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02 October 2009

Hey, whatcha doing this weekend? →[More:]NYC meetup. Blessing of the Animals (Twinkie will attend in spirit only; the last year she attended in person, she bit the pastor). Cooking- got a nice load of fruits and veggies at the market. I want to roast some brussel sprouts and do an apple crisp.

post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 14:25 | 34 comments

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass! tomorrow. Sun, good music, friends, food, beer, wine! Might work for a bit on Sunday, hit up the farmer's market. But just the usual weekend.

posted by special-k 02 October | 14:38

Autumn yard work. Oh what fun.

posted by MonkeyButter 02 October | 14:57

I think I'm going to just pretty much chill this weekend. Bought some good food to make, and I think I'll even make a lemon pound cake. Do some yardwork, lie around. You know, the usual. :-)

posted by Stewriffic 02 October | 15:07

It's our 5th wedding anniversary today. We are going out for dinner tomorrow night. In-laws are in town. No specific plans yet, but will no doubt be heading out and about tomorrow and Sunday doing some fun stuff.

posted by gaspode 02 October | 15:24

Tonight, watching the last part of the Ken Burns "National Parks" series.

Tomorrow, going to the opening of a Da Vinci exhibit down at the art museum.

Sunday, hopefully just hanging around the house, or maybe going out to take some pics. I'm ready for a lazy day, and our next couple of weekends will be busy.

Happy anniversary, gaspode and mr. gaspode!

posted by BoringPostcards 02 October | 15:33

Eating the Tim Tams I got in the mail!(!!!)
I love mail.
I love edible mail more.
I love edible mail from other continents the most.

posted by CitrusFreak12 02 October | 15:34

Friends from the west coast are getting married, but have thoughtfully decided to hold a wedding party on this coast for those of us who are too damn broke to fly. So I'll be in Maryland!

posted by TrishaLynn 02 October | 15:44

Daughter's homecoming dance Saturday. The MrsMoonPie and I will drop her off, then go to dinner and a movie, most likely. Sunday is the Mrs's birthday, which entails some Saturday shopping (cupcakes!) a guided mushroom hike, and dinner at the super-funky H Street County Club.

posted by mrmoonpie 02 October | 15:51

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest today; dress up and SeaBee this weekend.

posted by buzzman 02 October | 15:57

Some work (alas). Some cycling.

posted by kodama 02 October | 15:58

Taking an actor goodwill costume shopping, checking in on the set construction, attending a play, attending a fundraiser for the theatre, printing headshots and resumes for regional teevee commercial audition Monday. Housework, Football watching, intentions of gym-hitting, dog walking, paper reading, maybe try to score some low grade pharmaceuticals.

And I haven't a thing to wear.

posted by rainbaby 02 October | 16:01

That's a good question. We've talked about going to the movies but we still have the flu (the mister more than me, he's running about two days behind me).

posted by deborah 02 October | 16:02

Getting enough work done so that I won't feel guilty about taking next weekend off for MY BIRTHDAY!

posted by unsurprising 02 October | 16:07

I just finished cleaning my house. I need to take out the trash and recycling, which I'll do tomorrow when I go to the hellhole that is my parents' house for some bullshit dinner.

And sleeping.

posted by sperose 02 October | 16:08

Perhaps I should've finished my thought. I'm celebrating my birthday next weekend, but my actual birthday isn't until the weekend after that.

posted by unsurprising 02 October | 16:12

I love mail.
I love edible mail more.

This reminds me of something I'm doing tomorrow: sending a care package to my oldest niece, who is a few weeks into her first semester of college. Nothing much, just some fancy pens, pencils, and pads, some nice soap, and some candy.

Also:
Watching Dog Soldiers.
Baking bread.
Maybe inviting mom and sister over for simple dinner tomorrow night.
Making toffee to take to friends' house for dessert Monday night.
Starting an essay on the appeal of horror films (for a personal project, not for school).
Sorting out the closet. Sigh.
Doing some overdue paperwork.

posted by Elsa 02 October | 16:47

SHOE SHOPPING.

posted by mdonley 02 October | 16:49

Doing some work on the house, in-laws are coming in two weeks
Getting in some running
Maybe doing the Southside Slopes Step Trek
Putting fenders on my bike

posted by octothorpe 02 October | 17:01

Me and TheDonF are gonna meet up with richat and his brother! Woo!

posted by Specklet 02 October | 17:20

Cortex in Chicago! Cortex in Chicago!

posted by SpiffyRob 02 October | 18:20

Work tomorrow, then Movie Night with my sons. We've been watching old animated movies (heh, not that old, at least to me, but old nonetheless) recently, so tomorrow I think it will be "Hercules" and the original "Fantasia" (sorry deborah!)

Something on Sunday, the weather is supposed to be good. Maybe finish Halloween decorating..

posted by redvixen 02 October | 18:54

Right now we're having an open mic at our community center and as usual I'm running the sound. I'm also waiting on some freegans to finish moving their bicycle workshop in to our basement.

Later tonight I'm probably going to get drunk on scotch while I watch Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Tomorrow we're having a professional story-teller at the street library! Then I'm going to the meta-meetup. Yay!

Sunday, I don't know...

posted by fuq 02 October | 20:05

1. Paying as many fucking bills as I can.

2. Doing clean-up work with the Blue Ocean Society here in town.

3. writing press releases, beginning outreach and volunteer coordination, and putting the Dandy Warhols on continuous play.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 02 October | 20:30

Biking with a group o' friends from Davis to the 22nd annual Hoes Down Festival out at Full Belly Farm. I have a friend who might bring a tandem, and I could hitch a ride on that. Camping in an orchard! Celebrating the turn of the season! Riding back to Davis!

posted by aniola 02 October | 21:05

Tomorrow afternoon, going to the wedding reception of a high school friend who was married out of town a few months ago. Hoping there won't be many other mutual friends there, because those I know about are in (externally, at least) fantastic places in their lives and in fantastic committed relationships and although I am 98% happy to be happy for everyone, the other 2% is hell.

On Sunday, will try to sneak into better-than-the-$10.50-I'm-paying empty seats for Eugene Onegin, because hey, luscious gorgeous music, even if the plotline makes me wince.

posted by notquitemaryann 02 October | 23:03

Laundry, walking, writing. Not necessarily in that order.

posted by tangerine 02 October | 23:31

Getting some crap out of our four properties for the large item curb pickup on Saturday.

Seeing my dad at the assisted living, probably Sunday.

Recuperating from my cold.

posted by dhartung 02 October | 23:32

Sukkot with presentation about music in Reform Judaism
Reading of someone who was at Iowa at the same time as me, meetup.
Movie. Rolling coins that have accumulated for the past 6 years.

posted by brujita 03 October | 00:15

Drinking beer in my jammies.

It's so wrong, and yet so right.

posted by pompomtom 03 October | 01:00

Went to see Bright Star last night after meeting up with Jan, Gaspode and Jason. Tonight, the BIG meetup. . .maybe the Whitney before that. . .

Tomorrow, who knows. . .Governor's Island if it's nice, or maybe this.

posted by danf 03 October | 07:11

Update: One thing that was *not* on my agenda was being locked out of my townhouse apartment w/o my phone, keys, or real clothing. (Was wearing bathrobe, torn thermals, T-shirt, flip-flops.) A kind neighbor let me use the phone but the po-po were too busy to send someone who could knock on my landlord's windows/gate for me; I tried yelling at her windows, but they were all shut tight.

I finally got in when the locksmith I called woke her up with the drilling. And of course had to take out $200 to pay them in cash. The upside is that had he been originally able to take credit cards like he said over the phone, I would had paid $85!

posted by TrishaLynn 03 October | 08:33

Whoops, I meant $85 *more*!

posted by TrishaLynn 03 October | 09:23

Working today, and housesitting for some pals this weekend. They've got fancy cable tv and two fun dogs, but I've got to bring my own beer.

posted by box 03 October | 09:42

Last night, taiko festival.

Today, going to Cal/USC game.

Tomorrow, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.

posted by Twiggy 03 October | 14:19

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