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nightdog_barks ([personal profile] nightdog_barks) wrote2010-05-23 12:48 pm
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Sunday

Hazy sun, warm, 86 degrees (30 degrees Celsius). Mr. N is engaged in a lot of paper-shuffling because he's going to Miami tomorrow evening for a couple of days. My thumb and wrist feel a lot better (although they're still sore). This is another weird thing about all this -- whatever hurts will hurt ferociously for about a day and then ... just go away.

Not much going on yet, so have an absolutely amazing nature photo. It's from the Telegraph and is totally work-safe -- it's a confrontation between a jackal and a vulture, and was taken at Giant's Castle Nature Reserve in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

[identity profile] hannahrorlove.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Sunny here - not as warm, but probably with more humidity.

I'm going out for a weekend grocery run, and will stop by a nearby Starbucks on the way to take advantage of a coupon. I'm in a mood where I just need to get myself out of the house to cheer up, but it's the leaving the house that's the hard part.
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
You sound like me -- I almost always feel better after I've gotten out of the house, but it's the getting out that's sometimes ridiculously difficult.

:-)

[identity profile] pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Left to my own devices, I'd probably never leave home. :)

[identity profile] perspi.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi Nightdog hello!

It's a lovely summery day here--we're just about the same temp as you, right now! and also quite humid--and we shut the windows a couple hours ago and turned on the fan of the furnace system. It's drawing cool air from the basement and helping keep the rest of the house cool, too, and we'll probably open up the windows again once the sun goes down. :)

Z is napping, and the Mr was amazingly productive this morning (he cleaned gutters AND mowed the lawn, whereas I...watched Z and swept the main floor), and now I'm online and doing some finances stuff.

So, Hi!

Also: Fabulous picture. :)
Edited 2010-05-23 18:13 (UTC)
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi Perspi! We haven't done anything yet -- we'll do laundry later but Mr. N is still working and we're sort-of watching the Cubs/Rangers game.

That's actually kind of cool that your furnace system does that!

[identity profile] perspi.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
We're working on laundry, too, but it's kind of lackadaisical, because we don't have many loads to actually wash. We have several to fold, though, so we'll do that later. :)

It is kind of cool, isn't it? The thermostat-thing has an option for the fan to be 'auto' or 'on', and when the heating/AC is off and we just turn the fan on, it tends to draw air from the basement (and we have the dehumidifier going down there, even though the poor thing is nowhere near big enough to do the whole house, it helps)--so it kind of helps keep the place bearable without us having to turn on the AC. And use *quite* so much electricity. :)

I'm hoping that by the end of the day today I'm caught up completely on finances stuff, and that I can STAY caught up. Heh.
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, we have no basements here, so I'm not sure where our fan would be drawing air from if I turned it on auto. Maybe the attic, where it's hot, or from outside, where it's ... hot. Hee.

Yay catching up on finances!

[identity profile] perspi.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, indeed. :)

I'm done with receipts, and balancing accounts, and now it's on to the stack of bills--most of which get paid online, so. Although I still have to balance the credit cards, damn. I forgot about those. GRR.

I'm totally going to have a popsicle when I'm done. :D

EDITED! Because YAY I am finished, and now Z and I are going to have ice cream cones. :)
Edited 2010-05-23 19:53 (UTC)

[identity profile] euclase.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
wow, that picture.

they look like they should be the supporters (or even charges) on a coat of arms. so cool!
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
*g*

Isn't that an awesome shot? I love the long horizontal line of the animals' bodies.

[identity profile] pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
The jackal's Mom needed to tell him not to ever screw around with creatures that have giant beaks and can stage aerial assaults. :D

It's a hot day here but really nice -- very clear and sunny. Miss V. and I may go swimming later this afternoon. The water will be cold, but it'll be good for my banged-up knee.

[identity profile] perspi.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
YAY, SWIMMING! That sounds delightful. :)

[identity profile] pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I love to swim. It's the only athletic endeavor I'm halfway decent at.
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 07:17 pm (UTC)(link)
The Telegraph always has amazing nature slideshows! :-D

Swimming sounds wonderful! And I agree, I think it would be excellent for your knee.

[identity profile] pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I also like the Photo of the Day at The Christian Science Monitor. Those are a slideshow and usually have some amazing stuff.

Here's hoping Mr. N. will have a smooth trip and be back soon. *crosses fingers*

[identity profile] taiga13.livejournal.com 2010-05-23 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello! I have no ambition today, not because it's hot and sunny but because it's cold and rainy. (Even though given the choice I would choose cold and rainy.) This is Canada's long weekend, tomorrow we celebrate Queen Victoria's birthday. Every year her birthday conveniently falls on the third Monday of May.
I have mail to go through and am wondering what to do about an invitation to my cousin's wedding. It's halfway across the country during the busiest time of year for my job, and the bride's parents are trying to talk her into cancelling the wedding.
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-24 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Heh -- that was very clever of Queen Victoria! How forward-looking she was!

... and the bride's parents are trying to talk her into cancelling the wedding.

Oh dear. We once went to a wedding where the bride's mother got drunk at the reception and kept telling people her daughter had married the wrong man.

[identity profile] taiga13.livejournal.com 2010-05-24 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. Not exactly treasured memories for that poor bride!

[identity profile] silverjackal.livejournal.com 2010-05-24 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Heh. That is an *awesome* photo! Thanks for sharing it. :D
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-24 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
*beams*

Wasn't that great? I just loved the dynamism in it, and, as I said to Euclase, the long horizontal line of the animals' bodies. Really a wonderful shot!