Planning for the worst
Dec. 31st, 2012 09:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisI often assume the worst will happen because I am much more capable of handling surprise delight than surprise disappointment.
I am going to the pool today. I assume it will be, once again, too crowded and I will give up in disgust after 20-30 mins. If I get more, great! If I don't, it's what I expected so no biggie.
In a more important scenario, I'm wondering if my brother is going to bail on the CES trip to Las Vegas. I know his business is at a critical time and if he felt like taking four days off was too much to sacrifice, I wouldn't be surprised. I went to CES by myself last year and it was ok. This year, I've decided that if he can't come, I will have fun. The hotel has a pool that will be open. I have a plan for the show and for me. It will be fine. I do hope to be surprised with delight if he does come but I'm ready.
Today is also bear delivery day. The Baby Corner moved this year to a place that is oh so conveniently located right on my way to the pool. That was so nice of them.
Those are really my only plans for today - oh, I will go get my last $2 Subway lunch. The promotion ends today. Sigh.
I killed HBO and Netflix. HBO was instant and I have a couple of weeks left of Netflix. I'm honestly glad to get rid of both. Neither is terribly expensive except I so rarely use them. And when you combine them it's more than $200 a year.
Tonight is my annual New Year's Eve tradition of doing nothing to observe the passing of the year. I'll go to bed at the usual time - long before midnight - and wake up tomorrow writing down 2012 for the next month, when I have to note the date by hand, which is way less often than it used to be.
I have no plans for Wednesday. Chef Anita comes Thursday. And then next Monday I leave for Las Vegas.
Meanwhile it's dry and cold here. A little moisture would bring some sweet snow but, alas, it's not going to happen. Oh well.
I hope LJ is working on LJ today. It was up and down all day yesterday and today I can't get to any profile - my own included. Poop.
I am going to the pool today. I assume it will be, once again, too crowded and I will give up in disgust after 20-30 mins. If I get more, great! If I don't, it's what I expected so no biggie.
In a more important scenario, I'm wondering if my brother is going to bail on the CES trip to Las Vegas. I know his business is at a critical time and if he felt like taking four days off was too much to sacrifice, I wouldn't be surprised. I went to CES by myself last year and it was ok. This year, I've decided that if he can't come, I will have fun. The hotel has a pool that will be open. I have a plan for the show and for me. It will be fine. I do hope to be surprised with delight if he does come but I'm ready.
Today is also bear delivery day. The Baby Corner moved this year to a place that is oh so conveniently located right on my way to the pool. That was so nice of them.
Those are really my only plans for today - oh, I will go get my last $2 Subway lunch. The promotion ends today. Sigh.
I killed HBO and Netflix. HBO was instant and I have a couple of weeks left of Netflix. I'm honestly glad to get rid of both. Neither is terribly expensive except I so rarely use them. And when you combine them it's more than $200 a year.
Tonight is my annual New Year's Eve tradition of doing nothing to observe the passing of the year. I'll go to bed at the usual time - long before midnight - and wake up tomorrow writing down 2012 for the next month, when I have to note the date by hand, which is way less often than it used to be.
I have no plans for Wednesday. Chef Anita comes Thursday. And then next Monday I leave for Las Vegas.
Meanwhile it's dry and cold here. A little moisture would bring some sweet snow but, alas, it's not going to happen. Oh well.
I hope LJ is working on LJ today. It was up and down all day yesterday and today I can't get to any profile - my own included. Poop.