A Lovely Evening
Despite monsoon like rains, lightning, thunder and flooded roads it was time for a night out. I met up with Marcie at the Ninety Nine about 6:30. Good food, friendly service, nice atmosphere, overall a rather nice place, first time I have been there. I’m not one to experiment with food and I hate anything with sauce of any kind on it. I thought I would play it safe with a burger and fries but sure enough right there on the menu next to the word burger was the word sauce. The waiter was really nice as I explained I preferred my burger plain. Another reason I never order anything fancy when I am out for dinner is I talk way too much so I am always the last one finished. Last night was no exception.
When I finally shut up and finished my diet Pepsi we decided to head over to Pier One Imports for a little shopping. Once we looked at just about everything in the store I found a cute rubber ducky key chain that lights up, my roommate collects key chains so I had to get it for her. Then we were off to Starbucks for a healthy dose of caffeine. The 22 ounce espresso I ordered was fantastic. The barista is an old friend of mine and he treated us to a cherry pastry, no charge. Wired from the espresso I could have chatted the entire night away. Marcie works the night shift so we parted when it was time for her to leave for work. I took a slow drive home, it was still raining but it didn’t matter, it was a great evening.
My big news of the evening was that my therapist is forwarding my completed profile to my surgeon. Baring any unforeseen disasters this means I can set a date for my surgery as soon as I can get my hands on a passport. That could be as early as September.
Tonight’s picture was taken this evening in Starbucks. Available light photography has always fascinated me. This one was 1/13 sec. @ F2.8 hand held, ISO 800 from my point and shoot.
Reason Number 1,281
WHY I AVOID MORNINGS :
Remember that shinny black police car that was blocking my driveway a few entries ago? Well he got me for speeding Monday morning. Me, little Miss Daydreamer who usually mopes along just below the speed limit, stopping for people, puppies and other assorted critters to cross the street.
I bought some cheap no name gas the other day and the car has been spitting and sputtering along ever since. I’m on my way back from dropping one of the kids off downtown. I had no sleep the night before and I really had no business being behind the wheel (I should have been home sleeping). I’m in third gear and the car starts to cough, there is not another soul or vehicle in sight, so I drop it in second an put the pedal to the metal. Bad idea, at the next traffic light he is sitting directly behind me. The second the light turns green he hits the lights and siren.
Ma’am you were doing 44 on a 35 may I see your licence and registration please. Great the photo on my licence was taken in 1989 and looks nothing like I do now. The address is wrong as is all the other information on the damn thing. I have to give the man credit, he was nice as could be about the total mismatch of everything on my totally legal New York State drivers licence. He didn’t ask any questions and I didn’t offer any explanation. I ended up with a ticket for 40 in a 35.
On a lighter note, sweet bell pepper seem to be rather plentiful this season. I’ve been planning a pizza with red, green, orange, and yellow peppers, mushrooms, sliced roma tomato’s but I was just to tired to make the dough. I ended up with bottom round strips and most of the other stuff.
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