8Tober

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October already, n gearing up for chillier temps n less daylight. There' so much to do in here in warm daylight, n little time to get to it.

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The area's been very dry this year, n some leaves have gone brown without much color so far. The native Holly vines which turn red every September seemed less brilliant so far. Also the "burning bushes" n Bittersweet vines are turning early.

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I may not get to scan leaves for the first time in years. I'm behind on the puter project list which backlogged so far all summer. Re-installing the scanner software n updating driver just aren't priority yet. I'm still waiting on new ink to check the printer out, n may need a new one.

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Rotating prints has taken too much time n energy as it is. I should just be getting back to the projects left hangin' when last the machine went kaputz. But the blogging is the easy part I always would rather do. That's just the way it is...

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For the third year in a row, in a couple of weeks I'm traveling into a Northern New England state for a fall wedding, my niece. Just a day trip this time, n only my second trip all year. I really need to get out more often! The fuel prices have really cramped my style.

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I used to follow music friends all over Maine, New Hamphire, n Vermont every week-end. Now I've been working every week-end night, n getting so tired I just want to stay home in my time off. I do miss my old friends alot tho. There's no substitute for live, original music, either. J. Giels n James Montgomery were playing in the Blues club right uptown here this summer, n I didn't make it there to wave "Hello." Pretty sad when you're too tired to go a few hundred feet up the road for fun.

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One day soon I hope to not be so over-worked so I can get back to some semblance of a social-life again. I've managed to shove all my fav folks on the back-burner in favor of surviving this fickle economy here. Meanwhile, I'm contemplating a second job just to stay afloat, n then really get no sleep or socializing in.

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On the phone with friends recently I've noticed I've nothing to discuss besides work, gripes, n depressing news. I'll need some uplifting things to discuss at the wedding besides my cat dying, which is all I have on my mind lately... Apparently that's why I should get out more!

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Fall has Fallen n it can't get up!

(Maybe it's time to get "Life-line Alert!")