This Can't be Happening.

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I really want to go back to the beach.

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I made over $100 at my parents' yard sale on Saturday.

I also installed my new Yakima roof rack.

Go me!

Ah, beach.

So, it's Tuesday. Cloudy. Cold.

We're leaving for the beach on Thursday evening. I can't wait. No computer, no phone. Nadda. Complete escape from work.



I also can't believe June is like a week away. If I'm not careful, summer will escape me.

9 days till beach house.

It's been raining since Thursday and everyone has been in a perpetual stage of soggy.

Last night was bad. We didn't get to sleep until 3am. The wind was nuts and we got a leak in our roof.

Also, Danny go stuck at work throwing sandbags; he came home from bar tending wet and cold. He'll have to buy new shoes.

Took me an hour and a half to get to work this morning.

The move went well, we all survived, etc.

The furniture is mostly set up, but I still have no idea where anything is.

Boxes abound.

Went out of town this past weekend to see my grandmother. She's doing well and is on fast-track to recovery. I've never thought of my grandmother as 'old' until this visit; I mean, she's 80, but never acts like it. Her DVD collection includes such classics as Anchorman and The 40-Year Old Virgin.

I was hoping to catch up on some sleep while I was away, but that didn't happen. Granted, I spent full nights asleep and took a couple naps, but they were full of dreams and I was exhausted when I woke up. Had one last night that was like Starship Troopers meets War of the Worlds meets Pride and Prejudice set in a Penn Quarter, DC/Tulane University hybrid. It would seriously have made a great movie, I think.

I've worked enough hours this week (in two days) to take a half day on Thurday and all of Friday off.

Notes:

- Hang out with best friends more often
- Wings and beer with Best friend C.
- Flip-cup with C. and other best friend C-squared
- Whirl wind nachos at local mexican restaurant where, seriously, the staff knows you
- Semi-kidnapping by friends that want to go to another bar
- Bar that you attended during undergrad will not be the same
- Do not wear pigtails at said bar
- Do not lose bet in which you dealt that you'd dance with best friend C. if you lost a game of pool
- Best friend C. received high-fives while leaving the dance floor with you
- I did not receive any high-fives
- Have great times with old friends
- Listen to Bob, singing along, all the way home
- Get to sleep so you can get to the office slightly early on Saturday morning

A quick update:

-I'm mailing my thirty-day notice to my landlord today
-Office is moving to Fair Lakes on April 11
-Moving to my parents by the end of the month
-New car purchase is in the works
-Change is good

I just noticed the piano in the intro to Dove's "Break Me Gently." I've had this album since it came out in 2000 and it's been on heavy rotation since.


Huh.

My training schedule for the next 12/13 weeks.

I'm in a funk and I need to get out of it.

Went grocery shopping today on a budget. Had a "5% off your grocery order" coupon from Giant (milk excluded); saved $3 and change if that gives you an idea. I bought items that need to be prepared, vegetables, cooking items-- none of that expensive pre-made stuff. I'll go back to my crockpot Sundays where I take all day Sunday cooking for the week (or at least prepping). I've never bought beer (for myself) in cans until today. Bought a case of Yuengling. In cans.

In other news, my checkcard got skimmed or scammed or something and was used (the card is currently sitting in front of me) this weekend for "swiped" purchases at gas stations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, and Kentucky. Someone's on a road trip. Called the bank and canceled my card and got my money back (well, they said tonight). Filed a police report and issued a Fraud Alert with the CC bureaus. I love life.

This weekend is the DCist Exposed opening. Can't wait. Should be a fun time with good friends.