that's sure what it sounds like out there. And according to darlong, that's what it felt like, too. Tons of damage everywhere. She and our friend Skye had to wear bandanas over their noses and mouths while doing chores because the dust and dirt was being blown around relentlessly. Deb has damage to the mill. In Kitchenere/Waterloo (biggish urban area 25 ( Read more... )

I cannot believe that my brain is as wired as it is right now. Even our very nocturnal cats are all, "Will you go settle somewhere? We're trying to sleep here ( Read more... )

Yeah, still awake. (Drugs don't fail me now.) But I solved the dilemma of what to read next Finished LOTR about 30 mins ago - straight through the appendices, I might add. I had to give up on the family trees because the print is too small. Want to read something else substantial, somewhat historical but with a nice mix of humor, whimsy, drama, ( Read more... )

I didn't really choose to wake up, because I'd only been asleep for 2 1/2 hours, but apparently my brain (maybe my nervous system?) had its own agenda, and sleep was not on the list. I read. I went online and read some more. Finally around 5AM I started to fall back asleep. At 5:28AM Rocky woke me up by trying to scratch a hatchway through my ( Read more... )

Apparently my body reacts badly to Coppertone sunscreen. I absorb it, and when I sweat, it's orange. And then the stains set when washed in well water like we have on the farm. Underwear, pants, shirts - all orange streaked. Maybe I can start a new fad ( Read more... )

I spent several hours in the car this afternoon driving to and from Toronto to pick up Maddie and Dar from their trip to Cape Breton. I was happy to do it; I missed them, and their trip was just . . . surreal. (Not my story to tell yet.) The day was very warm and very sunny. I slathered on the SPF 60 sunscreen and off I went ( Read more... )

I slept for eight hours. I got up, had some breakfast so I could take all of my meds, then I went back to sleep for a while. Got up and showered. Went back and dozed until a little after noon. It was great ( Read more... )

I'm sorry, guys. I'm sparse on replies and comments. Dar should be home for a bit tomorrow, and I can maybe start to pull it together to actually acknowledge all you fine folk on my flist ( Read more... )

Not much has changed. Still not sleeping well, although I'm getting about two hours in before I wake up. It's an improvement ( Read more... )

Yup. Three-and-a-half hours sleep last night. I'm so tired that I'm shaking. And can I fall asleep? Actually, we'll see :) I just finished looking over a piece that Dar wrote for Series.nu, which is a TV forum like TWoP back in the good ol' days. Dar has a weekly column and will be doing recaps for True Blood when it comes back on. (Big ( Read more... )