random post of randomness

I'm having one of those days where I just want to curl up in a little ball on my couch at home with my kitties and my pup (I don't care if he's 5 and huge, he's still my pup) and hibernate for a year.

So to cheer myself up, I'm going to make a random list post!

i. Today feels like fall.  I know it's only August, and I have a feeling we're going to be in for an Indian Summer (which is, y'know, a horrible term, but I don't know of any other terms to describe a summer that lasts well into what technically is fall) since the summer weather started so late for us, but I'm craving fall.  I want to buy myself some pretty sweaters, and maybe a pair of leather boots, and be able to wear them without sweltering to death.

ii. I'm already craving my first pumpkin spice latte of the season.  It may be a bad thing that I'm working above a Starbucks now.

iii. Ian's off work this week.  Last night we cooked dinner together - brown rice with almonds and mushroom bouillion, grilled ling cod with lemon/dill sauce, and a roasted beet, chevre, pecan over greens salad with homemade honey/lemon/dill vinaigrette.  Then I made a rainier cherry/almond cobbler for dessert.

iv. I'm completely and totally hooked on the TV show Castle.  I got so hooked in once I started watching it that I think I finished all 3 seasons in about a week and a half, maybe 2 weeks tops.  I'm hooked enough that I actually took the Nikki Heat book out of the library (barely started, but so far it's pretty darn cheesy).  There's another reason I'm anxiously awaiting fall - Season 4 starts on September 19th.

v. Did I mention Ian is off work this week?  Oh yeah, I did.  I am SO JEALOUS.

vi. Plus side to Ian being off work: I can get him to help me with projects that have needed to be done for quite some time now.  On Sunday we started working on the bedroom - ditching the second TV (since we barely watch one of them, let alone 2), swapping the bed around to get the extra mattress somewhere else besides leaning up against the window, and cleaning up.  Tonight we're going to go through the dresser and toss the odd socks and clothes that are half destroyed.  Next up is going to be the den, I think - Ian has a new desk to put together, I'm going to be buying a matching one soon, hopefully, and I'd really like to paint in there.

vii. Wedding planning is continuing apace, though I'll save that for an update in itself.  I am still debating whether I want to have 3 or 4 bridesmaids though. 

viii. I spent all of July driving to and from work, to see whether or not it would be worth it, and discovered that while I did enjoy the process of driving back and forth, as opposed to taking the train and bus, it wasn't going to be worth it long-term.  Depending on the price of gas, it works out to enough more than the bus to make me not want to spend the extra money, especially when you factor in the cost of wear and tear on my car.  Plus, I missed my reading time.  So as of August 1, I went back to taking the bus.  I will probably end up driving about once every 2 weeks, so that I can run errands after work etc., but otherwise, it's public transit for me.  I need to get the stuff gathered up so that I have a sewing or knitting project to work on during my commute.

ix. Cody and Onyx got into a bit of a tussel on Sunday night, and despite the size difference (Onyx is about 11-12 pounds, Cody is 105), Onyx won, such that it is.  While we were fiddling with stuff in the bedroom, Cody poked his nose where it didn't belong and cornered Onyx behind the dresser.  Onyx didn't like that much, and the result was that Cody ended up with a slash across his nose (that one bled a tiny bit and then dried up almost immediately) and one across his muzzle that was quite deep.  Dumb dog.  Dumb cat too.  I'm sure neither has learned his lesson yet.  Cody's fine though, and the cut's almost totally healed already. 

random post of randomness

I'm having one of those days where I just want to curl up in a little ball on my couch at home with my kitties and my pup (I don't care if he's 5 and huge, he's still my pup) and hibernate for a year.

So to cheer myself up, I'm going to make a random list post!

i. Today feels like fall.  I know it's only August, and I have a feeling we're going to be in for an Indian Summer (which is, y'know, a horrible term, but I don't know of any other terms to describe a summer that lasts well into what technically is fall) since the summer weather started so late for us, but I'm craving fall.  I want to buy myself some pretty sweaters, and maybe a pair of leather boots, and be able to wear them without sweltering to death.

ii. I'm already craving my first pumpkin spice latte of the season.  It may be a bad thing that I'm working above a Starbucks now.

iii. Ian's off work this week.  Last night we cooked dinner together - brown rice with almonds and mushroom bouillion, grilled ling cod with lemon/dill sauce, and a roasted beet, chevre, pecan over greens salad with homemade honey/lemon/dill vinaigrette.  Then I made a rainier cherry/almond cobbler for dessert.

iv. I'm completely and totally hooked on the TV show Castle.  I got so hooked in once I started watching it that I think I finished all 3 seasons in about a week and a half, maybe 2 weeks tops.  I'm hooked enough that I actually took the Nikki Heat book out of the library (barely started, but so far it's pretty darn cheesy).  There's another reason I'm anxiously awaiting fall - Season 4 starts on September 19th.

v. Did I mention Ian is off work this week?  Oh yeah, I did.  I am SO JEALOUS.

vi. Plus side to Ian being off work: I can get him to help me with projects that have needed to be done for quite some time now.  On Sunday we started working on the bedroom - ditching the second TV (since we barely watch one of them, let alone 2), swapping the bed around to get the extra mattress somewhere else besides leaning up against the window, and cleaning up.  Tonight we're going to go through the dresser and toss the odd socks and clothes that are half destroyed.  Next up is going to be the den, I think - Ian has a new desk to put together, I'm going to be buying a matching one soon, hopefully, and I'd really like to paint in there.

vii. Wedding planning is continuing apace, though I'll save that for an update in itself.  I am still debating whether I want to have 3 or 4 bridesmaids though. 

viii. I spent all of July driving to and from work, to see whether or not it would be worth it, and discovered that while I did enjoy the process of driving back and forth, as opposed to taking the train and bus, it wasn't going to be worth it long-term.  Depending on the price of gas, it works out to enough more than the bus to make me not want to spend the extra money, especially when you factor in the cost of wear and tear on my car.  Plus, I missed my reading time.  So as of August 1, I went back to taking the bus.  I will probably end up driving about once every 2 weeks, so that I can run errands after work etc., but otherwise, it's public transit for me.  I need to get the stuff gathered up so that I have a sewing or knitting project to work on during my commute.

ix. Cody and Onyx got into a bit of a tussel on Sunday night, and despite the size difference (Onyx is about 11-12 pounds, Cody is 105), Onyx won, such that it is.  While we were fiddling with stuff in the bedroom, Cody poked his nose where it didn't belong and cornered Onyx behind the dresser.  Onyx didn't like that much, and the result was that Cody ended up with a slash across his nose (that one bled a tiny bit and then dried up almost immediately) and one across his muzzle that was quite deep.  Dumb dog.  Dumb cat too.  I'm sure neither has learned his lesson yet.  Cody's fine though, and the cut's almost totally healed already.