Done yesterday (20090915)

[mdlbear]

0915 Tu
  & Slept very well.  own bed?  own pillows?
  * up 6:30; W=198.3; drugs, nose, teeth; YD made coffee
  & add Kazoo award note to thrill
  * repair Pegasus links in world
  * print LJ posts for Susan
  * 10am Susan
  * buy D(D3, 2000IU), also B6 and B12
  & bought 10" djembe at GS's consignment shop.  Handmade.
  * walk - once around the pond
    | found myself walking slowly and awkwardly, almost as if I was having
      back pain.  I don't think I was, but didn't push it.
  * two tracking numbers from Dell on 9/14; neither has actually shipped.
  * Membership for OVFF:   * print form  * mail
  * buy briefs on the way home
  * buy Centrum Cardio, D
  * unpack Colleen's suitcase if nobody does it for her
  & Some kind of weird communication problem with the YD
    everything I say seems to upset her, and she won't explain.
  * take airbed down to sewing room
  * clear out music room.
  * copy concert .wav and .aup off the Mac
  * I probably blew YD's form; the instructions said use upper and lower
    case for name.  I am an idiot bear.
  & YD weighs about 10lbs more than Colleen right now.
  * load drugs
  * bed 11:30 but didn't fall asleep

I slept very well the first night back from ConChord -- my own bed? good pillows? total exhaustion? the glass of gin? Who knows? I'll take it.

I bought a nice, handmade 10" djembe at Guitar Showcase's consignment shop after my therapy appointment. Heavier than the dumbek, but sounds better. Only $75.

I was moderately productive, although work was more than a little frustrating. Git doesn't do too well in a machine with limited memory, it turns out.

Sent in my membership for OVFF.

I found myself walking rather slowly and awkwardly, almost as if I had back pain. I didn't feel any, but took it easy anyway.

I was having some kind of weird communication problem with the YD; everything I said seemed to upset her, and she flew into a tizzy when I tried, several times, to explain something she'd misunderstood in a recipe. It was confusing -- I'm not surprised she didn't get it; it took me a couple of readings. But why flap her arms and yell? She said "you wouldn't understand" when I asked her to explain. Teenager?

It took me a long time to fall asleep, as usual.

Comments

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Speaking as a former female adolescent: sounds like teenaged hormones to me. It's not you.

Handmade djembes are sweeet! I picked one up at the local farmer's market, for real. Nice man from Cote d'Ivoire with a bunch of various imported artsy things. Well I had to try the drum and next thing I knew, I was taking it home. :;sheepish grin::

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

That does sound like a typical teenage reaction. It might be that she is certain that you wouldn't understand because SHE doesn't understand, but that can be a terrible thing to admit.

[saffronrose.livejournal.com]

teenager, definitely.

Teenage Angst

[chaoswolf]

I was like that too, remember? Didn't try burning the house down with a paper towel though.

Re: Teenage Angst

[mdlbear]

No, you did that with a bagel, IIRC.

Re: Teenage Angst

[chaoswolf]

Bagel. Yep. But, if you need to talk to another adult, I'm here.

Re: Teenage Angst

[mdlbear]

"If you need to talk to another adult..."

That is simultaneously appalling and delightful. I have a grown-up daughter. Wow.

[roaringmouse.livejournal.com]

chocolate and alcohol... chocolate for the YD and alcohol for the Father.
It does work sometimes. Specially when YD is that time of the month. Father when he has a bad day ... giggle. Our household is acting this way right now.

Alcohol:

[chaoswolf]

Glass of Gin, up and with a twist. Chocolate: I don't know if she needs it. I can't recall how many pounds she has to lose.

Re: Alcohol:

[mdlbear]

She's 10 more than Colleen right now. OTOH they both look surprisingly fit.

Dark chocolate has fewer calories.

[ravan.livejournal.com]

So she's a teenager, has been a bit spoiled, and now has to start carrying her weight. She'll either get it, or be a perpetual adolescent. Typical for her age group these days, though.

IMO, I was past that stage at her age, but I grew up faster than most of my peers.

I'll figure she's an adult when I stop wanting slap her silly. I know some females that it took until they were 25 or more.