I saw a guy on TV wearing a sport jacket. Most of my clothes are still on the boat.
I miss them.
Showing posts with label so lost I could just cry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label so lost I could just cry. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Oh, THAT Thursday
A chat I had with Korey this evening:
Rats.
6:45 PM Korey: YOu there?
6:46 PM We are picking you up in Lyon on Thursday morning, correct? Jenny was a little unsure when she heard your message!
| 6 minutes |
6:52 PM me: Yeah - I think we had said 10, which is just when I get in... let me check the ticket again to confirm...
Arrival is scheduled for 10
6:53 PM I was just wondering about electricity... do you know if there are plug-ins at the camp site?
Korey: I don't remember their being plug-ins. One sec and I'll check their web site
6:54 PM me: [tapping foot]
;-)
Korey: Ha!
It says that there is electricity on every plot.
To that sounds positive.
...
Apparently, the oxygenated water is going to take a little while to kick in....
7:03 PM Korey: Do we have your mobile?
+41 2131 XXXX?
7:04 PM me: Yeah, in one fo the emails... that number is my office in Lausanne, that I called from today
Mobile is +41 79 506-XXXX
Korey: Right, got it. Just in case, you know?
:)
Okay get packing!
7:05 PM me: Yeah, probably a good idea. Also, what's your car like? Besides having the steering wheel on the wonky side?
Korey: Blue Honda Civic. 2000. Very bland. Beige interior. Small brown moose hanging from the rear-view that goes by the name of Guillaume
7:06 PM 5-door
Sedan, though, not the hatch back.
me: Okay, when I'm outside of the station, I'll just ask for Guillaume
Korey: Like yours was.
Yeah, that'll work awesome.
me: Sorted.
See you tomorrow
Korey: No!
Thursday!
7:07 PM me: Wait... I missed that part... I thought it was tomorrow.
That could be an issue... okay - I'm going to see if the ticket office is open...!
Korey: Tomorrow is Wednesday!
7:08 PM me: Crap, I do this all the time
Korey: We leave here tomorrow morning, take the ferry to Calais, overnight in Dijon and then to Lyon on Thursday!
me: The ticket is correct - for the 19th
I just put it in outlook wrong
Korey: LOL
Rats.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Picture Me, Lost
I wrote a while back about getting lost with the little chick while we were coming back from visiting friends in Germany. These are some of the pictures I took.
Sorry, there are only four. But if you want to see them bigger, you can see them here.
Sorry, there are only four. But if you want to see them bigger, you can see them here.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Blue Rodeo
While we're on the Canadian music kick (am I ever really off it?), I'd like to quote a classic Blue Rodeo tune:
Well, except for the "together" part being a bit spotty, that seems to sum up my life. I get lost a lot.
The little chick and I went to Germany to visit friends this weekend. It was a wonderful visit, great to see them - it had been more than a year and a lot has gone on in all our lives since then - and TLC was very, very well-behaved in the car.
Until we were on the way back.
As we drove, I could see this mist rolling over the hills in the distance. It was amazing. And it was one of those things that I thought, you know, the pictures will never look like that looks. But then I figured, hey... I'm here, it's beautiful, it doesn't look too far from the highway, and the little chick is in good spirits. So, I pulled off towards a little town called Estaveyer du Lac and started chasing the light.
Well, in the end it was tough to get a good spot... there were trees at most of the good vantage points, and between having to find a place I could drive to and park at (or near), as well as make sure TLC was happy and safe (wandering along the side of the highway is okay if it's just me... different rules when she's along...), I'm not sure if I got the shots I wanted.
But I did learn an important lesson: looking for a way to get good sunset pics means two things:
So, between the fact that I was driving all over trying to find the perfect shot, the roads in the Swiss countryside are anything but orderly and the signage is... well, let's say of limited use (great if you happen to want to go to one of the towns on the sign... completely useless if you're trying to find a specific road), the little chick and I spent a bit of extra time driving around.
And there was one point where, after I turned around, she actually said, "No, Daddy, not this way." She's not even three years old. I don't know if she actually had a better feeling than I did of where the highway was (unfortunately, not out of the realm of possibility) or if she was just tired of her car seat, but it kind of freaked me out. Eventually, she did just get tired of sitting, not being able to reach her toys... so I did what a man should always do when faced with an unhappy, frustrated woman: I gave her some food and rubbed her feet until she was happy again.
Anyways, we're home now... safe and happy after an absolutely wonderful weekend. Lost, maybe; but, at least, lost together.
And, if we're lost... then we are lost together
Well, except for the "together" part being a bit spotty, that seems to sum up my life. I get lost a lot.
The little chick and I went to Germany to visit friends this weekend. It was a wonderful visit, great to see them - it had been more than a year and a lot has gone on in all our lives since then - and TLC was very, very well-behaved in the car.
Until we were on the way back.
As we drove, I could see this mist rolling over the hills in the distance. It was amazing. And it was one of those things that I thought, you know, the pictures will never look like that looks. But then I figured, hey... I'm here, it's beautiful, it doesn't look too far from the highway, and the little chick is in good spirits. So, I pulled off towards a little town called Estaveyer du Lac and started chasing the light.
Well, in the end it was tough to get a good spot... there were trees at most of the good vantage points, and between having to find a place I could drive to and park at (or near), as well as make sure TLC was happy and safe (wandering along the side of the highway is okay if it's just me... different rules when she's along...), I'm not sure if I got the shots I wanted.
But I did learn an important lesson: looking for a way to get good sunset pics means two things:
- Time is not on your side - if that sun is going down, you better already be where you need to be
- Finding your way somewhere during sunset means finding your way back in the dark
So, between the fact that I was driving all over trying to find the perfect shot, the roads in the Swiss countryside are anything but orderly and the signage is... well, let's say of limited use (great if you happen to want to go to one of the towns on the sign... completely useless if you're trying to find a specific road), the little chick and I spent a bit of extra time driving around.
And there was one point where, after I turned around, she actually said, "No, Daddy, not this way." She's not even three years old. I don't know if she actually had a better feeling than I did of where the highway was (unfortunately, not out of the realm of possibility) or if she was just tired of her car seat, but it kind of freaked me out. Eventually, she did just get tired of sitting, not being able to reach her toys... so I did what a man should always do when faced with an unhappy, frustrated woman: I gave her some food and rubbed her feet until she was happy again.
Anyways, we're home now... safe and happy after an absolutely wonderful weekend. Lost, maybe; but, at least, lost together.
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