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Today’s been a good day.  I finally managed to nag SO into getting his passport sorted out.  This was becoming important, as we leave for a trip to Singapore in a few weeks’ time (well, more like six weeks’ time, but you know what I mean).  Now all I need to do is sort out my own passport.  That’s the worst thing about getting married - just when you think you’ve changed everything into your new name, you discover that something that’s vitally important, like a passport, has been overlooked.  Hopefully this is the last thing though.

So yes, SO’s passport is sorted out.  I also did a few loads of laundry, food shopping, changed the bedsheets, and cleaned both bathrooms.  And, I also managed to have a nap!  So overall, a good day. 

Oh, and I sold a few things on eBay.  Of the six items ending today, I sold three, which was okay.  One in particular (a really lovely shirt) sold for a fantastic price, so I’m a happy chappy.  I’m getting so sick of having a wardrobe full of clothes that just don’t fit me any more.  It doesn’t act as an incentive to lose weight; it just makes me sad, and pisses me off, as I have so little space for the six items of clothing that still fit.

As I type, SO’s cooking steak on the barbeque and talking to his dad on the phone.  (Mmmm, steak.)  They have a great relationship, much more like friends than father/son.  It’s good, because they both are fairly introverted.  I know SO tends to be picky when it comes to making friends.  It’s been hard for him at work for a while, because while he’s pally with a couple of the guys, he doesn’t really have a good friend there, so I think he feels fairly isolated at times. 

On the other hand, I have one very good friend (my coworker P), and some others who are also good work friends, so I get a lot of my social needs met at work.  This can lead to issues after work.  For example, the other day, we got home from work.  I tend to sit down and spend some alone time on my laptop.  SO sat down on the couch next to me, and talked to me.  For an hour and a half.  So yes, I can see that he misses having a good friend at work.

My brother and I will be seeing Nana tomorrow, I just need to confirm a time with him.  We didn’t end up seeing her yesterday, as I developed an unfortunate case of the runs (sorry for the details!) so wasn’t up to seeing the poor old duck.  I also will be seeing my aunt, my mother’s sister.  This is the aunt that made me audition for the WASO Chorus.  She’s got me interested in joining again – she told me the other day that one of the pieces they’ll be doing in 2009 is Mozart’s Requiem.  This just happens to be my all-time favourite piece of music.  Guess who’ll be auditioning for it?