Man, it was muggy today! It was just hot, humid, and generally uncomfortable down here in Southern CA. Every time I turned on the radio (AM talk of course) they were talking about how hot it was, and how much power everyone is using. They warned of blackouts and such, telling me that I’m supposed to set my thermostat to eighty-somethig degrees… Now that’s just a bunch of bull if I’ve ever heard it. If I have access to an air conditioner, you better believe that sucker is going to be running to keep me as cool as I want to be. If the power goes out… I’m heading for the car where I can happily direct the vents emitting cold crisp air right into my face.

** as a little side bar I need to let you all know how happy I am to finally have an air conditioner in my car. Janey and I have endured two SoCal summers and a few crazy trips to Vegas with no air conditioning in my car. I was always very intimidated with how much it costs to repair AC systems so I did a lot of diagnosis and testing myself. When I had finally proven to myself that I couldn’t go any further with out specialized tools and training, I broke down and took it to the auto shop. I was so pleased to hear them say “it’s not as bad as you thought it was” I nearly jumped out of my shoes. They did a recharge, replaced a relay, and even did a little extra work on my deteriorating engine mounts all for under $300. For what it’s worth, if your ever in the Anaheim area and need auto service, I now have a favorite shop to send you to.

So lets get back to this weekend:
Yesterday was just as bad as today (as far as temperature goes). But Janey and I managed to make it a pretty swell weekend.

We finally took some time to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 which I enjoyed quite a bit. I didn’t have the same complaints about it that several of my co-workers did. I think it’s because I went into it just wanting to be entertained. I didn’t want to look too deep for plots, sub plots, and all that other moviephile shtuff. I just wanted to see an action movie with some comedy bits based on one of my favorite Disney attractions. And for that it was wonderful. I was completely entertained the whole way through it. I couldn’t help but be just the slightest bit annoyed with some of the talent… but all-in-all… loved it.

The rest of the day is really a blur for me. Janey and I spent the day just running around town stopping wherever we felt like it. Had lunch at a cute little gas station turned cafe in old town Orange. Stopped by a health food store to pick of a back of some kind of nutritional powder that Janey wanted to try out in her crystal light. And we visited a few little antique furniture stores that are on the same street. (We’ve sort of found a new little past-time – Antiquing… it’s really quite fun)

Today was another lazy day. We went to Barnes and Noble where I read a bunch of stuff that I didn’t want to, then we went to Michaels crafts where I picked up a new fountain pen to play with. I’m having a great time. It makes me feel like I know how to write again. It’s really a skill that I have completely lost over the last few years. I just don’t have any need to handle a pen and paper. I do everything with my computers. But the fountain pen makes me feel good… like I have some sort of connection to the past. Its sort of hard to explain… but I highly recommend having at least one real fountain pen.

When we got back, we had a wonderful dinner of chicken soup Janey had made from scratch. Before we left this morning she came over and put all the ingredients into my crock pot. We came home to a wonderful wonderful home cooked meal. Mmmm

Sort of a random post… but it’s better then nothing 🙂

R.