Whether the Weather be: Foggy (49 F)
In the News: BP Oil Spill 'seepage' to be investigated (Source: Reuters)
Events of Note: Unit 2 Review.
* One phrase sums up today's household plans: grocery shopping. To say that grocery shopping or 'popping off down to the shops' as we Kiwis say, is not my favorite activity, would be something of a mild understatement. When I rented apartments with four other 20-something room-mates in college, I eagerly nominated one of my fellow room-mates to take our combined debit card, and agonize over the weekly price of pasta sauce, on my behalf. Happily. Eventually, in my last years at University, everyone in my apartment was too frantically busy and/or sleep deprived to do much of anything, really. So, I reluctantly grocery-shopped online - which wasn't that much of an improvement-and paid the extra fee to have our groceries delivered right to the front door. Sometimes, even letting our personal shopper have our house key to put away said domestic purchases (for an exhorbitant fee). Whereas, here in America, shopping is a form of personal entertainment. For some, it's a highly competitive sport. I loved the decadent department stores in downtown Tokyo, Japan, and the brilliant, breezy food outlets in Sydney, Australia, but the 'big box' grocery stores here make my blood run cold. There's simply something inherently distasteful about acquiring vast quantities of consumables on such a scale. Then, there was my quest to buy milk and bread in Monterey Bay, C.A. on a Labor Day weekend...
* Since I had more wakefulness than sleep, last night, this is may well be an unmotivated Monday. The fog here on the coast in Summer usually clears away by midday. Until then, it's chilly, cold, grey and close to rain, there's so much dense moisture lingering in the air.
* Gradually, there are some grades being posted in my gradebooks. Mostly pleasing, so far. Mondays in my study plan generally mean reviewing that Unit's content, and finishing off and submitting projects and/or exercises. I like to have a day's buffer for submitting assignments in case something unforseen arises. I've made a promise to myself that I'll do all that I possibly can to not miss a deadline. For my own sake. Little else is more stressful than putting off last-minute 'polishing' until you are right down to the wire. Or, not quite finishing, and deciding to skip the due date, and submitt late. After all, due dates exist for a reason, and it's not like I don't know them well in advance.
* Although we have a small 'farm' with 20 lively, noisy and demanding guinea pigs, our five year old daughter has re-started her asking campaign for one of those Zhu Zhu Pets. Why, I can't imagine, but she's both persistent and insistent. To her credit, she's been asking for one since the toy was initially introduced last Christmas, and was gracious and patient about it, when we chose to steer her in other directions. Today may be the day...
Here's to a great week!. Roll on Unit 3!.
