wow, i am so not used to working ALL DAY. like from very early to dinnertime. there’s no time for anything but work and a very small bit of chilling in the evening. I’d forgotten about this. yesterday at about 3:45 i was working away and just had to stop and examine the spelling of the word “scheduled”. After typing “scheduled” many times, and then typing “re-scheduled” a few more, everything lost all meaning and my whole training course became a crazy mashup of letters. I felt a bit faint and had to go to the kitchen for a cup of tea. it was a close call.

yesterday i got my first package from Athabasca, which included a student handbook, various forms, pamphlets, program charts and a writing guide. suddenly it’s sinking in: I’m becoming a student again. I will be spending my time reading books for assignments and writing papers and preparing for exams. will I be ready? will I be able to discipline myself without regular classes to attend and classmates to debate with? I think so. i hope so. i’m encouraged by the burst of excitement i felt when i opened the box and discovered a book inside. i’m such a geek.

last night we called by to maura & gavin’s for dinner and when we got back late at night I heard a strange mewing as I was opening the front door. I looked around me, checked behind the potted plants, and couldn’t see the cat. “nevermind, i’m sure it’s just an auditory hallucination” i said to myself. “nothing to be worried about.” then i heard it again, this time much louder. and looked up. to find louis on the roof above my head. there was a quick flustered panic, a chair was produced, and after a short bit of hand wringing and reaching up while calling “louis louis louis!!!” the cat calmly paced back and forth, stared at me like I was humiliating him in front of all his friends, and proceeded to hop off the edge of the roof onto the garage, then onto the fence and down to the ground. he had sauntered into the house and started eating his dinner before i had climbed down off the chair. never underestimate your cat.

tomorrow i’m heading down to kinsale for fuelling the future, an alternative energy conference that is being held over the weekend. i don’t know anyone else who will be attending, which is a little daunting, but i’m hoping to meet some interesting people and learn more about permaculture and localisation and the role of biodiesel and renewable energy in the peak oil crisis.

and a quick training update: the 10k mini marathon went very well, i had a longish run last weekend of 11k in 1hr 5min, and i got a pair of techy double-layer socks that are the best piece of running gear i’ve bought since the lululemon sports bra. happy toes all the way. i’m planning to run a half-marathon at the end of september, which gives me lots of time to train and get comfortable with the idea of running for two hours straight.

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