Oye

[sinjun]

Okay, so drag myself out of bed this morning, shower, get ready, bug the cats, get lunch, and head out to work.

All perfectly normal, right? Right.

Until all of a sudden there's a pop and then I can hear thud, thud, thud, coming from the driver's side, passenger tire. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I had a flat. Joy.

Didn't hit anyone, didn't hit anything - well, other than what gave me the flat, darn thing. Got off the highway, got to a parking spot, opened the trunk, pulled out the spare, found the jack, decided it would be a good plan to call in and tell folks I was going to be late. While I was on the cell phone, a very nice fellow with his son stopped right next to me and asked if I needed help. Well, I said yes, and they changed the tire for me, as well as gave me directions to the nearest Canadian Tire. Bless their hearts and souls. Very very nice. I appreciate it no end - such kind and wonderful good samaritans. Okay, yes, I was about to call CAA, but you know, it's things like this that remind me that it's good to live in Canada sometimes.

Anyway, there was a Tim's at the Canadian Tire, so I was refreshed with coffee and a fruit explosion muffin. And only an hour and a half late to work.

Comments

[eustacio.livejournal.com]

*snugs* Darn flats indeed. Glad you made it and nobody was hurt.

[damara.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

You know, it occurs to me that if you're available for rp on Wednesdays, that works better for my schedule too.

Convenient that. ;)

*snugs back*

[eustacio.livejournal.com]

*chuckles*

Well, yes, that was part of the reason for my move, but it also fits my schedule and potential work schedules better (can plan the games on the weekend easier than during the week whenever I get a 'normal' job). Wednesdays would just be ugly.

[damara.livejournal.com]

There is that. Plotting is much easier on weekends, as witness my outburst of @mails. ;)

Then again, procrastination works wonders for that too.

[eustacio.livejournal.com]

Yes, that outburst of @mails was quite frightening. I'm not used to having that many @mails at once.

Though I'm a believer in procrastination myself, yes. ;)

[damara.livejournal.com]

*grins*

Well, you know - there was a lot of glee in me at finally being free. ;)

Or something like that.

Did you send all this rain my way?

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

*snugs*

Im glad your safe. After the way this week has started on my end, I dunno if I could take anymore bad suprises.

[damara.livejournal.com]

*snugs*

That doesn't sound so good. I hope things get better.

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

Well...

Your safe. Thats good news in my book

[damara.livejournal.com]

Yup, I'm safe. This is probably the first time in my life that I was glad for stop and go traffic!

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

*smirks and snugs*
I for one am glad to hear it.

Now, tell me we are still on for Tuesday night and you'll give me something good to look forward to. :)

[damara.livejournal.com]

OH .. uhm ... well, I'm out to dinner Tuesday, but I should be home by 9pm ... so it might be a shorter Tuesday. But Yes, we're still on.

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

K, thats all that matters :)

[damara.livejournal.com]

I might be a bit earlier - it's dinner with some coworkers, so shouldn't be late. ;) *snugs*

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

K. Im gonna see if I can fix my shower in the meantime. More o less, it'll gimme an excuse to visit the hardware store.

...mebbe I'll end up coming home with a power tool or two. That'd be keen.

[damara.livejournal.com]

Well, alright then. Power tools do have their uses, I must say.

Though I don't have very many. ;)

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

One word: Metalworking :)

[damara.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I don't do that. :)

*grins*

Though I want to do mosaic making, if I could only get my act together.

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

In your copious amounts of spare time?

Im due to make another lightsaber replica and Ive said that I would make some period style chairs and a table, but time is an issue here too. Just too many things I wanna do in the time that I have.

Oh, that reminds me. Gonna have an arrow making class in my garage next month. MRfl. Where in the world am I gonna find time to research beforehand? Hrm...

[damara.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

In between poses?

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

*chuckles* Perhaps. Usually, Im editing logs during then tho.

Gotta have priorities ;)

[damara.livejournal.com]

I hear you. I also want to get information on juggling in period. *grins*

Got any sources?

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

I'll have your answer by tonight :)

[damara.livejournal.com]

Oooh...

Thank you!

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

Any particular culture/nation?

[damara.livejournal.com]

Uhm ... I never thought of that... Pick one?

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

Well, a nice overview that I have found is:

http://www2.bc.edu/~lewbel/jugweb/history-1.html

It comes complete with books of reference and such if you wanna get more in depth. The cultures vary, and would really depend on the year that you would want to reference. Egypt is the earliest 'documented' reference, dating back some 4000 years ago. Since then, it has gone from Rome to France, and Ireland even has some documentation I found elsewhere where the King had been known to juggle. If you want more specifics, let me know and I'll be glad to help :)

[damara.livejournal.com]

*snugs*

Thanks!

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

Oh, and by-the-by.....The Tain (or Tain Bo Cuailnge) is the book that was refered to for Irish documentation. It is more lore from what I can gather though, but juggling was part of the aspect there concerning Cuchulain "Juggling nine apples with never more than one in his hand". You can find the book translated and re-released by author: Thomas Kinsella (translated by Louis de Brocquy)

Just cuz I enjoy Irish literature, I wanted to hunt that info down :)

[damara.livejournal.com]

*grins*

Thanks again. I'll have to look all this up when I get home!

[proudsky.livejournal.com]

...

There are just some things I'll leave to teasing you about when we next talk :P