her mom, who died. So did her dad. [she's at least a decade older than me so, I mean...]
One God Thing: I gave up booze for Lent. I'm trying to read a devotional in the morning and there's a poster thingy that was handed out at Bible Study last week, so I'm looking at that in the evenings. So far, super easy evening activities; mornings have been a little more difficult to remember.
One Music Thing: I need to add some tunes to [Beast]'s playlist on Spotify. There's gotta be 200 songs, but we've listened to it a lot and I'm tired of them all. Hello, more late 70s-early 80s tunes!
One Book Thing: Still lumbering through the Philip Pullman book. I need to re-read the first trilogy; I've forgotten so much.
One Funny Thing: Beast was delightful today in the car. We drove to [resort town north of us] to look at the lake. No walking--too much wind--but blue sky, signs of the ice breaking up a bit, and just really lovely. He was 'sneaking' DD Munchkins and did not want lunch.
One Weird Thing: One of Beast's hall-mates invited herself into his room while I was waking him up this morning because she wanted to beg a couple of Munchkins. Then she wouldn't leave, so I had to tell her Beast was changing clothes so she needed to leave. As I wheeled her out, she said I reminded her of her mom, who died. So did her dad. [she's at least a decade older than me so, I mean...]
One God Thing: I gave up booze for Lent. I'm trying to read a devotional in the morning and there's a poster thingy that was handed out at Bible Study last week, so I'm looking at that in the evenings. So far, super easy evening activities; mornings have been a little more difficult to remember.
One Music Thing: I need to add some tunes to [Beast]'s playlist on Spotify. There's gotta be 200 songs, but we've listened to it a lot and I'm tired of them all. Hello, more late 70s-early 80s tunes!
One Book Thing: Still lumbering through the Philip Pullman book. I need to re-read the first trilogy; I've forgotten so much.
2.27.2020
Thursday night
One Good Thing: Podcasts in general. Actually, Spotify, because if I get tired of talking I can switch back over to music.
One Weird Thing: I dreamed that Patrick Stewart was the new host of The Price is Right, wearing really weird clothes and doing a not-very-good job of it.
One God Thing: "Create in me a new, clean heart, O God, filled with clean thoughts and right desires." Psalm 51:11
One Music Thing: Been running this through my head all day:
He ran into my knife ... ten times.
2.23.2020
Sunday night
One Good Thing: Beast and I had a good "date" tonight: a stop at Ace to examine the garden and yard section, a stop at his namesake drive thru for a burger for him, a drive around some neighborhoods, and then a trip for ice cream. He was in a much better mood afterwards. And right on point, alert and oriented the whole time.
One God Thing: "Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil." --Psalm 37:8 (YLT)
One Music Thing: It's astonishing how closely Evita (the musical) parallels the people in the White House right now.
One Book Thing: No changes since last night to speak of. I did stack about two shelves' worth of books on my desk today in the process of cataloging them. We've (re-)entered Skinny Book Land....yeep.
One Funny Thing:
One Weird Thing: Wandering around Ace Hardware in fear of Beast collapsing when I really need to buy a new toilet flush mechanism was weird. I was afraid to leave him to dash to the back of the store, but now I'll have to go back again on my own.One God Thing: "Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil." --Psalm 37:8 (YLT)
One Music Thing: It's astonishing how closely Evita (the musical) parallels the people in the White House right now.
One Book Thing: No changes since last night to speak of. I did stack about two shelves' worth of books on my desk today in the process of cataloging them. We've (re-)entered Skinny Book Land....yeep.
2.22.2020
Saturday night
One Good Thing: I have rediscovered my itch to write, to track, to be able to see where I was at certain times in what becomes my history. In fact, I was all set to start a(nother) blog when I rediscovered this one. So, hi from two years down the road.
One Funny Thing: Me, running (gasp! and I mean that literally) after someone today because I found their lost phone after they'd started out the front door of work. I will never be in shape again.
One Weird Thing: The last three days at work have been super-weird. Like full-moon weird, but it's actually about new-moon time. Everything from theft to peeing on chairs to harmonica-playing to screamy, in-your-face patrons. And Beast has been nightmarish too.
One God Thing: "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love." --1 John 4:18 (NRSV)
One Music Thing: WHYYyyy do I still have brain cells that can regurgitate random 70s pop songs in full??
One Book Thing: I'm reading three books right now, including the first audiobook I've had out in probably 2 years. Bluetooth communication between car and phone is once again non-functional. I've also got the latest Philip Pullman Lyra book and something insanely weird about an alien place called Mappyworld.
One Funny Thing: Me, running (gasp! and I mean that literally) after someone today because I found their lost phone after they'd started out the front door of work. I will never be in shape again.
One Weird Thing: The last three days at work have been super-weird. Like full-moon weird, but it's actually about new-moon time. Everything from theft to peeing on chairs to harmonica-playing to screamy, in-your-face patrons. And Beast has been nightmarish too.
One God Thing: "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love." --1 John 4:18 (NRSV)
One Music Thing: WHYYyyy do I still have brain cells that can regurgitate random 70s pop songs in full??
One Book Thing: I'm reading three books right now, including the first audiobook I've had out in probably 2 years. Bluetooth communication between car and phone is once again non-functional. I've also got the latest Philip Pullman Lyra book and something insanely weird about an alien place called Mappyworld.
3.16.2018
Friday morning
One Good Thing: It's Friday. Generally things are a little loosey at work plus we close an hour earlier (which means I should be leaving now for work to get my 9 hours in...).
One Funny Thing: I listened to The Dollop live from Reykjavik show last night, and I'm still giggling over Gareth's skin-pants (i.e. necropants) reaction.
One Weird Thing: Well, I mean....necropants?
One God Thing: "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." (Matthew 7:6) This is from the devotional in my inbox this morning. Seems like good advice.
One Music Thing: I'm going to church on Sunday, come hell or high water, even if it means crying through every piece of music. My therapist was horrified that I haven't been going, which made me look at myself and realize I need to Just Do It.
One Book Thing: I need to finish the two nonfiction things I'm reading and get back to my cotton-candy fiction. I also need to stop noodling around on the internet and read!
One Funny Thing: I listened to The Dollop live from Reykjavik show last night, and I'm still giggling over Gareth's skin-pants (i.e. necropants) reaction.
One Weird Thing: Well, I mean....necropants?
One God Thing: "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." (Matthew 7:6) This is from the devotional in my inbox this morning. Seems like good advice.
One Music Thing: I'm going to church on Sunday, come hell or high water, even if it means crying through every piece of music. My therapist was horrified that I haven't been going, which made me look at myself and realize I need to Just Do It.
One Book Thing: I need to finish the two nonfiction things I'm reading and get back to my cotton-candy fiction. I also need to stop noodling around on the internet and read!
3.04.2018
Sunday morning
One Good Thing: It's another beautiful blue-sky day. It looks like it's going to snow and just generally suck most of the week, so I'm especially glad for sunshine today.
One Funny Thing: I started doing "Little Bunny Foo Foo" with Beast yesterday. He wasn't amused, so I stopped but it made me giggle briefly.
One Weird Thing: The more I get accomplished, the "forwarder" I go, the closer to permanently shutting down emotionally I get. Lots of good things and forward progress last week--and all I want to do is stay in bed forever.
One God Thing: I promised myself last night that if I woke up in time to get to church, I'd go, and then head to Beast's. There's still an hour to go before church starts and ... I'm not going. Sorry, God. I just can't face people or the music. Or, probably, the sermon, which is based on Jesus clearing the temple out.
One Music Thing: I have been listening to more stuff on Spotify, more saved/starred stuff. I have a lot of sad stuff, or at least stuff that makes me sad to hear. So the best "Good Thing" yesterday was Goodbye, Earl by the Dixie Chicks.
One Book Thing: Still slogging through the bio of LIW, and a book written by a woman who was nearly killed by an axe-wielding nutjob.
I'm back to not crying. Now, however, I feel like I'm on the verge all the time, so it's distract-distract-distract, which means doing anything that doesn't make me think too hard. I'm so sad, all the time.
One Funny Thing: I started doing "Little Bunny Foo Foo" with Beast yesterday. He wasn't amused, so I stopped but it made me giggle briefly.
One Weird Thing: The more I get accomplished, the "forwarder" I go, the closer to permanently shutting down emotionally I get. Lots of good things and forward progress last week--and all I want to do is stay in bed forever.
One God Thing: I promised myself last night that if I woke up in time to get to church, I'd go, and then head to Beast's. There's still an hour to go before church starts and ... I'm not going. Sorry, God. I just can't face people or the music. Or, probably, the sermon, which is based on Jesus clearing the temple out.
One Music Thing: I have been listening to more stuff on Spotify, more saved/starred stuff. I have a lot of sad stuff, or at least stuff that makes me sad to hear. So the best "Good Thing" yesterday was Goodbye, Earl by the Dixie Chicks.
One Book Thing: Still slogging through the bio of LIW, and a book written by a woman who was nearly killed by an axe-wielding nutjob.
I'm back to not crying. Now, however, I feel like I'm on the verge all the time, so it's distract-distract-distract, which means doing anything that doesn't make me think too hard. I'm so sad, all the time.
2.28.2018
Wednesday morning
One Good Thing: I have a new mailbox!! And simply, THE most amazing friends.
One Funny Thing: Sparky doesn't know how to organize a junk drawer. I have close to a dozen screwdrivers left in it, but had to go dig for pliers yesterday. And no hammer in there, either. On the up-side--the drawer opens without yanking on it.
One Weird Thing: It's just strange how calm I feel in the face of being turned down for Medicaid. I'm more relieved that I don't have to deal with the form than I am worried about money, which is the exact opposite of how my sister undoubtedly thinks I should be feeling.
One God Thing: I skipped Bible Study this morning. Today's going to be a busy day and I just couldn't face starting it at 5:30 a.m.
One Music Thing: Thank God for Spotify! FM radio is just as bad as I'd remembered!
One Book Thing: I've got a bunch going, as usual, but the one I'm probably going to finish fastest is Strange Piece of Paradise, written by Terri Jentz, who was attacked by a man with an axe while camping with her college roommate in a state park in Oregon. The both survived, but the attacker was never caught, and so 15 years afterwards she goes back to that location and (that's as far as I've gotten).
One Funny Thing: Sparky doesn't know how to organize a junk drawer. I have close to a dozen screwdrivers left in it, but had to go dig for pliers yesterday. And no hammer in there, either. On the up-side--the drawer opens without yanking on it.
One Weird Thing: It's just strange how calm I feel in the face of being turned down for Medicaid. I'm more relieved that I don't have to deal with the form than I am worried about money, which is the exact opposite of how my sister undoubtedly thinks I should be feeling.
One God Thing: I skipped Bible Study this morning. Today's going to be a busy day and I just couldn't face starting it at 5:30 a.m.
One Music Thing: Thank God for Spotify! FM radio is just as bad as I'd remembered!
One Book Thing: I've got a bunch going, as usual, but the one I'm probably going to finish fastest is Strange Piece of Paradise, written by Terri Jentz, who was attacked by a man with an axe while camping with her college roommate in a state park in Oregon. The both survived, but the attacker was never caught, and so 15 years afterwards she goes back to that location and (that's as far as I've gotten).
2.26.2018
Monday morning
One Good Thing: The sky is blue. It's supposed to be a simply gorgeous day, lying to us all about spring being here already. We midwesterners know better, but it's a nice "fake" anyway.
One Funny Thing: Honestly, I've been sitting here for three minutes with nothing coming to mind. I can think of plenty of "absurd" but nothing particularly funny.
One Weird Thing: Everything in my life is weird now. Recently, I've been holding onto the thought that by next year this time, I'll have my feet under me again with most of the chaos. I sure hope so.
One God Thing: "I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth." (from Psalm 121)
One Music Thing: Now that I've disentangled from SiriusXM, I'm back to radio stations. I was using my Bluetooth and phone connection, but for some unfathomable reason, that has stopped working as well. So, it's either silence or local radio.
One Book Thing: I'm stuck. I have three books going, all of them really good but all of them also "serious" and complicated and hard to read for more than 5 pages at a time. This means I've been lazy and remiss in getting through them. And it means they are all overdue bigtime. I guess I'm going to have to go back to the lightweight stuff AGAIN, for the duration. I mean, I like light fiction, but I can feel my brain atrophying when I don't read something deeper once in awhile. ...so many things to read...
One Funny Thing: Honestly, I've been sitting here for three minutes with nothing coming to mind. I can think of plenty of "absurd" but nothing particularly funny.
One Weird Thing: Everything in my life is weird now. Recently, I've been holding onto the thought that by next year this time, I'll have my feet under me again with most of the chaos. I sure hope so.
One God Thing: "I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth." (from Psalm 121)
One Music Thing: Now that I've disentangled from SiriusXM, I'm back to radio stations. I was using my Bluetooth and phone connection, but for some unfathomable reason, that has stopped working as well. So, it's either silence or local radio.
One Book Thing: I'm stuck. I have three books going, all of them really good but all of them also "serious" and complicated and hard to read for more than 5 pages at a time. This means I've been lazy and remiss in getting through them. And it means they are all overdue bigtime. I guess I'm going to have to go back to the lightweight stuff AGAIN, for the duration. I mean, I like light fiction, but I can feel my brain atrophying when I don't read something deeper once in awhile. ...so many things to read...
2.16.2018
Friday night
One Good Thing: The bills are paid. I'm just not looking at the bottom line.
One Funny Thing: I'm listening to a podcast called "Dumb People Town." This episode isn't that great; in fact, I just switched to another one.
One Weird Thing: I find the fact that the mail carrier is stopping with my mail, even though the box is literally lying on the ground by the street, really amusing. And actually, amazing.
One God Thing:
Two are better than one,
because they get a good return for their effort.
For if they fall,
the one will lift up his companion.
But oy to the one who falls
and has no one to lift him up! (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)
One Music Thing: I had a really annoying song stuck in my head this morning. Luckily, I have completely forgotten what it was. I'm not sad.
One Book Thing: I'm reading a book called Prairie Fires which is Laura Ingalls Wilder's biography set in history. Interesting, but a bit slow.
One Funny Thing: I'm listening to a podcast called "Dumb People Town." This episode isn't that great; in fact, I just switched to another one.
One Weird Thing: I find the fact that the mail carrier is stopping with my mail, even though the box is literally lying on the ground by the street, really amusing. And actually, amazing.
One God Thing:
Two are better than one,
because they get a good return for their effort.
For if they fall,
the one will lift up his companion.
But oy to the one who falls
and has no one to lift him up! (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)
One Music Thing: I had a really annoying song stuck in my head this morning. Luckily, I have completely forgotten what it was. I'm not sad.
One Book Thing: I'm reading a book called Prairie Fires which is Laura Ingalls Wilder's biography set in history. Interesting, but a bit slow.
12.10.2017
Sunday morning
One Good Thing: The ol' standby: the sun is shining, the sky is blue. Maybe this is what should go on my tombstone, sort of my mantra as I go whistling past the graveyards in life.
One Funny Thing: The MFM podcast, and The Dollop podcast, which caused a bladder emergency from over-laughing earlier this week.
One Weird Thing: I'm really failing at basic life stuff lately: laundry, cleaning, calling people back, grocery shopping. Is this how "normal" people do life?
One God Thing: Advent this year. Totally where I'm at. Haven't even opened the closet with Xmas decorations. I did get a roll of wrapping paper out to get prezzies ready for the Greats, and then I got them directly into the mail, but that's the full extent of my Holiday Plan. Oh, wait, I asked Sparky what he wants. The reply: oil filter, oil, and jeans. Adulting hitting hard this year for both of us.
One Music Thing: Why, even with hundreds of radio stations, can I never find one that doesn't piss me off inside of 10 minutes for assorted reasons? Spotify has ruined me forever.
One Book Thing: I'm reading Eddie Izzard's autobio right now. It's oddly much less raucous fun, and more like reading the life story of someone you used to know in college or whatever. Comforting. Clever, too, of course, and funny, but also quite British in the sense that I feel a little removed from the "plot."
One Funny Thing: The MFM podcast, and The Dollop podcast, which caused a bladder emergency from over-laughing earlier this week.
One Weird Thing: I'm really failing at basic life stuff lately: laundry, cleaning, calling people back, grocery shopping. Is this how "normal" people do life?
One God Thing: Advent this year. Totally where I'm at. Haven't even opened the closet with Xmas decorations. I did get a roll of wrapping paper out to get prezzies ready for the Greats, and then I got them directly into the mail, but that's the full extent of my Holiday Plan. Oh, wait, I asked Sparky what he wants. The reply: oil filter, oil, and jeans. Adulting hitting hard this year for both of us.
One Music Thing: Why, even with hundreds of radio stations, can I never find one that doesn't piss me off inside of 10 minutes for assorted reasons? Spotify has ruined me forever.
One Book Thing: I'm reading Eddie Izzard's autobio right now. It's oddly much less raucous fun, and more like reading the life story of someone you used to know in college or whatever. Comforting. Clever, too, of course, and funny, but also quite British in the sense that I feel a little removed from the "plot."
11.14.2017
Tuesday midday
One Good Thing: BLUE SKY! Although it seems to be fading to white now, but at least I saw a little blue today.
One Funny Thing: I'm listening to a bunch of Max Collins short stories about Nate Heller, set in Chicago in the 30s and 40s. The slang, the locations, the turns of phrase...I'm all Chicago-gal now. Plus my city makes an appearance in one of the stories, which was startling. And amusing.
One Weird Thing: Hmm, aside from the fact that I started this hours ago and have had a nap since then....
One God Thing: "But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded." (2 Chronicles 15:7)
One Music Thing: This guy is amazing.
One Book Thing: I just finished the latest by Philip Pullman, the first prequel to the Lyra books. Now I will need to go back and read those to understand who the people in this book become in those books.
One Funny Thing: I'm listening to a bunch of Max Collins short stories about Nate Heller, set in Chicago in the 30s and 40s. The slang, the locations, the turns of phrase...I'm all Chicago-gal now. Plus my city makes an appearance in one of the stories, which was startling. And amusing.
One Weird Thing: Hmm, aside from the fact that I started this hours ago and have had a nap since then....
One God Thing: "But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded." (2 Chronicles 15:7)
One Music Thing: This guy is amazing.
One Book Thing: I just finished the latest by Philip Pullman, the first prequel to the Lyra books. Now I will need to go back and read those to understand who the people in this book become in those books.
11.05.2017
Sunday, bedtime
One Good Thing: Check that time-stamp. I'm going to bed at 7 p.m. the day we moved the clocks. That gives me 12 hours in which to come up with 8 hours of good, deep, restful sleep. IRL, that will end up with 5 hours of rest. And I'll be ready to crash into a coma by 4 p.m. OK, wait, this is supposed to be a good thing, so ANY sleep is good sleep.
One Funny Thing: Beast was funny today again. He was also far more understandable. And he now has a tribble with which to terrorize the hospital staff.
One Weird Thing: What, a tribble isn't weird enough? I dunno, I don't think I can do better than that.
One God Thing: "Everything's got its time; everything has a season:
Birth times, death times. Planting times, harvest times. Killing times, healing times. Times to tear things down, times to build things up. Times to cry, times to laugh Times to grieve, times to party. Times to throw stones, times to collect them up. Times to hold someone close, times to hold back. There's a right time to turn the whole place upside down till you find something, a right time to write it off as lost. There's a time to hoard, there's a time to chuck things out; a time to tear things up, a time to repair things. Sometimes it's best to shut your mouth; other times it's crucial you speak up. There's a right time to love, a right time to hate; a right time for war, a right time for peace." (Ecclesiastes 3:1-14, Street Bible)
One Music Thing: I know the lyrics to every song released in the mid- to late-70s, at least the songs they play on the 70s station on XM. I'm wondering about my childhood and how much time I actually spent listening to the radio...(a lot!).
One Book Thing: If I decline any further in my reading skills, I will be reading Harlequins. Seriously, I'm hard-pressed to enjoy even the most mindless of entertainment these days. Maybe I should just give up and read some Nancy Drew and regress completely.
One Funny Thing: Beast was funny today again. He was also far more understandable. And he now has a tribble with which to terrorize the hospital staff.
One Weird Thing: What, a tribble isn't weird enough? I dunno, I don't think I can do better than that.
One God Thing: "Everything's got its time; everything has a season:
Birth times, death times. Planting times, harvest times. Killing times, healing times. Times to tear things down, times to build things up. Times to cry, times to laugh Times to grieve, times to party. Times to throw stones, times to collect them up. Times to hold someone close, times to hold back. There's a right time to turn the whole place upside down till you find something, a right time to write it off as lost. There's a time to hoard, there's a time to chuck things out; a time to tear things up, a time to repair things. Sometimes it's best to shut your mouth; other times it's crucial you speak up. There's a right time to love, a right time to hate; a right time for war, a right time for peace." (Ecclesiastes 3:1-14, Street Bible)
One Music Thing: I know the lyrics to every song released in the mid- to late-70s, at least the songs they play on the 70s station on XM. I'm wondering about my childhood and how much time I actually spent listening to the radio...(a lot!).
One Book Thing: If I decline any further in my reading skills, I will be reading Harlequins. Seriously, I'm hard-pressed to enjoy even the most mindless of entertainment these days. Maybe I should just give up and read some Nancy Drew and regress completely.
11.02.2017
Thursday morning, early
One Good Thing: Daylight Savings starts Sunday. I get an extra hour. You know I'll be using it for sleep.
One Funny Thing: Driving home last night from the hospital on rain-slicked roads at night--at 70 mph--it occurred to me that listening to old Lore podcasts might not be a good choice for the drive.
One Weird Thing: I have had some seriously weird dreams. Last night involved a seriously hot Danish guy named Gunnar and my old neighborhood where I grew up. And Sparky. Yesterday morning, it was creepy kittens being born. My brain is working too hard.
One God Thing: "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." (Colossians 3:15) I definitely need this today. I think today I'm going to (try to) be the sinuses.
One Music Thing: I think I need to cool the podcast listening at work today and get back to tunes. I haven't listened to anything much this week at all.
One Book Thing: I'm throwing in the towel on the current audiobook. It's very good but too "thinky" for me right now. I need to stick to plot-driven, no-subtext stuff. Plus, this one is about death in a very interesting-but-unhelpful way.
One Funny Thing: Driving home last night from the hospital on rain-slicked roads at night--at 70 mph--it occurred to me that listening to old Lore podcasts might not be a good choice for the drive.
One Weird Thing: I have had some seriously weird dreams. Last night involved a seriously hot Danish guy named Gunnar and my old neighborhood where I grew up. And Sparky. Yesterday morning, it was creepy kittens being born. My brain is working too hard.
One God Thing: "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." (Colossians 3:15) I definitely need this today. I think today I'm going to (try to) be the sinuses.
One Music Thing: I think I need to cool the podcast listening at work today and get back to tunes. I haven't listened to anything much this week at all.
One Book Thing: I'm throwing in the towel on the current audiobook. It's very good but too "thinky" for me right now. I need to stick to plot-driven, no-subtext stuff. Plus, this one is about death in a very interesting-but-unhelpful way.
10.28.2017
Saturday early morning
One Good Thing: They've taken the snow out of the forecast for today.
One Funny Thing: I've watched more M*A*S*H episodes in the last 6 weeks than I have in 30+ years. They aren't "funny" per se but they're like a comfy blanket and warm socks on a cold day.
One Weird Thing: Now that I'm "officially" diabetic, my eyesight seems to have stabilized for the first time in my life. Yesterday's appointment showed no changes to my Rx since last year and not much change in the year prior to that. Yay.
One God Thing: 'For “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” That word is the good news that was announced to you.' (Peter 1:24-25)
One Music Thing: It's been BeeGees week this week: on the drive home from Milwaukee the other day, I hit them twice on different XM stations. Then at work on Spotify shuffle Thursday. And on XM again twice on Thursday and Friday. And yesterday at the eye doctor.
Yes, I do still know all the words.
One Book Thing: I'm enmeshed in two very British books, one taking place in the past, the other in a steampunk alternative present (which has elements of historical stuff). Both take place near Oxford as well. I'm confused. I need to finish one or t'other of them and move on to random mysteries again. Somehow, those are easier for me to differentiate, although sometimes the werewolves from one series bleed into the fallen angels from another. [I read weird books lol]
One Funny Thing: I've watched more M*A*S*H episodes in the last 6 weeks than I have in 30+ years. They aren't "funny" per se but they're like a comfy blanket and warm socks on a cold day.
One Weird Thing: Now that I'm "officially" diabetic, my eyesight seems to have stabilized for the first time in my life. Yesterday's appointment showed no changes to my Rx since last year and not much change in the year prior to that. Yay.
One God Thing: 'For “All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” That word is the good news that was announced to you.' (Peter 1:24-25)
One Music Thing: It's been BeeGees week this week: on the drive home from Milwaukee the other day, I hit them twice on different XM stations. Then at work on Spotify shuffle Thursday. And on XM again twice on Thursday and Friday. And yesterday at the eye doctor.
Yes, I do still know all the words.
One Book Thing: I'm enmeshed in two very British books, one taking place in the past, the other in a steampunk alternative present (which has elements of historical stuff). Both take place near Oxford as well. I'm confused. I need to finish one or t'other of them and move on to random mysteries again. Somehow, those are easier for me to differentiate, although sometimes the werewolves from one series bleed into the fallen angels from another. [I read weird books lol]
10.22.2017
Sunday evening
One Good Thing: I was granted 3 extra hours today unexpectedly. I thought I worked, but once I got there it turned out that I didn't. So that was nice.
One Funny Thing: Beast is interacting in his "normal" goofy way with the stuffed animal I brought to the hospital for him. It's pretty funny when he gets to laughing.
One Weird Thing: I could live without his weird eruptions into tears at random times. It's confusing everyone.
One God Thing: "What a joy it is to find just the right word for the right occasion!" Proverbs 15:23
One Music Thing: Sparky seems to think that I don't know ANYthing about music. He went to a concert last night; when I asked who he saw, his response was "You wouldn't know him." Oh? "Yeah, Andrew W.K." Uhm, yeah, duh, he's been around awhile. Definitely heard of him. Not a fan, but jeez, dude, I'm not ignorant!
One Book Thing: Finished three books this weekend.
One Funny Thing: Beast is interacting in his "normal" goofy way with the stuffed animal I brought to the hospital for him. It's pretty funny when he gets to laughing.
One Weird Thing: I could live without his weird eruptions into tears at random times. It's confusing everyone.
One God Thing: "What a joy it is to find just the right word for the right occasion!" Proverbs 15:23
One Music Thing: Sparky seems to think that I don't know ANYthing about music. He went to a concert last night; when I asked who he saw, his response was "You wouldn't know him." Oh? "Yeah, Andrew W.K." Uhm, yeah, duh, he's been around awhile. Definitely heard of him. Not a fan, but jeez, dude, I'm not ignorant!
One Book Thing: Finished three books this weekend.
10.20.2017
Friday a.m.
One Good Thing: It's Friday. In the real world, that means a restful weekend. In my world, that means four hours of driving to visit Beast over the next two days, unsnarling more medical and legal issues, working 3.5 hours on Sunday and a missing the Packer game. I guess it's good to be busy, right?
One Funny Thing: I got nothin'.
One Weird Thing: I haven't cried in days. I need to cry; I can feel it, like when you need to use the bathroom in a place where there are no bathrooms to use. It's not painful yet, but it could get there. And I just can't cry.
One God Thing: "Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me." Psalm 51:12
One Music Thing: Jim Croce just came on Spotify (at work) singing "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" and ... yeah:
One Funny Thing: I got nothin'.
One Weird Thing: I haven't cried in days. I need to cry; I can feel it, like when you need to use the bathroom in a place where there are no bathrooms to use. It's not painful yet, but it could get there. And I just can't cry.
One God Thing: "Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me." Psalm 51:12
One Music Thing: Jim Croce just came on Spotify (at work) singing "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" and ... yeah:
Yeah, I know it's kind of strangeOne Book Thing: Top of the pile today: La Maravillosa Historia del Español. Another fun day of Spanish cataloging.
Every time I'm near you
I just run out of things to say
I know you'd understand
10.18.2017
Wednesday evening
One Good Thing: Coded messages that I can't understand from Beast. It would be better news if I could crack the code, but I'll take "random letters" too.
One Funny Thing: I can't think of anything. Seriously, I can always find the absurd, but my eyesight is poor right now, I guess.
One Weird Thing: I'm still not crying very much. I guess that's ok, but, boy, when that other shoe drops, it's going to be brutal.
One God Thing: I keep thinking about the 99 sheep that Jesus left to go rescue the one lost sheep. The thoughts aren't that deep, but I do wonder why I'm so focused on the one person despite the dozens I've got in my corner. It's a little perverse.
One Music Thing: "That Girl Is On Fire" (Alicia Keys) was playing from the hospital loudspeaker as I left the building today. Seems appropriate.
One Book Thing: I'm in the midst of Trashy Novel Nirvana: four very different mysteries currently underway, and one waiting in the wings.
One Funny Thing: I can't think of anything. Seriously, I can always find the absurd, but my eyesight is poor right now, I guess.
One Weird Thing: I'm still not crying very much. I guess that's ok, but, boy, when that other shoe drops, it's going to be brutal.
One God Thing: I keep thinking about the 99 sheep that Jesus left to go rescue the one lost sheep. The thoughts aren't that deep, but I do wonder why I'm so focused on the one person despite the dozens I've got in my corner. It's a little perverse.
One Music Thing: "That Girl Is On Fire" (Alicia Keys) was playing from the hospital loudspeaker as I left the building today. Seems appropriate.
One Book Thing: I'm in the midst of Trashy Novel Nirvana: four very different mysteries currently underway, and one waiting in the wings.
10.07.2017
Saturday morning
One Good Thing: I'm reading a LOT more! In the past three weeks, I've read more books than in the previous couple of months. Partial reason: the TV isn't on all the time.
One Funny Thing: Beast appeared to flip off James and Don (the nephews) yesterday, on cue. Even he seemed to be giggling.
One Weird Thing: I've had a low-grade headache for about 27 straight hours, and a rampant case of tummy weirdness. Not exactly nausea, not heartburn, just feel bloated and full even when I'm hungry.
One God Thing: O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1)
One Music Thing:
One Book Thing: See first response. I've caught up to my GoodReads goal for the year (which I had previously lowered from 100 to 75). I may have to raise it back up at this pace!
One Funny Thing: Beast appeared to flip off James and Don (the nephews) yesterday, on cue. Even he seemed to be giggling.
One Weird Thing: I've had a low-grade headache for about 27 straight hours, and a rampant case of tummy weirdness. Not exactly nausea, not heartburn, just feel bloated and full even when I'm hungry.
One God Thing: O God, you are my God. At dawn I search for you. My soul thirsts for you. My body longs for you in a dry, parched land where there is no water. (Psalm 63:1)
One Music Thing:
One Book Thing: See first response. I've caught up to my GoodReads goal for the year (which I had previously lowered from 100 to 75). I may have to raise it back up at this pace!
10.01.2017
Sunday morning
One Good Thing: Sunny days and movement/squeezing from the right hand yesterday!
One Funny Thing: Last night's dream about making nail polish from supplies purchased online was pretty crazy.
One Weird Thing: Listening in the car to an audiobook/lecture called Brain Myths Exploded while Beast is experience brain damage is probably not something most people would do.
One God Thing: "The light of God surrounds me; The love of God enfolds me; The power of God protects me; The presence of God watches over me. Wherever I am, God is." (James Dillet Freeman)
One Music Thing: I listened to BPM while driving north yesterday. Completely mindless and perfect. Only recognized one artist--Avicii--and that was just fine.
One Book Thing: Aside from the Brain Myths thing, I didn't do much "reading" at all yesterday, except in bed: still working on the OED book.
One Funny Thing: Last night's dream about making nail polish from supplies purchased online was pretty crazy.
One Weird Thing: Listening in the car to an audiobook/lecture called Brain Myths Exploded while Beast is experience brain damage is probably not something most people would do.
One God Thing: "The light of God surrounds me; The love of God enfolds me; The power of God protects me; The presence of God watches over me. Wherever I am, God is." (James Dillet Freeman)
One Music Thing: I listened to BPM while driving north yesterday. Completely mindless and perfect. Only recognized one artist--Avicii--and that was just fine.
One Book Thing: Aside from the Brain Myths thing, I didn't do much "reading" at all yesterday, except in bed: still working on the OED book.
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