sleepyy sleep....

[vernacular_life]

Last night I dreamt about baby slings and high school classmates who I never interacted with even while in school....seriously, the most random people imaginable.  
I should NOT go online before bed.   Stoopid classmates.com  Stoopid babywearer.com

I wonder if 2:30 is going to be my new 'wall' to hit every afternoon.  I am struggling to keep awake again today.
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Even thought I went home early yesterday, I didn't get a nap due to the call I got from Dixie -- she was calling from the hospital as her father, who was visiting from NY, basically collapsed with chest pains as they were having lunch in DC.   After much anxiety, dozens of phone calls, and many tests, the doctors determined that it was not a heart attack, but the Big Warning.  He should be released today, and her parents will head back to NY in a couple of days.  Bypass is scheduled soon....so overall, things look okay, but with some challenges ahead. 
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I am not a big fan of the Family Amazing Race.  Boooorrring.  Locals/challenges aren't doing it for me.  Are they going to stay in the US the entire time??

As for the big reflecting pool in DC screwup, I have to admit that I, too, would have gone to the big reflecting pool.  I consider myself as much as a DC native as possible without living actually IN the district.  I studied the design and L'Enfant's original plan.  My thesis advisor wrote a book on the Development of the National Mall.  I never knew that the pool on the west side of the Capitol was called the reflecting pool  I would have looked at the clue and said "they don't know what they're talking about"   That would have been a mighty big piece o' humble pie I'd be eating...

Haven't watched the 2nd half - fell asleep....
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Highlight of yesterday was receiving my new phone.  Verizon must hate me, because I ended up paying $2.50 for the phone, won't download more than 1-2 ringtones at the MOST, won't sign up for unlimited text/pix/flix, won't get the 'v-cast' streaming video clips.  I use my phone for , um, PHONE CALLS.  how odd.  I like the speakerphone and bluetooth, though.......

Comments

[go-dawgs.livejournal.com]

I'm not much on fancy phones, either. It's just more crap for me to learn and then screw up.

Poor Dixie. I hope her dad is okay.

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

I think her dad is going to be fine, after surgery and a lifestyle change!

I think its fortunate that her parents were here when it happened so they had instant help around...I can imagine nothing worse than the "you dad had a heart attack" phonecall.....

Funny thing is that he manages the 911 call center in his county, and when his coworkers heard the news, they offered to send an ambulance down to pick him up! Luckily, he won't need that - he can't drive, but if he's comfortable sitting, than they can drive back home.

[tinksdust.livejournal.com]

I hope that Dixie's dad is okay. My dad has had a lot of heart problems so I know what that's like. Hopefully with a lifestyle change he'll be able to correct some of his issues.

I've owned a cell phone for less than a year. It was free. It's not even a flip phone. Doesn't have a camera in it. I don't use text messaging. I'm a pretty boring cell phone owner.

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

you can be as boring a cell phone owner as I am if, in another year, you get the top of the line phone for free! oooho they hate that....

[njlorelei.livejournal.com]

I've been wondering the same thing abour TAR. I'm thinking that maybe since it's 4 player teams they thought it might be too hard to get plane tickets or because of the kids they wanted to keep it simpler. While it hasn't been as exciting as usual I am liking it since I've been most of the places so far and feel like I am right there with them. I do agree about the reflecting pool, I would have gone to the wrong one and felt like an idiot.

We're boring cell phone users too.