Today has been one of those days in which the weather was perfect, all on my relative day off. I was able to sleep in and shrug off the effects of historiography last night, although in all I didn’t sleep well. It wasn’t so much nightmares (which I am way too comfortable with after these last 10 years), but just really wierd dreams. I want to blame it upon the nacho dip that I made for a late dinner last night, but it could be from multiple stresses in life. I really have no clue.
Waking up to a kitten using your foot as his personal scratching post is a little uncomfortable, and ended up him getting swatted off the bed with a pillow following him out the bedroom. I swear that my kitten does this because he finds it is fun and a challenge. Yet another thing in my life that likes to torture me cause it is fun;-)
I cranked the hot water heater from low to hot, and then sat around for 30 minutes waiting for the longest hot shower that I’ve had in ages (sat around is a nice way to put that I curled up back in my comforter and cursed the daylight that was shining through my window so early). Someday I want to have one of those huge bathtubs, with the water jets to massage my back (which is still sore from the chair I sat in last night), just so I can wake up and have a bath instead of a shower :) I wouldn’t have to worry about Trouble playing in it, an open pool of water=unhappy kitty…he hates the stuff and hates getting any sort of wet (although he doesn’t complain too much when I give him his weekly bath…ok, yeah he does…but he smells clean after he dries off). My bathroom was a steambath this morning, and it felt so good. (I grew up swimming and have always loved the water. Guess that makes sense why I was a lifeguard for 6 years)
I spent about 5 hours over at my advisors house this afternoon helping out getting ready for his grandson’s b-day party this weekend. It was a fun day, just a little longer than I was planning, but still I was glad to come home this evening. After that I ate an unhealthy dinner of taco dip (my younger bro’s recipe…it is ok, but needs something…like veggies) and a good few hours of movies (I very much recommend Kingdom of Heaven…it is an interesting view of the crusades and in my opinion of a historical film, a good one. It doesn’t pull punches on right or wrong, and it is self evident in the movie). Horray for relaxation…I feel so much better today than I did last night after class.
This evening has been spent hanging out with a friend of mine, so all in all nothing productive was accomplished. Go figure. I have done alot for the week, so I shouldn’t feel too guilty, but I do want to do more. But I am being creative and adding some of my writings from a book that I have written and looking to eventually have published, titled The End of the Rainbow. I wrote this in a very dark point of my life, but I really think it shows the human spirit shining through and alot of thinking. I like to call it a modern day fairy tale, with its own heroes, wise sages, a beautiful maiden, and dark monsters…those who have read it love the story, although if i get about a week’s worth of free time, I want to deconstruct it and fix areas which fill my correction notebook. If anyone really wants to read it, I could arrange a copy sent to someone. Anyways, with my wake up looming in 6 hours, I should post one more thing and head to bed. Sleep well everyone and pleasant dreams.