Spring Break

It's been quite the hectic few days for me.  Thursday I had two midterms as well as a dive lab and had a miserable day.  Friday I had work at both my jobs and then I collapsed on the couch and watched the first half of Bosch season two, which was just released that day.  Saturday I again worked at both my jobs and then finished Bosch (don't judge me) as well as getting some other work done.

Sunday I used my free ticket to the Sherwood Forest Faire and had a pretty good time.  I tried some "Iron Age Cider" and a couple beers I don't remember - I think one was called Hopping Goat? and I liked them.  They had a fabulous falconry stage exhibition which I watched through twice, and donated a dollar to.  Would've liked to have given more, but I had limited cash on me, and NONE of the food/beverage places took plastic!!!  I wish you could pet the birds, but they are birds of prey and it's simply not tenable.  I also was very naughty and used part of my tax return to buy myself a replica of a Roman gladiolus.  I've seen them at Ren Fests before and they usually cost $150 or more.  This one was a mere $80 AND marked as "discounted" so I got it for just $50!! 

Of course, now I need the belt to wear it on, and to figure out what costume I want to go with it.  My immediate desire was to make a flowy tunic/stola combo and basically be a badass Roman warrior maiden.  But part of me wants to go even more off-authentic and make myself a barbarian outfit (don't even start with the racist/revisionist history crap...some things have to remain fun and barbarian costumes are right up there with my plague doctor getups) or something else a little crazy.  I just don't have the equipment (or skill) to feminize a Roman centurion getup (yet) so I'll have to think of something else.

I don't know if I got a mild case of sunstroke or what on Sunday (I had three alcoholic drinks and three BOTTLES of water while I was at the festival, and came home and drank gallons more from my purifier) but I started throwing up Sunday night and was thoroughly miserable until I finally managed to fall asleep around 1 am.

Today I woke up feeling much better, and stayed in bed for an extra half-hour luxuriating in the fact that I was no longer aching throughout every inch of my being.  I got some work done and went to my retail job for five hours before heading to CVS to pick up some shampoo, then home to write up a grocery list and change into comfy clothes. 

I had to stop at my friend's place on the way - her grandma is in hospital and I agreed to watch her cats while she was away - and fed the kitties but one of them sniffed me and then ran away deciding I was not cuddle material, and the other one just growled and sat looking out the window, clearly wanting his mommy to come home.

I got my groceries then came home and got down to work at my nonprofit job.  Once that was done, I started dinner, did the dishes, and made two bottles of blueberry rum.  After I ate, I put on House of Wax (the 1953 version - I'm APPALLED they ever remade it!) and did some work on my thesis.  I've finally finished for the night and I have Murdoch Mysteries on while I update this blog and think about all the cleaning I should have done today.

I've also made a Spring Break goal to do one thing per day, read or watch something new per day, earn some money per day, and make (at least) one thing per day.


Monday:
DO one thing: did the dishes, worked on my thesis
Read/Watch something new: The House of Wax (1953)
Earn money: one shift at retail job, one shift at nonprofit job
Make one thing: two bottles of blueberry rum



Hoping tomorrow I can send my novel off again to a new agent.  If I do, I think that should count for my "do" task for the day.  I also must remember to get to Home Depot and buy a screw and bolt for my damn grill, since a screw fell out and now it won't open or close properly.  Sigh.  So over working and being responsible.  I really need to just win the lottery so I can spend my life writing for fun and traveling the world!!