Bands with trumpets and keyboards rock!

First things first - it was the battery, not the starter or starter solenoid or the alternator. It took my landlords two days to get a battery in, after recharging the old one to no avail. They installed it on Thursday afternooon, and I was back to driving my little Toyota Corolla by Friday morning.

Secondly, the Internets is broken at my house. I am composing this on the computer at the bookstore. We've had a suprising volume of visitors today, but very few purchases. A lot of out-of-towners and locals bringing their out-of-town visitors by, but with me being the only person working in the three businesses, it's been a little spotty. I think the artists are really losing out by taking today as a holiday weekend.

When I get home tonight, I will call customer service at Time Warner RoadRunner and find out why i'm not finding any connectivity. Dad and I already troubleshot (troubleshooted?) the heck out it this morning, so it is definitely something on their side.

Otherwise, it was exhausting week and an exhausting weekend. I worked 14 hours on Friday, getting into work at 5:15, and leaving at 7. I was awake for something closer to 17-18, having awoken at 3:45 am and finally falling into full sleep at approx 9:45 pm. I worked my normal shift, stayed later to prepare the Saturday best-of show and the Monday best-of (the hosts are taking the vacation week), and then ran the board for a remote the guys did for a southern rock revival show down at a Tunica casino. I'm glad I drew that straw instead of actually having to go down to Tunica. In order to get through the day, I was nursin an iced espresso drink throughout the afternoon, leaving me too wired to sleep, to tired to not. It was not a good situation to be in, and i hope not to be for some time again, if ever.

Yesterday (Saturday) started out well, with a Pilates lesson, a nice chat with my instructor, a walk to the Starbucks and a nice chat with some of the employees there, and a return home. There was much lounging and mindless TV watchingand a marathon Saturday shower. Saturday showers are the ones I don't have time for during the week, when I shower at 4 am and am lucky if I remember to put deodorant on, some days. Saturday showers have all the features - exfoliation, shaving, hair washing and conditioning, and self-tanning and moisturizing to follow. I even blew-out and straight-iron styled my hair. I love the leisurely pace of a Saturday shower, a luxury only Saturday provides.

I went out for dinner & drinks with Tonya (pictured below), her boyfriend/my former co-worker, G, and Mr. S. As we had all worked at the same place (albeit at different times), we had a great conversation about radio and certain people, and had a nice steak dinner and a few cocktails too. Oh, and some yummy lemon cake with awesome lemon buttercream frosting. Quite a good time.

oh, well, i'm here at the bookstore, and I'm hoping for customers, and surfing the internets for "Salwar Kameez" (or "Shalwar Kameez"), indian pantsuits for my friends' Kiren & Aditya's wedding in October. The outfits have to be custom-made to your measurements, so I need to choose a design and style and color, and get the ball rolling. I've been encouraged by the bride to dress in Indian clothes for their Americanized Hindu wedding, so I'm going to go for it. After all, you usually buy a new dress for a wedding, right?

TTFN.