News: Robert Jordan died day before yesterday. Now The Wheel of Time series will never be finished.

Morning Commute Soundtrack: It's Raining Men, Get the Party Started, Love Song, Stupid Girls, Don't Let Me Get Me (4 in a row by Pink, huh), Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit), You Had Me & I started Pon De Replay when we arrived. I sat somewhere different on the bus & could actually hear my music this morning.

tatting: I finished the heart yesterday on the way home, plus a single ring flower (emptying one shuttle) & emptied the 2nd shuttle by doing a red butterfly. I loaded some beads on some pastel variegated Olympus to make one of Karey's baubles but without reading the pattern. That was a mistake. I started tatting, got through the ring, looked at it without closing & went 'uh, that doesn't look right. Guess what I'll be undoing.

I almost missed the bus this morning. I had to take out the trash, take the recycling to the curb & I tried to forget my id & bus pass. I remembered them after I had locked the door, so I had to unlock it, dash in & get my badge.

Food: Sunbelt has changed the packaging on their Oats and Honey & Chocolate Chip chewy granola bars. My breakfast consists of 4 chewy granola bars; one each of Oat & Honey, Coconut Fudge, fudge dipped Chocolate Chip & Chocolate Chip. Instead of white with colored ends (green for oats & honey and blue for chocolate chip), the ends are more like pantone green & blue (colored but with white dots breaking it up).

We had chicken last night and broccoli. The broccoli had been in the freezer a little too long, but it was still edible. I think that I'll put some of the leftover chicken in the freezer. I'll be having at least one leg for supper tonight.

books: I finished my bedside book, Guards, Guards and I started Magic Lost, Trouble Found last night.

I had to wake up to empty my bladder this morning, one of the reasons that I have a nightlight in my bathroom. As I snuggled back into my still warm covers and started to doze off, I heard something horrifying. My alarm clock going off. My immediate thought 'oh hell, no!' Alas, it was yes.

And all this after having dreams of fighting with the copier. I dreamed that the original was set in place and the pages to be copied had to be fed. The stupid things kept catching and fan-folding on me. Driving me nuts. Of course, my boss is standing there, impatient to get his copies.

clothes: black ~slippers, black slacks, black Origins shirt open over grey floral tank, Celtic knot earrings & ring, Celtic knot star/moon/tree pendant, clip watch, hematite ring & hair in ponytail/bun held by two black hairsticks with brown leather decorative wrappings on the end.

This morning was almost chilly, not quite, but almost. Lunchtime, the weather was fantastic. For the first time, going outside at midday didn't feel like being slapped in the face by a hot, wet towel.

Late last evening, we got the probable address from Joe M. and looked at mapquest. Thanks to the wonky internet connection we only got partial map but full directions. Chris knew a shortcut, we took that, and then found where the directions began from there.

We went through a couple other small towns and stopped by a McD's to get breakfast. We arrived just a couple minutes after nine am. Then Joe was late but really, the GM is never late. John B was there, along with Dan W, Dave W & Rosemary.

We played most the Living Greyhawk BI, broke for lunch (ah, the thrill of Wendy's) & then finished up. It was loads of fun but later my stomach just was not happy about it. Apparently, yogurt for dessert and pizza for supper were both bad decisions. After the BI we playtested the premier that follows it. Very interesting. I meant to play Nadia but ended up laying Reed. Ah well. At least she didn't die this time.

I read a little of Guards, Guards but that's all the time that I had for.

Clothes: jeans, navy loafer, orange autumn fairy t-shirt, green/black bead bracelet, paui ring, fem/dancer ring, hematite ring, new lapis bead earrings, paui shell pendant and did have light blue hair elastic but loaned it to Rosemary & put hair up with red-brown hairstick in ponytail/bun.