It's a beautiful day!

...Finally! It's been so hot lately, and today it's finally cool. I know it's not that cold, but it actually feels it. It's 64 right now, and I was chilled walking into work. So much nicer feeling than sweating whilst doing nothing. It's supposed to stay cool through the weekend, which is a nice switch from the last few labor day weekends we have had. (it is, of course, because I don't have to do a major move this weekend.)

Labor day-the weekend before school. I think I'll be doing a lot of stuffs. Katie is coming into town tonight, and we get to chill together all weekend. Jenny may join us, I'm not sure. At some point I'm going out somewhere with Mark and Karin --I know, real specific, but nothing is planned as of yet. It's Mark's last weekend in MN before leaving on his road trip, so I have to do the chill and party time with him a bit too. At some point I'm getting to the MN State Fair. The only real thing I have planned is Sunday, at 11:30 is the official checkout at our old apartment. Monday is a day off from work AND school, which I will probably spend sleeping and organizing my house and myself. Tuesday is the first day of classes. I'll write more about THAT later.

I bought a DVD player yesterday, and I like it, but I am having some sound quality issues and I can't decide if it's the DVD I bought or not. I still have Mark's DVD player at my house, so I'm going to try the DVD in his player and see if I can find out if it's the DVD (LotR-Fellowship of the Ring, Extended Edition)or my player or the converter I bought or just some whacked out issue that I can't figure out. I'm an engineer for goodness sakes, I will have to apply the scientific method, coupled with a wine cooler, to figure it out. Speaking of wine coolers--yesterday I went to the store to buy Marguarita ones and I ended up with some Melon shit. I don't know how that happened, but I'm hoping these are ok. I just wasn't paying attention I guess.

Last weekend

Last weekend was great. I did the hairs cut thing, and the Dr. thing, and then it was on to a weekend full or horses and water and fun. Friday night we rode for a few hours and then we (Shona and I) went to the pool because she teaches scuba and she had a class that night. I just snorkeled around for a few hours and had great good fun. Saturday I woke up-more sore from the swimming for 2 hrs than the riding, and went out to Shona's again to play with horses. First we washed and clipped all three. Molly and Angel were pretty good (It was Angel's first bath, and she took it well) but Slammer...he hates getting the inside hairs of his ears clipped. He was being a twit-butt, and then at one point he reared up and came down on my foot. Didn't do any real damage, just a nice pretty bruise. He didn't get a treat--that's for sure. After they were dry, we took Molly and Slammer for a ride, but they both were hyper/misbehaving. It was cause they were tied all day and had so much excess energy..and for Molly's part (I was on her) she is afraid of cows and corn, and was using that as an excuse. We had some schooling to do when we got back. No treat for her either. Sunday I got my oil changed and my tires rotated and went to the farmer's market witih my parents--I have a really fun assortment of veggies in my fridge, I have to process them or I'm going to have lots of rotten ones soon. Then after a dinner or steak and salmon (I know, my parents spoil me when I go home--food wise anyway!) It was off to go see the horses again, on my way back to the Cities. We rode Slam and Molly again--but not on the road, since that long of a ride would have put me back in the cities too late. Molly had lots of energy, but so did I so we cantered and cantered, and loped and loped, and at one point gallopped. Getting her to walk after you let her go--takes a bit of skill, luck, and a whole lot of persuasion. But, I did and we went and played in the pond with them for a while before heading back and then me heading back home. Sunday night I went to Karin's for some Monty Python and the Holy Grail. How I DO love that movie!

Back to the Present

So, here I am, taking a quick break at work to write this--since I haven't blogged at home, or very much lately. I promise I will right more soon...I'll have so much to say whilst procrastinating from homework and whatnot. Now though I had better get back to my spreadsheet and editing my work website. (It's internal or I'd link it). Have a good Labor Day weekend everyone!

even MORE weekend fun!

My weekend will begin thursday after work, when I drive to GB. I have to remember to get my oils changed, and I need a new serpentine belt. I will have to have people look at that tonight at climbing. I'm getting my hairs cut friday morning, and then I have to go to the Dr.-the real reason for the visit, and then I'm free for the weekend. my parents are goign to marquette to take my little brother to school. I will be horseback riding all weekend long! Exciting, and making me sore. I'm not sure how many hours of each and whatnot-but it will work out. I will be getting to see Katie and Joe and others who might be in town. That's all for now, I'll write more laters

Weekend Fun!

I'm not going to be getting any sleep this weekend! I was out last night, got home and into bed by 2:30, then tonight I'm going camping in the Dells, and then tomorrow I'm in Milwaukee for a wedding, and then either there or back at the dells for the night, and then Sunday I have to move things. Sheesh- I hope I get a nap at some point!

The cable modem guy is coming later today. I hope that he can get it working this time! Then I'll be able to blog and update my webpage and all that from home. Until then, no weekend access...but I don't have time to go online this weekend anyway.

I sometimes wonder why I've picked up so many "extreme" sports lately. Ones that are prone to providing bruises! Rollerblading, Climbing...and now waterskiing. I have a beautiful bruise on my upper thighs where the little handle bar thing whacked me as I fell-but I did manage to stand up this time (for a grand total for about 6 seconds). It's already turning pretty colors, I can't wait to see it in a few days (another thing to explain while wearing shorts...)

I'm off soon here to go enjoy my weekend, have a good one!

On rabbit holes

Ever fell down one? I feel like I have this summer...but taht is a different story. There are bunnies that live outside my apartment, and while they don't make holes where I can fall into them (Maybe I haven't fallen down one, in which case I would like to try, thank you very much!) but they do hop everywhere. They like to hop out infront of my car and then they taunt me by hopping down the middle of our alley in front of me, just fast enough to escape my idling forward car. They are cute buggers, I just wish they would learn the benifits of looking both ways before crossing some pavement.

Speaking of alternate realities, I played Knights of the Old Republic this weekend. I didn't get very far, but it is a great game! I wonder if they have it for PC?, Speaking of PC. Mine tried to die/blowup/become unuseful this week. I fixed it, but I thinking I may get a few new parts for it. We'll see. specially if there is a KOTOR for PC. I'd need a few better things to make it go :D

Jenni was over for friday night and saturday, that's when the game was played. We also went climbing on saturday--her first time in a while, and she had fun. I'm glad! I am going tonight, as usual, and maybe rollerblading as well. I need to get goign on long distances if I'm going to blade a marathon in a month.

American Wedding???

Odd that this particular movie is coming out the weekend I go shopping for the first bridesmaid dress I will ever have:) I am standing up in my Friends' (Jenni and Chad) wedding. The color is Indigo-sweet color-and that is all we know now...until tomorrow when we will go down to David's Bridal to see what we can see. Katie and Jenny are goign to be in town all weekend. It will be a blast. I have seen the previews for said movie above. I know nothing as crazy and silly and comedic will happen at Jenni's wedding...well, maybe, but hardly as out-of-scale as I'm sure will happen in that wedding. We (the bridesmaids) will try to keep everyone in line (just call the three older of us Jenni's Angesl, and Natasha is our sidekick?!?--or perhaps our Bosley) It will be a weekend full of great times :)