Today I am happy. It's sunny, I've already done most of my domestic stuff (except for cooking), and it's not even afternoon yet. But I'm happy "just because": that I have been efficient over the past few days is just a bonus.

( On the prospect of purging my closet )

... because I successfully made salmon pla neung see-ewe (Thai steamed fish with soy sauce, scallions, garlic, and ginger). This is the recipe I followed.

It was incredibly fast and easy, and except for slivering some vegetables, there was virtually no prep, and no cleanup. And it was very, very tasty.

I recommend.

I had a black pen (one of those very free-flowing semi-ballpoint affairs) leak or explode or otherwise get ink all over my hands and forearms this morning before I noticed it. (Someone had to point it out!) By this point I had ink all over the white shirt I was wearing, a shirt I'd only worn once before ( Read more... )

Happy 2010!

I got hit with a champagne cork last night. Hopefully this is a sign of good luck.

My boss sent us all home at 2:30.

I don't know if it was the shortened day, the fact that I made significant progress this morning on something I've found very difficult, or what, but I've been very productive tonight. I've done laundry, soaked and blocked my practice scarf, written a long email to someone I've owed one to for a few weeks, and ( Read more... )

Up, and feeling good!

I think I'll do my morning pages, and then go to work.

ETA: Well, I didn't do my morning pages: I went back to bed. But I got up in time to get to work, slightly to my own surprise.

I felt pretty lousy for the first part of the day, but just going to the doctor had a kind of psychosomatic benefit, I think.

Expressed a desire to the Universe that I wake up at 7 am and woke up at 5. I appreciate the margin for error, Universe. I know you couldn't count on me getting up ( Read more... )

Got some words down on a D/R ficlet inspired by a conversation EGT and I had a few weeks ago. Not consecutive prose, not yet, but visualizing, fleshing out what's going to be in it ( Read more... )

Took the furry boy down to the vet today. We're starting him on Epogen tonight, for his low red blood cell count. He gets it three times a week. It's injected just under the skin, which is easy to do with a cat. He didn't seem to even notice he was getting a shot ( Read more... )

The cat doesn't mind fluids once he gets settled on my lap, but the ever-present threat of being fed a pill keeps him dodging my hands as I reach down to pick him up. I've dubbed him the Resistocat.