It's Friday. I don't think I got anything done in the last two days. I mean, I'm sure I did something, but not enough. Never enough. And this weekend is a long one, but chaotic as fuck. And because I didn't get anything...well, not enough done in the last two days, I will have to do everything faster. And maybe just not sleep.

I have three things already on my to-do list for before school starts, and none of them is write this blog, take my insulin, take my meds, or drive to school. They are all things that happened after 7 PM last night that need to be dealt with today (or things that happened during the day that I only remembered after 7 PM and then didn't deal with...actually one was a midnight rememory...annoying).

Hey, yes it's Monday, but I have the day off, but my car has an issue that makes it undriveable, so I'm up early (not a fan) so I can get it to the mechanic so hopefully they can fix it today. Ha! Gotta call a tow truck in a little bit and then hope it doesn't totally fuck up my day.

I'm not sure why this week seems so long and exhausting. I mean, I'm glad it's Friday, but I thought/felt like the last two days were also Friday. And tomorrow morning, I will wake up panicked, thinking it's Friday again and I forgot to set my alarm. All silly brain stuff. Glad it's Friday anyway. Finally. For real. I started stitchdown on Wednesday night...

So for the last week, Wordpress has been using a tiny ugly font on the posts on MY end, but the posts you see are the same. This seems like a little thing, and it's strangely happened before, more than once, and then eventually goes back to something bigger than 9-pt type. It's weird and it bugs me, but it is possible that everything bugs me at the moment.

Hey. Early Monday, too many things going on, too many things need to happen. I need to come up with a title for the piece I'm working on, and I don't even have an inkling (no, I don't want help...I just need headspace). Usually I stare at the picture, read some online stuff about the topic, stare at it again, go heat up my tea, stare at it some more, look up quotes, shake my head, go out and plant something or sweep something, pretend it's a normal day, go to bed, and just as I'm falling asleep, it comes to me, and hopefully I'm smart enough to document it somewhere.

Today is the shutdown. I'm with you in spirit, but as a public middle-school teacher in a Title I school, I'm going to be at school with my students. Also, Friday subs are the hardest to get for anyone, and we're doing a lab, so I would have had to make up some filler assignment, because you don't leave a lab with a sub unless you want no materials at the end of the day.

Yes, I'm writing late today. I took the morning off to attend an art-related Zoom that is usually difficult for me to go to, due to that lovely day job, but the kids are walking to the high school today in the morning anyway, so I'm not missing a lot of instructional time; I'll be back to give a test to my afternoon kids, which totally thrills them, let me tell you.

Hey. The weekend, it was messy, wasn't it? Whether it was extreme weather or extreme authoritarian government actions, it was difficult for a lot of people. I called my Senate and House representatives (unfortunately, Padilla doesn't have voicemail...so I guess I try to call while I'm teaching? Not particularly convenient for your constituents sir). I'm hoping the ICE funding doesn't pass the Senate, hoping no more Democrats slip over to the dark side.