A tree fell on my house last night! 
I was working in my office when I heard a big crash. I had assumed it was my cat dumping over the garbage can or knocking something else over. No big deal. I finished up what I was doing, and then went out to find out what he had gotten into. I looked around, but nothing was upturned. All I found was a little puddle of liquid on the carpet with a big ole' roundworm wriggling around in it. That made me much more concerned about what was wrong with my cat, so the big crash I had heard totally escaped my mind.
That is until I took out the garbage this morning. I walked out my door to find a huge tree lying on top of my neighbor's truck. The odd thing is that the tree looks perfectly healthy. There was no thunderstorm last night; it didn't even rain. Winds were light, and a strong wind around here would be like 10 MPH. Nevertheless, there it was.
So, I guess last night wasn't a good one. Still, the tree only hit my carport, snapping off a few branches. The only damage I could find were a few dents in the new gutter. The most of the tree is in the driveway. My neighbor's truck just seems to have suffered a few scratches. Anyway, this is a duplex. My landlord is very nice and will get things cleared out quickly, I'm sure.
I'm more concerned about my cat. I knew he had worms, I just didn't know what kind. Now I can go to the vet and get the proper medicine for him without shoving him into the cat-carrier and taking him along. He's a feral alley cat and I've only had him a month and a half. He's just now coming out from behind the couch to play and do the figure eight as I stroke him. He doesn't need to be traumatized by another veterinarian visit.
I was working in my office when I heard a big crash. I had assumed it was my cat dumping over the garbage can or knocking something else over. No big deal. I finished up what I was doing, and then went out to find out what he had gotten into. I looked around, but nothing was upturned. All I found was a little puddle of liquid on the carpet with a big ole' roundworm wriggling around in it. That made me much more concerned about what was wrong with my cat, so the big crash I had heard totally escaped my mind.
That is until I took out the garbage this morning. I walked out my door to find a huge tree lying on top of my neighbor's truck. The odd thing is that the tree looks perfectly healthy. There was no thunderstorm last night; it didn't even rain. Winds were light, and a strong wind around here would be like 10 MPH. Nevertheless, there it was.
So, I guess last night wasn't a good one. Still, the tree only hit my carport, snapping off a few branches. The only damage I could find were a few dents in the new gutter. The most of the tree is in the driveway. My neighbor's truck just seems to have suffered a few scratches. Anyway, this is a duplex. My landlord is very nice and will get things cleared out quickly, I'm sure.
I'm more concerned about my cat. I knew he had worms, I just didn't know what kind. Now I can go to the vet and get the proper medicine for him without shoving him into the cat-carrier and taking him along. He's a feral alley cat and I've only had him a month and a half. He's just now coming out from behind the couch to play and do the figure eight as I stroke him. He doesn't need to be traumatized by another veterinarian visit.
Mine was anticlimatic, as usual. I did make about 60 bucks at my garage sale though, can't complain about that.
hmm.. your description of autumn does sound appealing.. and i do love thanksgiving stuffing! however i'm afraid the feeling of plunging towards darkness will always depress me a little. not to mention the dreaded winter electric bills.
Sorry that link didn't work. I guess you can't access it that way, you have to actually go to the page and click the link there. That's dumb... Anyway if you want to check out some pictures of them, go to http://www15.brinkster.com/kgregory
the live pictures are at the bottom - I think the one I was going to show you is the very last.
I know what you mean about new-band skepticism.. Everything good's been mostly done before.. and most of the time I'm too lazy to seek out new bands, and sift through them for something that's actually good. I just stick to the tried and true, with some exceptions.
I have read about half of Behan's 'Borstal Boy', but I think my "Jaysis"s mostly come from watching episodes of Father Ted, reading Roddy Doyle novels, and living in Ireland for about 7 months.
ugh..back to work.