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this has been a fairly decently packed weekend. the internet has proven itself again to be my bloody hero, since it will have single-handedly fixed my dryer. who needs a dodgy, greasy, eye-bepatched repairman when the internet swings in on a roll of dryer sheets to save the day? i've taken the dang thing apart (the dryer, not the internet), identified the problematic parts (thanks to the newly purchased ohmmeter) and have ordered the parts from the interwebs for quite a bit less than Eye-patch told me it would cost. (all of you about to tell me what a fool i am *eyes novembersnow * i made sure that all parts are returnable before purchasing them.) srsly, though, it can't be that hard (knocks frantically on nearby wooden end-table). if Eye-patch can do it, i'm fairly certain i'll be able to figure it out. apparently, dryer technology hasn't changed since WWII.
anyhoo, after much dryer-fixing shenanigans, M and i went to my favorite Indian restaurant in the Portland metro area and then to the site of a middle school in the process of getting demolished, so i could take pictures of the heart-tugging beautifulness of it. a crow even POSED for me for the first few shots. :-D how lucky am i? anyway, i decided to call the series 'Declension' for the double meaning: (1) grammatical forms of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its case, number, and gender are identified, and (2) a condition of decline or moral deterioration.
for your viewing pleasure
after that, we went to see Whip It! (the new Drew Barrymore/Ellen Page movie) with a bunch of friends, which was pretty good, if a teeny bit slow at times. the best part was the post-movie discussion in the bakery section of the local New Seasons of what all our derby names would be. mine: Sister Mary Terror. others listed: Red Hot Doom, Sandy Day O'Clubber, Bloody Merri, Kris Myass, and Mandy Mayhem, among others. ;-)
today, M and i loaded up the dog and drove to nearby Lake Oswego for the annual Buddy Walk to benefit people with Down syndrome. the dog was a HUGE hit in her snow-dog fur and hot-pink t-shirt (pics to come later). even Miss University of Oregon wanted to take her picture. needless to say the kids were ALL OVER her (the dog, not Miss U of O, though maybe they were all over her, too--didn't see it if they were), but she was a very good girl (again, talking about the dog here) and behaved beautifully despite the heat, the crowd, the undignified t-shirt modeling, the waiting for the walking, and then the having to walk BEHIND OTHER DOGS OMG. so she totally got to stop at PetSmart on the way home and pick out a treat.
now i'm taking a well needed break before dinner, finishing up a delicious Merlin fic. great weekend overall. :-)
anyhoo, after much dryer-fixing shenanigans, M and i went to my favorite Indian restaurant in the Portland metro area and then to the site of a middle school in the process of getting demolished, so i could take pictures of the heart-tugging beautifulness of it. a crow even POSED for me for the first few shots. :-D how lucky am i? anyway, i decided to call the series 'Declension' for the double meaning: (1) grammatical forms of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its case, number, and gender are identified, and (2) a condition of decline or moral deterioration.
for your viewing pleasure
after that, we went to see Whip It! (the new Drew Barrymore/Ellen Page movie) with a bunch of friends, which was pretty good, if a teeny bit slow at times. the best part was the post-movie discussion in the bakery section of the local New Seasons of what all our derby names would be. mine: Sister Mary Terror. others listed: Red Hot Doom, Sandy Day O'Clubber, Bloody Merri, Kris Myass, and Mandy Mayhem, among others. ;-)
today, M and i loaded up the dog and drove to nearby Lake Oswego for the annual Buddy Walk to benefit people with Down syndrome. the dog was a HUGE hit in her snow-dog fur and hot-pink t-shirt (pics to come later). even Miss University of Oregon wanted to take her picture. needless to say the kids were ALL OVER her (the dog, not Miss U of O, though maybe they were all over her, too--didn't see it if they were), but she was a very good girl (again, talking about the dog here) and behaved beautifully despite the heat, the crowd, the undignified t-shirt modeling, the waiting for the walking, and then the having to walk BEHIND OTHER DOGS OMG. so she totally got to stop at PetSmart on the way home and pick out a treat.
now i'm taking a well needed break before dinner, finishing up a delicious Merlin fic. great weekend overall. :-)