more than enough

it feels like lots of stuff happened this weekend, but i only left the house twice, the only people i talked to were my parents and, really, how exciting can you say your life is when the big news is you cleaned your oven & toilet?
saturday was a good day, which was important because friday was a bad night. i slept for a good twelve hours (much needed rest to get better, you know). i was up for about an hour when my dad phoned which precipitated a mad tidy-up dash about the apartment while he walked over to bring me things. i hadn’t realized it, but it was the first time he’d been over since i had unpacked and decorated. he’ll be coming over again soon to do some electrician-y type work around the place (can you believe that none of the outlets are new enough to take polarized plugs?).
after coffee & chatting with my papa, i set out to run some errands. my itinerary included the bank to fetch laundry quarters, the hardware store to fetch a new cord for the percolator & new outlets, and the camera store to fetch a remote for my camera. it was the latter which caused me some consternation.
for some reason, i took my camera out of it’s bag and i heard a nasty, scary, HOLYFUCK rattling i’d never heard before. i took the lens cap off and clicked a couple of crappy test shots. everything seemed to be working all right, but there was still the disconcerting noise. i tilted it and looked at it and then i saw it… glass. ohmygod. i swear my heart was in my throat. i panicked, put the lens cap back on and practically ran out to do my stuff. first the bank, then the hardware store, then the camera shop, where the very nice lady at the counter looked as worried as i did when i said “i think the glass has popped out of my lens”.
then, as usually happens when i find myself in some world-ending situation: i discover it wasn’t anything major and i’ve stressed myself out for no good reason. seems the inner ring on my uv filter had come unscrewed. it wasn’t the lens glass, just the filter glass, which was rattling around. phew! a quick twist and i was good to go (but now in possession of the coveted remote control. watch out!).
a detour through safeway and i was on my way home with goodies and stew fixin’s. the rest of the afternoon was very casual. i watched some tv i’d downloaded, did some dishes, listened to some wilco, yadda-yadda. when i saw the forecast included snow and freezing rain, i took a quick trip out to buy things i didn’t really need: another bottom sheet for my bed (300 thread-count, sexy burgundy), ben & jerry’s and edamame. by this time it wasn’t even seven o’clock and since i was fairly sure i was in for the night i took the opportunity to get my laundry done before the sunday morning rush.
now sunday was a complete waste. even though i did clean the oven, bathtub, toilet, made stew, did dishes, tidied the flat surfaces and take out the garbage it feels like i got nothing done. i read a lot of websites. i phoned my mom. i thought about having a nap, but didn’t quite get there. i asked tall shane to come over, but he was being tempermental which is really for the best. i know the reason why he keeps asking to see my new place and it’s not his love of architecture or home design, if you know what i mean.
i’m already making plans for february. so far, i have three very cool things on my schedule and i’m looking forward to them all very much. i’m also considering going to the northern voice conference. when darren asked me if i was going, i replied “but i already know how to blog” which is true, but after looking at the schedule, i might be able to learn a thing or two. and, really, what’s $20 and a safturday out with a bunch of internet movers and shakers? who knows, i might meet some net.celebrities! who’s coming with me?