At least I don’t work at Dunder-Mifflin

I spent the day, again, cleaning, and watching episodes of The Office. I now have a much cozier bedroom, with more floor space than I had before, and lots of trash for recycling next week. (We had trash delivery but no recycling pickup this week, because of Labor Day.) I’m also now caught up on the first two seasons of the show. (I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to watch this much of the US version. Thanks, Netflix Watch Instantly.)

Other than that, it was a slow day. My vacation is slowly drawing to its end. I heard from my parents this evening. They had a nice visit in Bath, will spend tomorrow morning seeing a few last things in London, and then get a flight home tomorrow evening. So this presumably will be the last night in a while that the dog will wake me up at 1 in the morning, convinced it’s a reasonable hour for him to walk and have breakfast.

And I managed to do a little writing tonight for a change. All my grandiose plans of writing each day, getting a lot read, getting caught up on Kaleidotrope slush, getting caught up on saved newsreader links…nope, none of that really came to pass.

There’s still the regular weekend, though, right? I don’t back to work for another two days.

Is the fact that I’ve been watching The Office, of all things, a sign that I’m ready to go back to my cubicle? I wonder.

Random 10 9-10

Last week. This week:

  1. “Secret Garden” by Bruce Springsteen
    She’ll let you in her heart if you got a hammer and a vise
  2. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, guessed by Clayton
    You might want to sing it note for note
  3. “I Met a Girl” by Wheat
    Everyone stands on the corner promiscuously
  4. “Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)” by Reunion, guessed by Occupant
    At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie
  5. “Love in the Library” by Jimmy Buffett, guessed by Betty
    She was standing in fiction stretched high on bare feet

  6. “Not Enough Love in the World” by Don Henley, guessed by Clayton
    I don’t know if even Heaven knows
  7. “Finding You” by Tom Russell
    And I’ll pray to any god who leaves the light on late at night
  8. “Souvenirs” by Christine Fellows
    Crosswords hidden in the landscape
  9. “15 Minutes Away” by K’naan
    It felt so good when she said write down this eleven digits
  10. “Imagine” by John Lennon, guessed by Clayton
    I hope someday you’ll join us

And so it goes. Good luck!