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[geekchick]

I had intended to get up early-ish in the morning, go get another bag of topsoil for the garden, weedwhack the grass in the back yard, maybe dig out summer clothes from storage and put things in bags for Goodwill, and otherwise do productive things. Instead I slept for a bit more than 12 hours after passing out in exhaustion for no apparent reason around 1:15 last night. I guess the lack of really horrendous allergy symptoms yet this year is catching up with me all at once; we did have the windows open all day yesterday, which may be related.

Other weekend activities:

The Burlesque-a-pades on Friday night with nminusone and M. and H. Dirty Martini was fabulous; I'm not quite putting "learn to twirl tassels in opposite directions at the same time" at the top of my "things to do" list, but it may earn a spot somewhere in the low middle. The Pontani Sisters' Blaze Starr tribute was entertaining, although I wouldn't have felt too deprived if I'd missed the "Rocky" montage. Corn Mo was vastly entertaining in a completely surreal kind of way. His rocked-up version of Hava Nagila ("Hava Nagila Monster") had me in tears, and not just because the volume was way too high.

Used CD shopping, in which I picked up such jewels as Wendy & Lisa's "Eroica". (Remember them? The women from Prince's backing band?) At $3.49, I thought it was worth a shot. Unsurprisingly, parts of it sound like early Prince; imagine that. It was worth $3.50, but I think I'd have given it a pass if it cost any more, and I might suggest the same to you. And, um, I picked up three more books along with the music at McKay's (The Crimson Petal and the White, Atonement, and The Grass Crown). I swear I can stop buying books even when I don't intend to, really! I'm not an addict.

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[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

You seem awfully good at this yard stuff. Wanna come to Indy for a weekend and help us get ours ready for selling the place? It needs work. ;-)

[geekchick]

I'm not cutting your lawn, I've seen pictures. ;) I wouldn't say I'm good at this yard stuff, I'm just lucky I've only managed to kill one set of plants yet this year. ;)

Depending on when you're thinking, I might be up for a weekend road trip sometime.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I'm not cutting your lawn, I've seen pictures.

And you've read my bitching about it on LJ enough, I'm sure. I wouldn't push cutting the lawn off on anyone whom I hadn't hired as a professional. :-)

And you can come here for a weekend road trip anytime, yard work or not. We should just compare calendars. As for yard work specifically, as I understand it that sort of thing should be done before everything gets too hot and browns out in the height of the summer, no?

[nminusone.livejournal.com]

Hired as a professional *what*, though? I say sub it out to Meatwad, and let him do the gasoline and matches routine. You don't have vinyl siding, do you? ;)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I've thought about getting a goat, but then we'd need a fence. Unfortunately we do have vinyl siding. I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world!

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I'm not quite putting "learn to twirl tassels in opposite directions at the same time" at the top of my "things to do" list, but it may earn a spot somewhere in the low middle.

How is it I completely missed that part the first time I read your post? Seems like a valuable skill to learn. ;-)

[geekchick]

How is it I completely missed that part the first time I read your post?

I have no idea, that's totally unlike you. ;)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

tassel-twirling? Ooh... I'd like to see that, sometime. BTW, I'm making plans to be out there with patgreene and the kids in late June (6/23-25)...