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New Years Eve 2009

So this is my first blog entry!! It's New Years Eve and I've got a horrible cold so I'm staying in a lot.




I had planned to see Avatar at the IMAX theater in Raleigh this afternoon but don't want to risk people exposing people to what I have. Also, I would probably annoy people with lots of nose blowing. I ordered tickets online and, using Craigslist, I arranged to sell them to someone else who can use them since the prime show times have been selling out. So... I have to wait to see Avatar.




I still have foster cats Jack and Purrvis from the SPCA... Jack gets supervised visits but I've had to defuse lots of situations: a couple of fights with Katie in the past week plus Sofi let out this noise I'd never heard before.... I didn't think she had it in her. So usually I just ferry Jack back into the bedroom and let them cool off. I just had to break up a prolonged fight so I may not let Jack out much until I take them back to the SPCA on Saturday.



I went in yesterday to work with the dogs at the SPCA but wasn't feeling great so I left a little early.


Right now, I'm watching the Burn Notice marathon on USA... I hadn't been watching it regularly on USA but have seen the first season through Netflix and would like to watch more. It's either that or the Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi (that's right, I still call it SciFi).



I'm looking forward to starting classes at Wake Tech. Classes start on January 6th and I have one class that day.


Later, I'll go out to sell the tickets, probably have lunch at Roly-Poly, and buy some groceries (facial tissues are on the list!). I expect to make my usual New Years Eve dinner tonight: a big batch of chili accompanied by a chili dog. This has changed a lot since years ago because I want to keep my weight down: I have a cool recipe using ground turkey and all the usual suspects... one unusual ingredient is carrots - I kid you not! I also get non-fat hot dogs - tastes great to me!!

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