Weekend in Review

Originally, Jonikka was supposed to come up yesterday and we were going to work on the quilt some more. However, she called me on Friday, saying that a friend of hers' work shift would be changing soon and this weekend would be her last for a while to spend time with him. So we made plans to get together NEXT Saturday, then yesterday morning I remembered I already have Saturday plans with my folks. ::slaps forehead:: I tried calling her cell, got no answer, tried the house. Jonikka wasn't there, but Anita was. She told me about the fiasco that happened at work the day before, and she was still so upset I said, "Too bad you can't come up here."

"I'm not doing anything," she replied. "Do you really want me to come up?"

So she did. We hung out here at the house for a little while, then we drove in to the Hutch Mall so I could scope out extra-long twin sheet sets. We hit Sears, Dillards (man, I hate that store), and JCPenney (where I found and bought a tan set) as well as hitting Bath & Body Works and Hot Topic.

B&BW: I was happy to discover that they still carry the aromatherapy scent Jasmine Vanilla, so I reacquired the body spray (to replace the nearly new bottle I lost to Katrina) as well as the matching shower gel. I also discovered Sandalwood Rose, so I bought the body spray and shower gel of that as well. Anita got shower gels of basil/something, sage/something (lemongrass?), and Japanese cherry blossom. All our shower gels were on sale for CHEAP, so that was a bonus, especially for A.

HT: First, I didn't realize the Hutch Mall HAD a HT. Second, they were burning so much incense that I started sneezing after ten minutes in the store and woke up with a sore throat. Finally, I like this HT better than the one at Towne East because it's bigger and I can get around in it.

After the mall, we ate at Chili's. Since I'm not on painkillers this time (the last time A and I went to Chili's, I was), I splurged on a Calypso Cooler -- spiced rum, peach schnapps, grenadine, and orange juice. That thing was GOOOOOOOD!! I normally barely drink a third of any alcoholic beverage, but I drank more than half last night. Was initially woozy (I have NO alcohol tolerance despite my Irish and German blood) and I slept like a rock. Didn't want to get up this morning, either -- though I think that had more to do with the rain than last night's bender.

Today I wrote some on my diss chapter and started on a book that A loaned me. The book is called Bones: Buried Deep and is based on a Fox TV series about a forensic anthropologist (don't know who plays her) and an FBI agent (played by the dude who was Angel in "Buffy" and "Angel"). It's written by the same guy who writes the "CSI" novels. I'm just short of halfway through, and I'm liking it A LOT. I think I'm going to have to try and catch the series.

Oh, yeah, I forgot that this morning I watched "Independence Day" for about the 5,186,376th time. Jeff Goldblum -- rrrrrrrrowr! This evening, I watched two eps of "Star Trek: TNG" and a new ep of "Mind of Mencia," then I ate a mint Drumstick and hopped on the 'Net. Mom should be home soon, so then I'll be off to bed.

G'night, y'all!