Bobbing on the bus, an editing emergency, ice cream sandwich-induced happiness, & Glee guessing…

~Tuesday~  I was running behind schedule this morning, so I drove down the street and parked by the Wolfline #9 Greek Village Kaplan/Gorman stop. I’d scoped out the location of the bus online before leaving the house, so I pretty much arrived just before it did. I love technology when it works and makes life … Read more

NSO Info Fair OIT table staffing, customer response FAIL, a quick workout, and time out with Anna…

~Monday~  It was not overly sunny this morning, but it was hot and there was no breeze. A bird sat perched at the top of the bus stop sign, right in the middle of it like it was placed there rather than having just landed there. I took a picture of it with my cell … Read more

Breakfast at the Farmers’ Market, some volunteer work, dinner at The Borough, and some Scareyoke…

~Sunday~  I was up at 10:30, and had SSSed by the time Robert arrived at about 11:15. We had a late breakfast at the Farmers’ Market Restaurant, where we—once again—had to wait just a little too long for our food. Fortunately for them, their French Toast is so absolutely delicious, that at least once it … Read more

A whacked Crackberry, joining the Glee club, a goof-y outdoor movie, and a Lycra and fat FAIL…

~Saturday~  Internet and e-mail access on my Blackberry was still out this morning when I turned on my phone. I tried to make a phone call and found out that that wasn’t working either. I thought it was just the data plan part that wasn’t working. Checking the “Manage Connections” settings, I found everything indicating … Read more

Buscapade digressions, marinators, & rulebreakers; NSO; Latte Friday; & a pharmacist doctor…

~Friday~  It wasn’t overly hot this morning, but I still waited on the shady side of the street. In contrast to the one or two people that have been on in the past couple of weeks, the bus actually had 8-10 people on it already when I boarded. Library Man was aboard, and since there … Read more

Another stagnant bus ride, preparing for retirement, a high-scoring Scrabble game, & Alex’s b-day…

~Thursday~  I caught the 8:15 city bus. On board, the air was stagnant. The driver was the same one as yesterday, who mustn’t get hot herself, nor think beyond herself of the potential comfort, or discomfort as it were, of her customers. It was uncomfortable enough that I wondered if it wasn’t worth trying to … Read more

A stagnant, stinky bus ride; Hades, NC; a struggling GumbyBoy; & and a non-foo-foo wine purchase…

~Wednesday~  Once again, I waited for the bus on the shady side of the street. You can assume this for the rest of the summer. It will be newsworthy when I don’t stand on the shady side. Stagnant. There was absolutely no air circulating on the bus when I boarded. It wasn’t hot, per se, … Read more

Come on, buddy; not that kind of coming out; a CAT letter; a Groupon purchase; and Idol night…

~Tuesday~  We’re scheduled for near triple-digit temperatures today and tomorrow—Who schedules these things anyway?—so I waited on the shady side of the street for the bus. A young man walking his dog on the sunny side of the street kept saying, “Come on, buddy! Come on, buddy!” to a dog that was more interested in looking … Read more

A 5th of July cookout, original factory settings, coffee@Caribou, and Devil Pup pansies…

~Monday~  I was up at about 9:30 this morning, and after a bagel and some coffee for breakfast, I cut up a seedless watermelon to take to Joe’s this afternoon. After that, and before Robert arrived, I ran to the Food Lion to get hot dog buns and potato salad, but actually got macaroni salad, … Read more

No bus, no buscapades; two NSO presentations; an over-served happy hour; and a night cut short…

~Friday~  At 8:05, I realized that I was supposed to be at the Witherspoon building this morning as the back-up to a colleague who was presenting the IT information to the students at New Student Orientation. Knowing I could neither make it on the university bus line nor on the city bus line, I drove … Read more