Just Call Me Gracie

I seem to be blessed with the ability to injure myself doing just about anything. Yesterday I played tennis for the first time in a long time. Usually I worry about spraining my ankle. Earlier this month I had strained my knee, so I was a little worried about that too. Thankfully, neither happened. However, as I rushed the net to make a play on a ball, my feet caught a pile of leaves and slipped out of under me. I landed on my wrist and skidded on my freshly sunburned thighs. You guessed it...I sprained my wrist. I didn't really feel anything at the time, but today my right wrist and arm feel limp and weak...not really painful, except when I put pressure on the wrist itself. And my sunburn, well that's healing nicely...on my thighs anyway...my sunburned back is an entirely different story. Apparently, I need to go out to play wearing body armor. I might stand a better chance of not getting injured.

Wardrobe Malfunction

Gee, two posts in one day...what will I do? This was just too funny not to pass along. I have this really cute black skirt that I sometimes wear to work. It's of a professional length (just above the knee) and has a very flattering cut to it. It's perhaps one of the more comfortable skirts I own (stretchy is good). So, I put it on this morning with a cute sweater top and my burkes (not professional, but very comfy). Everything was going along fine until I bent over to pick up my kitty to say good-bye. I heard a rip and felt a strange breeze...apparently the kick pleat in the back decided it needed to be bigger, way bigger, clean up to the waistband bigger. Now I'm all for making new fashion statements, but that's just not one of them. I'm sure that I can have it fixed, but I think perhaps my clothes are trying to tell me something...and I'm guessing it's along the lines of "lose weight." How's that for weight-loss encouragement?

Catching up on the News

It's been a little too long since I wrote anything, so I figured I would catch everybody (all six of you) on what's been going on with me (as if most of you don't already know).

1. Perhaps the most important development over the last couple of weeks is that I am in a band...an actual honest-to-god band :-) We do covers of blues, rock'n'roll, and some country music. It's an amazing experience! I've never felt more free to make a mistake...loudly and with authority :-) I'm enjoying collaborating with a group of people who enjoy music, but don't take themselves too seriously. It really gives me something to look forward to each week. We don't know when our first gig is yet, but I'll let you all know as soon as I find out.

2. I get to reiterate my call for anyone who might be able to lend me a bicycle. My second bike in 2 months was stolen last night. The thief was nice enough to leave me their BMX bike. But, that does me no good as I am neither 12 years old nor 4'6". So, I think it is time to admit defeat and give up on the whole bike riding thing for this year unless I can borrow one. I had really wanted to spend the fall riding around enjoying the fall colors and weather, but I think buying two bikes a year is enough.

3. There is one seriously huge development in my life, but I'll save that for private email conversations with people who wish to know. Let's just say that my relaxing summer hasn't exactly turned out to be a relaxing summer. It's been good mind you, just not relaxing.

4. I am proud to admit that I have actually stuck to my goal of reading as much as possible. I've read quite a bit this summer...Harry Potter notwithstanding...and think I will continue the trend. One of these days I'll actually post the reviews of the books I've read so far.

Other than that, the kitty and I have just been hanging out enjoying what we can of the summer and attempting to prevent our bedroom from flooding (air conditioners aren't always what they're cracked up to be). It's hard to believe that school starts in just a few short weeks, but there it is. Here's to hoping that this fall is better than the last one!