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This is a random post for this wonderful, glorious Friday morning. Yes, I am in an extremely good mood. I am giddy over the fact that it’s a long weekend. I am even more giddy over the fact that I am taking an extra day off which makes it even longer and if you count that it’s my birthday weekend… well, you can see why I am so darn chipper.

Random stuff…

When I opened up the old dashboard this morning I was welcomed by an unreal number of spam posts. My favorite one was this comment:

“You put the time in the coconut.”

This guy must know me because I love coconut. Except, I’ve never put the time in one. His comment did, however, make me sing that song with a very similar line. Why is it that nearly every spam comment is tied to one post? I even deleted the said post, thinking that it would help, yet I continue to get comments on the post even when it’s gone, so I added it back. I don’t understand spammy comments. They never make it though the filters and I always delete them. Seems like a lot of trouble on their part for a comment that will never be posted.

On the reading front…

I’ve been reading the best books lately. Seriously. Every book I pick up seems to have been written for me. I tend to lean towards heavier reads with complex characters and although they aren’t usually the most joyous of stories, they are inexplicably appealing to me. Could be my age or where I am in life, or both. Whatever the reason, I hope my great reading streak continues.

Right now I am nearing the last pages of Annabel by Kathleen Winter. It has been a wonderful read. I don’t want it to end. I just finished On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan and it was wonderful in its own way. I just started Sleepless by Charlie Huston to mix things up a bit, but it’s not fitting my mood right now. I may switch it out with The House on Tradd Street by Karen White. Anyone read either one?

I don’t really have any big plans for this long weekend. My MIL (mother-in-law) is having a BBQ on Saturday that we’ll go to of course, and then on Sunday The Fam is taking me out for lunch. I may buy myself a birthday gift. I don’t normally like to shop for myself but this is probably the one time of the year that I don’t mind doing so. Monday is my actual birthday and I just plan to be lazy that day. I think it’s allowed.

Do you have any plans for the long weekend?

This past week was a blur. I had THE WORSE HEAD COLD ever. I thought I had it under control at one point and then it went south from there. Two and half days off from work, with me coming back to (what felt like) a zillion tasks left me completely out-of-it come Saturday. But, after getting reacquainted with my Neti Pot, and finding the right combination of meds, I am back in the land of the living.

With the week the way it was, I wasn’t able to connect with some of you. I tried to at one point and got about half way through my reader and then just couldn’t look at the screen any longer. I will be catching up with all of you between today and tomorrow. I look forward to reading about what you’ve all been up to.

As for reading, I finished what will probably be my favorite book of the year. I have yet to write-up the review, but I hope to get it out this week. I was laughing and crying at the same time. It was wonderful. Next up, Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground and Perrotta’s The Leftovers.

No plans today. Yet.

I’ve had coffee.

I’ve bathed the Otter Pup (our puppy Chloe). I don’t think we could possibly love a dog more. Here’s a recent photo of her, just after her bath.