Mundane participation for the tragically bored.

Ah, Mismi, quite well. Right eye, the good one is stable being good.

Lefty tested better but that's a fool's route as it is very variable. It wasn't the big diseases that got it - the wrecked cataract surgery, the emergency surgery, although they were starters, but there were three more, and now the the original stuff is contained, though it took a few years - traumatic glaucoma in that eye, and long contained life long retinitis. Those are stable, the problem is blepharitis, I take it from all the surgeries, love a duck.

The doc and I are by now friends, as much as people in those capacities can be.

We talked about my growing feelings of resentment about my original surgery, which I'd not mentioned for all this time.
Present doc good. He always leaves plenty of time for me.
I can tell from cold and warm, this is a man glad to see me. We talked about soccer first.

Back with what I'm wearing.

wearing: black jeans, frenchy tee, linen light blue shirt, dark red crocheted vest
drinking: nothing
eating: just finished white bean linguini sausage soup
doing: reading news and a2k
feeling: wind down time
wanting: the usual
Looking forward to: talking with family/pals

wearing: beige bamboo/soy yoga pants, navy sweatshirt, turquoise/navy socks, really messed up hair
listening to: something on the radio about how everything we do is connected to war in some way
drinkingnothing
eating: nothing
doing: just woke up - looking around - considering a few things
feeling:ready to take a virtual bite out of someone's hide
wanting: a butler ... nothing actually tonight
Looking forward to: being off work til January 3rd. Longest time I've been off work in three or four years

Beth? Your butler position you are hiring for? What's the benefit package?


wearing: Blue sweatpants, green sweater, white socks;
listening to: Something on the radio: choral classical music;
drinking Water;
eating: Nothing. My stomach is mad at me for some reason. Acting quite passive aggressive. Hopefully PB will help.
doing: Just got home from walking from the movie theater in Manhattan which I went to after work;
feeling: Partly lonely from this Christmas weekend with no family or friends around;
wanting: To win tonight's Megabucks.
Looking forward to: Seeing Tin Tin and Young Adult at the movies this weekend.

wearing: flannel grey flats, blue jeans, white shirt, grey jacket, I teased my hair today and put it in a pony tail. I took the pony tail down and now it looks like I have a rats nest in it. Reeeeeeally pretty. Silver hoops are coming out.
listening to: The Grinch
drinking: nothing
eating: nothing
doing: nothing
feeling: sleepy and so very blessed and peaceful
wanting: ah...to stay home with my kids until they are a wee bit older.
Looking forward to: Finding out what I actually get to do to bring in income in the next couple of weeks. Should be interesting.

wearing: green thick sweat pants of antique age, navy merino wool turtle, old college sweatshirt presently way too big (not from school days, ordered online a bunch of years ago), but warm.
listening to: house hums
drinking: dilute apple cherry juice
eating: just polished off spaghetti semi-alfredo, my coinage, not that I've looked that up - carton of mushrooms sliced and sauteed in butter, with added pint of half and half and flash of powdered chile, salt, pepper and bits of hot ital pork sausage, cooked down.
doing: thinking
feeling: ok
wanting: myself to shape up
Looking forward to: talking with LA friend.

wearing: new scrumptiously comfy exercise pants - black, stretchy...weirdly tucked into knee length brown boots (traveling ensemble)...Kev's cool, thick REI dark brown sweater that looks like lamb's wool is frothing out of the neck. Cinnamon stitching at hands and neck and waist...elbowing into this menagerie, the white and grey REI base undertop with pretty designs, poking out from under said sweater. I look ridiculous. I choose warmth and soft.
listening to: Kev complimenting Joe on his new Giants jersey. (Joe is a tiny dog.) predictable dialogue from Pearl Harbor movie...
drinking: First Tsingtao...
eating:#s 37 and 12 from the take out menu of Bewesnick Pho, and a piece or two of the thousand pieces of chocolate bestowed upon me by my darling students for Christmas.
doing: just mapped the balance of my curriculum for the rest of the year!!! (screams, runs in circles, dances emphatically), trying to transition from hours of work to settling down on couch, but he's watching football....I just don't want to look at that tonight...I mean...Saints and Falcons? Does ANYONE really care about that? "Indirect implications for the Niners...."
feeling: fat, full, weak and sad (I miss my children.)
wanting: energy
Looking forward to: the next time I wrap my arms around one of my children.

wearing: cream AF sweat pants, winter white long velour tunic (evidence again that I look hideous in white/cream/winter white), black suede/shearling Skecher clogs
listening to: As It Happens on the radio - covering the history of Benazir Bhutto
drinking: Brisk lemonade
eating: Nothing. Had home-baked ham on a cheese bun with hot/sweet mustard earlier
doing: chilling out, considering the snow that finally started to fall
feeling: weird that I'm off work til next year
wanting: still want a butler, a manager would really be best
Looking forward to: not leaping out of bed when the alarm goes at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow

yay for being off work til next year and not jumping out of bed!!!!!

wearing: Turquoise plaid pajama bottoms, white tank, coral chenile jacket, black fuzzy slippers, bed head.
listening to: The boys fussing.
drinking: Coffee
eating: I just finished toast with spicy apple and garlic jelly, with ham, cheese and a fried egg on top. Delicious. Beyond delicious. It gave me chills while I was eating it. That's so sad.
doing: Planning my day. Slow and easy like.
feeling: good
wanting: a jb that lets me do all the things I want to...too much to ask? We shall see.
Looking forward to: helping a friend move. Going out to get coffee with an amazing friend. Hanging with my boys all day.

wearing: Huge black sweat pants with white stripes, Red Sox long sleeve shirt, red fleece jacket, Chuck Taylors. My hair is a blooming mess (as it is most days these days)
listening to: The boys
drinking: Thinking about it
eating: Just had a bite of dark chocolate
doing: Trying to stay awake
feeling: beat
wanting: sleep
Looking forward to: Seeing my Mom and Daddy

wearing: Blue sweatpants, white t-shirt, and white socks.
listening to: Detective Goren grilling the bad guys on Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
drinking: Need a water refill on my bedside mug.
eating: A whole bag of Christmas clearance sale pretzel M & M's.
doing: Law and Order and a2k.
feeling: Lonely and near broke.
wanting: A better paying job or at least an easy second job to help me with the bills. Would like to do something on New Year's Eve with a couple of friends.
Looking forward to: Not much these days.

wearing: Blue jeans, white shirt, camel hair jacket. fuzzy slippers. Hair is a mess as usual. I have to figure something out. It is too long and too stringy.
listening to: Boys fussing again.
drinking: Very soon I shall be
eating: nope
doing: Thinking about supper
feeling: Sad for Tsars. Wish you lived closer. I would have you over for supper. You would not be lonely to be sure!
wanting: whatever is best
Looking forward to: Curling up in the bed and going to sleep. So sleepy!

wearing: Blue jeans, T-shirt, odd terry cloth tunic shirt. Fuzzy slippers, hair in a knot on the head - it's messy
listening to: my tummy rumbling
drinking: Coffee
eating: I need to
doing: gearing up for some serious cleaning of the house.
feeling: expectant. Hungry
wanting: whatever is best
Looking forward to: my boys coming home from school.

wearing: Blue jeans, white T, hair in a knot on the head - it's messy - what's new?
listening to: FM
drinking: nerp
eating: nerp
doing: playing loud 70's music so all the kids in my house can get an education in what good music really sounds like.
feeling: groovy
wanting: whatever is best
Looking forward to: right now

wearing: charcoal dress pants, raspberry 3/4 sleeve dressy t with 'shattered' neckline, layers of raspberry ombre silk scarves, still have my black winter boots on
listening to: news on the radio
drinking: gonna have some orange Fanta soon
eating: just had a toasted cheese tea biscuit with proscuitto
doing: recovering from a 4 day week
feeling: ok
wanting: I dunno. Whadda you want?
Looking forward to: a good night's sleep and a warmish day tomorrow

First, Swimpy, sorry - I missed you back there.

wearing: My slob jeans, the ones my niece says are toooo baggy (well, they fit at the waist), my black Capri sweatshirt with all the gold threading, not from the isle of Capri, me not being much of a resort girl, but Salvation Army store, and a grey what-I'd-call rumple knit cardigan. The jeans and sweatshirt have a certain savoir faire, but
(I have to get knitting again, still have the varied needles and yarns and knitting books)
listening to: Callas
drinking: blood orange juice diluted
eating: later
doing: going through and tossing stuff I don't need from old folders or notebooks. Some of that is piquant. But I was an avid collector of articles of interest. Once in a while I save something.
feeling: a mix of stress and che sara, sara.
wanting: too much to ask for
Looking forward to: attacking my front yard with new vigor.

Hi, all. My editing caused my mac to crash, and crash more than usual. I've tried something like 20 times to get back in - some of which I do when baby mac crashes, having to do with some flash plug, but that wasn't the problem this time. I could get into my email, etc., but not a2k. Grrrrrrrrr.

Well, dammit. I do hate to be repetitive. That turned out not to be re my own computer, related to some a2k site challenge.

Forgive and forget, eh?

I think the mods must have excised two of my repetitive posts, thank the lord and pass the ammunition. First that they did that, and second, that it wasn't my mac doing yet another wacko routine.

Be well, all, including the mods.