Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Actually got eight hours sleep for a change, despite the police confusion in the wee hours. Woke up feeling like I'd really slept, which is even more unusual. Not in agonizing pain, but enough to be a bit distracting, mostly lower back and upper arms. Went to pick up the confusing prescription, which is a whole 'nuther tale. Then I swung by the camera store -- I'm too broke to buy much film, but there are a couple kinds I've run out of that I really want to have on hand. Shock! Dismay! A sign on the door explained that Abbey Camera was going out of business today! This is a store I've been going to since I moved to Baltimore, where they greet me by name when I walk in. I went in to say my goodbyes. Funny, but the place actually looked smaller with the shelves and merchandise gone.

While I was out doing those things, I noticed that I'm having a lot of trouble walking today. My right leg doesn't want to hold me up reliably. Most likely explanation is pain that my brain is tuning out from consciousness but still reacting to with a flich response when I try to use those muscles. Anyhow, it's pretty disconcerting. Back started hurting worse while I was driving, too.

Anyhow, I'm trying to squeeze in a bunch of things that Need To Get Done, including getting my nails patched up and trying to exchange the guitar pickup that didn't work at Balticon and contacting the person who's figuring out how much money I can borrow if my mom co-signs and catching up on nearly a week backlog of email, and, of course, trying to finish the research project my boss has been waiting for. Wheee. Zoom, zoom, zoom, uh-oh, tired. Feh.

But I'm more cheerful than I'd expect to be, considering the disappointment last night and the sadness over the closing of my favourite camera store and the fear-inducing housing situation. And the weather is rather pleasant -- a bit warmer than I'd like but not as bad as the past couple days, nor as humid. The office (hottest room in the house) is only about 300K (27C, 80F) this afternoon, which is way too hot for clothes but not too bad naked. This is a HUGE improvement over most of this week!