My sister Tracey and I both plan to get our motorcycle endorsements on our drivers' licenses next Spring. I went to her house today because she recently bought a dirt bike. She's been practicing on it for a few weeks now and today, she let me take it around her yard. It's the first time that I've ever been more than a passenger on a bike and was ( Read more... )

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Pat and I went to Boston this afternoon. We started out at Quincy Market (lots and lots of food inside, shops and vendors outside). We went to Hard Rock Boston and I have to say Hard Rock Hollywood beats Boston, hands down. As many times as I've been to HRHollywood (4), which is clear across the country, today was the first time I'd eaten at any ( Read more... )

The Woodstock Fair is always Labor Day weekend (Labor Day is the 1st Monday of September for you Brits). I am entering three sweaters and three photos this year. However, I only have one of the sweaters done. I'm working on the other two and there really isn't that much left on either. I have the ends to weave in and some trim to crochet on one and ( Read more... )

I swear I've been confronted by more stupidity today (in one day) than ever before. I've learned to not bother arguing with idiots.

I was just checking out Southwest Airlines site and was wondering if my flight was still available so I could see what the price was now as opposed to the beginning of the month when I first booked it. I fully expected it to be higher since in my experience, prices generally go up as you get closer to the date. I was pretty shocked as to how much ( Read more... )

Megan is working this evening so I'm babysitting. Karlie loves a variety of different shows aimed at kidlets her age. Most of them drive me crazy. Seriously, we thought Barney was bad when my kids were little [sigh]. I'd actually take Barney (early Barney, anyway, not once that other whiny dinosaur showed up whose name I can't remember). But I do ( Read more... )

I got the living room cleaned today and maintained the rest of what I've been doing for the past few weeks. Only a few more projects that I have in mind and all that will be left is maintaining the cleanliness. I'll actually feel comfortable having people see my house again. Aside from really preferring to live in a clean house, part of the reason ( Read more... )

I stopped at my local gas station on my way home from work today to pick up some soda. It's just a little place, privately owned, not a chain and I like that they all know me and shit. As I was getting out of my car, someone was coming out of the store and I could tell out of the corner of my eye that he was staring at me. I avoided eye contact but ( Read more... )

I've had a headache on and off all day today. I've kept it pretty much at bay most of the time with ibuprofen. I'm not really complaining because I know it's because of how I wore my hair today and I'm all excited that it's finally long enough on the top and sides to pull it back with a clip. It's still shortish, just coming about an inch below my ( Read more... )