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Aug 10, 2008

It's quiet - too quiet

It's entirely too quiet in the house. Squeeky is outside hunting small critters so she can leave icky corpses on the back porch for me to step on when I go out to hang laundry. Mok is napping on the desk under the lamp (her 'warm spot'). And mostly, it's too quiet because Peter is not here, snoring. Peter is on a vacation-covering-run for one of the other guys this week, and thus his shift is different. The good news is, that means no 1 a.m. phone call for a few days. The bad news is, that means not actually spending any awake time together for a few days. And the really bad news is, although I can go back to sleep after he leaves the house at 2 a.m. for his normal run, I am having a hell of a time getting to sleep because he's already left.

Granted, I enjoyed having an evening of girly movies and knitting to myself, but now it's time to sleep and there is a large expanse of empty bed (and a corresponding lack of warm cuddliness) which cannot be sufficiently compensated for by a five-pound cat. *sigh* I have a feeling that tomorrow may require extra caffeine, because despite the fact that I am very tired, I really don't sleep well alone.

However, I must make the attempt or I will be zombiefied tomorrow and that's bad for (a) getting to work safely, and (b) getting any work done once I get there. Much as I'd love to stay up and play Warcraft, I really must try to sleep. Wish me luck.

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