…I fulfilled goal #80 on my 101 Things list last Friday afternoon, when I spent an hour in a bookstore by myself. (I had the day off work, so I drove to Richmond to hang out with my family and spend the night. I got to mom’s house before anyone else arrived and had forgotten my key, so it seemed like the perfect time to go down the road and lounge around the local Barnes & Noble.)
…I successfully figured out how to take the bus from K.T.’s apartment to the nearest metro station. (Taking a new bus is always a nerve-wracking first-time experience, at least for me. I think I have this fear of ending up on the wrong bus or something.) I have this fear because it’s a very real possibility — and it actually happened. The first day I rode the bus, I got on the right one in the morning, but got off at the wrong stop in the afternoon. (In my defense, the stop where I get off is a circular road that has two different entrances on the main road. I looked up, saw that we were at “my” stop, and I got off. But I actually needed the second entrance, not the first.) Luckily, K.T. was at home so he drove down and rescued me once I realized my mistake.
…I had a laser-eye surgery followup appointment. After examining my eyes, the doctor proclaimed that I have “graduated” and that my corneas look like I never had a procedure done. There’s no need for me to go back unless I start having problems. The doctor also said I need to make sure to have a yearly eye exam, or the extra fee I paid for the “lifetime warranty” on the eye surgery is invalid. (What I want to know is, does the yearly exam start from the day I had my surgery last April, or the date in October when I received the notice? That’s a difference of over five months.)
…I prepared a pot of coffee but forgot to actually put the coffee pot in place before I switched the machine on. Luckily, I was only standing a few feet away when the water filled up the canister and started overflowing onto the bottom tray. But it was still a mess to clean up, with coffee grounds everywhere.
…I was driving down the road when someone on my left honked at me. I looked over, but couldn’t see the driver so I looked forward again and kept my eyes on the road. The driver stayed there for a few seconds and then moved ahead. I checked my email later and it was a blogger (one I’ve met in person) who recognized me. What a small world.
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Call me crazy, but I think the annual fee for the laser place is kind of a scam. I decided that if my eyes go bad again in 10 years, I’ll just pay for LASIK again, instead of paying $70/year ($700 over 10 yrs) plus whatever other fees you have to pay again anyway (licensing fees of a few hundred per eye?). Does that make sense at all? Plus, if you read the fine print, you would have to get your re-surgery done at the exact same place…well what if I have moved?!? I am not going to fly back to DC for eye surgery.
My mom keeps the water in a glass jug. Once I made tea with what was in it, except that wasn’t water, it was vinegar! LOL She had filled the jug with it to get it cleaner and bright. Luckily I smelled something weird and didn’t drink it!
One hour by myself in a bookstore is one of my favourite ways of relaxing.
I loooove sitting in bookstores with a latte and a stack of gossip magazines. How else would I know what is going on with Brad and Angelina?
The time in the bookstore sounds glorious!
Congrats on your graduation
Busy week
I’ve been wanting to get eye surgery but I’m a big weeenie. That’s so funny that someone recognized you driving down the road. Bookstores are my happiness
i spent 5 hours alone at barns and nobels yesterday , i totaly beat your 1 hour lol