Congrat, Bev! Happy anniversary.

But before I go--sleep patterns?

You know, I hoped briefly that moving three hours westward would shift my sleep pattern back into something vaguely diurnal. But though I set the alarm for eight, and get up no matter how late (early) I was still up, I can't seem to get to bed before 2:00. And it's usually after 3:00 before I do. Sleeping later though, is no longer an option I allow myself. I'd love to shift it back to 7:00--or even 6:00 in summer. About the time I meet myself coming and going I'll probably give up.

Thanks, smonster. It's been fun reading about your St. Woot.

And Askye's Vermont adventures.

And sara's meeting Taylor's boy--so cute!

What else can I paint? I want to paint everything!

you want to come visit? I have some dining room chairs.

And when I was consulting, I found that my natural rhythm was sleeping 2AM to 10AM. I miss that schedule.

I would like to sleep midnight-8, pretty much. But also a total lazy-ass! So I might wake up, but I don't want to do much....

Yeah, yesterday AND today I set my alarm for 9AM, thinking I"d go to yoga at 10 (normally there's an afternoon class, but not holiday weekend). Didn't happen either day. This morning I woke up slightly before, snoozed a bit, got up, read the internet on my phone for a while in bed, decided I would need to get up NOW if I was going to get up...and rolled over and went back to sleep for another hour. Sigh.

HOLY CRAP Y'ALL

A large tree from the neighbor's yard just fell over across our yard and over to the yard on the other side.

While we were sitting right under the skylight in the nerdhole to watch it fall.

DID NOT fall on the roof (that we were DID I MENTION sitting directly under). But still. ADRENALINE.

Votex, your optimal schedule is mine, as well.

Amy, that sounds...exciting?

I turned in my paper and am starting my next session for Anthropology. It's on sex and gender (I could basically answer nearly all of the assignment questions already, apart from the "use examples from the reading" aspects), to which I say, "Bring. It." And I will probably need to write a note to my prof apologizing for my verbosity. But there's an essay question about "boy toys" and "girl toys", so I don't feel that I can be held responsible.

Votex, your optimal schedule is mine, as well.

Yeah, it's pretty close to mine. Which sometimes leads to problems, as Pete would like to be a morning person. Plus there's that whole having to re-learn a daywalker schedule when I start job hunting again.

Ack scary tree!

My two best jobs were when I was working swing shift at the factory 10-7, and when I was working dinner theater hours 5-1. That one was great.

Thank god it didn't fall on you Amy!! Did it damage any of your yard?