Betcha thought I forgot about you blog. I did not. I have been lazy. I have accomplished more things on the list, so let's get to it.
3. Wrote a thank you note to Nana for the windfall she sent in the mail. Thank you Easter Bunny!!
#29 Had loads of lunches, dinners, and drinks. Drove to pick up Phil and Patty at their respective group homes and took them out to lunch. We had not seen them since the wedding and we were looking forward to spend some time with them. Phil and Patty had not seen each other since the state moved Phil to his new pad, so this was great for them as well. Had dinner with John and Cathy. We went tot a new local place called the Black Cat Spooky Cafe. As the name implies, it is spooky!! The food is really good and it is a local, small business so it may become the new go-to joint. Liked it so much that I had dinner with Melissa there about two weeks later. It had been a while since we got together so we stayed later than we had anticipated. We made a dinner date the next week at her new casa for dinner and drinks. Good times. Met Michelle at my usual haunt, Pom's. True happiness is a Pom's sandwich. My tummy is always happy when I leave there. Also celebrated Michelle's birthday at her usual haunt--Kobe's. Lots of ginger sauce and wine later led to the organization of a girl's night out with more friends. We went out for drinks and then to a show at the House of Blues. Good show, good drinks, good friends, good times.
# 23 Finished the crocheting the blanket. Went fast, but my little fingers and hand muscles got a work out. I have fingers of steel. Watch out!! It is not perfect, but it is colorful and has a pretty border. Much to Mark's happiness, it did not cost anything but some time and hand cramping. I was given all the yarn in typical baby colors, so I used up as much as possible. Good news is that now I only have a large yarn collection instead of a ginourmous yarn collection, for which Mark is also happy.
#35 Gave Mark a special I love ya on the back of the State Farm annual thank you note? I am not going to lie, I can't remember the story behind this one. It was too long ago. But I obviously did it because I wrote it down. Good thing the pen works better than my memory.
Also gave Mark a red tattoo on his leg while he was sitting next to me as I was working on Referee sheets for a tournament. He was not amused, but he did not stop me either.
Gave Mark a crude drawing of lips. Not my best artwork, but hey, it got the point across.
#36 Mark got a foot rub. Mark got a foot rub. Mark got a foot rub. Apparently the disc golf tourney was a little rough on his tootsies so Mark got a foot rub. Mark got a foot rub. Mark got a foot rub.
#8 Read No Lease on Life. I had to force myself to read this. I am not a big fan of these books that just talk about a life experience that is not interesting. This one was about a girl in a NYC apartment in a neighborhood that she hates. All she wants to do is sniper the people that she hates in the neighborhood. Not exciting. There was not even a climax, unless you count the part where she goes out on the street and gets harassed by a homeless guy who keeps deficating in the lobby of her apartment building. They did not even have a throwdown--just exchanged some words. Couldn't wait for it to end.
#49 Donated blood, well red cells. I did this new thing where they take the blood and take out the red blood cells with a machine and then pump the platelets and plasma back. This way they can take out twice as much blood. The catch is you have to wait longer in between donations. Everything went great until the machine started beeping and the needle shifted in my arm. At the end of the day, I had a gigantic bruise, some new ice and heat packs, a gift card to Seasons 52 and a M*A*S*H shirt. Oh, and the knowledge that I saved a couple of lives. What else could you ask for?
#40 Watched Gone With the Wind.....Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. Go on, Rhett, go on.
BladeRunner. Is it just me or did none of the movies in the 80's make sense. It is like the movie makers tried so hard to make them avant guarde, but then they lost any semblance of plot, writing or acting ability. Can you tell I did not care for it? Took me forever to watch. Just could not hold my attention.
Platoon. Movie was very good. It is hard to watch war movies. It hurts my heart to see what human beings do to each other in the name of a cause.
#74 CD's I listened to this time. Getting to the end....
Rush...Rush
Rush...Moving Pictures
Remy Shand...The Way I Feel
Joe Satriani...Surfing With the Alien
Joe Satriani...The Extremist
Joe Satriani...Flying in a Blue Dream
Silverchair...Frog Stomp
Soundgarden...Superunknown
Soundgarden...A Sides
Steely Dan...Gaucho
Steely Dan...Countdown to Ecstacy
Spinal Tap...This is Spinal Tap
Stone Temple Pilots...12 Gracious Melodies
