Oh, Yeah!

Did I mention I'm leaving for Florida tomorrow, to go to Disney?

Disney's not the reason for going down there, but a nice side-effect. My brother, whom I haven't seen in a few years, is getting married, so that made for a nice excuse to get down there again and enjoy Disney. My parents, sister, brother and soon-to-be-sister-in-law will be there with us, and it should be a great time!

I'm really looking forward to this long vacation. This will be my second time to Disney, and third time in Florida. A friend from that area might be able to make it out to lunch one day, which would just make the trip that much more cool, but even without that, it's Disney! Whoo!

Of course, I'm still debating whether or not I think my sister will wake up in time for her flight, find where she's going once she gets to the Washington DC airport, and get to Florida. As I told my wife the other day, "there's nothing I can do about it, so I shouldn't worry, but all I can picture is Anna (my sister) wandering downtown Washington DC, trying to figure out how, exactly, she left the airport."

See, Anna's never actually gotten on a plane as an adult. Sure, as a kid she was flown from Korea to Syracuse, NY, but that barely counts. She's slightly scatter-brained, and I find it hard to imagine this going off without a hitch.

Still, there's nothing I can do about it, so I shouldn't worry.

Yeah, that works, right?

The pessimist lifestyle: Worry about everything going wrong so that if it ever goes perfectly you'll be pleasantly surprised, but when something does go wrong you'll be ready.

Oh, God, That's Funny.

I haven't laughed this hard at a bug in my life.

Seriously, go read today's write-up by chalain. Genius.

A Little Side Trip

I was on my way to drop something off to Maria at work, when a little blur decided to start running for the road. I calmly stopped and got out to find a little terrier running around with no collar on. I talked to the neighbors in the area who claimed not to know the puppy. I left my address with everyone around so if someone DID come looking, they'd know where to send them.

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He was a little nervous at first.



I coaxed him into the front seat, where he sat calmly as I drove to the SPCA.



He claimed he wasn't tired.



But then he laid down for a while. He didn't nap, but he was definitely a tired little guy.

We went to the SPCA, who promptly told me that as of 2006 they no longer accept dog surrenders as per Delaware law. Apparently, there's one central authority that handles any and all dog surrenders. Okay, so I drove about 20 minutes one way to get a phone number to call. Oh, well, at least they gave us this shiny new leash!





He played in the dog run for a while, as we waited for the Animal Control Officer to show up. He almost got out at this point, climbing over a full 5 foot fence! I know how he got free from wherever he was before!



So, we waited in the front with him on his leash. The officer came, and hopefully the family will call them within 5 days. When I get back from vacation I'll be calling them to see if this little guy was adopted, and if not?

Well, if not we just may have three dogs.

What?

Okay, So Here We Go!

Well, I'm on vacation starting bright and early as I rise from bed at 4 AM tomorrow. This means I'll be going to bed in about 20 minutes so that I can have at least some shut-eye tonight. My parents get even less, having to be at the airport by 4 AM. Crazy.

I've got important phone numbers with me, my camera and 5 Gigs worth of memory cards. I'm all packed and ready to go. My ID is already in the shorts I'm wearing on the plane, and I think everything's set.

My sister is even already in Florida, despite my worries!

So, what's going to go wrong?

Heh.

Yeah, I'm borrowing trouble, because it's what I do.

I'll tell you all about it when I get home in a week or so!