i’ve spent all but a few hours of my time off inside my house. i made list after list, and crossed thing after thing off of them.

here’s a sampling…
thank you notes – done
letter written – done
xmas decorations taken down – done
vacuuming – done
“up in the air” – watched
eli stone episodes – watched
flash forward – totally sucked in. 2 more episodes to go
papers – filed
gifts – put in their proper places
curtains – hung
new calendar – purchased
bar room – arranged properly
photos – ordered and placed on wall
prints properly framed and hung
rest – achieved

these things i did not get to…
bills – checkbook is at the office
properly hemming curtains
total scrubdown of the house
changing the lightbulb in the outside lamp

i’ve been able to rest which was much needed. i’m eating normally now, and my sniffles are all but dried up. i think one more night of nyquil will do the trick.

my plow guy came twice this weekend. that’s 7 times total this year. (or about $71.5 per plow) little by little it’s becoming worth it.

this weekend i saw up in the air. it was a decent film, i thought the actress that played the younger woman was good… i would rent it though.. if you are so inclined.

after the movie i got gas at one of my favorite full serve gas stations.. they had a problem removing my gas tank cover, both attendants tried to remove it, and one managed to break it into two pieces.. he suggested i “go to walmart and get a replacement – they are only about $4″. well. walmart, nor napa nor autozone carry my part.. and if they did it would need to be ordered.. i called the dealer and they had the piece for $32. cath suggested i ask about it being under warranty. i’m glad i did, because it was.

i finally got around to watching the backlog of my dvr queue. i had to supplement some of my eli stone episodes with downloaded versions, but i was able to put that show to rest.

flashforward is a pretty compelling show. i’ve been immediately sucked in. there are at least 4 people in it i recognize from other shows. the main female character – dr olivia benford (Sonya Walger) is “penny” from LOST, simon (dominic monaghan) is also “charlie” from LOST and nicole the babysitter (peyton list) is also “Jane Sterling” from madmen.. the main character, mark benford (joseph fiennes) is a movie star, from shakespeare in love, running with scissors.. and another fbi agent demetri noh is john cho, he’s also a movie star. he is in the harold & kumar movies. if you haven’t watched it, i urge you to.. it’s quite great. the 2nd half of the season starts march 4th, it’ll be 14 more episodes.