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The boys spent a lot of time yesterday clearing more snow and ice from everything. The back deck is now totally cleared off! I can only imagine how much work that took. I was blissfully at work during the whole thing. But our rainspouts and deck and oil fill pipes are all cleared now. Poor lads. Brian assures me it was mostly Patrick, so poor Patrick! We went out to dinner last night so no one would have to do extra work like food prep. We were ravenous, so we went to Longhorn for fat steaks — and oh no! the wait was going to be 45–55 minutes — but lo, Brian spotted a table available in the bar. No waiting, thanks, we'll have some warm bread STAT.
A good time was had, and then P and I hunkered down in the living room to watch This Film Is Not Yet Rated, which was decent. Not a lot of payoff at the end, but the middle-aged lesbian private investigator was pretty fun. After P left I watched a couple episodes of "Jekyll", a British update on Jekyll and Hyde, set in modern-day Britain. It was good — quirky and fairly quick-moving. The lead is great in both parts, but really comes alive during his "Mr. Hyde" episodes. The actress who has the "con" part in "Leverage", Gina Bellman, plays his wife, and there are other familiar faces here and there. And hey! The show also has a middle-aged lesbian private investigator. It's like I planned a theme night. AND! Can someone please explain to me why the series would be called "Jekyll" when in reality the problem is Hyde? No matter. Still good.
Today was a lovely 47 degrees (at one point, anyway) and things started to melt a bit. It's supposed to be cold again overnight, but at least a little of it got knocked down. Went out to lunch (I am feeling the after-effects of being frugal for such a long time. Two meals out in a row?! HORRORS), then hit Costco and picked up a lot of meat. Did some other shopping, then skipped going to the movies to come home to get everything safely in the freezer. After all, it was 47 degrees! It might SPOIL! (I know, I am probably insane.) Headed over to bring Mom some stuff, and her driveway was just a nightmare. I hated it when I lived there, I hate it still. It's pretty long, and it gets very few hours of direct sunlight. Usually it spends the whole winter icy, and today was especially bad as it was icy, but the top was melty, so it was as slippery as it's possible to get. Bah. Of course I had to make five trips back and forth from the car to bring in some stuff I'd picked up for her. I had to make the first trip empty handed to get the ice melt she keeps on her porch and I almost fell on my butt three times. I will be SO GLAD when winter is over.
I think tonight is going to be some more Netflix streaming viewing. I am no football fan and could give a rat's ass about the game. Since the commercials are all online now, and since they replay them endlessly once the game is over, I don't even care to watch for the commercials. I think avoidance will be key. Maybe tonight I will watch more "Blood in the Wire."
A good time was had, and then P and I hunkered down in the living room to watch This Film Is Not Yet Rated, which was decent. Not a lot of payoff at the end, but the middle-aged lesbian private investigator was pretty fun. After P left I watched a couple episodes of "Jekyll", a British update on Jekyll and Hyde, set in modern-day Britain. It was good — quirky and fairly quick-moving. The lead is great in both parts, but really comes alive during his "Mr. Hyde" episodes. The actress who has the "con" part in "Leverage", Gina Bellman, plays his wife, and there are other familiar faces here and there. And hey! The show also has a middle-aged lesbian private investigator. It's like I planned a theme night. AND! Can someone please explain to me why the series would be called "Jekyll" when in reality the problem is Hyde? No matter. Still good.
Today was a lovely 47 degrees (at one point, anyway) and things started to melt a bit. It's supposed to be cold again overnight, but at least a little of it got knocked down. Went out to lunch (I am feeling the after-effects of being frugal for such a long time. Two meals out in a row?! HORRORS), then hit Costco and picked up a lot of meat. Did some other shopping, then skipped going to the movies to come home to get everything safely in the freezer. After all, it was 47 degrees! It might SPOIL! (I know, I am probably insane.) Headed over to bring Mom some stuff, and her driveway was just a nightmare. I hated it when I lived there, I hate it still. It's pretty long, and it gets very few hours of direct sunlight. Usually it spends the whole winter icy, and today was especially bad as it was icy, but the top was melty, so it was as slippery as it's possible to get. Bah. Of course I had to make five trips back and forth from the car to bring in some stuff I'd picked up for her. I had to make the first trip empty handed to get the ice melt she keeps on her porch and I almost fell on my butt three times. I will be SO GLAD when winter is over.
I think tonight is going to be some more Netflix streaming viewing. I am no football fan and could give a rat's ass about the game. Since the commercials are all online now, and since they replay them endlessly once the game is over, I don't even care to watch for the commercials. I think avoidance will be key. Maybe tonight I will watch more "Blood in the Wire."
