Friday, Day 8

It's getting so I can't tell what day of the week it is anymore. It's so weird having Tom home all the time. One of these days I'm going to forget to go to work because I will think it's a day it isn't.


Today Tom planted the flower seedlings that have been growing in our basement -- with the light on all the time so people probably thinking we're growing illegal substances.

We're ramping up the enthusiasm to pack all the books in our bedroom. So far it has been just talk, no action. That's not completely true. I brought home two more boxes today from work. We have many, many boxes. Many, many empty boxes.

After having watched "Up in the Air" this evening, we're depressed. Maybe we should have watched "Up" again instead. Or sung a few bars of "Up on the Roof" or "Up, Up and Away." Up in the air=down in the dumps.

Sabbatical Useful Project Running Totals: Started-5, Completed-5, Contemplated-1.

Thursday, Day 7

It has been a week now. Let's look at what Tom has accomplished.


1. The top of his dresser is clean.
2. The cassette of "Violins at Breakfast" is gone.
3. We have more rags.
4. Hmm. Give me a moment. Oh, well. We'll come back to this list.


Tonight was the season finale of "Project Runway," and a Vancouver designer won. He was punk and his family was suburban. He made Tim Gunn jump on a trampoline in his backyard. Here is a picture of Tom doing an impersonation of Vincent D'Onofrio watching "Project Runway."

Oh, I know.


4. There are boxes all over the upstairs.


Sabbatical Useful Projects Running Count: Started-4, Completed-4, Contemplated-1, Running Water-1, Running around the neighborhood-5, Running off at the mouth-1, Running out of things to say-0, Running around in circles-0, Running away with the show-1.