462 The weekend

 

• t

  Apr. 15, 2002

   

  Was lovely.
  
  Got my estimate from Body Tek at 8 am, it was the highest of the 3.
  But the guy was really nice and their office was neat and nice. And
  they are the only body shop open on saturdays. I'll email the info to
  Jennie the fire girl and see what she has to say about it.
  
  Hung out at L&B's for a couple hours, left the back door open
  and let the kitty run around outside. Unlike ours, she comes back in
  with very little coaxing. Fed the birds, read the trashy magazines
  L gets (Star, Enquirer, People), and then went on to Bed Bath &
  Beyond & Ross. Got some new sunglasses, a bra, and a carrying case
  for my shower supplies for when I go camping at Ross, got a camping-
  sized pillow & pillowcase at BB&B.
  
  Went back home, heated up broccoli rice casserole & got ready to go
  to the poly picnic at Apple & Bryce's. That was a really nice time.
  They have a nice big house & backyard. Chatted with people, just
  really enjoyed the day. apple/angela used to go to RHPS, ages ago.
  One of teh guys I met there, Markus, was a vendor at Excalibur. He
  didn't seem to know about the 'no pop ups' rule for next year. One of
  the couples was kinda icky. Moomie who had popped out 5 kids and
  daddy who was very large and wearing baggy shorts and when he sat
  down some part of his manly anatomy hung out of 'em. I didn't look
  too closely at whatever it was to see....ick. And they had their
  youngest ? I guess with them, a spoiled little fat kid. Not too many
  kids, though. Which was cool.
  
  I stayed there too long to get to the Austin No Kidding dinner at
  Hoover's. :( But I went ahead and felt sociable enough to go to PNO.
  which was actually fun. Lee & Susan were there, and their friend
  Greg, who I am pretty sure Jen and I saw at Gothfest in Feb. and they
  introduced me to their new friend JT, who is a super smart guy...he
  and I had a very long serious conversation after they left.
  
  A guy named Tony was at the picnic and at the PNO, he has a daughter
  named Katrina. They live in Boerne, so I asked Katrina if she knew
  Ben. Turns out he used to date her best friend....and at some point
  Katrina had given him $20 to buy her popcorn, and he never brought
  her the change. I'll have to get after that little poop, scamming
  money out of nice little girls. It occurred to me that perhaps I can
  get Ben a membership in CMA and take him to the Samhain campout.
  Depending on when it is. I have a funny feeling it will overlap with
  my cruise. They haven't scheduled it, and I don't know why I think
  that, I just do.
  
  Anyhoo....I've decided that I like the poly people, they are nice.
  And SIL is definitely NOT poly, by the relationship standards I
  saw/heard about at the picnic. So...whatever.
  
  This week: gather camping shit, pack for camping, put white gas in
  Coleman stove and lantern, put new mantles on lantern. Shop for
  camping. Cook stew by Wednesday at latest & freeze.
  
  Oh. Did I mention? I got my IRS refund! perfect timing on that one.
  It came on Saturday. I put it on my altar in my work room next to my
  feng shui fish and my red feng shui envelope. To create more good
  prosperity vibes.
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  Horoscopes:
  
  Taurus
  Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
  You are a good actress when you want to be, dear Taurus. You know how
  to put on the face and the charm in order to get what you want. You
  may find yourself manipulating a situation in order to have things go
  your way. Be careful of telling a little white lie that gets carried
  away. Before you know it, you have dug a tremendously deep hole for
  yourself that is impossible to get out of. Whatever you start you
  must be prepared to finish.
  
  
  Gemini
  Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
  Your mind is likely to expand in many different directions, dear
  Gemini. One small thought is likely to lead to a grandiose idea that
  feels like it will consume every part of your being. Then the very
  next minute, you are off on something else. Before long you are
  completely consumed by the brand new concept and every single part of
  your being is off and running in this new direction. In short,
  whatever you pursue will end up expanding to tremendous proportions
  that pop like a balloon. Don't take yourself too seriously.