I didn't die!

So today I went back in and got me some contacts. Yeah freedom from glasses. My eyes actually haven't changed much in the last two years prescription wise. Went away with contacts and was blessed with clear periphery vision. Talk about happy days.

After Mr. Red got home we went to REI to celebrate and buy me some real sunglasses. Hallelujah I can see in the sun. We also went and bought me a new saddle for my bike. See I bought it from a friend way too long ago and she's tiny and my ass is not. Happiness abounds as I can ride and my ass is only partially in pain. We came home and went on a small ride just to make sure that everything fits well. We still need to get my pedals dialed in. I'm still out of whack and yes scared to death of the foot clamps of death. Mostly my feet have a pain similar to the first dance of the night, after that they loosen up the vitamin I kicks in. Not sure how to get to that point yet but it'll happen.

Best part of the little bike ride I didn't die!

Inadvertent learning

One the obvious - I still have too many clothes.

And two: While talking to my Grandmother today she told me that Memorial day used to be called Decoration Day. Evidently families (at least in our neck of the world) would go up to the family plots and clear them off and plant flowers. Kinda cool.

Good and Bad Movies

Good - I enjoyed the new Indy.

Bad. We watched the BBC version of the Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe... from 1988. Well I don't know if bad is the right word but um we'll go with really dated. Wardrobes that are best described as worse than old skool Cats. A step above High school drama. In the way you don't see cardboard, duct or gaffer tape but you know it's there.

Good thing is it actually follows the book pretty well. Way better than the Disney versions. In fact I'd say the christian imagery is more pronounced in the BBC version.

I'm not sure you know who I am...

So I have a work issued cell phone. It's actually pretty great.

But I get some random ass text messages..

Today's latest:

Beginning January 2009 the government will start locking all those that are mentally ILL. I started cryin when I thought about you! :( But you still have time. Run little Buddy!

Um Thanks!

Celery - why do you taste so bad

So I've been trying to keep good foods in the house for those moments when I'm hungry but have no idea what in the world to make. Keeping carrots, peppers, cucumbers, sugar snap peas, broccoli - you know all the raw stuff. I just can't get to liking celery. I keep trying but every time I east some it's just bleah.

Now don't get me wrong - slathered in peanut butter is yummy. But I'm going for it in salads, or at least raw with homemade hummus or other nummy dips.

Celery is good for mire poix, but I'm now just going to quit trying on the whole raw front.

Productivity lady

With the heat hitting yesterday I finally got the soaker hoses all set up in the garden. Not quite sure if I like how I have the laid. I'll need to either be fine with it or redo before I lay the straw. The issue is I really need to make sure enough water gets to all the plants.

Yep I went to the feed store yesterday. They had a very cute baby goat, and baby chickens, and baby ducks and lastly baby turkeys. The cashier and I are convinced that baby animals are cute on purpose. But alas I left with only a bail of straw (hopefully it's really low seed like I asked). Why straw? It's the cheapest mulch and ground cover that I've found. A bail of it goes a long long way and at the end of the season it mulches in back to the soil.

Last night I also finally got the strawberries planted in their pots. All 18 plants of every bearing goodness. They even got some itty bitty little strawberries. Of course I'm not quite sure they're going to get enough sun where they are at.

This morning I got up, grabbed a little something to eat then went out immediately to finish planting my containers.
Pot 1: 3 basil (two mammoth, one striped pesto), Sage, Parsley,
Pot 2: 3 cilantro, two dill,
Pot 3: Oregano and Thyme

These three pots were also filled in with Heliotrope, Pansies, Million Bells, Salvia and Lobelia.

Over in the other two flower pots, more of the above flowers but geraniums and African daisies.

I've still got a quite a bit of plants left over. Guess that means another trip to the garden store. Well that's due to the fact I need some of the bigger gauge tubing for some drip irrigation to run to all the pots above. Oh and I'm out of potting soil.

Today would have been a perfect day to spray (with Vinegar) the weeds. Maybe tomorrow.

Changes

So one of the things I've been pondering is how do I get back into dancing. I know repeat subject.

Then I see friends of mine traveling to various fun dancing trips. It's amazing to me how 4-5 years ago (yes that many) all my fun money went to that, well lets be honest it was was more than just fun money. And now I'm making not quite double that and I'm not traveling. Yeah our expenses have gone up but I'm noticing we're being more prudent with our funds. We're still in adjustment mode from our latest move, let alone this past year. That and we have a some sort of savings goals (home, other trips).

I also keep running into - going out having a great time, being inspired and then get walloped with some sort of issue (pneumonia, sinus infections...). It's a tiring trend and I'm not sure how to get off that treadmill.

but in the mean time I'll continue playing in the garden which is full of veggie goodness.