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At Home Again
Mar. 22nd, 2008 09:42 pmSo the trip to Omaha went ok. Not a lot of fun by any means but thanks to the wonders of online driving instructions, I managed to find my way around w/o too much problem. The only problem I had was when it was time to find a place to stay. Did you know that most places will not take cash, only plastic? Well you probably do but I sure didn't. Cash has always worked fine before y'know. But now? The only place I could find was a Travelodge on 72nd that would take cash (plus a $20 deposit because it *was* cash...) It didn't help that I arrived during the NCAA tourney either. ::eyeroll:: Anyhoo, I did manage to snoop around Best Buy and a few other places so I can get a newer computer. Mine are just getting old and I have way too much "fun stuff" on them to risk them being lost or something. At least I didn't have to spend the night cruising the Evil Empire's Super Store or something of the sort.
Other highlights included the discovery of a coffeehouse named Scooter's at the corner of 72nd and Dodge. (Yo, Maggie!) I didn't get any pics but since it's right across the street from a Borders and the Crossroads Mall (which has a Barnes and Noble store) I will definitely be going back when I get a chance, if only so I can take pics of Scooter's. :) I didn't have time for Borders but I did stop at B&N, where I picked up a pb copy of "Candy" by Luke Davies -- and yes, the movie "Candy" is based on the novel. I haven't started it yet though because by the time I got back I was too tired and I want to be able to read it and not fall asleep.
All that driving pretty much clobbered my back and neck, yuck. I need to remember to get some pillows or something and see if that helps. Most of the time I'm not driving any distance so I don't notice it much. And surprisingly, the Blazer gets better gas mileage than I would have guessed. One way was less than a quarter-tank, and even with all the driving I did, when I filled up for the return, it was above a half-tank. Not too shabby. And I got lucky w/the gas -- the station was only $3.02 (8 gals. cost just under $25).
What fallows is a lot of personal stuff about family history, etc. so it's under the cut. You can read or not, as you choose.
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Other highlights included the discovery of a coffeehouse named Scooter's at the corner of 72nd and Dodge. (Yo, Maggie!) I didn't get any pics but since it's right across the street from a Borders and the Crossroads Mall (which has a Barnes and Noble store) I will definitely be going back when I get a chance, if only so I can take pics of Scooter's. :) I didn't have time for Borders but I did stop at B&N, where I picked up a pb copy of "Candy" by Luke Davies -- and yes, the movie "Candy" is based on the novel. I haven't started it yet though because by the time I got back I was too tired and I want to be able to read it and not fall asleep.
All that driving pretty much clobbered my back and neck, yuck. I need to remember to get some pillows or something and see if that helps. Most of the time I'm not driving any distance so I don't notice it much. And surprisingly, the Blazer gets better gas mileage than I would have guessed. One way was less than a quarter-tank, and even with all the driving I did, when I filled up for the return, it was above a half-tank. Not too shabby. And I got lucky w/the gas -- the station was only $3.02 (8 gals. cost just under $25).
What fallows is a lot of personal stuff about family history, etc. so it's under the cut. You can read or not, as you choose.
( Read more... )
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