- Definitely a TGIF kinda day; I’m ready for this weekend! Leaving around 12:30 or so and starting on a pilsner brew, then my parents will get into town. Not sure if we are making something or eating out but either way, will hopefully be a good time. I just woke up a little annoyed and it shone through when my kids got up. Sigh. At least it’s early and I can turn it around. I am working on my second cup of coffee and my senior editor is out today so, yay!
- I did end up finishing the book I mentioned yesterday. I cried at least seven times throughout it and I don’t know why it hit me the way it did but, there I was, bawling in my office, frantically wiping tears away. No one saw of course; there’s not a lot of people around and the ones who are pretty much stick to their offices as well. I will miss that aspect of this job.
- You know, I don’t think my senior editor ever liked me. She was always cold and intimidating in person, though somewhat encouraging in writing. I don’t think she ever treated me like a person though. Yesterday when she passed me in the break room on her way in, that was the first time she ever smiled at me. And all I can think is that she never liked me at all as a hire and was glad to get me gone!
- Last night was nice: I offered Ash four different meal options and we just settled on pizza. I ordered and picked it up on my way home, had a couple beers with it, then I sat outside with my middle while he shot some hoops. Then Ash and I went up to Growler and met some friends and that was just a nice little evening. We watched Invasion of the Body Snatchers when we got home because he’d never seen it. I didn’t think it was particularly scary but I can see why people were frightened of it when it came out (this was the ’78 version.)
- Our huge annual festival, Springtime Tallahassee, is starting today and they already blocked off streets for tents and stages, etc. We’ll be down there running in the morning but then home and back to a park in the afternoon for my daughter’s dance group to perform. We did it last year so some of that initial worry is gone now but I still hate trying to navigate crowds and whatnot during events like that.
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Enjoy your weekend with the folks. Must be difficult for you to be motivated to go into work these days.
I haven’t read a book that made me cry in forever.