1.  Only one more day before our LOTR-thon!  For the non-geek set, this means the Boy & I & a couple of dear fellow geeks are going to sit down in front of the tv with rabbit stew, bread, mushrooms, & other good hobbity things to eat, and watch all three Lord Of the Rings movies in one sitting.  The Director’s extended cuts, mind you, so we’re going to be there for nigh onto 12 hours.  Yes, we are weird enough that this sounds like fun.  If we get into full-on geek mode, we’ll have a computer playing it in the bathroom as well so that necessary hygiene breaks will not interfere with the full experience.

2.  I found another really nice, personable doctor in NYC.  What IS IT with doctors here?  Are they all nice fellows?  Seriously.  My shiny new endocrinologist is a doll.  A wizened though still, like 6’5″ 80-year-old doll who thinks it’s hilarious that my heart rate goes nuts in a doctor’s office.  ”I’m so flattered!”  he said, trying to make me laugh.  If he were 40 years younger, it’d probably be true…  Seriously nice guy.

3.  No bile-gushingly heartburn episodes yesterday.  Nor any bleeding, neither.    I could get used to not feeling like warmed over death…

4.  Snow.  Teeny bits of snow that will probably turn to rain.  Certainly not the sort of weather that a whippet wants to go for a morning walk in.  Not that I’m feeling lazy today or anything…

5.  Tomorrow might be a day to make waffles before our LOTR guests arrive, and I’m looking forward to the taste of maple syrup already.  Just sayin’.