not feeling funky
bad bad mood. so i’ll be brief:
1) some people have asked me how i’m coming along on my no-fines-unless-i-don’t-really-want-a-wheel. it’s been almost three weeks and in that time my total fines have amounted to.. drum roll, please: twenty-five cents. yup, that makes me smile. i’ve had several very near misses – including forgetting to pay my phone bill (damn electronic bills! i miss paper.) and almost getting my phone disconnected (!), almost getting a parking ticket twice, and general library fine near-misses. phew. it’s hard. and i was pissed i got that 25 cent fine, but really, that’s pretty darn good.
of course i still have five weeks to go. and i’ve just jinxed myself incredibly, sigh.
2) antsy antsy me – i feel like pacing and shivering and groaning and ugh. not happy. maybe part of it is just hunger, though – i’m such a mood monster, if i haven’t eaten lunch yet, i start snapping like a crocodile with sharp sharp teeth (really, are there any other kinds of crocs?) i leave l.a. in six days and, like the whole rest of my family, i tend to stress a bit before leaving for any place, especially since i’m leaving to visit my family. and that’s inherently stressful, as much as i love them. also, my IA class is finishing up and that’s a tad worrisome too – i hate deadlines.
so not to leave a bad taste in your mouths, i’ll try and upload some pretty pics when i get home tonight of a gorgeous bag of goodies joy left for me a few weeks that i just picked up from the ever-so-patient and sweet winnie. these kinds of goodness make me feel like a big old grouchy grouch. thank you!
and thanks on the nice words about orangina – i’m itching to knit more lace and just zone out, know what i mean? i think that’s what i’ll do tonight, and then tomorrow, pull myself up and get back on track with the The Ever-Expanding To-Do List.
(why do i always feel better, even just the teeniest bit, after i post something here, no matter what my mood? always, really. thanks.)
update: damn. of course. just realized four books were overdue by one day – i could have renewed them yesterday but i forgot. so from twenty-five cents, make that $1.00 in fines. what’s the big deal right? chill pill right? no, seriously, library fines are the beginning of a very slipper slope, a gateway drug, etc etc. must repeat: not happy. off to buy yarn for cozy, because that’s how i want to feel right now.
{ posted 11 August 05, under cranky & school }
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Hey lady. Take care! I know about stress these days let me tell you. I’m reading your list and thinking, although I could get stressed about all that, it’s happy stress! For a spinning wheel! Visiting beloved family! Wrapping up a really interesting class at school! And if library fines are your gateway drug, you are doing just great. We’re on your side. :)
~ Heidi
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Sometimes it’s good to just get it out of your system like this. Think good thoughts and before you know it, you’ll be visiting your family, and it will all be good. :)
~ Liz
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getting caught up on my blog reading! Wow! orangina is really cute! great job! glad your feeling better..
~ Moni
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hi andrea, aria here aka christine’s friend. i’m in a bad mood too, just can’t handle the propoganda today. its hot and everyone is half mad in la – but it is friday and this is quite pleasing. the site looks great! hope your weekend is fineless:)
~ aria
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Even though you’ve had a couple of slips, seems like you’re doing pretty well with the whole fines thing.
~ ck
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seems like LA is under some weird mojo spell.. everyone i know is either cranky, pissed, sad.. or all of the above. myself included. i hope the cloud lifts soon and bring back the funk.
~ winnie
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hey, sorry you were feeling grumpy. i know what you mean about travel stress and end-of-class stress. i offer you this: you’ll see your new nieces in less than a week!
$1 in 3 weeks—sounds to me like you deserve a pat on the back.~ meowgirl
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I feel better after I post because it allows me to vent in some way or another… Hang in there! I still can’t get over Orangina!
~ Dani