well, this is strange ...

first, curling:

first night out this evening with the women's challenge (5-and-under) team, consisting of darthrami, self, flt, and LA. played pretty well. (up one coming home with the hammer in the eighth, and lost on a frankly very difficult shot; they had been counting two, so the fact that what they got was five was less agonizing.) when we've actually had some time to cohere as a team, we'll be a lot better. plus, we're going to have tons of fun. huzzah!

and now:

was just reading my e-mail and flist before getting to bed. and about five minutes ago, something happened -- i don't even know what. i read something, and i can't remember what it was, but i remember being aware of thinking something between oh, that's a bummer and wow, that sucks, and now all of a sudden i'm vaguely annoyed and upset. not, like, sad/depressed/whatever, but i'm conscious of having been calm and now feeling unhappy. (i'm sure part of this is irritation at the fact that i don't actually know what it is that triggered the mood.)

i'm going to go downstairs and pay the rent before it turns into thursday and it's too late.

[loves on massachusetts]

darthrami just gave me a link:

The Massachusetts high court ruled Wednesday that only full, equal marriage rights for gay couples — rather than civil unions — would be constitutional, erasing any doubts that the nation's first same-sex marriages would take place in the state beginning in mid-May.

The court issued the opinion in response to a request from the state Senate about whether Vermont-style civil unions, which convey the state benefits of marriage — but not the title — would meet constitutional muster.

woo-hoo!

and then --

-- it always surprises me how much better i feel after having paid my bills.

you'd think it would be depressing, wouldn't you? but while i don't enjoy paying them, there's an incredible feeling of satisfaction that comes from knowing i'm on top of the paperwork and in control of my life (cf. my parents' visit last month).