like a virgin...

After the big "40" in August I thought I would start doing some of those things I always meant to do. One of those was trying out blogging as self-expression. I am a horrible typist, and thought it might be a way to improve my typing skills, too. Never hurts to multi-task!

My first Blog entry! I am thinking this will be a place for friends, or others who may be interested, to learn a bit more about me. I will, of course, be adding to the about me section, but I guess I'll begin with what went on this weekend - not much!

Friday after work was typical: came home and made some dinner and drank some wine, watched TV. Saturday I actually got up and made some coffee and watched some HGTV in HD! Caught up on some DVR shows and spent much of the day on the computer just surfing. Saturday night I drove to the liquor store to pick up some wine and got a Subway BLT - just didn't feel like cooking anything.

This morning I woke up to my roommate, Kevin, calling me. He wanted to go to Fat Nat's Eggs for breakfast and do some grocery shopping at Trader Joe's. He was driving back from his friends Paul's house after a night on the town. We are so different in that way: He loves to go out and I am content just staying in. Anyway, I got up and took a shower and promptly cut myself shaving and bled all over the damn shower. I guess I had a scrape or something under my left ear. Took about 10 minutes and several pieces of toilet paper before it stopped. Ugh, hate that! I got dressed and then Kevin arrived. We went to Fat Nat's Eggs, which was very good. I have to start bringing my camera a long for pictures of this stuff. Kevin had a Turkey/Avocado omelet with hash browns and I had a scramble with red potatoes, chorizo sausage with tomatoes and cheese. Very good! The owner was making the rounds and we discovered that his name isn't Nat, but Jeff Nat, and that his wife was there working that morning too. It was our first time there and we will be back. It's just down the street from the condo too. Kevin and I first knew of the restaurant from an ad in Lavender Magazine, and were pleasantly surprised to see copies available in a magazine stand in the front entry. We then drove to Lowe's as Kevin had to get some household stuff: Salt pellets, furnace filter, and some light bulbs. I took the opputunity to stay in the car and call my step mom, Margie, as it was her 66th birthday. I can't believe we are all getting up there in age! Crazy! Kevin came back to the car and unloaded his goods and spoke briefly to Margie and said we were "gathering up acorns for the winter" and made Margie laugh. I spoke again to Margie for a minute then to Dad and then we arrived at Trader Joe's. Kevin and I spent 20 min or so at TJ's and then drove on home.

I have been not feeling real great all weekend and last night discovered that my gland under my right jaw was swollen. Usually that means an infection somewhere in your body. It might be related to sinus or to my teeth. I need to take much better dental care.

I am still deciding, at 5:55pm as I write this, if I am up for karaoke tonight at Rumours in St Paul. I am thinking not, as I want to rest and get this stupid swollen gland down. I napped after we got home from the store this afternoon as I was feeling run-down.

UPDATE: After a chat with my friend Vince, who is a master masseur, he convinced me to go to karaoke. He said I could come by his studio before karaoke and he would do some lymph drainage techniques on my swollen gland - it helps your lymph system flow! Cool huh? It's great to have talented friends!

Vince

until next time...