HOLY CRAP!

Holy *&%$#! is really what you are probably thinking. You thought I had forgotten all about this tiny bloggy niche in internet-land, but I had not. My stress-induced hiatus just got way out of hand. Rather than trying to recap 5 long months of absence, I’ll share some of the more poignant moments of recent history. Hmmmmmm, I’m having a hard time with that “poignant moments” bit...not much in the way of true poignancy has really occurred during the last several months. Egad!

At any rate, I am going to resort yet again to the vehicle that I’ve been imposing on you poor souls for the last several blog posts: a summary!! Here goes: I have a new cat, a new tube in my left ear, a very cool glass bat fan pull on my ceiling fan, a new boyfriend (that may just qualify for poignancy, no?), I had really blue hair for a month and a half, and I’m going to Iceland in two weeks--yes Iceland! Is that enough?

Details: the cat’s name is Rufus--



he is an unholy furry white terror who causes Sylvie great distress, yet is sweet and affectionate and disgustingly cute at opportune moments;my ear feels lots better and was worth the stupid outpatient surgery I had to endure to get the little drainy-tube thingy in there, but my hearing is not as improved as I had thought it would be; the glass bat is very cute as well as functional and was a belated birthday present from my mom; the newly acquired boyfriend-y person is awfully neato and really deserves his own blog entry; my hair was dyed bright blue for a fundraiser, and I really miss it--it looked amazing; and Iceland, well, that needs its own post as well.

There. Boy, am I pooped now. It’s about 8 gazillion degrees here, and I haven’t taken a shower yet because I’ve been diligently plowing my way through the burgeoning piles of paperwork in my tiny house. Paperwork is the bane of my existence, it really is. If I were a superhero (I do have special stain-resisting powers, didn’t you know?) my nemesis would be Form Boy or somebody godawfully intimidating like that (Form Boy, fetch me that pitcher!*). I’m rather pleased with myself, actually. What with working out of town so much and spending the great majority of my free time with aforementioned Boyfriend Person (who is definitely NOT my nemesis), I’ve acquired a staggeringly large amount of unopened mail, paid and unpaid bills, flyers, junk mail, simply tons of crap I don’t need made from defunct trees. Poor trees! So today was the day I attacked the piles and I’ve made a fair amount of headway, but it’s really daunting to note how much further I still have to go after hours spent on the floor with a paper shredder and a letter opener. And I’m all tired and sweaty. Bleagh!
*Guess the movie reference! Win Prizes! Act now!

Today was also the day I got in touch with lots of people who probably thought I’d disappeared to an alternate dimension--I called my friend in Macao (a tiny part of China), emailed some other folks in New Zealand and Denmark, and then emailed and called a few more right here on my own continent. And I even wrote in my blog! Must be the season or something. At any rate, I am comforted to be feeling like a productive member of humanity once again. I’ve missed it.