Mundane participation for the tragically bored.

wearing: garnet tank under royal blue wrap-style sweater dress, fair isle patterned leggings, garnet socks, clogs, royal blue down vest
hearing: radio discussion on the 180 re conflict of interest - what/when/what next
eating: Nothing. just finished peameal/tomato/pepper sandwich
drinking: amazing caramel-accented tea from France
doing: relaxing before I head out to the pool
looking forward to: swimming
feeling: amused by my crazed beading the last week or so
wanting: still searching for a good cake chocolate donut. the chocolate muffins we had last week were good but still not a dry cake donut

wearing: embarrassing oversized threadbare lime t-shirt, super comfy navy addidas sweatpants, beige crocs. Dressed to play in the Soliseum with the grandson.
hearing: daughter in law whispering to son, elderly pug wheezing.
eating: nothing
drinking: coffee
doing: relaxing between toddler games
looking forward to: daughter's visit in TWO WEEKS!!!
feeling: not so much
wanting: not so much

wearing:bathing suit under long sleeved t under short-sleeved sweater dress. fleece socks under fleece leggings under fold forward lulus. shearling-lined clogs. you'd be right if you guessed it isn't warm around here
hearing: opening music for Under the Influence
eating: a zinc tablet. considering something for the pain behind my eyeball
drinking Black Forest cupcake tea - really good stuff
doing: relaxing before I head out to the pool
looking forward to: swimming
feeling: happy that it looks like we'll be having a get-together at Hirut next week for Ethiopean tea/food/jazz
wanting:gave up on the cake chocolate donut hunt. the tea has hit the cravings. but if a dry chocolate cake donut showed up, I'd at least sniff it

wearing: The 17' Spring bum collection, blue plaid pajama pants and a grey sweatshirt topped off with a black sock hat.
hearing: A song I found a few weeks ago from 1984, it's odd but I like it...mainly the drums....dude mixed a bit of opera with mid 80's synth pop. Madame Butterfly by Malcolm McLaren.
eating: Nothing at the moment but I'm gettin' a might bit peckish.
drinking: Diet Dr. Pepper, and Amaretto when needed....I'm out of cough syrup and that almost does the trick, tastes better too.
doing: Was looking for something I wrote years ago here at A2K...always check your references folks....even when referencing yourself.
looking forward to: Opening my mail, just got a shipment of {comic} books all the way from Canada, the packages are really cold.
feeling: Almost over my latest cold, so a little better than crap.
wanting: Just a few more books and I will fill out several runs completely.

Well, look who dropped in!

You're a hoot. Good to read you again

Hey Rog!
Hey Pan!

Oh I'm still around....Lash and Beth both popped up in my newsfeed at the same time on FB and it made me think of this thread....always was my favorite spot here....and I wanted to double check something that I wrote about Superman.

wearing: stupid, long nylon-ish black top with gauze-flounce hem; black yoga pants.
hearing: hum of motorized lawn care implements
eating: n/a
drinking: n/a
doing: not taking a nap
looking forward to: taking daughter to brunch this weekend
feeling: Like I have a serious hump to get over in this ******* aging process.
wanting: To decide things once and for all.

wearing: Slightly ill-fitting light fuschia colored dress shirt; tan khakis; black sneakers.
hearing: Pink Floyd's Money on the office radio.
eating: Nothing.
drinking: Water.
doing: Waiting for 16:00 hours to roll around and leaving work for home where laundry awaits.
looking forward to: Dumpling crawl with friends on Saturday. Maybe winning the Powerball lottery tonight. Let's see what comes first.
feeling: Languidtudinal (trademark pending)?

wearing: brown leggings that last fit about 8 years ago - I saved them because I loved the giant snaps at the ankles, garnet/white striped t under knit raspberry sweater dress, brown Merrell clogs, black watch cap with rabbit tassels
hearing: a friend of LatinGeorge talking about a translation on his program on CBC Radio
eating: Nothing. Contemplating maple/bacon potato chips.
drinking: Water.
doing: thinking about a bunch of random stufffffs
looking forward to: swimming tomorrow and maybe going to the party for someone who may be announcing his candidacy for the leadership of the federal NDP. He was a distant/friend acquaintance years ago when I lived/worked up north. I'd campaign for him for sure but do I want to go for the actual announcement? it's going to be a wild party at a great old bar/club ... the music will be fabulous
feeling: good and bad and tired and comfy

wearing: warm, soft lover black sweater; black yoga pants, lush purple, neon green, fushia lap blanket, wrapped tightly around perpetually cold feet; inexcusable amount of glittery silver accouterments.
hearing: Sadness, torturous solitude a la Juliette Binoche.
eating: an assortment of nuts prescribed by doctor
drinking: Pinot Nior
doing: planning tomorrow
looking forward to: a good movie
feeling: Ok
wanting: meh

wearing: Red plaid flannel shirt, faded jeans, Smartwool socks
hearing: a friend of mine singing in French
eating: very dark chocolate
drinking: coffee
looking forward to: a reunion in Montreal this summer
doing: getting my stuff together for work tomorrow
feeling: near as faded as my jeans
wanting: to see last fall's bulbs blossom into this spring's daffodils

Made me want a flannel shirt. Haven't had one in years.

I'm ready to chop wood or front a grunge band.

Are they as smart as Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Gregory House? Even sentient? How smart can socks really be?

Probably not all that smart.
They wound up on my feet.

wearing: Jeans, chocolate brown sneakers, red and white striped dress shirt.
hearing: Me & You and a Dog Named Boo on my dog centric Spotify playlist.
eating: Nothing.
drinking: Cup o' Harney & Sons Japanese Sencha green tea. That's some dang good tea. #slurp
looking forward to: Leading a small meetup to the Japanese anime, Your Name, next Friday.
doing: Twiddling me thumbs at work. Slow morning.
feeling: Slightly upbeat yet still mopey. Still kicked in the ennui since listening to the Fun Home soundtrack earlier this morning.
wanting: sigh....

wearing: black rubber mary janes, purple tie-dye socks, burgundy jeans, burgundy tee under a burgundy tunic with beaded neckline
hearing: a lengthy review of peppercorns
eating: Nothing.
drinking: nohting
looking forward to: Bee Nation at Hot Docs tomorrow
doing: chillin'
feeling: ready to take on the Hot Docs adventure
wanting: it all

wearing: Light mauve dress shirt, new(ish) to me grey dress slacks I got from the City Opera Thrift Shop, chocolate brown sneakers.
hearing: Agents of SHIELD on the background.
eating: Nothing.
drinking: Ice water.
looking forward to: Happy hour at Hill and Dale with my two best friends this Friday.
doing: Waiting for work to happen?
feeling: Mildly irritated about a legal secretary who has worked here for countless years but... seemed to forget how to do her job.
wanting: Ice cream. Craving ice cream now.

wearing: soft, brushed cotton hunting motif pj pants with labeled sketches of elk, deer, mountain goats that I asked for in a break-up (thanks, Vincenzo!), yesterday's dress, super comfy charcoal shift that I'd wear 24/7 if society would allow. Blue robe splattered with moons, stars and bedtime bears.
hearing: Skylar White screaming, "Shut up!" to purple sister.
eating: planning eggs
drinking: but first, coffee
doing: lounging in squishy leather chair
looking forward to: Cumberland Island trip with sissy
feeling: eh
wanting: headache gone