8 hours, almost three hundred kilometers, and several enormous ass marbles later – I have new bras.

I had a very solitary weekend. Saturday was spent scooting solo around the west end for lack of anything else to do (Ed is still sick), while on Sunday I finally caved into necessity and drove myself south of the border for some new bras. It took forever. I did not want to go, but there was a giant sale going on plus I snapped an underwire earlier in the week – it was time. I piled myself into the car (no one wanted to come with me; I wonder why) and drove the hour to the border so I could sit in the lineup for another hour and a half before I got to drive for another hour to go to the store I wanted. It seemed more than a little futile at the time, but I made the most of the day and came away with some new bras, a pair of bell bottoms because I am from the 70’s, a pair of jeans, and some shirts that, now that I am looking down, are a little indecent in the boobal area. Oh, and video games. My Sunday was spent being a rabid consumer, and I only feel a little guilty about it – I needed bras, goddamnit. The rest of my purchases were to soothe my inner savage beast for dealing with the border crossing – an hour and a half each way. It was not fun. I do not want to go to the US again anytime soon, even though I owe Ali a visit.

Last night we attempted to view the meteor shower on top of Mount Cypress. We saw a lot of satellites, some shooting stars, and a few meteors – not as many as we hoped, but it was friggin’ cold up there and the other people who are not us were very annoying. After a couple hours of star gazing we gave up and headed home, returning past midnight which is quite late for us as we are very old indeed. All in all, it was a productive if annoying and cold Sunday. Plus, bras. Hooray!

The rest of the month promises to be busy. On the block are several very fun things, each more entertaining than the last – a scooter trip to Victoria, the PNE, another Richmond Night Market visit, perhaps a weekend trip to Seattle, and more. Somewhere in there some work will get done, and then we’re into September and the Five Slash Ten anniversary celebration. Fun! I love having things to look forward to.

However, it being Monday I am working out of the Space Station today so I suppose I should get back to it with all the enthusiasm I can possibly muster.