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All In a Day’s Worry

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I apologize. I don’t have time for a proper post. It has been a relatively hectic, perhaps even mildly productive day. Below, a list of my accomplishments:

1.) Amongst my daily New York Times perusal, I also managed to read a little bit from The Marriage Plot. Some may think it has a slow start, but I’m rather enjoying getting to know everyone in Madeleine Hanna’s life, especially her suitors.

2.) I am horrified to read the always irascible Nikki Finke’s admonishment to Hollywood on the subject of beautiful women being funny. I’m no fan of Modern Family‘s Julie Bowen, who won an Emmy last night for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and who is on the receiving end of Finke’s ire, nor am I beautiful, but isn’t saying beautiful women can’t be funny (because they can’t be humiliated) too… I dunno… harsh?

3.) I applied for a staff writer position at a specialized website/online magazine that I read almost daily. Which means I won’t ever hear back.

4.) I scarfed down four small flour tortillas too many. First I ate two beef tacos for lunch, using the leftover meat from last night’s dinner. I then complemented these “snacks” with two more plain tortillas. A sucker for sweets and breads, I ingested two more after I finished my dinner—a thick peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

5.) Since tomorrow is the first time I will have to walk a mile to ride the Metrobus for all of seven minutes to school (where I volunteer in two ESOL classrooms early on Tuesday and Thursday mornings), I did a practice run to the bus stop this afternoon. I wanted to find out the exact location of the stop as well as the estimated amount of time it will take me to walk there tomorrow morning (19 minutes).

6.) I lost what probably amounts to a sizable hairball while washing my hair in the shower just minutes ago. “Sizable” for a kitten. It’s been years since I had hair this long (it rests just above my shoulders), and I am always upset to find myself shedding.

And now, if you’ll excuse me, I am going to finish watching the second episode of Boardwalk Empire‘s third season. I started it last night, but HBO Go was giving me so much shit, I threw up my hands and walked away. I am also going to pluck my eyebrows. That part of my body is… bushy.