early morning, west Montana, Rocky Mountain, stranger by the river

Woke up before 5:00 again, first time in months, & even after taking 3 temazapam following Battlestar Galacrica last night. The last full day before the Mighty Insect Slayer returns to work, included a lot of eventful moments. Trish got out of bed around 8:30-9:00, ate her corn flakes, then waited with me for Karen to Kall, so we could go out to Jack's Tacos for lunch, pay bills, & pick up some spending cash. Karen left our checkbooks in the car, so we ate anyway. I had a taco bravo & everybody else's potatoes (too salty), & Trish had a quesidilla & steak & potato burrito. I think Karen had a chicken taco. Then we split for the buckadingdong store & bought $41.52 in groceries; an uneven number 'cause some of the stuff was on sale for 88 cents.

When we arrived back home & after I gave Karen the $200 for taxes & Trish stashed the groceries, we watched some music videos: Madonna 93-99 & Peter Gabriel, Play. I cooked thighs again last nite while we listened to CDs. We watched the Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music DVD Dan gave me for X-mas many years ago, followed by Battlestar Galactica. I slept soundly, but not enough hours.

Today I have to take a stab at Crittin' a piece of (mostly) amateur science fiction. If I can't do it, I'll have to drop out of Critters. I won't miss people like David Dalglish (whom I suspect was kicked out for violating diplomacy guidelines) or I Ron Steele, who railed against "neuraleptics" but is laughably trying to get published: I looked at his bio; it's hard to take seriously someone who makes 5 typos in one page.

After I'm done with the outline for PE, I'll finish MR & ask Ted to have it Critter'd & forward me the reviews. I think when Airvana goes public, we'll be able to finish G&M, until then it's just another time, even though there's no one here with the works to give me a sweet taste, & Perky Pam is no longer putting a spike into my vein.