Friday, July 25, 2003
 

I haven't been updating much, in all the recent moving, vacationing, etc. Bad Elvisette. No [Nekot] cookie.

Moving on.

I'm back from the beach, thankfully sunburn-free. And suntan-free, for that matter. I love my Coppertone SPF 45 sunblock. I did my usual grousing about water temperatures (pool and ocean), reading depressing literature poolside, and consuming goodies like an overactive vacuum cleaner.

Let's see. I've turned into Hyperactive Psychotic Obsessive Stereotypical Suburban Yarkwork Woman since coming home. I did a lot of cleaning in the front yard yesterday, removing several wheelbarrow loads of debris. I think that the summer rainstorms are knocking down the remaining junk from the winter icestorms, resulting in a big mess. After the front yard, I moved into the immediate backyard (as opposed to the far backyard, which is newer and more recently landscaped) and debris-cleaned there. I then tackled a particularly neglected corner, removing weeds, Virginia Creeper (which attempted to eat my ankle), grape vines, a dead stump (which weighed a ton), a dead azalea (which really wanted to stay where it was), and more. I also de-suckered several dogwoods. I harbor deep enmity for suckers and wandering dew, both of which met my Yardwork Woman wrath yesterday. Bwahahahahaha.

Alice (current full name, subject to extension: Alice Dwight Cooter Pedrolina Scarlett DuBois) adjusted to life here in, oh, about five minutes. She's finding plenty of stuff to sniff (she sniffs more than your average dog) and has been enjoying watching the suburban wildlife from the windows. Four people fawning all over her, playing with her, and generally attending to her every need also seems to be high on her list. She had her Special Surgery (spaying) while we were at the beach, so she's got a funny bald spot on her tummy.

That's about it from my exciting life.

Final words of wisdom: Weeds bad.

Elvisette philosophized at 10:26 AM