In which the author rambles on about nothing much.

My hands are _cold_. My first ticket today was a down server, which meant spending an hour in a computer room. By the end of it I was tempted to go curl up under a table and wait for snowfall. I did, though, spend the long periods while the machine was booting finishing Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice. I see why so many people are screaming Miles fans now.

I'm ridiculously tired despite getting nearly nine hours of sleep. Am I over-sleeping? Have I suddenly stopped needing as much? Am I just so tense that I'm not relaxing even when asleep? Earl will be here tomorrow night; if I sleep noticeably better when he's around I suppose I'm just doomed until January. I need more data.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer had its 2nd season premiere last night. It was really much better than I had any right to expect. Buffy angsts over having been dead! (How Mage.) Xander and Willow almost kiss! The Anointed One gets to speak! And, dear lord, the club scene. It really is a good thing Earl will be here tomorrow night. Talk about frustrated hormones.

Social dynamics during Buffy were amusing. People are interested in other people. People aren't sure what to do about being chased. I sit smugly in my position as Taken Woman and watch.

I need groceries. I've needed groceries for about nine months now, but I think I actually need them badly enough to finally do something about it. Yes, I've raised apathy to a new level in this case -- but I so rarely eat at home! And I still had a lot of frozen stuff, but then the Great Fumigation occured, and much food had to be thrown away. At this point I'm down to a few cans of soup and some potato chips.

If I was willing to drive to Menlo Park I'd go to Trader Joe's and buy their sorts of groceries. Instead I'll probably go to Safeway, which isn't completely suckful and is much more conveniently located. I'm planning on bread and eggs and all sorts of things that will go bad if I don't eat at home. This should coincide nicely with the beginning of Fall Quarter, which is next Monday.