As is usually true with her, Dita has mostly gotten over her fear (at least until next time) and has in fact conquered the phone by walking on it.

Happy birthday, Dana!!!

I have absolutely no clue what was the first 45/album I bought. I would have been a kid, around 9 or so, so it was probably something easy-listening-ish like Little River Band or Air Supply.

From yesterday:

What movies or books have you re-watched where your life experience altered your opinion on a character's choices?

When I reread Lord of the Rings after taking a class on medieval lit, I was blown away by the depth that I saw, so much more than when I first read it at age 15. Also, over the years, I've grown to love the second halves of both TTT and RotK with Frodo, Sam, and Gollum, whereas before I was more enamored with the other books which concentrated on Rohan (Eomer, mmmmm) and the Ents with Merry and Pippin.

Can't remember what 45 I bought first, because I had a zillion of them, but I do remember either Supertramp's Breakfast in America or Fleetwood Mac's Rumors was the first album I bought with my own money.

I wasn't supposed to buy the "Afternoon Delight" 45, because my mom objected, but I did anyway and claimed I forgot. I also had no idea until much later what they were talking about.

I didn't figure that out until about 6 years ago.

Oh, yeah, I was going to talk about that too. The first cassette I ever had was Leon Patillo, but the first cassette I ever bought with my own money was Def Leppard`s Pyromania. I snuck out and walked to the mall to buy it with money I`d ferreted away by not buying lunches. Loved that album.

I don't remember exactly what was first, but some of the early cassettes I bought myself were Dire Straits Brothers In Arms, Air Supply, Falco and Rick Springfield's Tao.

My first albums my dad bought me for Xmas: Pyromania, Thriller and the Stray Cats.

Nice job, Dad!

I really want a digital clock at the pool. If I bought them one, maybe they'd put it up? Turns out I really do race the clock. Have been having shit (for me) times of late. But for some reason, my goggles didn't fog today, so I could see the damn second hand from 30 yds away. And while I didn't best the 68:15 I did in Ellicott with the digital, I did do 69:15. And the last two laps I did in 1:45. Fastest I've ever done a lap is 45s, and that's PUSHING. So that was nice. Considering I was finishing up a 2 mile swim!

Lokis is everywheres. It's really nice out and so I even had the deck door open for ventilation, so that means BUGS! He's chasing down all of 'em. OH, and the summer tenants' cat? She's got the same coloration and markings as Loki. Just skinny. Any maybe not so nuts, but she's super affectionate like him.

Remind me I need to raise the glass on the upstairs storm door before I go to bed/it starts raining. That thing keeps it from raining in the kitchen doorway.

Heh. [link] Stay classy.

My dad bought me Quiet Riot, Metal Health, which was the first record that was actually mine.