greater than the fear of bondage

Today? Was kind of suck. For instance I only got a couple hours of sleep. Because of this and I suspect a slight run-down from a recent very busy schedule, I was fairly “worthless” for getting work done here at home. In light of that I did a minimum – and I do mean a minimum – of housework, and caught up on movie-watching, my head bobbing around and my eyes all bloodshot, and a little extra snuggling with the kids.

Good movies, at least (the snuggling is always good, that goes without saying). In fact, it felt pretty awesome to watch some drama (Black Swan [ok, that one wasn’t so good but still], Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, The Missing, Shadowboxer, Megamind [with the kids], Insomnia [remake], The Machinist, Bright Star, True Grit [remake], and 127 Days). Yes, I did watch all those movies in the last 24 hours – easy to do when you don’t sleep. And yes, I guess I was in the mood for “gritty”. Not too gritty though. Not gritty-for-the-sake-of-grit. For instance I considered watching Shutter Island for the atmosphere and the DiCaprio and the noir but ******* spooooilller ******* I heard the film features about a hundred graphic and exploitive shots of murdered children, knothx bai.

So mostly, movie-wise, it totally worked out.

So yeah, I got to rest today, for which I’m thankful, but a lot of stuff went tits-up. Today’s planned swim date: didn’t happen. Company planned for tonight, wires got crossed: didn’t happen. PLUS Ralph was one day late on utilities billing so our water got turned off. Now that set me back a bit. Then I discovered our kitty Harris has a very ugly wound on his back so I have to get him to a vet tomorrow.

My mom hassled me today. Out of concern. “Why aren’t you sleeping?” “Should you see a counselor?” I was too tired to be overly polite, although I just (politely enough I think) told her I didn’t need advice about my sleep. She was very sweet and we caught up; she had invited kids over for a date but I’d forgotten to pull that together TOO. At my request she baked and brought us some individual pizza crusts so Ralph made homemade veggie pizzas for dinner. Another vegetarian day at the Hogabooms. I must admit the groceries are a lot cheaper.

So now? It’s 10 PM and I have nothing to show for myself today. I know that’s okay, or that’s allowed. It’s just rare for me. I tell myself I’d rather receive the opportunity to rest and relax than to fall ill. I’m going to have some more water, some tea, and a hot bath, and try to stop feeling like an ass for being as human as the next fellow.