Went to the last outdoor ballet of the season this past weekend. \u00a0This time around we got there in time for the kids program and it was surprisingly fun to watch. \u00a0The leader of the group of kids was someone I know – she’s the director of the dance institute at UA. \u00a0And I built her website. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42 \u00a0So, it was pretty cool to see a\u00a0familiar\u00a0face leading a group of happy children dancing on stage.<\/p>\n
The traditional part of the ballet was a little dull, but one segment had Johnny Cash singing a song called Hurt. \u00a0The song was originally written and performed by Nine Inch Nails \u00a0– Mr. Cash did a cover of this in his own style shortly before he passed away. \u00a0The line, “You can have it all – my empire of dirt”, struck me as deeply sad and stayed with me. \u00a0The dancers acted out the song, one pair moving the others like puppets. \u00a0Haunting and very well done. \u00a0I discovered later that Leona Lewis also did a cover of the song – adding a pop-style to the moody and the country.<\/p>\n
Strange how one song can convey so much depth and be covered in such interesting ways. \u00a0Guess that’s a tribute to the writer.<\/p>\n
Also over the weekend I got to go with some friends out on the lake for a boat trip. \u00a0The weather was nice most of the time and we spent quite a while swimming. \u00a0It was a little cold, but that didn’t stop me from doffing my suit once in the water. \u00a0 I swam out quite a ways from the boat and went down to see how deep the part of the lake was. \u00a0I touched bottom – at least, I hope it was the bottom. \u00a0It was squishy.<\/p>\n
After a while, I put my suit back on and got back into the boat – managing to injury myself a bit in the process. \u00a0Too bad it wasn’t a lake monster – would have made for a better story.<\/p>\n
In other news… today, I returned some food. \u00a0I had gone up to the student center to get some lunch and decided on a slice of pizza. \u00a0 \u00a0I got to a table, sat down and \u00a0took one bite – and nearly spit it back out. \u00a0Cool to the touch, dry and chewy crust, greasy, and the cheese was\u00a0congealed. \u00a0I’ve sent back food before that didn’t match what I ordered, but this was the first time that I had taken something back that just tasted bad. \u00a0I waited until I attracted the attention of one of the women at the checkout station and asked to see a manager. \u00a0The manager came out and I explained that the pizza was terrible and what was wrong with it. \u00a0She offered to make it right and get me another slice (how that would help I don’t know), but I was already running late and had lost much of my\u00a0appetite\u00a0with that bite anyway. \u00a0So, I declined and said I just wanted to report it so that the pizza that had been sitting under the heat lamp could be discarded and no one else would get a serving of that. \u00a0 \u00a0I made do with my coke zero and a pop-tart.<\/p>\n
So, after a very busy day in the office – it was a “webteam of one” for a while – I hopped in my car and headed over to the BMV to get the plates changed over. \u00a0 No waiting in line, I had all the paperwork needed, the clerk was\u00a0efficient, friendly, and helpful – and the transaction only cost me $4.50. \u00a0I was on the road in no time and took a CD to the Ladies from New York that they had asked me to find. \u00a0From there, I went to get my haircut and again didn’t have to wait in line. \u00a0I got a great hair cut from a friendly stylist and was on my way in short order.<\/p>\n
I guess the Fates of Retail felt bad about the pizza because the rest of my evening went pretty smoothly.<\/p>\n
Just wrapping up some laundry and then off to bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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