A Free Day?!! No way.

Actually, yes way. Wow, do I feel like I'm back in grade school.

I have pretty much been living day to day here in Davis. This makes keeping up with assignments on the difficult side, but as we approach the end of the quarter and the second weekend of Fate & Spinoza, that's about all I can do. That and the fact that I am knocking on every piece of wood in sight to keep my sore throat from jumping ship and running into my chest or head. Now, that would be bad.

Against better judgement I got in my car and met Tony, Tim, Randy, Kati and one of their friends out at Sudwerk's after the show last night. Christine drove me home from the theater and unlike the night before I did put my jacket back on and went out for a beer. It was a nice detox full of laughs, venting and stares at some of the scantily clad co-eds at a party in the back of the restaurant. We ended the evening with the plan to gather today, eat pancakes and watch movies.

I got up this morning at 6:30AM to feed the cats and quickly got back in bed. My throat was worse than the day before. I finally got up around 11AM and equally dreaded and anticipated Randy's phone call to plan today. While a day of lounging with others would have been great, I cannot tell you how great it was to hang in bed checking email, sit outside on the patio grading papers and make a big pot of lima bean soup.

When my parents visited last weekend we also bought a few plants at the farmer's market. I finally planted them today. Here's a bit of before and after.

Gosh, doesn't my back yard look depressing?  At least I got to open the screen door for the day. And the make over begins!

Ah, the sad "before" bed.  The pansies have long since died.  And the weeds are back!

And of course, Maxie had to get into the act.  Waiting by the screen door.

And after.  One of the flowering plants with the sad-looking cilantro behind it.  I'm sure it will perk up now that it's finally been watered.

Here's the main bed.  I supplemented the red plant in the middle with two other flowering plants on either side.

And here's the back patio from my side looking towards my neighbor's side.  He came out while I was grading papers to play darts and kick the soccer ball around for a few minutes before heading back inside.

I can't wait to share the pics from the dinner party I have planned for the opening of Nights at the Circus on Friday. Alfresco, baby!  The play is a gritty one about a winged woman who leaves the brothel she was raised in to join the circus.  It follows her and the men that pursue her.  Maybe we'll all show some skin...

Tee hee your epiduris is showing.