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Today started around 1 am with a husband and wife involved in a discussion that leaked loudly through my bedroom window. Then it continued a half hour ago with two men talking right outside my bedroom window. I want to introduce these four people to each other so that they can share their conviviality somewhere else.

Breakfast has now been demolished (a mango) and housework has been begun* and I'm considering that I have the full longest day in which to acomplish things. Or I could try for another hour's sleep.




*My place only looks like a small tornado has hit it. And a chair is visible.

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I'm out this afternoon and have the nicest friends visiting this evening. In fact, this whole season is going to be about spending quality time with great folks.

I have to work as well, but not today, I think, and probably not tomorrow. It's time I took a weekend! (A two day weekend is a bit uncalled for, I know... also, taking time off when other people do is unexpected.)

By 9 January I have to have redrafted 4 chapters of dissertation and the whole novel. I've done 1/3 of the changes to the novel and I've done a close reading and notes for the four chapters. The rest can wait until Saturday. Yay for time out!