Words Unspoken|Today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten.

I’m no stranger to unusual dreams. Last night’s wasn’t unusual by anyone’s standards, except for the fact that it proves just how much of a nerd I really am.

That’s right, ladies and gentleman, I dreamed about getting a Wrath of the Lich King beta invite.

I dreamed that I had one, but it expired somehow, so I didn’t get to use it. I guess I didn’t realize I had it or something. So I went through all of this other procedure trying to convince “them” (Who were they, anyway? I guess Blizzard employees?) that I should get another one. While the beta invite wasn’t the strangest part of the dream, it’s certainly the most revealing.

However, some of you would probably like to know the more noteworthy points of the dream, so here they are, in list form.

• Giant black robot walking around with cameras in the bottom of its feet so it didn’t step on people.
• Big huge swimming pool that had no ladders to get in or out of.
• Lines for the bathroom that were so long that we got in the car to drive somewhere else.

Alright, off to perform housewifely duties, since Matt’s mom is coming home tomorrow and we can’t have her coming home to a messy apartment, can we?

This is big news for me, the sleep-until-noon person. Not to mention I’ve been up for an hour!

I had such a weird dream last night, though, that I woke up feeling rushed and anxious. It wasn’t a bad dream. Just a busy dream. I think I wore myself out in my dream more than I did in real life! All I remember is something about moving into a new apartment with Matt and two of his friends and his family and arranging the furniture.

The cat wants out of the bedroom right now. Lately she does this thing where she sits at the door and paws at it, like she’s knocking. I’d go and let her out if she wouldn’t be begging to get back in within five minutes! That’s the only frustrating thing. I do think it’s cute that she knocks, though.

I need to go to the gym today. I haven’t went since last Monday (bad, I know!) and so I feel like a slacker. I’m also feeling extra big lately and that makes me unhappy. I talked to Matt and Stacy last night to ask what they each thought was a reasonable amount to set a goal for the gym. Matt said two days per week would be the acceptable bare minimum. Stacy said to shoot for four days per week. So I’ll be trying for four, settling for three, never going below two.

I think part of my big problem with losing weight is that I have two options, as I see it: set low goals so they’re achievable without much hassle, or set high goals and feel like a failure when I don’t reach them. I need to turn my outlook on this around and start setting high goals and achieving them! And in the meantime, I need to accept myself for what I’m like now. Life’s too short to always be waiting for tomorrow!

My grandparents visiting was absolutely wonderful. We did a bit of sightseeing - Matt showed them around downtown by the waterfront, I showed them where we got married and where we used to live. We did some shopping - my poor grandmother sat there while I tried on over 40 pairs of jeans to find one that fit properly. We went out to eat - we showed them some of our favourite restaurants and even visited some new ones! We did some crafts and played some games - I made a belt and we played Scattergories. It was a short visit, but everything was fantastic.

I’ve been having nightmares on and off for a few months now. They get so strange and so scary that I actually wish I had someone who could just tell me why I’m having it already. Like last night’s, for instance. I dreamed that I was having brain surgery, of all things, and that there was a problem with it. The last thing that happened before I woke up was blood pouring out of my ears and everyone yelling “Oh my God” - not exactly a good mental image to have in your head the rest of the day!

Seriously, today is super gloomy. Sky is grey, looks like it might rain, even feels a bit chilly. It’s getting to be Autumn! Autumn makes me want a pumpkin spice candle and an apple candle. It makes me want to visit an apple orchard. It makes me want to play in leaves, and carve pumpkins, and curl up with a warm blanket and a cup of tea and watch movies with the doorwall (for those who apparently don’t use that word - the sliding door, haha) open, just to smell that Fall smell.

The only thing that I don’t like about Autumn is that it leads to Winter. I hate snow, and cold, and ice. Plus, the year ending always makes me nervous. This time more for other reasons, but I won’t go into them right now, because I’m having a good day.

I have a lot of things to do today in World of Warcraft, and I should get some housework done. I already did a bunch of dishes, which is good, because I really needed to. I had intended to go to the bank today to get a check deposited and get some rolls of quarters for laundry, but it’s too gloomy to walk, and I don’t feel like driving there. Too much of a pain, really. Walking, it’s a straight shot from here to the mall (where the bank is) but driving, not so much. I live on a one-way road, so I have to drive all over the place to get just up the road. It kinda sucks sometimes, but I’ve learned to get around. At least around here!

I keep looking at my basket of things to put away and shrugging it off. I’ll put it away when I have to use the basket for laundry, I guess! It’s not hurting anyone anyway, I suppose.

I had a weird dream last night. Something about my old elementary school, my parents (again together, WTF? I’m starting to think it’s because it’s the way they were when I lived with them, so that’s how I remember them.), and Scrabble. Or something.

Anyway, I have a lot of farming to do, so I should get to that!

PS: Down another pound!

Seriously, I should. I’ve said goodnight to my internet friends, logged the last of my food for the day, done the dishes, swept up the bathroom for the second time tonight (more on that later!) and brushed my teeth. Therefore, I should be in bed.

I had a lot of thoughts in my head, though, so I figured a quick blog post couldn’t hurt. Then I’m going to snuggle in bed with Matt and the kitten and put on an On Demand movie. Then dream-time, and hoping it’s not as bad as last night’s! That thing was insane, and it scared me!

Let’s see. Random thoughts everywhere. How about a list?

- Heating pads work wonders for sore wrists! It still hurts a bit, but not nearly as bad. Any improvement is good enough for me, I suppose!

- I’m very happy with my food log for today. I feel like I’m making healthy choices without much thought now, and that’s good! Habits are forming, lifestyle is changing, and I’m on the road to success!

- My legs are sore from all this walking. I’m supposed to do a half hour of walking every day, according to You: On A Diet. So far, the past few days, I’ve done it. I walked to Superstore, I walked around Superstore, I’ve even done laps around my kitchen and living room! Tomorrow, I’ll probably end up doing laps again. And doing laundry, so that’s a bit of walking, too. Darned multi-story apartment buildings with washers and dryers in the basement!

- Speaking of laundry… I only have enough change for one load. Darn it. One thing that really bugs me about this building is that there’s no change machine! Apparently there used to be a convenience store downstairs, so I could have even bugged them for the change, but now? Nothing! Why they’d take the machine out is beyond me. But it’s very inconvenient! I don’t want to drive, like, 20 minutes just to do laundry! Not to mention I have no clean clothes, really, so I can’t go to the bank in my PJs!

- The whole sweeping the bathroom twice thing? Yeah, that’s courtesy of Mew Mew. She’s a fantastic kitten, who likes playing in her litter too much. I think we need to get her either a bigger litter box, or a covered one. Probably covered. If I go more than a day without sweeping the bathroom, you can’t walk in there without getting your feet covered in litter. Ew!

Anyway, these are the random thoughts running through my head at… Whoa! 2:00 AM? No wonder I’m tired! Off to bed I go!