Fuzzy

Long Winded

So I ended up not getting anything done yesterday but bloggin, chores and a shower, before it was time to head to my folks’ place for Family Sunday Dinner. The dream interpretation took a bit longer than I thought… but then that’s not much of a surprise. I write with a writer’s mentality… considering not only content but form, making sure I fully flesh out each thought… editing and re-editing to make sure it comes across smoothly and that it will make sense to anybody not inside my brain.

I have a friend, an English Professor and published writer, who’s mentored me a few times on a few of my writings, and she’s all about simplicity… condensing it all to the to the simplest denominator. I can see the benefits, and am still working on incorporating more of that technique in my writing. Not entirely, of course… my style is still my own, but I respect tips and advice from peeps who know what they’re doing.

I was telling a friend yesterday how my teachers in school used to give minimum page requirements to all the other students when assigning a report… and gave me a maximum page requirement. lol I’ve always been rather long-winded. But, like I said, I’m workin on that. Like paying attention to extraneous words… figuring out how to write a sentence more directly… that sort of thing.

Migraine Alert

Amway, it ended up being a good thing that my friend called yesterday to interrupt my computer activities, because it gave me an opportunity to do my chores while yappin. Plus, I came down with a pretty nasty migraine, and staring at a computer screen for a few hours only makes those things worse. I’ll probly get to my remaining ‘puter tasks during an evening or two this week.

And speaking of the migraine… I actually managed to knock it out with a pretty heavy dose of meds, so I’m feeling fairly decent today… though just a li’l bit on that edge where it could go either way. And with that much drugs still lingering in my system, I’m just a li’l fuzzy today. Not quite loopy, as I am when I’ve just taken them, but simply veeeerrryyy meeellllooooowwwww. :)

Temporary Noise Solution

I ended up sleeping on my futon in the living room last night, where the drums weren’t so loud. When I got home from my folks’ place last night, I could see upstairs from the outer doorway, and I saw a pair of shorts hangin on the dood’s doorknob. That particular sign is universal, so I was hopin it meant I’d get a break from the friggin drums that night. Evidently not. He either kicked the chica out, or decided to practice regardless of her presence, but he was at it again within an hour. I knew my head would NOT handle that well, so I crashed in the living room. Which actually worked out rather nicely.

I surprised myself earlier that day, just before leaving for dinner, by mustering myself to head back upstairs and try to talk to the dood. I knew he was there, cuz I’d heard him walking around, and I also knew he was takin a break cuz it had been quiet. However, though I knocked and waited and knocked again, he never answered the door. So he’s obviously either equally anti-social or not going to be cooperative. My friend suggested leaving a note on his door as last resort before complaining to my landlady. Which I’ll probly give a shot. I mean, I want to be as fair as possible. So we’ll see.

Death

Amway, I woke this morning to the news of peeps kickin the bucket left and right within the last 24 hours. First, news that actor Christopher Reeves died of a heart attack, due to complications of his paralyis, has been all over the radio. Then when I got to work I discovered that one of the PM’s grandfather died this morning. She’s in pretty bad shape… at first I thought she had a cold with all the sniffling, watering eyes and red nose. I guess the memorial will be on Wednesday.

I didn’t press her… I know some folks hate it when peeps pry into their tragedies… but offered my condolences, and she seemed okay with talking a li’l about it. Strangely, one of the first things I noticed was that I’d picked up nothing from her before she told me. I guess that just means I’ve got my shields firmly in order… which is probly a good thing. Especially with all the upheaval lately.

Misc.

Oh, and speaking of which… I never did get around to callin Radish or Halloween Nut this weekend. Perhaps I’ll do that tonight.

Amway, that’s my scoop so far since last I reported in. Nothin much. I’ve stayed pretty busy so far this morning, which has helped me to clear my mind a bit and focus.

I still have more to get back to, but just took a break and figured I’d check in. :)