Things didn't improve after Friday. Turns out Hectic Red played their 25th anniversary gig Saturday. I didn't find out until that day...and I was too worn out and too broke to go. CJ did well in training Saturday, but I can't take her to either of the following classes, and she did more damage to her crate Sunday - in fact, there is a piece of ( Read more... )

I have failed once more. Every month, Hectic Red has one gig. Always on a Saturday. Usually on a Saturday I have free and at a bar not far from me. Every month, I decide I'm going this time, darn it. Every month, I don't go ( Read more... )

Hectic Red is playing one of their increasingly rare gigs 2 miles from my house. I have many friends both in the band and following them who I'd love to see and rarely get to. My lone obligation for the weekend is CJ's class tomorrow. Smoking is banned in bars now, so I'll be able to breathe and not need a shower and laundry when I come home. I don ( Read more... )

The good news: it didn't rain all weekend. Sunday, in fact was spectacular. The bad news: I've been going to the Towsontowne Spring Festival for over 20 years and it's never been this disappointing. None of the vendors I intended to buy from attended; my mother asked me to get her an azalea but instead of the usual half dozen plant vendors, there ( Read more... )

Got the boss hooked on Day Break, hee hee. Gave him just the first disc last night, he watched one and then had to see all four. And came in this morning looking for the rest, which I happily obliged ( Read more... )