Whoo boy! It's been a few weeks.

Mostly, I've been chicken to post on here because I really wanted to tell you all that I rode on a motorcycle for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, I can already hear my mom and my sister lecturing me about it. :) It's not something I want to do all the time, and it was completely unexpected (I needed a ride a short distance down the road and the only one of my friends going with me only drives a motorcycle---thankfully he had an extra helmet with him), but it was fun. I was scared of falling off but I also saw the appeal of being open to nature and feeling gravity as you make turns. I would probably enjoy it more in the future if I have a chance to drive one (slowly, on a closed course somewhere with no traffic!). :)

Today I went to my dentist's office for a cleaning and got a good bill of health. Then I had another routine doctor's appointment which also went well. I had the day off and got some things done around the house, in addition to getting some R & R. It was nice. I hope you are all well and that some of us will be going to a local concert soon.

Yay! More DVDs! :)

I had a busy week and an even busier weekend. Saturday was a very long day that started with me getting up at 4:45AM so I could meet some friends and drive out to the eastern part of the state. I arrived home around 6:30PM and Steve came over at 7PM with sushi. (I had called him when I was an hour away from home and asked if he could meet me there with healthy food because I was going to be too tired to make something. He was wonderfully obliging.) We ate and then played Magic: The Gathering until around 9 or 10PM. I must admit that I have gotten Steve addicted to Magic and he has started buying his own cards. (I may have created a monster. I'll let you know.) Anyway, I slept for about 12 hours and then went to the mall today. I purchased "The Dresden Files" season one (which is pretty much the complete series since Sci. Fi. Channel was stupid and cancelled it after that) for $13 at FYE. Later, Steve and I went to a local used DVD/CD store and I bought "Heroes" seasons 1 & 2 for $16 each, the original "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie (which completes my Buffy collection!) for $5, and both "Fantastic 4" movies for $5 total. I haven't really bought too many DVDs in awhile so this wasn't too bad. I may also breakdown and buy some "Doctor Who" stuff on Amazon.com since a lot of it is really cheap and comes with free shipping if I spend $25 in one order. Oh, did I mention I got a raise and that I may get a promotion and another raise in the next few months? :) Yay! (Don't worry, I'm not going crazy with my spending. I need to increase the amount I'm giving Susan each month for household expenses and I'm still saving. It's just nice to splurge once in awhile.)