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Things on Tuesday

Lovin'

Spent the weekend with Noelle! We had a lovely time. She got us a killer deal on a room at the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco, so we spent the evening wishing we had such high-thread-count sheets. We wandered around SF on Saturday -- brunch, Union Square, Fisherman's Wharf, and the Golden Gate Bridge. The next day we puttered around Rocklin, looking in some of the home goods stores there (I bought a new lamp! I love lamp!), and then came back to my house and laughed our faces off while watching Eddie Izzard (cake or death?) and Jim Gaffigan (hoooot poooocket).
Day after tomorrow I'll be in Texas to visit Jen! I am really looking forward to seeing her and to having four days where I don't have to think about work! I can't wait.
Dinner last night with my friend Ava who I haven't seen in ages. Turns out we both moved to the same part of town. Hope to see her around more!
Leftovers from when Noelle was here -- sausage pasta yesterday and stir fry today! Delicioso.

Loathin'

I am running out of time to do things! I have about a thousand things I need to get done...and about eight free minutes between now and March. And all I really want to do is sleep.
My car window is broken. I'm praying that it just came off its track and that it can be fixed fairly inexpensively.
I need my big 80,000 mile service for my car. It ain't gonna come cheap, especially because the poor car is shuddering when I accelerate. Or when I use the AC (*dig* at all my friends who don't live in California). I think something needs to be flushed out. It used to run so smoothly!
Trying to finish my book club book before tomorrow night. I still have 200 pages. Not sure if that's going to happen!
My parents are still in Australia, which is good for them, but not so fun for me. I'm having to cook my own dinner. *horrors*
While I get to see Jen, that also necessitates that I get on an airplane on Thursday. At 6:50am. Boo.

My book club has selected You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe as its January selection. Seriously, book club? Seriously? The thing is 700+ pages! I think this should count double toward my 2009 Reading Challenge, don't you think? Just kidding. (Sort of.)
I joined a gym. I just can't get my butt outside in the cold (and I'm in California! It's not even cold by most people's standards) to run, so I found a pretty good deal at my local gym. It's month-to-month with no contracts, no sign-up fee, and it's $15 less a month than normal. Thought I'd give it a shot at least until it warms up and I can get back outside, running and playing tennis.
The guy who signed me up for the gym (at the Sacramento Home and Garden Show of all places) lives in my condo community. I don't know my neighbors. That makes me sad. Part of me wants to organize a neighborhood potluck. But I'm scared.
I just cleaned out my purse and found nine post-its with various cryptic notes, such as:

In an effort to be more socially aware and to focus less on myself and more on those who suffer, I'd like to find a list of companies that ignore human rights violations (I know that Coca-Cola, Nestle, and others have overlooked sweatshop conditions and other violations) so I can make sure I am spending my money responsibly with other non-offending companies. Does anyone know of such a list? I can't seem to find one.
I'm going to Texas at the end of the month to visit Jen. Jealous, aren't you?