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Sunday afternoon opera and stuff
I have never been known by my love of opera, but here I sit watching/listening to Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and I’m loving it. The villain is so deliciously villainy. The heroine is so tragic. And the hero is so...so...emphatically tenor-y. And while the heroine lies on center stage in a full faint, the villain and hero sing all about killing each other with their swords. It’s sort of an afterthought that anyone pays attention to the tragic lady who is being driven mad by her grasping, greedy brother. I hope the villain (brother) gets his! Sometimes, I do like opera!
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So, yesterday I joined the gym. It’s a newish one in town called Planet Fitness. This gym has two major things going for it—there is easy parking and the membership is $10 a month. It’s close to my house, too. And the hours are great. So, I’ve signed up and I have a one hour get-together with the personal trainer on Thursday to get me set up on the weight machines. They’re new and a little different, so I’d like some instruction before I start using them. The instruction comes with with membership, so I’m taking advantage of it. Meanwhile, I can use the stair steppers or bikes or treadmills or free weights.
As I understand it, this particular gym franchise got its start, close-by, in New Hampshire. It was designed for the regular everyday person. No showing off appreciated or encouraged at these gyms. And there is a prohibition against grunting and dropping weights or acting like a prima donna. That cracks me up. I’ve been to gyms where both men and women behave that way and it is annoying. And a serious plea for attention. When I’m at the gym, I’m suffering enough on my own, I don’t need to share someone else’s suffering, too. We’ll see. All I care about is getting to those weight machines.
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Oh my, the operatic heroine just went certifiably bonkers and stabbed her bridegroom while singing beautifully. It’s not easy being an opera star, is it?
Hello? Is anybody out there?
Where has everyone gone?
Kate sorry I didn’t get a chance to call you back! After GC2 came home things got a little crazy.
Well I went to do the inspection sticker. Another rejection sticker. The guy said if they didn’t have the new camera’s on them, he would let it go. Thinks it is stupid and actually hurts their business a lot. People think that it is just so they can make money off people. My horn now works tho! The guy said it is going to cost over a hundred to fix the stupid thing. I am thinking of having E just take them out if he can. I don’t freaking need them.
So I am off to the air port again later this morning/early afternoon. Wish me luck lol. I just know he is going to pull me over again. But not much he can do about it this time, the date on the sticker is from yesterday. You can’t order a part and have it fixed in one day! I don’t even think you could get it fixed the same day even if anyone carried the freaking light in stock in a day!
Now, I just have to figure out how to get out of the freaking airport without having to go through to toll booth. I know there must be a way?
What a long week with him gone. Glad he said he doesn’t have to go down there a lot like he thought he would.
Some more news to share when I talk to you again lol. Never ending.
I do not understand why optional fog lights have anything to do with passing or not passing an inspection. That’s just ridiculous. They are an option in this state. Not mandatory. So what the heck???
Give me a call. Do you still have the hostas? I need to plant a bunch along the driveway. And are you or are you not moving to Fla? If you aren’t, where the “h” am I going to move??!
Sigh. I need to get out of here. Really.