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Another month. At least one thing is reasonably settled: Patrick decided that he is taking over my apartment, which has an extra room and a few more amenities plus a full attic. And he suggested that I move all the stuff I'm not taking with me to Mom's into the attic so I won't have to get a storage unit. The attic is huge, and since I can do the move gradually it shouldn't be too bad lugging boxes up the ladder/stairs. He gets to babysit my washer and dryer, too. So that's awesome! I have the best friends.

I've been working over at Mom's to get things ready for me to move in. Finished one room completely, starting another this weekend. So much to do there, but at least I've made progress. Even managed to get her to part with some ancient computer manuals, some broken electronics, etc. Big progress. I've notified the landlord here that our last day in the apartment is the end of January, so tomorrow I drop off my last rent check to him. Sad. He's a great guy, and I'd be his tenant forever — but clearly that's not in the cards.

Had an emotional blow a couple of weeks ago. Thought I was sheltered from stuff like this with the passage of time, but apparently not. Nice! But then the situation sort of resolved itself so I am feeling a little less stressed. Still feel unsettled and a little anxious, but better now. I am finding that having firmed up moving out dates and so on has helped immensely, too. Also have noticed that when I have a low blood sugar event (very frequent now, with the weight loss) the sad just sneaks up and smacks me around, so I'm trying to avoid further lows. Stupid diabetes.

Plateaued this week as expected. Got to 55 pounds lost, then stopped. But considering it was Thanksgiving a few days ago, I'm ok with that. I really need to get more exercise. Stopped going to the gym and haven't managed to go back. Don't even know why!


Might actually hit a book per week this year. Dunno why that seems important. When I think back, say, 10 years ago when I was reading 3/4 books per week, one per week seems kind of sad, so I guess I feel like I have to hit AT LEAST that much. Too many hours devoted to my TV grid and the internet. I need to retire so I can fit in all my leisure requirements!

1. Gone Tomorrow, Lee Child (13th Jack Reacher book)
2. 61 Hours, Lee Child (14th Jack Reacher book)
3. Worth Dying For, Lee Child (15th Jack Reacher book)
4. The Monkey's Raincoat, Robert Crais (1st Elvis Cole book)
5. Stalking the Angel, Crais (2nd Elvis Cole book)
6. Lullaby Town, Robert Crais (3rd Elvis Cole book)
7. Free Fall, Robert Crais (4th Elvis Cole book)
8. Voodoo River, Robert Crais (5th Elvis Cole book)
9. Sunset Express, Robert Crais (6th Elvis Cole book)
10. Indigo Slam, Robert Crais (7th Elvis Cole book)
11. L.A. Requiem, Robert Crais (8th Elvis Cole book)
12. The Last Detective, Robert Crais (9th Elvis Cole book)
13. The Forgotten Man, Robert Crais (10th Elvis Cole book)
14. The Watchman, Robert Crais (1st Joe Pike book)
15. Chasing Darkness, Robert Crais (11th Elvis Cole book)
16. The First Rule, Robert Crais (2nd Joe Pike book)
17. The Sentry, Robert Crais (3rd Joe Pike book)
18. New York Death, Stuart Woods (1st Stone Barrington book)
19. The Troubled Man, Henning Mankell (last Wallander book)
20. Several TOR shorts: Overtime, by Charles Stross; Black Swan, Bruce Sterling; Firstborn, Brandon Sanderson; In the House of the Worm, George RR Martin; and First Flight, Mary Robinette Kowal.
21: Serial, a novella by Jack Kilborn and Blake Crouch.
22. The Quickie, James Patterson Incorporated and some guy
23. Dexter Is Delicious, Jeff Lindsay (5th Dexter book)
24. Every Dead Thing, John Connolly (1st Charlie Parker book)
25. Dark Hollow, John Connolly (2nd Charlie Parker book)
26. The Killing Kind, John Connolly (3rd Charlie Parker book)
27. The White Road, John Connolly (4th Charlie Parker book)
28. A Season In Hell, Jack Higgins
29. The Redbreast, Jo Nesbo (3rd Harry Hole book) (first two aren't translated into English yet)
30. Nemesis, Jo Nesbo (4th Harry Hole book)
31. The Devil's Star, Jo Nesbo (5th Harry Hole book)
32. 7th Sigma, Steven Gould
33. Changes, Jim Butcher (audio)
34. Rule 34, Charles Stross
35. Side Jobs, Jim Butcher (audio)
36. The Neon Rain, James Lee Burke (First Dave Robicheaux) (audio)
37. Ghost Story, Jim Butcher (audio)
38. The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway (audio)
39. Jar City, Arnaldur Indridason
40. Feast Day of Fools, James Lee Burke (third Hackberry Hollins) (audio)
41. The Snowman, Jo Nesbo (7th Harry Hole)
42. The Leopard, Jo Nesbo (8th Harry Hole) (I really love Jo Nesbo. Grim, but good!)
43. V Is for Vengeance, Sue Grafton
44. Angle of Investigation, Michael Connelly (collection of shorts)
45. Rain Gods, James Lee Burke (second Hackberry Hollins) (audio) (ALMOST done)