My domestic is setting a high standard for future domestics in the area of car cleaning. He just finished it a short while ago in preparation of my trip... it looks gorgeous, makes me happy to have it all tidy for the drive!
As my Twitter stated, he even dusted the inside of the gas-cap cover.
I love watching a servant of mine work. I just sat and read a bit and enjoyed the warm day while I watched him clean and wash and check fluids.
He also brought me a box of treats to have for the road.
Such a good boy, put a smile on my face today!
So once I'm done drying off here (just got out of shower), I'm running by Callie's to see her and her son about piercing details and then on my way north!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
To NY
Am starting out either tonight or tomorrow morning to visit my family in NY. Sister has had an operation and asked that I come visit during her recovery period and I said, "sure".
Should be fun. Mom said we're all gonna go up to the Corning Glass Works to tour the museum one day and then another day maybe go wine tasting (which my sister isn't much for, not being a wine liker, but mom pointed out to her that she's such a lightweight that she'll be drunk and happy in no time so she'll have a good day regardless). Having grown up close to there, I've been to the Glass Works a few times -most recent with my spouse a couple years ago, his first time- but I'm looking forward to it. It's always very interesting to see and mom and sis and I have never gone together.
I'll mostly be bumming around my sister's house while mom is at work, laying about, watching tv and chatting with her while she takes it easy. Mom says she's healing well, so far, though. Had a slight hiccup where she had to go back in and have an abscess dealt with, but otherwise good.
I'm going to stop at the VA Safari Park on the way up. I've not done that in years and years. So cute and so stubborn and smart, those zebras and such.
Leaves are starting to drop from the trees up there, mom says. Should be pretty with fall colors starting. I miss that and am looking forward to it.
Went to Atlanta's Six Flags yesterday with Chael. Didn't make it the whole day, got worn out by adrenaline and too much heat/sunshine. God, it was blazing and horrid. I swear the UV has gotten stronger since I was a kid... I used to be able to look almost at the sun back then, now I can't barely stand to look at the horizon... the sky is just painful. And to walk around in it makes me so tired and sick feeling. I was always sensitive to sunlight like that, even when young, but now it's much, much worse.
The "Scream Machine" is a piece of garbage, painful garbage. Not worth riding.
The "Goliath" is great and has wonderful repeated zero-gee moments.
Those are the two extremes.
I cut my hair off last night at about 3am. I've a "faux-hawk" of sorts. I've the "chelsea cut", as others have told me it's called, around my face as I like it; a full mohawk; and the sides are shaved to 1" in length and moussed upwards towards the 'hawk. I'm debating shaving them all the way off, as I really liked it that way before, but I went this route first to see how I'd like my hair with a leetle bit left on the sides... I can always shave it the rest of the way off, growing it in is a bit longer taking.
I'd like to add some accent color like purple to it before I go to my mom's, but don't know if I'm going to bother... it's still 2 shades of green right now.
Domestic should be here soon to do my car, gotta get the hose ready..... wait, no, I'll just have him move it when I take him on the backyard tour today, what was I thinking?
Should be fun. Mom said we're all gonna go up to the Corning Glass Works to tour the museum one day and then another day maybe go wine tasting (which my sister isn't much for, not being a wine liker, but mom pointed out to her that she's such a lightweight that she'll be drunk and happy in no time so she'll have a good day regardless). Having grown up close to there, I've been to the Glass Works a few times -most recent with my spouse a couple years ago, his first time- but I'm looking forward to it. It's always very interesting to see and mom and sis and I have never gone together.
I'll mostly be bumming around my sister's house while mom is at work, laying about, watching tv and chatting with her while she takes it easy. Mom says she's healing well, so far, though. Had a slight hiccup where she had to go back in and have an abscess dealt with, but otherwise good.
I'm going to stop at the VA Safari Park on the way up. I've not done that in years and years. So cute and so stubborn and smart, those zebras and such.
Leaves are starting to drop from the trees up there, mom says. Should be pretty with fall colors starting. I miss that and am looking forward to it.
Went to Atlanta's Six Flags yesterday with Chael. Didn't make it the whole day, got worn out by adrenaline and too much heat/sunshine. God, it was blazing and horrid. I swear the UV has gotten stronger since I was a kid... I used to be able to look almost at the sun back then, now I can't barely stand to look at the horizon... the sky is just painful. And to walk around in it makes me so tired and sick feeling. I was always sensitive to sunlight like that, even when young, but now it's much, much worse.
The "Scream Machine" is a piece of garbage, painful garbage. Not worth riding.
The "Goliath" is great and has wonderful repeated zero-gee moments.
Those are the two extremes.
I cut my hair off last night at about 3am. I've a "faux-hawk" of sorts. I've the "chelsea cut", as others have told me it's called, around my face as I like it; a full mohawk; and the sides are shaved to 1" in length and moussed upwards towards the 'hawk. I'm debating shaving them all the way off, as I really liked it that way before, but I went this route first to see how I'd like my hair with a leetle bit left on the sides... I can always shave it the rest of the way off, growing it in is a bit longer taking.
I'd like to add some accent color like purple to it before I go to my mom's, but don't know if I'm going to bother... it's still 2 shades of green right now.
Domestic should be here soon to do my car, gotta get the hose ready..... wait, no, I'll just have him move it when I take him on the backyard tour today, what was I thinking?
Friday, August 29, 2008
Europe, Germany
I can't say how very much I hope we get orders back to Germany. I loved it there.
Germany itself, its landscapes, its language, its culture, its cities and tiny towns.
But also, as a gateway to the rest of Europe. I've spent a few days to a few weeks in most of the western Europeans countries and there are more I need to see and more of the one's I've been to that I need to explore... or just revisit favorite places!
And I love riding trains. That's so silly sounding, but it's true. You can't do that here and I fell in love with it the first time I used one.
Sure, people will say, "but what about Amtrak?". Yes, we have a train "system" here in the US... but honestly, Amtrak is an ass-difficult, limited and over-priced "system" (I hesitate to call anything that hard to get around on a system in any seriousness). Amtrak is a joke comparatively, and annoying even with no comparison made.
Speaking of, I've heard some vagueness about a possible move towards government subsidization of a better/full train system here in the US...? I'll do some googling and see what is up there, later. For now, I can just say I hope it is so, both for the convenience and environmental angles. In the short-term it would be quite a lot of money, effort and confusion, but in the long-term it would change the US greatly and, I think, show itself worth the stress of implementation.
Anyhow, I'm rambling.
Short is that we're in our window for PCS orders. We may end up getting "moved" to right here and nothing changes for years, we may end up moved almost anywhere. Branch has expressed themselves to seem willing to work with us in trying to find an agreeable assignment... we'll see. Needs of the Army always come first.
I've no idea whether I'll be here or the other side of the world in 6 months. I've my preferred places, but really I'm now just at the point where I'd like to know so I can plan my life some.
Germany itself, its landscapes, its language, its culture, its cities and tiny towns.
But also, as a gateway to the rest of Europe. I've spent a few days to a few weeks in most of the western Europeans countries and there are more I need to see and more of the one's I've been to that I need to explore... or just revisit favorite places!
And I love riding trains. That's so silly sounding, but it's true. You can't do that here and I fell in love with it the first time I used one.
Sure, people will say, "but what about Amtrak?". Yes, we have a train "system" here in the US... but honestly, Amtrak is an ass-difficult, limited and over-priced "system" (I hesitate to call anything that hard to get around on a system in any seriousness). Amtrak is a joke comparatively, and annoying even with no comparison made.
Speaking of, I've heard some vagueness about a possible move towards government subsidization of a better/full train system here in the US...? I'll do some googling and see what is up there, later. For now, I can just say I hope it is so, both for the convenience and environmental angles. In the short-term it would be quite a lot of money, effort and confusion, but in the long-term it would change the US greatly and, I think, show itself worth the stress of implementation.
Anyhow, I'm rambling.
Short is that we're in our window for PCS orders. We may end up getting "moved" to right here and nothing changes for years, we may end up moved almost anywhere. Branch has expressed themselves to seem willing to work with us in trying to find an agreeable assignment... we'll see. Needs of the Army always come first.
I've no idea whether I'll be here or the other side of the world in 6 months. I've my preferred places, but really I'm now just at the point where I'd like to know so I can plan my life some.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
We're Not Alone - Peeping Tom
This is so catchy for some reason... Ever since the first time I stumbled across it, while viewing other Patton youtubings, it has repeatedly jumped back into my head and demanded occasional re-viewings.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Short but harder play tonight
Today I beat my domestic the hardest so far and he yellowed out just as we were coming to my planned end time. It was an exercise in both stress-relief/playfulness for me and in further testing of his reactions and limitation. I've gotten a better feel of him from it.
I'm getting a cold... my spouse gave it to me. One thing after another, nowadays, it seems.
In theory, we're going to Six Flags Saturday.
I'm getting a cold... my spouse gave it to me. One thing after another, nowadays, it seems.
In theory, we're going to Six Flags Saturday.
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