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My sleep schedule is all out whack. That's why I am up at 7am. Though I am finally getting around to watching the drag queen episode of Project Runway. I don't have coffee though which is bad. However I really don't want to get dressed and go out for it. Dilemmas, dilemmas.

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I think I've managed to unpack most of the glasses and dishes by now. This kitchen feels so much more roomy and inviting than our old one. I think the drawers instead of cabinets below the counter make it so much easier to store things. Restocking the pantry is another thing. I did buy some spices today and olive oil. On the menu for the week: baked rotini with Italian sausage and crimini mushrooms, chicken biscuits with scrambled eggs, lemon dill broccoli and mushrooms and a cheesy strata made on French bread. Nom nom nom.

Koshka has discovered his kitty cave and seems to enjoy sleeping there. I wish I was the cat. His day consists of meals, pets and taking naps in different places.

Yesterday I had my first bath in ages. I stopped taking baths and only had showers at the old apartment because the tub didn't have a slope and the bathroom just wasn't relaxing most of the time. But now I have a bathroom with a high window so there's plenty of natural light and a sloped tub to relax. Happiness. I laid in there and read the most recent issue of Harpers with great delight.

Sometime this weekend I need to commit myself to the process of unpacking and arranging the library. It will probably be an all day affair, so maybe Sunday. I watched Project Runway this morning. I sort of wanted to whack Daniel in the head - hello, drag queens! That dress looked like something out of the Jessica McClintock store. Why haven't they aufed Keith yet? I hate his weird obsession with fringe. That outfit was maybe Tina Turner on a bad crack binge where she put her clothes through a shredder and then threw them back on again. Not glamorous or sexy or even fun looking! Stop with the fringe! Despite my annoyance with Joe in general, his outfit was super and he really worked outside his comfort zone to make his client look hot. Varla Jean Merman was super.

Right now I must go walk to the mailbox before the evening rain showers commence, as well as get dinner started. We've had a couple good soaks this week so the yard is all verdant and soft. Still waffling on avocado trees and mountain laurels. I worry if I plant the avocado tree in the front yard, my neighbors will steal all the fruit. Haha. I did find these clay eggs filled with potting soil and marigold seeds at Lowes the other night. They are on the window sill near my chair and I hope they sprout soon.

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Who is that awful woman NBC has doing commentary on the platform diving? She's incredibly snarky and horrid about everyone and everything. She even implied during the semifinals that one of the Australian divers has mental problems. Whiskey tango foxtrot? Every time she bitches about someone's toe position I want to scream at the television "I bet you can't even dive off the board lady!" Ugh. She has to find something to complain about for every single dive. Critique is fine, telling the audience what's what is great but this woman is just a cranky old biddy.

I've read the local news the past couple days over the controversial San Marcos traffic stop. Summary: Officer pulls a man over for speeding on IH-35. (Which is sort of hilarious because isn't everyone speeding on that stupid highway? Seriously.) The driver tells the officer that they are racing to an emergency vet clinic because his dog is dying. The officer says, and I quote: "Dude it's a dog. You can get another one. Relax." The officer kept them sitting on the side of the road for 20 minutes, during which time the dog died. The driver offered to stay behind with the officer if his girlfriend could continue driving to the emergency vet with the pet, and the couple also pleaded to be allowed to turn themselves in afterwards. These offers were rejected. I watched the police car dash video online and the guy looks hysterical. It's awful. The incident has drawn a lot of media attention. The mayor in San Marcos had to hold a press conference today about it.

Speeding is bad, yes we all know. It can be dangerous and 35 is hardly a safe place to begin with anyhow. However, what would have happened if the story was the driver was speeding to a hospital with a dying person? A dying baby? For people, I suppose you could call an ambulance. You can't get an ambulance for your pet though. Is it ethically alright to be reckless and possibly dangerous to others while attempting to save a life? Clearly, the officer didn't give a damn about any of it. While I can understand his desire to protect other motorists and enforce the law, he could have handled that situation a hell of a lot better.

I could have used a traffic cop the other day when some asshat in a Honda nearly broadsided me on Mopac. Or enforcing speed limits in school zones and stopping those dumpy little nutjobs driving minivans in the wrong lane. We all know 35 is just a big death trap - just write it off entirely.