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Saving Horses, one Thoroughbred at a timeThe line that killed me: "On occasion, Condurso-Lane said, a pair of horses standing in the field together will appear to nudge one another, then dart off together in a straight line, as if reliving their past." *sniffle* ----------------------- In other news, I fled the computer to have a Day Out, which included the Superheroes costume exhibit at the Met (interesting but not, IMO, amazingly well-done unless, like me, you adore certain designers and can have fun mocking academic copy-writers), kamikazi shoe-shopping, post-theater dissection of the current staging of Macbeth over a carafe of wine and damn good Italian food, and one of the top ten phrases you never want to hear a tourist in Times Square say: "is that a real gun, Maureen?" (it wasn't) [also? I should not be allowed anywhere near Times Square/the Theater District on Wedesday afternoons or Saturdays. The urge to kill is nigh overwhelming. Farking tourists, learn how to walk!] EtA: best street theater sight: a guy waving a variety of bumper stickers on a theme of "Cheney/Satan in 2008: The worst possible President" Tomorrow, back to work. For now -- falling over and making like a sleeping thing. Tags: dispatches from nyc, horseplay
Current Mood:  tired
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Today has been a rather full and busy day. Morning brought some cuddle time and muffins and some Saturday morning cartoonage. Then the day morphed into...[echo] The Adventures of Errand Boy and Domestic Man.[/echo] Started with the post office which was followed by the cleaners which was then followed by Lowes where I returned a malfunctioning sprayer and bought a new rechargable battery powered shoulder mounted one. I also bought a new grill (which will be delivered Monday - I'm off). The natural gas conversion kit for said grill as well as a cover. My Lowes bills are never tiny. *sigh* Then I ran out to Pathmark for some additional grocery shopping. Then when I got home, I had to get started on the main house project of the weekend...cleaning the gutters. See I was stupid enough to assume that gutter cleaning was a fall thing. But did you know that crap falls from trees in the spring too? And when you mix a heavily wooded lot with some windstorms and rain, you get some weird smelly mulch in your gutters? I didn't. But I sure do now. Enter Domestic Man and his power washer to save the day. I spent 3+ hours dragging a power washer, hose cart and a 35 lb. Little Giant ladder around the house. Whoooooopeee!!! But my gutters are clean. BTW, a word on the Little Giant ladder which is advertised at only 35 lbs. There is no only 35 lbs. when you have to drag it around for 3+ hours. That is more accurately described as OMGWTF THISDAMNTHINGIS 35 lbs.!!!Please make a note of it. I leave you with this, a picture and a request. This is a picture of me, my Little Giant and my power washer, armed and ready for battle. Me with my work gloves and safety goggles. ( Picture behind the cut to save your friends page... )Peace. Hope your day is a lot less smelly and sore than mine. :) Tags: random
Current Location: The 732
Current Mood:  good
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Oh dear. I seem to have exquisite taste. Look what *I* like: http://cgi.ebay.com/Estate-Edwardian-Art-Deco-Sapphire-Ring_W0QQitemZ320252445203QQihZ011QQcategoryZ67727QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemI did find a *beautiful* engagement ring I liked when I was in North Carolina. Platinum, diamond accents, *gorgeous* Ceylon sapphire center stone. The young man who first showed it to me *insisted* that it was an estate piece. But I didn't think so -- the inside (under the dome) looked too rough to be an estate piece -- it looked more like a reproduction to me. Not that that's *bad*, but I like to be clear on these things. The price tag was pretty precious, so I was haggling my little heart out with the guy. After the kid went back for the second time to give the boss a counteroffer, the owner took interest in the banter and came over and introduced himself. Very nice guy, friendly, I really would recommend the place. He told me I was absolutely right -- it was a reproduction piece, and in fact it was made by a jeweler right here in NYC, set with a stone bought here in NYC. And to top it off, he gave me the name of the jeweler so I can contact him directly. How's that for honest??? I'm going to find out whether or not the setting is available in white gold -- platinum is just waaaaay too expensive, and I'd be terrified to wear it! Jim's told me that I have to pick out my ring, since I'm the one who'll be wearing it. But when I called and told him I'd found THE ring, and how much it cost (a lot less than the ebay ring above, but still *well* into four figures), he started speaking in a different tone of voice than I've *ever* heard before. It was kind of funny -- he was almost blithering. [chuckle] He didn't say *no*, but he started freaking about how he'd be able to afford it before the wedding. I told him to relax, and later when I found out about the NYC jeweler, I called him back and told him he was off the hook for now. :-D But isn't it beaaaauuuuuuutiful? Look:  
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