the deadlines that were plaguing me, the ones that were making me wish that my ExBossman's luggage would be lost in transit to his new job, were pushed back a week. for this, i am grateful, yet i still have the same resolve to finish the work rightthissecond because it will all just pile up. it would be nice to feel relaxed here.

i told The Wolf this morning that i'm trying to stay lighthearted about it; it's good to have a job at all. it's good to have a job that you enjoy most of the time, for that matter. i have cool things to add to my portfolio, however. currently, i have three billboards up in North Carolina. none of them here in Raleigh, though, which is just too bad because i can't drag people past them just for the hell of it.

a wedding date has been set: October 30, 2004. yes, that's Devil's Night. it should be a treat. i love that time of year. and here in the South with the humidity lingering longingly on everything, i wish it was autumn now.

then again, i don't. i haven't found a dress yet. my mother, mother-in-law-to-be, and my sister are all coming to town this weekend to help me look. here's hoping i'm not tempted to break the bank.