just a thought before i go

or several:

* i thought the sound of npr blaring from the backyard was annoying during contractors v1. who knew how annoying it would be to hear classic rock blaring from the backyard and country blaring from the front during contractors v2!

* during my 8 hour roundtrip to palm springs to drop off the dogs, i arrived at the rental to find a leaking water heater. as i mopped the water up, i thought 'i like not being a homeowner sometimes'

* contractors v2 are literally ripping the roof off of the house right now. pleasant and not a wee bit noisy, either.

* off to south carolina to look in on ailing family and celebrate a young one's bday. i'm looking forward to a xanax, one ipodded-episode of 'ugly betty,' and then an air-nap. attention flight attendants, as well as those pesky for-some-strange-reason-i-need-to-grab-a-hold-of-the-top-of-your-seat-with-both-hands-
to-propel-myself-up-and-out seat pullers and turbulence, don't come around this pretty thing if you know what's good for you.