I can't believe it's already the 19th. I don't even feel like September has started yet.
Since I've been keeping an online journal, hits on my home page have really jumped.
Hey, caffeine really does wake me up. I was drinking a large iced tea from 9:00-midnight and I was wondering why I was so awake. Then I wondered if I could wake up early in the morning if I went to bed after 5:00 AM (I actually fell asleep around 6:30). I started thinking of reasons that I REALLY didn't need to go to the dry cleaners. "The jacket isn't that wrinkled and the little bit of dirt on the back is hardly noticable." Right after I thought that, IE crashed. I thought that could be a sign that I'm supposed to try to go to bed, be responsible, wake up early, and go to the dry cleaners. But I got back to the Internet anyway. God, do other people do this? There's something to add to my "likes" list- procrastination!
I have this urge to see as many small towns, cities, and historic sites in the US as I can.
BTW Neil, sorry about your Redskins last night.
Weird. I wrote yesterday about liking dinner parties but never getting invited to any. Well, today I talked to Eytan and he told me about our plans Friday night. They involve going to a dinner party of someone he doesn't really know (he sort of knows one of the other guests). They said it was fine if I came (probably because I make an even number of place settings). This guy lives in a fancy house in Northern VA with a cook and a maid. Whoa. This is what I've been wanting to do and now I get to do it. What luck!!
So I didn't go to the dry cleaners today. Oh well, so I'll be a little wrinkled. No one's really gonna care (I hope). God, I'm gonna look awful. I'll have just come in from Phili, wearing a wrinkled jacket, wrinkled pants, and sandals. Maybe I'll rty some make-up or something. I have to look somewhat presentable. And then I have to go right from work to that dinner party. Eytan said it was casual so maybe I'll change before I leave. But into what? I don't even know what I'm packing yet. I hate this stuff. No matter what I pack, I'll wish I had something different to wear.
This was a waste of a day. I woke up around 11:00 AM and didn't accomplish much. I'm still having trouble with the New York hotel reservations. I don't know what else to do. I can't get any of them to come down on their prices. The cheapest I've found is $380 (The Warwick) which is ridiculous- the Four Seasons is only a little bit more and it's much more convenient to stay there. I can't believe that out of The Westin, The W, The Waldorf, The Parker Meridian, and The Warwick, I can't find a good deal. Maybe I'll try the Essex House and the Riga Royal.
I'm REALLY thirsty and have nothing to drink. Why am I so bad with the eating and drinking thing? Guess I'll have to go out.
I'm finally finding another good reason that I have this daily journal (I've never been this successful for this long with a journal before). I write about all sorts of things coming up in the future and how I feel about them at the time. Then when they happen and I write about it as something that's happening in the present, I can look back and see if my thoughts have changed. What a great way to get to know yourself.