Today

A rather lengthy blog today. I did a lot today. Worked a lot, thought a lot, and there's a lot to write down.

I woke up around 8 o'clock, feeling bad that I couldn't walk "the kiga" before I launched my boat for today's kayak trip. Turns out my friend was running about 2 hours late(yeah, 2 effin hours, how the heck do you run 2 effin hours late? I'm not even that bad), but I still didn't get to walk the kiga because I didn't know he was going to be that late until he was that late.

Anyway, Mike had a rough day on the lehigh, and bailed after the first 2 miles. He walked his boat back to his car at the top. Luckily, my car was parked at the bottom, so I continued my trip alone. In his defense, the river was pretty damn high, 1000cfs. 1000cfs kicked my ass last year. This year, I seemed to handle it just fine.

So I did my trip, thought a lot, and formulated a plan for the rest of the day. Step one would be walking the kiga as soon as I got home. Step 2 would be to take a nap, and step 3 would be to finish installing my new bathtub so I could take a friggin bath. Step 4? You guessed it, take a bath.

I got off the river at about 3:00, and got home around 3:30. I walked the kiga, just as the plan dictated. While in the park, some guy decided to hitch himself to my peaceful dog walking. Normally, I use this time for my best thinking. Not today. Anyway, I'm pretty sure there was something wrong with the guy, not in an "he's obviously crazy" sort of way, but in a "just a little bit off" kinda way. People probably think the same about me. Oh well, I talked to him while I walked the kiga, making polite conversation along the way.

Step 2, nap man...nap. Not much to report about the nap, coulda been longer, that's about it.

Step 3. Finish the bathtub install. The news that my step mother is visiting can motivate me to do great things in small amounts of time. Now I HAVE to finish my bathroom in the next 2 weeks. I'm almost done I guess. I've been working like a dog, except for the occasional kayak trip here and there. Paddling kicks everything else's ass. Period. Anyway, the bathtub is installed. Its 20" deep. That means its deep enough to hold enough water to cover my ginormous ass. I have to fix a single slow drip at the drain. Probably just need to tighten it a bit. It was good enough to move on to step 4.

Step 4. Bath. Yeah, that's all I'm going to say about that.

Sheesh, I sure did a lot today, and its only 11:30.

So, I've never considered myself a "good neighbor". I'm more of a "leave me alone" kind of guy. I don't trim the bushes, or plant flowers, or even cut my grass most of the time. I don't want to. My neighbors are probably pissed at me most of the time. I don't care, all the more reason for them to leave me alone. Today; however, I realize the pinicle of "bad neighborship". I don't even rank anywhere near these guys on the scale. Seriously.

My neighbors down the street are having a party, lighting off some serious fireworks, and they have live music. Now that's all fine and dandy, but its damn near midnight. I don't sleep this early, but I know a lot of my neighbors do. The worst part of the live music is that its stinking Karaoke(I just figured out a word that I can't spell). There is a special level of "bad neighbor" reserved for the neighbors doing live karaoke at midnight. Damn, I hope someone calls the cops.

Yeah, I'm the old dude who wants the police to shut down the party? What the hell happened to my life? I swore that I'd never be that kind of old dude. Oh well, I guess age changes everything.

Jeeze, this blog could go on and on today, but it won't. I'll save the rest for tomorrow.