sweets

damn halloween candy. i don't know why i buy so much, because we only end up getting a handful of kids at our door. and even though we give out a handful to each kid, we still will have so much left over. my weakness: tootsie rolls. our pumpkins look great thanks to mike's handy carving skills. and, ironically enough, i got my teeth cleaned this morning. of course the weather is perfect today--fall at its best. i'm taking advantage, the windows are open and the cats are sunning themselves. i love the fall.

i'm feeling old

i think mike is mad at me. we went to a halloween party last night, and it was o.k., but after two hours i was ready to head home. first of all, it was so loud i had to scream to talk, which was hurting my throat, and second of all, i'm already hard of hearing, and i couldn't hear what anyone was saying to me. and lastly, i'm not a big "me" talker to begin with, so answering the old "what have you been up to lately" question over and over got old fast. so this morning, mike has been quiet. and i know it's because he wanted to stay at the party (though i offered to come back and pick him up later) because he had a few beers and was feeling great, whereas i was tired and bored and wanted to go home. but i'll be damned if i'm going to apologize, because i don't think i have anything to apologize for! so it's going to be a quiet sunday around here. on a good note, the next couple of weeks are going to be fun. we're going to mama mia on friday (with mike's mom, but it should still be fun) and then next tuesday we're going to see u2 in oakland. we've had the tickets for so long i can't believe it's finally here. i am bummed because originally the opener was going ot be either the killers or keane, but now it's damion marley (or something like that). and then in a couple of weeks we're seeing death cab for cutie at the warfield, which will be awesome. then the week after that is thanksgiving, for which i will be cooking a whole bird for the first time ever. but first things first--halloween tomorrow night! probably my favorite holiday because of all the scary movies on tv. i've loved scary movies ever since i can remember--literally. i remember watching the little girl who lived down the lane when i was like five or something. and the scarier the better.

quiet

it's been quiet at livej lately. maybe everyone's as enthralled with the new tv season as i am? somehow i doubt that...i'm seeing an acupuncturist later today for my back--my first time trying this. i'm open to it, so i think it can't hurt (no pun intended).i'm really excited with all the feedback i've been getting form my latest column in the local paper. lots of emails from other survivors, as well as old friends i haven't talk to in ages. and tomorrow is my three-year anniversary, so i'm really happy about that. last night on er there was a whole thing about a woman who had the BRACA2 test done, and she was contemplating a double prophylactic mastectomy and ovarectomy. and i thought, "a ha! now maybe some of the people who know me and think i was nuts for doing what i did will realize why i did it!" of course, i'm sure THOSE people probably don't watch er, but nonetheless...next weekend is our fifth wedding anniversary. time goes by so fast! hard to believe it's already been five years, it feels like we just got married and bought this house. speaking of the house, i think we finally completed all of the major outside projects. we just got the patio cover painted, so now we're set. this winter, we plan to tackle the extra bathroom, but we've been talking about doing that for four years now. i started running again at the park. i figure the softer ground should help take some of the impact out. i've been doing a walk/run thing where i walk for 15 minutes and run for five for an hour total. so far, so good. i just want to take it slow, because my tendency is to goo all out and end up injured. but the great thing is it isn't making my back any worse, and my leg is fine now. and i stopped taking vicodin, so now i'm just on tylenol, which i'm starting to ween off of, too. once i can stop taking the tylenol pm at night, i should be good to go.oh, i'm having lunch with a friend today at caf baf...maybe i'll see gunther!