I wasn't hungry enough for breakfast, so I skipped it completely. I left around 8:20 for the Coronado beach clean-up I told the Lt. I'd volunteer at and write about for her. It was rather confusing trying to locate where it was held though. I drove up and down the strand at least three times before I finally decided to get off at the beach state park, even though it was on the ocean side (since the email said it would be the bay side). I soon found a group of people in bright yellow Navy PT shirts... and if it wasn't for them, I would have never found anyone! They were as lost as I was, but we finally ran into the right people after someone made a phone call. The guy I first interviewed for an article was there with his whole group, as well as Sailors from other commands. The Senior Chief I met before interviewing the one guy pointed out the coordinator guy to me and I got his contact. Thankfully! I was worried for a while about getting anything from anyone. There were about 60 people there, and we gathered over 150 lbs of trash on our swath of beach.
I was hungry by the time I was on my way home... around 11:30. Went to the base to clean up, then stopped by Panera Bread for my favorite sierra chicken sandwich and chicken noodle soup. Then I swung by the library for a couple hours. Didn't quite intend to stay that long, but I usually never do. :) I just keep shelving, shelving, shelving. I think I'm a little crazy, I enjoy it so much. I did books this time for the first time in a long while. Was able to help a couple patrons too.
Back at home I watched the first of two 1862 episodes of The Civil War before it was time for the class party. Most everyone came, meeting at the Olive Garden at 4:30. It was a fun time... we awkwardly used our first names with each other; I was sitting between Witte and STG2's wife and across from Hibbard and her boyfriend Matt. I enjoyed lasagna and two bowls of my favorite soup, the Toscana. STG2 was hilarious... he had four bowls of it after I let him know the refills were free. :)
Then eight of us crossed the street and played a game of laser tag. It took a long time to get in, because the place was super crowded, but it was a lot of fun. I was ranked 14th out of 36 players, and managed to blow up the blue base. I was breathing hard, like usual, by the time we were done... I think one game is 15 minutes. But it was 8pm by the time I got back in my car.
Came to chat, but I was too wiped out to stay very long. Good night, world!
Jw
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Thurs & Fri
I picked up Ken Burns's The Civil War (1990) from the library Thursday, and watched the first episode. Very impressed with the quality of every aspect. Civil War historian Shelby Foote was prominent... I'm a big fan, since I used him for my junior college paper on the Battle of Little Round Top in US Military History class in 2003.
I had the choice of seeing 2001, going to a symphony concert or seeing Casablanca again at the Mission Valley theater. The later won out... I couldn't stay away. I went early to try out a seafood restaurant nearby. King's Fish House was excellent! I tried fresh yellowtail with sides of grilled zucchini and fancy mac'n cheese. So good! I even finished it out with a little bit of cheesecake. The film was as fun as ever... and I enjoyed the fact that my Darling and I were seeing it on the same day.
Friday after class (got out kinda late because of the long final test) I came home, changed, got a chicken bowl at Chipotle for lunch, returned, watched Inglorious Basterds (2009) from the library, simply because I was curious... unfortunately. It was gruesome, as I expected, but I ended up admiring a German sergeant (who they brutally slaughtered) the most from the entire film. The only redeeming quality was that Hitler ended up getting shot several dozen times. Darn my curiosity.
After that I took a "nap"... starting at 6:30 or so and ending around midnight. A normal weekday's five-hour sleep. I think this was the 3rd or 4th time I've woken up really late to call Michael, but it hasn't happened in a long time. After we talked, I was hungry from missing dinner, so I drove to Denny's for a dinner/breakfast feast and took my book along for company. I actually ordered decaf coffee (for the first time, I think) and had two cups! It felt so good, late at night/early in the morning. Got back to sleep around 2:30 and woke up for real at 6am. So all in all, I did get over 8 hours! :)
Jw
I had the choice of seeing 2001, going to a symphony concert or seeing Casablanca again at the Mission Valley theater. The later won out... I couldn't stay away. I went early to try out a seafood restaurant nearby. King's Fish House was excellent! I tried fresh yellowtail with sides of grilled zucchini and fancy mac'n cheese. So good! I even finished it out with a little bit of cheesecake. The film was as fun as ever... and I enjoyed the fact that my Darling and I were seeing it on the same day.
Friday after class (got out kinda late because of the long final test) I came home, changed, got a chicken bowl at Chipotle for lunch, returned, watched Inglorious Basterds (2009) from the library, simply because I was curious... unfortunately. It was gruesome, as I expected, but I ended up admiring a German sergeant (who they brutally slaughtered) the most from the entire film. The only redeeming quality was that Hitler ended up getting shot several dozen times. Darn my curiosity.
After that I took a "nap"... starting at 6:30 or so and ending around midnight. A normal weekday's five-hour sleep. I think this was the 3rd or 4th time I've woken up really late to call Michael, but it hasn't happened in a long time. After we talked, I was hungry from missing dinner, so I drove to Denny's for a dinner/breakfast feast and took my book along for company. I actually ordered decaf coffee (for the first time, I think) and had two cups! It felt so good, late at night/early in the morning. Got back to sleep around 2:30 and woke up for real at 6am. So all in all, I did get over 8 hours! :)
Jw
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Last Few Days
Sunday, being Duty Day, was taken up almost entirely with the Navy, but for small group in the evening where we had delicious pasta with steak chili or white garlic sauce, decaf coffee (that made me miss my Darling), and some fudge. I had small portions of all of these since my weigh-in was the next morning. Laugh if you will... it made no difference in my passing results. :)
Monday after class (and after a brief nap), I decided to go archery shooting for a little bit to try out my new bow. It has a louder twang than my old one, and the string is a tiny bit thicker (maybe because that's new too), but it works just fine. The range had pictures of animals as targets, and I'm sorry to say I killed a gopher or two, along with a bear. When I got home, I mailed a surprise to Meg from the Free Shelf at the library, then I went for a walk to Tio Carlos for the first time in a long time and had a wonderful feast. Yay! I started Clear and Present Danger when I returned, but only watched the first hour and a half. I was tired, and it was only a bit over half done.
Tuesday after class I had my favorite from Oggi's Pizza, a supreme flatbread, and back at home I finished up the rest of the movie, starting with the famous computer scene where Jack steals Ritter's secret files. Got to love those old computers! I then volunteered an hour at the library (doing only part of the DVDs). Watched the last episode of Foyle's War (season two), then was able to talk to my parents for a good long time before calling my sweetheart.
Today I worked out after class (in my civies!) since our PT was cancelled this morning! That helped my mild sore throat a lot, to sleep in an extra couple hours. Had a couple eggs quickly before rushing off to class at 7am. I again tried to donate blood, but my iron was just a hare shy of the "12.5" mark, whatever that means. Must have been from my strange pre-weigh-in diet. The HM told me I should eat more meat... so I took that as a free license to have a huge meat-full lunch. A burger at Five Guys and a half chicken sandwich at Panera. I was rather hungry!
Straight from there I got on I-8 for a drive out to Christina's house as she, Kristin, Selassie and I watched the BBC version of Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Lots of fun! Then I swung by the library on my way home and ended up spending a good couple hours there with the DVDs, audiobooks, and new books. A grand day, indeed.
Jw
Monday after class (and after a brief nap), I decided to go archery shooting for a little bit to try out my new bow. It has a louder twang than my old one, and the string is a tiny bit thicker (maybe because that's new too), but it works just fine. The range had pictures of animals as targets, and I'm sorry to say I killed a gopher or two, along with a bear. When I got home, I mailed a surprise to Meg from the Free Shelf at the library, then I went for a walk to Tio Carlos for the first time in a long time and had a wonderful feast. Yay! I started Clear and Present Danger when I returned, but only watched the first hour and a half. I was tired, and it was only a bit over half done.
Tuesday after class I had my favorite from Oggi's Pizza, a supreme flatbread, and back at home I finished up the rest of the movie, starting with the famous computer scene where Jack steals Ritter's secret files. Got to love those old computers! I then volunteered an hour at the library (doing only part of the DVDs). Watched the last episode of Foyle's War (season two), then was able to talk to my parents for a good long time before calling my sweetheart.
Today I worked out after class (in my civies!) since our PT was cancelled this morning! That helped my mild sore throat a lot, to sleep in an extra couple hours. Had a couple eggs quickly before rushing off to class at 7am. I again tried to donate blood, but my iron was just a hare shy of the "12.5" mark, whatever that means. Must have been from my strange pre-weigh-in diet. The HM told me I should eat more meat... so I took that as a free license to have a huge meat-full lunch. A burger at Five Guys and a half chicken sandwich at Panera. I was rather hungry!
Straight from there I got on I-8 for a drive out to Christina's house as she, Kristin, Selassie and I watched the BBC version of Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Lots of fun! Then I swung by the library on my way home and ended up spending a good couple hours there with the DVDs, audiobooks, and new books. A grand day, indeed.
Jw
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Hello!
Thursday and Friday were mostly spent in bed. It was the first thing I did when I got home each day. Dad called on Friday after I woke up, just to talk for a while. I was very glad he did. He mentioned going through the Psalms on his reading plan and particularly liking #25. So that's what I listened to when I came home for breakfast Friday morning, I listened to 25-30 on my computer. I was very sick and sore all yesterday, due to a head cold and the various workouts I did with my classmates Wed. & Thurs. Feeling pretty miserable, actually. I found great comfort from Psalm 27... "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" I had recently been feeling intimidated by certain relationships and the unknown future... it was a great boost.
Friday after class (got home pretty early... around 10:30) I slept, watched some Foyle's War, Donald Duck (finished it up today), the movie that Linda shared on chat last week (sort of like Rear Window), and also read the next story in my Beatrix Potter collection: "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding". Between these, some minesweeper games and another nap or two, Friday soon got over with.
Saturday, today, was much different. I felt improved, enough so that I did all my laundry, volunteered at the library (taking my movies back and picking up Gun Crazy (1949), which I watched when I got home - a film-noir about a good guy gone bad that Michael was thinking about watching), took a hike for 20 minutes at Cabrillo Nat. Mon., took a shower afterwords on base, then got my hair cut at the little place down the street from home. Ate little snacks at home all day... the weigh-in is on Monday!
Jw
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Another Weekend Slips By
They're all going by so fast.
Friday (the 13th) was a mucky day. Got home very late because of the Navy, and the weather matched the mood: it started pouring rain once I had sat down at my desk in my room. But at least it's always some sort of comfort to hear the pounding drops on the roof. I started watching some of the Chronological Donald Duck (1942-46) that I had found at the library. Love them all... so funny!
Saturday I also spent mostly indoors. It was my Duty Day, in name only. No watches, and all we had to do was call in for the morning muster. So I was awake early on. I'm pretty sure I wasted the whole of the day. Except for chat of course. :) To honor the significance of the day (April 14, 2012), I watched the German film "Titanic" (1943). Apparently there was a dashing & honorable German first mate on the ship who warned all the greedy, prideful and cowardly English about the looming disaster. He even made it to a lifeboat while heroically rescuing a small child. What an oddity!
Sunday morning I made it to church on time. I was up early enough to make myself eggs, but of course I waited until the last second to put the juice back and wipe off my pan. My landlady barked at me for using the kitchen while she was (it's pretty cramped), and I scurried out the door with a quick "sorry". The sermon was about Paul's struggles and imprisonment, and how he rested in the knowledge that he was doing God's will. It was incredibly good for me to hear, as I had been feeling a lethargy about my life in San Diego, one that I didn't like much. So I worshiped with my friends and hung out afterwords for their annual bake sale for sending their youth to summer camp. Back home, I had a burst of energy. After a quick lunch, I spent a good couple hours cleaning the kitchen... sweeping the floor and wiping down the cabinets, fridge, dishwasher and floor. Yes, that little bit took that long. It was very filthy. To rightfully relax after that, I watched lots more Donald.
Monday the 16th, all I managed to do was take a very long nap. Besides getting woken up suddenly by my landlady who was distressed at misplacing some things, I was very rested by the time I finally finished around 5pm. When I finished a snack, I got in the car and drove up near Miramar to get my new recurve bow set with an arrow rest and nock for the string. On the way back I went to the showing of Charade (1963) at the Clairemont theater. That was a lot of fun... even the girl selling the tickets remembered me. :)
Tuesday the 17th, I was very much upset about an issue with someone from class. Spent a little time sending messages back and forth on Facebook. Sooner or later it was later... I went out to Noodles & Co. for dinner and had a lovely conversation with Mom as I sat outside. Lovely weather... very bright and breezy. I then raced to the transit center at Old Town, caught the trolley, and then enjoyed It Happened One Night (1934) at the Gaslamp theater. That one never gets old! What a treat to be able to take in these good films on a big screen!
Today, Wednesday the 18th, I had a marvelous lunch of a PB & honey sandwich, watched more Donald, went to In & Out for a hamburger and put some Chipotle guacamole on it! Wow... that's delicious. And back home I watched Chaplin (1992 - Robert Downey Jr., about Charlie Chaplin). I thought it was very good. I had been thinking of getting it from the library for a while, and I'm glad I finally did. We'll see about the rest of today... maybe a nap.
Jw
Friday (the 13th) was a mucky day. Got home very late because of the Navy, and the weather matched the mood: it started pouring rain once I had sat down at my desk in my room. But at least it's always some sort of comfort to hear the pounding drops on the roof. I started watching some of the Chronological Donald Duck (1942-46) that I had found at the library. Love them all... so funny!
Saturday I also spent mostly indoors. It was my Duty Day, in name only. No watches, and all we had to do was call in for the morning muster. So I was awake early on. I'm pretty sure I wasted the whole of the day. Except for chat of course. :) To honor the significance of the day (April 14, 2012), I watched the German film "Titanic" (1943). Apparently there was a dashing & honorable German first mate on the ship who warned all the greedy, prideful and cowardly English about the looming disaster. He even made it to a lifeboat while heroically rescuing a small child. What an oddity!
Sunday morning I made it to church on time. I was up early enough to make myself eggs, but of course I waited until the last second to put the juice back and wipe off my pan. My landlady barked at me for using the kitchen while she was (it's pretty cramped), and I scurried out the door with a quick "sorry". The sermon was about Paul's struggles and imprisonment, and how he rested in the knowledge that he was doing God's will. It was incredibly good for me to hear, as I had been feeling a lethargy about my life in San Diego, one that I didn't like much. So I worshiped with my friends and hung out afterwords for their annual bake sale for sending their youth to summer camp. Back home, I had a burst of energy. After a quick lunch, I spent a good couple hours cleaning the kitchen... sweeping the floor and wiping down the cabinets, fridge, dishwasher and floor. Yes, that little bit took that long. It was very filthy. To rightfully relax after that, I watched lots more Donald.
Monday the 16th, all I managed to do was take a very long nap. Besides getting woken up suddenly by my landlady who was distressed at misplacing some things, I was very rested by the time I finally finished around 5pm. When I finished a snack, I got in the car and drove up near Miramar to get my new recurve bow set with an arrow rest and nock for the string. On the way back I went to the showing of Charade (1963) at the Clairemont theater. That was a lot of fun... even the girl selling the tickets remembered me. :)
Tuesday the 17th, I was very much upset about an issue with someone from class. Spent a little time sending messages back and forth on Facebook. Sooner or later it was later... I went out to Noodles & Co. for dinner and had a lovely conversation with Mom as I sat outside. Lovely weather... very bright and breezy. I then raced to the transit center at Old Town, caught the trolley, and then enjoyed It Happened One Night (1934) at the Gaslamp theater. That one never gets old! What a treat to be able to take in these good films on a big screen!
Today, Wednesday the 18th, I had a marvelous lunch of a PB & honey sandwich, watched more Donald, went to In & Out for a hamburger and put some Chipotle guacamole on it! Wow... that's delicious. And back home I watched Chaplin (1992 - Robert Downey Jr., about Charlie Chaplin). I thought it was very good. I had been thinking of getting it from the library for a while, and I'm glad I finally did. We'll see about the rest of today... maybe a nap.
Jw
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Movies, Movies, Movies!
Wednesday I was worried I wasn't going to be able to make it to the librarian's birthday/retirement party at 11:30... at one point we were told we'd be staying late for a quick walk-through of a lab... but it was recanted. :) I made it there right on time. Some people were waiting for the doors to open, since it was another hour before the library actually opened. So I used the back entrance that was left ajar and had some very good locally made supreme pizza and strawberry cream cake with Mark, Ieda, Pam, and Liz, along with a few others; only one other volunteer, I think. Pam made some wonderful nut-filled brownies, and there were fresh strawberries besides.
I ended up working for an hour, putting away all the audiobooks and youth DVDs. While refiling them, I picked out a set of 1940s Donald Duck cartoons, the first three episodes of The Lone Ranger (1949 - where they set up the story and behave much like a radio show... narration, abrupt endings and a storyline continuing "next week"), Snow White, and a film from 1945... Mildred Pierce, with Joan Crawford and Eve Arden. For the rest of the day, I watched them one after the other, except for Snow White, which I watched this evening.
But Wednesday evening, after sitting down so long, I decided to get in the car and drive after the sunset to Ocean Beach, just a couple miles down the road from the library. It was the street market night, so I parked far away, knowing nothing would be available close by. Took a short jog on the beach before getting a little snack to eat at the market and drank in the beautiful sight. Big clouds out to sea as the sun melted into them.
Jw
I ended up working for an hour, putting away all the audiobooks and youth DVDs. While refiling them, I picked out a set of 1940s Donald Duck cartoons, the first three episodes of The Lone Ranger (1949 - where they set up the story and behave much like a radio show... narration, abrupt endings and a storyline continuing "next week"), Snow White, and a film from 1945... Mildred Pierce, with Joan Crawford and Eve Arden. For the rest of the day, I watched them one after the other, except for Snow White, which I watched this evening.
But Wednesday evening, after sitting down so long, I decided to get in the car and drive after the sunset to Ocean Beach, just a couple miles down the road from the library. It was the street market night, so I parked far away, knowing nothing would be available close by. Took a short jog on the beach before getting a little snack to eat at the market and drank in the beautiful sight. Big clouds out to sea as the sun melted into them.
Jw
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A Nice Start to the Week
Yesterday I caught up on a few things, including a half-hour conversation with Meg... just catching up. I had talked to Zac (recently back home) on Sunday. Had a quiet dinner in my room, then made it out to see Roman Holiday at the theater up north in Clairemont. What a lovely film! In the spirit of enjoying whims, I stopped at Starbucks afterwards for a tall hot chocolate.
Today I took it rather easy. Didn't feel like doing much at all, besides working at the library for a few hours, of course. I ended up having to pay that dumb parking ticket for not turning my wheels into the sidewalk on the very slight hill we live on. And I watched Horse Soldiers (1959, John Wayne, William Holden) that I picked up at the library. Also started listening to The Great Gatspy in the car. I listened to Hemingway's A Moveable Feast just before the last book, so it's all fresh in my memory. But what was really nice was running across the bit of a special chat log on Facebook... from 1999! It's something to be able to see what my dear friends and Dearest were saying so long ago about something so dear to me. I read the whole thing before going back to class after breakfast. It was like drinking a cup of joy... totally distracted me from the otherwise dreary day. So thank you, Linda. :)
Today I took it rather easy. Didn't feel like doing much at all, besides working at the library for a few hours, of course. I ended up having to pay that dumb parking ticket for not turning my wheels into the sidewalk on the very slight hill we live on. And I watched Horse Soldiers (1959, John Wayne, William Holden) that I picked up at the library. Also started listening to The Great Gatspy in the car. I listened to Hemingway's A Moveable Feast just before the last book, so it's all fresh in my memory. But what was really nice was running across the bit of a special chat log on Facebook... from 1999! It's something to be able to see what my dear friends and Dearest were saying so long ago about something so dear to me. I read the whole thing before going back to class after breakfast. It was like drinking a cup of joy... totally distracted me from the otherwise dreary day. So thank you, Linda. :)
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Up to Date
I've gotten tired enough of seeing that post from March to make me sit down and update for the first week of April. It was very busy... and very tiring! I didn't take a nap until the day my new bow was delivered... and I think that was Thursday. That made getting up in the mornings very hard.
Sunday, April 1st, I did another hike at Mission Trails after church. Didn't have any precise plan... I just kept walking. Crossed a river, getting my hiking shoes wet as I trudged up the wide, gravel road to the first hill. Stopped at the picnic table at the top and looked out over another trail that wound its way up to the summit of the nearby South Mt. Fortuna. Put my dry socks on as I got ready to go, and soon I was tackling a bit of a steep trail. What a view! It dwarfed the hike I did the week before... I was able to look down on that little zig-zagging path even before I got to the high part. After a moment at the summit, especially enjoying the distant view of San Diego and Point Loma, I continued down the other side of the mountain and around along the San Diego river to the Old Mission Dam, then 2 miles on the road to the visitor center and back to my car. It took several hours, hurt my feet and burned my forearms and neck. But I loved it!
That night at small group we ordered dinner from Chili's and finished watching Fiddler on the Roof. A great day, but I'm sure it set me up to be tired the entire week. No fresh start this time!
Monday the 2nd, after my meeting with the LT on 32nd St, and after messing around online, I watched the Bette Davis movie that was due back at the library the next day: Dark Victory. It was a little dark, but I enjoyed a few scenes very much.
Tuesday the 3rd, I went right to the library after school and stayed longer than I planned. Talked with my parents, had a turkey burger at the grill across the street, then met up with Selassie and Kristin from small group. They met me at home for a trip downtown to see The Sound of Music on the big screen. We parked a couple blocks away (which is pretty good for downtown), and I bought a big bag of popcorn for all three of us. It was magnificent, as always, but it sure went late. The guy from the theater doing trivia beforehand took way too long.
Wednesday the 4th, the same threesome of us met at Kristin's apartment for another afternoon of entertainment: we watched all four hours of the 2007 Sci-Fi TV miniseries adaptation of The Wizard of Oz... called Tin Man. I loved all the subtle references to the movie and thought their unique ideas were interesting at the very least. It certainly held my attention all the way through. I watched Bambi from the library before talking with my Darling.
Thursday the 5th, after the interview, and after looking at the new recurve bow I won on eBay (my original has bent limbs from my not being careful) that arrived in the mail (which woke me from my short nap), I went to church for a special "Maundy" service where we sang, listened to readings about the Last Supper (performed by a few of the elders), and shared a wonderful dinner of chicken & rice w/green beans and salad. I even had two tiny, delicious tarts for dessert.
I wanted to go to the "Tenebrae" service on Good Friday, the 6th, but alas! I had watch. The entire day was taken up with the Navy... except for the hour or two when I relaxed on my bed at home before that watch.
Saturday the 7th, I finally managed to do all my laundry. Went to the library for a good while, managed to do a PRT run at Liberty Station as well... that felt really good. Got dinner at Trader Joe's, took a relaxing shower, watched Dumbo before chat, and then Captains of the Clouds (1942, Cagney - a technicolor war film about the Royal Canadian Air Force) during chat. I especially loved the accompanying shorts (game hunting in the Rockies... in color! and a couple related Bugs Bunny cartoons).
Sunday the 8th, I got up in time for the intimate and early 7:30 Easter service on the lawn in front of the church (in the cool air and bright sunshine). Then there was a pancake & sausage breakfast served inside, and I had a great time chatting with small group friends. I stayed for the regular service at 9:30, and was very pleased when they started off with a singing of Christ the Lord is Risen Today! A wonderful morning! Back at home I watched The Mysterious Affair at Styles (from the library) and thoroughly enjoyed watching what frightened me so much when I was a kid. For lunch, and into the evening, I spent time over at Luke & Christine's house where we enjoyed a ham, mashed potatoes, beans, applesauce and just a tiny taste of strawberry cheesecake. :) We played a game after that, then started into our new book... Mere Christianity! Yay! :)
Jp
Sunday, April 1st, I did another hike at Mission Trails after church. Didn't have any precise plan... I just kept walking. Crossed a river, getting my hiking shoes wet as I trudged up the wide, gravel road to the first hill. Stopped at the picnic table at the top and looked out over another trail that wound its way up to the summit of the nearby South Mt. Fortuna. Put my dry socks on as I got ready to go, and soon I was tackling a bit of a steep trail. What a view! It dwarfed the hike I did the week before... I was able to look down on that little zig-zagging path even before I got to the high part. After a moment at the summit, especially enjoying the distant view of San Diego and Point Loma, I continued down the other side of the mountain and around along the San Diego river to the Old Mission Dam, then 2 miles on the road to the visitor center and back to my car. It took several hours, hurt my feet and burned my forearms and neck. But I loved it!
That night at small group we ordered dinner from Chili's and finished watching Fiddler on the Roof. A great day, but I'm sure it set me up to be tired the entire week. No fresh start this time!
Monday the 2nd, after my meeting with the LT on 32nd St, and after messing around online, I watched the Bette Davis movie that was due back at the library the next day: Dark Victory. It was a little dark, but I enjoyed a few scenes very much.
Tuesday the 3rd, I went right to the library after school and stayed longer than I planned. Talked with my parents, had a turkey burger at the grill across the street, then met up with Selassie and Kristin from small group. They met me at home for a trip downtown to see The Sound of Music on the big screen. We parked a couple blocks away (which is pretty good for downtown), and I bought a big bag of popcorn for all three of us. It was magnificent, as always, but it sure went late. The guy from the theater doing trivia beforehand took way too long.
Wednesday the 4th, the same threesome of us met at Kristin's apartment for another afternoon of entertainment: we watched all four hours of the 2007 Sci-Fi TV miniseries adaptation of The Wizard of Oz... called Tin Man. I loved all the subtle references to the movie and thought their unique ideas were interesting at the very least. It certainly held my attention all the way through. I watched Bambi from the library before talking with my Darling.
Thursday the 5th, after the interview, and after looking at the new recurve bow I won on eBay (my original has bent limbs from my not being careful) that arrived in the mail (which woke me from my short nap), I went to church for a special "Maundy" service where we sang, listened to readings about the Last Supper (performed by a few of the elders), and shared a wonderful dinner of chicken & rice w/green beans and salad. I even had two tiny, delicious tarts for dessert.
I wanted to go to the "Tenebrae" service on Good Friday, the 6th, but alas! I had watch. The entire day was taken up with the Navy... except for the hour or two when I relaxed on my bed at home before that watch.
Saturday the 7th, I finally managed to do all my laundry. Went to the library for a good while, managed to do a PRT run at Liberty Station as well... that felt really good. Got dinner at Trader Joe's, took a relaxing shower, watched Dumbo before chat, and then Captains of the Clouds (1942, Cagney - a technicolor war film about the Royal Canadian Air Force) during chat. I especially loved the accompanying shorts (game hunting in the Rockies... in color! and a couple related Bugs Bunny cartoons).
Sunday the 8th, I got up in time for the intimate and early 7:30 Easter service on the lawn in front of the church (in the cool air and bright sunshine). Then there was a pancake & sausage breakfast served inside, and I had a great time chatting with small group friends. I stayed for the regular service at 9:30, and was very pleased when they started off with a singing of Christ the Lord is Risen Today! A wonderful morning! Back at home I watched The Mysterious Affair at Styles (from the library) and thoroughly enjoyed watching what frightened me so much when I was a kid. For lunch, and into the evening, I spent time over at Luke & Christine's house where we enjoyed a ham, mashed potatoes, beans, applesauce and just a tiny taste of strawberry cheesecake. :) We played a game after that, then started into our new book... Mere Christianity! Yay! :)
Jp
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