35 posts tagged “peeptastic!”
Her post about being excited it's Thursday because she's anticipating Friday reminded me of this Savage Chickens from Tuesday.
Congratulations to Arbed and Lauowolf on sharing another wonderful year of their lives with all of us! Thanks!
*blows birthday kisses*
My gift to you, an elixir no healthy pirate should be without!
"You have: incredibly tender gums, loose teeth, internal and external
bleeding, a weak kidney, and a massive vitamin C deficiency. We have: citrus flavored pills."
I had to laugh when I saw this in the paper. It pretty much wraps up my life, work and need for my Vox peeps. :-)
You are wise to gather different opinions. Intelligent insights will be of interest, but it's your talks with silly people that will truly delight you.
I see I'm also in store for a 4-star day (out of a possible 5). Fantastic!
My dinner plans were cancelled so now I'm home. Oh, to have a free night!
I really should work out, but I'm promising myself that I'll go to bed early and run in the morning. I hope it's not TOO hot. It's been a little humid for us lately. Last week we had a dip in temps in the morning and the big joke was that we were all chilly at 83 degrees. That 30 degree drop makes a difference!
Anyway, I'm picking up all sorts of stuff I've scattered around the place. I discovered the present BrownA and I found for Crankypants when were at the Chicago Squeendy City MeetUp back in June. Don't worry, Cranky, I'll send it and other stuff to re-clutterfy your house soon!
I should probably work on all those bills and whatnot piling up on the kitchen table, along with those multiple stacks of newspapers. But if I watch another episode of the X-Files, I'll be that much closer to sending the DVD back for more of Season 2.
Posting more Costa Rica pics was also on an earlier to do list. So here you go.
Here are pictures from the resort in Arenal, including a gratuitous bikini shot of yours truly enjoying the hot springs. Around noon, the heavens unleashed and we were forced to take cover at the swim-up bar. I drank a few guaro sours and pisco sours to pass the time before my massage. THAT was amazing. I was getting a rubdown in my very own open air cabana in the jungle. At one point I had to wrap myself in a towel and rinse off in my own secluded spring (I had a Volcano Mud Wrap). There I was, in the rain, naked in a river in the middle of the rain forest. Hee hee hee! I thought it was heaven.
The volcano was hidden from view from our room during the day except for the morning of our departure. It also greeted us in the moonlight upon our arrival. We felt really welcome. :-)
Here we are during our day of touring the Arenal region. Hanging Bridges, La Fortuna Waterfall and Arenal. The volcano was active, spitting out hot rocks as big as cars. It was so freaking awesome. We were far enough away to be safe, but could see the rocks break apart, showing their glowing red insides. Super cool.
Hanging Bridges:
La Fortuna & Arenal. The little puffs of white on the right hand side is dirt/dust getting kicked up by the tumbling rocks.
You know, I used to be much better and telling stories and making little photo-blogs about my trips. What a slackass I've become.
Here are some assorted fauna to make up for it.
Looks like I've successfully killed half an hour just posting photos. Maybe that's why I don't do it more often. Ha.
Enjoy!
Next installment: AmyH at the Beach. I promise, no more bikini shots. You're safe from here on out.
Since Arbed scooped my usual daily post of Savage Chickens, and I don't feel like posting pics of me in my sweet Great White North headware collection (now I have a toque and an umbrella hat!), here's my salute to my neighbors to the North, courtesy of Cakewrecks!
"The finger hole was the result of an over-eager guest, but that "leaf" is pure Wreckerator skill at work. Kinda looks like a monster on a Popsicle stick, doesn't it? Eh?"
And a salute to the National Fabric:
Have a great one, my Canadian Friends!
(Everyone else should have a great day, too!)
I needed some help with the folding and the cutting, but I figured it out!
Now I look forward to settling in for a good read. I'll put some tea on.
I hope it's as exciting to read as it was to make. Otherwise it will be terribly anticlimactic.
(Page numbers mine with my own trusty red pen to help with manufacturing.)
Mostly, here's to Mariser and Lord K!
I'm sipping on some fine bourbon straight from Kentucky. To be more specific, I'm sipping, over ice, Wild Turkey American Honey, Exceptionally Smooth Liqueur Blended With Pure Honey and Bourbon Whiskey.
I'm hooked. Good thing they only brought those little sample/airplane sized bottles. I might be up for my second, third and fourth glass if I had a full size bottle handy.
Thanks so very much for introducing me to a new drink!
Whew! What a weekend. First I never thought I was going to even get there. It took 12 hours to get to Chicago because of the storms.
Here's as short and non-embellished version as I can do. Our 7:15 a.m. flight didn't load until 8:30, then we pushed away from the gate and sat on the tarmac for a while. Then we went back to the gate and sat for a while longer. Then we were released back into the terminal to forage for food.
I had a great seatmate who suggested we go for a beer and wait it out. He was married, so no airplane boyfriend action. Drat.
We finally took off at some point. I stopped worrying about the time and was trying to make the best of it, as was everyone else. The only person with his panties in a bunch was a guy behind me who kept trying to rebook onto another flight. Um, if the airport is CLOSED because of WEATHER, do you really think you are going to find a seat on some alternative reality airline that can get magically get you to O'Hare?
The pilot said we needed to take it slow in and arrive a half hour later than the usual flight time. A few hours later, he said he was told to make it an hour later. Since we were at max capacity, we didn't have fuel for a full hour. So that's when we found ourselves in lovely Des Moines, Iowa, for refuelling.
An attendant came on and said, "If you want off, you can get off but you'll be on your own. There is NASCAR and a triathlon this weekend so there are no rental cars and no hotel rooms."
There's my personal version of hell. Being stranded in Iowa and going to NASCAR.
Some people did get off, probably because this was where they were connecting to anyway.
A little before midnight, I made it to the hotel to meet up with everyone. I was exhausted but in good spirits.
Unfortunately, all my patience was spent and on Saturday I feel like I was being extra pissy at every little thing. So to everyone, I want to offer my deepest apologies for any evidence of my short fuse and major frustrations. I'm usually a happy person all the time and I was way off my game. :-(
Despite all my personal travails, I had a wonderful time and only wish I had more time with everyone. Major thanks to Arbed for getting us all together! Thanks to Michelle for being our local host! Hip, hip, hooray!
On the way back, our plane had a mechanical issue. I could only laugh when the announcement came over that they are looking for another plane for us. Crazy! They did find us another plane and we were up in the air 1.5 hours later.
I was looking forward to a good night's sleep, but something isn't right with Elvis. His breathing has been getting quicker and more shallow for a while, so I had planned on taking him to the vet when I got back. But last night he was so excited about me being home that he was actually breathing out of his mouth. I was up constantly checking on him. His blood tests are all fine so I have my own guess on what is wrong. We're going in this morning to get him a lookover. I don't want to drag him in for every little thing because sometimes it's caused by him just being old. He's not in distress, but something isn't right, either. Sigh.
So there's the quick and dirty. More stories to share later!
