Deviant Dispatches

I was thrilled to see this outside my window this morning - a hot pink streak of awesome. Shortly after this picture, the sunrise faded and the sky became a mere gloom-filled expanse of clouds, from one horizon to the other. But I'm carrying this memory with me today, because I have to have something. Other happy thoughts that will carry me to the weekend: Tea with a good friend at my favorite tea house this weekend. Staff lunch tomorrow - the only time of month I get to actually talk to my coworkers. (All the rest of the time we're just grammar freaks.) The Christmas tree is up, so all I have to do to fill a room with a cozy, comforting glow is flip a switch. There is still more Christmas to hang up, including some pretty blue lights. Spousal Unit and I don't have to travel out of town this weekend - we can spend most of it relaxing at home. Snow is forecast for Sunday - even if it's only a 50 percent chance, I'm going to cross my fingers for a snowy S...

I'm putting this one together as reassurance to myself, mostly. Okay, entirely. Good things are happening to me - I just need to remember that they are good and not deadly/terrifying. 1. On Monday, I start my new job. A job in the field I want to work in, doing what I've been interested in since moving back to the Dairy State. 2. This means no more new books on a daily basis, but it also means no more lifting of 40-pound boxes, no more awkward schedules, and (I'm really, really hoping) no more of retail's standby: getting screamed at during the holiday season. 3. I don't have to walk a mile and a half to work. Nor do I have to pay for parking. 4. At the end of the month, Spousal Unit and I are moving. The new area looks to have a lower crime rate, is closer to both of our jobs, and will be more compatible with leisurely walks. 5. The new apartment itself has a deck we can be selfish about (i.e. no sharing with neighbors), a bedroom we're turning into a...