my eyes, they be drooping

Hey Stash,

It was good to talk via Skype today. This semester's schedule is so difficult! I wish I could see your lush mustache more than a couple of times a week.

It's not even 9pm ET yet, but I'm about to go to sleep. I am sooo tired! I'm annoyed at myself because I wound up eating dinner with my mom, after she showed up and announced that she was hungry. I'd forgotten that I'd told her earlier in the week that Sunday would be a better day for dinner for me. I'd done that on purpose so I could have Saturday relatively interrupted, and then I forgot! Now I might wind up having to have dinner with her two nights in a row. And I am exhausted and surly. So much unnecessary talking ...

Like I said, I think I'd be annoyed with anyone staying with me for 2 nights. My school weeks are so demanding, especially the last few, that I need that entire 3-day weekend to recharge. And with anyone else, I wouldn't hesitate to say, "That won't work for me," but of course, in this case, I can't. So layer of annoyance there. Add to that another layer of mother-daughter dynamics, and it's like I'm a lasagna of resentment.

:::sigh::: I will see you online before I jet off to the Museum of Arts & Design tomorrow. Because I prefer to get to Midtown by jet, of course.

Ta!

Girlie

p.s. I saw your tractor circus photo. That is ... so very odd!

p.p.s. I confused the train return times. So, here are our options for going back to Lisbon on Thursday the 20th:

Faro 09:05 Lisbon 13:06 Travel time: 04:01
Faro 13:08 Lisbon 17:05 Travel time: 03:57
Faro 14:55 Lisbon 18:04 Travel time: 03:09 (faster train)

Help me decide! I'm leaning toward the middle one.