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eli ([personal profile] eli) wrote2009-08-23 10:57 am

Can it be September time now?

Yesterday there was pretty pretty museum exhibit, followed by yummy yummy tapas and sangria, and topped off with shiny shiny VVC vids for the part of the crew who did not go to Chicago. We did not watch everything due to time and interest, but there were several that I'm glad that I've seen again now, because they make much more sense going in knowing what in hell is going on.

This morning there were not fresh bagels. I guess everyone has to go on vacation, sure, but ::sigh:: The sight of the stream of regulars who walked/drove up only to trudge away pouting was kind of hilarious, though. And on the way back home there was an adult red-tailed hawk flying less than a foot away from my car, after we startled it on the side of the street (where it had a kill, [livejournal.com profile] jenlev thought; all I knew was, HOLY HELL, REALLY CLOSE BIRD).

For the last day, LJ has been doing that thing again where it's making every post I click through to ?style=light, which I hate. It needs to stop doing that.

And since it's actually possible to breathe out there right now, I'm trying to decide whether to go out on my bike with my new biking gloves in the time we have left before it's apparently going to start raining again. (stop writing about it, and do it, you idiot)

[identity profile] orca-girl.livejournal.com 2009-08-23 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Boo, no bagels!

Yay, close encounters with redtails! :) The good news is that after having been startled, the hawk will likely go back to its kill. If it's smart, it will pick the kill up and move it to where cars aren't such a problem.

In other nature news: when Jane and I pulled into my driveway last night, there was a big raccoon pawing through piles right on the other side of the chainlink fence, lit up by my headlights. (So, in the neighbor's yard to the back, not in MY yard.) It was so totally not startled by the arrival of the car.

[identity profile] jenlev.livejournal.com 2009-08-23 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Very yummy tapas. They need to be around the corner from my house. ;)

And heh, still giggling about the stream of disappointed folks this morning. Also still headdesking about the five zillion motorcycles on the way home.

The bird was so close! Yay! Er....although I hope it will be a bit more careful with all those cars.

I'm guessing you're out on the bike, also, you are not an idiot. *smooch*

[identity profile] thepouncer.livejournal.com 2009-08-23 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
But were the tapas as good as Jaleo?

Need to check with Mom, but Sister raised no objections to your proposed visit \o/

[identity profile] barkley.livejournal.com 2009-08-23 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
It can not be September, I must clean first. Then it can be September. *g*