Saturday...

[fajrdrako]

It was a good day. A lovely warm, sunny day - but not too hot. (Weather predictions of rain: wrong again.)

• Breakfasted at Kettleman's with maaseru and maaboroshi. Exceptionally good service. We ate our breakfast bagels outside, with coffee.
  
  
• After breakfast, we all went for a walk around the block - me with my crutches, maaseru with her walker. Saw some amazing flowers on Second Avenue - especially some deep purple irises.
  
  
• My physical trainer Lynne drove me shopping - bought a few things at Loblaw's, and went to the Sunnyside Branch of the Ottawa Public Library to renew my card and pay my fine. (I never let a book get overdue - but when you break a limb, what can you do?) Then we ate lunch at my place, and I saw her photos of Tuscany.
  
  She'd had a wonderful trip - but how could you not have a wonderful time in Tuscany? She'd toured the area by bicycle with her husband and friends: Pisa, Lucca, Siena, San Gimignano, and, of course, Florence. Lovely, lovely pictures. We agreed about the perfection of Tuscany: food, art, climate, friendly people, great gelato.
  
  
• I went to Tasia's with Harry for supper. We had a game of Scrabble - predictably, Tasia won - and then watched two episodes of Stingray, "Sometimes You Gotta Sing the Blues" and "Ancient Eyes". I always loved "Ancient Eyes" - because of the inclusion of Robert Vaughn in the cast, but also because it was a terrific story.
  
  I love it that Ray, like Captain Jack Harkness, is a man without an identity.

Comments

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

OH *pouts* they could have let you off the fine couldn't they? ... the rotten swine!

I want to have a game of Scrabble with you...

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

they could have let you off the fine couldn't they? ... the rotten swine!

I actually had a rather funny conversation with them over the phone. "I want to renew my card."

"You have to come into the library to do that."

"I broke my foot, I can't do that. Can I do it by phone?"

"Well, actually, we can't renew your card because you have a $5 fine you haven't paid."

"Can I do that by mail?"

"No, you have to come in to the library...."

It was all rather circular, and to be fair, they did renew my card, but the fine was still sitting there.

I'd love to play scrabble with you. Do you ever play Scrabulous?

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

Oh well they kind of met you half way with that then so they can have half a brownie point.

Do you ever play Scrabulous?
I have aided and abetted my daughter against her friend occasionally :D

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Yes, and they were quite polite and obliging, though I couldn't help feeling they weren't quite getting the point. The conversation was punctuated by some time spent on hold while they kept transferring me to different departments for the right sort of librarian to handle this sort of thing.

If you want to play Scrabulous, just give the word!

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

If you want to play Scrabulous, just give the word
Thank you *g*
I shall have to get daughter to help me get set up but I really will get back to you on that one :D

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

You did! You found me! Hooray.

Love the icon...

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It occurred to me the other day I really needed a subtext icon :-)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Subtext icons are wonderful things.

[filkferengi]

Yay, library card & Robert Vaughn!

Also, your therapist has friends with very strange names. ;)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

your therapist has friends with very strange names. ;)

Hrrrm.

Nice to have a library card again. One of these days I hope to use it!