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I feel so mellow and lovey today, which I'm sure is a result of a weekend of doing nearly nothing, and then only things I wanted to do.

someotherguy's family didn't come to visit after all, so I slacked more than I would have otherwise, but I still got a fair bit done. Made some yummy food; I have a cleanish house, now; re-watched the Fellowship of the Rings (the extended version this time) with my sweeties; and I spent a LOT of time just lounging around. It was lovely, and only would have been made better if I'd felt better. Still, it was great for me and my emotional wellbeing.

Short day at work today -- closing the office at 2 instead of 5. Laundry tonight, then another day of rest and recuperation. Not recuperating *from* anything, now, but still. I'm liking this slacker thing, and I'm gonna milk it for what it's worth.

Garden stuff

Yay, seedlings!

Chinese broccoli (*wave at stonebender*), lettuce, and marigolds are sprouting. And my new sprayer head gives me a nice, fine mist that doesn't disturb my soil. Happy happy.

(I thought of mulching the tomatoes, but I'm there every day to water and weed, if necessary, so I'm gonna pass for now.)

My froggy wants a less weedy place to sit, though, and I want a nice beach chair or papasan for sitting under the tree.

Might've watered the tree too much -- lots of fruit flies under it today. Is that bad?

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Busier day than I thought it would be, but relatively easy. Worked 8-2, did laundry (which, believe it or not, is a fun task around here), then took sogwife to the doctor, which was a lot less hassle than it could've been (she's fine). So now I'm sitting drinking chocolate milk and goofing off before putting away the laundry, and what's more goofy than a silly survey?

( 36 questions stolen from klwalton, along with some of her answers )

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Behind the cut, more garden pictures. This time, I took some photos of other people's plots and some of the common area. I think the whole thing is looking so pretty right now. Next, I should make myself a gardening icon. Maybe Mr. Froggy wouldn't mind.

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The mailbox Weird, but of all the pictures I've taken of the garden this week, this is my favorite.

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Sometimes, our local discount grocery has really good cheese for very little money.

Stilton with apricots embedded in it.

Yummalicious!

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karenbynight posted this in a protected entry, but gave me permission to repost, so here it is. I welcome comment. I don't think I agree with it all, but it rings true in a lot of places, and I want to ponder it some more. My comments are in [brackets].

1. Just because you feel bad doesn't mean somebody else did something wrong.
2. Just because you feel good doesn't mean you're doing the right thing.
3. New relationship energy is icing. Love is bread. Both are tasty.
4. Play with your food; eat your toys. [I also like eating my food and playing with my toys.]
5. There are few things you can do on this planet more worthwhile, more wholesome, more important to your needs as a human being, your country's needs, and your planet's needs, than loving other people. As many of 'em as possible. [Hmm. I have to think about this. I'm not sure quantity of people is important, at least not pure quantity, as opposed to, say, quantity relative to the amount of social energy one has, or something.]
6. The essence of integrity is setting other peoples' expectations correctly -- aka making commitments -- and then living up to those expectations. [I think I see integrity as a thing fairly independent of other people's expectations of me, but I also see honoring my commitments -- and not overcommitting -- as an element of integrity, so this is another one to ponder.]
7. There are those who will claim that failing to be forthright and proactive about setting expectations excuses you from the duty of keeping commitments; that it's not at all your fault if the other person assumed commitments you didn't intend to make but didn't disabuse them of. Don't be That Guy. [Amen, and amen.]