smacking monday upside the head.

Well!

It’s Monday!

At least I think the morning has broken, though the DARK GRAY SKY indicates it may still be night. Or just… a broken morning.

My day began with me climbing into the shower and sliding immediately to a sitting position, which left a notable bruise on my ass that will soon be the same colour as the sky.

From there, I got my hair caught in my blow dryer (don’t even get me started about the damn hair. No one has even noticed I cut it yet, which should tell you HOW LAME IT TRULY IS) and poked myself in the eye with my mascara wand.

I’m thinking something is off.

Not that I haven’t done these things before — really, being a klutz/mess/goat isn’t notable for me — but all in one morning?

(Interesting note: I trained Gradon to be able to tell the difference between when I a) have just surprised myself with a klutzy move, and b) have actually injured myself. If I’m not really hurt, I’ll say “Ow!”. If I AM hurt, I’ll swear. It’s a pretty clear distinction.

And if I say nothing at all? Call an ambulance.)

Sigh.

I’m actually a bit of a stressball in most areas of my life right now, so I think my best strategy is to… think about something else.

Something else like…. you!

SO:

1. How are you today?
2. Are you wearing pants?
3. If you could choose anywhere in the world to be right now, doing anything, what would you be up to?
4. What song defines your day thus far?
5. What is your favourite food in the whole universe?
6. If I took you to Starbucks, what would you get?
7. If the US presidential election were between a squirrel and a gopher, who would you vote for?

And that’s it!

meg by the numbers.

Cups of coffee this morning: 0

Cups of coffee I generally consume: 4

Amount of times I’ve regretted not drinking coffee: 10

Vitamins consumed: 7

Large vitamin pills choked on, resulting in hairball noise: 1

Tracks on my iPod that would make my father cringe: 400

Tracks on my iPod that would make anyone cringe: 10

Podcasts stored on my iPod: 24

Podcasts that involve cooking: 20

Podcasts with Ira Glass: 1

Times I have professed my undying love for Ira Glass on this blog: 9

Times I think he’s noticed: 0

Trees in my yard changing colour: 4

Colours they have turned: 5 (red, yellow, orange, brown, purple)

Birds in my yard enjoying said trees: 80 bajillion

Door jambs I’ve walked into since 10 am: 6

Times the jamb connected with an old jamb bruise: 6

Magazines I wanted to buy when I was out: 7

Magazines I bought: 0 (discipline!)

Fruits I smell like in any given week: 4

Fruit smells that would make my mother sneeze: 4

Times I have scorned my badly cut hair: 12

Hours I’ve actually worn it down: 1

Recipes I’ve looked up: 10

Recipes I’ll be doing: 1 (baking powder biscuits!)

Self-styled recipes I’m doing: 1 (chili!)

How much I love you: THIS MUCH

and now for something completely different.

I got my hair cut today.

It was too freaking long… the time had come.

But my awesome stylist moved away, and I couldn’t get to him

So someone else did.

Sigh.

Uneven, wispy and undefined semi-layers, long bangs, no particular shape.

And shorter, of course.

I don’t like it at all. I could have done it with a mirror and my kitchen shears.

Blech.

In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t matter a bit. But it is kinda ugly, and that’s no fun.

Ever had a totally underwhelming hair experience?