09/09/09

I couldn't sleep worth a sh*t during the night, so I got up in disgust at 5:00 AM on Wednesday. I took out the trash and came back inside. I warmed up the last cup of coffee and then posted the Blog.

I was really beat, so I went back to bed and slept until 9:00 AM. I got dressed in shorts and a T-shirt and went out to water the raised bed garden. I found two small tomatoes that had some color to them, so I picked them.

Back inside, I opened a can of Spam (yes, Spam) and cut it into 1/4-inch slices. I fried those up and then made some scrambled eggs. I ate three slices of the fried Spam and the scrambled eggs for a most satisfying breakfast.

I put the rest of the Spam in a baggie and into the fridge and then cleaned up the mess. I went back outside to turn the water off and then took a leisurely stroll in my backyard. I made mental notes of all the stuff I had to do before winter's arrival.

I really feel like I got cheated out of the last third of my summer, but its time to buck up and face it, and move on...

I took out the new trimmer so I could assemble it today and also put the box out in the trash before they come and pick it up. But to be honest, my arm hurt and I was seemingly completely unmotivated today. But, I made myself put it together.

I ate the rest of the enchilada for lunch. I really liked that taste of that roasted tomatillo salsa (about 3/4 of the salsa gets mixed into a roux that then gets mixed with the chicken. The remaining 1/4 goes on top).

OMG! They are doing something to the road again. First they swept it off, then they sprayed some nasty-smelling stuff on it (my whole house reeks of it!) and now they are putting down another layer of blacktop. Man! I already had to drive "up" onto the road from my flat driveway. Now I'm gonna have to get a four wheel drive vehicle just to get out!!

Another side effect of this street paving is that the garbage truck apparently could not get down my side of the street. So everybody on my side (including me) still had their garbage sitting out at 7:00 PM.

By the time dinnertime rolled around, my filling breakfast and lunch help me decide not to make a big meal. So, I diced one of the tomatoes, about four inches of an English cucumber and about a quarter of an onion. I added that to some salad mix, topped it with a sprinkle of feta cheese and Ranch dressing and ate it watching TV.

I guess it was from sleeping in this morning, but today was the first day in a long time I didn't have to take a nap. I surprised myself by staying up until after 11:30 PM!