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Wednesday, September 17, 2003

things are improving

OK, I'm feeling a little better now. I've paid bills (including a lot for lab work I had done back in May, and I barely refrained from writing snide comments on the statements, but it's not the lab's fault my insurance sucks -- seriously, I am unsure why their offices have never been car-bombed...), done my Bible study for tonight, helped LT do his Bible study for tonight, and (key to my current sense of contentment) made myself a Nescafé Frothé beverage. These are probably the be-all and end-all of cheezy instant coffee-sorta-drinks. But really, for so little effort -- no grinding, no filling, no filtering, no espresso machine screaming, no mixing, no blending, NOTHING! you just heat water and add it to powder -- you get something that tastes actually decent and gives you that nice caffeine jolt. And for only 90 calories per serving.


Also, it is actually a little bit cold in my house. This is my second-favorite day of the season -- the day when it feels too cool for shorts and bare feet in the house, and I go put on a sweatshirt and long pants and socks. My very favorite day of this season (counted as the time between Labor Day and Thanksgiving; OK, so I set up my own seasons, so sue me) is whatever day on which we build the first fire of the year. Extra bonus points if that day happens to be foggy or gray or even (bliss!) pouring down rain. Mmm, Curled-Up-With-Jane-Eyre-Under-A-Blanket-With-Hot-Beverage kind of weather. I can't wait. Summer can't last forever.

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