A Productive Day.

[arontius]

.....I allowed myself to sleep in this morning until 8AM. Had some diet soda, my vitamins and protein shake, and went to work. :-)

.....Down in the basement was THE MONSTER. A HUGE pile of clothes, eight to ten feet in diameter and about five and a half feet tall. It was the majority of the Gold Key clothing owned by the Barony. I've been washing it a load at a time ever since June Faire. The thirty-fifth load went through the dryer this evening. I folded and loaded about eight bins before noon. Loaded another six after dinner. The pile has been reduced to about three bins full of clothes. I have to buy a few replacement bins tomorrow to put this clothing into and then take them to the storage unit. Then I'll be DONE with it.

.....It should be a requirement that every long time player in a group have a chance to do a little bit of every office that makes up a branch. That way you can truly appreciate what that officer does in the course of an event. I know with certainty that I NEVER want to be the Gold Key officer. :-) I promise to never again complain about lugging Gold Key bins to or from an event. I know that it could be a lot worse, I could be running the office! :-)

.....Got the two lawns mowed! Huzzah! They look a hundred times better even though they still need a lot of work. Can't wait until July Coronation is over so that I can do some of the other stuff that needs done. The trimming the weeding the cleaning. I love my back yard when it is all cleaned up. It feels very much like some glade in a forest.

.....Fixed the garage door. The mechanism stuck in a gear and I had to take it apart, including unwinding the cables. Took a lot of cursing and swearing and bruised knuckles, but I finally fixed it.

.....Got the shopping done, my own laundry finished and was still able to get pretty much caught up on July Coronation 'Must-Go-Do-Its'. I feel pumped up and ready for the week. :-)

.....Got to spend some time with Laurellen yesterday. Got the grand tour of the house. Saw some excellent stuff that she had been using for show-and-tell at her embroidery class. I was super impressed! Got to see the work upstairs. I'd hire Laurellen to contract for me anytime. :-)

.....Went and saw X-Men, which was hmmm, O.K., but disappointing. And cheesy. When Professor Xaviar dies, do they HAVE to make him face the camera and give that cheesey smile to it? Ugh! I half-expected Luke Skywalker to jump out and start attacking storm-troopers or Michael Valentine to suddenly discorporate. Very cliche-ic, but the movie was filled with cliche.

.....You know what I think would make a cool movie, or better yet, a long mini-series, would be Heinlein's 'Stranger In A Strange Land'. It's my favorite Heinlein. It would be difficult to get it into a three hour movie, true, but a well done mini-series might make it work.

.....After the movie went to this really good Japanese restaurant. One of those where the chef works on your meal right at the table. The food was really good. I'll have to go back there again.

.....Well, off to get a few last things done before the week starts. Gonna be another busy one.

.....Arontius.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, I'm impressed. I did the Gold Key laundry after June Faire a few years ago, but it was only 6 bins total.

As far cheesey, it was a movie based on a super-hero comic book - the very definition of cheesey! ;-) Go see "Cars". Great movie - doesn't pretend to be anything but a well-done cartoon. Be sure to stay through all the credits.

What is the name of the restaurant? I like good Japanese food.


-and yes, it is me

So, Ms. Someone.

[(Anonymous)]

....when are you going to come into the light and be recognized? :-)

You do not like the cheese?

[mrq-laurellen.livejournal.com]

Hahahah... there was a lot of cliche in that movie.

You Asked For It!

[the-thread-lady.livejournal.com]

I did it - just for you ;-)

Now I have to figure out how to use all the cool stuff.

Re: You Asked For It!

[arontius]

Way cool!!!! More friends are always welcome. :-)

[ayeshadream.livejournal.com]

I did Aquaterra gold key for about 3 years and we had at least 10-12 tubs. The washing, the hauling, the being chained to the gold key booth for the weekend. I love volunteering but when I gave up that office it was quite a relief.

[angharadalbanes.livejournal.com]

How did you end up with the Gold Key laundering job? Did you volunteer *again*? ;-)

A wide variety of people I know like that Heinlein, which means I should probably read it, huh?

Heinlein!

[arontius]

.....YES, you need to read 'Stranger In A Strange Land.' Some of Heinlein's works tend to be EXTREMELY esoteric. But this one is highly imaginative and makes good points, as well as being a highly entertaining read. I love it!

[schaezen.livejournal.com]

Yep, I would recommend that Heinlein book also. I think 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' would also make a good movie, but... who can say?

I don't know how you get that much crammed into a weekend. I was happy to show the apartment twice, assemble a shade canopy to make sure all the pieces were there before I give it away, and help a friend write an article on job searches on the internet (she knows nothing about the internet, so...) on Saturday. And that was more than enough.

More Heinlein.

[(Anonymous)]

....The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress is a good story, but if I had the choice, SIASL is my pick first. :-)