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clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2007-08-28 10:00 am

Moon, allergies, and sewing

This morning, [livejournal.com profile] mckitterick and I woke up to my alarm beeping at 5:20. We fumbled around, found our eyeglasses, staggered to the window...and barely saw a full red moon just about to disappear into the tree line. [livejournal.com profile] mckitterick figured by the time it reached totality it would be out of our view. There was no way it would have been possible to view it through the telescope. It was too low. Dang.

Fast-5 is going well, although I didn't get my exercise this morning. I needed more sleep, but what with the 5:30 return-to-bed, I only had 45 minutes until my normal alarm time. So I was lazy and set the alarm for 7:00. Sometimes sleep is more important than exercise. I'm going to run the stairs a few times today to make up for it.

My eyes aren't puffy anymore, but the skin around them still itches. I've never experienced that before. My eyes don't itch, but just under my eyes, the area that was baggy and puffed--that part itches. It feels rough and dry, too. I need to smear a little cortizone cream on there, but I keep forgetting.

Dr. Burt said taking Astelin and Claritin at the same time wouldn't help anything if the Claritin was already failing in the nose-drip arena. Which it was. So now I'm taking a double dose of Astelin. Two sprays in each nostril, twice a day. Gag. I wish this stuff didn't taste so awful. It's so bitter that I can't drink tea or coffee within an hour of my dose or the bitterness is intensified to the point where I nearly can't swallow the beverage. Just. Plain. Nasty.

Tonight, [livejournal.com profile] cedarsong and I are hitting Hancock Fabrics for last-minute Faire-sewing supplies. I'll have [livejournal.com profile] nottygypsy's bloomers done for opening weekend, and after that:

New dance bedlah! I got the sewing room arranged and organized last weekend, and looking at all the beads and baubles and fabric made me itch for a new costume. Now I have to decide which one I'm going to make. I have fabric and ideas for three different costumes: Red and purple; Lime green and black; Black velvet and metal. Perhaps I should do that last one before the goth-metal-bellydance look goes out of style. Maybe I could get it done in time for the late October gig at Aladdin's.

Hm. Time to go run the stairs.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2007-08-28 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Um. Except I want people to enjoy looking at me while I'm dancing...

[identity profile] grnvixen.livejournal.com 2007-08-28 05:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Trust me, even in burlap they will enjoy :).

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2007-08-28 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw! =D