It is 7:17 am and I'm just getting up from my nap

Told you. Bleh, I'm groggy.

May I just express my thanks

even though she probably won't see it here, and of course I thank her all the time, but I really appreciate my co-worker who has been giving me rides home about 3-4 times a week. I do not think I could have gotten home today without falling asleep on the bus if I'd had to take it, and I was dressed very nicely, but in dark purples, so I'd probably have been missed by them. I try to dress in light clothes on days I know she can't take me. She has been wonderful, and I tell her that each time she gives me a ride, but tonight I am feeling doubly thankful.

PS Last night I caught the bus and was worried they'd pass me by even though I was in light clothes (some drivers have a tendency to get into the left lane too early in preparation for the Idle Hour loop). When I saw the driver who looks for me each time, I said, 'I thought you just drove on Mondays and Tuesdays.' He said, 'It is Tuesday. Don't worry, it'll get better.' I'd spent most of the day thinking it was Thursday.

Well, at least I remembered it was Tuesday long enough to prepare for election day and go vote. :) I just promptly forgot the Tuesday part after that.

It is 7:35 pm and I am so tired I can barely see straight

I went into work early, did much lifting and toting, had a site visit from the state coalition coordinator for the early literacy project in which I'm involved, finally ate something around 3 pm, and put in many, many data entry forms. I'm bushed. I'm tired. I'm pooped. I'm going to go take a nap, but I wanted to check in here because my evening 'naps' sometimes turn into 10-12 hours' worth of sleep.

Yawn.

Next on the agenda--a book review that's due this week.

If I had $25,000-$32,000 to spend

I think I might just spend it on this...

The Nissan Leaf--100% electric; no emissions no tailpipe, even.

(I'm not putting this here as an actual commercial for Nissan; it just intrigues me, and I found the commercial concept interesting (although highly unbelievable--but if you want to know how they did it, there's a video for that, too, and I like how they did it).

Here's an actual review:

Adorable white tent bats in the rainforest

Have you seen this?

The 'fastidious librarian' 'who lived longer than any person has ever lived'.

It's a commercial for Raymond James.  If only we could all have such a life. :)

I voted! Did you?

Well, it's been less than an hour and a half since our polls closed and already my choice for mayor has won here. Yay! But it should be interesting to see how the other races go. I've actually got the TV on (rare for me) for the results as they come in. Unfortunately, WLEX is also calling the race as of now for senator as Rand 'Aqua-Buddha' Paul--definitely NOT my pick. Of course, they're calling it with only 20% of the votes counted. I personally think that's a little early.

Did you vote? If not, are your polls still open (ours close early, at 6 pm)? Some of you may still have a chance. Please go out and vote!

PS As a first, I should point out that Gray ran as an openly gay candidate. And won. In Kentucky. Yay!

Okay I am SOOO not a Michael Jackson fan--but I give these people an A+ for creativity and effort

This is a house in Riverside, California:


They also did Marilyn Manson's version of 'This is Halloween'. Apparently it takes about 10 hours per minute to program the music and lights to sync.

Thanks to Brandon for sharing it with me.

Hah, that took a big chunk of time to watch before it's time to leave. :)

VOTE!

So says a sign that was hanging on my apartment building door last night. It was a pleasant reminder to get up early and vote (and provided details where for those who might not know.) So I set my alarm for 6:30 (it sometimes takes a good hour to actually get up), and just after that a very politically involved friend called to remind me. :) We talked politics for awhile and then I got ready. Now I am, and the fact of the matter is that I have to go to the polling place by about 8:30 so I can then catch my bus to arrive at the right time for work, but I have about 45 minutes to kill before leaving. I'm so excited, I just want to go ahead and go, but the library itself doesn't open until 9:30, when I'll already be at work, and although I could stay at the bus stop and read, it's a bit chilly for that. So I will rein in my enthusiasm. I guess I could take an earlier bus and get something to eat on the way to work, but really, I'm trying to be frugal at least until payday Thursday.

Oh, well, get out and vote, and exercise you're right to choose your representation. I won't tell you which way to vote, but please, just go ahead and go.

Happy Halloween! Happy Samhain!

I've been gaming all day, and I just got home from the a not-quite-so-big grocery run. I left an offering of a pomegranate and red wine outside as soon as I got home. Now I'm having some peanut butter and spreadable fruit. I'd like to go on to bed, but there is a nearly inevitable phone call from the game master to see what I thought about the game, so I'll stay up a bit to see if he calls.

Hope your weekend was a pleasant one.