Friday : 15 July 05
Two hours’ sleep.
Twenty-four ounces of espresso-laden frozen mocha.
Eight and a half hours of work.
Mix well.
Serve.

That was my day. And, for all of that, it wasn’t bad. I expected to be far more tired than I was, not that I am complaining. I came home and did a thirty-minute inner eyelid study and I was good to go once more.

Clitorati meets Harry Potter. There was a small group tonight for Clitorati… but a LARGE one for the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The store

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This intermission brought to you by “Fell Asleep at the Keyboard” Productions.

Wow. I really need to stop doing that. I’ve borked my sleep schedule pretty well, it seems. While I can sleep pretty much anywhere (as evidenced by sleeping here at the desk and in the comfy chair in the living room), I really am an old-fashioned guy and enjoy/prefer sleeping in my bed. I’ll have to make sure that I go to bed when I get tired tonight. Of course, that was the plan last night… but I stopped to pet one of the cats on the way upstairs. It was 3-something when I sat in the chair… next thing I knew, it was 7:00. *sigh*

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…was full of kids and their parents/guardians dressed in various forms of wizarding wear. Some of the costumes were good, others… well, let’s just say “It’s the thought that counts.” And, I’m still kicking myself for having forgotten to make sure that my camera was in backpack.

preordered five copies of HPatHBP; she gave three of her tickets to Alyce and . The lines – yes, plural – were long, winding… and a bit unseemly. As midnight approached, people counted down the seconds until they could get their grubby little mitts on copies of the book and CD. There was a great howling of joy (at least, I’m assuming that it was joy) when the clock struck twelve and the books and CDs were unveiled. And, despite some initial confusion on the part of the store’s employees, the lines moved quickly.

Stray Toasters

I should get on with the rest of the day.

Namaste.