All quiet on the chatroom front...

It's always the way when there's a gathering of ficcers. Or several, as the case is this weekend. Not many people around at all, and those that are are packing or planning or otherwise filling in time before leaving to Gather. Not that I begrudge them the fun in any way, but it always serves to make me feel a tad... I dunno, dissatisfied, I guess. Of course, the fact BRM left yesterday evening and is still away may have something to do with it to. I guess I'm feeling a tad abandoned.

Still, the people who were online tonight were ones I was glad to see. Had a chat with Oberon, who I haven't seen much of at all over the past few months. And a Samy, another all-too-infrequent friend, although that's mainly because I don't go to #subcafe as much as I used to. There's usually way too much traffic, and a lot of people I don't know - although the only way to solve that is to go in there and meet them. *grins wryly*

I seriously need to go out and do something, anything tomorrow. Anything that doesn't involve the computer - I've been online far too much this weekend, and my head is getting fuzzy as a result. Not enough sleep and too much screen. So, tomorrow may have to be a computer-free day, or at least I should have a few hours off and away. Go for a MTB ride or something. See the grandparents. Ride over to Albury for the screening of "The Man Who Sued God" that is a fundraiser for Amnesty International.

But most importantly, sleep and eat. I've done little of either today - just haven't felt like it, at all. Not a good sign.

Sleepy Sundays...

Gah, daylight savings always throws me off. I slept in to what should have been nine-thirty, but thanks to daylight savings, it was in fact eight-thirty. At least I don't have work tomorrow - extra time to readjust.

I've been sorta productive today. Didn't go anywhere, mainly because it started raining this afternoon as i was planning a MTB ride, but I did get some more gardening done, planting the pennyroyal under the hot water heater and weeding various beds and dead-heading the rose bush. It's gone ballistic, that rose bush, with flowers and new growth all over the place.

I also managed not one but two RR posts. Well, those are kinda destructive in their way, since they belong to the Halloween Massacre(s), and at least one involved brutally killing friends and acquaintances, but they needed doing and have been done. I'm off the hook for another day at least - I just hope I'm not messing with too many plans here.

I'm thinking I might go have a bath - my shoulders are stiff with sitting at the dining room table with the Book, and my feet are dirty from wandering around barefoot in the garden. One of the things I love about summer, and having grass - no shoes. When I was a kid, we used to go barefoot all summer, and it was always a kind of jail to put our school shoes on again at the start of a new school year. Mine have lost a lot of the karate calluses, but they're still pretty tough from years of running around with no shoes on.

I also ran through the Bassai Dai kata in my back yard, to see if I remembered it. A bit notchy, but I did. The weird thing about karate on grass is that I tend to grip onto the ground and so tear up little holes when I turn. So then I have to fill in my divots, like a golfer. There's some space on the back patio, but not enough for Bassai Dai. Maybe Tensho, possibly Naifanchi, but definitely not Bassi Dai. Not with the crescent kick.