Downstairs has been vacuumed, trash taken out (I felt like I was being mugged by the heat when I stepped out of the door), the strawberries and rhubarb chopped and macerating in the fridge. Think I will wait until very late to actually cook it. Now to see what is on Netflix, so I can still feel like I went to the movies.
These are stone killers, little man. They ain't cuddly like me.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
SailAweigh - Jul 04, 2012 1:06:54 pm PDT #16364 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Typo Boy - Jul 04, 2012 1:36:49 pm PDT #16365 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
4th of July. Attended a small town parade (Tumwater) to gather signatures for a local public power initiative*. Seems very appropriate for the 4th July to petition for redress of grievances.
*Reason for the initiative. Thurston County (Washington State) has a private utility, Puget Sound Energy which has the highest rates in the state and the worst maintenance record. We are surrounded by counties with public power which have a much better record. Mason County and Tacoma both have public utility districts with good records. Even Seattle City Light, which is a somewhat awful city owned utility in Seattle has a better record than Puget Sound Energy.
Scrappy - Jul 04, 2012 2:24:16 pm PDT #16366 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We got my (awesome new) car washed, then did some dog training in the park, then saw Moonrise Kingdom, which I loved, even though it was VERY twee. After a very late lunch at our local diner, we are in for the night, as Truman, our standard poodle, is deathly afraid of fireworks.
askye - Jul 04, 2012 2:53:45 pm PDT #16367 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
I think America is complicated, but almost anything is complicated. So my feelings are. I'm proud of a lot of things about America and Americans but there's a lot that Americans do that I'm not proud of.
Kinda like how I feel about my family.
So Will came over and we went for a drive (looking for a certain snack stand that I guess was closed). We cleaned. My apartment looks so much better and it's so much easier for me when there's someone who can keep me on track. My old vacuum didnt' have attachments (they were lost) my new one does so I got up tons and tons of cat hair.
beekaytee - Jul 04, 2012 3:47:55 pm PDT #16368 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Heh. The the fellow who invited me to dinner apparently had cosmetic surgery this week and canceled the party. I was the only one he didn't email.
Upside 1: It was right across the street, so despite getting dolled up, it was no big transpo issue.
Upside 2: I'm cool, eating something I shouldn't and watching SG-1.
Upside 3: Did I mention the cool?
Yeah. I'm good.
I just saw a bunch of people headed down to the Mall for the National fireworks show. I wish them luck and proximity to medical care if they have heat stroke!
SailAweigh - Jul 04, 2012 4:08:22 pm PDT #16369 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Tonight's dinner was seafood salad on a bed of lettuce wrapped in a multi-grain tortilla times two.
The cobbler is now in the oven; I am looking forward to it mightily.
My only concession to the holiday has been to watch my DVD of Captain America. I figure that's enough in this weather. I don't feel like going out to fireworks when it's 93 degrees out. And I still have laundry to do. Ugh.
sj - Jul 04, 2012 4:13:42 pm PDT #16370 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We're home. The 4th of July traffic wasn't as bad this year.
Connie Neil - Jul 04, 2012 4:26:49 pm PDT #16371 of 30001
brillig
The cobbler is now in the oven; I am looking forward to it mightily.
This is what I get for watching historical shows, my first thought was "But what did the shoemaker do to deserve that!"
SailAweigh - Jul 04, 2012 5:12:24 pm PDT #16372 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I wouldn't do that to my great-grandfather! Besides, he'd be a little old and leathery to bake.
WindSparrow - Jul 04, 2012 5:23:49 pm PDT #16373 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Leathery cobbler? Blink, blink.