Tuesday: Garbage Day Is A Very Dangerous Day

[alexandraerin]

News For Today

So, today's garbage day, which means that last night we had to get the trash out to the curb. I was all set to walk carefully on the icy ground, only to get outside and discover that the ground was no longer icy. The driveway looked completely clear all the way down to the sidewalk.

And it was. It was the sidewalk that was icy, in one patch just before where we put the trash cans. The ice was sort of in shadow, so I missed it with my eyes. Don't worry, gentle readers... I found it with my feet. It was a controlled fall, and I managed to mostly land on the grass instead of the pavement, but it didn't do my knees and back any favors.

My mother, who deals with the same issues in her knees, is taking me shopping for shoes today, so that should help.

Also, in news that might seem sort of bitterly hilarious to people who've been following my blog for two years or more, our bathtub has developed a leak. We have someone coming out to look at it today.

Finally, I've managed to misplace my phone. It might have been left in a friend's car, I'm waiting to hear back on that.

Personal Assessment

Knees. Ow.

Positive side: Still sleeping unaided. The sheer volume of blankets is possible to sleep under in the depths of winter is definitely aiding my streak there. I believe I'm up to eight.

Dreams From Last Night

Indistinct, but they involved cooking.

Random Link

Show Of Hands are an acoustic folk duo from England whose music was first brought to the shores of my ears by s00j. You should check them out. Here they are performing their song, "The Napoli":

Plans For Today

• Write a MU chapter for tomorrow.
  
• Make a post explaining the volume shift/relaunch plans in more detail, what to expect and what not to expect (e.g., the Spanish Inquisition.)
  
• Do a page of character tag descriptions.
  

Comments

[natalief.livejournal.com]

Show of Hands are indeed awesome. I know of them as more than a duo, though - and I can hear at least three voices in this video.

Empathy fuelled kindred knees vHugs offered w.r.t. knee pain.

[alexandraerin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the core group is a duo. There's a woman performing with them in the video. She's playing a larged stringed instrument (I'm not savvy enough to tell what it is).