i survived the oral surgery yesterday, but i think i'm still hopped up on prescriptions! was feeling good enough this afternoon to finally pick up a kitchen sink…a freestanding stainless steel beauty! should have running water in the kichen on Thursday!

to celebrate the near-completion of the renovations i held a little 80% party Saturday night. turns out i should give more notice next time, but we had a good time. i'll have another soire soon, when the work is 100% done.

had brunch with friends Jessica and Paul today at The Breakfast Club on Tybee Island…paid $12 for a greasy homestyle skillet something coded SOL on the ticket. ha! Jess coined a great one today…"comatoast"! that one is right up there with my other personal fav, "the undertoad". any other Irving fans? a good site for…

i checked tonight on register.com to see if my personal tag line, "girl at large" is available. it is. in addition, the site lists other similiar names that are open. my personal favorite: "girl-in-a-broad-way" funny stuff!

my tooth is killing me. two now rotting wisdom teeth have to come out via oral surgeon next week. god knows how much that will cost. can one barter with an oral surgeon?

gray hairs: 4 laugh lines: 2 heartburn: 3x a week drug store: $48.19 kate: 0 turning 30?: priceless

i stayed home from werk today. 6 days a week is just too much sometimes. i'm enjoying my newly expansive-feeling 500 square feet to the fullest this afternoon…both the living room and bedroom are usable for the first time in months! (i hop from one room into the other to surprise myself…oooh! lookee! a whole…

SUNDAY PHONE CALL: so i turned mom onto my brother Thomas' journal website (www.csene.com) and she loves it. says she gets more insight into him than in the usual Sunday phone call. and this cracks me up: mom:"there's a list of things he likes and he's got you on there Kate! see?, he does like…

i had a dream last night that i lost all sorts of weight (there are many kinds). so, i'm skinny, right? and at this dinner party, and i tell a story (to the highschool exboyfriend, my new neighbor who now looks suspiciously like a goat and a girl with holographic sunglasses). no laughter. silence, blank…

the bedroom painting is done, and it looks fabulous..all warm chocolate brown. some lighting and rearranging to do, and then it will be complete. jill-of-all-trades Jessica rocks! anyone need a handy-gal, let me know! new find sites: http://www.quickdic.de (free english-german translator/dictionary) http://www.vistaprint.com (free design your own business/calling cards)