TV night once more

So I actually managed to get up at 10:00, amazing because I forgot to turn on the alarm so there was nothing to wake me up.

I had breakfast and coffee, then called mashfanficchick who said I should come over around 3:00. So I puttered online awhile, then showered and dressed.

Then I did something that I'd been meaning to do for a few days. One of the two lightbulbs in the ceiling lamp of the kitchen blew out so I had to change it. This is more involved than it sounds as I have high ceilings, a bit higher than eight feet, and I am short, 5' 3" if I haven't shrunk. So I have to stand on the very top of the step ladder, the step that isn't supposed to be stood on (but everyone does) and stretch to reach the lamp. It is always scary and nerve-wracking.

But I did it in a shorter time than usual so I am proud. After that I puttered online until 2:15 when I started getting ready to go.

I took the 44 bus, and then the 46, and got to mashfanficchick's by 3:15, so it took a bit longer than usual. There was another fare check by the transit police along the way They didn't even bother to scan my card this time, I guess I look responsible, or else they just don't care.

Anyway I got there and we hung out talking til 6:00 when ze had to do something private on the phone, so I went down to Starbucks and had a pumpkin spice latte and attempted to Team the FWiB. Unfortunately the music in the Starbucks was so loud that it didn't work out, so we got off and I started reading the book I had brought with me, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, the sequel to The House on the Cerulean Sea. (I finished Wooing the Witch Queen last night. Very nice and satisfying ending to a cozy romantic book)

mashfanficchick called me and said ze would meet me there and we'd get food for dinner. So that's what we did. We decided on Indian. I got chicken korma and a mango lassi.

We took the food back to zer place and ate, and at 8:00 we watched 911. It was a very good episode. At 8:30 during the commercials I called Middle Brother. He is fine, took a walk in a park yesterday but was disappointed there was no water in the pond. He's looking forward to Halloween though.

At 9:00 we watched 911: Nashville, which was better than the preceeding episodes were. Still awfully soapy though.

We hung out for awhile afterward, and then I Ubered home. Got here and fed the pets, and started here.

Gratitude List:

1 The FWiB.

2. Good TV.

3. Got the lightbulb changed with no problems.

4. The new Lois McMaster Bujold Penrick and Desdemona novella is out (though not for Nook yet, darn it)

5. Indian food.

6. Middle Brother is well.

Horrible insomnia

I turned off the light last night at 1:45 am. I assumed since it was so late I'd fall asleep quickly. I did not. I did not fall asleep at all.

Finally at 7:30, after literally being awake all night, I got up, had breakfast, and went back to bed and slept til 12:30. That was not enough sleep. But I got through the day.

I had coffee, and put in a Shipt order. Then I took a shower and dressed. The Shipt order actually came early, which was a nice surprise.

I put it away and puttered online. At 4:00 I went to the bedroom and lay down and played on my phone til 5:00 when I got up and went to my Al-anon meeting in the Bronx. As usual I had pizza first.

The meeting was rather small but quite good. M drove me to the bus stop afterward.

Then my battles with the MTA began. The 50 bus was about 15 minutes late. It finally arrived, and I got to 31st and Linden to wait for the 25, and found there wasn't on for almost half an hour. So I did what I did last week and walked home from there. Grrr,

Got home finally and Teamed the FWiB. We couldn't talk as long as I would have liked cause it was so late but we it was good.

Then I fed the pets and started here. I need to get to bed soon, my head is bussing I'm so tired.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. My meetings and the people there.

3. Pizza.

4. Held myself to only two donuts this week.

5. Shipt.

6. Bed soon!