  Well, mom went back to work today, so now I have to entertain myself. Grr. Today I shall pay bills, fill out paperwork, call Union, go to the bank . . .
what else .
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maybe take Maggie the puppy to the dog park, or go for a bike ride or something. I also finished A Widow for One Year , so I'll have to find a new book. The book was very good, but the first part is very .
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strange. It's one of those books in which the plot is so carefully woven with all kinds of complexitites, and unfortunately, there's lots of sexually confused people. But the story is incredible and the emotions it induces range from hilarity to intense sadness and everything in between. I recommend it to peole who can look past the vulgarity to the literary elements. If you can't do that, though, don't bother.
Last night mom and I went to Media Play and I bought two CD's (The Beatles and Journey) and a hiking book. I'm excited about the hiking book. Now when I plan a hike I can actually PLAN it instead of driving up to the mountains hoping to find a good trail somewhere. I'm also excited about the CD's, in fact, I'm listening to The Beatles now. Good stuff. Last night we had an incredible thunderstorm which had lots of rain in it.
Lovely! We got soaked on the way from Chipotle to the car, but the lawn and the garden got watered. We can handle that! I cleaned my room on Monday, and I felt much better about my life after that was done. And, aside from my cat dumping my plant into my laundry basket, it's stayed pretty clean. Speaking of clean, I'm off to take a shower. God bless! 
