OK So Vacation

May 26th, 2006

Tonight marks the start of a week’s vacation for me. Not going anywhere because… well there’s nowhere in driving distance that I want to go, and I didn’t want to dip into my savings to fly somewhere. And I relish the thought of a week to myself to do whatever I want and swan around the house in my bathrobe if I am so inclined. Except of course tonight, when I should be all filled with giddy anticipation I am instead forlorn. Because it’s my damn contrary nature to be. *eyeroll*

When I have to work I fantasize about not having to, and when I have time off I start stressing about getting depressed because I am not keeping busy! Or reverting to full-on sloth or something, and being unable to return to work later due to my dagger-like claws (which are quite good for hanging in trees with, however)

Anyway, my plan to avoid this fate (depression, not sloth) is that I am going to make a list of things I want to accomplish, so at the end of the time I don’t feel like I have wasted it. So, I want to:

Buy an indoor/outdoor rug for my balcony so I don’t have to walk on hot tar paper this summer (cost = $67 from Home Despot) It was only $15.98!
Buy dirt and flowers and herbs to plant on said balcony (cost hopefully = $0 due to strategic shopping trip with maternal unit)
Plant some nice viney fast growing things out there, so the Republicans can’t see me if I want to go out and read or something
Do at least 5 tutorials in Hexagon and learn more about how it works
Watch the director’s cut of “Return of the King” (I’ve been saving it)
,Finish the last book in the “His Dark Materials” series
Read “The Selfish Gene” and that Noam Chomsky “Failed State” book.
Get a recliner for the balcony. See if Mom wants to go shopping again.
Get a shelf for my bedroom and finally make some order of the design books I’ve been piling haphazardly.
Find a copy of “The Chronic” used somewhere in town, since it’s not available on iTunes. Grrr.
See “X-Men 3″
Make serious progress on my graphic novel. Three pages per year is not an acceptable output level.
Take Bruiser to vet for annual checkup & shots
Go to gyno for fun yearly stirrups-fest.
Write very nasty letter to Epson and demand refund for wasted ink cartridges.
Do some freelance work to get some money in the coffers.
Go to YMCA and sign up for summer water aerobics and try to meet Pilates instructor to see if I like him/her.
Try to find out if I want to take that art class at COCA or that Artist’s Guild place.
Break in new camera, and order new mini tripod to replace broken mini-tripod.
Update my online gallery, make new Flash version.
Do up the t-shirt designs that have been rattleing around in my head.
Go to the Zoo or the Art Museum.

OK, for now that’s it, but already I am feeling better! As long as I have goals, you know? Of course there will be much laying about time in there as well. And showering and stuff.