Been downloading tracks from the Heat soundtrack all morning. I'm so proud of myself... I actually got here at 9. It's hard to be punctual when you don't actually have to be at the office at any specific time. Procrastination can just go on and on and on and on...

I'm leaving early this afternoon to do laundry. I don't have much of a choice... actually, come to think of it, I could just do laundry at my parents' house, but I think I'm going to go do it at the laundromat anyway because the laundromat has supreme, otherworldly dryers that get the wrinkles out of my clothes better than an iron. And then there's the whole last-night-in-town-for-almost-two-weeks bit, which I think is going to involve seeing a movie with Emily and probably also Lela, which may be more social contact than I'm really up for (Lela is kind of exhausting sometimes), but it'll probably be fun.

It's funny. I think Emily and I are getting along six jillion times better since our Big Talk the other night, and yet she seems to be increasingly stressed about our relationship. I don't know whether her stress will be alleviated or exacerbated by my absence.

I don't even know how I feel about my absence. I'm happy to be going, for sure. I love visiting Curtis. I don't even really mind spending hours and hours on an airplane and eating crummy food and getting leg cramps. And we get to romp around with his family, which will be interesting for sure. Still, I feel like I don't really want to take a leave of absence from my life right now. There's too much going on. Work is still not really stabilized and I'm worried about money and I'll miss Emily and (oh, God) I just realized that I don't actually have a confirmed sub for my Tuesday noon-to-three shift next week. I'll have to call Nickie-Jo and confirm that she can cover it... or actually, I'll just see her tomorrow. Right.

I am glad to be going. It's just that it's kind of madness around here right now. Then again, when is it not kind of madness around here?