The Big Green House

Monday, August 11, 2003

 

Feign interest, OK?

Science Girl and I went out for brunch Saturday morning. Well, technically it was Saturday afternoon, I guess, since neither of us got up much before noon. Don�t hate us because we are slugs.

Jesus, I�m derailed already. A new land speed record.

While we were there, we ran into a friend of mine from Sacramento � someone who I haven�t seen in something like 17 years. That kinda threw me for a loop. Don�t get me wrong; it was great to see Suzette again. It�s always a pleasant surprise to see old pals who have done well in life, and it appears that she has done so. It just took me most of the weekend to rethread my head again. I never run into people from The Olden Days, which is not terribly surprising given the 800-some-odd mile distance between here & Sac.

So that happened, and then SG & I made our way over to COCA for the dorkbot show there. It was fun, but I think SG got more out of it than I did. She�s very keen on the more tactile, kinetic arts. I believe the direct quote was something along the lines of �I�ve seen too many bad paintings�.

Sunday was spent going to a couple of places that sell salvaged and/or recycled building materials. Earthwise was chock full of cool old windows, doors, molding, fixtures, etc. Nothing we need right away, but it was good to go in & see what was there. I suspect we�ll be back at some point. Bedrock got SG all hot & bothered. She was very excited by all the groovy rocks and glass available. We picked out some broken granite & marble pieces for a garden project she�s had in mind for awhile now. We were both interested in the tumbled glass pieces, but we�re afraid that Lucy might mistake them for snacks.

After that, we took a drive out to Carnation and Duvall. I�ve always liked that area. One of the routes I had when I drove a truck for a living took me out that way every Monday, and I was curious to see how things had changed in the five years since I quit. (Plus I was feeling antsy & needed to get out of town for a little bit.) Carnation was pretty much the small rural community I remembered, although I was sad to see that the River Run Caf� no longer existed. Duvall was another story entirely � I was appalled at the number of new strip malls. It�s still dairy country, but I wonder how much longer the cows will be welcome there. There�s already a new elementary school right across the street from a dairy; I can imagine the kids running out to play at recess, getting a whiff of the neighbors, and begging to be let back inside.

And that was our weekend. You can wake up now.

bmarkey 8/11/2003 09:27:00 PM