What the hell?

rain, rain, go away

is what i was thinking this morning at 12.45am when the thunder and lightning descended upon queens. i swear a bolt hit something near by. thankfully when parents drove home, the rain didn't follow them out beyond nassau. it was quiet. i was kind of worried as it was so a) dark and b) raining. Ok, and that the dad had just consumed so much food he was ready for a nap (and refused coffee).

let's see. since i use this to remind myself of what i've been up to (since i'll be theonly 40 year old w//Alzheimers), I present Saturday:

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• cable dude early visit
  
• rentals arrive with dining room table (SO excited)
  
• bookshelf nearly assembled, but shelves and doors not (dad forgot the power screwdriver - buying one today)
  
• mattresses finally placed on bed frame (i really want the bed i saw at anthropology)
  
• alison's generous donation of a couch/futon picked up (disassembly required)
  
• alison's generous donation not as easy to assemble so it's in a pile in my living room (i wasn't paying attention when unscrewing things as there was a lively phone conversation on going. plus i was in a rush. duh. need to call ikea for the details. not going to be pleasant task as their customer service sucks.)
  
• another visit to alisons to drop off RU21 (a.k.a the miracle drug. check out their website . i picked up a small box at the GNC. orders are being accepted for my run the first week of June, when I can buy a combo box for $30 w/ a $7 discount, plus 20% on top of that.)
  
• costco closes at 7 - wah
  
• view of manhattan only marred by the realization that housing project residents have a better view than i do. or most of queens. (i want to look into the risks of purchsing a shack in the most crime ridden area - it's that pretty)
  
• PC richards - a/c salesperson not amused by my "Go Away. You're annoying" comment. I need to do a bit of research on BTUs and Energy Efficiency ratings before i shell out the bucks. I'm at the 8-9000 BTU range.
  
• Stop and Shop with a car is a whole different story than on foot or w/car service.
  
• Dinner was picked up at a small Colombian restaurant. We supplemented the chicken with mozz/tom salad w/ rasberry vinagrette, white asparagus (which my mother would have preferred a creamy accompanying sauce), yuka, plaintains, and , erm, something else. Oh right! dessert. Vanilla ice cream w/blackberries.

posted by irene @ 5/16/2004 12:10:00 PM