Drunken Owls and Other Delights

It's been a bit of a busy weekend here, partly because of the chaos of last minute holiday shopping (and a bit of personal frustration) at the day job, and also a planned drive up north to have lunch and trade presents with the in-laws, but somehow I still managed to get a fair bit of writing work done regardless. I suppose that's a good sign that I was able to handle it all without the encroaching stress or anxiety that comes with having a full social schedule!

Some things (like this entry) come a bit later than usual, but digging in my heels and powering through seems to be the best course of action for me. I've written and scheduled the last writing-blog entry, I'm still on top of the daily words, and I've got the next couple of days off where I can write the final music-blog entry, work on Theadia, and also get a serious amount of house errands done as well.

Alas, I will be working both New Year's Eve AND New Year's Day, but from past experience it shouldn't be too painful. Nowhere near the chaos of Thanksgiving and Christmas Eves. Here's to hoping they're both regular shifts!

PG&E seems to be suffering all kinds of power grid failures lately, though, and that is extremely concerning, and I've just received another warning about it a few minutes ago. We've already had the power go out twice already, so I'd rather not have it happen again, thankyewverymuch.

So yeah, I'm going to post this now in hopes that the new year is decidedly less chaotic. I'll definitely be here on Wednesday! See you then!

 It does not bode well when your coworker texts you an hour before your shift starts with the words "Did you lose power?" [As it happens, we did not, as we are on a different grid than the store up the street.] The power was indeed out for about two hours probably due to a transformer blowing up the street, but all was well an hour after I logged in. I was still nervous about it happening again, however. Thankfully it did not!

So today is the second of two midshifts, and the rest of the week will be opens. Which I'm fine with, given that I've been waking up around 5-ish anyway regardless of the alarm. I'll have more time to do a few things I've been needing to do at that time. I am worried, however, that I'll be scheduled to work on Sunday as one of my coworkers is going to Outside Lands. I really don't want to have to work his shift, especially if he normally closes on that day. I've been tempted to request marking myself as "unavailable" on that day soon. It depends on a few things that are still up in the air, but we shall see.

Okay, time to prepare for work! Woo!