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solarbirdSitting downstairs relaxing a bit; back from Joe Bologna's, a local mostly-Italian restaurant in a converted church, where we had the big crowd of people who showed up for one reason or another off the LexFA list and friends. The Louisville crowd that we know best (and see at Worldcon) were all there - Susan, Michael, and Linda - as was Scott T.; also ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
starfallz came by with her mom, as did kitchengrrl in a surprise moment of, um, surprise, up from Texas with no notice whatsoever. And she brought her husband, who we have now finally met, even if he didn't say all that very much. Regardless, he seemed nice enough.
Earlier in the day, Anna's sisters finally managed to make it down from Louisville, so they got a chance to get caught up; I was around for most of that, though I did fall asleep briefly in the living room chair - it's been a long trip. They'd have more time together, but Anna and I were late getting back from lunch with E., my last guardian and the only one who was ever any damn good at all. I noticed the car was making a very strange noise, so I pulled over and discovered the flat tyre. So that slowed us down for a while. I called the rental company and they'd really prefer we repaired it and brought them the receipt, but honestly, I don't have time for that with the trip back tomorrow morning.
(We did actually try to stop by a place to see whether they could plug it quickly - we drove over a screw somewhere, and is even still with the tyre! - but they couldn't.)
I took a bunch more pictures today - I've been going kind of nuts with the snapshots this trip, probably because it'll likely be a few years before we get back here again, at best.
Oh, and at the same time as discovering the flat, we'd driven into a parking lot to take a picture of this horrible yet great cargo-cult-futurist building from the 70s - space colony station in suburbia made in large part out of wood, it's hysterical - and noticed "hey look, seven wireless networks!" which is how I got some queued-up LJ posts up today. That was kind of funny. We are t3h packet ninjas, we have come for your l33t. Or something.
I can't upload any pictures right now, or even prep them. I'll have to post the photo of the building later. It's that funny. To me, anyway. ^_^ Also must upload one of the pictures of the joint Arby's/Exxon Gasoline Stations. Your neighbourhood fry pit has married your neighbourhood grease pit. My favourite architecture crank will be overjoyed, I'm sure - I'll send him a copy for his Eyesore of the Month column. Southern Culture isn't merely on the skids, it's also eating itself. And its petroleum by-products! Mmmmmm, that's tasty! And good for you!
Before all that, of course, we had lunch with E.; he's very nice, and got us up to date on what's been going on with him and J. and a few other people, and who got caught up on what's been going on with us. That was all very pleasant; it was at a faux Irish bar-with-lunch place; the soup was only okay - Anna's salmon patties were better - but the dessert I shared with Anna made it up to me. Mmmmm, chocolatey.
(I think I'd done pretty well with the holiday eating until today. Today, I clearly ate too much. Blick.)
I'm quite sick of driving everywhere now and look forward to not driving my car when I get home. I'm also done with cigarette smoke until the END OF TIME, but, well, that's just one of the many roadside hazards. (That, and EIXT 59. Heh.)
Right now, Anna's upstairs mostly hanging out with her older brother. Tonight we pack, and tomorrow morning we fly. I really appreciate the way Marcus (Anna's younger brother) has been putting us up; the basement bedroom has been very comfortable and we've pretty much had the basement bathroom to ourselves. (It's attached to the laundry; they don't use it much.) So that's been very nice. But I'm really looking forward to being home.
Machine repair totals for this trip:
Win95 CPU (spyware): 1
Win98 CPU (spyware): 1
WinXP laptop (game compatibility problems): 1
linksys wireless LAN hub (config): 1
Nintendo Entertainment System (cartridge connector corruption): 1
Lighting (dimmer control not identified as such): 1
Total: 6
annathepiper also consulted on a second WinXP laptop problem that was not on-hand for direct repair. Six and a half, I suppose.
More when we get back, I think I'm out again for now. La!
starfallz came by with her mom, as did kitchengrrl in a surprise moment of, um, surprise, up from Texas with no notice whatsoever. And she brought her husband, who we have now finally met, even if he didn't say all that very much. Regardless, he seemed nice enough.Earlier in the day, Anna's sisters finally managed to make it down from Louisville, so they got a chance to get caught up; I was around for most of that, though I did fall asleep briefly in the living room chair - it's been a long trip. They'd have more time together, but Anna and I were late getting back from lunch with E., my last guardian and the only one who was ever any damn good at all. I noticed the car was making a very strange noise, so I pulled over and discovered the flat tyre. So that slowed us down for a while. I called the rental company and they'd really prefer we repaired it and brought them the receipt, but honestly, I don't have time for that with the trip back tomorrow morning.
(We did actually try to stop by a place to see whether they could plug it quickly - we drove over a screw somewhere, and is even still with the tyre! - but they couldn't.)
I took a bunch more pictures today - I've been going kind of nuts with the snapshots this trip, probably because it'll likely be a few years before we get back here again, at best.
Oh, and at the same time as discovering the flat, we'd driven into a parking lot to take a picture of this horrible yet great cargo-cult-futurist building from the 70s - space colony station in suburbia made in large part out of wood, it's hysterical - and noticed "hey look, seven wireless networks!" which is how I got some queued-up LJ posts up today. That was kind of funny. We are t3h packet ninjas, we have come for your l33t. Or something.
I can't upload any pictures right now, or even prep them. I'll have to post the photo of the building later. It's that funny. To me, anyway. ^_^ Also must upload one of the pictures of the joint Arby's/Exxon Gasoline Stations. Your neighbourhood fry pit has married your neighbourhood grease pit. My favourite architecture crank will be overjoyed, I'm sure - I'll send him a copy for his Eyesore of the Month column. Southern Culture isn't merely on the skids, it's also eating itself. And its petroleum by-products! Mmmmmm, that's tasty! And good for you!
Before all that, of course, we had lunch with E.; he's very nice, and got us up to date on what's been going on with him and J. and a few other people, and who got caught up on what's been going on with us. That was all very pleasant; it was at a faux Irish bar-with-lunch place; the soup was only okay - Anna's salmon patties were better - but the dessert I shared with Anna made it up to me. Mmmmm, chocolatey.
(I think I'd done pretty well with the holiday eating until today. Today, I clearly ate too much. Blick.)
I'm quite sick of driving everywhere now and look forward to not driving my car when I get home. I'm also done with cigarette smoke until the END OF TIME, but, well, that's just one of the many roadside hazards. (That, and EIXT 59. Heh.)
Right now, Anna's upstairs mostly hanging out with her older brother. Tonight we pack, and tomorrow morning we fly. I really appreciate the way Marcus (Anna's younger brother) has been putting us up; the basement bedroom has been very comfortable and we've pretty much had the basement bathroom to ourselves. (It's attached to the laundry; they don't use it much.) So that's been very nice. But I'm really looking forward to being home.
Machine repair totals for this trip:
Win95 CPU (spyware): 1
Win98 CPU (spyware): 1
WinXP laptop (game compatibility problems): 1
linksys wireless LAN hub (config): 1
Nintendo Entertainment System (cartridge connector corruption): 1
Lighting (dimmer control not identified as such): 1
Total: 6
annathepiper also consulted on a second WinXP laptop problem that was not on-hand for direct repair. Six and a half, I suppose.More when we get back, I think I'm out again for now. La!
Eat here and get gas?
Date: 2004-12-30 06:12 pm (UTC)See any strange business combinations? My favorite is Hair Connection and Exhaust Repair,outside of Elizabethtown..Should've called it Mullets and Mufflers. There's "Tires and Bibles" in Morehead,and one outside Ashland that advertised "Tanning Booth, Deer Check Station and Outboard Motor Repair." There is a practical reason for odd business combos,sometimes..you do what sells in the area.
Road sign typos are common..that's scary. I've seen four in one state park...
Glad to see you and Anna...Scott