Day 112

Still disgusting. Slept most of the day. "Watched" (mostly dozed) more Psych, Big Love, and Bones.

Hacked green phlegm up. It is awesome. Wish you were here?

Spoke with Megan and Bonnie.

Popped in to the office. Coughed a lot and finished up some stuff. Everyone I saw told me I looked like crap. (Thanks, guys.) (PS- I have some congealed green phlegm for you guys. I've been saving it up, just for you.)

Today would have sucked more, had I the energy to focus.

Day 111

Didn't sleep well till I took some cold meds at 12:30. Woke up with almost no voice and painful coughing. Called in sick to work at 7. Slept until 11. Checked email and voicemail. Slept until nearly 3.

I can't stop checking the email and voicemail. My boss is out of town and it is my busiest season. I'm really upset. I'm always sick for long periods of time because I have nobody to back me up in the office. It is nice to be needed but I have no choice but to go into the office tomorrow. I hate to be a whiner, but I simply don't get paid enough to work when I feel so shitty I can't stand in the shower. [Be prepared for further bitching in tomorrow's exciting post: I can't believe I dragged my pitiful ass in here to intercept FedEx in order to pass on these materials to someone else.]

Reheated some chili from the last time I was sick. Ate some bacon bits out of the bag. (Cry for help?) Chased that with the rest of a pint of Ben & Jerry's.

Watched some Psych and napped intermittently. Spoke with Paul.

Today was terrible.

Day 110

Felt extremely ill at work but couldn't leave because I had appointments and important things that could not be put off. So I felt exhausted and panicky in addition to my throat hurting, sinus and ear aches, and general wheezing.

Was supposed to go see the sneak of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, but couldn't make it. Didn't make it to the Stube either.

I pulled a bunch of recipes from my back issues of Gourmet and Martha Stewart Living Magazines and passed out very early.

Spoke with Mom, Jim, Steve, and Grammy. Lost my voice by the evening.

Today was not good at all.

Day 109

Watched Eastern Promises and it was fantastic. You should watch it. Cover your eyes during the scary parts tho.

Napped for hours. I feel some bronchitis coming on. Nothing sexier than hacking up a solid sheet of back of the throat phlegm. (Still Single!)

Had chicken noodle soup and dumplings at Family Sunday Dinner (recorded meal convo with digital voice recorder- hopefully I'll figure out how to cut the audio and put it on my blog or at least post transcripts).

The girls left and then we watched King of Kong, which you should also see on account of the awesome.

Finished Adrian Mole and Sense & Sensibility (on Masterpiece Theater).

Spoke with Steve and Addy.

Day 108

Met Beau, Jim, and the Jasons at Paul's to help him move some things into storage. Paul has a lot of boxes of comics and toys. Consider this a cautionary tale. I don't think I was very helpful. Perhaps I should do extra pushups so I can be strong enough to carry stuff.

We had a celebratory lunch (and cookies) and Jim and I headed down to Ikea and Mor Furniture (For Less!). Jim thinks he has couches and his office furniture sorted. I found a drop leaf table that might work nicely for my sewing machine.

We popped in to Loews and looked at paints and I realized that I need to get my shit together to get this move going since I will be dogsitting and working like crazy but, naturally, have made no plans to get any moving accomplished. I think I'll take a few days off work to pack and un-pack.

Next we went to poker night at the Comic Stop and I simply couldn't pull it together enough to actually play anything so I sat around and chatted.

I spoke with my mother.

Finished Bone and read a little more Adrian Mole.

Today felt very long but was good.

Day 107

Did some shopping and left my dogsitting house.

Went to Kim's parent's house and fetched her for dinner at Samurai Noodles and some shopping in the I-District.

Went back to Kim's parent's house and played with their dog and made brownies.

Read more Bone.

Day 106

Went to SAM with Jim to check out the Roman Collection on loan from the Louvre and the 3 panels of the Gates of Paradise ("never to again leave Italy!"). It was super crowded and I wish that we could have come in the middle of a work day, but it was amazing. Very fascinating and just gorgeous. I'm a bit of a Roman history nerd, so that aspect was nifty too.

Afterwards, grabbed a bite at Red Robin (only thing open on the waterfront aside from fish joints). The waitress tried to over charge us but thought when the register said "overpayment" that it meant "overdraft". So all night I was worried about my checking account. (Which is fine, by the way.)

Played with the dogs, packed to go home, and read more Bone.

Spoke with Burke.

Day 105

Measured the new condo to make important furnishing decisions. (Furniture? Yes, please.)

Made steaks, asparagus, and potatoes with Steve. Then we went to DQ for Blizzards.

Read some more Bone.

Spoke with Grandma and Mebbie.

Day 104

Had dinner with Lynn & Michael (mango chicken & pork, carrots, interesting rice).

Saw a fantastic lecture at Benaroya Hall. Herpetologist, Brady Barr was awesome and informative. He had some really interesting things to say about conservation and the way that scientists study animals.

Played with dogs and read more Bone.

Spoke with Steve.

Day 103

Met up with a large crowd at The Stube for drinks. Had pie at the Green Lake afterwards.

Spoke with Burke and Steve.

Read more Bone.

Day 102

Decided to pass on heading out to Ye Olde Schnauzer Ranch two days in a row in order to do laundry and spend some time with the pups.

Made a spinach omelet for breakfast, and salmon cakes and balsamic glazed carrots for supper. Watched Torchwood, The Nine Tailors, Flight of the Concords, and Masterpiece Theater (1st part of Sense & Sensibilty). Plowed through a little over half of Bone.

Did some laundry. Played with the dogs.

Spoke with Steve, Grammy, and Amber.

Today was a pretty good day.

Day 101

Dropped by Starbucks and headed out to Ye Olde Schnauzer Ranch to hang out with Grammy. Played some piano, visited the greenhouse, picked up her old issues of Gourmet and had lunch at the Sultan Bakery (delicious).

Ran to the house to check on the dogs/ loiter. Attended the senior comicon volunteer meeting at The Comic Stop. Had Fat Burger with the in-crowd, checked out the new condo, and then tobogganed out to a Rock Band Party in Redmond. Numerous awesome people in attendance, including Chris, Mike, and Jeannine.

Good times where had.

Spoke with Mom.

Today was a good day.

Day 100

Ran to the house to feed the dogs and then met up with some folks for Angie's birthday party. Had to send back a drink. Always awkward.

Was pretty pooped, so I went back to the house and read some of Bone (the full collection) by Jeff Smith. I had started it on my weekend away, but hadn't gotten very far. It is quite good.

Spoke with Mom, Steve, and Burke.

Day 99

Met with new tutoring student and she is fantastic.

Chatted with Steve. Packed for dog-sitting. Watched Reaper (which is becoming more interesting and complex).

Read more Adrian Mole.

Spoke with Paul.

Day 98

Had lunch with Steve. He brought me presents from Philly.

Dropped by The Stop and Jim(s), and Paul were there so I loitered for a while.

Rode my bike and watched Good Eats.

Had dinner and finished stuffing envelopes and watched Law and Order and Men in Trees.

Read more Adrian Mole.

Spoke with Czabrina and Grandma.

Day 97

Tidied and did some work for the Comicon for Jim.

Had dinner with Andy replete with awkward conversation.

Read more Adrian Mole.

Spoke to Steve, Monica, and Amber.

Day 96

Watched Discovery Channel while stuffing envelopes for the Emerald City Comicon. Met up with Jim for dinner at The Ram. Had a garlic swiss burger which I DEEPLY regretted later- thanks, reflux!

Jim and I were supposed to watch a movie but Jeanine convinced us to come to the Stube instead.

Read more Adrian Mole.

Spoke with Chris & Burke.

Day 95

Had a very slow start again after some fitful sleep. Ate a croissant for breakfast, tidied the cabin and departed just ahead of serious snow. It was sad to leave such a scenic place.

Tidied and swept before rushing to the Family Homestead for Easter- all present except Kyler with bonus Great Grandma. Had yummy ham and a cake covered in Jelly Beans.

Came home nice and early to finish cleaning and preparing for the week.

Watched Law & Order (with Jeremy Sisto) (Rawr).

Read more Adrian Mole.

Spoke with Amber and Mom.

Day 94

Had a slow morning attempting to wake up. Had a pancake breakfast and spent the morning with Karen and Andrea, while the others went hiking.

Jess and Shawn arrived as Andrea and Matt departed. We had a post lunch walk to the freezing cold lake (Karen and Jess). Read a little and started Happy Hour when Leigh arrived in the early evening.

Had delicious lasagna, made brownies and horsed around with Janine. Had cocktails in the hot tub. Chris was in a crazy mood.

Finished off the Christmas Tequila.

Today was a good day.

Day 93

Got Sean to school and rushed home to pack.

Chris and Andy picked me up and we drove to a cabin in Cle Elum. It was really nice. We drove into Roslyn and had lunch at The Brick (where, according to Andy, Northern Exposure was filmed). The potato salad was awful but the burger was great- which should teach you a valuable lesson about ordering salads in bars.

We returned to the house and made cookies. Andrea, Matt, Janine and Mike arrived. Karen shortly after. We had pizza, booze, and played Rock Band.

Today was a very good day.