1. Road tripping to Lincoln from Fremont is a lot more fun with a friend. Thanks, Shane!
2. It still takes 3 grown adults about 30 minutes to decide where to go for lunch. We finally decided on Planet Sub.
   
3. Convincing someone to stay and watch another episode of Flight of the Conchords is much easier than I had expected.
4. My body still does not like Taco John's. Even though I would really like for it to.
5. Current level of motivation to begin my journey north: 20 out of 100. I'm really enjoying just bumming around.

1. The aforementioned Flight of the Conchords. Just frikkin' hilarious!
2. Dexter. I am sooooo behind the curve on things at times.
3. Raspberry flavored Lipton White Tea.
4. Digital cable...I am really liking this On Demand stuff. This could potentially be a HUGE problem with my future budgetary needs.
5. Putzing around.

• Arrived at the BR airport by 5:15 AM thanks to Brent.
• All of my connections and flights were on time, thankfully.
• Arrived in Sioux Falls around 2:30 PM.
• Convinced my sister that we needed to go to K-Mart to grab a few personal care items, and the sixth season of The Simpsons on DVD. (As there is a coupon for a free viewing of the movie in the theater inside.)
• Picked up cheese curds and a Blizzard from DQ on the way to the farm.
• Got to the farm. Played Quiddler with my sister and father.
• Met Mom in Sioux Falls for supper at TC's Referees.
• Shopped for a few essential items (beer) at Hy-Vee.
• Crashed early due to being up a long time.

• Broke the fast with my parents at the Old Pancake House. I adore their Swedish pancakes.
  
• Picked up a few essential items (season 2 of Weeds) at Target.
• Wandered around Sam's Club.
• Played a few games of Quiddler with Mom & Dad.
• Watched most of season 2 of Weeds.
• Enjoyed grilled beer brats and all the fixings for supper.
  

• Finished watching season 2 of Weeds.
• Picked up pictures from Vacation: July 2006 at Target. (Better late than never.)
• Helped wrap Traci's wedding gift at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
• Found an uber cute pair of shoes at Kohl's.
• Lunched at Sonic, where my sister & her boyfriend & I were treated to a semi-racist server. Good times.
• Went to The Simpsons Movie. Great movie. 'Interesting' person sitting next to me.
• Spent the rest of the night watching HBO On Demand at Josh's house. I adore Flight of the Conchords.

• Attended my cousin's wedding. She looked gorgeous. The weather was perfect. The flowers were beautiful. The bees were buzzing.
• Enjoyed spending time with my family (first time in almost 11 years that all 8 of us cousins have been together) at the reception.
• Hung out at Nutty's North with my sister and her friends. Became increasingly annoyed by the traveling bachelor(rette) parties. Woo!

• Attended church with my parents where I saw a lot of friends and neighbors.
• Drove to Fremont, NE, to hang out with some grad school friends.
• Enjoyed a lovely meal at Runza's.

• I am currently watching tv while waiting for Shane to arrive so that we can drive south to Lincoln.
• The plan for the day is to hang out with the OVCSA staff for lunch and just enjoy being in Nebraska.
• Will come back to Fremont tonight, then head back to SD at some point tomorrow.

• Clean the Jumpin' Husker Ferrets' cage.
• Laundry.
• Vacuum.
• Pack.
• Finish cross-stitching portion of Project #4.
• Clean out fridge.
• Set alarms for 3:30 AM. (Yup. That's early.)

This Week

• Purchase a wedding gift for my cousin. (Wedding is Saturday.)
• Get my hair cut.
• Drink some Boulevard.
• Attend The Simpsons movie.
• Buy shoes.
• Relax.

Next Week

• Visit friends in Lincoln.
• Eat lunch with Thor & MoSus.
• Play with the Jumpin' Husker cousins.
• Attend Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix with MoSus.
• Contemplate getting a tattoo.
• Spend a night at Nutty's.
• Finish back-stitching Cross-Stitch Project #4.
• Relax.

Following Week

• Return to dodge.

 Have a great Tuesday!

(I hope to update my blog a few times during the next two weeks, but I wouldn't hold my breath.)

1. I finally finished a book during the month of July. Of course, it was Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows. I am nothing but a lemming, but it was quite a delightful book which I will not spoil for anyone. Because that is just pure evil.
2. Next item of excitement on the long list of "How I became a geek"? Why the opening of The Simpsons movie this week, of course. Which I will most likely see with my sister and others in SD on Friday. Woot!
3. I am about 80% done with Cross-Stitch Project # 4 for 2007. The goal is to get all of the cross-stitching done before flying home, then completing the back-stitching on the farm. (The project is for my mom afterall.)
4. I have a difficult time convincing myself that it's a good thing to get out of bed before 6:45 AM. Which could prove to be a distaster on Wednesday, as my plane leaves BR at 6:15 AM.
5. I will be in the lovely land of Huskers within a week. Can you tell that I'm excited?

1. I haven't finished reading an entire book since June 21, 2007.
2. I haven't exercised in over a week.
3. I cannot manage to pull myself out of bed before 6:30 in the morning. (Typically I am up and at 'em by 5:40.)
4. I'm still upset that Westerberg High didn't advance past the second round in the World Series of Pop Culture.
5. My neck seriously hurts. It has hurst since Saturday. The reason for the pain: TOO much cross-stitching.
6. I will be 30 in less than 7 weeks.
7. I feel guilty that I have to throw away coupons that will expire while I'm on vacation. (Yeah, I have a coupon addiction.)
8. I am part of the machine.
9. One of the most exciting parts of my week: Getting two extra keys made for my apartment for less than $3.
10. I actually got upset when upon finishing my cherry limeade from Sonic and carefully pouring out the ice, all I found were lime wedges. No cherries for me.
11. I got surprisingly excited by the fact that KELO-Land News was being represented on The Weather Channel last night. (So excited that I texted a bunch of SD friends.)
12. I'm actually excited by the fact that PBS has a new show regarding the showing of animals (redundant much?). Some of my loyal readers will remember my for the specials on show cats and show cattle. Now they have one on show FERRETS! (Honest to goodness, it's called "Ferrets: The Pursuit of Excellence.")
13. I have started referring to incoming freshmen as "those darn kids."

• Been a month since I finished reading a book.
• A week until I'll be leaving on a jet plane.
• Three days until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows is released.
• Seven weeks until my 30th birthday.
• 9:00 AM.
• Time to rock a rhyme.
• Lunch-time.

• Cross-stitching. As such, my neck is very sore today. Very, very sore. But Cross-Stitch Project #4 is coming along swimmingly.
• Self-made television show marathons. Shows watched from DVD this weekend include: How I Met Your Mother, season 1; Firefly; The Simpsons, season 4. Yup. I'm pathetic.
• Going away parties. I'll miss Amtrak, but he needed to move one.
• Adult Beverages. Such as this and this.
• Sleep. Very, very important part of a rainy weekend.
• Rain. It really did rain a lot over the weekend. I truly wish that I could send some of that moisture towards 'home.'
• Procrastination. Much like what I'm doing now.
• Cleaning. Floors and furniture are now clean at mi casa. Next on the list: Windows and dusting.

1. Cross-stitch project #4 for 2007 - about 1/2 way done with the cross-stitching, luckily this project doesn't have much back-stitching.
2. Make an extra key for my apartment - so that Monelle can check in on the Jumpin' Husker Ferrets from time to time.
3. Fix my glasses.
4. Secure a post office box.
5. Send out resumes to potential employers.
6. File.
7. Eat cake to celebrate Amtrak's last day at work. (Tomorrow)
8. Bathe the Jumpin' Husker Ferrets.
9. Choose a tattoo pattern.
10. Drop off bags of clothing to Goodwill.
11. Buy & read the new Harry Potter book.
12. Walk at least 30 minutes a day.
13. Clean out the refrigerator.

1. Read at least one book per week. (Of these books, at least 5 should be categorized as 'classics' by either a library or bn.com.)
2. Exercise 3 times a week for at least 30 minutes.
3. Send 'real' (aka 'non-electronic') cards to friends and families for special occasions.
4. Mend fences.
5. Bring my lunch to work 3 times a week.

1.  - While I have done well overall, with more than 50 books read this year. I have not finished a book since June 22. Which is not good. I am close to finishing a book. But, it's a classic. And as such, intimidates me and/or puts me to sleep. Although, I do feel as though I will rally. Especially with the new Harry Potter book on the horizon.
2.  - Doing much better. I've already walked two times this week, and for the most part my calendar shows that I'm doing my part to not be a couch potato. For the most part. There are still days, that lead into a couple or more in a row. At least I'm improving.
3.  - I have made this resolution my bitch. Honestly. I totally rock at sending cards. Which reminds me, I need to get a couple of them in the mail today. Possibly on my way to grab some caffeine.
4.  - Tis hard to mend fences when the fences move away. But, as reported in yesterday's blog entry, I have been more social as of late. And I'd like to hope that some fences aren't in need of mending any more.
5.  - I honestly plan on bringing my lunch to work, now whether I actually manage to make it and/or eat it once it is here. Now that's the real story. My goal is to only go out to lunch 2 more times between today (July 10, 2007) and the date of my departure for SD (July 25, 2007). Join me in this most likely futile journey, won't you?

• While walking across campus at 4:30-ish on Friday, I ran into Amtrak.
• Amtrak then beckoned me to follow him. But, alas, he did not make me a fisher of me...yet.
• I joined Amtrak for an adult beverage or two at the local watering hole.
• While enjoying our beverages, we ran into birthday boy Blaire (spelling?) & his video game addicted husband Michael.
• After enjoying the overall ambiance of the watering hole, we traveled to a local Thai restaurant to partake in dining with Amtrak's friend Emilie.
• While sharing delightful dinner banter, it was decided that the night was too perfect to end now. So, we decided to continue the journey by enjoying a glass of wine at another local restaurant. This one being of the Italian food nature.
• After a glass of wine, a shared slice of tiramisu and a chocolate martini, we were still in the mood to be social, so after changing out of my work clothes, we headed downtown.
• While downtown, we sat on the roof of a tall building, sipped on cool beverages and tried to ignore the poorly dressed man leaning over the edge of the roof in front of us while we enjoyed watching the fireworks being set off by teenagers below. (I assume they were teenagers.)
• Alas, the night ended after a small spill and a bunch of laughter. Overall, it was a delightful journey from work to home.
• Once I returned to the Jumpin' Husker Apartment, I apparently texted a few people.
• I rose early on Saturday morning, due to the fact that Becky was going to soon be at my apartment complex.
• You see, we were going on a blueberry journey. Or in better terms, a journey to pick our own blueberries.
• After a short stop at the local Wal-Mart, for donuts & stuff, we began our journey to Clinton, LA.
• On the journey to Clinton, we noticed a lot of big, scary birds. And a churck with the word "Shady" in its name. That just seems wrong to me.
• Eventually, we found our destination. And soon began picking our own blueberries. (Which only cost $1/pound!)
• While picking, we enjoyed a delightful conversation. We also enjoyed moments of rain. (The weather was more than perfect.) And also, the fun of mocking other people. ("Mom! I hit the jackpot!")
• After completing our picking, which honestly I could have done for about another hour or two, we decided that we should probably head home.
• Total amount of berries picked: Me-5 pounds; Becky-8 pounds. Becky also picked a handful of fresh figs.
• On the journey home, we ran into the "Red, White & Blueberry Festival" in Clinton. We had to stop.
• At the festival, we purchased cracklins (Becky), a cookbook (Me) & jam (both of us). We also enjoyed a wonderful catfish poboy while listening to the local gospel singers. (Which I believe is one of the larger families showcased on Discovery or Discovery Health, I just can't find them on a website.)
• Alas, the day of wholesome debauchery needed to end, as Becky needed to get home to her family and I needed to get home and freeze my blueberries.
• The remainder of the weekend went rather smoothly: Spoke with my mom & sister on the phone; Talked with a few friends from Nebraska; Cross-stitched; Continued to watch Season One of How I Met Your Mother on DVD; Played with the Jumpin' Husker Ferrets.

Overall, it was a wonderfully low-key, yet social, weekend. I hope that trend continues. (Fingers crossed.)

As there is no feast to post this week , here are a few of my feats instead.

1. Finished back-stitching Cross-Stitch Project #3. (After not touching it at all for about a month.)
2. Obtained a DVD copy of Heathers.
3. Printed off a ton of coupons from SmartSource.com and Coupons.com.
4. Watched most of the first season of How I Met Your Mother (Season One). I  that show.
5. Caught up on sleep. (Crossing fingers)I hope that this will stop the yuckiness I feel coming on from coming.

1. Me:On a Diet needs to be more than Me:Walking.
2. Coffee costs money. By saving the money that I tend to spend at Starbucks, I may be able to afford new towels sooner.
3. I'm hyper enough without the caffeine. 

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