. . -- MDCXVII -- It's that time of year again. Thanksgiving week, I mean. Every year, office staff is asked to help out working shifts either bagging groceries or doing other things to support the stores on the three days prior to Thanksgiving. This will be my eighth Thanksgiving of us going through this process, and if I make it through this week -- and I think I will -- I will be ...
machupicchu gave me a great idea for something to do on Thanksgiving Day... I'm going to the zoo!! The only day it's closed in Christmas so it will be open. I can do some good walking and see some animals and I'm thinking it won't be crowded. And with my senior card, I get in for free! I'm quite excited about the idea.
... ... for two nights. So not a total loss but next time, I am going to the one that's farther out. I know I can get there and I know how to park. ***Edit with late breaking news!*** machupicchu just twittered me that PCC (the hippy dippy free range organic good for you grocery he works for) carries the same brand !!! I don't even know where their stores are but I think I'm going to see ...
. . -- MDCVII -- Something weird happened with my shoes. The rain was so heavy at the end of last week, I wore my winter boots, which not only have the convenience of being taller than my slip-on shoes, which are hopeless around mud puddles, but are mostly water proof. I wore the boots again on Saturday, and didn't wear footwear of any kind beyond socks yesterday, as I never left ...
. . -- MDCV -- So, what did I do yesterday? Hmm . . . I read part of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies . (Indeed, committing to an hour of reading per day is really getting me through the book much more quickly than before -- although it's also preventing me from getting any exercise, as it's too dark now to read while walking home and so I've been busing.) I bought a bottle of ...
. . -- MDCIV -- I don't have a lot to share today, which is just as well since I got halfway through my lunch hour before I had a chance to start writing this. I will tell you that last night I went to see This Is It , which I had to go to by myself because Barbara was just not interested. I think I might have been able to convince Shobhit to join me, if it weren't for all his work...
. . -- MDCI -- Guess what! Almost none of you -- if even that many -- are going to be interested in this, but I'm going to share anyway! These are the days of the week on which Halloween fell in the past 11 years: 1998: Saturday 1999: Sunday 2000: Tuesday [leap year] 2001: Wednesday 2002: Thursday 2003: Friday 2004: Sunday [leap year] 2005: Monday 2006: Tuesday 2007: Wednesday 2008: ...
... interest. I mean zero interest in coming inside. It was hilarious to watch. I wish I'd hit the record button. In moments when my common sense is parked elsewhere, I really want a small dog. If machupicchu lived closer we would adopt, I know it, and share custody. There are enough dogs in this building that I keep thinking I'm going to hook up with their parents and offer to dog walk. I ...
. . -- MDXCIII -- Well. Just as I expected, Gabe feels that I got it all wrong in yesterday's post about the conversation we had in his car on Saturday night. He even left a comment to say as much (notably, without offering clarification, yet still taking the time to wish his "own voice" could be found in there somewhere! Hmm . . .). The one particularly convenient thing about ...
. . -- MDXCII -- Gabe called me on Saturday to find out if I'd be interested in going with him, Stephanie and Dante to a pumpkin patch on Sunday to get Halloween pumpkins. Given that I've never actually gone to get a pumpkin at a pumpkin patch, I rather liked this idea. The only problem: I already had plans to go to Rylee's first birthday party at Danielle's at 1:00. My proposed ...
