Some recovery

Three more pages of Hardy Boys completed. So the day wasn't a total waste, but pretty damned close.

Also some chat in AIM with matrixrefugee, which is always a pleasure. Did some interaction with Neo and Lucien, as well as her MxO character Sieges.

Tomorrow I have to do some shopping downtown and wash clothes. This might very well take all the energy I have, though I'd also like to mail off those Christmas presents to the states and eastpath. *sigh* I hate this... I just don't know what I'll be capable of, or how many spoons I'll have, until that moment.

Okay. Bedtime.

Mission accomplished... sort of

Got up at 1 pm, was out of the house by 3 pm, got home from shopping at about 6 pm. Whew... George practically collapsed when we got in the door, he was so exhausted. His chest is still congested and he keeps breaking out in a sweat, so he's not out of the woods yet as far as the flu goes.

Sent off presents for everyone except eastpath, and it was about as much of a nightmare as I expected, what with taping up the boxes, filling out customs forms, etc. Note to becky2112, dark_puck, matrixrefugee, and nightdog_barks: I undervalued the contents of the packages just so you wouldn't get hit with outrageous duty charges in the event the customs officer decided to get stroppy. Just FYI, so you don't see the valued amount and go "squawk!" at the cheapness.

I found out today that Warehouse One no longer makes or carries the brand and color of jean I've been wearing for years, the black Easy Fit. Wahhhhhhh! Why didn't somebody tell me the '80's were finally going out of style? :-/

Tomorrow is my first shift at Quagga Stray Cat Rescue as well as an evening get-together with John and Susan, so we'll have to see how my energy levels hold up. Right now, I have to put my head down and plow into Hardy Boys again. Oh, yayness.

Time for a cup of vanilla-flavored coffee to ease the transition into work...