Dropped off dry cleaning

Today's earrings: monkeys, wrenches

Bedtime reading: The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

Supernatural speculation

I keep meaning to write this down, but I've really got nowhere else to post it:

I think at the end of this season we find out that Heaven is really the Matrix, but powered by human souls instead of human bodies. "The power of heaven" is generated by the souls of all those dead people, eternally alone in their perfect little worlds. (And that's why the dead are kept isolated in Heaven. So the ones like Ash don't get together and maybe decide to put all that power to other uses.) Lucifer's power, and the powers we've seen from the demons over the seasons, comes from the radiant energy of the souls who've sold themselves into Hell. That's why Balthazar bought that kid's soul: he was trying to build himself a captive energy base so he could take himself off the Heaven grid.

I'm not 100% sure about Purgatory, but I think it's where third-case souls go. People whose souls aren't clean enough for heaven to take, but on whom Hell doesn't have a colorable claim. People like Mary Winchester, who contracted with a demon, but didn't actually sell her soul. Or John Winchester, who sold his soul, but climbed back out of the pit. Also angry spirits, who refused to be conducted to Heaven by the Reapers, but weren't contracted to Hell. The Mother of Monsters has been using the scant soul-power at her disposal to make - you guessed it - monsters. The monsters go around turning humans into more monsters (vampires, skinwalkers, etc.) whose souls eventually end up in Purgatory. Now that the Pseudopocalypse has been and gone, and neither Heaven nor Hell won, the Mother of Monsters is making a bid to take control of Earth, so she can divert all souls to Purgatory and have everything her own way from here on out.

It's a theory.


Today's earrings: flies, trout

Bedtime reading: The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

For Lent

My current plan is to clean, tidy, find a permanent place for, get, replace, or otherwise deal with one task a day. The to-do list includes getting a lamp shade and a mouse pad, doing my taxes, getting the rugs cleaned, picking a shelf on which to stow the fry pans and stowing them, clearing out the excess wire hangers, shifting the tchotchkes off the windowsill... If I run out of ideas, I'll start re-cataloging the library.

Today's earrings: frogs, trees

Bedtime reading: The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

Psst. Pass it on.

Today's earrings: cups, theobromine molecules

Bedtime reading: Thud!, Terry Pratchett

Learning experiences

It looked like rain this morning. I don't have a pair of waterproof shoes that goes with my Easter Sunday dress, so I wore a different outfit (and the amber earrings to go with it) to mass at St. Patrick's. I learned that Catholic tourists do not sing at mass, even when encouraged by the priest.


After mass, I met the gang back at my place. They peer-pressured me into changing into warmer clothes (and tree earrings) and going with them to the Muir Woods, where it was raining. I learned that a) redwood groves stay relatively dry, and b) tourists will show up to see redwoods even in the pouring rain.


We lunched in Marin. Then we went to M's, where I napped for a while. K and I went grocery shopping. We noshed on leftover Chinese takeout while playing Apples to Apples. I learned that "the ocean" is more "stunning" than "charging rhinos." Still don't get that one.

M drove us back to my place. At D's insistence, we played Scrabble. S put "CARIBOU" across two double word scores for 96 points. I made a display of poor sportsmanship.

They're leaving first thing in the morning. pout.


Today's earrings: bunnies, amber teardrops, trees


Bedtime reading: Night Shift, Terry Pratchett

Party Time! Bouncy House!

Tiger's birthday party, at M's. Much merriment. The kids spent most of their time in the firedog-shaped bouncy house. Yelling "Cupcake time!" at the top of my lungs did get them all to come spilling out. We sang, and ate cupcakes (or chocolate-chip meringues, for the observant), and then everyone went back to bouncy-bouncy-bouncy fun.

We got take out for dinner, and then M smooshed us all at Scrabble.

Very good day.


Today's earrings: gingerbread men, school buses

Bedtime reading: Night Shift, Terry Pratchett

Played hooky

S, D, and I zig-zagged across town on trolleys and cable cars, touching down at the Hyatt with the cool lobby and the cable car museum before coming to light on the Hyde Street Pier. They have some spiffy sailing vessels at the Hyde Street Pier. Then (as I had tired of waiting in the drizzle for transit) we got a cab over to Green Apple. Bookshopping ensued. We went back to my place. K&D went to M's; S and I took naps. AL showed up and we went to M's for pizza. yum.


Today's earrings: fire extinguishers, fire trucks

Bedtiem reading: Night Shift, Terry Pratchet

Up with the chickens

...and the jet-lagged. The sunrise was cloudy and pink.

I went to work, and the vacationers went to Ano Nuevo to see the seals. They also stopped to visit the roadside metal tyrannosaurs. In the evening we ate Ethiopian in the company of some pleasant mathematicians & LM. Tiger fell asleep on K in the restaurant.

Tomorrow we Explorator.


Today's earrings: coffee cups, chickens

Bedtime reading: Night Watch, Terry Pratchett

Good things

K/S/D arrived this afternoon. We hung about, got dinner, read bedtime books, and then I went to my very first HOA meeting. Some of my fellow owners really like the sound of their own voices; others seem quite pleasant. K/S/D are now asleep in my living room. :)

In other news, it was Newbie's last day. Yippee!


Today's earrings: monkeys, wishbones

Bedtime reading: Night Watch, Terry Pratchett

Mission accomplished

I have the specified breakfast foods in my home.


Today's earrings: camels, suns

Bedtime reading: Night Watch, Terry Pratchett

I have Cheerios

But should I get yogurt, and possibly granola? Inquiring minds want to know.


Today's earrings: lizards, rocks

Bedtime reading: Night Watch, Terry Pratchett

Brunch with T (no S)

Hope you're feeling better, S.

After, CC & went to Home Depot and found a light fixture for the top of my bookcase. I am very glad she was there.


Today's earrings: pigs, citrine drops

Bedtime reading: Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett

Exchanged emails with the insurance company

I can, in fact, afford to have this crown redone. It'll just use up my dental benefits for the year.

*sigh*


In other news, one of my coworkers has quit to go be a missionary. Didn't see that coming.


Today's earrings: swords, dragons

Bedtime reading: Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett

Back to the dentist

...and she tells me that I'll just have to wait until it stops hurting. Um, wtf?
I can't afford to get this thing redone. I can't even afford a second opinion.


Today's earrings: snowflakes, suns

Bedtime reading: Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett

Definitely need this crown adjusted.

*sigh*


Today's earrings: spiders, crows

Bedtime reading: Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett

New crown

lots of temperature sensitivity. I think I'm going to need to go back in...


Today'searrings: flowers, garnets

Bedtime reading: Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett

Dentistry postponed

I realized about noon that I hadn't gotten a confirmation call from the dentist's office, so I called them. They seemed surprised. No, they did not have me down for 2pm. But they can fit me in tomorrow afternoon. I said fine.

This is the second time they've misplaced my appointment. hmph. Looks like I am going to have to have Words with the receptionist.


Today's earrings: compasses

Bedtime reading: Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett

Nesting

This weekend, I got almost all my paper tucked into discreet little black boxes that fit neatly into the fronts of the window seats. And it is good.

But I keep thinking up more stuff to want. It's not good.


Today's earrings: eyes, liberty dimes

Bedtime reading: Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett

Silver lining

The system was so slow today I had time to watch this while waiting for something to save. And then this. And so on.


Today's earrings: frogs, trees

Bedtime reading: Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett

Dental work

Today I got a temporary crown. I'm a bit throbby.


No earrings today

Bedtime reading: Unseen Academicals, Terry Pratchett