What are your summer plans?
 

OK what have you done so far this summer? What do plan on doing? It does not have to be a trip around the world either. It can be as simple as I went to the park today. I was thinking that we might be able to help each other find interesting places to go to or just things to do. For instance if anyone lives in the Southern New England area there is a hot air balloon show this weekend down at the URI campus. I am hoping that the weather is nice. I want to go and take some photos.
If you know of an interesting place in your area then post about it. It can be something that your area has to offer just about all of the time, too. I went to Boston last Saturday and I took a sunset tour/cruise around the harbor. It was beautiful. That same company also has lighthouse cruises. I want to do one before the end of the year.

Work is realllllly slow right now, so I'm running a little tight financially. I plan on spending alot of time at home, gardening and the like. At least I've got a pool, so I can keep cool.

That is great that you have a pool. You don't need to even go anywhere. I'm jealous. :p j/k

When I grew up, I always thought that having a pool was the American Dream!
They ARE a moderate amount of work to maintain, though. Still, I have no regrets about putting it in. By about Mid-August, I'm usually completely bored with it though!

The only thing I have planned for the Summer is working, dealing with the sweltering heat and rolling blackouts, and looking forward to Fall.

In early September, I'm flying back out to Tennessee to meet up with a couple of friends and catch another Walter Egan show. Then later that month I plan to see Tom Petty in concert. Also the Renaissance Faire will be starting again in either August or September and then Halloween is just around the corner from that and I can't wait!

Memorial day weekend Chico, then guy I'm seeing came up here, then I did my birthday swimming trip with guy I'm seeing, the beginning of August weekend I'll be doing a long weekend camping/swimming trip with guy I'm seeing, then he's staying in SF the next weekend for some other purpose, so we'll do that, then my school starts (so does his teaching job) and then if we still like each other for Labor Day weekend, we'll go swim/camping again. Then Tom Petty Sept. 29&30, with, I hope, many lovely friends in attendance.

In the middle, I'm looking for jobs, and staying at home trying not to spend money so that I will have a little for the trips, which means reading a lot.

I'm bored out of my skull, in a way. I can't exercise right now except yoga and weights and bike errands, because I'm trying to make my legs better. If I could, I would actually have something to do for a couple hours after work until good TV starts. :laugh: So, I miss my forested hikey hill. I also miss losing weight faster due to grueling forested hiking hill. Also, it's been sunny here the whole time, we usually have many more foggy days. So that makes it worse that I can't go hiking.

Oh, and my friend that lives in my building is preg again, due 8/31, so she can't go out or anything.
I wish Homer's pool lived by me...:p

Hey, we could get drunk by the pool, as long as we don't talk about.....you know who!:lol: :lol: :wavey: C'mon over, I just opened a new box of wine!!!:o :o ;) :rolleyes: :thumbsup:

we have been to our zoo alot, they have opened an awesome gorilla complex, more like how they live in the wild~ we also went on vaca to the black hills, spent most of the time there in deadwood, it is cool, we were married there the historical franklin hotel 13 yrs ago & we were there for our 13th wedding annivwersary~ my hubby kicked butt on texas hold' em & we went in many cave & on hikes, this 1 that you actually walk on mount rushmore, we also took a helicopter ride right up to the faces~ it is so gorgeous there, we are going back in august~ also we spend most afternoons after i am done wrking in our pool~ fun, fun, fun~
i am also hoping to catch at least 1 of the petty concerts this summer~

Well, I've been trying to save as much money as I can for college by going back to work more than normal. :rolleyes: And as for fun stuff, I've pretty much been coming home at at least midnight every weekday and been going to my sister's softball tournaments every weekend. We go to Nationals in 2 weeks, and that should be a blast. That's our summer vacation now because travel softball costs so much. :eek:

I'm moving to the beach on Aug 1. I know, I'm jealous of me too. I haven't done much so far except 2 weekends at my Mom's place on the lake. I hope to get up there more. I'm going camping soon for the weekend which I am looking forward to. I'm spending a weekend on the Cape as well and that's gonna be great so long as mother nature cooperates.

Drunken camping weekend starts tomorrow! :thumbsup:

Other than that, another camping weekend (tent camping with our nieces) in Aug, going to the Fair... that's about it as far as planned outtings.

I discovered a couple of local websites giving info on tours here, as well as "things to do" and historical info, so I'd like to check some things out. I've lived here all my life & don't know much about the city.

http://www.buffalotours.org

http://www.buffalorising.com

Dude, you're only 7 hours away, I'm crashing! Wait, where do you camp? :laugh: Sounds like you always have a great time.

Where are you moving? By yourself? Do you mean for good? Is your beach colder and foggier than inland, just like ours? Are you packing? Is it a house? Are you coming to Berkeley in Sept.? Is it okay that I'm not jealous of you? Unless your beach is hot and the water is warm?

I'm moving south of Boston with my roommate to a house. No it isn't foggy. I am starting packing tomorrow, I swear. I wish I could come to Berkely but I don't think I can make it. However, I really want to at some point because I love No Cal. Beach is hot, not sure about water being warm, not so much here usually. I think the inside of the "arm" on the Cape has the only warm beaches in this area.

Stay cool
 

Its been in the hundreds for awhile now. Drinking water is my summer plan. LOL

I don't have plans anytime soon. I am going back up to Philly at the end of September, then a few days later, I'm going to Albuquerque and Colorado.

I guess my plan is to get started on this new job. Downloaded the software today and should be working on a project either this afternoon or late this evening. :)

what are you doing in Albuquerque?? I'm going there this weekend..I've got family there:D

And where in Colorado?

Deanna...
 

We are going to the Balloon Festival in October. My dad and I went a couple of years ago, but my mom has never been.

As for Colorado...I think we're going to Silverton.

We aren't coming up far enough, or I'd come visit!! :(

What aboot your trip to Canadialand in August? You're still comin, aren't ya?

So jealous of the camping. My annual camping trip may have to be scuttled. Too many schedules that don't line up. I may try and sneak up to Oregon for a 4 day weekend in late august.

But, this has been a nutty summer and spring. I have rarely run around like this. Doing the homo rodeo in LA the first wknd in August. Hopefully my rodeo pal from Oklahoma will be able to fly out. Going to Texas
the 2nd weekend for a crazy BBQ. Last weekend had a debauched and drunken wrap party in Santa Monica.

Getting tix to TP at the bowl, and hopefully Heart at the LA County Fair for Sept.

Other than that, I have been chillin by the pool most every day after work. And on the weekends. Have a buddy or two over from time to time to hang and swim. It's been a great summer. Hotter than hell this year. And humid.

You know, I'm a native New Mexican - yet have never been to the balloon festival :distress: My nephew and brother and law have been going the last few years...sounds like fun!

BalloonFest!
 

Here are a few pics from the 2004 BalloonFest in Albuquerque. It's cool. They have food and people selling things.

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Might go the Oktoberfest

Sparky, where in Texas are you gonna be???

I'm enjoying seeing some other bands this summer besides FM or Stevie, for a change. Although I did go to the St. Louis Petty show to see Stevie sing w/ Tom...

I saw James Brown in May, Steely Dan last weekend (GREAT show!), I've got my 3-day pass for ACL. I just bought the VIP Loa Lounge pass for the Voodoo Music Festival in October, in New Orleans (RHCP and Duran Duran!), so I'm exicted about that.

No Mac or Stevie tour this summer has also enabled me to put a little more TLC into my vehicle. I just got new struts and shocks, and basically the entire suspension re-done. My car feels like new again and handles great! :thumbsup:

San Antonio. I am meeting a whole cluster of Brokebackers, if you can believe it.

Speaking of spending money, I am gonna try and get a new roof in August or September. And get my driveway repaved. There goes an easy 15 grand !
I need to get a little work done on my pickup, but am fantasizing about just not doing it and getting a new one instead.

Wow, that must be LA prices! I had my house re-roofed (about 20 square) for about 4K, year before last(the good "dimensional" shingles, too). And 4000 sq ft of driveway paved(for the first time) for $4400. 'Course, I'm a bargain hunter!:cool:

Me, too. My Blazer's tired. The little things just keep going wrong with it now.:mad: Fortunately, no one wants them now(gas), so I'm tracking them locally, until I find one for a steal!:] If I didn't have to pull a cargo trailer every weekend, I'd get rid of it, and buy a Honda!

May be LA prices, but my roof is 2 level tar and gravel. Completely flat, and I need gutters. My driveway is about 400 feet long, winding, and up a steep hill. I would like to bargain hunt, but it is a miracle that a workman even shows up to do a bid here, let alone follows up and is willing to work. Unreal.


I love my truck, but I am a little tired of it. If someone made a hybrid pickup, I would buy one tomorrow. I can't deal with the hybrids they make now. They are ugly, and little, and I would look ridiculous in them. They just aren't guy cars.

When you get your new truck, you should donate your old truck to charity. Guess what the name of the charity is??? :D

The charity that buys the new truck ?

The "get sparky a date with jake gyllenhaal" foundation ?:shrug:

The "Amber doesn't have a car" charity. You can write it off, you know. :laugh:

Who needs a car in your neighborhood ? Think of the impact on your ass if you didn't do all that walking and biking. Besides, my pickup gets horrific gas mileage. You totally wouldn't want it.

Christy, as soon as you mentioned Albuquerque I thought of the Hot Air Balloon Festival. :laugh:
We have one here in Rhode Island this weekend and I can't wait to go. It starts at 4PM tomorrow and continues through the weekend. The only thing that bothers me a bit is that this weekend might not be the best weather wise. I hope that we get at least a few hours this weekend of good weather so that I can enjoy the festival. I want to try to get some good shots. I have never been and I have waited all year for this.
Have you ever gone up or even flown in one? I am too scared to do that.

I start graduate school in almost exactly one month (:shocked: ), so I am trying to work as much as I possibly can now and read as many books of choice (fiction!) while I have the chance.

I was supposed to go to my 20th (!) HS reunion on Long Island with three of my girlfriends TOMORROW, but my husband had a complication with some surgery he had last week and I can't leave him. So, I'm a bit depressed about missing my trip and of course worried about my hub. I'm getting quite a bit of money from my loans (I know, I know) and I plan on taking a teeny bit of it and planning a beach trip with my husband for a week-end, sometime in late August/early September before my classes get too demanding.

I know. I AM a truck guy. I've driven trucks since about 1992. I can't stand the thought of me in a Civic, BUT......I love to travel, and I'm cheap! I go to Nashville alot(about a 5 hour trip), and it just KILLS me that two tanks of gas cost $120.00 now.:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
I can make the change, whether I want to or not.:cool:

I simply can't do it. Me in a Prius in a cowboy hat ? I feel like a jackass in a little car. No f-ing way. Design over cost, baby. Gas is totally killing me too. It is an easy 150 a week. Sometimes 200. :shocked: Thank God I get a vehicle allowance at work.
Toyota has a hybrid pickup in the works. The bad news is it is godawful looking.

Truck boys - they are making a hybrid SUV, but I've yet to see a pickup. Ford Escape maybe? Toyota Highlander for sure, I just looked it up on a rental site. I know, it's not a pickup. But at least it's not a Prius. :cool:

Awww, I'm so sorry to hear that! Man, I would totally toss a pouty, self absorbed fit if my fun mini vacay got cancelled.:mad: Oh, I'm sorry about your husband, too.
Loan time is awesome. My "teeny bit for frivolous things" will be for Tom Petty and the trappings surrounding it (food) this time. A worthy cause.

Is it bad that I'm considering going back to school mainly for the loans? :p

I think you're right...well, not really, I would still want it - But I would want it to go places that are farther than a bike ride? :shrug: Like way up in the hills, and to Chico...camping...

I'm pretty sure that's why I first started a couple years ago. :laugh:

ass mileage VS. gas mileage

(teehee):o