I'm off work today; those may be the four most beautiful words in the English language. I was off work yesterday, too, but that day was a busy day involving shopping, having tires put on the car, and a trip to have my eyes examined. It was a good day (highlighted by a delicious salad from Mellow Mushroom), but a busy one.
At 5:00 this morning I decided that today would be different. Yes, there's a long list of things I SHOULD be doing today, but the list will hold until tomorrow. Relocating my printer to a more convenient location and dressing myself have been then only two things I've done today that could remotely be considered "work". And when I say "dressing myself", that's a debatable phrase. I'm in sweats and a t-shirt. Dressed, but not really presentable, y'know? What's worse is that I don't even care.
I'm in the recliner, having now switched from coffee to Diet Coke. I've downloaded three library books to my Kindle in case I want to read. I've downloaded "Angela's Ashes" on audiobook so that I can listen to something while knitting.
As soon as I finish this blog entry I'm going to reach into the untidy puddle of yarn waiting beside my recliner and pull out the sweater jacket I'm knitting. Rows and rows of lovely mindless garter stitch. I can knit and knit and lose myself in the glorious Irish brogue of Frank McCourt.
Have you ever used audiobooks? I began using them initially so that I could "read" while knitting. Don't misunderstand, I still love to read, and I read a lot. But sometimes I enjoy having someone read to me. On occasion you run across a book that is read by a gifted reader. Some readers are, unfortunately, dreadful. But some are born with the necessary talents to read aloud. Frank McCourt is a gifted reader.
Today I am a very happy person. :-)
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Friday, March 16, 2012
It's Been a Good Day
It's race weekend in my little corner of the world. For those of you who don't happen to live in a town with a NASCAR track, let me tell you that race weekend changes the way things go in your town.
Bristol is a very popular track on the NASCAR circuit; it's a short track, and that makes for interesting racing. There are a lot of fans who prefer short track races, and Bristol always draws a good crowd.
Having said that, I will mention that we don't get the sell-out crowds we used to get. Times are hard, and the state of finances in the nation have taken a toll on ticket sales. Still, there are lots and lots of extra people in town this week, and it's interesting trying to get around right now.
I was off work yesterday and today; I had some compensatory time that I needed to take before it expired. I lost most of yesterday to a round of some sort of crud that made me headachy and mildly nauseous. I thought at first it might have been allergies, since everything around here has burst into bloom with the unseasonably warm weather. It didn't feel like allergies, though; it felt viral. *YUCK*
But this morning I awoke feeling much better, thank goodness. I met a friend for lunch at the Mellow Mushroom. It was my first visit there, and I highly recommend it. I had a calzone that was just wonderful.
After lunch I went to Best Buy in search of a laptop docking station. Why do I even try to look for something there? I've been in there three different times now and have never found a single solitary thing I was looking for! Oh, well. I'll go ahead and order one online like I thought I'd do in the first place. Then I went to Target to pick up a few things; as usual, I found a lot more things that I actually needed, but got some good buys all the same. After I left there, I went to Sugar Hollow to look over their campground. I still want to go to Grindstone, but thought it would be good to take a look at a campground nearer home in case I needed it. I then made a quick stop by the bank to pick up a little money.
As I was leaving the bank, I witnessed a car accident. There's nothing as sickening as that horrible crunch of metal hitting metal. Without going into too much detail, one vehicle hit another in the driver's door. The driver who was hit in the door appeared to be unconscious. I felt very helpless, but saw that others were coming to his aid, so I left. Such a terrible thing! I certainly hope he wasn't badly injured. There was nothing about it on the local news this evening, so I hope that's a good sign.
I was a little rattled after seeing that and decided I needed to get out of the car for a few minutes. I pulled into the parking lot at Sam's Club and went in for a little while to walk off my shakes. I wound up finding a few items I needed, so the stop served two purposes. In a short while I felt much more settled, so I drove home using the back roads and avoiding all the extra traffic.
I'm always glad to be home, but home looked especially good this afternoon. Except for witnessing the accident, it's been a good day.
I hope your day has been good, too!
Bristol is a very popular track on the NASCAR circuit; it's a short track, and that makes for interesting racing. There are a lot of fans who prefer short track races, and Bristol always draws a good crowd.
Having said that, I will mention that we don't get the sell-out crowds we used to get. Times are hard, and the state of finances in the nation have taken a toll on ticket sales. Still, there are lots and lots of extra people in town this week, and it's interesting trying to get around right now.
I was off work yesterday and today; I had some compensatory time that I needed to take before it expired. I lost most of yesterday to a round of some sort of crud that made me headachy and mildly nauseous. I thought at first it might have been allergies, since everything around here has burst into bloom with the unseasonably warm weather. It didn't feel like allergies, though; it felt viral. *YUCK*
But this morning I awoke feeling much better, thank goodness. I met a friend for lunch at the Mellow Mushroom. It was my first visit there, and I highly recommend it. I had a calzone that was just wonderful.
After lunch I went to Best Buy in search of a laptop docking station. Why do I even try to look for something there? I've been in there three different times now and have never found a single solitary thing I was looking for! Oh, well. I'll go ahead and order one online like I thought I'd do in the first place. Then I went to Target to pick up a few things; as usual, I found a lot more things that I actually needed, but got some good buys all the same. After I left there, I went to Sugar Hollow to look over their campground. I still want to go to Grindstone, but thought it would be good to take a look at a campground nearer home in case I needed it. I then made a quick stop by the bank to pick up a little money.
As I was leaving the bank, I witnessed a car accident. There's nothing as sickening as that horrible crunch of metal hitting metal. Without going into too much detail, one vehicle hit another in the driver's door. The driver who was hit in the door appeared to be unconscious. I felt very helpless, but saw that others were coming to his aid, so I left. Such a terrible thing! I certainly hope he wasn't badly injured. There was nothing about it on the local news this evening, so I hope that's a good sign.
I was a little rattled after seeing that and decided I needed to get out of the car for a few minutes. I pulled into the parking lot at Sam's Club and went in for a little while to walk off my shakes. I wound up finding a few items I needed, so the stop served two purposes. In a short while I felt much more settled, so I drove home using the back roads and avoiding all the extra traffic.
I'm always glad to be home, but home looked especially good this afternoon. Except for witnessing the accident, it's been a good day.
I hope your day has been good, too!
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