May the Fourth Be With You

My "fourth" is pretty grumpy so far, and I have no idea why.  I got up at a reasonable hour, went to my friend's place (I'm looking after her cats while she's away) and did my homework there (figured no wifi = fewer distractions, even with cats present) before coming home, going for my walk, and then settling down to doing my accounts.  (That was bleh - that conference cost me a thousand bucks and I didn't get a penny from any of the grants I applied for!  It's going to take me months to pay that off.)

Then I had some cornbread muffins for lunch and got down to working at my nonprofit job.  This new assignment is giving me a migraine because although these reports are usually half bolded (bolded stuff you don't need to code) this one has ZERO bolded font, and there are dozens and dozens of tables which take forever to code.  I wanted to ZIP right though this, and nope.  Not happening.  Oy.

Finished with that for the day, and I'm going to leave for a meeting in a bit.  Then I'll check on my friend's cats, go for another walk (because I can) and then home to work on a final project that's due Monday.  I'd hoped to finish it before now, but I've been having a hell of a time focusing lately.  Maybe it's because the weather is just so GLORIOUS that all I want is to be running around outside on the bike trail I walk (it's almost exactly 2 miles from my door, roundtrip back to my door), which passes by a lovely stream and two playgrounds (usually overflowing with kids which makes me happy - I can't imagine a whole childhood spent indoors with videogames, blerg!) and has wildflowers and birds and is really one of the best parts of living here.  I wish I'd found it sooner!!

Once the semester is properly over (i.e. everything turned in and tests taken) I'm hoping to have more time for my work/my thesis/and the gym, as well as getting to relax a bit, mentally.  I am at least taking a bit more time for myself.  Tomorrow a farmer's market is having a grand opening and I'm going, and I'm also going to see the new Captain America: Civil War tomorrow night.  Fingers crossed that it'll be a good one!  The reviews have been fab, so I'm feeling optimistic.