A – Art in the Park: Falls Park (at the West End Shops) hosted Art in the Park this weekend.
There were all sorts of things to do (see the chat below) but our favorite was the bluegrass music down by the river.
B – Bible: While browsing at Lifeway this weekend, I decided to purchase a new Bible. I broke it in on the way home from Anderson and I absolutely love the feel of the pages. I’m not the type of person who hates getting a new Bible because it won’t look worn enough (and people might think I don’t read it! gasp!). I love new Bibles.
C – Camera: CompUSA had a sale going this weekend and I finally purchased a new digital camera (Jason, Amber – do you guys remember going with me to buy my very first one? It was at Best Buy and I was graduating the next day if memory serves me correctly). It is a Canon PowerShot S2 IS (5.0 Megapixels and 12x Optical Zoom).
D – Details: After listening to Jon talk about revamping his wardrobe (with a personal tailor at Men’s Warehouse), I decided to add a few things to my fall wardrobe. Somewhat random things: sparkly black heels, one really great large necklace that perhaps evokes vintage charm, a silver ring with a large pearl, a thick leather belt, beaded embellished hoops, a thick shawl for blustery days (while walking downtown Greenville), a fur scarf, a a shimmery bag and black leather boots. Twill be fun.
E – eBay: Daniel found this lovely fact: eBay and the U.S. Postal Service offer co-branded shipping boxes for Priority Mail. They can even be delivered to your house!
F – Flickr export: This is a really handy tool (especially since I’m uploading lots of pictures from my new camera) for Flickr but it doesn’t seem especially faster than the Old Fashioned Uploading to Flickr.
G – Gilmore Girls: I disliked the first episode of this season. Very much. I spit on it.
H – Hospice – In a wild and crazy move, I suddenly donated my TV to Hospice. We’ve been talking about doing this and now it is officially gone. And since the only thing I was even watching on TV was Gilmore Girls – and since I’m quite bitter about the first episode of the season – then, flphf! It’s gone.
I – Internet speed – In an unprecedented move, (like the above), Charter Communications is now accessible to The Valley. I have cable Internet! And a lovely WiFi network. And note that cousin-boy-Jon said, “Just in case you were wondering, your WiFi network doesn’t reach here in my bedroom.”
J – Jon Heder: In another wonderful bit of acting, Jon Heder added a bit of off-kilter humor to Just Like Heaven.
K – Kerry: While shopping at Kudzu (not related to Shane Blake), I ran into Kerry and her mother. I haven’t seen her since the wedding but she looked lovely as if Marriage is Suiting her.
L – Lost: Ambs called me on Saturday and said a little girl had found something underneath one of the seats in her car. And it was mine!! Apparently I had left a Bible in her car about a year ago. I’m not sure what that says about me. It’s not that I haven’t read my Bible in a year. I suppose I just wasn’t attached to that particular one. And I’m really not sure what it says about her cleaning underneath the seats of her car. Hehe.
M – Music: We had a bit of music fun this weekend. Daniel serenaded me for quite a bit of time. Here he is- in the middle of a song.
N – Novels:
Reading for pleasure, reading a novel while you are on the bus or the train or the subway,reading a biography instead of returning all your boss’s e-mails, reading philosophy in the back of a seminar that your corporate team sent you to, reading a short prose poem translated from Spanish by your favorite Chilean playwright in the coffee shop, reading a movie review on line at the place where you pay bills when you are too late to mail them – just reading novels and books in general will greatly aid you in your pursuit not to be rich, if only in their sheer time-as-money-wasting capacity. It makes a practicing nonbazillionaire like myself tremble to consider how much money I could lose reading Anna Karenina.
– Excerpted from How Not to Get Rich Or Why Being Bad Off Isn’t So Bad, by Robert Sullivan
O – October fun: Make candles, knit a blanket, read a book, buy ski mittens, eat crisp fritters dipped in warm maple syrup, rake leaves, make a harvest basket with tangerines, apples, nuts and a wild surprise.
P – Patriarchs: I’m beginning the new Beth Moore study on Encountering the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Q – Quail: Jon is somewhat bitter about my lovely Wi-Fi network. He still has dialup. And when I mentioned that I was enjoying the speed immensely, he threatened me with a voodoo doll. Yes, that’s right. And then he said, “that’s what you get for telling me to get quail when you know good and well all I can get is manna.”
R – Reedy River: During Art in the Park, we were able to see Reedy River Falls again. It was sweet because that’s where Daniel and I went when we first met. The park bench. The tender hug. The not-saying-much.
S – Stolen: This post idea. From Kari. Please forgive me. =)
T – Tocjan – It is my official Klingon name.
U – Umbrella: It’s a blue-tinted, transparent umbrella with a metallic handle. From mightygoods. Hooray for stuff!
V – Veer: Although I normally just use Veer for their delicious wallpaper, I adore this orange laptop bag. It’s just a bit pricey.
W – Weight Watchers: After enjoying a little too much good food lately, I’ve signed up with WW and I’m counting points for a little while. It’s all in good fun and the Grilled Tilapia with Mango Salsa is quickly becoming What I Eat.
X – X-ploding Dog: Since Human Resources is one of the hats I wear, I think I should include this picture in the New Hires folders.
Y – You Tube – It all started with Daniel discussing the 30th Anniversary of the Slurpee. So, I made two silly videos commencing the fact. But then I realized he had been wrong. It was back on July 13 – and it was the 40th Anniversary. Thus, it made the Slurpee videos seem even more silly. Enjoy.
Z – Zapper: You know it’s the later part of summer when the bug zappers have thick, hearty sounds.