rodently challenged

OK, check it. I'm not working today. I am currently at home. I am on my computer. You know what that means?

I found my mouse! It's a grand day.

How lame am I that the thought of two days off with no computer access made me rifle through all my boxes again (for, like, the 4th or 5th time this week) until I finally devised a plan to allow me to, no matter what, get a mouse? Because that's what I did. My friend Rachel offered to hunt down the extra one at her house and we planned a meet-up this morning (early, even) so I could waste hours upon hours attached to my makeshift desk at some point today. I'd given up on finding my own mouse; it hid itself well. Then I looked into the box with my library books ("They're just library books. Why would anyone put a mouse in with library books?") and there it was, hidden in the corner. And now I feel moved in. That something so simple as being able to use my computer at home makes me this happy is lame. Millions of people manage to live lives exclusive of computers, yet one week without makes me insane.

The house is looking OK. There are still loads of boxes everywhere (where did all this stuff come from?!), but my boudoir is basically unpacked and sorted, as are my books. The next two big projects are figuring what to do with the music and fabric collections. Eek. Shortly I will be off to look for some sort of attractively-designed, poorly-made Swedish furniture items to assist in these projects. The house should be looking homey in another week or so. That's the plan anyway. I might even buy a bed and stay a while!

One thing that really excites me is being able to frame and hang a few prints I've moved flat twice before. The one, I realised, was made by a guy I used to sorta work with at the paper. It's a sun and candy. Candy! He's since more or less given up on art stuff in favour of giving journalism a try, which is just a crying shame. Fantastic artist and fakely offensive: http://www.zardex.com/pals/winters/index.html

Oh, I went to my local grocery store just now and while perusing the selection (Avalon milk! Island Farms yogurt!), I stopped in my tracks. The song playing at that exact moment.... you'll never guess. ... I was SO excited..... "China Boys" by The Payola$!!!! And I register for classes on Monday! I'm afraid lightning is going to strike me down any second, so I'm trying to stick close to trees and tall buildings.

Currently listening :
Superman
By Astrud
Release date: 28 March, 2000