Flora adored being taken out to dinner because she could show off and talk about herself a lot.

[electricland]

Not that I was taken out to dinner, but the principle is similar. Went to a birthday party Friday night at Tasca and ate far too much paella and met lots of new people, which was nice -- including someone who recognized me from the Claremont (in fact we'd spoken a week before when I was in there reading). Fun time!

Saturday: made conscious decision to do nothing, and did. It was fabulous. Woke up to leaves on the trees (miracle!), took myself and The Paths of the Dead to Second Cup and bought a gigantic cinnamon roll and a latte, and read out on their terrasse until the wind started to blow too much grit at my ankles. Then bought Rumours (I had a craving -- I hope none of my neighbours hate Fleetwood Mac because I've been playing it nonstop) and went home and lay on the sofa with all the windows open, finished the book and read The Lord of Castle Black and much of The Phoenix Guards. (I will almost certainly get Sethra Lavode in hardcover due to lack of patience, and I think I'm now prepared to tackle 500 Years After, which defeated me before, but I get it now.) At some point I ate dinner.

Esther and I wandered up and down St-Denis and had ice cream (did you know there was such a thing as lavender ice cream? I had some. It was good) and she told me all about her forthcoming trip to Italy (damn my fiscal prudence! damn it!). The guy she's going with sounds somewhat insane (claims to not get jet lag, put all projected expenses into a spreadsheet, has obtained grid references for all the sights they will see and ranked them according to type, likes to bound out of bed and sightsee at 6:30 a.m.) but it should be lovely.

Sunday: unpacked summer clothes, put away winter clothes, set aside things to be dry-cleaned, assessed gaps in wardrobe (I need about 15 T-shirts), did some tidying. Fully planned to vacuum, dust, sort out kitchen etc., but went to Kelly and Jean's for dinner and jigsaw puzzle instead (much more fun) -- don't worry, monkeycommando, I'll have the place livable by the time you and S show up. Developed severe jigsaw-puzzle-related strain injury due to the unnatural posture you have to be in to look for the piece you want. Ow. Better now.

And before I noticed it was midnight and I had to go home to sleep. And here I am. Craaaaazy week ahead, but we'll manage.

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[mindrobber.livejournal.com]

Developed severe jigsaw-puzzle-related strain injury due to the unnatural posture you have to be in to look for the piece you want.

The condition is the direct cousin to the "sitting on the floor crossed legged until your legs go numb looking for the right Lego piece" syndrome.

[raithen.livejournal.com]

made conscious decision to do nothing.

huh. what would that be like.... But I get a MASSAGE tomorrow, because Mom is still to sore to be up for body work. And she is paying, as a thankyou. So YAY!

likes to bound out of bed and sightsee at 6:30 a.m.

and what is wrong with this? This is the best time to sightsee :D. says the morning dove to the nighthawk

Had a FAB, albeit exhausting weekend. It was riding clinic weekend. Friday at the clinic, lesson on someone else's TWH. SUnday, Bill and Dianne came here, and I had a 2 hour!! lesson on Joey. AMAZING stuff. Perhaps will call sometime and tell you all about. And JJ remains cute as ever. Did you get the pic I had mom send you? Could you forward it on to the usual suspects? Thanks!

[electricland.livejournal.com]

I got the pic (it's my wallpaper now) and forwarded it. She is SO GORGEOUS! That pic must be from the day right after she was born? if I'm reading the timestamp right? It's AMAZING how big she is...

Do call -- it's time!

[elissa-carey.livejournal.com]

I love Fleetwood Mac, and Rumours is one of their best. Play on, I say! At least it isn't something intrinsically loud and obnoxious, which really would disturb the neighbors. :)

[electricland.livejournal.com]

Point! For some reason I never really needed it before, but then they were playing The Chain in the coffee shop and I was overwhelmed with the need to own it for my very own. So. I have, indeed, been playing on.

My god they're young in the liner photos...

[moonlightjoy.livejournal.com]

ooh! what time were you in second cup? i ended up walking most of the way to my parent's house on Sunday. I actually made it to the bus stop on the corner of sherbrooke and claremont, but then the 1:25 p.m. 63 bus arrived and i hopped onto it. i actually looked at the second cup and wondered if you'd be in there...

[electricland.livejournal.com]

Hm. I can't remember when I was there, but I was sitting outside, so you'd probably have seen me. If you saw a girl in stripy baggy pants and a navy-blue-with-green-hibiscus-flowers hat, that was me. ;)

[moonlightjoy.livejournal.com]

hehe! I think I would've noticed that outfit! Now I want to see that hat..