I got this for my dad.Â? He’s the only person I know who would appreciate the idea of this book more than me and find it funny in a really sad way.
For my father-in-law, I’m sending $$$ for him to see the Prairie Home Companion movie and to go to In-n-Out as well.Â? (I’m hoping that the karmic payback is that I get taken there when I get to So-Cal in September.)
[+] The comment on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me regarding Dubya’s claim that he “was gonna go read at Camp David” when instead he went to Iraq: “People who read don’t say things like that.”Â? Agreed.Â? You “go curl up with a good book”, not “go read”.Â? I’m going to refrain from commentary on Dubya and literacy because that would be wrong.
[+]Â? Overheard in the house today: “Freya!Â? Stop annexing Mommy’s crocheting!”Â? She is an evil cat but very cute.
[+] I’m working on the translations for the Blogathon site and also trying to get a new layout up for my Blogathon site.Â? I’ll probably be blogging on behalf of the National Parkinson Foundation.Â? I’ll post more on this later on.
I slept until 3 p.m. today.Â? I don’t recommend it. I wasn’t hung over or anything, just comfortable and snuggled up with a black cat.Â? Now I’m just exhausted and not sure I’m going to sleep tonight.Â? Great one, Jen.
The “kill-all-the-bacteria-in-thy-body” antibiotics are making my sinus crap go away.Â? Well… that and the massive amount of Claritin I’ve shoved down my throat.Â? The downside of the antibiotics: they leave a nasty taste in my mouth which can only be killed by a can of Coke.Â? So much for giving up the soda.
I work Wednesday, Thursday, Friday this week, so… 2 days down and 1 to go.Â? I get to wear jeans tomorrow.Â? Woohoo!
Off I go to shower, wash my Crocs, and snuggle with the princess of panthers…
OK… just got back from Oregon. In true ::Meditatio:: style, here’s my rundown of it all.
The Good
[+] Seeing parts of my family again that I haven’t seen in more than 15 years.
[+] Seeing some old neighbors again, especially since I’m essentially an adopted daughter. 🙂
[+] Meals with 12-20 family members.
[+] Banana coconut frappucinos every day.
[+] $tarbucks and breakfast in bed on Sunday. (Thanks Mommy!)
[+] Playing in the surf in Lincoln City.
[+] Bush Park in Salem (where my former neighbors retired to and where they are uber-involved in things).
[+] The C terminal at Sea-Tac.
[+] Playing in Ritner Creek with two very adorable little boys.
[+] “Desire of the Everlasting Hills” by Thomas Cahill. (Re-reading it for the first time in 6 years.)
[+] Family picture slideshows.
[+] Climbing over gates and through blackberry bushes to get to the house where my grandfather grew up.
[+] My brother’s reading of High Flight.
[+] Making it through “Let All Things Now Living” at the memorial service without crying.
[+] Blackberry green tea frappucinos from $tarbucks.
The Bad
[+] Being allergic to the entire state of Oregon.
[+] Wicked PMS.
[+] Grass pollen.
[+] Stupid meth makers who have forced states to require the signing over of one’s life to get a flipping box of Claritin.
[+] Prickliness of blackberry bushes.
The Emotional
[+] Saturday morning.
[+] Speaking about my grandfather and the letter I was putting in the tacklebox.Â? (My grandfather’s ashes were buried in his tackle box. Believe me, it was very fitting.)
[+] Listening to various family members speak on Saturday morning, especially my cousin’s kids.
[+] Sitting with crying family members.
[+] Watching planes take off and land at Sea-Tac this morning. (My grandfather was a pilot for the U.S. Navy and then for United Airlines for 30+ years.)
[+] The poem my cousin Sari wrote for the funeral service. (She couldn’t read it so it was placed in the tackle box.)
[+] Everyone taking a shovel full of dirt and placing it on the box.
[+] Saying good-bye to everyone yesterday.
I’m at the Red Lion Airport Inn in Portland.Â? I’ve been in Oregon since Thursday for my grandfather’s burial service.Â? It’s been wonderful to see family and hang out but I’m really looking forward to getting home tomorrow and seeing my kitties.
Will post tomorrow once I’m home.Â? My mind is racing so I’ll probably have reflective schtuff to post.