Off to Monterey

K and I are going to spend the weekend in Monterey. We had a terrific time last time we went, so I'm really looking forward to it. It looks like the weather's going to be nice for us, too.

Quiet Saturday

How nice it is to have a quiet day with nothing much planned! I've already taken care of the two top "to dos" on my list which were to go to Weight Watchers (down 1.9 lbs this week) and to have my nails done. Cat & I also went to the Friends of the Library store and bought a few books -- 'cause you can never have too many books! (Actually, I think you can and we do, but that's another story.)

My next two things to get done (after lunch, which we have yet to have) are laundry (UGH!) and clearing out some of the extra furniture in the spare room. K's been having work done on our second bathroom, and for his guys to go any further we need to create a wider path. I'm amazed how much they've done WITHOUT a wide path through. Anybody need a bright orange dresser? Or an olive green convertible couch? Or whatever else might be hiding in there? Isn't that big wooden desk still in there? Haven't seen it for a while....

Once that bathroom is fixed up, we can actually have a decent guest room! What a concept!

Hey, Alex -- has the connector to my Jam Cam shown up? It'd be cool to be able to post pictures of the bathroom when it's done. Hint, hint.

Myrrine (a.k.a. Cat)

Here's a fun photo of Catherine as Myrrine (in Lysistrata).

She's got some serious redeye going!!

Anniversary Flowers

Aren't they lovely! K sent them to me for our 9-month anniversary (of our first date).

Very long day

Today we did flu shots from 6-8:30 a.m., so I had to get here outrageously early (~5:40) to let the folks from the hospital in to set up. Tonight, K and I are going to see Grease, so it's going to be a really long day. I'm hoping (planning, actually!) to leave work early, so I can have some time to rest a bit (and shower and gussy up). It would be a shame to fall asleep at the theater, wouldn't it?

Lizzie's been sending me pictures of the bridesmaid dress she's chosen, and I've been thinking about what the mother of the bride should wear!

A little excitement

A while ago we saw a couple of sheriff cars zooming by on the frontage road with their lights on. We went outside to see what was going on, and saw they had stopped in front of the tasting room. Turns out our silent alarm went off (don't know why). Good to know they take these things seriously!

Go away, already.

I hate it when I've got a cold that just hangs on and on and on. It's 95% gone, but I've still got this darn sore throat and achy ears. I don't feel badly enough to stay home from work, but it's just annoying. Usually it's the cough that sticks around; at least that's pretty much gone!

Went to Becca's on Saturday to celebrate Christmas with her family and Jeannette. We had a good time -- had a girls' lunch out. Also got to watch the preparations for Brianna's Sunday dance competition. I didn't realize that part of it was tanning her little legs (self-tanner). Those judges are picky, aren't they?

Tory was getting over a stomach virus, so we didn't see too much of him.

I slept a lot yesterday. Just want to sleep this thing off!

Not fair!

I clicked a link on the home page of our company's intranet -- in the "Drinks and Beverage Industry News" section, and I got a SurfPatrol forbidden site message. Cheez! I have no idea if or how those are tracked, but I like to keep such things to a minimum.

The article sounded interesting, too: Mccririck Diet Coke Ad..more Like Celeb Fit Club...William Hill Jan 12 2005 3:58PM GMT.

I'll have to check it out when I get home and see what's so subversive about it.

Drizzly day

The sun peeked out a bit this afternoon, right after the power came back on. We were out of business for over an hour -- about 1:00 until nearly 2:30. So, I went to the spill cart training, even though I'll probably never be mopping up hazardous spills. I also got to go to the tasting room to photograph all the art show winners. This is because our department has a good digital camera, not because I'm an awesome photographer.

I've been practicing my accordion in my office on my lunch hours this week. We're going to be playing in clubs starting late next month, and I've really got to get my parts memorized! We've started a new piece by Guy Klucevsek which alternates (each measure) from 4/4 to 7/8. It's called Tangocide -- VERY challenging! We're also working on another of his pieces ("Gunk") which is in 7/8 time throughout.

Kind of sick

I think I have a cold. K had one last week, so I guess he was generous and shared it with me. I'm still going to my Accordion Works rehearsal in a few minutes. I took some generic Dayquil, so should make it through the evening okay. We're going to start doing some cafe performances in late February, so I really don't want to miss.

I skipped church this morning. I was feeling pretty punk, and I convinced myself that it would be a really inconsiderate thing to go and expose all those people to this. Which is true, actually!

Nothing much

I climbed on top of a fuel tank today. Got my watch caught on something and it broke loose and fell to the ground, but it and I are fine. I'm learning how long various hazardous wastes can be accumulated and how they have to be labeled. And how hazardous materials have to be labeled.

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