i’m so, so bored here at work. got a bit of a headache, so i’m really not good for anything productive. instead, i’m just bored. *le sigh*

time is not flowing properly for me right now. it is moving much too slowly between 10am and 6pm, then accelerating from 6 to 1am. and don’t even get me started on 1am to 8:30; that time seems to have disappeared entirely, which is bad as it means i’m not getting enough rest in my sleep cycle.

i’m glad to have the upcoming long weekend and unsure as to why i’m in such a crap space at the moment. i’ve been doing well lately in just getting on with life and this little trough is beginning to take a toll.

maybe it’s just hormones. i need a nap.

dear future self,

remember for next year that the week before labor day is an opportune time to take vacation. everyone else is off and the place is quiet and, more noticeably, boring.

signed,
your past self

i would really like to go home now. yes, i have training videos to watch, but they make me sleepy. of course that could also be because i had a LOT of trouble sleeping last night and then was awoken about an hour early by jackhammering in the street.

i need a nap.

i also would like to revamp my wardrobe. i think that’s the approaching autumn talking. i don’t have much in the way of summer wear, in part because i don’t like summer and refuse to dress for it. (i know, it sounds stupid, but indulge me my weird ways) so now that i can feel fall coming, slowly but surely, i’m starting to think about the clothing situation.

in order to reduce my environmental and sweatshop impact (and also because clothes money is usually spent in other places) i tend to wear my clothes until there are holes and threadbareness going on. at this point, though, i need to take a good look and see what needs replacing or repairing and where there are gaps.

got plenty of t-shirts so i’m good there. i just have to rotate them out. i have a few tops i wear to work, but not enough and the ones i do have are starting to show their age.

okay, so i don’t just keep rambling here, let me just say that i think labor day weekend will be spent sorting through the clothes and making plans to hit the thrift stores soon.

It’s hard for you to keep your mind on work today, for you are fantasizing about an upcoming adventure. Don’t worry if you aren’t being realistic; this isn’t about what you do next in your life. It’s about giving yourself the permission you need in order to have fun in the present moment and not in the distant future.

worked a tad on my old worldbuilding/epic space opera project. read through a ton of old stuff. i still like it and there are some bits that i absolutely love. don’t even start asking me when it’ll be done, but someday i’ll get it out there. promise.

in other news, OMFG!!!!!1111 HEROES!!!!1111

we’re 4 episodes in. holy shit.
must. watch. more. soon.

doctor who tonight! last bit of season 3. i’m excited to see how this wraps up.

yes, i take a sort of twisted pride in watching shows that are old hat to everyone else. i feel so retro.

and yes, i’m watching a lot of stuff lately. some might say that all this television will rot my brain, and i’m usually inclined to agree with them, except that i know that this is just where i need to be right now. i’m taking these phases as the come. just as one thing fades out, the next comes in to take its place. by next month i could be up to my neck in reading or making life-sized stuffed animals or cataloging the clouds in the sky. who knows.

crazy kinds of thoughts today and wishing that i could carry my home computer with me everywhere.

see, i’d like to clean up my itunes library. i’ve got tons and tons of stuff on my hard drive, enough that i’ve really started to lose track of things and there are many songs lost in the cracks and crevices. about twice a year i sit with this problem (watching as it gets more cumbersome each time) and try to find a good, solid, workable solution.

things are exacerbated by the fact that my portable player of choice is not an ipod and won’t play with itunes at all. i also add at least four new albums every month with my emusic account and probably equal to that with other free downloads and such.

don’t get me wrong. this is definitely a blessing. having access to so much music is nothing short of miraculous, but also a bit overwhelming.

so, i think i’ll be rebuilding my library from scratch once again. the beauty of itunes 7 is that i can have multiple libraries, so i don’t have to worry about losing the current one and can revert back to it if i make a mess of things.

yeah. i’m a music geek.

in other news, my ninth doctor toy is coming along pretty well. got his main body finished and about 1/3 of his jacket. it’s turning out easier than i expected, except for all the counting!

’twas weird seeing a star wars movie with no text crawl at the beginning. honestly, that’s my only complaint of the flick.

i know a lot of people (almost everyone) is trashing this movie, but i thought it was good. anakin was *gasp* kinda likeable. ahsoka was cute without being treacley or annoying. there was plenty of intrigue and story to go around.

yes, it felt like the first episode of the cartoon, which i’m now looking forward to and sad that it doesn’t start until october. the animation was like a video game, but that’s fine with me. the voices were good enough that i was able to let them fade into the background.

all in all, i liked it and am quite glad i went to see it. and you know what? it was just awesome seeing the banthas and jawas and droids and rocket-booster R2 and the old gang on the big screen again.