I find "the splits" so weird that I actually laughed out loud thinking it was a joke the first time I heard it. Must be a west coast thing, because my students say it. I always knew it as "a split." Because...you're just doing one! One split! For me it's like someone calling doing a cartwheel "doing the cartwheels."

I am not naturally bendy, but I used to be able to do a split on either side many many many years ago.

This morning Cass drove all the way to San Diego to pick me up at the airport, and then took me to Trader Joes on the way back to her very cute house, where she fed me very good stew, after which I turned into a claratin zombie and took a nap.

Worst houseguest ever

doing the cartwheels

That just makes me think of Doing the Pigeon.

I do not have strong feelings of "a split" vs "the splits" but I am not going to test my bendiness right now, whatever you call it. I know I could do whatever was required by my middle school floor routine, I couldn't swear to what that was. I do know I did the "left handed" routine because that's how I did the cartwheels, etc., so probably my left leg forward version was better.

Cass and Lee in the same place!

I can't do the splits, but I'm pretty bendy compared to the guys in my karate class.

CJ insists he is fine and is now at ARP for an E-Care class. One of the sargents brought him ice cream.

Oo Lee and Cass! That's an excellent combo!

however I can put knees over my shoulders

I am trying to picture what you mean by this and failing miserably. Turns out I've never even tried to put my knees over my shoulders, although I can say I've put them 'round someone else's.

(sorry, couldn't resist racy comment)

Mazdas are known for their excellent handling. I probably would have bought a Mazda 3 if Ford hadn't just come out with a new Focus.

I'm all about the slow start. 60 squats is on the schedule for today, and I have not done them. I have an hour and a half. ION, I'm eating pizza.

I have a friend who loves her Mazda. The Mazda was No. 2 on my short list of Possible Cars when I was shopping. But I test-drove the Hyundai first and liked it enough that I bought it on the spot. I've been happy with it, but I do wish it had more power and could get up to speed faster. It's a four-cylinder hatchback, what do you want from it.

Got word today that my and my neighbors landlady has decided to sell the property.

!!!

She called them yesterday, but has neither called or emailed me.

Holy crap!!!!!

Who the heck knows how long it'll take to sell the place, but I need to find a new home. I mean, I want a new home, I want my work tenants home, but it was insanely hard to find this place that's just barely affordable and is safe for my cats to go outside and kill things and not get killed by cars.

I had been planning on spending the rest of June, when I get my license back, visiting my folks, but now I think I need to spend it getting the apartment into "potential buyer" viewable status and looking through newspapers.

I need to email the landlady and find out for sure if she plans on pulling the rug out from under me, or will just transfer the rent over to the new homeowner (I can only hope, especially given all the fixing up my apartment needs).

WTF?!

I like how Mazdas handle, but I'm not a huge fan of their interiors.

Do you have a lease Julie?

Also, sucky as it is this might give you the excuse to probe delicately about the place at work.