today was okay. pleasant enough. very quiet.

I got up at 9 and puttered around, mostly napping til noon. I put another coat of paint on the numbers outside -- they look really great now -- and enjoyed chatting with two neighbours while I did it. that really made my day, actually. I am surrounded by really lovely neighbours on both sides and across the street. today I also mowed the front lawn, pulled some major dandelions in the back (with roots up to an inch in diameter!), and did a ton of laundry. not only did I wash clothes, they're all put away! including two loads that had been laying around clean for over a week! the only things I wanted to do but didn't get to was sweeping the floor, cleaning the bathroom, and doing dishes. and really, it's Nick's turn on all of those anyway. okay actually, I'm not aware of him ever sweeping or cleaning the bathroom. ah well.

I quite enjoyed my weekend. it was quiet and I got lots done without feeling lonely or sad. I had three drinks and a smoke on Friday, which is pretty tame, and no booze at all on Saturday. not being even the tiniest bit hungover probably helped my mood all weekend.

Justice Studies boy had friends in town and so he didn't go for dinner with me after all. ah well. I went by myself and it was fine. I really enjoyed my walk back home; I took a street I haven't been down in a while and admired the landscaping and architecture of some houses. I took Katie for a walk after too, and she was extremely well behaved.

I never made it to work, so I am going to try and do a couple of work blog posts before I go to bed tonight. I'm so tempted to just watch something on the internet, though. eek. I really should though. I have all the pictures I need on Flickr already, so each post won't take long at all.

I still don't know if my date with Friday Guy is tomorrow or Tuesday. I hope it's still happening, but I also feel like I can survive til after I'm back from Halifax if it turns out he needs some alone time to unwind from crazy study time. I'm not thrilled about that prospect, though, so I'm gonna see if I can get a hold of him shortly.

I bought Katie a new squeaky toy yesterday. in just five minutes tonight she killed the squeak. it now just makes a grody sucking noise. I love it! she's such a mighty killing machine.