"HOW I LOVE ALL OF THE VERY SIMPLE THINGS OF LIFE"

Oh, for the love! There has been a LifeSource Bloodmobile parked and running across the street from my building all day. Everytime I look out the window (and it's hard not to be looking out a window in this place) I see it! Sitting there! Running! Doing things with blood and needles! It makes my feet and wrists weak. I've seen bodies, I've seen a bloody corpse exactly twice and that's not creepy. It's the needle part. Oy vey, I can't deal. The crule irony is that there is a beautiful snow shower happening in Chicago today, so I'm inclined to keep my curtains open to watch the snow. But the bloodmobile! Damnit.

So, what's new, let's see. Comcast still sucks worse than the suckiest suck that ever sucked a suck. Getting my bill to me regularly has proved a huge task for them over the past two and a half-years at this address. Anyway, I called today to bitch about my interwebs being down and also to pay my bill since I had them on the phone and so I don't forget next week when it is actually due (I remember these things, since the bills arrive only occasionally), and realized they assess a $4 fee for paying your bill while speaking to an operator. Douches. I'm no cheapass, but that seems a bit much. Bitchass operator made me hang up, call back and redial to avoid paying the $4. So shady.

My house is clean. My To Do List is getting shorter. The snow is falling. Other than the Bloodmobile in front of my digs, today is gorgeous.

"AS I LIVE AND BREATHE"

I just woke up at 5:45, with lights on, my laptop in my lap and my cell phone in my hand, having fallen asleep hours ago trying to work on odds and ends. And, and, and, I fell asleep and was dreaming about multitasking, trying to make a dent in a nonstop pile of work. Sigh. Well, that's what I get for trying to multitask so much lately. Yawn. Luckily, I am pretty open until Sunday to catch-up. I just got a little overwhelmed with projects and such this week, is all. It's a busy time at the ol' Guth-a-Go-Go factory. Yes, indeed. But, after this weekend, things will be a bit different and far more efficient. You'll just have to wait and see!

In the meantime, here are some pointless/worthless questions bouncing around my head in the pre-dawn hours...

1. I can't make myself give a shit about fooball. I tried. I have asked many people to try to explain it to me, one explanation including the props of sweet and sour sauce and soy sauce packets. No dice. I just don't care.

2. My face skin is so dry despite massive moisturization that it might crack if I laugh right now.

3. Because of item #1, the rumor about temporarily suspending some areas of the Chicagoland smoke ban for the Bears is, to me, outrageous. I'm that ex-smoker who is a giant asshole about it now.

4. The bus just went by, filled with people, eagerly heading into the center of the downtown action, I imagine. I am not jealous, but wish I found myself in the center of the Chicago universe a bit more often.

5. My cat, of course, seems delighted to see me awake and therefore is trying to initiate a game of Pounce on Covers When Toes Are Wiggled. I need to trim his claws, which always makes me the tyrannical asshole for a few days.

6. Comcast could not possibly have worse customer service.

7. I heard, while flipping stations, a guy on the radio say that his office was empty and therefore "just a tiny quiet", blatantly omitting the all-important word "bit". Similarly, I heard a woman talking about attending a family celebration and eating "millions of food", then only a week later, hearing a man say he had "literally seen" a particular movie a million times. Sigh...

Yawn. Okay. I'm going to try to get more sleep before tackling for day. Zzzz......