Friday, July 03, 2009
I can feel the music vibrating the coffee table through my feet. Dean called the front desk and they claim it will stop at midnight. I can only imagine how overwhelming it must be on the first floor.
Posted at 11:46:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
[Edit, 1:23 AM: The music is still thumping! They keep changing the time it will supposedly be over. I'm picturing the front desk calling Bob and his 1966 entourage on a big phone and Robbie answering, saying, "Ahhh..." At least we're not staying in the same hotel as the Loathing Guy. Although, I seriously doubt any of them could be heard five floors away.]
I was so SCAMMED!!!!!!!! The rubber chicken rubber bands don't look like rubber chickens at all!! Aaaaaaagh!
Posted at 11:00:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
There's a huge African-American Convention going on in our hotel (that's what the front desk person said it was, and told us that it was going to be "24/7"), with tons of people in huge headdresses and fancy silk outfits, and constant thumpy music like at an Aku club in Samurai Jack. I keep picturing Jack's ears visibly pulsating along with the beat, like in Episode #2. It's not too loud in our 5th floor room, but it's still hearable.
Posted at 10:24:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
We went to Franklin's for supper and ate a Vesuvius cake. It contained many tasty layers and I told Dean about how LaCroix was brought across as Mt. V erupted. Also, I got rubber chicken rubber bands at the Franklin's store!! I haven't opened them yet, but the smal print says they are not responsible for any rubber chicken feed or beaks that may be found in the can. My brain is just spinning with ideas of ways to use them! I think they would be great to shoot at one's brothers. (I definitely MUST send some to Robert. I'm sure he can use them in his office.) I also got two different ALB-looking barrettes and a great card with many clever check boxes.
Threading the needle - storm cells to the right of us, storm cells to the left.
Posted at 2:04:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
New York controller talks like Rocky (he's REALLY hard to understand!)
Nice & smooth
Stuck In The Middle With You is on the radio now! (!!!?)
Chevy Van
Get Off of My Cloud haha :-)
A German Air Force plane! Cool accent :-)
Thursday, July 02, 2009
"Do the Cubs play ball in the Marshall Field?" That phrase is teasing my brain, emerged completely out of the ether. It, or something close to it, is from an old 30s (?) song about the Windy City that I used to have. I want to hear the song and the rest of the lyrics! I remember it as being all full of topical puns, and having a refrain, "In the Windy City, in the Windy City..." but that's ALL I can remember!
Posted at 8:17:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
Lots of hard rain again! It was raining too much at the hangar to refuel, so we'll have to do it before we leave tomorrow. Rain sounds nice inside the hangar. This morning at 3 or 4 AM when I was NetBooking in my chaise there was another big lightning storm, all bright and flashy, with super hard rain. I spied out the window. So much rain. Does this even count as summer? I feel like I moved to the Ferengi planet.
*Whimper*. I LOVE Thai Angel's squid salad. I wish I could eat it every day. I even like how it makes me feel like I kissed a jellyfish.
Posted at 6:27:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
South Glastonbury blueberries from Berruti's Harvest House! First of the season! I asked the cash register girl how long they'd had them, and she said only "a day or two." It's so true that they always come out right before the 4th of July. These are from Beckett Farm (never had Beckett blueberries before!) and they're good. So. Glastonbury blueberries taste so different from grocery store ones. They are the best! We drove by on the way to Dara's, and when I saw the sign I made Dean screech back so I could run in and get them!
Posted at 5:57:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
I'm listening to Themetime #99 (Clearance Sale) while Thursdaying/packing, and it's making me want to play The Band. Something about the style of music on this episode, I think. That and the fact that Bob played "Ain't Got No Home." And I've been thinking about Richard lately, kind of subliminally. Also I want to play Jimmie Rodgers. Not sure what I'll do when the show's over... Moondog Matinee or When the Spirit Moves You? (Neither of which I had in iTunes until now... just imported both!) Only one more Themetime after this! Themetime Goodbye. Last one ever? No one knows for sure. Well, maybe Bob knows.
Posted at 3:48:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
I'm feeling like Luxembourg for some reason, and I just realized why: I bought sour tongues this afternoon. They were all out of red, so I had to get green, blue, and striped. I only got a few blue as a token 4th of July color, because I don't approve of "blue raspberry" as a candy flavor. Raspberries are not blue. I got some red sour cherries to make up for the lack of red tongues.
Posted at 8:13:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
I bought three different right-angle (flat plug) three-pronger extension cords to try out, for plugging my new Mini in at the foot of my chaise. Each one was from a different store. The one from Radio Shack turned out to be best!
I'm typing this on my Mini! I LOVE the keyboard! I can't type on a normal laptop keyboard, but I can on this one! I can't believe it's almost the 4th of July already. I have to pack tomorrow.
Posted at 11:47:00 AM by Laura W. Petix.
I keep thinking about that "can she bake a cherry pie, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?" song we used to sing in elementary school music class...
[Edit: Here's a photo of the Mini and the pillow I made! Neither of my two favorite parts show up in the photo, though: 1) the swirly design on the lid, and, B) the font on the keyboard. You can kind of see the fantastic BIG keyboard with beautiful square keys and a giant shift key, but not really. The computer is really tiny, only 7" x 10" when closed.]
[Edit edit: Here's one that shows the keyboard! ♥]
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
I made a pillow/stand for my NetBook! Orange suederine, which was exactly what I imagined, and it was 50% off. Since it was so cheap ($5!), I got a whole yard. Not sure what I'll do with the leftover part, but it's beautiful material. And the only other suederine they even had was black! It looks just like the pillow I made for Dean's chair a few years ago except his is brown. And mine's taller/fluffier, but maybe it just isn't smushed down yet. Making pillow covers is fun, because they're nice and straight. You do have to sew the final side by hand, though.
Posted at 9:58:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
Update: The strawberry stand isn't on Twenty Rod Road, it's on Two Rod Highway. (You can see why I mixed this up...) It's right near the Wethersfield town line, and is close to the Jo-Ann section of the Berlin Turnpike but on the opposite side (yep, there's a farm there!). However, they didn't have any strawberries today because it's been impossible to pick with all the rain. Too bad, because they are officially the best local strawberries I have encountered.
I used my NetBook outside on the deck this morning while drying my hair, and the screen is really easy to see in sunlight!
Oh, also, The Loop sounds good!
Posted at 4:46:00 AM by Laura W. Petix.
I like how purry my new NetBook is. And I LOVE the shift key. The shift key is the best part! FedEx rang the doorbell this morning when I was sleeping to deliver it, but I stumbled out of bed and went down to sign. Typing this on it now. Best keyboard ever. Not used to everything yet, though. The purrr on my stomach is lulling me. Sleepaway now. Oh also, must make a pillow/stand!
Posted at 4:23:00 AM by Laura W. Petix.
P.S. Awesome, I can see the keys in the dark!
Monday, June 29, 2009
We took Dean's Gs to The Atlantic on Block Island for their 40th anniversary, and I ate a Hawaiian barracuda. I don't think we ever see barracudas in Hawaii, though... we always see them (and their mean mouths) in the Caribbean. Eating barracuda was cool, but the turbot first course was yummier.
Posted at 1:47:00 AM by Laura W. Petix.
Also, I wore my new dress shoes for real for the first time. We walked down the hill and into town after dinner, and I only got one blister. Pretty good. They are very comfortable.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
My wrists smell like a tree.
Posted at 12:54:00 AM by Laura W. Petix.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Wow. Weather Service Confirms It: Tornado Hit Wethersfield Friday. Sounds like it was a lot worse than it looked driving down the Silas Deane, even.
Posted at 8:38:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
We repotted A2, Cyrus, and Banyan, and I got to do the drain hole screens and curly pot wires!! Nice nice day out on the deck, with big dramatic clouds looming, and thunder rolling, but the rain never got us.
[written on my Treo:] My brain is numb tonight. Playing solitaire on my Treo and listening to newly iTunes-purchased "Rock With You" and "Human Nature" over and over and over. Coming out of the dark, haunting, comforting. Vague memories of liking "Human Nature" when it was on the radio (right after we moved to Connecticut; I was 11 and not into music yet) but David telling me not to because MJ and/or the song (can't clearly remember) was queer. I don't remember what word he used. Not gay. Maybe homo or homosexual. I was bothered by the disgusted/rejecting way he said it, and I didn't believe it was true but at the same time was secretly fascinated by the possibility. I never became a Michael Jackson fan but somewhere buried underneath was that "Human Nature" protectiveness of being different. Weird night tonight lying here in my chaise, feeling sort of vulnerable but focused, brain numb. Full of invisible black holes. Every time I play each song I get totally lost inside and it seems like my favorite of the two. It seems long. I feel like I'm young and alone in the dark of my room and it's LATE. Like 11:11 late. Clockradio. It's not a good feeling, but it's interesting. Need to go back to the solitaire now.
Posted at 3:03:00 AM by Laura W. Petix.
[edit: just checked... I listened to both songs 15 times]
Friday, June 26, 2009
Severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings on the radio! HARDHARDHARD rain, and small hail, while I was driving back from Rocky. Cars (not me) were hiding under the overpass.
Posted at 5:24:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
[Edit: On the way to the Haj for dinner, we went on the Silas Deane Highway as an attempted shortcut because 91 was really slow as an aftermath to the storm, and the entire Silas Deane from Rocky Hill through Wethersfield was without power! No traffic lights, all the restaurants and businesses along the sides of the road dark. There were at least five large trees with big branches down, and leaves everywhere all along the road. The storm in that area must've been crazy. It was kind of interesting driving slowly down the S.D. getting a good look at everything, good music playing on the radio. Once we reached Hartford (FRIED CHICKEN place!), the power was OK.
At the Haj, I overheard the owner telling one of the other customers that he took over the restaurant in 1988. We've been going all that time (or at least Dean has, and even before then... the first time I went with him was 1990... I remember because it was the same day I watched the final episode of Blake's 7). So then Dean pointed out that we've been going to the Haj for 20 years, which blew my mind. I don't feel old enough to have been doing anything for 20 years! Twenty years sounds long.]
steely grey clouds above while I drank my tall dry caramel driz cappuccino outside; then huge raindrops but only one landed in my coffee before I slipped back inside SBUX. Then hard hard hard, watching through windows, lights flickering in rhythm. The air feels so good today
Posted at 4:53:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
Playing the radio really loud and driving with the moonroof and driver's window open all the way letting in the sky helps but I keep grinding my teeth. It's a beautiful soft blue clear day.
Posted at 3:15:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
Aaaagh. :-(
Posted at 2:50:00 PM by Laura W. Petix.
