I could only conclude that nothing had happened in Iraq, the Turkey/Kurd standoff came to a peaceful and mutually beneficial end, and Afghanistan was secured.
The INTRO--not even the news summary!--in the INTRO of NewsHour I discovered that indeed the Turkey/Kurd standoff was heating up, a number of civilians were killed in Iraq, and Afghanistan is on the brink of disaster. I don't know why exactly this enrages me, but it does.
If you look to the right of the screen you might notice a few additions. Click about if you'd like (Wikipedia, Peter, Raleigh, Kevin, Molly, Metacritic and Metafilter) but be warned: Ask Metafilter is one of those insane timewasters that makes you feel slightly bloated and completely empty at the same time. And the goodreads link goes to my profile. If you haven't yet experienced the beauty of goodreads I pity your existence. Life is good with goodreads.
I chose not to market today as I'm still flush with produce. Or at least I have enough to get me through until Saturday. This morning I roasted acorn squash for supper tomorrow night (which will be halved for lunch on Friday). I did somehow manage to not account for a lunch tomorrow which will mean it's frozen veggie burgers, peanut butter and jam, or some sort of boxed just-add-water-Indian thing. Saturday I'll stop by for brussel sprouts and apples and kale and cauliflower and whatever else looks good. I still have a butternut squash to get through but the beauty of the squash? Longevity!
Tomorrow night I'm hoping to get upstairs and start the cleaning. The stove request has been officially made and the target date for moving in is still mid-November. So far we're looking at
- replacing some small nails in one bedroom's ceiling
- replacing the starter on the light in the toilette room
- ripping out the old caulk and recaulking the tub
- repainting the wall at the top of the stairs and the cupboards/bookcases along the walls white
- get rid of all of the old junk that has been collecting in that apartment for years including but not limited to: bicycles, holahoops, random cuts of wood, Encyclopedias, and many cans of very old paint
- cleaning
- cleaning
- cleaning
This is a topdown project that I have a feeling I will find extremely gratifying. To be able to clean something and actually see a difference will be an experience I have not had for a while (except for when my parents came out and washed my windows this summer---daaaaang! Who knew those windows could get that clean?!) and I'm looking forward to it.
1 comment:
hey! i just found out that you maintain your blog; for some reason i was under the impression that such was not the case. i enjoy it and will continue to check in. sounds like you have lots of fun coming up. enjoy. and please mail me all hula hoops you need to clear out; sources indicate they are the next great investment.
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