A recent algae bloom in the water system here in south seattle completely clogged up some of our cold water lines. By completely, I mean that I could turn the sprinkler on all the way, and the only way it was going to experience any sort of dampness would be if I then dumped a bucket of water on it. The main shower and the washing machine were at about the same functionality.
Now, for someone with allergies so bad this year that I tweaked a nerve in my neck this morning during a sneezing fit - can't turn my head to the left now - the inability to rinse my person and my linens was a little distressing.
But wait, what is this on the horizon? It's Super Paul, man of fearlessness and brains, wearing +2 pants of smartness! He talked to the utility, figured out the problem, and fixed our various intakes all before I got home from work today. Hooray!
As for the allergies, it's gotten so much worse from last year that I'm finally seeing an allergist this week. The goocher: I can't take any more allergy meds this week, in order to make sure they can accurately measure my reactions on Friday. So, considering that I'm miserable when fully medicated, I expect this week to consist of near incapacitation.
The mantra will be: I can do anything for a week, and it's about to get better,
I can do anything for a week, and it's about to get better....
Unfortunately, Paul's elderly cousin George passed away last week, so we're going to the funeral tomorrow in bellingham. 2008 has been a tough year on his family here, and I'm hoping this is the 3rd of the 'bad things come in threes' set.
Otherwise, summer plans include: deck, froofy drinks, yardwork / berry picking, soccer, and maybe - just maybe - getting a little sun.
Hope this finds you all well and enjoying the summer!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Recent Victories
Victory # 1 - not my personal victory, but since I'm related it counts...
My paternal Grandmother turning 100 last week, which is such a mind blow... she's the oldest of 6 and is by far the best looking and moving of them all. She's just amazing.
One of her wishes was to go hot air ballooning, so we all went down to Sonoma county and hopped in a balloon last week.
Victory #2 - Surviving the balloon ride
For about 90% of the balloon ride, my grandmother who'd lived through so much, managed to have her hand accidentally wrapped around the emergency deflation strap that would cause the balloon to drop like a stone. Very late into the flight the pilot took notice then calmly unwrapped it from her wrist and tucked it away. The ride was actually otherwise quite pleasant.
Victory #3 - DDR
I managed to play Dance Dance Revolution in an arcade down in CA and not impale someone or fall perilously off the platform.
Victory #4 - Stimulate me!
We got our stimulus check which, while I think it was a terrible policy, is still better than a sharp spoon in your spleen, given those two options.
Victory #5 - Don't go away mad, just go away
Full props to Paul for really pushing back against our former landlord (cukoo bananas) who wanted to deduct an array of unreasonable charges from our deposit. Paul managed to get our full deposit returned - Woo Hoo! Now we're finally done with that drama and I couldn't be happier.
Victory #6 - Rat-a-tat, Bang! Boom!
We've accidentally moved into this awesome part of South Seattle where there are lots of people who take fireworks seriously on the 4th of July. The local displays up and down our valley were great, free, and went on for hours without dealing with crowds and traffic. Party at our place next year!
Victory #7 - Home is where your boxes of stuff are.
We're getting unpacked this weekend. We won't be fully done, but we're finally making progress in our first unencumbered weekend since moving in, and it's feeling better and better every day. I trimmed back all the blackberry branches yesterday that don't have flowering buds on them, and I can't wait for them to all fruit. Oh yeah, and we have tons of fresh figs. Anyone want figs? Related news - we have passively acquired a nice female pheasant. Yes. Really. Not trying to keep her, and she belongs to one of our neighbors, but she can't really be caught and I don't want her to starve. She's kind of sweet.
Victory #8 - Big Ben, Parliament
So we blasted out of work early last week to make sure we caught our scheduled 6:30 pm flight from SeaTac to SF, CA (thx 2 JJ and Rebecca for being airport runners!). Got to the airport about an hour early, then waited as our flight was delayed over 4 hours. Got to SFO, finally made it to the car rental place at 1:15 am. Waited in line an hour to get our car. My license didn't register in their system. Then the first car wasn't available. Finally got out of the airport, heading up through SF when we found that the ramp to the Golden Gate bridge was closed. Okay, no sweat, I know the city, we'll just wind around and come at it from another angle and we'll be fine. 3am - During our detour, got trapped at a red light that would not change. Made executive decision to run red light. Made it to hotel about 60 miles north of SF. Got to room at 4:15am. That was the most comfortable bed on the entire planet ever.
Victory #9 - Another happy little accident
Holy Crap! Summer showed up!!!!
My paternal Grandmother turning 100 last week, which is such a mind blow... she's the oldest of 6 and is by far the best looking and moving of them all. She's just amazing.
One of her wishes was to go hot air ballooning, so we all went down to Sonoma county and hopped in a balloon last week.
Victory #2 - Surviving the balloon ride
For about 90% of the balloon ride, my grandmother who'd lived through so much, managed to have her hand accidentally wrapped around the emergency deflation strap that would cause the balloon to drop like a stone. Very late into the flight the pilot took notice then calmly unwrapped it from her wrist and tucked it away. The ride was actually otherwise quite pleasant.
Victory #3 - DDR
I managed to play Dance Dance Revolution in an arcade down in CA and not impale someone or fall perilously off the platform.
Victory #4 - Stimulate me!
We got our stimulus check which, while I think it was a terrible policy, is still better than a sharp spoon in your spleen, given those two options.
Victory #5 - Don't go away mad, just go away
Full props to Paul for really pushing back against our former landlord (cukoo bananas) who wanted to deduct an array of unreasonable charges from our deposit. Paul managed to get our full deposit returned - Woo Hoo! Now we're finally done with that drama and I couldn't be happier.
Victory #6 - Rat-a-tat, Bang! Boom!
We've accidentally moved into this awesome part of South Seattle where there are lots of people who take fireworks seriously on the 4th of July. The local displays up and down our valley were great, free, and went on for hours without dealing with crowds and traffic. Party at our place next year!
Victory #7 - Home is where your boxes of stuff are.
We're getting unpacked this weekend. We won't be fully done, but we're finally making progress in our first unencumbered weekend since moving in, and it's feeling better and better every day. I trimmed back all the blackberry branches yesterday that don't have flowering buds on them, and I can't wait for them to all fruit. Oh yeah, and we have tons of fresh figs. Anyone want figs? Related news - we have passively acquired a nice female pheasant. Yes. Really. Not trying to keep her, and she belongs to one of our neighbors, but she can't really be caught and I don't want her to starve. She's kind of sweet.
Victory #8 - Big Ben, Parliament
So we blasted out of work early last week to make sure we caught our scheduled 6:30 pm flight from SeaTac to SF, CA (thx 2 JJ and Rebecca for being airport runners!). Got to the airport about an hour early, then waited as our flight was delayed over 4 hours. Got to SFO, finally made it to the car rental place at 1:15 am. Waited in line an hour to get our car. My license didn't register in their system. Then the first car wasn't available. Finally got out of the airport, heading up through SF when we found that the ramp to the Golden Gate bridge was closed. Okay, no sweat, I know the city, we'll just wind around and come at it from another angle and we'll be fine. 3am - During our detour, got trapped at a red light that would not change. Made executive decision to run red light. Made it to hotel about 60 miles north of SF. Got to room at 4:15am. That was the most comfortable bed on the entire planet ever.
Victory #9 - Another happy little accident
Holy Crap! Summer showed up!!!!
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