Tut-tut.

It's been raining almost all day. The weather reports said it would be ninety-three degrees today, but it's only gotten up to seventy. I guess this thunderstorm wasn't something the meteorologists were expecting. That must be why I've got an insane headache invading my skull. Medicine isn't helping, but I'm wishing for the clouds to move on to somewhere that doesn't involve me.

Filling out job applications is exciting. Okay, that was a lie. Filling out job applications for something that would use my degree is exciting; filling out applications for retail jobs and front desk jobs lacks that sparkling quality. The crack in my skull makes answering questions like Tell us three skills you have that make you stand out in the crowd and Tell us your career life story, what you've accomplished and what you plan to do next almost impossible. There's a certain level of commitment required to pretend that I want to work for a temp agency for the rest of my life and write why I would want to work for your company in particular.

This headache really has me in a funk.

I found another recipe that uses chai tea to make baked goods: Chai Tea Eggnog Cookies. Now we're talking. It's a shame there's a lot of people who don't like chai tea, and a whole other group that doesn't like eggnog. I guess I'll just chow down with the other few crazy people who accept both of those flavors in cookie form. That sentence feels like a run-on.

My flowers are doing alright. There are now four blooms on Leo/Leona, and I've still got the purple cluster as well. There's one other plant that never had a bud, but there are suspicious violet 'leaves' sprouting from the growing end of the plant. I thought this was the second Leo (the leaves look very similar), but I could be wrong. The fuzzy plant seems to be growing a stalk. Up until now, the leaves have all come from the base of the plant, but now there's a stalk with leaves protecting something inside. Well, that's what it looks like, anyways. I'll grab some pics later, just not right now.

H. ended up beating me in points in our FF league. This week I'm going up against the guy who had the most points last week, so I expect to lose this one. But maybe his quarterback and wide receiver and running back (who are all on the same team) will have game day injuries. It's bad form to root for player injuries, right? Maybe they'll just all have the flu.

We don't have an umbrella. We never thought we'd need one. The raining every other day might change my mind. I was going to clear my head and take a walk down to get the mail (it's been in the high eighties for the better part of the week), and I was even prepared to wear my rainboots that I've only worn once before. Very exciting stuff. But we don't have an umbrella, and I don't have a waterproof jacket, so I never went. Something to add to the grocery list, I suppose.

Other than talking about how I can't get brown fall boots off of my mind (see exhibits A B C D), that's about it. This debilitating headache is still with me, but as long as I don't look into bright lights or stand up quickly or listen to obstructive music, it doesn't get worse. Now if only it would start getting better.