Mmm…Boomtown Rats, baby.
So anyway…It was our last quiet weekend for a while. Saturday Dan and I had appointments at the health club for equipment orientation and such, and we really didn’t get a whole lot accomplished. Dan wasn’t feeling well that night and went to bed early, I bummed around online ’til way too late.
Sunday was a bit better – we got our weekly shopping done, and I had dinner over at Donald and Janelle’s with the gaming group. I got to chat with Brad and his new girlfriend (!) about Carbon Leaf (a great band in which his brother plays bass) and Technicon. Came home, chilled out a bit, and went to bed. Yay.
We also finally started making preparations for our annual Memorial Day party. We’ve sent out invitations and hope to see a lot of familiar faces and a few new faces, too. Eventually, this may evolve into something bigger, but for now we’re just looking to have a good time with friends. If we’re lucky, we’ll be able to find someplace for all of them to sleep now that most of the beds have been claimed. I’m looking forward to spending some good times with friends, trying out cool new recipes, grilling burgers, playing games, and other fun stuff.
So, looking into the future, we have Partran coming to visit next weekend, then Technicon the following weekend, then I’ll be all by my lonesome while takaza has fun up in Chicago. No plans for Easter weekend yet, but that’s likely to change.
Reweth turned me on to Spirit of the West some time back. Good stuff.
Give Partran a hug for me when he gets there!
I got into SotW ‘way back in 1991, back when they were still doing mostly acoustic stuff. As they rocked up their sound, I found their albums to be a bit more scattershot, but there’s always some gem that makes each album worth owning.
Granted, I had to go to Vancouver to get them all (damn US music distribution silliness).
No Easter Plans?!?
For the last twelve years and for the foreseeable future, my Easter plans have been to attend the Northwest Science Fiction Convention, the best sci-fi convention on the West Coast.
^_^
Re: No Easter Plans?!?
Hmm…according to Mapquest, the drive from Holly Springs, North Carolina to Seatac, Washington is only 2,902 miles, or 50 hours and 45 minutes (though we could probably shave that down to 48 hours or so). No problem. Hey, I wonder if it’s too late to preregister? 😉
Re: No Easter Plans?!?
I think you may have missed the pre-reg cut-off.
Somehow I let myself get talking into being on seven panels. SEVEN. Geeze. Teach me to leave the staff, look how much of a rest I get!
I ruminated on your Memorial Day party with Jen when I got the invitation, this weekend. I’d really like to come, but (and if you haven’t heard this from me, enough already) spring is a lousy time of year for me to travel. Last year, I worked that Saturday, though I did get Sunday and Monday off. I probably won’t be attending, unfortunately.
Perfectly understandable. We’ll certainly miss you, but sometimes we’re at the whim of our employers. Been there, done that – Yuck-o. I do hope Jen and Feren consider joining us, though, if they can make it.