Dispatches

Why hello, Wednesday! Because of traveling on Monday, I thought you were Tuesday, but nevermind. And since you’re here, it means it’s time for “Dispatches.”

And readers, you know you’ve been pining away for it. Don’t try to hide it. I know. I always know. (OK, I don’t know. The fact that I have ended up on dates more than once without realizing they were in fact dates is proof that I am fairly clueless. But it sounded good. So go with it. Endulge me!)

So, let’s get on with the random show.

• After the crazy weekend of travel and the general busyness of my life lately, I’ve been pretty tired. Last night was Bible study night for my small group at church, and I, my friends, opted to stay at home. I realize that Bible study is something I need, but I also realize that when you’re mentally and physically exhausted, sometimes the best thing to do is rest. So I stayed home, at my homecooked dinner unhurriedly, and made some cinnamon rolls. I sat on my couch, read a little in my newly obtained complete copy of Little Women, and watched the premiere of LOST. Which basically confused me even more and I have completely stopped trying to figure out. The writer better spell things out explicitly because I don’t know what’s going on. At all. I was quite happy to see Boone, Charlie, and Claire, though. I’ve missed you, friends.

• Months and months ago, I lost my calendar. I lamented it and bought a new one. Today, while in a room we generally keep locked at work and doing some stuff for the fellowship committee, I found it atop some filing cabinents. I’ve been in that room a lot over the last few months, particularly as we planned the Christmas party. And I never saw it. Ever. A coworker told me it had been there the whole time but she didn’t know whose it was. Too bad it’s now fairly useless.

• Don’t you love it when you find that you’re talking to yourself out loud in public and another person hears you and stares at you? Like yesterday at the grocery store when I opened my car doors and saw that slamming on my brakes earlier had resulted in dumping a bag upside down on the back floorboard and said aloud, “Well, that’s just great.” Semi-cute guy getting in the truck across from me stared at me oddly. But I just smiled to myself and decided this was one of the reasons I am awesome. Or weird. Take whichever you think applies.

• A reason I am awesome: I made these.

• I don’t care how terrible people say the movie Valentine’s Day is, there’s a part of me that still wants to see it. I mean with that cast, it pretty much has to be really good or, more likely, really, really bad. But I want to see it. Who’s going with me?

• The Academy Award nominations were announced yesterday. I have seen absolutely NONE of the best picture nominees. Stanley Tucci got a supporting actor nod for The Lovely Bones, which I’d actually like to talk about. See, last year, I read that book. And I didn’t really like it. It was weird and oddly narrated by a dead person. And everyone had their “own heavens,” which I don’t really agree with theologically. But I also really don’t see making that book into a movie and people going to see it. But if anyone could bring the heavens described in the book to life on the big screen, I think it would be Peter Jackson. I haven’t seen the movie and don’t really plan to because I really didn’t care much for the book.

Well, it’s time to get to work. It’s department meeting day, meaning my morning will be devoured by a meeting in which really nothing much happens. Oh, well. There’s free food.

Have a happy Wednesday, all!