11 06 pm pst   [ long day ]

Well, my grand disaster of today was to spill an entire bowl of hot tomato soup on my lap and my mother's expensive couch. I screamed to my mother right away, so she could clean the upholstery while I waddled to the bathroom trying to not drip and at the same time trying to pull the burning material from my skin. As my mother said, thank god I wasn't wearing shorts. I didn't get a real burn, just puffy red skin that tingled until I rubbed my mom's burn cream on it. It reminded both my mom and I of the time when she scalded herself with hot broth while making a turkey. I was very young, but I remember seeing it happen. I brought her ice cubes as she ran cold water over her burns in the bath tub. The burns etched the lacey outline of her underwear into her skin, but thankfully weren't permanent.

I woke this morning and didn't want to get out of bed. I knew my exhaustion was the result of missing my man, and knowing so unfortunately didn't help the situation. I was disappointed at the creeping depression, for I have done so well being away from him for the past year. Hopefully this will pass quickly. I leave for New York Wednesday morning.

A CD of goodies arrived in the mail, and I can't wait to sit down and listen to the compilation lovingly made by a friend. I ask people to recommend any good movie that I haven't seen or any good book I haven't read. Finally I have started opening up to recommended music, and the first song on the CD bodes well for the group. I'm sure I will be listening to it on the airplane.

My pooch kept peeking at my through the furniture from across the room. I miss him too when I am gone.

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