I am a knitting fiend!!!

Got about 8" done on the sweater tonight, including the start of the armhole shaping. It's sleeveless, so shouldn't be a big deal, but this is only the second sweater I've done (the first was for a newborn from a relatively forgiving pattern) so I'm a bit nervous. I started knitting during The Apprentice and didn't stop until most of the way through David Letterman. Which means tomorrow will likely be a Vioxx day. But I was in the knitting zone! I couldn't stop!

On another note, ER has gotten more ridiculously bad than I thought it could. It's bad when an actor walks into the room and delivers a line in a completely ridiculous manner, simply because he has no idea of how to deliver it in a way that makes sense. Still, I am compelled to watch. It's like a train wreck.

Talked to mom briefly. She is still hung up on telling me every detail of the small town court battle my uncle (to whom we haven't spoken since I was in junior high school) has gotten himself into. I don't know how to tell her that I'm interested, but to skip the play-by-play and opinions of people that I don't remember ever having met. But she and dad may come up next weekend to see the Chihuly exhibit at the conservatory. I'm going to try to get them to tag along to the Buddhist art thing at the art museum too, though I don't know if dad will be interested in that at all. At the very least, perhaps I'll get good free dinner out of it.

I'm going to plan my Ikea trip this weekend. Looks very likely that I'll be picking up automat76 from the airport when she comes back, so I need to have my shopping list ready. And I need to remember that I drive a very small car, and will still need to fit her luggage in, along with any purchases. :-)

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I took the time this morning to mix up some salad dressing and throw some snacks in my lunch bag before leaving from work. I just now went to grab my string cheese (String cheese seems to be a food group on South Beach, especially to someone like me who isn't a cheese person.) and the lunchbag is not in my desk. I distinctly remember only having my laptop and my purse when I got in the car. So the lovely salad dressing, etc, must be on the kitchen counter.

I suppose looking on the bright side would mean that I have most of dinner made for tonight already.

Today is inordinately busy. I am canceling stuff to get other stuff done. This does not make me happy. But, it is Friday, so the weekend will improve. Let's hope.

Friday Five

Thieved from serenejournal

When was the last time you...

1. ...went to the doctor?
In January, when I had the plague. I'm due for my yearly physical soon though.

2. ...went to the dentist?
August I think? I think I'm due for that again soon too.

3. ...filled your gas tank?
Last weekend. Won't have to again until next weekend hopefully.

4. ...got enough sleep?
Probably not since Monday. I went to bed early Sunday night, but stayed up entirely too late all this week.

5. ...backed up your computer?
When I upgraded it in January. I will hopefully get into the habit of doing this more now that I have a CDRW.

Delirium

I'm working on a 13-hour workday right now. I hope to get home with an hour or so. Joy.

This building is creepy this late. And being able to look outside at Columbus' (rather dead) downtown is even creepier. And sad.