What a way to wake up

I drove Todd to work today. There are some errands around town I didn't get to yesterday, and driving him in is a guaranteed way to get me moving early in the morning. Unfortunately, my plans for the day are rather on hold, because when we went out to the car this morning we found a note on the windshield reading "my name is ------ I hit Your car pleas Call me at this number" (yes, she spelled the word "please" incorrectly and randomly capitalized things). ~sighs~ Right. So now I'm going to be dealing with this today. She wumped the car pretty solidly - the passenger side door can't be opened. I don't know how she did it, even! We were parked in the second-to-last space (firmly between the lines, I might add). In order to hit the front of the vehicle the way she did she must have driven over the curb! Well, maybe not. My spatial sense isn't so great. Still, it's not a good thing. I should take some pictures in a little bit, just for the record. I hope this bitch has insurance.

things

Car things: Well, that wasn't so bad. It's one of our neighbors, she has insurance, and she wants to meet with me at six tonight to talk over the details of the accident and exchange all the information we need. I wish we could just get all this over with today, but, well, that's ok.

Kitty things: Trouble visited the vet for a checkup yesterday and though he doesn't have a totally clean bill of health (yet), he's getting there. Personally, I'm amazed at what a tough little cat he is. He's been through a lot, and he's healing up amazingly well. Now I start hoping that he and Stranger will really, truly get along... someday.

Skin things: So I've noticed lately that my skin is amazingly dry. This is weird for me. I have sensitive skin, very prone to rashes and things, but I've never noticed it being particularly dry before. When I went to the store yesterday I picked up a new kind of soap, but so far I'm unimpressed. My skin is still so dry all over that if I very lightly run my nails across any part of myself, it leaves a white mark. Grrr... Maybe I just need to give the new soap time? I don't know. I'm not well-versed in the mysterious ways of skin care. I just know that I don't like feeling (literally) flaky. It's weird.

Social things: I'm going to go out and get gas and stop by the bank shortly, and then I'll make a brief grocery store visit for some odds and ends I forgot yesterday. After that, I was thinking I'd either go by Subway and get a sandwich and head to Umstead (the entrance off of Glenwood) and eat in the park, or perhaps, if someone else out there is feeling social... well, I'll be back home before lunchtime to drop off odds and ends, so let me know. I've been feeling far more social and sociable lately, which is a good thing. If nobody is able (or willing. heh) to get together for lunch today, though, I've got a book. Hell, I've got a zillion books, it seems.

Livejournal things: Hello to dandelion_diva, kittyjammies, mystic9429 and shrijani! Just so you know, I only have one filter - I post stuff about Elushae, the world that Todd and I are creating and writing and roleplaying in, in my (now this is the creative bit) Elushae filter. If you'd like in on that, just let me know. It doesn't get updated terribly often, but every once in a while short stories, timelines, gaming notes, or character sketches will show up in there.

Random things: You know that line in B5 where Londo says "my shoes are too tight, and I've forgotten how to dance"? Well right now, I feel like saying "my bra is too tight" but I'm not sure if dancing enters into it or not. Just sayin'.

An idea

You know, I always feel funny participating in friending frenzies like the one shadesong had recently. It feels weird to me to glorify myself, advertising how terribly interesting I am. As for why people should read me, the best answer I can ever come up with for that is "people should read me if they'd like to do so." I think that what we ought to do instead is have sort of an inside-out friending frenzy. A recommend-a-fest! While I've seen the odd meme floating around wtih the premise of "tell me who I should read" I'd much rather make it more general, less specific. Don't tell me who I should be reading. Tell everyone all about the people you've connected with on LJ, the people who make this community thing really work. The idea of a post with hundreds of responses praising other folks (rather than people going on about their own personal coolness) just seems like a Good Thing (tm) to me.