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I got in a wreck

You’d think with how icy it has been, people would be more careful when driving. The lady who ran the red light and plowed into me today did not get the memo.

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Recent photos

Today after lunch I saw a car with a banana peel draped over its door handle: I’ve been playing around with the nightshot mode on Doc’s camera. I like the effect I get when there’s still a little ambient light. My garden is growing! Some of it, anyway. I may not have any tomatoes or morning glories, but by god I’m going to have lots and lots of zucchini this summer.

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Piglet

PigletThis awesome little SmartCar parks in my parking lot at work sometimes after hours. The license plate says “PIGLET.” (I’ll wait for your cute fit to die down before continuing…) They’re gas-powered, get incredible mileage (probably similar or better than my hybrid Prius), and cost about $25,000 US. Yes, you read that right, 25 grand for this car. I really truly wish that people in this country would get on the ball and buy smaller cars like this one (check out the monstrosity parked next to it) but for that kind of money, I’m not sure it’s going to happen for the SmartCar. Squishy Little WorldI’m not certain what this is, exactly, but I stepped on it. It made for a cool photo. Kind of like a little planet, sitting there on the concrete.

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Finally, some follow-through!

If nothing else, at least I followed through with one of my newest goals: that I would NOT complete my open water dives. And I didn’t! Go, me! Doc and K1 and BB, on the other hand, all got their certifications. I didn’t realize that the lake at Aquarena Springs was only 10 feet deep. I don’t know that I would have been quite as freaked out in water that shallow, but I still think I made the right decision. I’m proud of all of you guys for sticking with it and passing all your tests! Several people have said some very nice and supportive things to me, trying to get me to feel better about not going through with it. It helps. Thanks, guys. 🙂 Part of me still feels like a big fat whiny baby, though. The other thing is, if I get to Belize and start kicking my own ass for not getting my certification, I can get certified there. I do like having that option. The Prius is a fine travelling car. Roomy, quiet, fantastic gas mileage. I freakin’ love that hatchback. My 1-year-and-2-week-old digital camera ceased functioning after I’d taken only three photos of the divers. I did not drop it or get it wet or anything of the sort. The lens is stuck open and makes a horrid grinding sound whenever I turn the camera on. It grinds for a second, beeps, and shuts itself off. It wasn’t a cheap camera, and I am thoroughly pissed. One thing about vacation that bothers me is eating out all the time. I get sick of it really fast. I like my own cooking. Aquarena is kind of an interesting place. It’s sort of a ecological learning center now, but it used to host things like Ralph […]

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