Went and saw the Dark Shadows movie over the weekend. It was pretty good, though I guess I was expecting it to be a little more serious. Not a lot more serious – Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, etc. – but maybe a little more serious. Eva Green was awesome as usual and it was a fun bit of distraction.
I had been expecting my former neighbors to come over for a visit on Saturday, but they didn’t contact me. I’m guessing something came up and they forgot, but since it’s the third attempt I think I’ll just let things go. It would be nice to see them, but they may have felt awkward about it. If they contact me again I’d be happy to have them over – we’ll see how it goes.
I went to a birthday pool party for one of my friends – her husband is a very recent former co-worker – and I made her a lamp for her birthday. This was actually a request she had made months ago, but I couldn’t get the design right. I finally gave up, bought some new paper, and redesigned it. Turned out pretty amazing – if I do say so myself – and she seemed pleased with it. I asked her to get some pictures of it when it’s hung up and I’ll share those when I have them.
Much of the day was spent in the pool, dodging raindrops and tormenting children. Her nieces and nephews all seemed to want to be tossed around in the pool and I did my best to oblige them. When I wasn’t in the pool, I was stuffing my face with desserts. Well, I had some actual lunch too, but the desserts were the best.
Today I was back to work and missing my buddy. He was online for a bit and walked me through the process of getting his music collection off his former work computer – one thing he had forgotten. I worked on that with him in the morning before he had to start his new job. I’ll share my external hard drive with him sometime soon and he can get his extensive music collection back.
The rest of the day was pretty quiet, just trying to keep things running and from breaking themselves. In the middle of the day I got a call from the New York Ladies. They were having some TV troubles and needed help getting them set up. I went over after work and got things set up in record time before heading out for some errands. It’s not much, but they do appreciate my help and I’m glad to do it.
The rest of evening has been video games and reading. Hoping the week goes quickly – and cools down a bit. Still no AC for me, but I may need it tonight.