Corner of Bourbon & Division

 There are lots of conflicting origin stories about Daylight Savings Time, but the one thing I know for sure is that it is hot flaming garbage and should be fired into the sun with extreme prejudice.

I got to bed later than I wanted, and then an hour of sleep was cruelly torn away from me, so now I am grumpy. I managed not to let the grumpinesss affect me too much during Meeting and Meeting for Business, but that's also mostly because I just kept my mouth shut for the most part. Meeting for Business went okay, even if the person clerking seemed to be a little abrasive to me. I'm pretty sure the abrasiveness is mostly all in the eye of the beholder (i.e. me).

I've been trying not to nod off for the past hour, so I think I'll call it a night and go to bed really soon. I had a pretty productive day. I got a load of laundry done, and KK and I moved the furniture so the Roomba could do its thing, and we played both The Princess Bride and Willow back to back as a sort of comfort watch/double feature.

I keep nearly falling asleep and waking up to dozens of extra letters in my post, so it's definitely time to call it a night. I desperately need to get more sleep tonight than the rest of last week.

Good night, friends!

I got in a load of laundry and made tomato sauce, so today wasn't a total loss. I also scrubbed down the doors of the kitchen cabinets.

I awoke at the "normal" time of 6:45, but after not all that long it was obvious that my FitBit was lying to me when it said that I had had a good night's sleep. For one thing, I remember waking a few times, and my eyes burned like I'd spent hours in front of a screen. I ended up going back to bed for a couple more hours a bit later, and that helped a lot more.

I did miss Quaker Meeting, but the extra sleep was nice. I could theoretically have attended because I was awake just in time, but I wasn't especially ready, and having the Zoom Meeting "on" while I do things like wrangle the dog and brush my teeth is pretty counterproductive.

Anyway, I got a few things done, but DST messed with me even more than I thought it would, and I ended up chilling with Peggy and the cats most of the day. I watched some Prime Suspect, and decided I didn't want to watch the final chapter of it, because they decided it would be a good idea to turn Tennyson into an alcoholic, and just... no. I can understand wanting to take the character in a different direction, but what I loved about the series was that she was a complicated hard-ass who had to work three times as hard and be twice as brilliant to get ahead in her field, and I'm just not ready to watch them tear her down to give her a "proper retirement" or whatever. I'm not saying it's inherently a bad choice, it's just not something I'm interested in watching at this time.

I started The Good Doctor today, and I am not sure how I feel about it. It doesn't seem like a particularly accurate portrayal of autism or even savant syndrome, and they kill a rabbit in the first episode for emotional effect, I guess? Also there is a LOT of second-hand embarrassment, and I never do well with that.

Now it's time for dinner and then bed.

Today got sacrificed on the altar of the Migraine Fairy. I awoke with a headache around 8:00 after a night of more or less restful sleep, and gave it up as a bad job shortly before 11:00 and took a very long nap. Luckily that got rid of it, but it also meant my day was essentially shot. Alas.

So now I'm back at work, and I'm waiting for it to be over. I've been lucky to have a relatively quiet time of it at work. It's all been routine stuff that I know how to deal with, which is great for my stress levels.

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No sooner had I written that than the heavens opened up and poured work over my head. Whoops. Anyway, I'm back, nearly an hour after starting this post. I should know better than to taunt the work gods like that.

Anyway, I am once again in the unenviable position of having not much to report. Things are okay at work, if busy. I really hate Daylight Savings Time. I had to get up at what felt like 2:50 on Sunday morning to get to work on time, which is just fucking brutal. I don't understand the couple of people I know who manage that every working day. 3:00 is an evil time that should not be used for waking up. It's the middle of the freaking night, and all I want to do at that hour is sleep. I could go on a long rant about how DST has very few proven benefits, actually disrupts farming activity, and is generally only well-received by retailers and people who want to go outside after regular business hours, but I will spare you. The short version is that DST makes my life a lot harder than it needs to be for about two weeks out of the year while my body adjust to the new time.

Grumpy cat is grumpy, what can I say?

I'm rewatching Criminal Minds, slowly. I'd forgotten just how intense the first few seasons are. While I think the show did even better once Mandy Patinkin left (I love the guy, but he chewed the scenery constantly and overshadowed everyone else with his grandstanding), the kinds of stories they told early on were a lot more diverse than what they're doing now, or so it seems. There were not just serial killers but also arsonists and bombers and terrorists and cults. It feels like the last few seasons have been more about making the serial killers more inventive and horrific, rather than broadening the BAU's scope in the type of crimes they deal with. It's disappointing, in a way. I'd much rather they profile more arsonists and bombers than finding newer and more creative ways of torturing and killing women. :/

I have finished watching True Detective, all eight episodes, and mostly I'm confused. I think I need to rewatch them in order when I'm not as tired and unfocused, so that I can at least work out what the hell is happening in individual episodes. I wonder if I should read The King In Yellow and see if that will help me figure things out a little. It's not like I have the time or the concentration for either of those things, but hey, a girl can dream. Mostly my takeaway from this show is that it is super, super beautiful. Much like Hannibal, for that matter, but at least I understand what's going on in that show.

I will confess that I'm watching Hannibal for two reasons: 1) It's really, really beautiful. 2) The fandom stuff on Tumblr makes me laugh until I cry. Seriously, for such an utterly fucked-up show, the fandom is hilarious. Completely irreverent and whimsical, and they come up with the wackiest stuff about the show. They are a delightful bunch and I always look forward to seeing what they come up with for each new episode.

And I guess that's it for now. I can't promise that future updates will be any more riveting, alas.

I am feeling the change in time, but not as keenly as my friends are, because my schedule is wacky anyway. This week I am "allowed" to get up after the sun is out, so it's not so bad. On days when I have to be up early, I'm up before the sun no matter what.

I am wearing a shirt that hasn't looked good on me since October, which pleases me. :D

All in all, in spite of being tired, I am in a good mood. Am going to the gym after work.

Oh, to the gang going to Hurley's on Wednesday: I will be there, but only starting at 18:30, as I'm working swing shift this week.

Back to work!