Memorial Day Weekend plans anyone?
 

Ive got a friend coming up from the Bay Area and I cant wait! he used to live in this area when he was 5 or 6 and is thinking about a weekend/retirement place up here, and the place NEXT DOOR is available (for sale!) I keep harping on him to hurry up and look into it, but he has financial loose ends to tie up first. At any rate, we will be taking drives around the area to get him reacquainted with this place, and I am just thrilled to death to have him up! Ive known him since I was 15 or 16 so that means we've known each other over 30 years! GAD! :laugh:


hows bout youse guys? any plans?
before I go, I want to say that I am grateful to all our vets, past and present and future, who put themselves in harms way to secure our basic liberties and freedoms, and that I appreciate their sacrifices then and now. My Grandpa fought in WW2 and was in Pearl Harbor and those were some gnarly times....

none - I am staying home!!!!!!

Oh Lord, I've been drafted into entertaining 25 relatives on Monday. I even said that I didn't WANT to. That didn't seem to matter. I've got a pool, so that's why they all want to come here.
I started replacing my deck boards with the new "composite" deck board stuff, a week ago. I'm still not done! Not to mention cleaning the whole house, mowing, weed eating, cleaning the pool, prepping food. GRRRRR....
I literally have my next three days scripted out into 12+ hour shifts. It's more than one person should be expected to do. Thank gawd they're coming Monday instead of Sunday. There's NO way I'd be ready by Sunday... It will be fun, WHEN(if) I get done.
Back to the deck boards.....

My schedule at work was changed and I start that next week. That means I work tonight from 4-8, tomorrow from 9-5 and then have off until Thursday (because i'm now only working Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sun). Perhaps a trip to the Jersey shore is in order. That is, of course, after everyone leaves come Monday :cool: I will be sitting in that traffic on my way home from work tonight though -_-

Copied and pasted and edited (just a bit) from an email I just sent to Brucie - weatherman keeps saying we're supposed to get 2-5 inches of rain throughout the weekend. Right now, it's sunny and upper 80's:

I too am excited about the "long and winding road" weekend..I did go to Blockbuster, right after Target, and I got:

Alfie
The first 4 episodes of Fat Actress (can't believe it's out already!)
Closer (MORE Jude Law!)
Sideways

This crazy lady, who I was keeping pace with, going past all the new releases, kept commenting on **** - "THAT movie sucked, THAT movie was awful!" LOL When I picked up Sideways, she said it was stupid (I bet I love it).

I should visit the liquor store too, I drank up all my Merlot last nite for Stevie's birthday....

Weeeeeeelllllllllllllllllll - the weather will certainly have a lot to do w/ how I spend my weekend - I want my fun in the sun, but we DO need the rain to wash us clean, you know. I will probably hit Kohl's and Home Depot after work today. Kohl's is having a HUGE sale from 5-11 PM tonight and again tomorrow for the early birds. And Home Depot - I need to replace some of my hanging baskets around the pool, they're having a sale on those and these REALLY cool, solar powered light disc thingies that float on water - and change brilliant colors - like green and aquamarine and 'til the rainbow's end....$20/pair. I want them NOW!

I need to call Jimmy about putting me on the guest list for Sunday (Reckless Kelly). But if it rains, I ain't goin'!! There's a sassy show at the Cont. Club Saturday nite - the usual "last Saturday of the month" Toni Price and LeRoi Bros. gig, but they're gonna have this badass harmonica player sitting in w/ them. Apparently, he's played with everyone and they are expecting special musical guests! That might really be fun!! I never have a bad time at the Cont. Club!

Again, weather permitting, I may have a few friends over for swimming and BBQ-ing on Monday - BYO everything cuz I gotta save up for Stevie!

Well I don't have plans that differentiate this from any other weekend...

The only thing I have lined up is an outing to a goth bar called "vertex" :laugh: Now I'm NOT goth - nor are any of my friends - but they have an open bar for like an hour - you pay $5 bucks to get in and it's all you can drink :thumbsup:

I don't do it often - drink that is - so Saturday I will partake in a few - I figure at a bar - if I have even just two drinks the $5 cover will more than cover what I'd normally pay for drinks at bars :D

OTher than that? I'm going to hang out with my dog- take her to the park -and I plan on hitting the gym every day.

I have to work on MOnday :(

Get some pinot noir. You will want it when you watch Sideways. I loved that movie, that woman's an ass. Have a fabulous weekend!

Some friends and I are picnicing tomorrow. Don't know about the rest of the weekend........

That woman can suck it. :laugh: Sideways rawks. Both Alfie and Closer are good, too, but it's Jude Law, so that's a given. :p Fat Actress cracks me up, especially the ones with Blossom!

We're supposed to get more rain, too. It has been raining since Sunday, I think, off and on. :shocked:

Today: I am working an eight hour shift
Saturday: I am working an eight hour shift
Sunday: I am working an eight hour shift

And we're having a sidewalk sale.
Retail sucks.

Oh my. When I worked at the Yankee Candle flagship store, sidewalk sales were nightmarish. I feel your pain, darling.

You enjoyed Closer???

I was bored to tears and for the life of me I couldn't find anything even remotely likeable about any of the characters. None of them were good enough to be likeable and none were bad enough to be likeable and the plot made me drowsy. But I suppose that if I found any of the actors attractive I might have gained some enjoyment. However, as previously stated, Jude Law bugs the **** out of me, Clive Owen (that's his name right?) is just gross, Julia Roberts' teeth irritate me and she's too damn thin, and the other chick was kinda hot but not enough to keep me interested.

The movie itself is utter garbage (Mike Nichols has been on quite the losing streak since Primary Colors), I've said this before, especially compared to the fabulous play. But there were many scenes that I found to be fabulous, especially the one with Owen and Portman in the lapdance room; it was fantastic. It was worth seeing, I thought, even though I despised it at first. I love Law and Portman, and I like Owen, but I can't stand Mr. Ed.

I feel really bad but my mom and I ordered Sideways last weekend. I fell asleep and so did she :( We didn't bother to turn it back on at any point either. I'll have to try watching it again when i'm not as tired I suppose.

It's been sunny and beautiful and humid as all get today. 82. There's a chance of rain tonight and then possible showers tomorrow. Right now, it just started to get cloudy but hopefully it holds off.

Never saw the play. :sorry:

Was just in shock to see anyone say "Closer was good," so I had to double check... ;)