The Gods Hate Kansas

I had a busy, busy day so I think I will be write-less for the 2nd of October.  Darn.  I’ve been trying to squeak in at least an hour per day, preferably more like four or five hours now that wedding season has run its course and I should, in theory, have a lot of free time on my hands.  Except that I don’t so far.

I went to the glasses store today to take advantage of the “buy one, get one free” sale.  I ended up with a new pair of Dolce-Gabbanas for my regular-use glasses and some nice Versace frames that will be holding my sunglass lenses.  This is pretty sweet because I finally have some prescription sunglasses.  Previously, I was using those drop-behind-your-regular-glasses plastic dealies that you get when you go get your eyes dilated for your eye exam.  Not kidding.  I drove around in the sun with those stupid things hanging from my glasses for almost two years, just waiting for a glasses sale to happen at a time when I actually had money.  I probably could have achieved both sets of glasses for much less than the $425.00 I spent if I didn’t have such expensive taste, though.  What can I say?  DGs and Versaces look great on me.

Immediately afterward, I went and blew the remainder of my most recent income (a retainer fee for a wedding next year) on an iPod nano.  This was, as I look at it, a necessary expense.  I’m trying really hard to get in super-awesome shape so I don’t end up with the high blood pressure and heart disease issues that plague my family tree, and I’ve kind of hit a plateau with my regular exercise routine.  I’m still doing it faithfully, but now my heart rate just doesn’t get up where it used to in the 20 – 30 minutes I spend daily.  The iPod is meant to distract me so that I continue exercising for 2-3 times longer.  Looking back, I probably should have spent the money on jeans that fit me better and don’t have to be hiked up every few seconds, but an iPod is way more fun than new pants.

So on top of my eye doc visit and my mad shopping spree, I had to replace the microwave, which gave up the ghost during a power surge the other day.  I’ve also still got to clean the apartment, make copies of contracts and mail them out to clients, drop a model horse in the “out” bin at the post office, and return some business calls.

Why am I writing in this blog right now?

So yeah – Will and I will probably spend some serious snuggle time together tonight once he’s home from work – he’s been having really rough days lately with dumb sales meetings and other tedium – so working on story-polishing or the novel seem unlikely.  But you never know when insomnia will strike, so I might just get some writing done yet today.