it’s about midnight here in Ohio. but About 9 p.m. according to my computer’s west coast clock that has not been updated to reflect it’s temporary relocation in the midwest.

coming back to ohio, especially at christmas means many things – bitter cold slapping me in the face when i walk out the door. snow on the ground that doesn’t get taken away by rain. watching gobs and gobs of cable tv because i don’t have it at home (part b/c i’m cheap, part b/c i’d never watch it if i had it. part i’d never leave my house if i did). being a daughter, stepdaughter, sister, high school friend, high school acquaintance, college best friend, college drinking buddy. fighting allergies after snuggling with my dad’s dogs. staying up until 3 a.m. and getting up at 11 a.m. because my body thinks it’s midnight and 8 a.m., respectively. catching up on a year’s worth of news with the high school friends. stuffing one’s face with leftovers, then generally feeling like hell because my body doesn’t know how to digest it all at once as i force it to do so. Read the rest of this entry »

A little 15 minute writing warm up before I knuckle down and focus on the work of the day, which includes some writing and learning about Adobe Premiere Elements. This is an experiment, and all before any tea or food, so we’ll see how well I can execute this. I’d like to make this a habit. (the writing, not the lack of tea and food).

time check: 8:45 a.m.

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