Today is the last work day for me before I take nine days off. I don’t go anywhere of course, not having anybody to take care of my four dogs, three of them with very special needs. But my friends, topsurf, perpstu, cajunvegan, citizenjaney, andrealdaigle and justjen, all of whom I’ve never met in real life, but dear friends all the same, are coming to NYC for their vacation from different parts of the country. I plan to go meet and play a few times next week. But that would account for only a few days out of nine. And I thought I’d let you in on what I plan to do during my staycation.
- Sleep. Yes, I’m still sleep deprived during the week and I usually take long naps on the weekends to catch up, but one thing or another led me to miss my precious day time sleep at least one of Saturday or Sunday for the last several weeks. As a consequence, I’m in need of much more sleep.
- Nap. What? That’s how badly I need more sleep.
- Go see my friends I have neglected for the last 5 months after Grizzley’s death.
- Slumber. Cause I’m certain that I’m supPOSed to get enough sleep while on staycation.
- Re-caulk the shower stall in the master bathroom. I fixed the shower drip, but I’m yet to take a shower in that stall because I’ve noticed that about one-fifth of the caulking wasn’t there any more. Of course it didn’t happen overnight but I thought it’s prudent to use the other bathroom until I re-caulk it.
- Catch forty winks. I’m terrible at winking and I’d like to be better at it.
- Get the car fixed. I have spent a couple of thousand dollars in the last three months because of car troubles. But I still have some minor problems like going through a bottle of coolant a week WITHOUT a slightest trace of a leak anywhere, etc. My wallet has been bleeding terribly because of vet bills and aforementioned expense and such, so I’m trying to get to a mechanic, a friend of a friend, so that I can’t trust a little that he doesn’t bleed it to death.
- Rendezvous with the sandman. I’m in love with him.
- Pull out all broad-leaved plantains from the backyard. They seem to multiply faster than rabbits, and I have patches of these odious weeds, which become stiff like celery stalks when fully grown, thus making my dogs avoid the area. I’ve gotten rid of three such patches so far by pulling them out one by one whenever I can for the last two weeks.
- Get some shuteye. Once my mom told me that my eyes are not shut completely when I’m asleep. So I need more practice.
- Upgrade the blog. It’s still on version 2.6.2. Upgrades take a long time for me because of all the customization I made including the smileys, and I don’t like it very much because, well, you know, I feel like I’m back at work or something like that.
- Cop some Z’s. I happen to like Z’s.
- Last and least, optional even, clean up the house. Cleaning up is so very very much needed. But you see, it’s my staycation. I shouldn’t do something I really really loathe and despise, right? RIGHT?
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Who is the sandman?!
And update your blog, girl! Don’t let them hackers in.
“Catch forty winks. I’m terrible at winking and I’d like to be better at it” This among the other 12 makes me love you even more!
I think someone should pick me up on their way there. *ahem* Citizen Janey *cough*
Hope you guys have a fun time! Eat a taco for me!
wonderful
You know what you should do on your staycation? Sleep.
Oz,
The Sandman is the name of a comic book series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_%28Vertigo%29
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