rah rah sis boom bah

mike and i went on our vacation. we had a lovely time and hardly argued at
all. except for right before we left and once when i thought mike yelled
at me.

a raccoon broke into our cooler and stole an apple. i don't know who we
were fooling with that apple anyway, but i did polish off a whole box of
nutty bars during the trip. all by myself.

now i'm back at school. and i wish i wasn't. except i'm glad we're not
experiencing this: "In the U.S., a hurricane warning is in effect for the
lower Florida Keys from the Seven Mile Bridge westward to the Dry
Tortugas. A tropical storm warning and hurricane watch have been issued
for the remainder of the Florida Keys east of the Seven Mile Bridge to
Ocean Reef and Florida Bay. A tropical storm warning is also in effect
from Bonita Beach, Fla. along the Gulf and down around eastward to Golden
Beach, Fla. along the Atlantic. A tropical storm watch has been posted
from Longboat Key, Fla. to Bonita Beach, Fla."

yeah, the lower florida keys. that's where we were. a hurricane in a tent
would have been great though.

oh yes, about the tent. i have some pretty funny photos of that tent and
as soon as i get my computer fixed (never) and the internet turned back on
at home (next week), i'll post them. but yeah, every morning, it was
catching the wind like a sail, right off the ocean. and blowing in on us
so that every morning i woke up with a tent smashed up against my face. i
could have suffocated.

but mike and i are thinking of moving to the florida keys when we retire
next year.

and we're looking for a new apartment. here is one we looked at today:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/apa/82883771.html
it's huge. well huge for chicago. four people could fit inside that
bathroom! and cheap! we put in an application, i really hope we get it but
i'm not getting my hopes up. and they allow bunnies so snickers will no
longer have to be a secret. she can live her life in the open. she'll be
so happy.

triathlon is this weekend. i am so incredibly unbelievably nervous. i
don't think i've ever been this nervous in my life. i didn't train nearly
enough but oh well there is nothing i can do about it now. hopefully i
won't make a fool of myself or get injured. i'll let you all know on
monday how it went.

outie