why am i still awake?

sometimes when i know i have the day off the next day, i like coming home to cocktails. nothing crazy or even very drunk, but a few drinks that make me feel giggly and then sleepy, then off to bed to watch cartoons. this was my plan tonight, but it backfired. i had my two drinks, and instead of thinking things were funnier than they actually are, i fell asleep. taking a nap at 9 p.m is not advisable because you wake up at 10 kind of tired, will half-assedly watch some tv, then read for a few hours before realizing you are indeed awake and start wondering why you're still in bed.

hmph. i should know better, but i guess i don't. also, it is very sad that i think cartoons and cocktails make for a fun evening? i mean, it is only wednesday, and just because i have tomorrow off doesn't mean anyone else does.

my list of things to do before i turn thirty is going well, i think. i've also made a very reasonable short-term-goal list, which i will share with you here. if i have to be up late at night bored, then you should be too, which is the moral of this story.

1. eat out at lunch no more than once a week at work. i am spending too much money on lunch, and that's money i could save for a host of other worthwhile things. like going to kidrobot while visiting my sister, or buying fancy new earrings for the holidays (i admit i usually buy myself a present for christmas, and one for my birthday, which i already bought [it's my tatoo!]).
   
2. finish at least one handmade christmas present this month. i started a lot of them a while ago, but haven't finished one recently. before you know it christmas will be here and i will have half-finished scarves and gloves and hats all over the house.
   
3. make a dethklock shirt. make it the most brutal shirt ever! somehow find a way to marry nathan explosion! oh wait, crushes on cartoon characters are totally dorky. edit that to read; find a way to marry brendan small!
   
4. carve a pumpkin.