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Yay, hump day.  I like short weeks.  :)  I am working on the 3rd big project of the summer and it’s going okay.  I should be done by Friday.  Project 2, with which I was 95% done requires some changes now and I’m meeting w/ the boss late this afternoon.  Boo.

My 3-day weekend was alright.  Saturday we went to the reopened Walmart - it’ll be very convenient to be able to pick up groceries and all the other stuff in one stop.  The party was fine.  Very low key, and only 9 of us.  It was rather hot and humid, but breezy.  I was surprised we ended up staying out in the yard, but if you were just sitting with a cold drink, the breeze made it nice.  The breeze helped w/ the mosquitos too, though I’m sure the weeks of very dry weather in our area also helped. (Our Mosquito Magnet has been disconnected for 2 weeks - don’t ask.)   Anyway, I ended up w/ only 2 mosquito bites  - but they’re right in the middle of my back. 

Unfortunately, I’m having another lung episode.  I didn’t do any strenuous exercise, indoors or out, but I was outdoors a lot on Saturday and then I had some lung congestion and wheeziness on Sunday.  Still feeling the effects today.  I might make an appointment w/ my allergist.  Like my other allergy symptoms, they seem to appear/worsen on the weekends when I’m not cooped up in an office all day, so I think this is similar. 

On Sunday and Monday I didn’t do much. Oh, Sunday I spent time outside watering the veggie garden, some stuff in the backyard and the shrubs in front.  Like imbeciles, I think we’ve killed 3 of the 6 new things we planted out front because of not watering enough the past few weeks.  Duh.  Maybe we should just toss the money out the window.  I did some sewing both days.  Can’t recall anything special. 

Sunday was a “family gathering” on bf’s side of the family because bf’s niece and her baby were in town.  We weren’t invited - it was being hosted by the brother & SIL whom we no longer tolerate.  We were disappointed to not see bf’s niece and grandnephew, but that’s about it.  Bf’s mother asked if the niece and baby could get together again as she was still in town for a few more days (and so we could also see her), but her dad said she needed to spend the rest of the time studying while he helped w/ the baby.  Whatever.  I could go on, but I won’t.  We’ll get out to see her sometime in the fall, I hope. 

I’m looking forward to time off.  We have tentative plans to go to an artsy/beach spot about 3 hours from us, but we need to make lodging arrangements.  In the meantime, I have the rest of this week and two days next week to get through.  I feel like my e-mail is totally out of hand and me workspace is still a major disaster. 

This weekend we have two parties to attend - a 50th b-day party for a friend on Sat. and bf’s sister’s graduation party (the one who graduated from nursing school).  For the grad party, I expect the jerky brother & SIL will be there.  I shouldn’t waste my time dwelling on what jerks they are, but I somehow can’t help thinking about how satisfying it would be for them to be the victims of an accidental spill of a giant cup of red koolaid on one or both of them.  No gifts purchased yet for either person.  The 50th will probably be gag gifts.  The grad gift I have decided will be a spa certificate.  I tried to locate a store that sells medical uniforms, accessories, etc., but there really aren’t any chains around here for that, so forget it. 

Last night we saw the movie (500) Days of Summer.  I really enjoyed it.  Afterwards, I went to pick up my book club book from the library (The Time Traveler’s Wife).  Nothing planned tonight.  Gym should be on my schedule, but I’m just not in the mood.  I will definitely do a dog walk after work because it’s a gorgeous day.   

Food and exercise have been junky and nil respectively.  We have leftover munchies sitting around from the party.  Ugh.  Need to get rid of those.  I took some leftover smoked cheddar kettle korn to the movie last night.  A giant bag of Doritos is sitting unopened atop the fridge.  It will be going to the 50th b-day party or the grad party this weekend.  It MUST.

In general, feeling very morose about life in general.  I read an article about the company where my friend is working.  They are selling their Chicago operations.  Last year her house burns down and now this.  What else can I complain about, since I’ve started?  Oh, this week is TOM, so I will retain all the liquids I consume the next several days.  And I have an ingrown toenail.  Lovely. 

Okay I’m rambling, and this entry alone is probably longer than three day’s entries so I better just publish it and get on with the rest of the day.  Three more hours.