So Much To Do!

Thursday, after finishing up with my Maryland job, I had a bit of leeway ~ I could head home or to the office.  After pondering for about a millisecond, I decide to head home.

I had about an hour, and about four hours worth of Things To Do While Alone.

I want to produce my changing bag ~ exactly what I need to take into a dressing room.  I didn't, but I did inventory the two bags of girlstuff I filled Tuesday.  I now have a file with the contents and some notes on what I need that I haven't organised yet.  I'll go over the list and mark the items that have to go into my changing bag and note the things that belong there.  I'll also mark items for my "undo" stuff ~ makeup remover, boy shoes, etc, ~ for my trip back.

I also wanted to watch the Oprah channel show and the Face Off show.  I saw Face Off only.  It was less interesting that I had hoped, certainly less interesting than He's A Lady (pictured below ~ click for a larger image).

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A Little More A & J

Jimmy Johnson has been producing Arlo and Janis for over 25 years and still has not lost his touch.  Be sure to click to enlarge the images....  He is one of the best artists in the industry, with great facial and body expressions.

It's a great strip.  If I can't be Janis when I grow up, I wanna be Arlo.

I almost neglected to mention....  Arlo and Janis have a son named Gene.  Gene has a girl friend, Mary Lou.  Mary Lou has a daughter named Meg.  See you in the funny papers!

Civilians Don't Get It

Arlo and Janis is a fun strip.  Jimmy Johnson likes to push the envelop when it comes to almost being naughty.  One of the early websites I used to go to daily was Comics I Don't Understand.  Either the site owner or readers would post comics they couldn't make sense out of.  Readers would then give their interpretations. 

On that site, there was a special "Arlo and Janis Page."  Comics that might be a  bit over the naughty line went there.

This one is not really CD, but I think we can understand what Janis is feeling here.

Father Wore Tights

This is not a remake of the 1947 musical "Mother Wore Tights," although I'd probably sit down to watch one.  If I couldn't be in it, that is.

Yesterday I had to make a trip to the College Park client.  Although I hadn't done so for a couple of years, I decided to wear hose under my pants instead of socks.

In the past, I've worn either black or taupe hose under socks.  Yesterday, I opted for tights sans socks.

Could you tell I wasn't wearing "real" socks?  If I took my shoes off, definitely.  The toe portion is much less opaque than socks.  I kept my shoes on, both at work and at home.  If I didn't take my shoes off... you could probably tell also.  The tights are shinier than socks, for one thing.  But I thought about the socks I normally wear and which are roundly ignored by all around me, and went for it.

Tights feel different under slacks.  Outside, my legs felt colder than normal.  I'm not sure why.  It felt good but colder.

I need to take advantage of the remainder of winter and do this more often.  Maybe I'll try different colours next.

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A Productive Morning

My shortened Tuesday morning was well spent.

I learned that my new pumps need a little pad in the heel to help them fit better, and my new open-toed heels are worthless.  The sole is way too rigid and they jump off with every step.  I need to figure out if there's a way to cure this.

I put together three or five outfits that I will take on my trip.  I have a multi-colour print top and a black-and-white print top and two different black skirts, so I can mix and make up to four outfits.  I also have a dress I will bring.  I'm not sure what I'll wear on the trip down.  I also tried on a recently-purchased dress and I think it's more "evening out" material.  And I do want to get out for an evening with the gurls.  The local group is out just about every week, and I haven't joined them once.

I also did a bit of organising for Richmond.  I have a bag with nighties, undies, wig, purse for the trip.  I have another bag with too much makeup and too much jewelry which I need to sort through so I can bring just what I need and have the necessary for my quick change.  I also pulled out some nail polish remover, which I'll need if I get a manicure on the way.  I still need to decide on a pair (or two) of shoes.  Yes, I'll make a list of everything I need.  It's what I do.

So I figure I did about 90 percent of what I hoped to do.  Now I just have to do the other 90 percent. :)

I also have to figure out when to get my hair cut and eyebrows and neck waxed ~ it's my new pre-trip ritual.  And I better get that other extraneous hair taken care of.  (Actually, I look more like the barber than the customer in that cartoon.)

Finally, all is going well with my wife.  No complications, although they did change a couple of spark plugs and put up new wallpaper while they were in there.  They used some medical terms, but I think that's what they did. With luck, she'll be home by the weekend.

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From The Daily Mail...

(that's a UK newspaper, for you Americans)

...I bring you this little article.

It's been a crazy day; I'll write more tomorrow including the updates that never materialised.

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Update I

Schools are opening two hours late, for a dusting of snow.  See Dani's comment from yesterday.  She is correct.

Since I'll be visiting the hospital as soon as I get a call, my morning freetime will be pretty short.

Such is life.