Hi.

[copied from dland]

I haven't been up to a whole lot here; I didn't get to write yesterday because I ended up being on the phone for long periods of time with the only three people I ever talk to on the phone: R, the Sibs, and OldFriend. In the middle of which, here and there, K came home and the Hubs came home, and before I knew it, I was crashing on the couch. And here I am.

Couch crashing/TV watching has taken on a new dimension for the last few days, and especially since last night. One of the reasons I burrow under the blankets there fairly early is that I'm just SO COLD, so I put on extra jammie layers and a couple of nice down throws and there I am, a captive. And then, I've been trying to watch the whole Supreme Court series -- it's a big four hours altogether -- on PBS. (And to quote K, who watches a lot of The History Channel, yes, I'm a dork, and I know it.) Anyway, the show is very good, all things considered, but it's also all just narration, so I tend to just fall asleep when it's on. While this is a good thing since I am generally sleep-deprived, it means that I've seen some parts of it three or four times and have always missed some of the rest. (I have it recorded, but it's also on a lot.) Last night, I put on the part I wanted to see around 9:30 and was asleep in five minutes.

I woke up around 11:30. I think the recording had run through and was re-starting itself -- I really don't know -- and managed to stay awake, more or less, until midnight, because at midnight, QVC was starting a two-hour show of my make-up! The make-up show was on, yay! So I watched from 12 to 2:00 -- when was the last time I was willingly awake at 2:00 AM? The last 15 minutes or so were tough, and I fell right to sleep when it was over. But body clocks being what they are, I was wide awake at 6:30.

This gave me enough time to wake up and go to CVS and the cleaners and Dunkin' Donuts, and be home by 10:00 for ... the make-up show! It's on THREE TIMES TODAY! (One more coming up in a little over an hour.)

So now, either you are like my children who think that I am mentally deranged (and my sister along with me), or you are a shopping channel watcher and this all makes perfect sense to you. I am not a shopping channel watcher as such, although I went through a stage of it maybe 15 years ago, but I guess the make-up shows entertain me because they're talking about something that interests me and that I'm still learning about. (These are not reruns, btw, each show is live.) While I watch, I bring up some of the items on the computer so I can see the colors more closely and the sizes being offered, and, well, yes, the Sibs and I talk to each other here and there while it's on. So far, neither of has us bought anything except refills for some of the things we use. But their special of the day today was some sort of set worth, I think, $197.00 that they were selling for $99 and change, and that included a whole lot of different colors and brushes and a bag and stuff, and as of sometime mid-afternoon today they had sold over 70,000 of them. It's all just a remarkable cultural phenomenon, if nothing else.

The WW is going pretty well. Earlier today, I pulled out all my recipes and such from last time that have the points on them, so I guess I'll be doing some of that. I also picked up more of the frozen meals, since I think I have several nights this week upcoming that K is either in class or working late. Well, actually, she's only in class on Monday, and R will be here since her car's being serviced, so she and I will go out somewhere to eat that night. I don't really find eating out a problem, but it depends on where she wants to go. Maybe it'll be another sneaky trip to Red Lobster, but this time with the other one. It's really the easiest place to eat on WW. A whole lobster with lemon (not butter) is maybe 2 points.

So my main mission for the evening is to get my feet warm. This will entail layers of jammies and down throws on the couch, and until 10 at least, my clipboard and the phone nearby for sibling consultations while our show is on. After that, it's another stab at John Marshall, and hopefully, a good long night's sleep.


WATCHING WILL & GRACE :: ENTRY #1372