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Morning Entry: On Yesterday Evening
Aug. 13th, 2004 08:28 amYesterday was miserable. I've had stuffed-up sinuses for a couple days now, and combined with reading far too late into the night, I was extremely over-tired yesterday. I didn't want to deal with people, and I was more irritable than I normally am. Not that it seems anyone in the office noticed, though -- even in such a sour mood, it seems I'm mostly amiable. -laughs- I guess I only show my uglier side to my intimate friends, hmmm?
After work, though, I did decide to go see Suzannah. Anastasiya's encouragement, I think, had a big part in that; I wasn't going to go, but she insisted I'd feel better if I did. I didn't have my cellphone (I'd forgotten it at home), so I had to show up unannounced. Happily, this didn't seem to be a problem. Suzannah opened the door, invited me in, her mother was glad I'd stopped by, her brother was showing of... -smiles- They had me clean mushrooms for the salad, and crumble cheese for the spaghetti, and then Suzannah invited me to stay for dinner. Fettuccine, though it's obvious her family isn't italian -- not in a bad way, but italians dont drizzle olive oil on the spaghetti. That's why it sticks together so much. The trick is to coat the spagehetti just after straining (preferably with nice, thick tomato sause). But they did alright.
There was tapioca, which Maizie had unfortunately scorched, and then the washing of the dishes, the putting away of leftovers, and finally her family went off to watch the third part of Pride and Prejudice. Suzannah half-invited me to stay and watch that, but I was still really tired and wanted to get home, so I left then. It was raining beautifully, and I felt a hundred times better.
I tried twice yesterday to see Anastaisya. First at about 12:40, but I saw cars I didn't quite recognize and, fearing her father was in and might answer the door, I didn't stop. It's not that I'm *afraid* of him, just that I'm sure he doesn't like me very much, and I'm disinclined to interact with him, as such. Particularly because I don't know that he likes that Anastasiya and I are friends very much, either. plus, I was still miserable then, and already didn't want to interact with people.
The second time was just after leaving Suzannah's. I was on my way home but wanted to see Anastasiya for a short bit. Same cars, but this time I stopped and went up to her door. I knocked thrice, but in the early-evening rain, I don't think I was heard. Or they were eating dinner and not inclined to answer the door regardless. Or they weren't in. So I just went home and, after a time, called her cell, but it seemed to have been busy or turned off -- right to voicemail. -shrugs-
I finished Salem's Lot last night. I think, all told, it was an OK book. It managed to frighten me, and I liked his treatment of vampires and Vampire Mythos. In particular, I liked the subtly-sexual turn to his concept of vampires, seen in the way he described the scenes with them, and the way his characters chose to word things; a follower of Dracula indeed. There were some parts I really thought were nicely written. I didn't like how flatly things with Callahan ended up, though they did make a kind of sense... And I'm not sure how I feel about the setting up of Matt as Dr. Van Helsing. But all told, I think it was an OK book.
Next: either the Divine Comedy or Paradise Lost, both of which will be waiting for me on Monday.
I got some more writing done yesterday. Still nothing continuous, like a story, but I may have written myself an in, a way to start After while still discussing Before -- I know enough to discuss Before, just not enough to get it to become After, not yet anyways. I plan on chatting with Alyce about it all, and maybe looking over some things with her, and maybe even getting something of a marching order for it. -laughs- And to think, it only took all summer!
And yes! This afternoon, straight from work, I'm going up to Alyce's for a visit. It should prove to be very much the fun stuff, with cheese. They're calling for rain, which I think is wonderful, except that Alyce was planning on a trip to the Renaissance Fair tomorrow to celebrate her Birthday. Hopefully things will be clear then. Only 420 minutes before I'm out on the road. Unfortunately it's only supposed to be a 90 minute drive. It occurs to me that I should make more trips up that way, as it's so close. Maybe see Becky-chan and Brittany more, too. (I don't think Jaime likes me; it's been years since I saw her last, methinks, and just as long since we spoke.)
But yes, to work with me, I suppose.
After work, though, I did decide to go see Suzannah. Anastasiya's encouragement, I think, had a big part in that; I wasn't going to go, but she insisted I'd feel better if I did. I didn't have my cellphone (I'd forgotten it at home), so I had to show up unannounced. Happily, this didn't seem to be a problem. Suzannah opened the door, invited me in, her mother was glad I'd stopped by, her brother was showing of... -smiles- They had me clean mushrooms for the salad, and crumble cheese for the spaghetti, and then Suzannah invited me to stay for dinner. Fettuccine, though it's obvious her family isn't italian -- not in a bad way, but italians dont drizzle olive oil on the spaghetti. That's why it sticks together so much. The trick is to coat the spagehetti just after straining (preferably with nice, thick tomato sause). But they did alright.
There was tapioca, which Maizie had unfortunately scorched, and then the washing of the dishes, the putting away of leftovers, and finally her family went off to watch the third part of Pride and Prejudice. Suzannah half-invited me to stay and watch that, but I was still really tired and wanted to get home, so I left then. It was raining beautifully, and I felt a hundred times better.
I tried twice yesterday to see Anastaisya. First at about 12:40, but I saw cars I didn't quite recognize and, fearing her father was in and might answer the door, I didn't stop. It's not that I'm *afraid* of him, just that I'm sure he doesn't like me very much, and I'm disinclined to interact with him, as such. Particularly because I don't know that he likes that Anastasiya and I are friends very much, either. plus, I was still miserable then, and already didn't want to interact with people.
The second time was just after leaving Suzannah's. I was on my way home but wanted to see Anastasiya for a short bit. Same cars, but this time I stopped and went up to her door. I knocked thrice, but in the early-evening rain, I don't think I was heard. Or they were eating dinner and not inclined to answer the door regardless. Or they weren't in. So I just went home and, after a time, called her cell, but it seemed to have been busy or turned off -- right to voicemail. -shrugs-
I finished Salem's Lot last night. I think, all told, it was an OK book. It managed to frighten me, and I liked his treatment of vampires and Vampire Mythos. In particular, I liked the subtly-sexual turn to his concept of vampires, seen in the way he described the scenes with them, and the way his characters chose to word things; a follower of Dracula indeed. There were some parts I really thought were nicely written. I didn't like how flatly things with Callahan ended up, though they did make a kind of sense... And I'm not sure how I feel about the setting up of Matt as Dr. Van Helsing. But all told, I think it was an OK book.
Next: either the Divine Comedy or Paradise Lost, both of which will be waiting for me on Monday.
I got some more writing done yesterday. Still nothing continuous, like a story, but I may have written myself an in, a way to start After while still discussing Before -- I know enough to discuss Before, just not enough to get it to become After, not yet anyways. I plan on chatting with Alyce about it all, and maybe looking over some things with her, and maybe even getting something of a marching order for it. -laughs- And to think, it only took all summer!
And yes! This afternoon, straight from work, I'm going up to Alyce's for a visit. It should prove to be very much the fun stuff, with cheese. They're calling for rain, which I think is wonderful, except that Alyce was planning on a trip to the Renaissance Fair tomorrow to celebrate her Birthday. Hopefully things will be clear then. Only 420 minutes before I'm out on the road. Unfortunately it's only supposed to be a 90 minute drive. It occurs to me that I should make more trips up that way, as it's so close. Maybe see Becky-chan and Brittany more, too. (I don't think Jaime likes me; it's been years since I saw her last, methinks, and just as long since we spoke.)
But yes, to work with me, I suppose.
