winterbadger | yikes!

I really am terrifically out of condition, even for me. I went out for a ride this morning, and it took me ages to get any sort of rhythm going. I was *tired* and had to take several breaks, which isn't usually the case on my morning route (~5.6 miles). I really *need* to start making this a daily habit, or some morning I'm going to roll out of bed and say "Jabba tu-wonga, Nicholas!" to my waiting cat...

I had a very nice but unproductive weekend. I got almost nothing done, with the exception of a trip to the farmers' market with Da Grrls on Saturday morning and a trip to the recycling center with

redactrice on Saturday afternoon. She was a terrific help shifting all my cardboard and paper; it's so nice to get all of that out of the house and back into the recycling stream. Sunday I went (delayed by my own tardiness and a Beltway accident) up to MD and spent the afternoon shooting several of

gr_c17's arsenal of exotic weaponry. He can correct me on the makes and models, but we tried out a rifle, two carbines, and two revolvers. I'd never shot a modern pistol before, so that was quite interesting. We had a late lunch, and I came back and read and napped until evening, when

shy_kat made a delisvious dinner that I was invited to. I helped clean up, then she and I played a card game until bedtime. A very pleasant day!

I've hijacked "Wicked" from their library pile and am munching it up--it's quite enjoyable, and a terrifically interesting way to approach someone else's story, taking all the background (I remember a bit of Oz from being addicted to all of Baum's books in grade school) and subtly reshaping it.

OK, time for a shower and work.