Hippo, birdie, two ewes...

...to magicheide!!!! Have a great one!!!

Done yesterday (20111221 We)

A longish day, not least because I headed out of the house with neither coffee nor breakfast, to get bloodwork done. (The results are in -- I'm doing pretty well. Triglycerides, in particular, are in the middle of the normal range after being high for, what, a decade? Go me! Blood glucose is up a little further over the high end, though; I'm not happy about that.) Grump.

After the labwork I went over to Lenscrafters for new glasses. They had nothing with lenses as big as the ones I have; I'm losing 3mm off the bottom. Grump. OTOH, I found some nice, inexpensive half-rimless frames for the computer glasses. So that's a win.

After dinner I brought Snuggles, my Martin O-15, out to the living room because I missed having a guitar there. Played a 4-song mini-concert. I'm trying to practice more, but it's hard. More a matter of priorities and motivation than time. Grump.

Um... I suppose I have to give myself credit for actually doing the aforementioned, rather than procrastinating the way I usually do.

Lest I give the impression that I was grumpy all day, I have to say that I wasn't. I've been getting lots of nice comments about my tie-dyed shirt, and some about my post about "Fixing Livejournal". And my mood is actually somewhat better than usual. Which proves once again that I'm like King Gama -- not happy unless I have something to grumble at.

The one bright spot in a sea of mostly-discouraging links is one teacher's approach to preventing gender bullying in a classroom.

( raw notes )

Thankful Thursday

So, today I'm thankful for...

1. Already being mostly clear of the latest debacle on LJ.
2. An operating system with a wide choice of desktop user interfaces.
3. Friends.
4. Family, and especially having my Wolfling back at home for the holidays.
5. Medical and vision-care insurance.
6. Snell's Law.
7. Omega-3 fatty acids.
8. The Winter Solstice.