Wonderful Wednesday
Had a really grand day out. GK, Dr Bizarre and Kat showed up about noon. We hit WalMart first; GK and Kat went to the pharmacy to take care of something there, I made a deposit (having gotten cash from GK and written a check she'll deposit on Friday) so I could pay my car insurance, which was on the verge of turning into a pumpkin.
Then GK and Kat went to Kat's bank for more TCB. Doc and I stayed in the van and schmoozed. We used to hang out A LOT before he moved to Tampa, and it was very satisfying to trade old catch phrases and tag lines and to discover that we're still into similar things.
Lunch at the Chinese buffet on Merritt Island...the potstickers were a treat and so was the sesame chicken. We visited one of GK's favorite thrift stores, then back to Kat's place, where we helped sort Kat's dresser drawer...she had an accumulation of jewelry all jumbled up in it, and we went through it piece by piece. I ended up with a good-sized ziplock bag full of largesse, which I ought to sit down and polish, but not tonight!
On the way to the theater---I should explain that we were in Kat's van this morning because there were four of us, and the car GK has rented is a tiny little Mitsubishi convertible. And while I love GK, her driving scares the crap out of me, so I took my glasses off AND closed my eyes, all the better to listen to the CD Doc fed into the player. My summary as we got to the mall was, techno-Gaelic. I was surprised and delighted to find out it was by Martyn Bennett---I have one of his albums, Bothy Culture (It's here somewhere.)---and finding out that Doc and I had both found the artist independently made me squeeful.
Zoomed over to the mall for the 7:35 showing of The Watchmen. My third time, Doc's first, GK's first as well, BUT she read the graphic novel, which she's loaned to me. (So far, it seems quite familiar, after the film.) We all enjoyed it, and I'm not tired of it yet.
I'm enjoying the sparkle on a freshly acquired silver and tanzanite ring, but not for long, since I have to be at work two hours early again tomorrow for training, oh, yay....
Then GK and Kat went to Kat's bank for more TCB. Doc and I stayed in the van and schmoozed. We used to hang out A LOT before he moved to Tampa, and it was very satisfying to trade old catch phrases and tag lines and to discover that we're still into similar things.
Lunch at the Chinese buffet on Merritt Island...the potstickers were a treat and so was the sesame chicken. We visited one of GK's favorite thrift stores, then back to Kat's place, where we helped sort Kat's dresser drawer...she had an accumulation of jewelry all jumbled up in it, and we went through it piece by piece. I ended up with a good-sized ziplock bag full of largesse, which I ought to sit down and polish, but not tonight!
On the way to the theater---I should explain that we were in Kat's van this morning because there were four of us, and the car GK has rented is a tiny little Mitsubishi convertible. And while I love GK, her driving scares the crap out of me, so I took my glasses off AND closed my eyes, all the better to listen to the CD Doc fed into the player. My summary as we got to the mall was, techno-Gaelic. I was surprised and delighted to find out it was by Martyn Bennett---I have one of his albums, Bothy Culture (It's here somewhere.)---and finding out that Doc and I had both found the artist independently made me squeeful.
Zoomed over to the mall for the 7:35 showing of The Watchmen. My third time, Doc's first, GK's first as well, BUT she read the graphic novel, which she's loaned to me. (So far, it seems quite familiar, after the film.) We all enjoyed it, and I'm not tired of it yet.
I'm enjoying the sparkle on a freshly acquired silver and tanzanite ring, but not for long, since I have to be at work two hours early again tomorrow for training, oh, yay....