Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Argh. Out-of-the-house errands today are just not going to happen. Plan B: in my next brief burst of energy, put the old tire back on the car and hope that it's still leaking slowly enough to just need a little topping up tomorrow; concentrate the rest of my spoons today on making sure I'm all set for tomorrow; budget time tomorrow for dropping the battery back into the car with the idea that even if it's not holding it's charge well (not sure whether its being down to 13 V after a few hours disconnected from everything is something to worry about or not), there'll be folks where I'm going who can give me a jump start to get home; think about going to a party tonight only if I get a big burst of energy this evening, which looks unlikely. (*grrr* A time of year when I wish to be social even more than at Christmas. *sigh*)

One of these days perhaps I'll learn not to overestimate how much I'll be able to get done the day after doing stuff. :-( Yesterday didn't look like much written down as a list, but apparently it counted as enough to screw with my ability to get things done today. I hate this.

Dealing with tires and such is hereby postponed until Monday, and I'm counting on y'all to hope really hard on my behalf, that no new automotive crises arise before then. (I also need to figure out just how much money I have -- and pay my electric bill before it gets cut off -- before I go buying car stuff. Ugh.)

Other than big public gatherings like Georgetown and Fells Point, what's going on in my local social circle Monday night?

I'm typing this in a Telnet window on a Linux box while the listening to iCab read the most recent entries of my LJ friends page aloud on the iMac halfway across the room. Kind of almost decadent except that I need to figure out how to make it read each user's entries in a different voice, and those of you who still use *asterisks* to indicate bold (or strong emphasis (the difference: <b> vs. <strong>)) get read aloud as "blah blah AsterIsk blah AsterIsk blah blah AsterIsk blah AsterIsk blah", and if you surround a word with multiple asterisks. Obviously you should all change your posting habits for my personal convenience. (Hey, I saw that finger!) (And that!) (Don't stick it out unless you're going to use it!) ... or, ah, maybe I'll just get used to hearing "asterisk asterisk asterisk" in a computer voice. %shrug%.

(What? What?)

Of course, I'm only half-listening. So hearing the computer say, "Can you roller-skate to shul?" was probably even funnier than if I'd caught whatever was just before it. (I'll either have the Mac read it aloud again when I'm no longer thinking about writing, or -- more likely -- just read my friends page normally after my nap.)

Naptime; then to change tire, deal organize garb & gear, and get to email. Maybe I'll have the computer read porn to me as I fall asleep. (The flat delivery and mispronounciations are actually rather distracting, but it still amuses me to know that I have that option.)