May you live in interesting times...
Mood:  not sure
The Chinese use this saying as a curse - and with good reason. I guess I shouldn’t bitch about having a boring life. Today I got to work and my friend and co-worker Laura wasn’t in, and nobody knew why - except her boss who said that she “was not at liberty to say”. To compound matters, her backup was on vacation. Now, Laura’s the type of gal who would drag herself in if it were just a minor thing, so I immediately thought the worst.

I got in touch with her sister-in-law who confirmed that she was okay and at home. Turns out that it was probably a gout attack that struck her Saturday night. She thought that she’d broken her ankle and went to the ER, the pain was so excruciating. Now she gets to stay home for a couple of days blissfully stoned on painkillers.

(Reminder: Add gout to the list of painful things I hope I never experience. Right up there with kidney stones. Cross off nipple piercing.)

In happier news, my kid sister has (FINALLY!) graduated from college. With a 4.0 even!!!
W00t! She’s planned a big get-together parTAY in Niagara Falls next month. Should be loads of fun, I’m looking forward to it.

Whatever I feel like doing, gosh!
Mood:  party time!
I helped my friend Kathleen on her quest for an antique pocket watch to give to her husband for Father’s Day. Seems that a while ago when I showed him the one that I inherited and refurbished, he just adored it and said he’d always wanted one.

We went to Salamanca & found a nice Elgin in a gold hunter case in good shape except for a cracked crystal, but no chain. We spent hours scouring the place for a nice matching chain and no luck. So we had lunch across the street and as we were leaving, saw a jewelry store and decided to pop in. Not only did the guy have a nice chain, he had a replacement crystal and installed it right on the spot.

My hubby and I went to their house that night for a “Napoleon Dynamite” party. We ate steak and tater tots and watched the movie with the kids. Or at least Kathleen and I did – the guys had to watch hockey. It was quite fun – we’d all seen it several times before, except Kathleen. I don’t think she liked it much, but she seemed to enjoy us enjoying the movie, especially when the boys demonstrated their mad dance skillz for us.

Kathleen was so thrilled with the pocket watch that she couldn’t stand it and decided to give it to him that night.

All in all, a very fun and happy time.

Soulmom's get cards too!
Mood:  special
Well, I don't have any kids so I've never received a Mother's Day card or gift, but I was very pleasantly surprised by Cole, my soulchild. He gave me a handmade Mother's day card, plus some Napoleon Dynamite skins for my iPod, and a framed picture of me on my scooter. It was so sweet I nearly cried.

My Blog, take two
Mood:  caffeinated

I'm gonna give this another shot. I tried blogging last year ("all the cool kids are doing it!") and rapidly gave up because nothing ever seems to happen to me. But I'll give it another whirl just in case. Here I am showing off my new sweet ride, a 2006 Honda Big Ruckus scooter. 250cc and so much fun!