Whirlwind Weekend

Man, I'm knackered today! My weekend was non-stop. Friday afternoon I didn't have any meetings scheduled so decided to work from home in the afternoon. Managed to even wash my car. It was nice to enjoy the sunshine and caught up with my neighbor as I was washing. I meant to give the poor girl a wax job (my car sickos, not my neighbor), but ran out of time. Received a text message from my buddy Greg (Snowball for you hashers) at 4:30 asking what I was doing that night and saying he was landing at 8:30. What the heck? Had to run to Discount Fabrics to purchase some materials for the fire sword project, then off to my second home - Boychaos' garage. I swear I spend more time there than my own house these days.

BC, Diter and I worked on the swords that evening. Then we spent some time cleaning up the garage. Greg arrived a little after 10pm. He and I grabbed a bite at Mel's Diner. We were both pretty tired so went home, had some single malt and put in an episode of Firefly. We ended up passing out on the couch. I woke up around 3:30 and went to bed. Saturday morning we grabbed some breakfast and then I took Greg to the airport. I love random one-night visits from friends! I then headed back to my second home to work on the swords all afternoon. I headed home around 7pm. After a little R&R on the couch I hit the shower and then headed to Allen's house. We were off to a party for one of his friends' birthdays. The party was...interesting. Lots of "scene" people who were too busy posturing to be worth interacting. Allen did manage to organize a small walk-off at one point. Unfortunately, David Bowie didn't appear out of nowhere to judge. It's been a long time since I've been in a situation like that. Jessie joined us later and then we headed back to Allen's to crash.

Sunday, we planned to go climbing. Everyone slept in and by the time the house roused, it was too late to go climbing. Instead we made some pancakes and enjoyed the back garden. It was wonderful to enjoy the sunshine and eat pancakes with good company. I've decided pancakes are yummy, but just aren't as good when you eat them alone. I finally had to motivate and headed home for a quick change and then back to the garage for finishing the fire swords before the Temple of Poi performance in Union Square that night. At some point that afternoon I learned BC and Dougie needed me to spin in the interim. The swords only last about 90 seconds and there was going to have to be a short break to get the second ones. They wanted me to fill the interim with my poi.

Somehow everything came together and we headed down to Union Square. It was a gorgeous night, though a bit chilly. We had a decent crowd. Dougie, Jenny, Diter, BC and I were required to be there at 7:30, but we didn't go on until around 9:20. There were some amazing performers there! Eventually it was our turn and the boys went out and started beating on each other. Once their flame started to die, I headed onto the stage, they lit my poi and I did my thing. I was a bit nervous as I haven't really practiced in a long time. Nor have I spun in a leather corset before. It all worked out and I had a lot of fun, even though it was a short session. The boys came back, I lit their new swords and they continued the beatings. I was pretty pleased how my bit turned out and that I even got a few compliments on it. Not bad for not practicing. It was great to finally see the fire swords in use after all the prep time we've spent on them.

I got to drive back with the lovely Tanya which, as always, was a joy. It was great to get a little 1:1 time with her again, even it was only for 20 minutes. By the time I got to my house it was after 11pm. I had to get something out the door for work so it turned into a far later evening than planned. All in all, a grand weekend.

That said, it's really sad when I'm looking forward to tonight because it's the one night I don't have to do anything this week! Yikes! T

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Awwwww Yeah!!!

Some of you know that I went climbing for the first time about 6 months ago. It all started at Burning Man and climbing Thunderdome. Note to self - never climb in a short skirt and corset. Allen conned me into going to the climbing gym with him shortly after. It was a pretty frustrating time as the wall defeated me every single time. Didn't make it to the top of anything. Part of it was strength-to-weight ration, part of it was mental.

We went again last night. I conquered not just one, but TWO walls last night. It was awesome! I was totally doing a happy dance. Sure, they were the easiest walls there, but the point is I made it to the top! I did the first one and then moved up a level for the second. My final climb I tried to move up one more level. Not far into the climb there was one hold that just sucked. It kept throwing me for a loop and I had to start over multiple times. Allen gave me a suggestion for approaching it differently. It worked, but then shortly after I had nothing left in my hands and fell. After a brief rest I tried it one last time. From the previous climbs and the screw-ups on this one, I just didn't have the strength left to do it.

No worries though. Next time, that wall is mine!

Guess losing weight has helped a bit eh? :-)

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Hair Happy Dance!

Warning, the following is silly, but totally made my day.

My junior or senior year in college, I discovered a shampoo and conditioner that rocked my world. My hair looked amazing when I was using it and I swore I'd never use another kind. Well, a year or two ago they stopped making it. I was crushed! I've been trying new ones ever since and have just never found anything I truly like. At one point I even found a site online that said if you had previously used the shampoo I did, use this other product instead. It was awful! I decided to do a little research today, mainly to be a total geek and send Matrix an email asking why on earth they had stopped making that shampoo and conditioner. Low and behold, someone is selling 7 sets of it on eBay for cheap. Yep, I ordered them all. I am so freaking excited right now!

I'm laughing at myself because it's incredibly silly, but it really put a smile on my face. Yay for the internet!

This moment of inane joy was brought to you by the letter V and the number 7.

How Old Do You Feel?

How old do you feel now?


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Vroom!

I just signed up for the motorcycle safety course. The coursework will be May 9th and the riding May 12th and 13th. I'm completely excited and scared all at the same time. Woohoo!

This moment of wind in my hair was brought to you by the letter M and the number 1.

Feelings....

Nothing more than feelings.

Apologies for the earworm.

This question was running through my head yesterday and again today:

How is it possible to be happy and content, yet sad all at the same time?

Inquiring minds want to know.

This moment of inquisitiveness was brought to you by the letter I and the number 3.

Remember the Mailbox?

Remember when it held actual letters from people and not just bills? Over lunch I went to the post office to send a few things. One of those was an actual, bona fide letter. Yes, I actually took the time to sit down, put pen to paper and write a letter. I miss those days. I miss being excited when going to the mailbox and finding a letter. Don't get me wrong, email is wonderful for sending those quick, "Hey, was thinking about you and hope you're having a good day" type notes. However, there's nothing like a handwritten letter.

Yay for trips down memory lane.

This trip down memory land was brought to you by the letter L and the number 1.