Starting to Feel Like Myself Again

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Finally. *bouncing* at upcomings. Amtraking Northward today. Yup, CopperMoon-bound, yet again. *drool* Alligator Soul tonight - it's been way too long since I numbled there! Racquetball, Celtic Bayou (or elsewhere) & Kitten Sundae o'morrow (Fri). Getting more CuM Winterizing stuff done and having a fine ole time Sat & Sun. Home/Hive again Mon (yay, Amtrak!)

Okay, now Software Update's bouncing and telling me there's a mess of new stuff to download 'n' install. I'm wary after last week's nonsense, but'll do it b'c...well, b'c that's what one does, ya'know. I'm a tad frustrated b'c now my laptop won't display the time & date digitally as it used to (despite telling it to, repeatedly), won't show my 'net connection (location or strength) as it used to, and most importantly, won't let me upload any of my photos. *sigh* All stuff to work on and work out, but for that I need to be here...and I'm about to leave again. Up to CopperMoon later today (yay, Amtrak), returning Sun or Mon. There's stuff to do up yonder, and people to see. (And perhaps vice versa ;-)

September's busy w/alternative b-day & anniversary plans in place:

ALTERNATIVE #1 (with cat-care in place):

Tu, 9/8/09: drive Hive - Ashland, see MacBeth, have dinner w/LJ-less J, spend night @ Bard's Inn
Wed, 9/9: drive Ashland - Bay Area, visit w/friends and/or fambily
Th, 9/10: fetch lightfoote (ALF) and wildwoosi (WW) from San Jose airport, we3 drive to Carmel Highlands
Fri, 9/11: celebrate MLE b-day in Carmel/Big Sur area
Sat, 9/12: off to RenFaire!, evening b-day celebration w/Mom & J in San Jose (where we spend the night)
Sun, 9/13: 35th Annual Solano Stroll & hopefully spend time/night w/step-sis 'n' fambily
Mon, 9/14: brunch w/Mal 'n' Al (1st meeting w/we3 & these 'rents), WW flies back to SEA, ALF & MLE start driving/camping up the coast
Tu, 9/15: MLE & ALF continue driving/camping up the coast
Wed, 9/16: MLE & ALF continue driving/camping up the coast
Th, 9/17: MLE & ALF continue driving/camping up the coast
Fri, 9/18: MLE & ALF fetch WW from Salem Amtrak in afternoon and we3 head to Breitenbush for camping, soaking, hiking, eating well, and having a fine ole time celebrating their 1st HandFasting Anniversary
Sat, 9/19: continued good times @ Breitenbush
Sun, 9/20: final soakings & celebrating, we3 drive to PDX, ALF & WW Amtrak home to CopperMoon, MLE collapses into a heap at the Hive.

ALTERNATIVE #2 (sans cat-care):

Th, 9/10: MLE flies to OAK, procures rental car, then picks up lightfoote (ALF) and wildwoosi (WW) from San Jose airport, we3 drive to Carmel Highlands
Fri, 9/11: celebrate my b-day in Carmel/Big Sur area
Sat, 9/12: RenFaire!, evening b-day celebration w/Mom & J in San Jose (where we spend the night)
Sun, 9/13: 35th Annual Solano Stroll & hopefully spend time/night w/step-sis 'n' fambily
Mon, 9/14: brunch w/Mal 'n' Al (1st meeting w/we3 & these 'rents), WW flies back to SEA, ALF & MLE fly to PDX to spend time w/kittenheads
Tu, 9/15: MLE & ALF daytrip or camp locally (OR hotsprings)
Wed, 9/16: MLE & ALF daytrip or camp locally (OR hotsprings)
Th, 9/17: MLE & ALF daytrip or camp locally (OR hotsprings)
Fri, 9/18: MLE & ALF fetch WW from PDX Amtrak in afternoon, we3 head to Breitenbush for soaking, eating well, hiking, and having a fine ole time celebrating their 1st HandFasting Anniversary
Sat, 9/19: continued good times @ Breitenbush
Sun, 9/20: final soakings, we3 drive to PDX, ALF & WW Amtrak home to CopperMoon, MLE collapses into a heap at the Hive.



Fall's here. Evening's coming on sooner. There's a definite nip in the air in the evenings and mornings. Leaves're turning and falling. Tomatoes're ripening - yumbo! Today's supposed to be in the low 90s, then mellowing to upper-70s and mid-80s. Thoughts turn to prepping for Winter.