Itchy Feet

Amazing what an extra half-hour of snoozing can do for you, especially when you got to bed late...

It's a beautiful day out there today. Warm - around 1 or 2 degrees - sunny and fresh. Of course, the snow is melting into gross slushy puddles of ice and cigarette butts, but that's the downside of snow. And you know you're beginning to adapt to Canada when 1 or 2 degrees C is "warm". It is, tho' - I didn't bother buttoning my coat and left the scarf at home today.

Sun is good. Sun brightens your mood, wakes you up, makes you a little happier with the world. As does having pancakes for dinner at a friend's place, and listening to Johnny and the boys over a couple of pints and resolving personal insanity. I got into work a half-hour later than usual, but given Jane's on vacation and Alvin doesn't get in until 10:30/11:00 usually, it's not a problem - I'll just stay an extra half-hour tonight.

I'm settling into the modding thing, after some teething troubles. We're apparently having one of the busiest months ever mod-wise, which is good for the game and for us to learn, although occasionally I cling to the "to-do" list frantically. ;) Lists are Of The Strong.

My little brother turned 35 over the weekend. I missed it due to being in London, but there were birthday wishes being sent telepathically.

Speaking of birthdays... I've decided for mine I want a combined three-way birthday party: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] has hers in April, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] has hers May 9 and mine's May 10. There needs to be dressing up and going somewhere nice and wearing tiaras. Because, dammit, if I'm going to continue this inexorable creep towards 40, I want to do it in style. Or as stylish as you can get with a plastic tiara on your head. ;) Consider this my decree: I Have Spoken.

For those who keep asking/wanting to confirm, [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] shall be held on the weekend of AUGUST 3 - 6, 2007. The official announcement will be made at some point, but that's the date [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] gave me (among other people) and that's what I'm sticking to. So if you're the people that need to start planning now due to extreme overseasness, there you go.

I have a pile of filing the size of a small pigmy. *sighs dramatically*

There's a warm breeze in a young man's hair.
Cool lake in my hands.
And on the water and in the water and of the water I am.
I am.

I really need to get a copy of this song from the roomie. It's one of Johnny's best.

Sleep now.

I think I'm going to like this job, especially since it's temporary and I don't have to do it. The people are nice, the work isn't terribly onerous and actually sort of soothing in a 'not dealing with grieving people in the Coroner's Court' kind of way. And they're already starting the training for counterhand, so I won't be just doing dishes for that long.

*flops* My feet are tired tho' - been a while since I had a job standing all day. I worked 10-1:30 today with a ten minute break, and I'm on 11-3pm tomorrow. After that we work out the permanent roster.

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Last night we managed to talk Maria at the Yellow Griffin into letting Johnny do an acoustic set there - it's basically an attempt to encourage enough nostalgia (and money) that she invites him and the Demons back on a regular basis. It was a really good night, lots of happy people and we made the roof ring with "Old Dun Cow". Here's hoping our plan works. :)