Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
health & wellness

oh, my aching head

I thought I had a cold last week–it turns out that was just a precursor for today. At 3am this morning, I awoke to a sore throat. I have a splitting headache and my nose has been running all day. I still made it to church today and we had our traditional Sunday brunch, but after that, I laid on the couch for a few hours.

But, there’s always work to be done, so I’m up and at it again. I only hope I feel better tomorrow. I hardly think I’ll need to call off sick, but I have a lot to do at work this week, so I’d prefer if I didn’t feel like crap while I was doing it. And, this is the last week I’ll have to work a Friday until 2005. Brian and I took off the 17th in order to get ready for Christmas. And, we’re off due to the holidays the following two weeks.

miscellany

productive day

Brian had to help his Dad with some electrical work at his house today, so he and Jake went there this morning. I expected them to be back by now, but forgot the cardinal rule of Law time management–whenever someone with the last name of Law says something is going to take x amount of hours, you can safely double it.

I’m not complaining, though. In their absence, I accomplished a lot of things today in addition to my usual Saturday chores. All without interruption, I might add. Additionally, I managed to grab a coveted nap this afternoon. All in all, a good day.

Right now, there’s a pot of lamb and barley stew simmering on the stove. Hopefully I won’t have to eat it all myself.

movies

american wedding

Not being in the mood for intellectual stimulation this evening, I suggested that we watch American Wedding, which was playing on HBO (It’s not TV, it’s HBO.) this evening. I have to say, we were both pleasantly surprised. I laughed, I laughed till I cried (twice). It was all good. And, the perfect way to end a long week. Besides, that guy who plays Stiffler is darned cute. He must be quite the actor, because I can’t imagine how hard it would be to play that big of an ass.

The Flick Filosopher didn’t have anything to say about the movie.

food & drink

it’s that time of the month

You know, time to go to the liquor store! I made my monthly trip there today and picked up a little extra for the holidays. One more thing to check off my Christmas “to do” list. While there, I picked up the holy trinity of alcohol (according to the book of Angela, chapter 6, verse 13)–tequila, rum, and vodka. Mmm. Methinks this is going to be a Margarita night. I ran out of liquor last weekend and could use a good stiff drink this evening. If you don’t think a Margarita is a stiff drink, then you’re not making them right.

miscellany

time

Time is something I don’t have too much of. I am constantly busy. When I’m not busy, it only means that I’m procrastinating. There are always things to do around the house. And if I ever run out of actual work, I can always fall back on my hobbies. It probably wouldn’t kill me to practice my guitar or bass once in a while.

With the holidays upon us, things are even worse. There’s all of the holiday crap to deal with: decorating, shopping, wrapping gifts, baking, parties, visiting, sending cards, etc. As if I don’t have enough to do already.

There are some people, however, who apparently have too much time on their hands. Take this site, for instance. Whoever compiled this list of fictitious books certainly had a lot of reading to do. The Stephen King ones alone would’ve kept me busy for quite a while. And, it just goes to show how busy I am–I never even would have thought to compile such a list.