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I'm still in an eyepatch. The problem is, I've got this pupil-dilator medicine. The light hurts my eye and makes it sore, so the medicine relaxes my iris and the soreness goes away to be replaced by light sensitivity. I have another appointment Monday.
New Year's was fun. I went to someone's house for a party - a friend of someone in my writing group. I was a little tipsy and half-blind, like, the whole time but Ian tells me I was one of the chattiest people there. That's a first for me. Apparently there's some drama going on with a lot of the people there, but, being a newbie to the group, if I'm even really in it, I didn't know what was going on. Something about people not liking one guy's girlfriend, and then some people decided they wanted to get one of my friend's drunk but, like I said, I was half-blind and slightly drunk and knew this friend didn't drink so it didn't even occur to me to count her drinks. I just didn't think it was very cool of them to keep giving her drinks when she'd never been drunk before knowing how uncomfortable she is with drinking.
I sort of have a list of resolutions. I decided to look back on the past 365 days and figure out what lessons I've learned. They'll double as resolutions. Don't worry, I haven't waited until now to start working on this. I kinda learn as I go. This is just a reminder/compilation.
1. Show you care all the time, not just when you're happy. Show it when you're mad, too.
2. It's not a sign of weakness to say you're sorry.
3. Two rats in a sweatshirt is one rat too many.
4. Never underestimate the power of hugs.
5. When you put a soda in the freezer to get it cold quickly, remember it's there and take it out before it explodes and freezes.
6. Likewise with potholders you caught on fire on the stove - take it out of the freezer after it cools down because no explanation will save or redeem you when your boyfriend finds the hardened potholder 20 minutes later and questions you about it.
7. Praising a kid of any age will make their day and make them work harder.
8. There's really no benefit to anger.
9. Going over the calendar and the alphabet will take about 45 minutes even with the most astute preschoolers. Use this when there's no lesson plan.
10. Little siblings can take care of themselves.
11. People, in general, have no one else's interest in mind aside from their own.
12. Work hard to find the people who do and be friends with them.
13. Continue to wear sunscreen every day during the summer. The one day you don't wear it is the one day you burn.
14. Cold medicine is overrated. Tea, rest, and your favorite TV shows aren't.
15. The only food worth hating is maraschino cherries. Eat everything else.
16. Don't cut your own hair.
17. Just because it's an ingredient in something tasty doesn't mean it tastes good on its own (i.e., sake, vinegar, fish sauce, etc.).
18. Always be patient.
I think I'll end it with this. My boyfriend is watching some Star Trek youtube video. In light of that, #18 seemed an appropriate note to end with.
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New Year's was fun. I went to someone's house for a party - a friend of someone in my writing group. I was a little tipsy and half-blind, like, the whole time but Ian tells me I was one of the chattiest people there. That's a first for me. Apparently there's some drama going on with a lot of the people there, but, being a newbie to the group, if I'm even really in it, I didn't know what was going on. Something about people not liking one guy's girlfriend, and then some people decided they wanted to get one of my friend's drunk but, like I said, I was half-blind and slightly drunk and knew this friend didn't drink so it didn't even occur to me to count her drinks. I just didn't think it was very cool of them to keep giving her drinks when she'd never been drunk before knowing how uncomfortable she is with drinking.
I sort of have a list of resolutions. I decided to look back on the past 365 days and figure out what lessons I've learned. They'll double as resolutions. Don't worry, I haven't waited until now to start working on this. I kinda learn as I go. This is just a reminder/compilation.
1. Show you care all the time, not just when you're happy. Show it when you're mad, too.
2. It's not a sign of weakness to say you're sorry.
3. Two rats in a sweatshirt is one rat too many.
4. Never underestimate the power of hugs.
5. When you put a soda in the freezer to get it cold quickly, remember it's there and take it out before it explodes and freezes.
6. Likewise with potholders you caught on fire on the stove - take it out of the freezer after it cools down because no explanation will save or redeem you when your boyfriend finds the hardened potholder 20 minutes later and questions you about it.
7. Praising a kid of any age will make their day and make them work harder.
8. There's really no benefit to anger.
9. Going over the calendar and the alphabet will take about 45 minutes even with the most astute preschoolers. Use this when there's no lesson plan.
10. Little siblings can take care of themselves.
11. People, in general, have no one else's interest in mind aside from their own.
12. Work hard to find the people who do and be friends with them.
13. Continue to wear sunscreen every day during the summer. The one day you don't wear it is the one day you burn.
14. Cold medicine is overrated. Tea, rest, and your favorite TV shows aren't.
15. The only food worth hating is maraschino cherries. Eat everything else.
16. Don't cut your own hair.
17. Just because it's an ingredient in something tasty doesn't mean it tastes good on its own (i.e., sake, vinegar, fish sauce, etc.).
18. Always be patient.
I think I'll end it with this. My boyfriend is watching some Star Trek youtube video. In light of that, #18 seemed an appropriate note to end with.
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