Some mornings yesterday is very clear in my memory; other times it seems far removed. Today is the latter. Yesterday was Tuesday; we made the bus and I got my mother to yoga on time and arrived at the Shelter only a minute or so after 8. I was taking a break from bookkeeping and working on other things, like merging records in the mailing list program, Gift Works. But then Maureen called and wanted some more things done ASAP, so I put everything else on hold for now. I told Meredith, but couldn't really gauge her reaction, because she communicates largely by email (even when she is right next door). I understand the logic; it's more efficient not to interrupt each other all the time, but I am not very good at understanding nuances in email. I don't know if she was annoyed with me, or annoyed with Maureen, or not annoyed at all.

Had lunch with Janna, which was fun, but spent about half my lunch hour driving to and from Five Points.

Had pretty good success with some of the tasks; more to do today. Left at 3:30 or so to go to counseling. Robyn is so nice; I really enjoy meeting with her and feel better about myself afterward. She described Maureen as abusive and told me that I would have to keep trying if I want to convince her I'm crazy. She says (duh) I am not getting enough positive feedback at work and need to get more affirmation. She sort of suggested that I need a job that will be more satisfying. Hmm. I do think it's odd that I have had lots of jobs, none for more than five years, and none that I really loved. Or is that just in hindsight? I talked a little about being some sort of green building consultant, not sure how to make that happen yet.

Picked up Ray, went home for an hour or so, then met Deb and John for trivia on the East side. She had called and they said it started at 7:30/8. But in fact, it was after 8:30. They didn't stay long. We stayed for the first half, but we were doing quite badly, so we left before 10. The first question was "Who is rumored to be the new male judge on American Idol?" Now, that is what I call trivia. Ray had read it, but could not come up with the name (Steven Tyler). We put down Elton John. For ten points, we were supposed to name the five top-selling Kia models. She even gave us the first letters: S, S, S, F, B. We couldn't come up with one of them. (Sedona, Sorrento, ... I've already forgotten them).

I didn't sleep well at all, waking up at 11:30 and again at 3:30, permanently. I am reading a somewhat creepy murder mystery, so that didn't help. It's also a full moon, which I think usually keeps me from sleeping very well. Ray and I were discussing whether it is just the light, or if there is some more elemental effect, on a cellular level, leftover from when we were sea creatures affected by the tides. Or maybe I haven't been getting enough exercise or eating and drinking right. The food at Loco's was downright mediocre and I had some watery sweet tea, followed by a pretty crappy Grasshopper.