I don't care if the turkey is happy or not, I had a very nice dinner today with Amy and her friends out in Swannanoa. I took along a Malbec (red) for dinner and a Loupiac dessert wine for after.
Tomorrow, I get to repeat it all at Mary-Anne's. No eating for the next several days.
Hope everyone had a nice holiday.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
RIP
Anne McCaffrey
creator of the Pern books and the brainships. Influential with strong or interesting female leads.
Of course, she also wrote some slightly hinky romance novels way way back, the kind that left a slightly bad taste in my mouth (i.e. I don't think raping her his way is the best method to get her over the trauma of having been raped before). But I understand she was going through a turbulent relationship of her own, so maybe this was her way of working through it. And she did get over it.
creator of the Pern books and the brainships. Influential with strong or interesting female leads.
Of course, she also wrote some slightly hinky romance novels way way back, the kind that left a slightly bad taste in my mouth (i.e. I don't think raping her his way is the best method to get her over the trauma of having been raped before). But I understand she was going through a turbulent relationship of her own, so maybe this was her way of working through it. And she did get over it.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
General Natter
No job yet. November birthdays celebrated this past Sat. were John R, Mary-Anne, and Mary Jo. Gabi was doing her b'day thing downtown but I couldn't make it. Signed up on Bullshido.net, a martial arts site, just to lurk. Am doing a mss. read for CQY. Planning on two Thanksgiving dinners, one on Wed, one on Thur (note to self: no eating for two days before and after). A remodel plan is coming together (in my head) for the rig interior -- delete couch, make countertop, make dinette area into seating/lounge, stack book bins under countertop -- all this will widen the aisle and make things look more open and airy, a good thing. Amy's cat, Sprout, has decided to accompany me to the bathroom (why? who knows -- it's a cat thing).
TTFN
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
RV Friends Visit
Yesterday, my RV friends Linda & Linda came through Asheville on their way to wherever. They picked the Bear Creek Campground off Brevard Rd. to stay in, came and picked me up and we went off to have a meal (at the Stone Ridge Restaurant on Brevard Rd.).
They travel the country for a company that creates advertising brochures for campgrounds. It's a perfect job for them. Right now they're waiting for their next assignment so they've been visiting family etc in Pennsylvania and are now wandering around seeing other folk and areas.
They just got a new rig, so we went there after dinner so I could see it. Very nice. They had a large 5th wheel when I first met them in Kansas (we all worked for Amazon), but now they have a mid-sized Class A (the one that looks like a bus) and tow a car. They also have a garage in the rig for their new trike. Very nice setup.
Last time I saw them was August 2010 so it was great to have some face time together. Of course, we forgot our cameras and didn't take any pictures, but we know what we look like.
Good to see y'all! Keep in touch. Stay safe out there. See you down the road.
They travel the country for a company that creates advertising brochures for campgrounds. It's a perfect job for them. Right now they're waiting for their next assignment so they've been visiting family etc in Pennsylvania and are now wandering around seeing other folk and areas.
They just got a new rig, so we went there after dinner so I could see it. Very nice. They had a large 5th wheel when I first met them in Kansas (we all worked for Amazon), but now they have a mid-sized Class A (the one that looks like a bus) and tow a car. They also have a garage in the rig for their new trike. Very nice setup.
Last time I saw them was August 2010 so it was great to have some face time together. Of course, we forgot our cameras and didn't take any pictures, but we know what we look like.
Good to see y'all! Keep in touch. Stay safe out there. See you down the road.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Hanging around
Applying for jobs. Putting plastic on the windows. Starting to sort out stuff in the storage bins. Helping Amy sort out books and move bookcases around in her library, now that the renters are gone. Then we went to Mr. K's to trade books in, both of us. The back is much better though I'm still being very careful.
I'm going to a halloween party with Amy at Tracy's house, and have been informed that if I don't wear a costume, they'll see to it that I have one on, like it or not. So we've come up with something I can wear and not feel stupid (and it has a veil so I can conceal myself if necessary).
TTFN
I'm going to a halloween party with Amy at Tracy's house, and have been informed that if I don't wear a costume, they'll see to it that I have one on, like it or not. So we've come up with something I can wear and not feel stupid (and it has a veil so I can conceal myself if necessary).
TTFN
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Movie Nights
The last two weeks we watched The Magnificent Seven and The Professionals, both of which were well received by our newbie Bruce. Amy and I are educating him in classic films from the 1960s and 70s. He's gone back home for a few months so it'll just be me and Amy for a while.
As foreseen, no call from Rug & Home, so no job. Ah well.
As foreseen, no call from Rug & Home, so no job. Ah well.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Update
Pinched a nerve in my right kidney area so have been writhing in pain, applying bengay, popping pain pills, and snarling since last Thursday. It's better now -- just a dull ache instead of fiery darts. Doing tentative stretches and so far, so good.
Had an interview on Friday for a sales clerk at Rug & Home. They started interviewing that day and had people coming in every hour. Decision to be made by next Friday. Don't think I'll get it with that kind of competition. And standing on my feet for 8 hours probably wouldn't do my knees/hips any good. But I'm tired of not having a job, even though I'm still applying to lots of places. I did one through careerbuilder which lets you see how much competition there is for that position -- it was a part-time office person and there were 446 applicants, half of which already had jobs. Needless to say, I didn't get it.
Jean and Brenda have moved out of Amy's house to their own apartment. Yay! I got to put my bathing supplies back in the bathroom instead of carrying them with me from the rig. They are nice people but Brenda especially was messy and loud. So we're all breathing sighs of relief.
Got a box of books from Diana and I haven't read a single one. Exciting!
TTFN
Had an interview on Friday for a sales clerk at Rug & Home. They started interviewing that day and had people coming in every hour. Decision to be made by next Friday. Don't think I'll get it with that kind of competition. And standing on my feet for 8 hours probably wouldn't do my knees/hips any good. But I'm tired of not having a job, even though I'm still applying to lots of places. I did one through careerbuilder which lets you see how much competition there is for that position -- it was a part-time office person and there were 446 applicants, half of which already had jobs. Needless to say, I didn't get it.
Jean and Brenda have moved out of Amy's house to their own apartment. Yay! I got to put my bathing supplies back in the bathroom instead of carrying them with me from the rig. They are nice people but Brenda especially was messy and loud. So we're all breathing sighs of relief.
Got a box of books from Diana and I haven't read a single one. Exciting!
TTFN
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