Holy frijole, I'm wiped.

Took Emmett to practice and got pressed into service. Not only had to hit fly balls to the outfielders (which I haven't done in four years, though I did have some pleasingly high and deep bombs), also had to catch for all the pitchers. Six pitchers times twenty pitches is a long time to be squatting on these 46 y.o. knees.

Books on tape are the stuff. One of my very favorite things in this life. On the road and around the house.

Wow...some militant Stargate fan group is trying to friend me on the Myspace... and trust me when I tell you I get behind the Firefly wagon and push as much as anybody but these guys are close to "knife a television executive" type fanatacism to get it back on the air.

Beej I too have discovered books on tape. They keep me from having to take pit-stop mid trip naps.

When *I'm* driving (particularly by myself), I have to get audiobooks of books I've already read, because that way I don't need to focus intently on the plot. Because if I *do* focus intently on the plot, I swerve into the other lane/off the road/into a tree/etc.

Also, NEVER drive when listening to David Sedaris, particularly Me Talk Pretty One Day. I was laughing so hard that I had to pull over on the highway. For real.

x-post from Bitches:

After I got out of the building tonight I realized that I should have left much MUCH earlier. Practically cried from the tension being released.

Got to class, told my instructor [link] what had happened. Told him I needed him to hurt me. [link]

There were only four of us in class.

He did.

I feel much, much, better.

Then one of my classmates took me out for a drink. I got grapefruit juice. Sick. Sick. Sick.

When *I'm* driving (particularly by myself), I have to get audiobooks of books I've already read, because that way I don't need to focus intently on the plot. Because if I *do* focus intently on the plot, I swerve into the other lane/off the road/into a tree/etc.

Years ago, on one of my 8 cross-country drives, I had a particularly creepy Michael Palmer novel that pinged my needle phobia so badly, I nearly crashed.

I definitely need to steer clear (sorry) of the creepy stuff on a long-distance drive.

On the most recent trip, I was fascinated by local radio. Especially the Montana 'classifieds' radio show where the presenter listed endless items for trade. Sort of a spoken word freecycle or Craig's list. I couldn't turn away!

Glad you made it out. The number of near misses in this country in this past year alone makes me cringe

On the most recent trip, I was fascinated by local radio. Especially the Montana 'classifieds' radio show where the presenter listed endless items for trade. Sort of a spoken word freecycle or Craig's list. I couldn't turn away!

HA!

The number of near misses in this country in this past year alone makes me cringe

Makes me think our Al Qaida cells are a bunch of damn slackers.

Start a rumor, take some credit, instill a little terror boys...

Mhmm the Al Qaida America (tm) hr department has a lot to answer for

Yay! Woke up to the news that Iowa will have to allow gay marriages, at least until the legislature hurriedly 'plugs up' the threat by some state Constitutional amendment!