Monday!

It was a nice weekend.  Fun was had by all, and I managed to get the lawn mowed!!!  Of course, that means I had someone mow it, due to continued absence of lawnmower, but it got done, which is a big step in the right direction.  Also makes it easier to find the broken glass in the ground.  At some point, there was a hell of a party in that yard.

Sunday,  mymagritteand I were supposed to go to the DC Tribal Cafe, and we both flaked.  Which was kinda nice, as neither of us was left wandering Dupont alone, wondering where the other was.  Bad, though, as no bellydancing, coffee, supporting local performers stuff happened. I did cut my hair, though.  Which, I know, I'm not supposed to do myself anymore.  I just can't seem to stop.

The Wireless connection at home was spotty all weekend, for some reason.  I kept wandering into the room where the modem is (roommate's room) and playing with it, wandering back to my computer and messing with it, wandering downstairs to check the cable TV, etc.  Can't figure it out.  It started working long enought for me to check the weather this morning, which was a nice freebie, but then it went off again before I left.

Evidently I missed a lot of activity in the news this weekend, due to the internet issues.  Although, as I avoid news like the plague, chances are I wouldn't have heard anything either way.  Part of Eastern Market burned. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/30/AR2007043000272.html?hpid=artslot   Very sad, I love that place.  Also, evidently part of the Bay Bridge in CA was destroyed by an exploding oil tanker.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042900512.html  And, not so much a landmark, but there was evidently a factory/refinery fire in OK.  Sheesh.  Who designated this the weekend for landmarks burning?  Can I give them a vote of no confidence?

Oh, and we're having a luau!!!  Tentatively scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, but I think it'll be changed to the weekend after.  A friend, who offered to help with the cost of outrageous decorations, will be out of town for Memorial Day.  Would be very wrong to have her buy 200 leis (or however many we end up needing) and then hold the party when she can't be there.  So, much like the Toga Party last fall, chances are party prep will consume me through much of May.  Also, my birthday!!!!

To work now, TTYL.

The Weather's Here...

Wow, it's nice out!  85F, sunny; a little windy, but the wind smells like flowers.  It's the kind of weather that makes me want to sunbathe topless, and blast country music.  Of course, I have this little thing called a job, which enables Cheyenne and I to eat and live somewhere other than under my desk; so, no sunbathing.  I did compromise nicely, with a brisk lunchtime walk and my iPod.

So, I'm walking from my office to the White House (I then walked halfway to Chinatown and back) when I see a bright green Honda (tm) convertible.  Just the most adorable little car, in a really pretty bright green.  It was about the color of cartoon grass.  So, I'm walking along, checking out the car, when the guy driving it starts looking back at me, tilting his head, trying to catch my eye and stuff.  Guess he thought I was looking at him.  I was going to loudly disabuse him of the notion; when I thought, nah.  I might have just made his day, possibly the whole week.  So, I let it go, and walked on.

Things I learned from country music today: Texas has been blessed by the hand of GOD!; horses drink beer, people drink whiskey; and when GOD! fearin' women get the blues, they stop cooking.  Having never been to Texas, and not being a horse, I can't testify to the validity of the first two; but I have to agree that I cook less when I am depressed, even though I am not especially GOD! fearin'.

Fic Pimpin'

If you like the Buffy fic, especially the plot-oriented Spuffy, read "Drawing Down the Moon" by Dark Eyed Seer.  She has a great grasp of the characters, and she's doing some really original and innovative things with Season 5.  Oh, and there be dragons!

It's up at BSV and Spuffy Realm; and please leave a little review-type note, if you enjoy.

Also, if you're into the AU/Post Chosen, non-Spuffy, read Ozma914's series of stories, begining with "Where Do We Go From Here?".  They're all good. Posted at fanfiction.net

On a more serious note...From Ozma914

I was reading in a recent post; according to Amnesty International, one in three Native American is at risk for sexual violence (http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAMR510352007). A battered women's shelter on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, Pretty Bird Woman House (http://prettybirdwomanhouse.chipin.com/pretty-bird-woman-house) (named after the founder's sister, who was raped and murdered in 2001) is in imminent danger of going under, due to loss of its funding. It will be forced to close in May if new resources can’t be found. Please contribute what you can.