Toast, Tea, and Groggy posts Tuesday, October 31, 2006 I took Friday off of work, and expected that today I would feel fantastic, but I woke an hour before I had to, hot and icky and secretly worried that the downstairs clock that chimed an hour ahead was actually telling the right time, and that I would therefore be a very sorry person if I didn't get up. This has left me headachy and groggy all day...I should have gotten up and read, but I drowsed and day dreamed instead. But the day off was nice. I slept way late, then went outside and did repair work...mostly the blacksmith shop roof. I have officially given up on ever cutting grass again and feel slightly guilty about my lack of home owner skills, all while being grateful that I live in the country. I do still have to cut my roses back, and cover them when the ground freezes. Two very late buds formed on the newest rose, and have died, eternally perfect, eternally unfulfilled. I should bring them in. Also, since I took the day off it was slightly hectic. Not hectic enough to keep me from taking another day off, of course, it just seemed harder than it should have been. I did notice, though, that in less than a month I get a four day weekend thanks to Thanksgiving. What I would like to do if I could ever manage it (I need a few years under my best, I think, both for stability and getting-the-days sake) I would like to take a day off every month. Every month, a three day weekend. That would be nice. I found this article rather interesting: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6395236 It's a link to an except from Bonny Wolf's Talking With My Mouth Full. It is a wonderful essay on toast and what it means to us. In the spirit of this article, what do you find comforting? Do you have something that when you are down or sick you go right for? For me it's tea. Tea in very large amounts. Last weekend alone I drank around ten cups...white teas, green teas, black teas. I like a lot of Lipton's new pyramid bag selections, except for the red tea with strawberries in...it tastes moldy. ( http://www.liptonpyramidteas.com/home.asp ) The Green Tea tastes wonderfully clean. I love Black Pearl, because it tastes just slightly better than the regular, and because I get to imitate Captain Jack Sparrow when I drink it. The others are delightful for after dinner/dessert. I also like the fact that...I put way, way too much sugar in my tea, but for some reason I use a lot less with these. Though, exploring the sight link a little more...who would, seriously, use a wall paper that features a box of tea and a pyramid shaped tea bag? Two shows I've been watching: Netflix has been sending me the Scarlet Pimpernel with Richard E. Grant. he's wonderful, and never once did I think of Withnail rather than Percy Blakeney. I really enjoy the movies, fairly well done, pretty clothes, interesting locales. Jamie Bamber was in the first, and was absolutely adorable. I am eager to see the last one. For the second one, Masterpiece Theater is showing To the Ends of the Earth. ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/totheends/ ) It's based on a book by William "Lord of the Flies" Golding, and is...hm. I like it. I do. I love The First Lt. (big shocker, eh? is it the jacket, or what? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/totheends/images/whoswho_02.jpg ) and the ships, the costumes are all awesome. you feel like you are on a ship. I don't really like the main character, Edmond Talbot, much, and that makes it hard for me. I want to like him because the actor himself seems likable, but that might be because he looks like a combination of James D'Arcy and Paul Bettany, except a little meaner looking. Now I will stop rambling in my head ache ridden way. Only a couple of days until NANOWRIMO! :D And only two weeks until one of the busiest times of the semester...student registration. Why can't nanowrimo be, like, the summer or something? When people stereotypically have more free time? Eh? Eh? Permalink Cindy scribed this at 3:29 PM 0 comments

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