Checking In

Sometimes you just need to write about the little things.

Christmas Lights: The christmas lights in Albert Hall's living room died this week. Or maybe last week? In any case, I came home one night and realized that our living room with all the lights on was darker than a high school dance.So when I got the night (semi) off tonight, I took myself to BiMart and bought us $6 worth of new white lights. I hung them tonight while my soup heated up and voila! a brand new living room. Well worth it.

Country Music: It's a bit of an obsession right now.

The Giants: Well, yeah, duh this is a big part of my life right now. The World Series started on Wednesday and I've managed to watch both games so far. (0-2 Giants!) It's been wonderful to get back in touch with baseball, to remember how much I really do love this game, love these boys. I've also spent time with new people just because of the World Series, which is turning out to be excellent. I'm quickly becoming good friends with ASM because we hit the bar together to watch the game. I ended up nearly jumping into the financial director of my theater's lap on Wednesday, when Pablo Sandoval hit his first homerun. I'm taking Stervin with me and we're going to go down to Eugene on Sunday for a little Probstein Girl Giants reunion. I'm thrilled.

Outlander: Another of my good friends has just started reading it and says she can't put it down. Every time someone new starts the series, I get a little rush remembering what it was like when I first went to Scotland in 1743. I think about how it feels to meet Jamie, to feel like he's something all together too much for your mind to contain. But you do. This is sounding sexual and maybe that's how it should be - he is James Alexander Malcom McKenzie Fraser after all.

Sherlock Part Deux: Starts on Monday. God help us all.

Big Talks: I hate to have 'em. We all do. When it's me getting Spoken To, I always feel blind-sided and defensive. When it's me doing the Speaking, I always feel like I'm unfairly prepared. This person had no idea this was coming, they have no way to fight back. It's just me and my well-thought out points and them and their surprise and temporary misery.