I had just dealt with a winter of being dug out after unbelievable snowfalls - and a short period of time "living" in the women's dorm at NDSU ( they got sick of digging me out )
- unsurprisingly, once spring began so did the yearly flooding... but unbelievable snowfalls leads to the inevitable, the flooding was worse than normal
since I'd been parked at the campus for months, it was vaguely assumed I was a student and so I joined in helping with campus-lead sandbagging
...yes, eventually I did move into a one-room apartment that I'd saved $$ for in May, but having dealt with one of the worst snowfalls followed by one of the worst floods all while living out of my car was one helluva experience...
to say the least ;)
A lot has changed in 20yrs ( obviously! ), including obviously getting the 7 hells out of Fargone/Nomoorhead
( seriously, I swear there's something in the water that's completely f'd with the people living and born there )
Moving back to the current era, this month has flown by... we're now a mere 2 1/2 weeks until my first vaca of the year !
We're also now a mere 10 1/2 weeks until the 2nd vaca - which includes Denver!
it'll be my first time in Colorado & Denver
it'll be my first flight with others, not to mention my first flight with the ex - and my daughters' first flight ! :)
it'll be my first time flying first class !! ( the ex-wife can be a bit high-end *smirks*... even she admits it )
all in all, I think Denver! is gonna be one helluva fun trip - trading off days with the spawnlings and just enjoying time away, workfree
THIS weekend, later today in fact, we're taking the girls to Jurassic Quest - with animatronic dinosaurs *smiles*
...yes, this family IS just a WEE bit into dinosaurs and paleontology and geology ;)
( the ex-wife initially went to school for paleontology, after all )
so for now just enjoying the morning, seeing if the GM will call or not ( if he calls, I'm going to go into the office for a couple hours before the girls arrive today )
SO... have yourself a great weekend, week, month, and whathaveyou, my Lovelies and Gentlefolk
and, of course, if you have any ideas or suggestions for the Denver trip, let me know! :)
weeks of twits ::
4/9 : watching weather, hoping it DOES rain - hard - it's "religious smack with fronds" day, when I get threatened by assholes w/ branches *grr*
seriously -IF I go walking & some asshole waves a branches spraying shit on my glasses, I'm gonna stick their f'g stick up their mf'ing ass
4/9 II : yesterday AM news : 65% MN's choose cremation
yesterday corner church : cremation sentences soul to hell
'love' MN religious 'mental'ity...
4/9 III : cleaning/rearranging works better w/ more than 1 1/2 functioning limbs + room to rearrange... just a healthy FYI/tidbit *whew*
4/10 : Fronder 'excuse' : a 'deacon' leads t'he pilgrimage' between 'sister services' since years ago when the 'procession' was frightened by a man who 'ignorantly' broke their palms
ignorant my ass - and I know full well who that man was, and they're lucky I only tore those branches away after they smacked me with 'em
didn't realize 'deacon' was religious for 'dumbass bodyguard'
4/10 II : ...and we have snow. so happy I did some spring cleaning/rearranging while there was still spring. *yeesh*
4/14 : we all know the Ether Bunny has an eyepatch, chainsaw, and torn ear, but what would make the Diseaster Bunny stand out -and be easy to draw ?
"wait, you and mom once... kissed?"
and look what THAT got us
"what's that supposed to... HEY!"
[ it's that moment of realization - heh ]
4/18 : Where are the "Real ID Now!" and "Surplus Back To The People" protesters? instead we get N0bama-grade anti-PD & law 'protesters' :( yeesh!
4/18 II : saying 'consensual sex' and 'non-consensual sex' instead of sex and rape is like saying 'documented immigrants' and 'undocumented immigrants' instead of immigrants and illegals
4/18 III : I don't know everything, but I do know if you call and don't leave a message I won't know to add you to the directory so I answer next time
4/21 : "he touched us since we were children..."
you're thinking Michael Jackson, not Prince
4/21 II : "you'd be able to spend more time outdoors if you had a car"
obviously - since I'd be unable to pay rent and end up living outside...
4/22 : I have reason to believe Muppets are actually biological mutations found and sent to 'the Jim Henson company' akin to lepers to colonies...
because the 'Muppet' mutations are largely random, with vague similarities in detail, this explains the variations amongst the 'Muppets'
4/22 II : a lovely eve for a walk, as t'sky slowly darkened... now I'm very tired yet all revved up with no one to do... er, wait - no, that's right!
4/23 : was a great mornin' walkin' for a few hours - started the day without seein' a vehicle or person... the city was mine!! ...er, for a bit...
4/23 II : roughly 12 weeks 'til Denver, my first vaca, flight, and hotel stay with my daughters, and the longest time spent out of state on vaca ;)
4/26 : yeesh - tryin' to get dental info from the VERY few cheap(er) locales not requiring insurance that still exist is like... pulling teeth...
4/26 II : Jurassic Quest on Sat - girls are gonna have so much fun ( and, yes, I'll be having fun, too - it's dinosaurs, obviously - duh! :) )
4/28 : there are officially fox in the area! all I would've had to do was reach out to touch him as he trotted past this AM outside my complex !
This Week's Random Playlist (albums) ::
Angel Witch - Angel Witch (30th Anniversary Edition)
Halestorm - ReAnimate 2.0: The Covers EP
Faster Pussycat - [multiple albums]
XYZ - XYZ
XYZ - Hungry
Foreigner - Mr Moonlight
watched recently :
via netflix/hulu/amazon:
Agents Of SHIELD (4th Season)
Powerless (1st Season)
The Jerky Boys: The Movie
Temps (2016)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Grimm (6th/Final Season)
Family Guy (1st Season)
Monster Trucks ( via daughters )
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (1st Season)
Iron Fist (1st Season)
Preacher (1st Season)
ownedflix:
Animal Crackers
Farscape (1st Season)
Ice Age: Collison Course
The Great Outdoors
Charles Band's Depraved: Decadent Evil II
Division III: Football's Finest
The Comebacks
Fringe (1st Season)
Independence Day: Resurgence
Charles Band's Doctor Mordrid: Master Of The Unknown
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
The Gamers: Hands Of Fate
The Adventures Of Brisco County, Jr (1st/Only Season)
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unusualist - I have yet to find a religion and/or spirituality that fits my own personal beliefs... other than, of course, the fact I am a (fallen) god.