I didn't want this morning to be interesting.

But, it wasn't all bad. Just some of it. And some odd. Left the house at 3:45 to have Scott at the airport by 4:30 (for a 6 am flight).

( Bizarre semi truck moment )

Then it was a clear drive most of the way - I was thrilled to see a bright, bright meteor. I wasn't LOOKING for meteors, I was driving! But I saw one partway up 205 anyway. I figured I'd spend time on the deck when I got home and watch for more. (This didn't happen, for various reasons. Perhaps tomorrow morning.)

There was something else really funny I meant to post about, but I've forgotten it since then.

Then I dropped Scott off at the airport, and headed back home. I was enjoying the drive (hey, I seldom get to see 205 that peaceful and clear) and was about 2/3 of the way home when my cell rang. ( And we explain why I never watched the meteor shower today, and what I did instead. Yes, Scott said I could share this. )

I'm glad, in a lot of ways, that I'm not going to GenCon. With all that needs doing around here, it's handy - and this morning's misadventure would have upset me a lot more if it had affected my travel also. Now to stay up just a little bit longer so I can call the City of Wilsonville. A few days ago, signs appeared that they'd be sealing our street. YESTERDAY signs and notices with the date arrived, which we got yesterday evening - and it is Thursday. No street parking after 8 am Thursday (don't care), no in or out by car from 9 am Thursday until the seal is dry (4-6 hours after it is placed). I want to get the exact schedule for the street so I can better estimate the impact on my Thursday...because that's the day of Babe's appointment. I'll have to leave about quarter to 9 for that anyway, and in theory I won't pick her up until afternoon, but - I need a firm idea of when I can get in. It's supposed to be 95 tomorrow, and what am I going to do, drive around with the cat in my car losing her mind and the AC on? Come ON. (I also need to call the vet, because emergency procedures can take over time and could prevent the biopsy being done that day, since it's not a critical procedure. I need to know that if I drop the cat off, they're keeping the cat. Otherwise, we have to move the appointment, because this is just not gonna work.)

Then, I go back to bed and nap, because hi, only six hours of sleep. I'd like a couple more. ;)

Hmm. I need a 'determined' or 'keeping on' or 'getting things done' type icon. *frownies* I don't have one I feel suits for a post like this.

Miscellany from today

Still can't cook that well. No, not explaining, just sulking. But my roasted zucchini and mushrooms came out decent, at least.

I have started using Twitter again today. I do not know if this will continue but it seems more likely. The web interface on the iPhone is much easier than text messages from the old Samsung (plus? I never wanted to pay for text messages - and twitter was not the app to make me start - but the web stuff uses my required unlimited data service anyway!). No need to watch me there if you don't want to; it's for those who like Twitter and for my own notes. Anything I consider important/interesting will hopefully make its way into an LJ post (as is happening now), with more complete sentences/better typing. (I sometimes mess up on the little iPhone keyboard. Okay, I do it a lot, but only occasionally do I fail to notice and fix it. Oh, well!) (I'm at http://twitter.com/kyrielle if you do want to follow for some reason. Not that exciting. I don't get alerts sent to my phone so I may not notice replies/twitters/whatevers right away. Or at all, if I forget to check it or give up on it. *wry*) I'm trying not to let it interfere with my LJing, anyway. If it's just "the next shiny thing" then I'll get bored with it and wander away, otherwise, hopefully it will just be an additional quick thing. (And if you see Twitters in my account tonight, it means I botched the setting where I try to have them post private so I have a record of them. We'll see.)

Scott may have been delayed but everything went smoothly after that - he arrived about 15 minutes early in Indianapolis and is now settled in the hotel. He informs me that I am probably glad I'm not there, as he's on the third floor, about as far from the elevators as it is possible to get. Of course, if I had still been going, I'd every intent of calling the hotel in advance to make sure that didn't happen, trading on my pregnant status to get it (especially since that's why I would have wanted it), whereas he made no special requests for himself. Still, whether I'd have gotten what I wanted, who knows. I am glad I don't have to deal with that at the end of a long day at the con, I admit.

The plumber cancelled today, and will be doing tomorrow. So tomorrow I: take Babe to the vet, appointment at 9:30, go over things with them, and leave Babe there. Hopefully she gets the procedure done the same day, but maybe not - emergencies can preempt. Then I go out to the Ridge to meet the plumber (who may or may not be there ahead of me: I've given the access code for the lock box, so he can get in before I get there if need be), get that sorted out or started, possibly get other things done or not (as long as they do not involve coming back to MY house because after 9 am I can't drive on the street before the slurry seal dries, they think by 4 pm - we'll see). I pick Babe up, about 4 pm, at the vet. (If for any reason the seal isn't dry enough for the car, I park on an unaffected street or parking lot and carry her to the house, as foot traffic is allowed sooner and in any case I should be able to stay on the sidewalks if I pick the right route. However, I really don't wanna have to do that. I think they're sealing the neighborhood across the street also, and if so, I'd have to walk the equivalent of 4-5 long blocks. Babe won't enjoy that and, given the size and shape of a cat carrier as well as the 14-pound weight of the cat, neither will I.) As long as the seal's dry I can just drive home normally, which is an idea that I vastly prefer.

My dentist has lost my business. I expected him to do so, and it's nothing against him. It's just that I need a cleaning and they cannot schedule me in on a Friday (since they aren't open then), nor during my vacation given the short notice. (I didn't call sooner because I didn't get the reminder sooner and, in any case, didn't know far enough in advance that I wasn't going to be out of town during my vacation.) There's a perfectly nice practice in the same building that I saw once when my dentist was out of town for two weeks and I had some kind of problem (I forget which). I called them and they have me in for early September. On a Friday. Otherwise, I was going to hunt for a place that could fit me in Mon-Thurs in Hillsboro, but I admit I'm happier going with a practice I've been to before! (Yes, they know I'm pregnant. Skipping the x-rays. Yay.)

Did laundry today. Need to do dishes. Tomorrow is packed full. I'm not sure what Friday will bring. A chance to relax from Thursday's busy-ness and tension, maybe. That would be good.

Pleased so far with a couple apps I've added to the iPhone: DataCase for file copy/transfer/storage/viewing; Zenbe for lists, which integrates with the website - nice trick is, Scott can add things to the shopping list at the web site (I shared access to that one with him) and I can pick it up on my iPhone when I'm at the store; YouNote tentatively for note-taking. I haven't played with the last one much at all.

I got the shipping notice for my latest Fantasy Bath order today! Soon, soon. And glee. Bunches of fizzies I haven't tried (so I can), and a three pound bag of the Mango Tango fizzy (which I tried on a whim and was surprised to find that I loved it and found it very, very soothing). So that will be good when it gets here also. I'm for bed soon, though - with a soak first. (Not mango-scented, alas, but I've other Fantasy Bath scents 'til then.)

Remember the eggs I posted the other day? They are hatchlings now! Yes, I'm far too easily amused. If you have time and want to help them grow (or just find them amusing), look and click. :) ( They're behind the cut, to spare anyone who's not interested. )