BFFs 4-evah

Had a lovely long weekend (Friday through Tuesday) with Firiel in TN. I drove to and from the airport MYSELF (which is probably nothing to everyone else, but I have weird travel/driving anxiety), found long-term parking and located my car in long-term parking when I got back, and managed to pack everything in my trusty blue bag and a large purse, meaning no checked luggage. \o/ My parents treated us to dinner, then Firiel spirited me away to her apartment, and we proceeded to behave like we always do--snacks, tea, chatter, and lots of media consumed. She had somehow not seen the "One Day at a Time" reboot, was hooked within the first ten minutes of the first episode, and we mainlined two-and-a-half seasons over two-and-a-half days. We also watched "Widows" and "Bohemian Rhapsody", and I provided all six hours of "The Night Manager" miniseries, because there is no more bonding experience than sighing over Tom Hiddleston. For my belated Christmas present, Firiel paid for my ticket to a Walk the Moon concert, and we bounced and sang and cheered and shut-up-and-danced. Having no experience with WtM outside of that one single, I was delighted by how much I liked almost all the other songs, and the band was palpably joyful and having fun.

Got back Tuesday night, had one more unexpected day off when we got four inches of snow dumped on us on Wednesday, and now am almost caught up at work. Also nursing a very sore strained shoulder, because I am 40 years old and slept on a couch for four nights, and maybe I shouldn't do that.

Reading Log: Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson; Little Women and Me by Lauren Baratz-Logsted; The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles; Period 8 by Chris Crutcher; The Cursed Sea by Lauren DeStefano; Steel Blues by Jo Graham and Melissa Scott; Mary Russell's War by Laurie King; The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King; The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan; My Life Among the Underdogs by Tia Torres; Vultures by Chuck Wendig