off to the races

as i sit here nursing my sore neck and sipping my first dose of caffeine for the day, there's a big ol' roast beef slowly cooking in the slow cooker at home. there's also a baking dish full of roasted tomatoes, onion & garlic in my fridge waiting to be turned into roasted tomato soup (the recipe for which i found on flickr of all places).

by the time four o'clock yesterday came around, i felt horrible. physically, mentally, everywhichwayily. i kind of snapped at christopher on the phone, which i felt bad about. so, because i really needed to both apologize to him and be hugged, i drove to his place unannounced and just kind of fell into him when he opened the door.

god, i hate it when i have moods.

going home and getting reacquainted with my space helped to settle me a lot. i did some shopping, watched some brain-rot, washed my new clothes, prepped the above-mentioned food, talked to jen on the phone, ate a halibut burger and generally had a quiet evening at home. alone. all by myself. after spending three days in very close quarters with my mom, it was much-needed. very much-needed.

i've promised myself that once i finish the four rolls of film which are currently loaded in cameras i will not shoot any more film until i've caught up on the innumerable sets of negatives which need scanning. i'm hoping that such a strict restriction will encourage me to just get it done already. seriously, there are rolls going back to mid-june, for pete's sake. plus, i owe my eastern-living family photos from the reunion in july, which i've not even attempted to sort and process. i'm such a horrible slacker.

i blame the fact that i hate my computer chair. it's uncomfortable to sit in for long periods of time. that's a good reason, right?