don't wanna touch you but you're under my skin

Sorry for not blogging last night - yesterday was a decent day at work, I guess, since I spent the last ninety minutes of it hanging out at TGIF (TGIF is now on Thursdays, and yes it's weird) and drinking wine with some coworkers. I was recently named the 'site champion' for my group in Boulder, which some people tried to convince me means I'm obligated to hang out more because it's "good for culture"...and I'm not going to argue with them when it means drinking wine instead of working, even if the wine was too sweet.

But when I got home last night, I had a couple of hours to relax, then I had calls with India from 9-10, and then I worked until midnight. Luckily I didn't have to get up super early today, but my time in the office was a ridiculous slog...I was booked straight from 10:30-4, which meant I had to be late to a meeting just to grab a salad on the way. But I left at five, dropped my car off at home, and then went to River and Woods, where my favorite bartender (Lauren) was working. So I sidled up to the corner of the bar and spent a few hours drinking wine, eating poutine, talking to Lauren, journaling a bit, and reading some of a book that I picked up at the Boulder Bookstore a few months ago ('The Third Horseman: Climate Change and the Great Famine of the 14th Century'). Then I came home and was utterly useless since I was too tired from the week to do anything.

And now it's time for bed - goodnight!

take those familiar pills

I still have a splitting headache, but other than that, today was a good day. I was in the office by nine, where I slogged fairly brutally - meetings all day except an hour at lunch, but I spent that hour working, so I had to eat a sandwich while sitting in my one o'clock meeting rather than enjoying my lunch like a normal human.

However, I left a little before five to have dinner at Verde with Christine, so enchiladas and a margarita and a great conversation went a long way toward restoring me. And when I got home, I spent the evening taking care of personal stuff, so it was nice not to think about work for a few hours.

And now I'm going to go to bed early since I didn't get nearly enough sleep last night - goodnight!

now they're going to bed, and my stomach is sick

I had a headache all day, which didn't help my mood. However, I didn't go into the office until 11:30, which did help my mood - I stayed home and worked at my desk instead, which was way preferable to working at my office desk and talking to people.

But I had to go in for some meetings, which wasn't the worst thing in the world since the main meeting I had to do in person was a scotch tasting with my old director. This had been in the works for almost a year, and it finally happened today - granted, it was in a conference room and we were drinking out of plastic cups, but it was still fun. There were only five of us, and it was an entertaining group, so that was a nice way to end the day.

Of course, it didn't really end then - I then spent some time talking to Kelly about work and personal stuff, and then I went to chipotle to grab food, and then I spent an hour on my couch doing nothing. But then I had a call with India, and then I did another hour and a half of work, which was unfortunate. But now it's time to sleep - goodnight!

blister in the sun

I had a v. lovely, v. hermity day. I actually got out of bed a little after seven, which is shocking, and I spent the morning messing around with research stuff (starting to type up notes from THE SILK ROADS). Then I left the house for my only commitment of the day - I got a massage in an effort to keep my neck from seizing up, since I'm feeling somewhat relaxed but know I'll wreck it all again as soon as I go back to work.

On the way back from the massage, I stopped at Boxcar, but the environment wasn't conducive to reading (too many kids, not enough patience). So I grabbed some v. tasty goat cheese from the butcher/cheesemonger that shares space with the coffeeshop (yes, Boulder is v. ridiculous), came home, and made scrambled eggs with goat cheese. This was a delicious choice, even if it would have been nice to spend a bit more time in the sun this afternoon.

After that, I did a bit more stuff around the house, then called my parents - we had a v. abbreviated conversation since I was just there two days ago, but Sunday traditions must be maintained. Then I did some more laundry, remade my bed with fresh sheets, and finished unpacking from my trip. I also made dinner - a very tasty, very poorly planned shrimp stir fry. It was poorly planned because I didn't actually look at the ingredient lists for any stir fry sauces when I went grocery shopping yesterday and so didn't have oyster sauce (which seems to be in many stir fry recipes online) or ketchup (which is some bastardized American replacement). However, I found one with garlic, soy sauce, and honey, and so I threw that one together and was v. happy with the results.

Also, after thirty-seven years, I have finally actually made jasmine rice from scratch. Yes, this is a ridiculously long wait. In my defense, I grew up in corn and potato land, not rice land. I've also made many other rice dishes - spanish rice, many risottos, wild rice soup, etc. But plain cooked rice is not something I grew up with. It turned out great, though, and I made extra so I can make fried rice later this week - I'm looking for things I can make at home so quickly that it's easier than stopping somewhere on the way home, and stir fries may be the only thing that fits that bill.

sssanyway, after successfully making rice and feeling way more accomplished than I deserved to feel, I ate my tasty dinner, cleaned the kitchen, and then spent the rest of the evening reading a book about witchcraft (it was written in 1959 and I think the guy was both too close to his subject matter and ignorant of everything else, because at some point he loftily declared that the witch trials that killed ~200,000 people over the span of three centuries in Europe were the "foulest crime and deepest shame of western civilization"....and I'm like, dude, allow me introduce you to the Middle Passage.) And now, sadly, I need to sleep - it was great to take almost a week off from work, but it's back to the grind tomorrow. Goodnight!

the human touch is what i need

I had a fairly productive day, all in all, despite the fact that I woke up at four a.m. overheating and having what seemed like an anxiety fever dream (I put my heaviest comforter on my bed last night, which was a mistake, and for some reason woke up at four a.m. sweating and thinking of overdue expense reports and slides for work weirdly conflated with the fact that I haven't written a book this year or met the love of my life....this is not a good combo of thoughts to wake up to in the middle of the night, obvi).

But I managed to go back to sleep, then get up in time to run an errand this morning. After that, I went to Boxcar, where I ate lunch and had coffee while writing for an hour. Then I came home, threw in some laundry, messed around for a bit, took a brief nap, and then dragged myself back out of the house to get a mani/pedi. When that errand was accomplished, I went to the grocery store to load up on food for the week (Whole Foods was as calm as I've ever seen it - most people other than me probably still have leftovers).

Then I came home, tidied up my kitchen, put away my groceries, ate some supper, and spent the last couple of hours messing around with database software. I have a database of Regency research that I haven't really updated or used much in the last few years - I did a bunch of research for my first series, but my second series required less research (and the research I did ended up stored in Scrivener rather than in a database, which was good enough). However, I've been reading a lot of medieval history in case I ever get back into the young adult book, and that stuff could benefit from a database since it's all complex and interwoven.

So, I got my software going again (it's been so long that it wasn't even installed on my latest laptop, which is almost three years old), restored my old database, and am back in business. Yes, this was a v. fun, youthful way to spend a Saturday night. But now that I'm done with that, it's time for bed - goodnight!

got a machinehead

I'm back in Boulder after a too-quick trip to ye olde Iowa. I woke up this morning in time to be much more leisurely than usual about getting out of the house - it helped that I hadn't overpacked for this trip, so throwing things back in my bag was a breeze. I had breakfast with my parents and [censored], did a bit of online stuff (it's Black Friday, which is the main holiday of the year for my acquisitive heart) and then said my farewells to southern Iowa. I'll be back in a month, but I really wasn't ready to go....

...but I had to, so let's move on. My parents took me to the airport and dropped me at the curb, and I continue to marvel at how efficient DSM is - I was upstairs and through security in five minutes, leaving plenty of time to grab some iced coffee before boarding my flight. I wish every airport made it so easy. Of course, it helps that there are only a handful of gates, so walking to the gate isn't the endless march that it is in Denver, but still, I like it.

I alternated between reading (THE SILK ROADS, of course), napping, and actually writing for about an hour (I know, I'm shocked too). After we landed, I moved quickly through the airport, found my car, and drove home, where my apartment was only sixty degrees and I had no groceries. So, I took myself out for a very early dinner at Pizzeria Locale, where I actually tried a new pizza (shocking, since I always get the same thing), chatted up the bartender, and read a couple of chapters of a book about the Knights Templar. I'm not done with THE SILK ROADS, but I was feeling like picking up something else, so I went in the Templars' direction instead. I had an idea for the gargoyle book while I was on the plane, so I figured doing some more reading in that vein isn't a bad idea even if I'm not sure it's what I want to work on at the moment.

Then I came home, played a bit of Civilization, then realized I was too tired to play Civ, so sat on my couch and did nothing for a bit. And now it's time for bed - goodnight!

i'm high as a kite i just might stop to check you out

[censored] wanted me to make sure I documented the fact that [censored] won [censored] [censored] out of [censored] times that we played this week. And now the fact shall live on forever!

Today was Thanksgiving, and while it was not the best Thanksgiving I've ever had, I guess it wasn't the worst. The worst was probably the one I spent on campus my sophomore year, which involved going to the dining hall and eventually Jack in the Box with Angela....so we have quite a ways to go before hitting that nadir. But today was pretty lazy, all in all. We went into town to the community Thanksgiving, which my grandparents started forty-some years ago. We took Gram, and it was all horribly depressing, since she barely knows us and definitely doesn't know almost anyone else. I also blew her mind when she asked what year I was in in college and I told her I was thirty-seven. Of course, by the time she called my dad tonight, she didn't remember that she'd been out - but taking her was the right thing to do, so c'est la vie, I guess.

Then we came home, I took a long nap, my niece came out with her kids for a bit (I did manage to beat a nine-year-old at Jenga and Connect Four, even if I can't beat [censored] at [censored]), and after she left we played a couple of games and ate leftovers from yesterday's Thanksgiving Lite. And now I need to sleep, since I have to get up tomorrow in time to shower, pack, and have breakfast before heading to the airport. Goodnight!


[editor's note: it was Ticket to Ride, and [censored] won four times out of five. gross.]

i have a blue house with a blue window

I had a very lazy day in ye olde Iowa... So lazy that I have basically nothing to share. But we played two games of Ticket to Ride, and I won one of them, so that's good. We also had bratwurst and baked beans for supper, which I always love.

But now it's time for bed - goodnight!

it always burned up there before

I have nothing of interest to report today - although I did start off with a call with Ritu, whom I hadn't caught up with in forever, so that was v. exciting. I would have preferred to keep talking to her forever, but unfortunately I had to work today - I decided to take tomorrow and Wednesday off, but I was working today and actually wanted to get through some stuff.

So, I worked, took some meetings, worked some more, etc. By five p.m. I was ready to be done, so [censored] and I drove to Chariton to have supper with my sister and my niece at the Mexican restaurant up there. The food was actually pretty good - I had enchiladas, as usual, but they were v. tasty and I thought the chips and beans were good. I also ordered a margarita that came in a goblet that felt like it was the size of a pitcher, which was rather surprising - an $8 margarita in southern Iowa will put you under the table, apparently.

But the food was good and it was good to see my sister and niece, so #noregrets. We came home after, and I fell asleep a bit in the car (sorry, [censored]), but woke up when we stopped at the grocery store. Then we actually got home and talked to our parents for a bit - they had gone to a visitation without us, then were discussing train stuff, so we caught up on all of that.

But I still had work to do tonight - I had a call with some people in Asia from 9:30-10:30pm my time, and then I did a bit more work to close some stuff out. But my out of office responder is on my email, and I'm going to close my laptop and try not to open it again until I leave.

And now it's time for bed - after saying happy birthday to my father, who celebrated today by going to a visitation and eating leftovers (birthdays just aren't the same when you get older, I guess). Happy birthday, Dad! Goodnight!

who needs a house out in hackensack

I'm in ye olde Iowa - I got here yesterday after a somewhat uneventful trip that all went slightly but not catastrophically awry. My morning was fun, since I hung out with Katie a bit before she left, but then I had to pack super fast and also deal with texts from my landlord about my downstairs neighbor complaining about "noise" - apparently the kid doesn't realize that I can hear everything he does, from yelling at videogames to having sex while I'm making dinner, and also doesn't realize how good he has it since I'm never there and also live alone and also have never complained about him. So, I look forward to moving out as soon as possible - if me having a conversation with Katie in my living room at night (no music, no TV) was enough for him to find it complaint-worthy, I hope whoever takes over my lease is a bickering couple with a child.

Sssanyway. My flight was pretty delayed due to deicing, so [censored] had to wait an hour and a half to pick me up ... And then it snowed on us the whole way home, which made for some treacherous conditions. But we got home in time for supper, which was delish. I then slept for like ten hours, and I was v lazy today - mostly hung out in the kitchen in my pajamas, which was delightful.

And now I need to sleep - goodnight!

weapons in hand as we go for a ride

Today was another crazy day at work. It started well enough, since there were some tasty eggs benedict with a great chipotle hollandaise sauce... But I had meetings straight until 4:30, with time to grab a very sad ham sandwich for lunch, so it was all a little much.

But then I came home, tidied up my house, and changed just in time for Katie's arrival. She came up to Boulder for a very delightful girls night out - we went to Upstairs, which is the cocktail lounge/restaurant above The Kitchen (my favorite restaurant in Boulder). I hadn't been to Upstairs before, but it was pretty great - the vibe was peak Boulder, the drinks were awesome, and we had some delicious food (especially some Korean chicken and a cast iron pizza, which was definitely not gluten free but I have no regrets).

Katie very graciously listened to me vent about my job for quite awhile, and we continued over another drink at License No 1 in the basement of the Boulderado. Then we came home and talked until after midnight, and now she's safely ensconced in my guest room in an interesting reversal of our usual nights together.

But now I must sleep - goodnight!

all emptiness and infinite

Too much work, not enough fun. That has been the story of this year...but that's not entirely fair. The reality is that my work and my fun are almost entirely separate, rather than achieving a harmonious blend - when I'm having fun, I'm all in on fun (like going away for a weekend, or doing some marathon of friend catchups while in SF), and while I'm working, I'm all in on work. This week is an 'all in on work' week, which is making my back tense and my heart sad. It's likely that the only thing keeping me sane is that I actually like my coworkers - so work can feel fun, even when, by definition, it's work.

sssanyway. I got to the office a little after nine and had meetings pretty much straight through until five, with a thirty minute break in there to answer emails and grab a sandwich. Then I ran a couple of errands, came home, ate the last of my leftover soup (it was so fucking good, I still highly recommend), took a nap, did a bit of nothing...and then had an 8:30pm meeting with some people in Asia that then led to me working until midnight.

But I'm glad I accomplished what I accomplished, and now I need to sleep - goodnight!

hold the wheel and drive

I had a rather long day - some work stuff was annoying me, so I woke up thinking about it, and it kind of soured my morning. I recovered, though, especially because I had sushi for lunch today (this is the one day of the month when they bring in a local sushi restaurant to make sushi, and everyone goes wild). I ended up staying until six, and then I came home, messed around the house, reheated and ate some chicken and wild rice soup (still delish), and spent too much time playing on the internet.

I forced myself to take a break from screens for a bit and read a chapter of THE SILK ROADS, which remains fascinating even though I'm plodding through it with the speed of a caravan on the actual silk road. Then, unfortunately, I had to do about an hour of work for a last-minute presentation that I had to prep for tomorrow.

But now I'm going to go to bed early and try to avoid my phone in bed so that I can get a full eight hours of sleep - goodnight!

somebody told me

No blog tonight - I had a decent day at work, including listening to an absolutely bonkers talk on burnout that seemed to have nothing to do with burnout. Then I came home, ate some v. tasty leftover soup, watched some tv, straightened up my house, and then worked for the last couple of hours.

But now it's time to sleep - goodnight!

spin above my head and make it right

I awoke to discover that it had snowed even more overnight, so I chose to take some of my meetings from home in hopes that the sun would come out and making scraping my car easier. When I left at noon, the scraping wasn't all that bad - there wasn't a layer of ice under the snow, so that was easy, but it's not easy for someone whose arms are as short as mine to shove a foot of snow off the windshield. But I succeeded, got to the office in time for lunch, and spent the afternoon taking more meetings.

It wasn't all bad, though; one of those meetings was a farewell for Alice, who is moving to London. I am v. v. sad about this (but happy for her because I'm not a monster)...and really, it's okay, because she's staying on my team, which means a) we'll still work together and b) now I have an excuse to visit London once or twice a year. But we had a team meeting that we turned into a surprise celebration for her, replete with champagne in SF and cider in BLD...but I guess I am a monster, because then I cut off the celebration after fifteen minutes so we can brainstorm. Oops.

sssanyway. After that was over, I went out for dinner with the other Alice on my team - we went to Verde, where I had a margarita and my usual enchiladas and we just hung out for awhile. Then I came home, watched some HGTV, and did a few mindless work tasks. And now it's time for bed - goodnight!

world serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed

I am definitely not ready to go back to work, but I suppose that's what I'll have to do when the sun comes up. Today was a good mix of self-care and housework - I awoke to a tremendous amount of snow (I think we got 10+ inches last night and today), so I really didn't have any desire to leave the house. I had to suit up and go, though, because I had a massage appointment. It was a few blocks away on Pearl, so I walked rather than navigating the potentially hazardous parking situation - luckily I've invested in waterproof boots, so the walk was kind of fun despite the fact that it was snowing like crazy the whole time.

My massage ended up being wonderful - my neck and shoulder actually stopped hurting, which was a real win. They've been better the last couple of weeks than they were when they flared up last month, but they feel pretty good right now, so I hope I don't fuck it all up by spending too much time scrolling on my phone like I usually do. Then I came home, did a bunch of laundry, and called my parents - I'll see them next weekend, but we still had to catch up today because it's the tradition.

Then I made dinner - a v v tasty chicken and wild rice soup in my instant pot. This was a different recipe than the one I tried last winter, and I liked this one better - this one had bacon, which is always a good thing, and I was able to substitute gluten free flour for the thickener with no ill effects. While it was cooking, I talked to [censored], who I will also see next weekend. Then I ate my soup, folded clothes, made my bed with freshly laundered sheets, and did a tiny bit of day job stuff to get a jump on tomorrow.

And now I should sleep - goodnight!

you make a mess of me, i'd dance a thousand steps for you

I had an incredibly lazy day... So lazy that even I'm almost ashamed of my sloth rather than accepting it as a #treatyoself moment. I started off pretty well, since I made hash for breakfast (way more effort than eating yogurt). It was delicious - sweet potatoes, yellow pepper, onion, sausage, and a couple of poached eggs on top. If anything, it was a little too sweet - i might use a spicier sausage next time to cut the sweetness. But it was a very tasty start to the day.

Then I descended into inertia, to the point that I took a nap to take a break from doing nothing. But I eventually showered and drove into Denver, where I had dinner with Kristen (Barbara's daughter, who I recruited for my team a few months ago). Since we started working together we haven't socialized much outside of work, but it was really great to see her and spend a couple of hours pretending we're just friends and talking about all the life stuff we don't talk about in the office. We went to Duo, which neither of us had been to before - it was really cute, perhaps a bit pricey for Denver, but I thought the food was tasty, and obviously the company was great.

But now I need to sleep since I havea very hard day tomorrow - I'm getting a massage, and it's also snowing, so obviously tomorrow will be super (read: not at all) stressful. Goodnight!

don't stop keep it moving put your drinks up

Today was pretty decent, all in all...not quite enough sleep, and I still feel like I'm on the verge of something awful, but I made it through the day. I ended it by getting a manicure, then taking one more meeting from home, then walking out in the subfreezing temperatures to grab pizza and a glass of wine and some journal time, which made me happy.

And now it's time for bed - goodnight!

find chidi

I'm feeling better than I was yesterday, but I'm still not 100%. It probably didn't help that I got to the office ten minutes too late for breakfast (thanks to staying in bed as long as possible), so breakfast was two string cheeses and coffee. I had meetings basically straight from 10 to 6 (including a lunch meeting that was a BAKED POTATO BAR, which was a delight), which didn't help my recovery.

But when I left, I grabbed dinner at Motomaki, then came home and watched three hours of television without doing any work, which is my definition of total relaxation. I watched an episode of something called 'Lords and Ladles', where three chefs go to an Irish castle and try to replicate a 1600s feast (they showed a bit too much skinning of rabbits for my taste, but it was all in all quite entertaining). Then I watched several episodes of the second season of 'The Good Place', which is still hilarious.

And now I need to sleep, aim for eight hours, and hope I'm even more recovered tomorrow. Goodnight!

when populism, activism, urbanism fail, my cooler head....my cooler head will prevail

I slept for ten hours last night and awoke still feeling somewhat miserable, so I stayed home from work today. That didn't really mean I took a break - but I did cancel a bunch of meetings, so that was better than nothing. Of course, staying home meant I had to feed myself - luckily, I'd bought soup yesterday, which wasn't great but at least served to keep me alive.

I was going to stay home and keep resting tonight, but Katie called me as I was sitting on the couch debating my health. We talked for a bit, and I decided that it was more important to see her than it was to sleep - this may prove to be a mistake in the morning, but for today I have no regrets.

So, I drove down to Denver and got there around 6:30, and we abandoned her family and went to Lola's for margaritas (for both of us) and dinner (for me). This proved to be a good call, since it kept both of us mostly off twitter for a few hours - instead, we talked about real life issues, which are depressing enough in their own right. I'm just gonna say it - getting old is really not very fun sometimes.

But the margaritas were tasty and Katie's company went a long way toward restoring my spirits (even if I probably needed more vitamins and less tequila to help with my actual physical ailments). Eventually, after talking for another forty-five minutes in my car, I dropped her off, drove home, and spent a bit of time watching tv. But now I really need to sleep so that I can get up and perhaps attempt going to work tomorrow - goodnight!

if you only hold me tight

I woke up this morning feeling relatively chipper. Then I went to the office, said hello to someone, and discovered that my voice was gone. Like, super gone - and inexplicably, since my voice was fine yesterday. If I was going to lose it, I should have lost it last week during the event - so losing it now wasn't a good sign.

I thought it was just a fluke, but by afternoon I was feeling distinctly unwell. Sadly, I had to stick it out because I was on a career panel (where I am sure I sounded ridiculous due to the voice). I eventually came home, with a stop at the grocery store to load up on soup, and then spent a couple of hours watching Queer Eye and pretending that I was relaxing.

Sadly, I had a couple of calls with Hyderabad tonight - I didn't feel like skipping since I've been putting all of this off for weeks due to the event, so I wanted to get it done. But I've cleared my calendar for the morning and am going to sleep as much as possible tonight - goodnight!

every now and then i fall apart

I'm exceedingly glad to be home, even though I got nothing done today - or perhaps especially because I got nothing done today. I slept in, then dragged myself out of bed in an attempt to be productive, which was mostly a failure. At some point I realized I was starving, so I walked over to River and Woods and had a breakfast sandwich and some coffee (unfortunately today's coffee was awful for some reason, but the sandwich was tasty). Then I ran a couple of quick errands to pick up packages at my office and buy some coffee beans, and I sat at the coffee place for a bit and journaled (with another cup of bad coffee - I like their beans, but did not like the cafe au lait I got). It's no wonder I had a headache all day, since I just realized all of my coffee was bad and therefore unfinished.

Then I came home and took a nap because I could. I also talked to my parents, and I should have called [censored] after that...but by the time I had finished talking to my parents and eaten some peanut butter (not what I wanted for supper, but better than leaving the house), I had somehow completely forgotten that I had intended to do that. Instead, I took a bubble bath, watched some Queer Eye, and the did a couple of hours of research into the Boulder / Colorado ballot to determine who / what to vote for. My ballot is now filled out - I just have to drop it off tomorrow or Tuesday, and then block off my calendar for Tuesday afternoon/evening to watch the results alone with a bottle of wine and my thoughts. Sounds fun, right?

But now I need to sleep - goodnight!

I'm high as a kite, I'll come down in a couple of days

I slept for almost nine hours last night, but it wasn't enough to fix the damage from this week's massive overextension of my extrovert side + the stress of everything that had to get done. But I made it up and out of Veronica's in time to have breakfast (don't call it brunch) with John and Jess and Ian at Saul's, our usual place in the East Bay. It was incredible how much Ian has changed since I last saw him - he's talking a ton now, and he called me Auntie Wamp, so that was exciting. John and Jess were good too, and Saul's was at great as always, so it was a good morning.

Then I drove to Burlingame, where I grabbed some Philz, mailed some stuff home to myself, and then had lunch with Barbara and Anne. The food was mediocre, but the company was excellent - we caught up and started planning dates for a retreat, so I'm hoping we do something warm this winter.

After we parted ways, I dropped off my rental car and went to the airport early - I briefly considered driving to the beach, but I was way too tired. So I went into the airport absurdly early, had some wine and some food, and generally tried not to fall asleep before my flight was called (tricky, since it was delayed an hour).

But the flight was uneventful - I got upgraded and slept the whole way, which made my after-midnight drive tolerable. And now I need to sleep - goodnight!

now I'm just holding on for tonight

The summit is over and was a big success - but I'm completely wrecked. So wrecked that I'm in Veronica's guest room and voted for going to bed early over talking to her even though I adore talking to her. But I'm happy with how everything turned out this week, and I'll be when happier when I've had some sleep. Goodnight!

chandelier

No blog - after a full day of prepping for this event, then an evening of being on (while wearing a Sia wig for Halloween), then a night of team spirit in the bar, I need to go to bed right now. Goodnight!