I have definate plans for the week. First, now that I'm well, I'm admitting that I've been very sick with a major staph infection that kept me sidlined for over 4 weeks. Ick. I had a few good days and did a few things away from my house, (and managed to work some/most at the lab) but nothing else. I am well, though still *very* weak, and am making ( Read more... )

Yesterday on the Green River was so lovely. The air was mid-60s, the water was a chill 46, the sun was shining, and I was tricked out in wetsuit and lots of neoprene and plasticised layers. My brother and hubby completed our group of 3, and it was so much fun to take a river with a congenial group. (As opposed to a congenital group...) Necessary ( Read more... )

Part One...
Thanks to my lovely editor, I am going to actually get a break today. She has kindly given me 5 more days to get the already overdue rewrites to her. I am so brain-fried that I *must* get a rest. I am going to take off 4 hours and ride the big waters of the rain-swollen Catawba in my new ducky. I am going to be sooooo lazy for 4 whole ( Read more... )

I was not born a bah-humbug kinda gal. I know some people are born that way, from the cradle full of cyncism and negativeness. I was born full of light and joy and eagerness and challenge and excitement. And from the time I was 3, I loooooved Christmas.

Now? This year I am not even putting up a tree. I am so full of bah-humbugginess I make myself ( Read more... )

Well, actually, as I think of it, the mystical part started at the top of the run on Tuesday.

As I started the run, I was out front of my paddling friends, with them in a long line behind me like bobbing buoys on the water. It isn’t my favorite place in a line of paddlers, as I like being in the middle somewhere. But for a moment I was at point, ( Read more... )

What a weird week.

I walked in the house at 11:45pm on Sunday to have the hubby say, "I'm packed, let's go."

"Where?" saith I.

"To the outfitters to pick up a couple of demo boats, then to the Nantahala River for 3 days."

"Um," saith I.  "Do you have the food packed? My clothes packed?"

"No. So hurry."

At 1:30am Monday morning, we took off (without gas ( Read more... )

Just a quick upddate:

I am still sunburned like crazy. Five days now and I am still blistered. I did a stupid number on myself. Sigh... The benefit of this is that my TBR pile is growing and growing, as I am ordering books like mad. Currently I am reading Greywalker by Kat RIchardson, OddHours by Dean Koontz, and Vamps in the CIty by ... I forget. ( Read more... )

I spent the last week working odd hours and long nights. It was tough. But it gained me a whole day off on Saturday. I get so few Saturday's off that it seems amazing!  So what did we do????

The hubby and I took to the water (natch) and paddled the Catawba from the dam, near Rock Hill to the city's river park. About 6 and half miles. A friend went ( Read more... )

I am home from a three week work/fun trip across country. So, I have lots of random thoughts about it, about being home, about photos, about things I need to buy... Just stuff. So here they are.

Need to buy new video digital camera. Hmmm. Hubby's BD coming up. Good excuse to spend a lot of money. Note to self -- Check balance in checking.

Forgot tea ( Read more... )

Trip so far…

We left on  road trip to Denver on Monday after close of business day. It was a sad and grievous trip initially, as there was no Delta on the dash, silent-barking at the cows, trucks, and motorcycles we passed.

Dinkums was sad too, and seemed to be having trouble knowing what to do. He has changed so much in the last weeks as he adapts ( Read more... )