So, when last we left our intrepid heroes they were doing…well, not much.

Last week was pretty quiet, which was nice. On Friday night we drove down to visit my parents in the teeming metropolis of Anderson, South Carolina. It was a fun visit, and as usual we ate well and enjoyed their company. On the way back home on Sunday we made a brief stop at Concord Mills and picked up some Bounty candy bars. I was disappointed, though – they taste pretty much like Mounds bars, not like the gelato flavor I’m used to. It turns out that the European version of Bounty has hazelnuts in them, which makes all the difference. Oh well.

We did make one discovery on the trip home: our new Honda Element is a fabulous car for road trips. Why? Well, here’s a good picture why. Yes, the front passenger seat leans back and meets the rear seat, which also leans back. The net result is that you have something that, while not necessarily a bed, at least something in which you can comfortably stretch out fully and snooze. With the other rear seat folded up against the side as shown in that photo, I’m hoping that we’ll have enough room for all the crap we have to haul up to MFF in November and still have room to sack out between driving shifts. I’m really liking this car, and I think we made an excellent choice. Oh, and one other nice thing: on the trip down to SC, we averaged about 28-30 MPG. That’s about equivalent to what I get with my Alero on the highway. Can’t complain about that!

So, this week I have two projects to work on for my classes, both due October 15. I sat down yesterday and spent a few hours really working and damned if I didn’t get it finished. I need to do a little editing yet, but after that it’s done and ready to hand in. I’ll probably start on the other project tomorrow, then get back to regular classwork Thursday and Friday.

Not much going on this coming weekend, though we wanted to hit the Dream Home Tour. It’s been a few years since we went on one of them and it’s always good for a laugh ($800,000 houses on quarter-acre lots. Still, lots of neat features inside).

The weekend after that is the opening of the State Fair. zenwolph, you mentioned coming down. You still in? And hey, vt_komainu – any chance you could get the time off work to join us? I heard rumors of a couple of folks north of us looking at super-saver fares as well. Keep us up-to-date so we know if we need to make airport runs 🙂