Archive for August, 2006

Nuns on a plane

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

So I’m here in Port St. Lucie, Florida again on business and after having organized my ipod I figured it was time to blog again. Funny things that have happened to me:

Unfortunately I must sadly note that one of my two frogs… a slightly misguided birthday present from Megan, Lauren and Mike nice as it was… was found missing when I returned home from Mass Morgan. This was made all the more disconcerting as they are completely aquatic frogs and must be in water at all times. So I began the search, both moving everything around the surrounding area, as well as trying to sniff out anything ‘odd’. Eventually I found the stiff molding carcass behind my stereo several feet away. Clearly the little guy had too much of this cruel world, jumped out of his tank and hurled his body into the black beyond. (Sounds sadly similar to a certain story I know about a suicidal shar-pei).

So on our flight in I thought for sure our plane was going to be struck by lighting as we traveled through giant thunderclouds and cause us to go spiraling into the Atlanta below. This was probably one of the worst flights I’ve ever been on… It was only after I got off the plane that I realized why we didn’t die…. that’s right folks, what kind of god is going to strike down a plane with a nun and three Tibetan monks aboard. We got a double religious whammy and so unless Zeus decided he was having a bad day I think we were pretty much covered. I’m checking with all local Atlanta monasteries and nunneries the next time I fly… I want to be on their plane. *A funny side note must be made that although the monks did not travel with luggage they were sporting Tevas and Reefs.*

Deodar Cedars and dance-offs

Monday, August 14th, 2006

Craziness

My week has been nuts starting actually from last Monday. I wake up early and walk out o my car to get some dunkin donuts before arriving early to work. Upon walking into the parking lot I notice something is just not right… can’t quite put my finger on it… maybe it has something to do with the full grown cedar tree that has fallen on my car. And by fallen on I mean all forty feet of conifer laying fully across, and completely covering my poor little Saturn from front to back. Most of my morning was spent filling out police reports and insurance claims and waiting for the maintenance guys to figure out how to lift the limb off my car. In the end I just had the guys pick up the branch enough for me to drive out from under. Hah, who would guess my little car would come out with only a few scratches and dents. Needless to say I was late for work.
Then it was busy, busy, busy with a competition deadline at work.
Poker night where I walked away having made back my $10 and getting another 60 cents. Keep it up and in about 5 weeks I can get a latte with my winnings.
watched my pats play… and I might add allow the falcons to walk away with the win and with their pride intact… what does preseason matter to the pats anyway.
Saturday I rode in the rain… not by choice of course, but because I’m trying not to embarrass myself in a show I’m riding in at the end of this week. Who doesn’t love smelling like a wet horse?
I also spent two very enjoyable days of reading and napping… ah.

My week culminated this evening with the perfect film… Step Up. Oh my perfect man. I’m going to go fishing in the hoods of Baltimore for the only white guy there who happens to be ripped and a great dancer. Granted he has no aspirations in life, but I never said I wanted to marry him, just bring him home and make him dance for me a bit. Yum. New almost favorite movie…. even though it was mildly bad.